#rhendarzon

~ Rhen Darzon Maurva Pendragon Aesthetic ~

Why is the image so blurry ;w; (Sorry if it’s a bit awkward-looking, I’ll need to figure out how to fix it)

This is just a little pic I made of Rhen & Dameon in a field of flowers, surrounded by sheep, and of course, Dameon’s cat, Softly! I made it especially for @mu11berry because I felt like making her a random gift! (Plus she made me a Te’ijalahad Aesthetic, so yay!)

All was quiet in the city of Thais. It was nearing midnight, and everyone had gone to bed for the night, save for Queen Rhen Pendragon, who was seated comfortably in front of the fireplace in the royal library, a thick fur blanket wrapped around her to protect her from the chilly night air that often wafted through the castle. There were still some repairs to be made to the castle, but the city itself was almost completely restored, and for that she was grateful.

Rhen had proven herself as a gracious and compassionate Queen in the last year and a half, putting the needs of her people before her own, and the people had come to love her for it. However, despite her many responsibilities, which occupied a great deal of her time, she always made an effort to keep in contact with her former traveling companions, and that was precisely why she was still awake.

Most of her friends were too busy to come and visit her, but Te'ijal had made a habit of coming to see her every now and then. Until now, she had managed to always come during the day, using what was left of her bottle of sunscreen, but she feared that the Vampress might have used it all, for Te'ijal had sent her a letter the evening before, informing her that she would be coming only at night from now on.

Dameon wasn't too pleased by the idea, claiming that Rhen needed her sleep, but Rhen did not mind. She was more than willing to stay awake a bit later than usual if it meant that she would get to spend time with one of her dearest friends. Besides, she enjoyed Te'ijal's visits. They brought an extra bit of excitement to her day, and that was certainly something that she lacked. Although she loved being Queen, it could get rather boring and monotonous at times.

Just then, a sudden strong blast of cold air swirled through the room, causing the papers on her desk to fly up into the air and scatter about. Rhen knew in an instant that Te'ijal had arrived. Getting to her feet, she turned and found the all too familiar Vampress standing no more than five feet away from her.

"What took you so long?" Rhen asked, an irrepressible smile stretching across her face.

"I got hungry along the way and stopped for a bite," Te'ijal said with a mischievous smirk. "You might find that a couple of your guards are missing in the morning."

Rhen couldn't help but laugh. Most people would have been appalled by such a statement, but Rhen knew Te'ijal well enough to know that she was just kidding. The Vampress certainly had a morbid sense of humor, but that was what made her unique. Even Dameon admitted that he found it amusing.

"It's good to see you again, Te'ijal," Rhen greeted her, "Where is Galahad? Did he not come with you?"

Te'ijal shook her head. "We are currently in the midst of playing hide-and-seek. I have yet to find him, but I plan to go look for him after our visit."

That was another reason she enjoyed the Vampress's company. While everything else in life was constantly changing, Te'ijal remained forever the same. She remembered how the Vampress had always enjoyed chasing Galahad around the Dining Room at the Manor in Sedona. Although Galahad tried to outrun her, Te'ijal was just too fast and always caught him. Then there was the time that she body slammed him into the table and pounced on top of him. Needless to say, they had to purchase a new table after that.

"That is enough about Galahad and I," Te'ijal added. "How are you and Dameon getting along? It would appear that the two of you have been busy, if I am not mistaken."

Then, in a sudden bold move, which Te'ijal was well-known for, she ripped the blanket away from Rhen, revealing the bulge in her stomach that was starting to show quite prominently underneath her nightgown. Rhen had known that it wouldn't take her long to figure it out, but still wanted to try to surprise her.

Rhen blushed at the Vampress's remark, placing a hand instinctively over her belly. "No, you're not mistaken. I am about four months pregnant, which should tell you just how well Dameon and I have been getting along."

"I must congratulate the two of you then," Te'ijal said with a slight giggle.

