「 BLOODLINE BOUND」

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Ask response under the cut as it is long also for this being a weekend 3 days overdue i was preparing too return to college as well as gf stuff. Oh and lastly do note that this response don’t mean i’m coming back and admittedly i didn’t mention that i wouldn’t be touching this muse either since i didn’t reblog the post i made on Sumeragi’s blog onto here so sorry for that!~.

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While both my muses are furious ( and for good reason Yuichira can’t stand people who pull stunts like that and may possibly find it forever near impossible to forgive those that were involved and in Sumeragi’s case well even he wouldn’t stoop that low with his pranks ), i the mun myself am not that angry ( although i am questioning why pull a trick like that ) and i do love a good murder mystery every now and then!.

Walks over to the taller and, leans on him. She also wants to go home.

☼– “A-Ah, s-sorry…I-I can take her…o-off your hands s-so you can d-do your duties,” she said, starting to feel a little guilty. “N-now that…I’m…d-doing better…”

The past few nights were the first time she’d been able to leave the medical tent and stay in their room again, making caring for her children very difficult. Zin was also in the infirmary with her for a while to heal his own injuries obtained from the mage, but it wasn’t nearly as grievous as what she’d won. He was out within a few days, but he often came to visit, which was nice.

Forcing her smile back on, she played with the sleeves of her kimono absently, brushing her fingers along the hidden arrows. She by no means wanted to attack him, but they offered some protection, granting her a small sense of safety. However, that didn’t last for long, and she sighed, eyes dropping to the table.

☼– “I…sorry, Y-Yuichir-ra, u-um…f-for w-what happened…I-I didn’t have…guard up…”

“ No, it’s was not your fault dear but mine, had i’d seen that attack happen instead of being occupied with the festival i could of saved you in time! “

Yuichira wanted to get the incident out of her mind, the time for fear was over now that he had the perpetrator as a wanted man, and would be brought to him upon capture, Not that it could fix the damage already done to her as shown by her speech pattern, something he noticed right off the bat as she spoke.

Perhaps now was the time to ask her, a small ring had been stashed in his pocket for the exact time, an old gift exchanged from one friend to another that had been given to the young boy as a symbol of truce and peace, now being handed down as a secondary engagement ring for the true purpose of this date.

Was the moment right?, should he have waited just a second longer?, questions he would let this question answer himself.

“ Actually my dear there was a good reason for me bringing you her to this date of ours of course if i may quickly “.

Quickly rising from his seat Yuichira had swept up his beloved off her feet before gently sitting her down on the table gently as to not cause her to panic, he could hear the arrows clanging together under her sleeves, she came armed.

“ Forgive me but i must first say sorry for my duties getting in the way of our marriage i was not piled with them from the sheer principle of escaping you, believe me now when i say this. I’ll see to it that my duties get cut or shared with the others i promise. “

☼– Part of her knew better. Their night was going well so far, which could only lead to something going wrong later. She wouldn’t say it to his face, but that was her immediate thought. There was no way he would be able to get her to change her hyper-analytical tendencies, as not only were they a part of her job as his retainer, but after the events with the mages, they were long ingrained with little hope of resolving.

His touch came with a flinch, though it wasn’t his fault. Her smile stayed poised on her face with little sign of leaving, though she struggled to relax as possible like he’d asked. She wanted to, she felt safe with Yuichira, but Mint wasn’t all there like he knew before it all began. If anything, she felt terrible. This was the third time one of his retainers was hurt because of him, though she wondered if her still being alive made it any better or worse.

☼– “I-if you insist,” she replied quietly. Mint let the silence sit for a few moments, allowing herself some time to figure out how to strike up conversation. “S-so…how y-you’ve been?”

Now that she was seated down he could finally take his own seat adjacent to her and begin their small date together, his smile still plastered perfectly on his face.

It was not like he was smiling because he was already enjoying the date, but was trying to keep Myst’s spirits high, perhaps seeing his lax and carefree side would get a chuckle out of her, then once the mood was set he’d slip their old engagement rings on and pop his question.

After all that’s happened he just want to see a smile on her even if small yet brief, the events were in the past and it was now time to look towards the future, constantly learning to move on for Akio’s death had taught him that.

