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* Firmin is trying to kill time, not sure what else to do.
* Firmin is in the courtyard, watching a couple of Rachel's knights spar.
<Firmin> (a couple of her knights being half the guard, pretty much... ^-^)
* Analisa will approach the sidhe
<Analisa> (What would I have been told about him?)
* Firmin is eating an apple. He has pretty white teeth.
<Analisa> (esp. concerning rank ;)
<Firmin> (Not a whole lot. You know he was a frog until recently. Supposedly he is a prince; he came with a circlet, but has stopped wearing it. He seems to be settling in to stay for a while. He seems a bit melancholy, generally.)
<Firmin> (Rachel spoke to him at length the day after he arrived, but Lady Olivia isn't saying anything about what was said. ^-^)
<Firmin> (He seems a bit distant, in addition to being melancholy, so not many have ventured to make his acquaintance.)
<Firmin> (Perhaps Zahra has spoken of him; you'd have to ask Julie. ^-^)
<Analisa> (fair enough)
* Analisa curtseys deeply
<Analisa> Your highness?
* Firmin glances towards the boggan and smiles slightly.
<Firmin> You give me greater honour than is due.
<Analisa> My apologies, my lord.
* Firmin has a very slight French accent. Very slight.
* Analisa falls back to using the standard Sidhe title ;)
<Firmin> None needed.
<Analisa> Old habits die hard, my lord.
<Firmin> You may call me Firmin. My house never went in much for the honorifics, to be honest.
<Analisa> . o O ( Liam? )
<Firmin> You must be Analisa?
<Analisa> Yes, My lord Firmin
* Analisa calls Fletcher 'Mister' ;D
<Firmin> The other girl - (name of the other Boggan) - mentioned you when she showed me to my room.
* Analisa nods
<Firmin> And please... just Firmin will do.
<Firmin> Would you care for an apple?
<Analisa> oh!
* Firmin holds one out for her.
<Analisa> Thank you.
<Firmin> You're welcome.
* Analisa will take it,
* Firmin looks back towards the knights as he finishes off his apple.
* Analisa will idly polish it on her apron
<Firmin> They fight well enough...
* Firmin observes to no one in particular.
* Analisa glances over
<Analisa> They do, but I think they are all still getting used to each other
<Firmin> I don't recognize much of their technique.
<Analisa> Half of these little sparring matches are about establishing the pecking order.
* Firmin smiles.
<Firmin> I know. Our knights were the same.
<Analisa> Your knights?
<Firmin> Yes... a long time ago.
<Firmin> I used to fight with them; we had the same arms master.
<Firmin> They were good knights.
<Firmin> What do you think of the Baroness?
<Analisa> The Baroness is a good woman who is trying her best for all of us.
* Firmin settles down on a bench and asks Analisa. There's no sign that he means to report on her or anything. ^-^
* Analisa says, and nods in affirmation.
<Firmin> Truly?
* Analisa nods
<Analisa> I believe that, but I believe that adjusting to her position has been difficult for her.
* Firmin nods.
<Firmin> She seems very young at times, and then at others very old.
<Analisa> I will have to agree with you there.
<Firmin> I hope she is strong enough to do her job.
<Analisa> I'm sure that she will be...
<Analisa> Do think othwerwise?
* Analisa asks curiously
<Firmin> I don't know her well enough to say, yet.
<Firmin> The reason I am asking these things is because I must decide what to do for myself now...
* Analisa nods
<Firmin> Everything has changed while I have been a frog.
<Analisa> Oh, of course...
<Analisa> Has it truly been such a long time?
<Firmin> It... has been near seven centuries.
* Firmin says hollowly.
<Firmin> How I didn't get eaten by a heron or some large fish, I will never know.
* Analisa shakes her head
<Firmin> The Dreaming has its reasons, I suppose.
<Analisa> Well, I suppose it isn't my business, but the Dreaming does indeed have its reasons... and its ways with time, I might add!