Eventually the two of them went to sit down in front of the fire, seeing as Rhen was getting a bit cold. They talked about everything that was going on in the lives of their other friends. Lars had apparently gotten engaged to a young noble woman from Velderah, and was set to marry her in two months time. Elini had fallen pregnant as well, and was trying to figure out which one of her husbands was the father. Mad Marge had gone back to working as a bartender, which wasn't at all surprising, but what was surprising was that she had actually given up on trying to steal Pirate John from Elini.

It was nice hearing that everyone was able to live peacefully now that Ahriman was gone. However, she couldn't help but wonder what the future would hold. She knew that Ahriman was gone for good, but she couldn't quite shake the feeling that a new foe would arise some day and put the world in danger again. Perhaps it was just the anxiety of a soon to be mother, but she felt the need to ensure that her family would be safe.

"Te'ijal, can I ask a favor of you?" she asked.

"Of course, Uplander," Te'ijal replied. "What is it?"

"I want you to promise me that you will watch over my descendants, even if from a distance, and help them if they are ever in grave danger."

Te'ijal remained silent for the first few moments, as if contemplating whether to accept, and in those moments, Rhen held her breath, praying that her friend would agree. Despite knowing Te'ijal well, Rhen honestly didn't know how she would respond. The Vampress could be selfish at times, seeking her own pleasure above all else. However, she was capable of being loyal and reliable to those who had proven themselves to her. She would not help just anyone.

"For the sake of setting your mind at ease, I give you my word that I will keep an eye on them," she answered at last, "and if your descendants are anything like you, I will gladly offer them my help."

A White Surprise

Part 1

White. Everything’s white. White snow. Its cold. I’m cold. But still its beautiful. How funny. Sitting in a cold room, shivering, yet, looking at the snow, I can’ help thinking its beautiful. It really is funny……

“Rhen, wake up.”

“Mmmm, 5 minutes more, Pa.”

“Rhen, get up. It’s Dameon.”

Rhen’s eyes shot open,”Huh what? Did I sleep in?” She looked outside her window.”But, its still dark outside.”

“Rhen, that’s….”

“Wait,” she got up and moved to the window. “Why’s there water on the window.” She wiped it and was shocked to see….What? Why’s everything white? Snow? But  we  were in Sedona!”

“Rhen, we’re still in Sedona. It’s Christmas.”

“Christmas?”

“Yes, that’s why I came in early to wish you.”

“But everything was normal just yesterday!”

“Yes, that’s the specialty of Christmas in Sedona. Just before the day it gets covered in white.”

“Already planning on going out you two.”

Rhen and Dameon turned to see the speaker leaning on the door.

“Lars, I was getting her to come down.” Dameon responsed calmly.

“Yeah sure, you do that cause everyone’s waiting for someone.” Lars rolled his eyes and went down.

“Rhen, why don’t you come down and join us?”

“Hmm? Yeah, you go ahead.”

Dameon nodded and left the room.

“Christmas, huh?” her thoughts drifted in the white city.  

“You know about Christmas?” Lars raised an eyebrow.

“Of course I do. You are amusing human.” Te’ijal chuckled.

“What happens in Ghed’ahre then? Red snow and Blood tree?”

“Your imagination is very amusing.” The vampress laughed.

“I’m intrigued, vampress. What do you do?” Elini asked.

“Well, nothing special just hunt down some food and decorate the tree with the remainings. It looks like the dolls in yours just a bit livelier.”

“………”

“Did she just say they decorate the tree with the corpses?” Lars whispered to Elini. She only shrugged.

The party were playing cards at the dining table while sharing they’re experiences.

“Elini, you live in the desert which means you have a ‘hot’ Christmas? It must be comforting than this shivering cold.”

“True, sorcerer. But I find the snow quite interesting.”

“What about the tree if there is any?”

“Of course we have our tree, how idiotic. We make a special one.”

“Special one?”

“A tree made of sand.”

“…………”

“What? It’s interesting when you see it. Well, sometimes the huge amount of sand does result in a sandstorm. But then again, its interesting to see people scattering around from the top of your tower.” She laughed.

