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A Shadow in Solitude Tullius/F!PC [1d/?]
(Anonymous) 2013-04-09 08:33 am (UTC)(link)“Then what is it you've called me to Skyrim for?” Her voice came out a little harsher than intended. Shae was no mere thief. Thievery was only one of her talents, and not one she relied on too frequently. “Just to chat? You forgot the part where you say, 'Shae! I missed you! How have you been?'!”
“I don't waste my time with sentiment,” said Tullius. A strange response. Did it mean, shut up and listen to my orders? Or was it a tacit way of saying he had missed her, his agent. His right hand that could sneak through the dark and keep the shadows at bay, so long as their was gold to pay her with.
Shae was unsure how to reply. This man was even more distant, even more weary and cynical than the Tullius she remembered at court. She wondered what the Queen in the Blue Palace and her own courtiers thought of him. If any of them plotted against him. It was time to change the subject again, she decided, and settled on teasing again.
“Castle Dour suits you,” she treated him to a flash of white teeth. His eyes moved to her lips only momentarily before he began pacing again. It was as if the man was surprised to see a smile. “I've never seen a building so miserable so craggy and miserable, and I live in the Talos District.”
“Legate Rikke will be here soon,”he replied, yet again with that infuriating indifference. “Run through the silly jokes you've saved, now. She's still skeptical of my plan. And you.”
“She?” Adara did just that. “Oh, but what does the city think, this woman sneaking into your rooms at sun-down? I expect they didn't think the old man had it in him.”
“I expect they think that the General and the Legate keep very long hours,” the General replied, stoically. Oh, he didn't like that particular joke. Adara opened her mouth to reel off another, but he interrupted.
“Stop,” suddenly, she caught a glimpse of an exhausted man beneath the stoic bearing of General. “I take it back. We'll leave the word games for after I've won the war, shall we?”
“If you wish it,” she said, but it was hard for Shae to keep herself from riling him. “We can exchange witty repartees over Ulfric Stormcloak's head on a platter. I'll find a Thalmor for dessert.”
That didn't amuse Tullius either. She felt that if a civil war wasn't raging about them, and so-called dragons tore through the skies, the General might have laughed at that one. Might have. Probably wouldn't have... Smirked perhaps, or grimaced his amusement. That was the Tullius equivalent of a laugh.
Instead, he cut to the chase. “I'm in a foreign land,” he said. She heard his voice gear up into speech mode. They were never charismatic his speeches, always blunt and down-to-earth, with none of the idealism that many other leaders used to generate morale. In Tullius' own words, he hadn't climbed the Imperial ranks by making pretty speeches. That in itself, was Shae's inspiration. “Thalmor on one side and Stormcloaks on the other. I'm only half sure the Gods want me to win.... Now, I need your word that you will stick by me.”
“So long as I get paid,” she told him.
Shae thought she might have seen a hint of dislike, or a slump in Tullius' shoulders at her words. But business was business, no matter how much she liked the client. But “yes,” he said, curving his dour mouth into a close-lipped grimace. “Your word that you will stick by me, so long as you are paid.”
He extended his arm, to seal the pact. In businesses such as this, a written contract was useless. Shae could only guess at the number of notes and letters she had burned before now.
For a few moments, she stared at the weathered olive skin, the bumps and callouses of his hand and the dirt beneath his nails. Then, Shae leaned forwards, and clasped it tightly in hers. An odd sight, Redguard and Imperial, smiling grimly at each other.
“It is good to be working for you again, General Tullius.”
A!A
(Anonymous) 2013-04-09 08:36 am (UTC)(link)A!A apologies for any discrepancies in tense. Other fills that I'm filling are in present tense, and it's hard to switch between styles. There will be more in-depth Tullius things in later parts, when I get a bit more into the swing of it. I hope OP enjoyed. I was also a little put out at the lack of Tullius fill, come to think of it. It's the uniform, dammit. No, I don't know what it is. I never thought about it before this prompt. Glad to be filling it. :p
Re: A!A
(Anonymous) 2013-04-09 11:47 am (UTC)(link)I didn't even know this was what I wanted until I read it. Shae is awesome, you've really brought her to life in so little time, and I love the little war of words she and Tullius have going on. I also think the way you wrote Tullius is perfect.
I really look forward to reading more.
I'm also not sure why so many Tullius prompts go unfilled. I think he's a really interesting character (obviously, since I prompted this). Maybe it's his age? Or how old he looks anyway, I'm fairly certain a number of those gray hairs and wrinkles are premature.
Anyway, I'm thrilled to see that this is not only being filled, but that it's being filled by such a talented A!A. I can't wait to read more!
Re: A Shadow in Solitude Tullius/F!PC [1d/?]
(Anonymous) 2013-04-09 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)*Pitches tent and camps out*
Re: A Shadow in Solitude Tullius/F!PC [1d/?]
(Anonymous) 2013-04-09 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)Shae and Tullius's interactions really remind me of Bronn and Tyrion (especially given her name. ^_~)
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