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[Vlad Drăculea]

There was much to consider in all of this. Even if his judgement did not seem fair he knew it was accurate. Perhaps it was not? Normally he never questioned the course his choices lead him on as he was sure of himself. Vlad was never one to falter in his immortal life, when he found the path he walked it until the end revealed it's self. This was no different than any other choice he was forced to make until this point. Regardless of why she left, she chose to abandon her duty and the people she had a duty to. They were monsters but they were not without the promise of something much more than what they were now. They could be redeemed in the eyes of the world and Ingeras was going to be the one to do so he knew it.

"I am far from kind. Perhaps you may not see it but you are all to close to me to see my true nature." he said. She chose to ignore it but he knew she knew what he did to those he called enemies behind closed doors. He was a monster in his own right, going out of his way to make sure those who threatened his crown suffered. What she spoke of he was far from the point in which he felt he would suffer something of the sort to pass. Even if he spoke of her in such a way now, she was still his daughter and no man would lay a hand on her.

As she tugged at his hand he looked down at her inquisitively as she seemed poised to take to the skies. There was a moment in which he felt that he did not have to think about the events of the night and that he could be here. Yet it all came crashing back down upon him, still she made a very valid point. In the sky the troubles of the kingdom would seem much smaller and so Vlad released her hand and stepped forward onto the balcony. Never before had he used these new found limbs to fly, before he flew by his own will. Yet that power seemed to be replaced by a new form that he could not truly tell if he was in control of yet.

Spreading his dark wings wide, Vlad took to the skies with what seemed like ease. Yet on the inside he was concentrating a bit more than he once had. It was strange to try and use wings as if they were an extension of his own form. What was also strange was feeling the warmth of the sun against his own skin. This feeling was denied to him for so long and now he was immune to the harmful rays the fiery orb emitted.

"It's been so long since I have felt the suns warmth."

[Mari]

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She could see his mind working silently. He always over analyzed things usually to his detriment she found. His trust, once violated (with rare exception) was usually lost, if not forever, than for a very long time. She had been the rare exception to that rule and she suspected it was because while she had occassionally disobeyed him it had been when she had first been his prisoner and not fully herself. The shock of her captivity, attempts at escape and recapture had been very early on. Not since Draven had been banished had she even entertained the idea. Seeing what happened to him had made her not want to risk another soul being hurt inadvertently due to her actions.

Forcing herself to breathe slowly she looked at him, "Vlad, you could have taken my wings and turned me into a vampire but you didn't. Most vampires would have had they captured one such as I and you know it." Most vampires couldn't bear to be parted from their obsessions and if said being wasn't immortal they often turned them at their prime. If they were immortal often they were slowly corrupted just due to the realm itself. Vlad had never indicated to her that he wanted to change her. He just didn't want her to leave.

She refused to let him believe that he was a monster all of the time. Seeing his interest she opened her wings and stepped off the balcony. There was no one to see her here and often she had flown when Katia was asleep. When Ingeras had been a baby she had flown with him in her arms and helped him to learn how to use his wings. It had been the one gift she felt she could give her son that no one could take away.

Lifting her face to the sky she smiled, "Enjoy it, my love. There are good things to be thankful for." She reminded him softly as she moved with him through the skies. She kept her maneuvers simple at first, then, growing bold she smiled, leaned over and kissed him, "Tag! You're it!" she said playfully as she moved ahead of him. He could tell she was teasing him by the fact that she was never far from his sight. She simply wanted to be caught and show him one of the few joys of his new form.

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