[Video] en route to Warjilis
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[A soldier speaks.]
Your Highness, Your Highness. Please have the infirmary ready. Sir Delita has collapsed.
[Delita is sitting silently back a bit from the phone. He looks bloody, but it's hard to tell if it's his or slain monsters with cuts across his body and a superficial gash across his forehead. The collapse is from nothing more than fatigue as he kept the men from utter defeat. His wrist is swollen and sprained from the massive amounts of fighting.
Your Highness, Your Highness. Please have the infirmary ready. Sir Delita has collapsed.
[Delita is sitting silently back a bit from the phone. He looks bloody, but it's hard to tell if it's his or slain monsters with cuts across his body and a superficial gash across his forehead. The collapse is from nothing more than fatigue as he kept the men from utter defeat. His wrist is swollen and sprained from the massive amounts of fighting.
[Video/Action]
Date: 2011-05-08 08:33 am (UTC)What happened to him? How long until your arrival?
[Ashe responds while walking, making her way across the busy square and passing instructions for the healers to be ready. The princess means to be there when they arrive, that is the least she can do by way of acknowledgement of their valiant efforts. That, and she's afraid for her friend.]
[Video/Action]
Date: 2011-05-08 05:27 pm (UTC)M'Lady, I apologize for any unease my men have given yourself. We have taken some injuries but all have survived. I had thought I would be given a moment's respite on the journey home, yet some were overburdened by the intensity of the battle.
[Video/Action]
Date: 2011-05-09 04:13 pm (UTC)[The question comes without hesitation; after all, the blood is plain to see, even over the device. Ashe herself continues to walk on, heading directly for the aerodrome.]
[Video/Action]
Date: 2011-05-10 11:39 am (UTC)[Left unsaid were the countless travelers and villages that remained protected.]
[The airship enters Warjilis, and begins the landing sequence.]
[He struggles to raise his arm, unable to contain a slight grimace ordering the healthy to help the injured until the mages arrive.]</small] 'Tis nothing too grand. The items you supplied were most ample, yet 'tis a pleasure to be return once again.
[Video/Action]
Date: 2011-05-10 04:37 pm (UTC)[Having all the men returned alive isn't something to be overlooked, not when the oddds were stacked against them. Whether the supplies reached their destination or not, there would be other days, other ships. Ashe watches the vessel descend as Delita speaks to those around him and steps up to the dock, waiting for their disembark alongside a number of healers gathered there. The princess knows Delita is probably understating his injuries and won't take any chances; she means to treat him herself.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-10 11:48 pm (UTC)[He gingerly walks from the airship thankful to return alive when he see the princess. Approaching her, he attempts to bow but his grace is elusive.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-11 05:47 pm (UTC)Here - let me.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-12 01:50 am (UTC)[His voice is full of exhaustion yet stubbornly he is too proud to admit it.]
Yes M'Lady.
[He stands tall.]
We have returned.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-12 04:48 pm (UTC)... And with honour. Neither the men, nor their captain, could have served Warjilis better.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-12 11:00 pm (UTC)Thank you for your kind words, the men will be most pleased to hear your praise.
[Trying to hide any lingering discomfort, Delita stepped gingerly eternally thankful that the princess was concerned with his welfare. He wished to convey his thanks as well but with Lord Nabradia's return he dared not respond too familiar.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-13 05:22 pm (UTC)[Ashe watches him warily, as though she's trying to judge whether or not he can walk unaided. She knows his residence is no short walk away, and given how he collapsed, such exercise isn't such a good idea.]
...You ought to rest the night in the infirmary; rather than chance the distance to your quarters.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-14 01:31 am (UTC)I do not wish to take a bed from a soldier in need, yet it would not do well to risk injury.
[He looks towards the infirmary clearly desiring not to approach yet resigned to his lot in life.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-14 05:10 pm (UTC)[Ashe is definite on this point. Like it or not, he needs to rest, and deserves a bed as much as any of the men. They wouldn't disagree, either. She also glances toward the infirmary, concerned.]
Can you walk?
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-15 12:51 am (UTC)[Delita pauses unsure if he should continue not wishing to relay any weakness to the men or princess.]
your assistance is welcome.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-15 09:29 am (UTC)Then you have it.
[Ashe makes a move as if accepting Delita's arm, making it appear to onlookers that he is simply escorting her from the dock. In truth, she does this to assist him, while the men will simply note his gallantry as opposed to any weakness.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-15 10:34 pm (UTC)[He slowly begins to relax and unwind.]
I apologize for not delivering the supplies as you requested. 'Tis your right to relieve myself from duty for this transgression.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-16 04:44 pm (UTC)[While she may once have bordered on recklessness where achievement of goals was concerned, Ashe has learned greatly since then. Men's lives can never be weighed against supplies. Better to have returned unsuccessful than not at all, she tells herself, walking slowly on the knight's arm.]
I would have done the same. Yet... you ought not return to duty immediately, nevertheless. You ought to rest.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-17 01:46 am (UTC)I cannot deny this request of yourself. I shall delay my return to your service for a time.
