Thread: A Bloody Cause ( Ava & Valanaer)

It wasn't as if he hadn't heard stories of the woman near him treating both races for seemingly no reason. Seth had simply believed she did so for her own entertainment to stir up trouble but if her words were true, which he still did not believe, then she was nothing more than a semi-neutral party in the war who wanted a lack of bloodshed if not peace. It was a rather sour thought to the Werewolf, having to make peace with those who had slaughtered so many of his kind, he would rather die an honorable death fighting than live such a distasteful life with such dishonorable scum. Even the beauty and exterior kindness being showed by a VanBuran didn't swat his thinking, even if she was simply healing him up to send him on his way it didn't matter, she was but one person and you could not put faith in many because of the actions of a few. Hearing her speak of her father did grab his attention though, the lecturing pointless but her father, he had been a true warrior and one of the few at that he could find an ounce of respect for. The man had fought with his troops and died without even trying to retreat, a warrior through and through regardless of his species as she said. Your father was a strong warrior and he died honorably, you should be proud... My brother and father were not granted the same fate, my brother was cut down while trying to protect one of our outlying villages and my father was crippled to the point of being unable to fight and barely able to walk. Neither of them were allowed the honor they deserved. Seth didn't cry or show much emotion but his sheer lack of tone gave the feeling of sadness to what he said and as he stared up at the roof he couldn't help but think about all the others again, his friends who had died by his side and others who had simply gone to battle and never came back, it was hard to bare. He barely noticed as Gabriella bandaged his wound again, although afterwards when she brought him the pillow he admired her skillful work, no doubt she had been doing such things for quite a time to become so efficient. The pillow was a pleasant touch, a bit of comfort in such a situation welcomed and as she walked away he followed her with his eyes, letting himself forget the situation for but a moment, allowing himself to admire the visage before him, the beautiful woman in the red dress with the raven hair. The illusion didn't last long, as she spoke his mind came out of its fog and he nodded as she warned him of the situation and as pleased as he was to know her guards knew not of his presence it also meant he would have to be quiet to avoid being detected. That was also the first time he considered the possibility that she was clueless as to who he was, that perhaps she only knew he was a Lycan and not the older DeLune heir. Even as she left he considered the though, staring up at the ceiling with a rather odd smile adorned to his face, if she didn't know who she was treating that could be the reason he wasn't already dead. He wondered if the so called help giver would have been so kind and caring with the last viable leader of her families most hated enemy, he wasn't so sure but it would be interesting to find out. When Gabriella returned to the room it seemed she had become somewhat aware of the situation, the Lycan forces had retreated to regroup and figure out what to do, sure they still had generals and distant DeLune relatives to fill in but without a true leader they were going to be busy arguing over leadership and a course of action. Besides, his only remaining brother was merely seven, he still had a long time until he could lead and with his fathers condition it was hopeless. Seth laughed from his position as she sat in the chair near him, tilting his head to look at Gabriella. They are in disarray isn't it obvious. The oldest of the DeLune's is injured beyond recovery, his older heir is dead, and his middle child is assumed dead, though he might as well be since he is laying in a VanBuran keep unable to move... Seth continued to laugh a bit until it turned to coughing and he stopped in the middle, calming himself down before sighing, Funny isn't it...