#highprincesadeas

gavilarkholin ((The statue starts shaking. He must’ve finally pronounced the words correctly, because the stone seems to almost melt off of Gavilar before disappearing completely. He drops to the floor, coughing and having to steady himself so he doesn’t completely fall down, and looks around with an expression of utter confusion.))

highprincesadeas ((Sadeas stares up in shock, not knowing if the blood loss was causing hallucinations or if it actually did work this time “G-gavilar?”))

gavilarkholin ((Gavilar rubs his head. It hurts, and he can’t remember anything that happened after the assassin stabbed him. Where /was/ the assassin? It took him a minute to process the voice, but when he does, he looks up. He doesn’t recognize the person in front of him at first, but then he sees his eyes, and the expression. That’s recognizable. “…Torol?”))

highprincesadeas ((“Gavilar!” he breaks into a genuine smile, one he doesn’t show often, and scrambles forward to give Gavilar his arm and hold him steady “Oh storms… Gavilar” he looks up at him, still not believing its him. Sadeas looks a bit of a mess, he’s paler from the blood lost for the resurrection, he hasnt washed in days and theres the obvious extra 8 years aging which were not very kind to him.))

gavilarkholin ((“What… what’s going on?” Gavilar looks very out of it. He takes Sadeas’s arm gratefully. He doesn’t comment on his appearance, even if it is shocking–it’s still Sadeas, after all. There’s so much to be confused about at the moment and Sadeas looking older is only one thing.))

highprincesadeas ((“Well… It’s a long story” he looks around, even though he knows no one is there “You’ve been somewhat, kind of… dead.” He grimaces, mad at himself for not even planning what to say if he actually got him back))

gavilarkholin ((Gavilar sucks in a breath. “…Almighty,” He looks around more now that he’s less dizzy, trying to recognize his surroundings. That’s impossible, of course. “Well, considering the last thing I can remember is blacking out in a fatal situation, that doesn’t seem unlikely. Even if shocking. For how long?”))

highprincesadeas ((“For the last 8 years or so, a tad longer” he stands up, pulling Gavilar with him and dusting himself off “I would offer you a drink and a chair but this isnt the must luxurious of places”))

gavilarkholin ((“And … why am I alive?” He looks down at the symbols written in blood at his feet. It doesn’t look too trustworthy to him. “You did this?” He places his hands on Sadeas’s wounded arm that he used for the blood very gently, making sure he has it patched up correctly.))

highprincesadeas ((“I… did” He goes slightly redder than normal, pulling his arm away and putting it behind him “Dont worry, it’s not all my blood. It doesn’t matter anyway.” he smiles, restraining his eagerness from before and putting on his usual poise. “As I said, it’s a long story. All that matters is you’re back, and you can tell Dalinar is stop trying to arrest me”))

gavilarkholin ((“Arrest you? For what?” Gavilar furrows his brow. It isnt seeming to register with him that he was a Soulcast statue and was buried for eight years. Some things just haven’t hit quite yet.))

highprincesadeas ((“I may have… Stolen your soulcast body from the royal palace and committed treason in doing so” he smiles sheepishly, fiddling with the cuffs of his sleeves and avoiding eye contact “We’re just outside Kabranth right now, god knows where this is though. Well, Ati knows, he’s kind of a god. Ah, you dont even know what I’m talking about, i’m rambling…”))

gavilarkholin ((Gavilar is definitely dumbfounded. He stares at him for a moment before speaking. “Alright. Let’s… slow down,” He sits down on the bleachers near them, which is interesting to see next to his kingly outfit, and pats for Sadeas to sit next to him. “You’re a criminal now. Wonderful. But what was that about a god?”))

