Yeul was stuck completely in her moments of shock, she knew that Nero was going to die and that this day had to come. She hadn't even noticed that she was still in the square after he had disappeared. She had only one person to blame and that person was Caius, but she could not blame him for doing what his fated duty was and she understood what that meant. The silence between them was bordering on uncomfortable because she did not acknowledge him right away, as she should have because he was the victor.
Instead, it took a sensation of warmth to bring her out of her deafening silence and her eyes blinked. Yeul knew of the other guardians before Nero, but she had not met them personally and so many of her past lives had loved Nero just as she had. Caius could not be allowed to be that close, it was forbidden for the Guardian and Seeress to be as close as those two had been. For a moment, she was stuck in her own head until that blink occurred and she saw Caius' knelt beside her with one hand on her shoulder and the other holding onto her hand.
It only took moments for her to understand that she could not remain where she was, no matter how she wished that she could do so. Yeul used his large density for support as she stood on her feet and looked herself over. Once she stood, she pulled herself out of his light grasp and just stood quietly facing him but not raising her eyes to his level. After all, it was rare that when the two spoke that she would have to arch her head way back to meet his field of view. "Thank you for that. The Paddraen Priests are coming for me, and they will show you to your new quarters. I know that Outlanders know nothing of the city life, but there will be a celebration, a festival and many tribe leaders to meet you. There is a ceremony that we must perform together tomorrow." Yeul stated softly, genuinely and remotely.
The icy exterior seemed present again, just as many would remember but her tears would be further shed in the privacy of her own room. Yeul seemed more distant than she was normally, which would be difficult to notice until one knew her very well. Unfortunately, that level of knowledge was exclusive only to guardians as no one was allowed to be closer to her than the guardian. The moments passed and a few women of the cloth, many men came down to the square to pull the two apart. The Head of the Order; Paddra-Eu Jovian appeared in front of Yeul and took her by the wrist in a way that a parent would remove a child, instead of the way one would do to respect a Queen of Paddra. Those in the closed area in the square could hear him speak to her.
"Look at you, my Queen. Covered in your guardian's blood, could you not wait until he disappeared to show your affections? It is unbecoming to have our queen cry out like a child would." It did not seem to be comforting, but very underhanded way of being told that she was not to do these things. Yeul simply nodded in agreement as he continued. "You must acknowledge your new guardian, even if he is a barbarian from the outlands. Are you sure that we can trust someone like him?" Jovian muttered again, trying to get her attention but it was lost on her and she just nodded.
"You must make an announcement after you are cleaned." She nodded as he pulled her a little to come with him, some of the women with him was trying to wipe some of the blood off of her face as she disappeared to the steps that went to the high palace area. On the other hand, Caius was met with various serious and unwelcome faces in the forms of men of the cloth. Paddra-Eu Tatius was a older man with dirty blonde hair in a ponytail, covered in robs and stood just underneath Caius in height. "Caius of the Outlands, I will show you to your quarters. You will be dressed and fitted for the occasion tonight for your acknowledgement, you cannot look like you have wrestled with boars." He said, turning abruptly and expected Caius to follow him.
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Instead, it took a sensation of warmth to bring her out of her deafening silence and her eyes blinked. Yeul knew of the other guardians before Nero, but she had not met them personally and so many of her past lives had loved Nero just as she had. Caius could not be allowed to be that close, it was forbidden for the Guardian and Seeress to be as close as those two had been. For a moment, she was stuck in her own head until that blink occurred and she saw Caius' knelt beside her with one hand on her shoulder and the other holding onto her hand.
It only took moments for her to understand that she could not remain where she was, no matter how she wished that she could do so. Yeul used his large density for support as she stood on her feet and looked herself over. Once she stood, she pulled herself out of his light grasp and just stood quietly facing him but not raising her eyes to his level. After all, it was rare that when the two spoke that she would have to arch her head way back to meet his field of view. "Thank you for that. The Paddraen Priests are coming for me, and they will show you to your new quarters. I know that Outlanders know nothing of the city life, but there will be a celebration, a festival and many tribe leaders to meet you. There is a ceremony that we must perform together tomorrow." Yeul stated softly, genuinely and remotely.
The icy exterior seemed present again, just as many would remember but her tears would be further shed in the privacy of her own room. Yeul seemed more distant than she was normally, which would be difficult to notice until one knew her very well. Unfortunately, that level of knowledge was exclusive only to guardians as no one was allowed to be closer to her than the guardian. The moments passed and a few women of the cloth, many men came down to the square to pull the two apart. The Head of the Order; Paddra-Eu Jovian appeared in front of Yeul and took her by the wrist in a way that a parent would remove a child, instead of the way one would do to respect a Queen of Paddra. Those in the closed area in the square could hear him speak to her.
"Look at you, my Queen. Covered in your guardian's blood, could you not wait until he disappeared to show your affections? It is unbecoming to have our queen cry out like a child would." It did not seem to be comforting, but very underhanded way of being told that she was not to do these things. Yeul simply nodded in agreement as he continued. "You must acknowledge your new guardian, even if he is a barbarian from the outlands. Are you sure that we can trust someone like him?" Jovian muttered again, trying to get her attention but it was lost on her and she just nodded.
"You must make an announcement after you are cleaned." She nodded as he pulled her a little to come with him, some of the women with him was trying to wipe some of the blood off of her face as she disappeared to the steps that went to the high palace area. On the other hand, Caius was met with various serious and unwelcome faces in the forms of men of the cloth. Paddra-Eu Tatius was a older man with dirty blonde hair in a ponytail, covered in robs and stood just underneath Caius in height. "Caius of the Outlands, I will show you to your quarters. You will be dressed and fitted for the occasion tonight for your acknowledgement, you cannot look like you have wrestled with boars." He said, turning abruptly and expected Caius to follow him.