February 10, 1178
"So the guard said your daughter was ill."And why had the guard told Remiel that? Trying to guilt him for all of this? Annoyed as he was, Severin supposed he couldn't blame him; he himself had only come down here to gloat, after all. "Not so ill as my other daughter was."
"Then it must have been given freely, whether she realizes it or not." The monk gave a knowing, nonchalant shrug. "They all catch on to that eventually. They learn that they won't be stuck in bed for weeks if they cooperate."
A hint of a smirk lurked on his lips. Severin frowned. "You are one twisted son of a bitch."
"Oh, I wouldn't say that; you don't know half of what I've done." He was begging to be asked but he wasn't about to answer, so Severin kept silent. He wasn't sure he cared to know anyway. "But enough about me. Fire still giving you headaches?"
Again, Severin said nothing. But it was a quiet Remiel could read. "Yes, then. The water as well? That's strange; water was your mother's strength, you know. Maybe it's not hereditary. Or perhaps you take after your father--not that he has a drop of that blood in him, but he's always struck me as an air man.""My father?" His father knew Remiel too?
"I only met him once. Thought he was harboring your mother. Turns out I was right." Scowling, Remiel hucked a wad of spit to the stone floor. "Lying piece of shit doesn't know how much trouble he caused me."
Lying piece of shit. Hello kettle, meet the pot. "My father is a hundred times the man you ever were.""Your father is a disgusting sinner. You know your mother was working as a whore when she met him, don't you? You never would've been born if he hadn't had his purse on him." A dry, hollow cackle rasped from within the cell. "Ah, but I can't imagine they told you that. Same reason your mother never told you about her heritage, no doubt. You're already a bastard; you know what it is to be unwanted and abhorred."
Severin's lip curled and his toe twitched in agitation. This was hardly what he'd come for. "I just wanted to tell you that we found your stash. Lucien may be up again in a few days."
"And why do you think I care?"
"I don't." For the first time that day, Severin smiled. "I just wanted to thank you for your oversight."
Remiel's mouth fell agape. Satisfied, Severin turned on his heel and started to leave.
"Severin."He wasn't immediately allowed to finish. "That would be Lord Severin to you."
Another chuckle. Another scowl. "Call yourself what you like, boy. But I'm curious; before all of this, did you ever do something unnatural? Something you couldn't explain but you knew deep down was always your fault? Perhaps something that made you happy--even if it shouldn't have?"
No--he had not come down here for this.NEXT CHAPTER:
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Early because I'm having company today. Shocking, I know :P
The "Current Pregnancies" page is now up on the character profile blog. It's not updated for this post, though (Riala gives birth today, but I have to rush out to do some errands and won't have time to update that blog right this minute; I might have some time between when I get back and when my friend arrives, but I don't know if that'll happen).
Goood morning!
I'm up early also cause I have worrrk, so heya :P
I hate Remiel even more after reading this, I hope he gets EXACTLY, what he deserves!!
But besides that, it's good Lucien is on the way to getting better, maybe he can give Severin more info, if required, Severin seems to be doing fine on his own though...
And yay, pregnancies = babies for Naroni!!
Heheh :P Hope work goes well :)
I'm not quite done with Remiel yet... but I'm hoping his ultimate exit will satisfy ;)
Oh ho ho, Severin has a SEKRIT! I shall take my drama steak well-done, please. *tucks napkin into collar*
Err, how did Laveria know that Lonraid was the daddy if she was busy turning tricks?
The secret has been alluded to a couple times now. Deian seemed interested in it too ;)
That may or may not come up in the story at some point, but it's not a major spoiler, so I don't see any harm in answering in the comments. He was on the road at the time, so he paid for her exclusive services for a couple weeks and had her travel around with him. Then he went back home and she found out she was pregnant and hunted him down. She probably wasn't a hundred percent certain, but he was by far the most likely candidate and she turned out to be right.
Severin killed his mother's husband, didn't he? He may not have meant to ... but he might have. Hmm. If Lonriad is more of an air person, Severin might have done something to interfere with Jerk Stepfather's breathing -- which would kill him -- which might appear to be poison on a medieval "autopsy."
Anyway, that's my guess. ;)
Still, I'm glad that Severin gave Remiel some crap. And I'm glad that it's clear that Vera's essence was freely given, even if it was only done subconsciously. See, I knew that wasn't such a bad thing!
There never was much resolution on the stepfather front, other than people thinking that Laveria killed him. But yeah, something like that would have never left any evidence of foul play...
I hadn't originally intended to clarify the events of the last post here, but since there was a bit of confusion I figured it was for the best. Plus it ended up fitting okay :P
How in the ruddy buttfruits did I miss allusions to a possible step father murder? I didn't even know that Laveria had a husband before her current one!
Psst, Pen!
A bit suspicious, don't you think? ;)
Ah yes, the Crazy Acid Trip of '65 XD
Laveria and Willott never actually got married. And sadly, he died off-screen in 1176. But he did have a reasonably long life, and they had some good times.
Hunh. Well I'll be. But that chapter seems to indicate that his stepfather was poisoned.
Good catch! :)
All Severin's secrets aside, and even if he killed his stepfather, it doesn't seem like the kind of secret that would haunt him. Is this really about secrets? Why would it be? Why wouldn't Severin simply stuff Remial's mouth with something like concrete and walk away? Why is he engaging with him?
Severin is one of the strongest, most powerful, most memorable characters you have ever graced us with. He can slice a throat as well as a sentence but only if it makes moral sense, and he usually doesn't waste his time on fools. I'm stupid. I do not get it.
You're not stupid. Actually, you've pretty much nailed down quite a bit. There is something a bit off about the interaction here. Just what's going on there remains to be seen :S
This is the last we'll be seeing of Remiel for a while, but the whole thing is far from over.
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