highprincesadeas ((“Oh, the god bit isn’t very important. Just shards and vessels and their constant meddling, gives me a headache…” He sits down next to him, looking at Gavilar’s face and taking it in. “Storms…you haven’t aged a day” He resists the urge to reach out and touch his face))

gavilarkholin ((He doesn’t have to resist much, because Gavilar reaches out and rests his hand on Sadeas’s. He’s still shocked by the changes in him, but he knows Sadeas, and that’s definitely him. “Well… I have been dead. And I think gods are important, but we can talk about that later. There’s plenty to talk about there, and I need to tell my brother…” He trails off, then shakes his head. “Anyway. I suppose I’m no longer king, am I? How is my son?”))

highprincesadeas ((“Elhokar? Oh he’s fine I suppose. Dalinar and I have been advising him with his kingly duties and such. He’s nearly 30 now, would you believe!” Sadeas smiles, not objecting to the touch. A flash of guilt goes through him as he remembers his various plans to have elhokar assassinated, but it doesnt show on his face))

gavilarkholin ((Gavilar smiles. He doesn’t notice the guilt at all. “That’s wonderful! I’m glad it’s going well. How is my wife?”))

highprincesadeas ((A slightly malicious look comes across his face but he puts on fake sympathy “Ah… you may want to ask Dalinar about that” He licks his lips “Navani isn’t exactly your wife anymore…”))

gavilarkholin ((“…What?” Gavilar blinks at him. “What do you mean?” He chuckles, thinking that it’s some kind of joke. Of course Navani is his wife.))

highprincesadeas ((“Things have changed a lot since you’ve been gone.” he gives him a sympathetic look “Navani really didnt miss the chance to jump into your brothers bed once you died.”))

gavilarkholin ((Gavilar stares at him. “You’re… pulling my leg, aren’t you?” He chuckles and rubs Sadeas’s back. “I know you’ve never liked her, but don’t scare me like that.”))

highprincesadeas ((“Well… you’ll see about that later” he leans into the touch, realizing just how much he missed Gavilars presence. “If you like I can grab you a recent history book that covers your assassination and the war”))

gavilarkholin ((“I…” Gavilar would continue to ask questions, but Sadeas leaning into him distracts him. He cant remember anything that happened after he died, but he does have an unexplainable feeling that it has been a long time since he’s seen Sadeas. He hugs him tighter. “That would be nice. I’ll have a scribe read it to me soon.”))

highprincesadeas ((“Oh it’s fine, i’ll read it to you if you like!” He smiles, opening up his phone and checking his messages, continuing talking while looking down “I’m sure they have a copy online, we have plenty of time till dalinar’s special guard finds us to lock me up”))

gavilarkholin ((Gavilar looks shocked. “You can read?” He’s watching Sadeas’s phone, but he has no idea what it says. “When did you learn to read?”))

highprincesadeas ((“Oh..” He blushes, realizing what he just admitted “You mean… I assumed you knew how… didnt you write your last words on the ground when you died?”))

gavilarkholin ((“…No?” Gavilar pauses. He seems to consider for a moment, and then his eyes widen. “He listened to me, then? That assassin? He must’ve written it.”))

highprincesadeas ((“The… assassin wrote it…” He curses softly “Storms, we’re a bunch of idiots! All this time we assumed…!” ))

gavilarkholin ((“I told him what I wanted to be said, but I never wrote it.” He says, still watching Sadeas’s phone with interest. “I suppose that it’s good he could write. I didn’t really expect him to deliver my message.”))

highprincesadeas ((He notices Gavilar’s interest in the phone “Ah, this is like a spanreed device. Look here, it’s a picture of a cat my… friend… send me.” He shows gavilar the phone, letting him hold it “Ialai does most of the typing for me of course, aha” He blushes “I’m not a woman or anything, I’m not really reading, you know”))

gavilarkholin ((“Hm,” Gavilar nods, playing with the phone like he’s a child with a new toy. He has no idea how the little device works, but it seems interesting. They’ve certainly advanced during his absence. “Don’t worry. It’s cute when you do feminine things.” He gives Sadeas a smile.))

highprincesadeas ((He smiles back, giving him a light shove “Stop being such a suck up just because I brought you back from the dead” he grabs the phone back before gavilar does anything too damaging “So, any questions?”))

