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Thread: Dynasty of Blood (Alvis Alendran & Danidoo88)

Cat blinked and tilted her head to the side to consider him. That was certainly a better offer than what she could expect anywhere else. Even if she got a job in town, she doubted that she would be given the opportunity to speak her mind or even make suggestions for improvement. Actually, she doubted that she would find a job where she wasn't harassed to do things other than what she was hired to do difficult as well, if she was being honest. Yet this man offered her both of those things. He seemed to want her to have a mind of her own and he had guaranteed that she wouldn't be asked to serve him in any way she didn't find agreeable. It had to be too good to be true. Surely he was just trying to get her to agree to work for him. Then he would spring some nefarious trap on her once she was in his clutches far far away from home or anyone that would offer her aid. Still, he had offered her father a lot of money. She thought about her little brother and sister and how they needed new clothes before winter. She thought about her mother's standing in the village and how poorly some of the other women treated her because she was not wealthy. She thought about her father and the old rusty tools he worked with on a daily basis just to put food on their table... She had been about to agree to his terms when her mother bustled back in with the tarts and Cat let out a mixed sigh of relief and exasperation. Is there anything else I can get for you, my lord? Is the chair to your satisfaction? I think we have some pillows somewhere! Her mother began prattling on and Cat hid a grin behind her cup of tea. I've packed your trunk, dear. She said in an aside to Cat, causing her to choke on her tea and cough. Mama, she rasped, I haven't even agreed to anything. Oh fa, this is just a formality and you know it. You were going to take the job the second your father told you about it. Her mother waved away her protest like she would an annoying fly. Cat simply pinched the bridge of her nose and prayed for patience, forgetting that Gabriel was at the table entirely. Judith's face paled further and further as the driver spoke and she looked from the document to her daughter to the house and finally to the driver again. How could you possibly know what I said in there? She had a feeling that she knew though. With the nobleman's obvious wealth, his mention of the war and clans and now this Writ of Iron, she had a pretty good idea of what sort of creature he was. Her mouth formed into a thin line and she started back toward the house, determined to warn her neighbor of the potential threat to their daughter. She may not like them but she would not see one of her own tainted or worse by such a wicked beast.
Thread: Dynasty of Blood (Alvis Alendran & Danidoo88)

While Gabriel knew that Cat could handle herself admirably in most cases, he knew that many would find it difficult to deal with an overly enthusiastic parent. And there was only one thing he could do. Your hospitality is much appreciated, and your dedication to my comfort. Though it may strain propriety, and risk my being rude, I must say that I only accept those who make the choice to work for me free of any coercion. Well meaning as it may be, it must be her choice. Gabriel observed. If I might have another moment with her alone? He asked her gently. here was a moment of uncertaintty, but Cat's mother was smart enough to know that she might in fact be jepordizing the opportunity at play by being on hand. Joseph appeared briefly to smile at his wife, and leave the room with her, the two of them muttering to one another as they went. I apologise if I overstepped my bounds, but I did mean what I said. I don not want you to feel pressured to do this thing. I will bear you and yours no ill will. He allowed himself a smile. And your father may keep the ring I gave him as surety. So your family will be better off than they were regardless. But I do think you would do well in my employ. There was a loud, distinctive clicking sound coming from the driver, and he leveled the now drawn pistol at Judith's back. My lord and I have been patient with you madam, but I assure you that such patience is nearing it's end. You intrude upon my lords business. You presume your status to be even remotely close to his own. You parade your daughter before him in hopes of ensnaring his attention. You refuse his call of weregild. And now you mean to further interfere in his business. If you step another foot towards that house, I swear by the Starless Night, I will see you dead for your offense, and your daughter's servitude in payment for weregild. Test me not madam, but take the Writ adn be gone from this place. He warned her, his voice cold, precise, a firm tone of utter seriousness and conviction. There was no doubt he would make good on the promise, and he swiftly shifted his other hand around to aim a similarly cocked pistol to Alana. Do we have an understanding this night? He asked in that same tone.
