01.Jan.15, 06:26 AM
J’ver’s lip twitched slightly at being addressed by his original name. It was a name he hadn’t heard since he was twelve, though S’kef often called him Jai. To have Gabrin so easily know who he was as well was a bit unsettling. It took away the upper hand he had hoped to hold by opening with the shock value of their relation. No matter, however. He was resourceful and always had back up plans.
“I go by J’ver now, cousin,” the fact that they were second cousins made it easier to forge a more familiar connection than just names but to have Gabrin call him that first also irked. He had heard the man was crafty and had a way with words but J’ver didn’t like learning first hand so quickly.
He took the seat across from Gabrin and accepted the wine that was brought to him a moment later. “To family being reunited,” J’ver toasted, clinking his glass against Gabrin’s. “A good vintage. I confess, wine was a bit of a luxury in Katila. Some tried to make their own but it would have been easier to drink the Healer’s sterilizing liquids.”
After a moment of waiting each other out, J’ver finally got down to business. “As you are naturally aware, the return of dragonriders hasn’t gone over as smoothly as we would have liked. Quite a few Holds accept us or at least tolerate us. High Reaches is among our strongest supporters, for obvious reasons. I’ve come to see where you stand on the issue now that enough time has passed for even the laziest of lords to form an opinion.”
“I go by J’ver now, cousin,” the fact that they were second cousins made it easier to forge a more familiar connection than just names but to have Gabrin call him that first also irked. He had heard the man was crafty and had a way with words but J’ver didn’t like learning first hand so quickly.
He took the seat across from Gabrin and accepted the wine that was brought to him a moment later. “To family being reunited,” J’ver toasted, clinking his glass against Gabrin’s. “A good vintage. I confess, wine was a bit of a luxury in Katila. Some tried to make their own but it would have been easier to drink the Healer’s sterilizing liquids.”
After a moment of waiting each other out, J’ver finally got down to business. “As you are naturally aware, the return of dragonriders hasn’t gone over as smoothly as we would have liked. Quite a few Holds accept us or at least tolerate us. High Reaches is among our strongest supporters, for obvious reasons. I’ve come to see where you stand on the issue now that enough time has passed for even the laziest of lords to form an opinion.”