gavilarkholin ((He laughs and shoves Sadeas back playfully. “Oh, come now. I’m not sucking up to you. You know I mean it.” He hands the phone back to him, shaking his head. “I have … a lot of questions. But I think that it would be better to clear my head and meet with my brother and the others before asking anything else.”))

highprincesadeas ((“That might be tricky… I can’t leave here without being found out”))

gavilarkholin ((“Well, they’ll be less eager to arrest you if I show up with you.” He pats his shoulder comfortingly. “It’ll probably shock them enough for them to forget about it.”))

highprincesadeas ((“You didn’t see how pissed off Dalinar was…” he chuckles nervously “You’re probably going to hear a lot of bad things about me in the next few days, and I apologise in advance”))

gavilarkholin ((Gavilar smiles at him. “It can’t be so bad. You’ve always been a mess, but we’ve stuck with you this whole time.” He pulls him in, kissing his forehead.))

highprincesadeas ((“Oh stop it” he laughs, pushing him off “look, I’m trying to be serious here. I’ve really fucked up this time”))

gavilarkholin ((“…What did you do?” He looks more concerned now. “It can’t be that bad. We’ve been through a lot together.”))

highprincesadeas ((“You were always my sense of direction, as silly as it seems. Once you were gone I… I…” he takes a deep breath, really not wanting to tell him but not wanting him to find out from someone else “I tried to have dalinar and his son put out of the way… take over the throne for myself” he diverts his gaze away from Gavilars eyes))

gavilarkholin ((“You…” He furrows his brow, still looking at him. It’s not really getting through to him that Sadeas is implying that he tried to kill his brother. Everything is still fuzzy at the moment. “…What did you do…?”))

highprincesadeas ((“Let’s… talk about it tomorrow. You’re probably hungry and tired” he hasn’t got the guts to explain, he just wants to enjoy the time with Gavilar while he can without it being tainted. “Have one of these” he hands him a chocolate bar “Sorry it’s sweet, I was only carrying them around for Ati”))

gavilarkholin ((“…Alright.” Gavilar nods, leaving it at that. Sadeas is probably right, he assumes. His head hurts and he needs time to adjust. “Who’s this Ati you keep mentioning?” He takes the candy bar, opening it up. Now isnt the time to worry about masculinity.))

highprincesadeas ((“A friend of mine, he’s a sweet kid. Reminds me of myself sometimes” Sadeas opens up one for himself and eats it too))

gavilarkholin ((Gavilar takes a bite. He wrinkles his nose, a little taken aback by the sweet taste. “Interesting. And he enjoys foods like this? Must be a foreigner.”))

highprincesadeas ((“Well, you could say that…” he laughs, finishing his quickly “there’s a lot of foreigners around here, sone better than others”))

gavilarkholin ((It’s a little too sweet for him, but he eats it regardless. He seems to be very hungry. It wasn’t even something he realized until he had the candy. “So, we should give some time for my brother to cool off, and then go out and confront them?”))

highprincesadeas ((He looks nervous “I suppose…” he puts his hand on gavilars arm “if I do go to prison, can you promice to get me out, no matter what you hear about me”))

gavilarkholin ((Gavilar chuckles, as if he finds the idea of not getting him out to be silly. He really has no clue what he’s in for. “Of course, Torol. I wouldn’t leave you there.”))

highprincesadeas ((“You have to promice me.” He looks serious “swear on your honor”))

gavilarkholin ((“…Is it that serious?” He blinks at him, but takes his hand. “I swear on my honor. I won’t.”))

highprincesadeas ((“Thank you, old friend” he relaxes, leaning back and still holding his hand “I don’t know how tired people normally are after being resurrected… There are some comfortable mats near by if you do need sleep” you can tell on sadeas’s face he’s pretty drained and sleepy))

gavilarkholin ((Gavilar nods his head. He looks at the mat, then back at Sadeas, noticing that he looks as tired as he feels. “Alright, then.” He stands up, bends down, and lifts Sadeas right up. It’s definitely a lot harder than before, but Gavilar is pretty strong, and Sadeas /is/ quite a bit shorter than him, so he manages to get him over to the mat and set him down.))