☼– “My d-duty as r-retainer…t-trumps w-wifehood…s-scout first…m-make s-sure it’s safe,” she replied with a gentle smile, awkwardly moving the skirt of her kimono so she can sit across from him. It was nice to see all the work he put in to make it a pretty spot with a nice view, it definitely helped set the mood.

In truth, she was over a lot of things. She was over Zin’s running away, she was over Marmalade’s rebelliousness, she was over Yuichira’s lack of attendance. It wasn’t so far as she didn’t care anymore, for she did, but a part of her had given up on worrying. Zin was big and strong, Marmalade could handle herself, and Yuichira had his own things to attend to, being Prince.

☼– “D-don’t you have…r-royal duties? D-don’t shirk w-work, Y-Yuichira,” she said, folding her hands gently on her lap. “I-I don’t w-want…i-intervene…your work.”

“ My duties as a husband must come first before my duties as a prince, i have no duties to perform today given the approaching festivities so i thought a date was in order, the children have always say how we have been needing to enjoy some time for ourselves so why not my dear “.

He would ignore her stumbling upon her words as the prince gently placed a hand upon her cheek , gracing her cheeks with the much needed and overdue affection it deserved.

>It did not matter if she had taking it for an apology or not, he wanted this date and future affairs to prove to her that his love was still strong regardless and that he was willing to renew and change if he could for the betterment of his marriage.

Arrangements and planning had all finally been sorted and prepared such short time was given to him from him leaving for so long but he was back and with the time he had back home to finally begin making amends to the one he’s hurt the most.

He took his seat upon her arrival, a warm smile had drawn itself upon his face pert of him feared that his wife had not forgiven him for all that had happened that she would not attend their simple date, but it had appeared to have been wrong.

Maybe here he can set things right with her.

Oh…? To think, upon walking this new world, he would find someone favorable so soon. Well, perhaps he shouldn’t be so optimistic. This stranger might be a leech. “I care not what others suspect of me, youngling,” Grima dismisses Yuichira’s warning, his voice echoing within itself. “What does interest me is this land… and you,” he states, quite bluntly, as he fully faces the boy. “I can feel it, the presence of dragons is strong here. Where am I? From which tribe do you hail?” 

Today is not a day for tact. Today he demands answers, a day for seizing progress. Wherever it is the Outrealms Gate brought him… his curiosity has been piqued. 

The other’s questions confused the royal, by what did he mean by tribe?. perhaps what the other was meant to ask where he was. If that was the case then Yuichira would happily tell the stranger where he was, though something quickly became off-putting about them, he could also sense the presence of dragons from the other and while it felt like the feeling of one of the dusk dragon’s descendants, the feeling he had gotten from the hooded figure felt almost too close. Almost as if he was talking to the dusk dragon themselves.

But that notion was quickly discarded. It made little sense to him.

“ I couldn’t say…i never got to properly raise them “

Dark eyes looked down sullenly, it was bad enough that he was reminded of how his two eldest children were raised, ( if he could consider having to send them to the deeprealms, a way to keep them safe until the war was over as a way to raise them ) and in a lot of ways hated it The caretakers had witnessed all those first moments that him and Myst wished they could witness themselves, visits aside it would never be enough for Yuichira.

Being a father meant being there for your children no matter what right?, raising them and teach them right from wrong...so why did he feel like he failed at being a father.

“ Attend to this matter with utmost stealth, well i assume the ninjas will already be on that but still, do not break into any building without a signal that they are in that building. “ 

A tactic that had time and time again had proved effective with rescue mission such as this ( it’s why he had made sure that the search party required at least one ninja present in the groups! ). With the way how smooth things were going at apart of him was glad, finally he could reunite with his wife wherever she was and this could all be done and dusted with.

Well that was quick of the search party to find something, but it only proved to worry the prince more, this wasn’t no disappearance out of nowhere it seems, otherwise Myst would not have left her beastone unattended like that.

At least he has some idea of what happened…

“ Do not alert any of the others, i do not need their help with this one “

It would be nice to seek help with matters like this have them cover more ground that way and given the fact that both of his brothers wielded divine weapons it would add to the manpower, but it would be unneeded for Yuichira. He could deal with this matter himself, though perhaps he could ask ,one of them to watch over the children while he’s searching, fearing they’d be taken while he was away as well. The royal couldn’t bear losing his kids in the same swoop as his wife.