Only 'kind of'? [ The King takes his companion's sentiment with both good humor and stride, for the other man tells only the truth as he perceives it, and what's more, he certainly is not wrong. Miran Froaude, whose favored company were beasts of shadow, is a thoroughly dreadful man, creepy in every connotation of the word. ] You'll not find it surprising, then, that the man had quite the popular nickname at court. He was so dubbed Gloomy by my Field Marshal, and the name stuck.
[ Like glue. Or perhaps the gelatinous ichor dropped by the Aello.
Amused, he hums: ] Fear not, however, for I am only a fraction as frightening as the company which I once kept.
[ Frightening? Really? Harmless would, perhaps, be the better word as Sion raises a hand from the water, offering it to the other man with a gallant flourish of wrist. Whether the Hero takes it in greeting, uses it to help himself into the water (or both!), Sion will continue on: ]
My name is Sion. Sion Astal, and I am happy to meet your acquaintance after all this while.
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[ Like glue. Or perhaps the gelatinous ichor dropped by the Aello.
Amused, he hums: ] Fear not, however, for I am only a fraction as frightening as the company which I once kept.
[ Frightening? Really? Harmless would, perhaps, be the better word as Sion raises a hand from the water, offering it to the other man with a gallant flourish of wrist. Whether the Hero takes it in greeting, uses it to help himself into the water (or both!), Sion will continue on: ]
My name is Sion. Sion Astal, and I am happy to meet your acquaintance after all this while.