“Ya’re the only one who could find that amusing, crazy woman.” The pirate said.

“And what about you then, darling?”

“Huh, mine’s something like ya’ve na’er seen,” John stated.

“Yeah sure,” Lars rolled his eyes.

“Such days are good for the business, specially the merchant ships.”

“You steal? Isn’t that against the ‘Christmas spirit’ or something?”

“Nay! We do show mercy on this day, letting them have their dress. And then we have a blast at the sea. Ah, you na’er now the fun in the sea.”

“Does that mean normally you take their clothes too?”

“Ya, everything belongs to a pirate wance he has his eyes on it.”

“Hmm well, that’s true,”Elini purred closing the minimal distance between them.

“Watch it, crazy woman!”

“I’m curious to know how you celebrate it, crumpet?”

“I do not owe you any explanation, demon spawn!” Galahad said in his usual attitude. “But since everyone is sharing I may as well participate.”

“Seriously, cut the lecture and get started already.”

“Patience, boy. It is not good for a young boy to be always on temper.”

“I’m not a-“

“As I was saying, there is nothing noble than to serve my kingdom as a gallant knight.”

“So, you do the same thing as you do everyday?” Elini asked

“Well, I do extra rounds of the city and ensure that every citizen is safe, that is how I spend the noble day in a noble way.”

“as expected.” Lars sighed.

“this drink is quite good, miss Marge.” Dameon said.

“It’s called eggnog. But I suppose ‘The Priest’ doesn’t have time for such things.” Lars said having his drink.

“And of course you have the right to decide about everything about everyone,” Rhen said sarcastically.

“So, ‘she’ finally speaks to defend her knight.”

“Rhen, you’ve been quite this evening. Is something bothering you?” Dameon asked ignoring Lars.

“Yes, Swordsinger that is true. You are not even doing your usual bickering with the sorcerer. I was missing it.”

“I don’t bick-“

“That’s why the human’s winning,: Te’ijal said cutting off Lars.

Everyone noticed then noticed that with the flow of their conversation, they gave the wrong cards.

“It seems that its just the Sorcerer and the Swordsinger then.”

“That’s not fair! This is my game and I’m supposed to win!”

“Calm down, pirate. Enjoy the fiddling of these two with me.”

“You’ve been winning because the others weren’t paying attention. You’re never going to  win against me.”

“Says who, the idiotic snob.”

“If you’re so confident then let’s make it  a challenge. The loser has to do whatever the winners says till the next morning.”

“Fine then.”

After ten minutes…………

“Told you I would win.”

“But, how did this happen……”

“Huh! You should learn from the master. According to the condition you have to do whatever I say.” Lars grinned.

“Whatever……what do you want me to do then?”

“Not here. Lets go outside.” Saying so Lars took her out of the manson.

“The fun’s over I guess. Let’s do something ourselves too, John.”

“As if I’d agree.”

A White Surprise

Part 2

“What do you want now?”

“Just keep walking.”

“Yeah right, it’s cold out.”

“Why were you so quiet back in?”

“What do you mean?”

“You didn’t say what you did?”

“Oh you want to what’s Christmas is like to me? Fine then. I used to be so happy when I saw the snow out of my room in my village. I’d have snowball fight with my friends, make snowman with Pa, Ma’s cakes; everything was so special to me. But then suddenly I became a slave and it ended. After that, Christmas meant cold days locked in a room to me. I didn’t have anything to wear or eat or do anything I did. I could only stare at kids by my window. I felt so lost and lonely because of-”

“Me?”

“I……” Rhen stared at him.

“It’s okay, you can say it. let it out. It’ll be good.”

“Lars, I-“

“Well, we’re here.”

Rhen looked at the tall building before them. “We go in?”

“No, we go up.”

Saying so Lars teleported them on the roof.

“Ahh, you could’ve at least warned me. Don’t just suddenly poof us anywhere.”

“Sorry,” Lars chuckled.

“So, what do we do now?”

“Sit, there’s something I want you to see.”

“Huh? Ok.”

