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NEIL BLAIR
Black Fire of the Night Dragon
Kingslayer
Dragon Mage

(Spillover for threads, muse contact, mun contact--circle all that apply.)

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From:

hellorhighwater

[He's trying to be a better man. He's a sworn servant of the light now. A knight only kills at the command of his queen, not because a little bloodletting is a good way to blow off steam.

These are the things Neil needs to remind himself over and over as he answers Alice as calmly as possible.]

Princess--you understand that moral ain't right, y'know? That this Perrault guy got it wrong. I mean--sometimes that's a good idea, not talkin' to strangers, that's a good rule for children that should be protected from bad people. But when you're grown...attractive, well-bred ladies are the wolves. They're the dangerous ones, so anyone that'd do 'em harm steers clear outta fear and respect.

From:

madcuriosity

It isn't? But... Regina isn't a wolf, Evie isn't a wolf. [Oooooh if only she knew.]

From:

hellorhighwater

Oh, no--no, Regina and Evie are absolutely wolves. They're strong, they're loyal, and they're very good at protecting themselves, and the people they love. Anyone that ever tried to hurt our family would discover that they can be downright vicious if they need to be. Shoot, that's one of the reasons I fell in love with Regina--'cause she's a beautiful, powerful she-wolf.

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madcuriosity

Are... you not going to come, then? I'm Little Red Riding Hood, not any sort of wolf.

From:

hellorhighwater

[Oh no. His heart.]

There ain't a big, bad wolf alive that has the power to keep me from being there. I'm gonna be right in the front row, with Regina, and you're gonna be such a strong, beautiful Little Red Riding Hood, the whole audience will think the Wolf is the helpless little kid.

I'll be takin' pictures, too, so you can see for yourself later.

From:

madcuriosity

Ah pictures! I- but wh-what if I mess up? I-I've never acted b-before!

From:

hellorhighwater

There's a saying among the dragons of my world: a man is doomed to die until he has bled. It means that you can't be successful at something until you've messed up at least once--then you'll always do better next time. Means you're learning, so it's nothing to be scared of.

And I'm gonna still take all the pictures I can, 'cause I don't think you'll mess up. I think you'll be amazing. Well, more amazing than you already are, anyway.

From:

madcuriosity

[But she didn't want to bleed. Expression or not, she wanted as little blood as possible in her life.]

But then if I don't mess up, won't that mean I can't be successful?

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hellorhighwater

Nope, it means you can't possibly fail. You succeed, you succeed. You mess up, you learn and succeed next time. Either way, you win.

From:

madcuriosity

I see... but either way, you'll come, won't you? I asked Regina too!

From:

hellorhighwater

Wild horses couldn't drag me away. The will of the gods upon my tongue: I'll be there no matter what.

From:

madcuriosity

I'm going to ask Cheshire too, do you think Evie will want to come?

From:

hellorhighwater

Try to keep her from going, I dare you. Heck, if you ask her she'll probably wanna make your costume--she's good at that stuff, y'know.

...remind me who Cheshire is again?

[Paranoid Fire Dad is ~~homicidal~~ paranoid.]