highprincesadeas ((“Hey!” He weakly protests but doesn’t struggle “I’m not a child, I can still walk!” he’s laughing despite what he’s saying, he does enjoy getting picked up. He stretches out on the mat, getting comfortable “…Thanks”))

gavilarkholin ((“You’re welcome.” He smiles at him and tries to tug off the heavy cape and some of the robes he was put in so he doesn’t get tangled in them when he sleeps. “I’m sure I’ll be able to talk Dalinar out of throwing one of his fits. You don’t worry about it.”))

highprincesadeas ((He tries his best not to stare “Fits…heh. I don’t think Dal has had one of his fits in a long time…” ))

gavilarkholin ((Gavilar chuckles, sitting beside him and stretching. “Dalinar is always having one of his fits. Even if he took my advice and tried to better himself, that couldn’t have changed.”))

highprincesadeas ((Hoo boy Gavilar are you in for a shock “you’ll see…’ he chuckles lightly and rests his head against Gavilars shoulder, drifting off pretty quickly "You still… smell the same”))

gavilarkholin ((He’s pretty much in blissful ignorance right now. He pats Sadeas’s head and lets him lean into him, shutting his eyes. “Well, other than being exhausted, I don’t feel any different. It’s… a strange feeling.”))

highprincesadeas ((“I’m glad… I was worried you’d come back… wrong”))

gavilarkholin ((“I’m just fine. And we’ll work this out, don’t worry.” He ends up drifting off a little after that. Sadeas is probably… going to be rolled on top of or bear hugged all night. Gavilar wallows constantly.))

brightlordkholin I have relilable reports.

highprincesadeas Your son is not a reliable report

brightlordkholin My child, Renarin, is reliable, and so is their source.

highprincesadeas Their source is ati, who is an even less reliable report

highprincesadeas Drop the charges against me

brightlordkholin Will you return Gavilar’s body?

highprincesadeas I don’t have it. Why would I steal Gavilars body, that’s ridiculous?

brightlordkholin You and I both know that outside of political enemies, of which we have none vitriolic for such an act, you are the most likely suspect for such an act. I suggest you try acting innocent instead to someone who hasn’t known you for over two decades.

highprincesadeas You always assume I’m the one behind everything!

highprincesadeas Just this once it might not be me

brightlordkholin But it is you.

highprincesadeas Okay yes fine, it was me But I took it for a very important reason

brightlordkholin Bring him back.

highprincesadeas That’s what I’m trying to do!!

brightlordkholin I beg your pardon?

highprincesadeas I’m going to bring him back To life

brightlordkholin That’s impossible.

brightlordkholin The very thought of it is blasphemous as well.

highprincesadeas Maybe it is impossible, but I have to try

brightlordkholin No, you do not.

highprincesadeas I made a deal with a god, I don’t quite understand the details but… Don’t you want to see him again?

brightlordkholin Of course I do, Torol, but I can’t. Neither of us can.

highprincesadeas You’re wrong

brightlordkholin We will see him in the Tranquiline Halls.

highprincesadeas Fuck the storming Tranquiline Halls! I don’t want to wait that long!

brightlordkholin You might not have to.

highprincesadeas Is that a threat?

brightlordkholin Perhaps. Rarely in my life have I been as furious as I was when I heard what you’d done.

highprincesadeas Gavilars body is fine with me I did not take it with the intent of angering you However much I do enjoy that particular emotion on you…

brightlordkholin Gavilar’s body is the body of a King, the first King of Alethkar in a long time. His body is a symbol of the unification of the Highprinces under a common ruler. It will not be ‘fine’ with you.

highprincesadeas If it doesn’t work ill give him back and you can lock me up

brightlordkholin I cannot let you try.