* Firmin nods.
<Analisa> Were you thinking about staying here?
<Analisa> I only wonder, since you were asking about Milady...
<Firmin> Her ladyship extended that invitation, yes.
<Firmin> She also said she might help me go to Tara Nar, if I wish.
* Analisa nods
<Firmin> This Tara Nar didn't even exist...
* Firmin sighs.
<Firmin> I am not sure what to do.
<Analisa> That is understandable
* Analisa says sympathetically
<Analisa> Have you considered returning to your native land?
<Firmin> I could go to France, but it will have changed, too.
<Firmin> I don't know if I could bear to see what has happened to my family's castle
<Analisa> Well, that may be something you could investigate from afar.
* Firmin nods.
<Firmin> Perhaps.
<Firmin> Tell me, Analisa...
* Firmin looks at the boggan hopefully.
<Firmin> Have you ever heard of a House - House Lirazel?
* Analisa raises her eyebrows attentively
<Analisa> (arr! wenchy mcWench ;)
<Firmin> (hee!)
<Analisa> (It all becomes clear)
* Analisa thinks for a moment
* Analisa shakes her head sadly
* Firmin nods sadly.
<Firmin> The Baroness says if it still exists, it must be in Arcadia, and that is closed to us.
<Analisa> I was going to say, my lord. I understand that some of the older houses were lost to Earth forever during the Sundering.
<Analisa> Oh, my lord, I have told a falsehood :o
<Firmin> What?
<Analisa> I have heard the name of your house before... but only in tales.
<Analisa> I never thought it had ever truly existed... you must forgive me.
* Firmin nods.
<Firmin> It is not your fault.
<Firmin> We were never very large.
<Firmin> And then... I was turned into a frog. I don't know by whom.
<Analisa> ...do you know why?
<Analisa> Oh, I'm sorry, please forgive my insolence
<Analisa> It really isn't any of my business..
<Firmin> Analisa...
* Firmin smiles.
<Firmin> It's all right.
* Analisa blushes slightly
<Firmin> My House was very openminded. It is not insolence if I don't consider you subordinate.
<Firmin> Everyone was important... and we were all free. From the crown prince down to the littlest kitchen boy.
<Analisa> well, sir, I think that you are lucky, then to have only returned to us in these more enlightened times, and not in the dark hours that preceded them
* Analisa says a bit sadly
<Firmin> I have heard a bit about it...
<Firmin> I must confess, I am very surprised that the Baroness wears the black and silver.
<Firmin> Eiluned and Ailil... have become less restrictive, it seems.
<Firmin> Time wears everything away. Sometimes it is a good thing.
* Firmin smiles slightly.
<Analisa> well, my lord, not all members of a house are necessarily representative of its core views...
<Firmin> True.
<Analisa> The common laws were put in place by house Ailil, and Some members of House Eiluned were their staunchest supporters.
<Firmin> I'm afraid my years as a frog may have dulled my wits. I often dream of just floating about and catching flies.
<Firmin> You are quite right, though, of course.
<Analisa> There are worse dreams to have, I think, certainly for a frog.
* Firmin smiles.
<Firmin> I am a man now, though.
<Analisa> of course my lord!
<Firmin> Firmin, please.
<Analisa> My apologies, Firmin, if I'm stubborn in that matter... It goes against my training, you see.
<Analisa> But I shall try my best to please.
* Firmin sighs and gives Analisa a wry expression.
<Firmin> If it is easier just to call me lord, then I will stop pressing the matter. But it is hard to be lord of nothing.
<Analisa> All Sidhe are lords, my lord, even if it is of nothing but themselves and their dignity.
<Firmin> And all Boggans are wise.
<Analisa> we do try, my lord
* Analisa smiles a bit
* Firmin turns back to watch the knights for a while. He looks thoughtful.
<Analisa> perhaps my lord would care to join in the sparring?
<Firmin> I would, but I have no arms nor armour, nor goods to buy them with.
