[ Since he knows how she can be about intimate or personal things, he decides to leave her presents waiting for her on her side of the bed. There is a pair of silver hair sticks for her to pin into her hair with tiny little dragons coiled on the ends. They're delicate but she can also stab people with them if she ever needs to.
There is also a small hand carved statue of...her. ]
text @gadriel one day he will write a successful apology.
[He's texting because he knows she will have to read the whole thing. If he used voice, she would just hang up on him.]
Nina. I am sorry. You are were I hope are my closest friend here. My sister.
I was wrong. You were right that I am a hypocrite. Given the same choice, I would do the same again. I would take you to a sorcerer to heal you. That makes me selfish. I think. You did not see your injuries. You did not see how badly you were hurt. They were unsurvivable. You were in pain. When you care about someone seeing them in pain like that hurts worse than if you bore the pain yourself
My regrets are many. But one is that you paid the price for my choice to take you to a sorcerer.
I do not expect you to forgive me. I just wanted you to know. I am sorry to have lost you.
But I am not sorry you are alive. Even with your new sorcery.
If you insist. But it is a very impressive title, if ogres where you come from are anything like they are in my Realms.
I wanted to tell you that your fiery healing reminds me far more of an innate elemental gift than it does what I would call magic. Mine is ice, my brother's was lightning. It's not the same as drawing energy and casting a spell, nor the same as a curse from an outside source acting upon you. It's just there, like a reflex.
Perhaps that's nitpicking, and it isn't answer as to where it came from, but perhaps it will give you some direction or reassurance.
Davrin cares deeply about you, Nina. I saw him at the volcano. He would risk a great deal if it brought you happiness. [And that included talking to Gadriel.
[But also Gadriel's entire life is doing stupid things.]
You can be upset with me. I was... I did not know how to process what had happened. What I had done.
Nina, I believe I owe you a drink or two, and a listening ear for the evening?
Also I wanted to tell you, I...damn, should we be doing announcements of some sort? Hold on.
[There's a sound of him scribbling on paper with a quill for about ten seconds, then:] Sorry, I don't think you've met her, but Anthem and I are planning to marry in the next few months. I suppose there are...wedding things to be sent out. Eventually. [Invitations, saer. They're called invitations.]
Oh. Right. We were going to talk about my dad, yeah?
( uh. Nina snorts out a laugh. ) I mean I've seen you all over some other tiefling at every gathering we've had so I'm going to assume that's her? Congratulations.
I'm... honored? Where do you want to get that drink?
How would Nina know Gadriel's back alive again? Because about a half day after he revives, there is a delivery to the guild (sorry he doesn't know the address of her farm): a package containing a pair of armor covered leather gauntlets (because if she insists on punching things, she needs protection) and a note:
She knew, too, because his gem had vanished, which was fucking terrifying. Unfortunately, she still had to take care of the guild despite freaking out about her dead brother, so she got the package eventually.
...Valorem? What the fuck??? Anyway. Expect a call on your bird in 3, 2, 1...
A few days after the disastrous (yet somehow victorious) shadow-battle, a basket arrives on Nina's doorstep, with a small card. Inside the basket are two bottles of wine--Barcus' own homemade vintage, of course. One is faux-gogondy, the other is labeled 'apple with amber'.
The card reads: Thanks for babysitting my gem, however briefly. I'll try not to die again. Best of luck getting the same promise from Gadriel.
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Nina,
I saw this jacket in a store at the Grey Ward docks and it made me think of you. Wear it in good health.
Happy Wintersend,
Maribel
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Nina drops off a gift in turn. )
Rook,
Holy shit.
That jacket is incredible. Thanks.
Hope this scarf keeps you warm. Seemed like your kind of thing.
Happy whatever.
- Nina Ironfist, the Ogreslayer.
Holiday Delivery!
There is also a small hand carved statue of...her. ]
text @gadriel one day he will write a successful apology.
Nina.
I am sorry.
You are
were
I hope are
my closest friend here. My sister.
I was wrong. You were right that I am a hypocrite.
Given the same choice, I would do the same again. I would take you to a sorcerer to heal you.
That makes me selfish. I think.
You did not see your injuries. You did not see how badly you were hurt. They were unsurvivable. You were in pain.
When you care about someone
seeing them in pain
like that
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if you bore the pain yourself
My regrets are
many.
But one is that you paid the price for my choice to take you to a sorcerer.
I do not expect you to forgive me.
I just wanted you to know.
I am sorry to have lost you.
But I am not sorry you are alive.
Even with your new sorcery.
Gadriel
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Talk to me like a fucking man, Gadriel. I'm not doing this this way.
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How would you like to do it? I will do what you want.
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Are you all right? The soldier assured me he would speak with you but I would rather we did not part in enmity, or with your concerns unmet.
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I don't have any issue with you, you just happened to be in the middle of a very shitty situation between me and Gadriel.
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I wanted to tell you that your fiery healing reminds me far more of an innate elemental gift than it does what I would call magic. Mine is ice, my brother's was lightning. It's not the same as drawing energy and casting a spell, nor the same as a curse from an outside source acting upon you. It's just there, like a reflex.
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Nina. I miss you.
Davrin told me you were upset and I do not know how to fix it.
I wanted to give you time, in case you are upset with me.
But I wanted you to know. I will wait. I will be here for you. I pledged to you that I would never abandon you. I never will.
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( DAVRIN TOLD YOU WHAT!!!! )
I'm not upset with you. I mean, I was, but I'm not now? I just didn't want you to do something stupid.
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Davrin cares deeply about you, Nina. I saw him at the volcano. He would risk a great deal if it brought you happiness. [And that included talking to Gadriel.
[But also Gadriel's entire life is doing stupid things.]
You can be upset with me. I was... I did not know how to process what had happened. What I had done.
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Voice, @justzevlor, sometime after the Valentine party
Also I wanted to tell you, I...damn, should we be doing announcements of some sort? Hold on.
[There's a sound of him scribbling on paper with a quill for about ten seconds, then:] Sorry, I don't think you've met her, but Anthem and I are planning to marry in the next few months. I suppose there are...wedding things to be sent out. Eventually. [Invitations, saer. They're called invitations.]
But I wanted to tell you personally.
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( uh. Nina snorts out a laugh. ) I mean I've seen you all over some other tiefling at every gathering we've had so I'm going to assume that's her? Congratulations.
I'm... honored? Where do you want to get that drink?
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text @BOSSY
It will not be pleasant.
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NONE SHALL BE SPARED HIS REIGN OF TERROR I mean, text @gadriel
Have you ever tried to eat a clock?
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I love how they're fighting
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*delivery* it's magically been three days shhhhh
'Sorry I died.
--Valorem Gadriel'
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...Valorem? What the fuck??? Anyway. Expect a call on your bird in 3, 2, 1...
WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU, SHITDICK????
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>action lmfao
healthiest non-sexual relationship in Caldera
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The card reads: Thanks for babysitting my gem, however briefly. I'll try not to die again. Best of luck getting the same promise from Gadriel.
Sincerely,
Barcus Wroot
Text 1/2
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text, @brilliantretort
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Text bc it's quieter @gadriel
We must speak. Not on the network. [Because someone here knows about operational security and unsecured comms. ]
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