The head of a clan, someone talented and able, willingly passing over the Magic Crest to a less superior member? [ Fiore recites this rather flatly. ]
It's the utmost act of betrayal-- not just to the Forvedge family, but to the Yggdmillenia clans around the world. The majority are based in Europe, so while I'm here, I'm sure they'll be seeking my death soon enough.
[ Caules, at least, would be safe, and she's grateful for that. ]
Are you sure that you'll be the only target, if they are so ruthless?
[It's a question of real concern. Magi don't seem the type to go after only one target, not in a situation like this. Chiron's lips thin, quirking into a small frown at realizing that this was all done on his suggestion and with his medical skills.]
There was a reason I didn't involve Uncle Gordes in the ritual; he won't be harmed. They can't target Caules, because he's the only bearer of the Magic Crest now, and the only remaining hope for the Forvedge family, to say nothing of the Yggdmillennia.
[ Fiore slumps a little, legs once again too weak to properly support her in her kneel, but her chin stays up. ]
[Chiron inches over. He's certain that it isn't an elegant movement, there's too darn much of him for that. What he is sure of is that Fiore's legs need a break now, and so he settles perpendicular to her.]
Untuck your legs from yourself and lean back. I'll help if you need a set of hands for assistance.
[But then it is back to the more serious matters.]
[ Fiore smiles ruefully, resting her palms on the ground to brace herself and ease her legs out from under her. Chiron is a welcome, solid weight when she leans back. ]
I was actually thinking about the United States. We don't have any clan members there, and due to the lack of leylines there, it's not an ideal place for them to go. No strong magus would consider it anytime soon.
Mm. That'd allow you to build up your own spaces of power then, wouldn't it? And my understanding is that there are plenty of places in America for one to learn as well, thus enabling you to pursue whatever you decide to chase after.
I am. After all, I am summoned with additional understanding of the day's technology, am I not? That would be a shame not to take advantage of, from where I sit.
I expect that this will remain a hard and fast truth. [Chiron pauses, then lets out a soft, delighted noise.] Summon me in old age, and we'll still prove that point I suspect.
[Which is a sort of command, in and of itself. Live a long life. However you must.]
You may not want that, but it's important to me all the same.
[Chiron offers Fiore his nearest arm. The angle for him is a little awkward, leaning back and twisting, but it'll be enough for her to steady herself. Climbing back onto horses, even under normal circumstances, is hardly ever an easy or elegant motion.]
Is it? It's unfair to say that I wish you a long and happy life?
[Look, he's had worse attempts at climbing onto his back than this Fiore. You're fine. You're fine, and once Alucard is certain of that simple fact, he rises to his feet again.]
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