Thread: Someone please give the guardian a heart! (Charliesweb7 & UnluckyGambit)

Lucian had heard of the men that princess Genevieve spoke of, and shook his head. He did not have a very good opinion of such men, they were cowards who could not understand the duty they accepted. They valued themselves over their duty of protecting those who needed their help or in the case of normal bodyguards who they were charged to protect. The only thing worse than those cowards were traitors who betrayed those who they were supposed to protect. He would hunt those traitors to the ends of the world if he had to, just to make sure they paid the price for their crimes. His grip tightened on his reins a bit, causing his mount some discomfort, in response to his thoughts. While he did not voice it, his body language would give away what he was feeling at that specific moment. When Genevieve mentioned the compliment he loosened his grip, which his horse appreciated, and he lightened up a bit. I've been told that a few times. It seems my eyes are very noticeable in the right light. He would reply to her looking ahead on the paved road. Fortunately the road was kept in good shape as it was a trading road for the most part, but that would soon change since they were going down the more scenic road. The road would soon be a dirt country road, fortunately their horses had good shoes so they didn't have to worry about their steeds getting injured. Naturally the journey would be much longer on foot then it would be with a steed. It is not the bandits, I fear, my duty is to keep you as safe as possible. I know I can defend you from those bandits, but it would still put you in harms way. If your wish is for it to be like a vacation then I propose that we visit the ruins before we arrive at my hometown. Then we can visit the peak of the mountain and the springs. I would be able to lighten up more if we were to follow that plan. He would say. While he would say his duty would never end till she was safe and sound, however he also knew that wasn't the response she was looking for, so he decided to keep that part quite. Yes well that is all the spring of youth is...a fairy tale. He would reply, however her tone became far more serious, talking about how horrible it would be to be immortal. She didn't even know the half of it, his parents had died after he became a Templar, he was allowed to attend their funeral, but he had to keep his identity secret. That was particularly painful time in his life, but this was the life he chose. A life dedicated to protecting others, he had not time to dwell on pain and suffering that was his personal life. He had to ensure others did not go through the pain he was suffering by protecting their loved ones. I suppose it could be a bad thing, strange how some desire it, and only when they achieve it do they realize their folly. Then she wanted to talk about he became a guardian, which was a rather odd question. Then again he had never been on many missions where his services were dedicated to one person. He should have expected such a question, but he did not see any harm in answering it. After all he had been friends with Genevieve for a long time, You are correct, we have not discussed that. Kinda odd considering how long we have known each other, but what is it you wish to know?