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Cat looked up when Gabriel spoke and was torn as to whether or not she should be grateful for his intervention. On one hand, her mother was what most mothers were to their children. Embarrassing. On the other hand, if her mother did leave, she would be left alone with the lord and his shiny offer full of crazy promises just begging to be accepted despite her trepidation. Besides that, how can a man say that he wanted an outspoken woman for a servant and then discourage another from speaking her mind? This reasoning brought back her earlier suspicion that this whole offer was nothing more than a ruse and that, by accepting, she would be willingly enslaving herself...or worse. Rena's mouth snapped shut and she covered it with a hand after the lord spoke then smiled and shook her head. Oh no, mi'lord, I completely understand. It's just this old mouth of mine. I never did learn when to keep it shut. She chuckled to herself and then willingly followed her husband out of the room, leaving Cat to stare after her parents in shock. Well, that was well handled. Cat smiled wryly. She doesn't normally back down so quickly. I suppose it's different when one has money and status rather than just some bloke from the village. Papa stopped having his gatherings here because his friends didn't like her ordering them about. She laughed and shook her head. Mama always had them doing repairs to the house or helping in the garden when all they wanted to do was sit around and talk about the old days with a mug of ale. She sobered when she again remembered that she sat before a nobleman. This is the only home I have known. How far away do you live? Will I ever see my home again? She didn't think that the answer would sway her either way in her decision but she wanted to know exactly how final that decision would be. Mrs. Bartlett froze when she heard the familiar cocking of a gun and her face drained even further of color, if that was even possible. Was it worth her life to give that retched family a warning? No, she supposed not. With all of this ridiculousness with the Writ, she would need to make sure that Alana married well if they were going to stay in good standing. Alana was a beautiful girl and she had been raised as a lady should be raised. However, Catalina was also very beautiful and she had it on good authority that she had quite the audience whenever she went to the stream to bathe, slutty heathen that she was. If she was swept away by the retched beast that stalked her in her own home, well, Alana would no longer have competition, would she? Very slowly, the woman turned around and faced the driver turned gunman. She frowned when she saw the second gun aimed at her daughter but she stiffened her back and raised her chin in defiance. We have an understanding, boy . She bit out with as much venom as she could muster at gunpoint and held out her hand for the Writ.
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Gabriel allowed himself a faint smile at Cat. Your mother is a formidable woman, something to be admired. And I admit to hoping that my status might be a deciding factor in my speech to her. I do not wish to offend, or have you believe I think poorly on your mother. But I did mean what I said about not wishing you to feel coerced into this. Not even by those that might wish well of you. He explained. He had a brief flash of vision, a moment of warning. An altercation outside, being handled, a brief update from his driver, something to file away later. He let his eyes drift closed a brief instant, letting his attention shift for that moment. WHen his eyes opened again they were fixed on Cat once more. My estate is some distance from here, that is true. A considerable travel in fact. But you would be working for me, not indentured to me. Should you wish to see home and family once more, I would certainly permit such, and lend some aid in making such a trip happen. I do have some limited business dealings in this area. If I were to embark on such, there would be little issue in taking you with me, giving you the chance to see your home and family while my business is conducted. He explained. It was partially true, there were opportunities in this area he could become involved in, but he hadn't commited tot hem yet. Though if Cat agreed, he could easily make that the truth. Ventures in this area would help him expand his holdings, and such would be beneficial to him in the end, not just her. The driver hardened his gaze. he stepped in, to hand the writ not to Judith, but to her daughter. He looked Judith in hte eye, adn just for a moment his eyes shifted from their normal soft brown to a inky black. He flipped the pistol around in his hand and drove that into Judith's midsection hard enough to send her to the ground. He flipped the gun back around, aiming at her head, the other gun out and back at her daughter. Know your place in this world peasant , else your better will be inclined to show it to you. And next time it shall be with some finality to say the least. Now remove yourself from my sight, and pray that should we ever meet again that my master will demand my propriety. he stepped away fro her, holstering his weapons, adn walking back to the carriage. He e felt his heart rate slow once more, calm coming over him. His master would be unhappy with his choice of solutions, but something had to be done, adn there was no one else to make it happen. He climbed to his post, and took his seat, waiting for his master to emerge with word.