“Rhen, when I apologized to you, I did it sincerely. Do you believe that.”

“umm…… I do.”

“You should. I was, I am serious. I know I hurt you a lot of times that I can’t change. But I do want to mend what we have.

“Lars?”

“So, here.” He pushed an object in her hand.

“What’s this? A gift? For me?”

“It is Christmas, after all.”

Being curious she unwrapped it to find a beautiful silver mirror.

“A mirror? And what am I supposed to do with it?”

“Did you actually think I’d give you an ordinary mirror?”

“Then what does it do?”

“Close your eyes and think of the person you want to see.”

She did as was told.

“Now open them.”

Upon  opening her eyes, she saw her parents in the mirror. “What?”

“It’s a mirror that lets you see the person you want to no matter wherever they are. Of course that person has to be someone you interacted with.”

She wasn’t paying attention to him as she was busy watching her beloved parents with eyes full of emotions.

“Careful, you wouldn’t want to let an idiotic snob to see you cry.”

“I’m not crying, you idiot. What’s that?” Rhen pointed to the sky where colorful patterns started to appear. “Fireworks? But they are not coming  from the ground. Wait, are you?”

“hey, I wanted to see the fireworks but it got cancelled. How stupid. So, I made my own. They should be thankful to me.”

“Yeah right,” she rolled her eyes. “It’s beautiful.”

“Was that a compliment?”

“I guess it is.” She smiled looking at the colorful night sky. “oh look, its snowing.”

“……its getting cold. Lets go back. I’m going to teleport us just so you know.”

“Yeah……” Rhen replied.

They were back on the ground, walking towards he mansion.

“Lars?”

“Yeah?”

“Thank you for the gift.”

“You do know that it means you owe me one.”

“I guess I do then.”

“Well, then you’re allowed to serve me tomorrow as well, consider it a bonus.”

“Lars,” Rhen came in front him from his side. “Is that really what you want?” she spoke leaning closer to him.

“What are-” Lars started but got caught up by those amethyst pools, coming closer and closer. He was breathing in her breath. A mix of mauves and oranges fooled his vision. A soft warmth brushing against his lips.

“You really think I’m that dense?” Rhen whispered in his ear and placed another soft kiss on his cheek. She twirled and walked away. Looking over her shoulder, she watched as Lars slowly touched the recently wounded area, still dazed. She smiled with a blush and hurried back.

“Crumpet, I’ve brought a gift for you.” Te’ijal said to Galahad in a singsong voice.

“I will not fall for your evil schemes, demon spawn!”

“Trust me, it’s something you always wanted. Look,” she swayed the soul pendant in front of him.

“You are giving it to me?” He took it, still confused. “You are returning my soul to me?! The gods have finally lighted your senses.”

“Who said anything about returning your soul? I’m just giving you the pendant you wanted me to give you back.”

“What games are you playing at?”

“I just happened to stroll around the market where I found a witch selling some quite interesting collection of spells. Among which caught my attention was a ‘soul binding spell’. Now, our souls are eternally binded together and I don’t need a pendant. So, I thought of giving it to you.”

As soon as Te’ijal finished, Galahad landed on the couch, unconscious.

“It seems he couldn’t contain the joy, how amusing.”

“ ‘joy’, huh. He sure did.” Elini commented. “Where are you headed at this time, Sun Priest?”

“Don’t you think they’re taking too long? I’m going to look for them.” As he touched the door handle, he was pulled backward by a force.

“Sorry, Priest. But unfortunately for you, I’m going to have them they’re time.” Saying so she finished her remaining job.

“You are one particular amusing human.” Te’ijal grinned watching her.

“I know, right?”

Just then, Rhen entered the house.

“Well well, back from your small trip, eh?”

“What is that on your head, human?” ”Huh?” ”Let me see,” Elini got it out from her hair. “You might not recognize this. It’s mistletoe. These have special attraction here on this occasion, specially among young people. Am I not right swordsinger?”

“Ah well…….”

“But the question is how did it end up on you. Have you been experimenting the little tales, I presume.”

