To honor the pursuit of their own ideals, or perhaps inspired by the bonds forged with teachers and friends, Darios has decided to change affiliations & occupations.

Darios is now a professor for the Black Eagles House! Please adjust your blog description to reflect this change.

The seals of all the doors and windows are barricaded with what cloth he could find. It's his mistake, he should have bid them to turn back as soon as the weather looked as though it was taking a turn for the worse. He persisted in spite of it and now, here they are. Not quite stranded but with snow that goes up to his knees blocking the front door and more of it coming down.

"We're going to be here for a while it seems." The gap between them still hasn't been bridged, he's not sure if it can be, but he would like to try. Firewood is gathered from a closet by the door and a quick flick of his fingers sets it ablaze in the fire place.

Darios takes his coat off and drapes it around Lianna. "I... suppose it's a moment to catch up though, right? How have things been?"

Winter and Christmas prompts - Still Accepting

"I suppose, we should.” With nowhere to turn and escape, the snow blanketing the world and smothering everything in its wake, Lianna sighed. Relaxed into Darios’ coat. Her body still tense.

“It’s been… interesting. Challenging, but interesting.” The arena was, to put it lightly, a struggle. She didn’t realise how out of the motion she had been until they started the fight. And then…

Well, she need not think on that. Rowan wasn’t dead, thank the stars, but the idea of Lianna’s own sword being the final weapon to do her in was twisted. Not to mention her lack of reason magic on display. How could she ever hope to lead a country if she couldn’t even secure her own place on the battleground?

Her eyes squeeze shut, a small fire ignites. “I need to get stronger,” she whispers, half to herself, half to Darios. “I’m not fully ready, not yet at least. That’s what I’ve learnt so far.”

He's asking for forgiveness with such a puppydog look in his eyes after saving everyone's asses and being impaled by a giant sword. This man...

erm what the scallop, kiran in warriors