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Cat blushed at the compliment to her mother. Well, perhaps it had been a bit of a backhanded compliment but she appreciated it all the same. She was a formidable woman and she was on her best behavior at the moment. Gabriel had no idea what the woman was like when she wasn't under scrutiny. Still, Cat was surprised that she had reacted the way that she had. Even in front of company, she usually didn't let up so fast when she was after something and her mother had wanted her to go away with this mysterious stranger even before she had heard about the job offer. I am my mother's daughter, si...Gabriel. She gave a small self deprecating laugh. Though I am not sure that that is always a good thing. Thankfully, I think I inherited more of my father's temperament than I did hers. Even so, I am not easily swayed by the words of others. Most of the time , she added silently. Her mother was hard to refuse when she got to nagging. Cat thought about what he had said and chewed her bottom lip as she considered everything. If she had thought that the offer sounded too good to be true before, it definitely did now. Who looked after servants like that? What noble would go out of his or her way to make sure that some scullery maid...or whatever title she would hold...could go home to see her family? What noble would send his own carriage along with his company to return her home? For that matter, why was she not speaking to a butler or something? Why had he come all this way to ask her himself and why did he keep sweetening the deal? It was all very suspicious. For her family though...Okay. She paused then sighed and shrugged. Okay, I will accept your offer of employment....On the condition that you will pay my family three years wages if anything happens to me while I am in your service. There. She could live with that. She hoped. Judith held the driver's gaze all the way up to the moment that his fist made impact with her stomach. With a very unladylike grunt of pain, she doubled over and dropped to her knees. Mother! Alana cried out in alarm before abruptly snapping her mouth closed when the gun was suddenly pointed back in her direction. Judith gasped for breath and then twisted her head awkwardly to look up at the driver. Just before he had struck her, she had noticed the shift in his eye color. Another beast! How had this happened? What were these foul creatures even doing in their village? She groaned as she climbed to her feet and allowed Alana to put her free hand around her waist to help her as she limped away. The clever demon had won for now but she would see to it that both he and his master paid for this treatment. She didn't know how yet but she would make it her life's mission to see them staked and left in the sunlight to fry.
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It is often the the best outcome, to find yourself with the best traits of ones parents. And your parents seem fine people indeed to draw from. He admit with a small smile of satisfaction. Having heard of her parents in his travels to the nearby village, and having seen her himself all of this had made him pursue this current course. And thus far he ahd not been dissapointed by his efforts. Gabriel pursed his lips at her condition. It wasn't out of hte realm od possibility, but it was a somewhat exorbitant amount for a new servant. He did want ehr to accompany him, but he could have it that he simply rolled over on her every wish. There would be a strange difficulty between them if he allowed that. One years wages. With an additional six months wages added for each year of service to me, to a maximum of five years. he countered. It was still a generous offer to be certain, but more inline with a normal contract that might be struck up between people in such circumstances. Frankly it was further from an agreement between noble and commer and closer to an arrangement between noble houses. A lower end contract between nobles, but still. Persistance, it was still ther ein her, adn he had expected something of a counter offer to his statement. It was a firm middle ground, adn he could respect that, and ne nodded to it. Done and done. Acceptable terms indeed. I shall have the final draft of the agreement drawn up. I will return tomorrow evening, Allow you some time to finish your preparations, and to say your farewells. Gabriel stood up, bowing his head in respect to Cat before making his exit, thnking her parents for their hospitality as eh passed. As he returned to the carriage, he looked to his driver. Is it resolved? He asked. Yes my lord. She has been suitably chastised. Gabriel paused. What has she learned? Little. And certianly nothing that coudld be proven. After allmy lord...she is now the jilted and hurt. She would say anything to discredit those that have wronged her. Gabriel sighed. Circumspection would have been rpeferrable, but trhe results are what matter most. We return on the morrow. Take us to the latover to await our return. The driver nodded, and once his lord was seated comfortably, he set the carriage to motion. - - - - - - Tge following evening hte carriage was rolling towards the house once more. Teh night was clear, stars shimmering in the sky. The sun was gone by now, Gabril making his approach comforatbly, making no secret of his coming. There was a sense of excitement from Cat's siblings, the coming of this lord once more, coming to bring them wealth adn to give Cat work and a better life. They had been struggling for so long it was hard to believe that thigns had come this close to coming right. Jospegh was fingering hte ring that he'd been given, the surety of purpose from Gabirel. It was too fine a thing to keep, but he did hope that Gabriel might bring something of a down payment to ensure that this relationship came to a good start.
