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Re: Nightshade and Juniper 2.12
Date: 2013-04-06 09:51 pm (UTC)Liriel wondered if she ought to tell him. She didn't know if it would do any good. It wasn't like she had any real power. Listener of the Night Mother, but she had one Sanctuary at her disposal and they didn't recognise her as leader.
“No one else must ever know this, Liriel,” Madanach was saying, sounding utterly despairing. “They can never know that the Black Hand of Sithis will never open for us again. You have no idea, Liriel, no idea what the Ascension of the Night Mother meant for us. It was the promise that we could commune with Sithis himself, channel his power, influence him and use his gifts to bring down all in our way. That's why we trained Brotherhood assassins, that's why we sent many of our own to join their ranks. They were Sithis Incarnate, true-born killers. To know that's not true any more, that Sithis has abandoned them... Liriel, if this got out, it would be the end of us. If Sithis abandoned the Brotherhood, what's to stop him doing the same to us? Maybe he already has. All things must die. Maybe we're not meant to win.”
Madanach was staring into the fire, shoulders hunched, and for the first time since she'd known him, Liriel could sense something dying inside, the spark that had lit a rebellion and taken the Reach the first time, the spark that had kept him alive in Cidhna Mine all this time, finally going out. It was breaking Liriel's heart. She'd take the insults and the taunting and the calling her Queen of Dragons like it meant something, if it just meant he kept his spark. If he lost that... she knew without doubt he'd likely not see his sixtieth birthday.
“He hasn't abandoned us,” Liriel heard herself saying. “It's not hopeless. Madanach, the Night Mother's Keeper survived somehow – he was the one tasked with taking care of the remains. He kept them safe, kept them pristine and he brought them to Skyrim this year. He got to the Sanctuary just after I joined, we've got the Night Mother there now. The conduit's still open, Madanach. She spoke to me. She said I was her Listener now. Except... except Astrid won't hear of it and insists I should obey her instead, and the rest of the Sanctuary, everyone except the Keeper, all back her. So I don't think I'm going to be much good to you or anyone, but-” She didn't have the chance to finish the sentence. Madanach had turned to face her as she'd talked, eyes getting wider by the second.
“You. Are Listener.”
Liriel nodded, biting her lip and wondering if she should have kept quiet.
“The Voice of the Night Mother. The Chosen of Sithis. You. Liriel, the great and powerful Queen of Dragons.”
Re: Nightshade and Juniper 2.13
Date: 2013-04-06 10:01 pm (UTC)“Er, boss?” and that was Duach who had given her Skooma after she'd pretended to be an addict. “Are you alright over there?”
“Yes!” Madanach laughed. “Yes, I'm fine, I'm more than fine! Sithis answered our prayers, boys!”
A pause. “That's lovely, boss, but we didn't pray for you to go mad.”
Madanach shot a glare in his direction. “Were I not in such a good mood, you'd be on the receiving end of a lightning bolt up your backside, Duach.”
Duach laughed good-naturedly and called to his fellow guard. “Yeah, he's alright, Mhairi. Back to normal.” Mhairi laughed in turn and the two of them resumed looking out over the valley. Madanach rolled his eyes and winced as he pulled himself to his feet, extending a hand to Liriel. She took it, allowing herself to be hauled upright.
“Madanach, don't expect miracles, the Sanctuary all follow Astrid, not me!” she said weakly. “It's just me and Cicero the Keeper who still follow the Night Mother, and Cicero's insane.”
Madanach didn't even seem to care. “So, you're the rightful leader of a once great force of murdering bastards, but you can't do your job properly because of some controlling bitch who won't release her grip on power, is that right?”
That pretty much summed it up, yes. Madanach nodded, looking sympathetic.
“Yes, believe it or not, I know exactly how that feels. Come on, let's get inside. We've got a lot to talk about. You may not realise it, but this changes everything.”
Liriel really couldn't see how anything had changed at all, but Madanach seemed fairly determined. She might as well see where this was going.
“What do we need to talk about?” she asked, and then it occurred to her he'd never answered her question.
“You told me what I wanted to know,” said Madanach, grinning back at her as he led her into Druadach Redoubt. “Time I told you what you were after and then how to go about rectifying matters. Listen well, Listener. Time you learnt how the Forsworn actually function.”
Liriel followed inside eagerly. It looked like she was finally going to get some answers, and if she was really lucky, the pommel stone of Mehrunes' Razor might just fall into her hands. Not to mention that she might just have acquired a more powerful supporter against Astrid than a half-mad jester...
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A/N: Hope you all liked it - this one was mostly setup but it's setup for some great possibilities.
M'inyeen is from the Irish for my daughter and Slanta is based on traditional Irish toast slainte. Jenever is gin by any other name.
Next chapter is Forsworn internal politics and the beginning of a reborn Brotherhood/Forsworn Auld Alliance...
Re: Nightshade and Juniper 2.13
Date: 2013-04-07 04:26 am (UTC)Re: Nightshade and Juniper 2.13
Date: 2013-04-08 01:19 pm (UTC)Re: Nightshade and Juniper 2.13
Date: 2013-04-08 06:15 pm (UTC)Re: Nightshade and Juniper 2.13
Date: 2013-04-08 06:22 pm (UTC)At least the Forsworn have goats to ride!
Re: Nightshade and Juniper 2.13
Date: 2013-04-08 08:32 pm (UTC)The other Dothraki tradition going straight in there is a relative lack of privacy in a Forsworn camp and rather permissive attitudes towards sex, but that can all come later...
Re: Nightshade and Juniper 2.13
Date: 2013-04-09 12:24 am (UTC)