Beginning a Journey

[trueanddestined]

It was perhaps an hour and a half later that Albert came walking down the cobbled street that led out of the city of bale. He was wrapped in a worn, green traveler's cloak and a set of armour that was clearly not ornamental if the nicks and dents were any indicator. His hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail, his crown was gone as were any other trappings of his royal station. There was a lance strapped to his back and a pouch secured to his hip. It would appear the years of peace had not effected Albert's sensibilities as to what constituted important on long trips. All in all the man looked very much like the Albert that had traveled with the Dragoons around the world some years ago and not at all like the regent that had met with Lloyd earlier.

It was growing late now, and the sun was setting in the west. An excellent time for a king to sneak out of his kingdom, no one was in the streets to witness it.

Comments

[platinum_shadow]

"Their capacity for forgiveness is... immense," It wasn't much of an answer, he was a master at being elusive when he wanted to be. Of course his being allowed to stay was probably largely because of Wink. Still...

"You are sharp as ever, Highness." That might be a better clue.

[trueanddestined]

Albert gave Lloyd a sidelong look and considered pressing the man. He was certain that the other part to Lloyd's reasoning had to do with Mille Seseau's third Sacred Sister, the woman who had given him her ring. Wink had once thrown herself in front of a sword to protect Lloyd's life. Albert had seen the look on Lloyd's face when she had taken the blow meant for him.

The king closed his eyes instead. There would be time later to ask about Wink. If he pressed Lloyd to much too fast he was sure the Wingly would completely shut down. He always had been reticent when it came to information.

"Let us rest while we can. We must start early for Hoax."

[platinum_shadow]

Pressing would get him nowhere, Lloyd wasn't very open with personal things. Hell he wasn't very open with things that were't personal.

But, rest sounded good. Both a good excuse to end the conversation, and because all this walking was exhausting. He nodded simply with a grunt, folding his arms over his chest and settling in for the night. No more words, you got all the personal information out of him that you're likely to for a while, Albert.