<Firmin> If you don't mind me indulging in some sidhe arrogance, I believe I could teach them a thing or two.
* Firmin grins wryly.
<Firmin> Of course, I'm probably horribly out of practice...
<Firmin> Frogs don't do much fencing.
<Analisa> Well, perhaps a loan of the appropriate equipment might be arranged, my lord.
<Firmin> Perhaps.
<Analisa> I believe Sir Trolius is as partial to his axe as he is to his sword
<Firmin> (He could trade his circlet for things, if you want to suggest it. ;^D)
<Analisa> (nah.)
<Analisa> (I'm not going to suggest that the last prince of a dead house trade his crown for a sword and some armour ;p)
<Firmin> (hee)
<Firmin> (you are wise.)
* Analisa has the common sense merit ;)
<Firmin> Which one is he?
* Firmin looks towards the two sparring, thinking perhaps one of them is him.
<Analisa> The violet haired one, my lord, leaning on the wall.
* Analisa says with a slight hint of reproach in her voice ;)
* Firmin glances at her.
<Analisa> (Not directed at you)
<Firmin> Have I offended?
* Firmin asks, worried.
<Analisa> (disapproval might be a better word)
<Analisa> Oh!
<Analisa> NO, my lord, of course not :o
* Firmin looks relieved.
<Firmin> I fear that frogs are about as good at picking up on social nuances as they are at fencing.
<Firmin> Is there something I ought to know about this Sir Trolius?
* Firmin asks, concerned.
<Analisa> Ahh...
* Analisa clears her throat
* Firmin looks away.
<Analisa> Sir Trolius is a good knight and true, I'm *sure*...
<Firmin> Forgive me...
<Analisa> (there is an unsaid 'but' there ;)
<Firmin> I expect it's really none of *my* business.
* Firmin smiles back at the boggan.
* Analisa smiles back up at him
<Analisa> Perhaps it is none of mine, either, my lord.
* Firmin laughs, a very pleasant sound.
* Firmin looks even prettier when he laughs and smiles. ^-^
<Firmin> (Zahra's missin' out. ^-^)
<Analisa> (heh)
<Analisa> IN anycase, my lord, I think that sparring might give you an opportunity to make your own character judgements about our small company of knights...
* Firmin nods.
<Analisa> And perhaps lead to oppportunities to practice some of your social nuances?
<Analisa> (i.e. go make friends ;)
* Firmin smiles.
<Firmin> I have already had a chance to do that.
<Analisa> I think, and I hope you won't think it is too forward of me, that a good way to adjust to this world is to meet some more of the people who inhabit it.
<Firmin> You are a good person, Analisa. I am loath to take my leave of such delightful company...
* Analisa blushes a bit
* Analisa is not exactly immune to charming Sidhe, practical as she is ;)
<Firmin> (hee!)
<Analisa> Alas, my lord, I fear I have duties I must attend to...
* Firmin nods.
<Firmin> I thank you for helping this frog feel a little more at ease in a rather bewildering situation.
<Firmin> I shall see more of you, I hope.
* Firmin smiles.
<Analisa> Of course, my lord, it is my honour.
<Firmin> Good day, Analisa.
* Analisa will drop a curtsey
<Analisa> Good day, my lord
* Analisa will then bustle off
* Firmin decides not to press the bowing and honorific issue.
<Analisa> . o O ( eeeeeeeee I talked to the new Sidhe :D )
<Firmin> (it's probably a losing battle)
<Analisa> (They all cave on that eventually ;)
<Firmin> (And now you have so many things to tell everyone else! :^D)
* Analisa has to go and update her recipes
<Analisa> (that too :D)
<Firmin> (hee!)

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BalthCat at 13:47, 12 November 2014

Ladyiolanthe: Created page with " * Firmin is trying to kill time, not sure what else to do. * Firmin is in the courtyard, watching a couple of Rachel's knights spar. (a couple of her knights being half..."