“You look quite strange, human. Your face is going red.”

Realizing Elini’s indications, Rhen went up to her room, abashed.

“Ah, young love,” John mused.

“You sound like an old man.”

“Well I-“ he was interrupted by Lars’ arrival, more like slopping.

“How did things go?” Elini inquired, being the only one to know about Lars’ plan.

“… I need something from the storage room,” ignoring Elini’s question, Lars opened the door.

“Human, wait!” What the!” and it was too late. He slammed the door as soon as he saw, “Elini, care to explain, why a red demon has gagged Dameon and holding him?”

“To avoid unnecessary interruptions.” She shrugged. “You should be thankful to me, boy.”

1. Ok, first things first: which Aveyond do you like the most? (AV3: Orbs of Magic counts as one Aveyond, and so does AP) Rhen’s Quest!! of course

(a). If you picked Aveyond 3, which is your favourite chapter? n/a

2. If you have played Ahriman’s Prophecy… I have not, and now I feel a little bad about it. (a). Name your favourite character(s). n/a

(b). Name your favourite pairing(s). n/a

3. If you have played Aveyond 1: Rhen’s Quest… (a). Name your favourite character(s). Rhen!! And probably pirate John but only because he was the main character in my Aveyond/GTA crossover!

(b). Name your favourite pairing(s). Rhen/Lars platonic or romantic, forever and always

4. If you have played Aveyond 2: Ean’s Quest… (a). Name your favourite character(s). Iya, a sweet little snowball of love who occasionally makes idiotic decisions

(b). Name your favourite pairing(s). Ean/Iya because I’m a sucker for the friends-to-lovers trope

5. If you have played Aveyond 3: Orbs of Magic… I played through the very first game but that’s it rip (a). Name your favourite character(s). Mel!

(b). Name your favourite pairing(s). I don’t recall having a favorite pairing when I went through this, but probably Stella/Edward platonic?

6. If you have played Aveyond 4: Shadow of the Mist… (a). Name your favourite character(s). Myst!

(b). Name your favourite pairing(s). Can I put down Boyle/Myst platonic because their sass is life? No? ... Please?

7. Who is your favourite protagonist out of all of the above games? Rhen!! of course!!!!

8.  Who is your favourite protagonist sidekick? Myst, but Lars is close second

9. Who is your favourite main villain? Ahriman, if only because I remember Rhen’s Quest the best

10. Favourite healer? Dameon, by virtue of knowing really, really good healing spells that pretty much no other healer has. Like, the shields and the overall “I can heal everyone at once” and heal like half of their HP at the same time. That was real nice.

11. Favourite male character overall? Lars!

12. Favourite female character overall? I’ll have to say Rhen but I love Myst too... :(

13. Try pairing the person in 11 together with the person in 12. What do you think of the result? Either way, the sass would be incredible and that’s what I’m here for.

14. Favourite character overall? ... Rhen (I’m so sorry Myst bby)

15. Favourite pairing overall? Rhen/Lars platonic

16. Favourite canon pairing overall? (ie. they actually marry in the ‘main’ ending of the game) What even is canon anymore, I’ve been writing too much fic and can’t keep my facts straight, uhh... Edward and Stella I guess?? Even though I ship them as platonic bros more than anything else??

17. Least favourite character(s) overall? Uh. Uhhhh. Huh. I mean I recall disliking Galahad pretty intensely back in the day, but. I’d rather go with Mad Marge. I am completely indifferent when it comes to Mad Marge. Does that count?

18. Least favourite pairing(s)? Galahad/Te’ijal because NO CONSENT, also Rhen/Dameon because there’s no build-up unless you spend a huge amount of time playing the game like I did when I was eight and so they would have a conceivable amount of time to bond during battles and while in the manor and the like

19. Support ‘crack’? What’s your favourite crack pairing? I can get on the Lars/Dameon train any day. Any. Day.

20. Anything else you want to say? Aveyond will always have a special place in my heart and I can’t thank Amanda enough for that.