Thread: True Calling (Atroxa x Effigy)

Lilura could tell that this warrior didn't know what to think of a small girl bossing him around and even man handling him a little, it was definitely amusing, but she kept a straight face and kept him in line. He might not be used to being told what to do but there was no way that Lilura was going to let him do as he pleased in her castle. Well, technically it was her father's but everyone who stayed around for very long soon realized that it was Lord Lennox's daughter that really ruled the roost. He was a nobleman after all, travel was often required of him, her brother was too young to be taken too seriously and also usually accompanied their father on his trips. That left Lilura in charge when they were gone. She sometimes went with them as well, but more often than not, she was here, and that was fine with her. The young woman scoffed slightly though when Durihan asked her what she had been doing in the forest, dark, groomed brows arching at him in a condescending way. That, sir, is none of your business, Lilura told him tersely, Now, I have business to tend to. You'll stay here and rest , either by choice or by force. I'm not above having a sleeping draught force fed to you. Her hand brushed away a bit of imaginary dust, giving him a stern look, The sooner you recover the sooner you can leave, just keep that in mind and behave yourself. And with that she turned on her heel and left, informing the nurse that she would have a couple guards come down to keep an eye on their guest and handle him if he wanted to cause any more problems. And that she had permission to knock him out if he got to be too much of a handful. That night at dinner her father finally mentioned that he had heard they had a guest, his tone a mixture of curiosity and disapproval. Lilura merely shrugged and told him that he'd been found injured in the forest but would be sent on his way once he recovered. He accepted the explanation and that was the end of the subject. The house staff weren't the only ones who had learned that Lilura was really the one in charge, her father had as well. It was the way things worked though, a man didn't really know how to run a household, that was a woman's duty. Lilura had filled the role well so far so he left it to her and just stayed out of the way, the lingering guilt and shame over having to turn on his own wife and rob his children of their mother also probably had something to do with the man's accommodating behavior with his daughter. After all, Lilura was never above reminding him of it. Chapter 1 - Mutually Beneficial A couple of days passed with Lilura checking in on her guest from time to time and he was finally well enough to be moved out of the infirmary and into a room. He still wasn't ready to be released just yet, but he was getting there. In the mean time, Lilura had realized why his name sounded so familiar, and curiosity finally lead her to his room, knocking lightly at the door and waiting for him to answer. It was her castle, but she wasn't so rude as to just barge in on him. And if he had recovered well enough to leave the infirmary she was sure he wasn't weak enough for her to be able to over power anymore. So he'd probably just shove her back out, no she'd try to be on better behavior tonight, as long as he was that is.