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Cat was pleased by the compliments paid to both herself and her parents. This noble was confusing and not at all like the pompous nobles who had rolled through the village in the past. He seemed like a genuinely nice person and he had done everything in his power to make her feel comfortable during this negotiation, full of smiles and compliments. Perhaps that was why he still made her feel uneasy. He was behaving in a way that wasn't typical for his class and it made her suspicious. Deciding that she was being silly and paranoid, she didn't put up too much of a fight with the new agreement that he laid out. He was being incredibly fair and, even though she was sure that she was annoying him by making demands of him when he was offering her a chance of a lifetime, he was being very patient...Especially when they both knew she was going to take the job whether he agreed to her terms or not. The fact that he was coming back for her the next day was a little startling. It made sense, when she thought about it, but somehow she had thought that she would have more time to say goodbye. It was fine though. She had been preparing her goodbyes for a while now and she had wasted enough of Gabriel's time already as it was. -------------------------- So, the rest of the night and following day, she spent as much time as possible with her family and the few neighbors her family considered friends. It had been a huge surprise when some of the neighbor girls presented her with a present box that contained three almost brand new dresses and several other essentials that were equally as hard to come by. Her father and brother had gotten her a pair of sturdy shoes and a new hairbrush and Thomas and Rachel gave her a pretty rock Thomas and Rachel's favorite dolly to keep her safe. Suffice to say, when the carriage came up to the house that evening, she was a little teary eyed, though she had managed to keep from actually crying. Half the bloody village had turned out to see her off and she would not cry in front of them if she could help it. Opportunity of a lifetime. Opportunity of a lifetime. She took a steadying breath and awkwardly stood beside the carriage with her trunk of belongings, not really sure what she was supposed to do. Did she just...get in? Was she to ride up front with the driver? Perhaps she was supposed to walk alongside? Where did she put her trunk? In the back where the noble's trunk would go or...well, it was too banged up and dirty to put on top of such an ornate carriage...or anywhere visible really. Did she curtsy? She was in his employ now, or she would be once she signed the contract. Better safe than sorry. Did she wait until he opened to door? Should she open the door? Gods above! Why was this so confusing? She bit her lip and gave the driver a pleading look for assistance. Surely he wouldn't mind at least giving her a hint as to what to do. It was her first day, after all. She was so unprepared for any of this!
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It was not a great deal of issue for Gabriel to while away a day. After all, there were places within this region that woudl be open to establishing a working relationship with a member of the noble families that clearly had money to spend. The framework for a new construction project was laid down, the deal for it anyhow, and woudl be a new waterpowered mill. Gabriel knew he could hae simply provided more advanced resources, but keeping the building to something the local villagers coudl work in and operate would make it a mroe attractive option for the locals. A little additional goodwill for himself couldn't go astray. When the sun had gone down enough that hte air was faintly lit, and twilight was truly upon them, he and his driver made their way to collect Cat from her home to bring her along to the star of her new life. He found that there were a sight more people than he'd anticipated being present for such a collection, and he took a long, steadying breath to make sure he didn't let his emotions get away from him. Crowds stirred several thigns in him, as well as memories that he did not wish to entertain. He let out a slow breath, gathering his will and his bearing, he stood and opened the door to the carriage. There was an audible hush falling over the crowd as he emerged into the twilight air. He cast gaze out across the village members that all stared at him with a certain amount of awe. Few saw a member of the High Nobility in the flesh in their entire lives, let alone saw one that came to collect someone they knew to bring them to a new life. He stepped to the ground gently, his cloak mantled around him completely for the moment. He saw Cat, and saw how she cast a glance to the driver. Gabriel slid a hand from his cloak, and made a small gesture that his driver caught. The other man clambered off of the carriage, and set to work moving her truck to the rear of the carriage, clearly intending to store it. Miss Cat. It is good to see you this night. If you are prepared... Gabriel opened his cloak, and had a small shaef of papers with him, attached to a small stone slab. There was a pen on it as well. It was the formal contract, putting everything that they had agreed on into codified form, two copies. He'd signed them already. Once she made ehr own signature, then she'd be officially in his employ, adn off to her new life. The dirver paid attention tot he crowd, seeing that their attention was fixed on his master and Cat, which let him heave the trucnk into place without bothering to hide the effort. Once in place, he lashed in against he carriage, and nodding. They were ready to amke way from here. He was still unsure of this course of action, but it wasn't his place to make those kinds of decisions. He served his master. That and nothing more.
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Once everything was signed, and everything was in place, Gabriel stepped to the carriage. There was an urge to allow Cat into the carriage in advance of him, but a man of his station did need to be at least slightly mindful of his appearances to the masses, and showing that level of deference to a newly acquired servant would have a poor reflection on his standing with the other members of the nobility once word reached them. And it would. He had no doubts in that regard. It always did. Once he was within the carriage, and had settled his mantled cloak around him, the driver approached Cat from the side. Your luggage is secure miss. We've much ground to cover, you will find it much easier to travel within. Our Lord might enjoy the company, and you may have questions yet for him. He offered, standing to one side of the door, holding it firmly in a proper position, holding it for a lady. Between servants this wasn't so different, not unusual really.