highprincesadeas I give you my word, as little as that means to you these days

brightlordkholin I have already ordered a squad to bring you in.

highprincesadeas Storms Why must you be so difficult I would have thought you’d be happy to see him again after you let him die! I guess you truely are the worst brother Good luck finding me 😚

brightlordkholin You will not see the light of day as long as I can possibly allow for it.

shard-of-cultivation if you /ever/ insinuate that Ati is “faking”–or, for that matter, that /anyone/ with a mental illness is faking it–again, i’m going to shove my shardblade so far up your ass that even Ati won’t be able to find it apologize to him

highprincesadeas Excuse me? I’m afraid this isn’t your business, brightness

shard-of-cultivation apologize to ati frankly you’re lucky that i haven’t come over there to kick your ass already because you more than deserve it

shard-of-cultivation this is my fucking business

shard-of-cultivation if you’re being an ass to my family, it’s my fucking business

highprincesadeas Calm down ma'am

shard-of-cultivation Excuse me?

highprincesadeas Take deep breathes, relax.

shard-of-cultivation Why should I calm down, exactly?

highprincesadeas Women are unattractive when they yell It would be a shame with your pretty face

shard-of-cultivation well, if you don’t apologize to ati this instant, i’m about to get a lot more unattractive, brat

highprincesadeas Dont call me brat

shard-of-cultivation why shouldn’t i?

highprincesadeas I’m an adult man Ati’s the one whose a brat

shard-of-cultivation Ati is hundreds of times your age, and you /are/ a brat

highprincesadeas Sorry if I have offended you ma'am But this isnt to do with you, it’s between me and ati

shard-of-cultivation again you’re messing with someone in my family it is absolutely to do with me and you shouldn’t be apologizing to me, you should be apologizing to ati

highprincesadeas No, he needs to get a grip

shard-of-cultivation Alright, I gave you a chance. The moment I’m done dealing with things infinitely more important than you, you and I and probably Aona are going to have a talk. Today at 5:40 PM

highprincesadeas Listen, love, it’s fine. We’ve sorted it out.

shard-of-cultivation …what did you just call me?

highprincesadeas Love? It’s a friendly term to refer to young ladies?

shard-of-cultivation Listen, brat, first of all, you don’t get to call me “love.” There are two people in the entire cosmere who can call me that and you’re neither of them. Second of all, it’s not a friendly term, it’s fucking creepy, and moreover we have never been on friendly terms, and you need to watch what you say, you presumptuous ass. Third of all, I’m older than this planet, and anyone calling me a “lady” is lying through their teeth.

highprincesadeas I… Apologise? I was only trying to be polite…

shard-of-cultivation well, you fucked up

highprincesadeas Manners are a wonderful thing, you should try it sometime

shard-of-cultivation are you shitting me are you actually looking for a fight here. is that what’s happening

highprincesadeas While I am always looking for a good fight, I dont tend to fight women

highprincesadeas Maybe we could talk this over a glass of wine?

shard-of-cultivation what

shard-of-cultivation first of all, for someone who “doesn’t tend to fight women” you’re doing a real storming good job of making sure you’ll end up in a fight with one pretty damn soon second of all what the fuck

highprincesadeas I’m sorry? How have I offended you now?

shard-of-cultivation your entire existence offends me

highprincesadeas That is… rather rude of you But I will let it slide

shard-of-cultivation what gives /you/ the right to “let slide” or not let slide anything i decide to say?

highprincesadeas I’m sorry ma'am

highprincesadeas As a god your opinions are obviously superior to mine

shard-of-cultivation and again with the ass-kissing i do hope you know this isn’t going to stop me from kicking your ass later

highprincesadeas That is very unnessesary There’s no need to touch my ass, at least take me to dinner first

shard-of-cultivation /excuse me?/

highprincesadeas It’s a joke sweetheart

shard-of-cultivation alright, that’s it, this conversation is over.