[He is pleased with the escort, yet hopes that Lady Dalmasca will stay once he is able to seat himself.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-17 06:22 pm (UTC)Your Highness, this way -
[Following the healer's beckon, Ashe nods, sighting the empty bed near the back of the room, the chair beside. She has every intention to stay, at least until Delita is able to sleep.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-19 12:55 am (UTC)How has everything fared in my absence?
[Despite his fatigue, he is thankful for the princess' assistance and interested in knowing the state of Warjilis, the Princess, the Prince,
and the newly returned Lord.][Action]
Date: 2011-05-19 05:19 pm (UTC)In agreement with the people we have postponed trade, until the last of the remaining aid has been delivered. I mean for a time of respite to follow, that the port may recover from the demands upon our resources.
[Ashe slows even further as they approach the bed, knowing some of the men are watching.]
... Through no fault of his own, my husband recalls nothing of the last two years. I mean to help him remember, yet... he needs time.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-19 11:47 pm (UTC)[Delita nods as the princess speaks of her once late husband.]
Much has occurred on Gaia these last years and months. If you wish, I would speak with him on your behalf as the changes can be overbearing and burdensome.
[Delita pauses, thoughts turning to the child.]
Has he taken well ... to the young prince?
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-20 05:08 pm (UTC)I do not feel burdened... but you are more than welcome to approach him. He would likely be glad of the insight; it is Rasler's wish to remember all he can.
When I told him of our child, he responded with happiness. In his memory, we had spoken of having children only briefly, yet I knew he had very much wanted that. In the way he treats our son, I could not ask for more.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-20 11:27 pm (UTC)I will speak with Lord Nabradia on your behalf, but if your son knows not of the difference then all will be well.
[Delita has no choice but to sit upon the bed, as he wishes to no longer laden the princess with his being.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-21 09:00 am (UTC)Shain accepted his father without hesitation, despite the absence. [As had she.] As much as I have shared with Rasler, he may benefit from hearing of Gaia through another perspective. I wish only to ease his mind.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-21 01:02 pm (UTC)'Tis wonderful for the Prince to have a second chance with his Father. [A lot not destined for most.] You need not worry about Lord Rasler I will ease his mind that all was well during his departure. [The Lord's attitude would dictate mention of Ashe's grief.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-21 04:03 pm (UTC)Thank you...
Until then, you must rest. Recover your strength.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-21 04:18 pm (UTC)[He dare not rest long, lest she find him lacking in strength and skill and replace him though.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-21 04:32 pm (UTC)Turning to the bedside table where a bowl of water and washcloth lay, Ashe soaks the cloth and wrings it, excess water dripping away.]
Here... your face.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-21 04:51 pm (UTC)You need not care for me in such a manner. A nurse can stay your hand from tasks such as these.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-21 05:08 pm (UTC)No, I need not, yet I wish it.
[Methodically she wipes away the blood and, upon finishing, lays the rag to float in the bowl.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-21 05:50 pm (UTC)[He stiffens when she touches the tender spot on his forehead, yet still surprised over the response is at a loss for words]
Thankyou.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-21 06:14 pm (UTC)I could do no less.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-21 06:28 pm (UTC)[He knows he hasn't been a nice man, only on the lookout for himself. He turns his head away.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-22 08:53 am (UTC)You do yourself injustice by speaking thus. These men owe you their lives, does that not disprove your words?
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-22 10:13 am (UTC)Do not disbelieve my thankfulness that the men are safe, but to receive such treatment from a failed mission is not the way of my Ivalice.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-22 04:43 pm (UTC)Forgive me... I had not considered that.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-22 07:27 pm (UTC)[Perhaps things would have been different had they lived here, but the pity party had gone on long enough.]
I am but thankful to serve Ivalice here in this stead.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-23 04:39 pm (UTC)... Would you prefer that I leave?
[Action] Why is there no sweet pictures of Delita?
Date: 2011-05-24 01:45 am (UTC)[Tired and with the knowledge that her family requires her, he still does not wish for her to depart.]
Neither would I ask your leave.
[Action] I saw one, once! Hmm~
Date: 2011-05-24 05:35 pm (UTC)Then I will stay.
[She eyes his wrist, wondering if it feels any easier.]
[Action] He's not nice enough for 2
Date: 2011-05-24 11:25 pm (UTC)[Seeing her watching his wrist he awkwardly turns it back and forth. His mouth twithes in surprise that all pain is gone, replaced by a poignant stiffness from the recently strengthened ligaments. He had met few nobility with more than a rudimentary knowledge of such skill as hers as the surprise was replaced by admiration.]
[Having nothing of importance to say and not possessing the art of small talk, the man is suddenly at a loss for words.]
[Action] oh gosh, third time's a charm
Date: 2011-05-26 06:09 pm (UTC)[Action] as if Delita is noticing
Date: 2011-05-27 12:22 am (UTC)[He struggled to stay awake and prolong this wondrous day as he lost the last vestiges of consciousness.]