THE CASTLE ( NOV 7 )
Our resident warrior princess, Kidagakash Nedakh, has formulated a plan to investigate the castle and speak with the royals. (The OOC plotting post can be found here.) Now, it's time to put it into action.
The castle itself is huge. From the outside, you can see a beautiful garden, a pond, and a statue commemorating Odette. You can also see several guards, some more invested in their job than others. A few are stony-faced, menacing men with looks that could kill. A couple just look like they'd appreciate a pretty girl or interesting guy to liven up their boring day.
On the inside, all the halls look different, yet the same — different pieces of art, different wall fixtures, but everything else is identical. There's many portraits of the king and his late wife on the walls, sparkling chandeliers, and servants scurrying around. Odette's pale, smiling face and cascading blonde locks look somewhat familiar, but that might just be because of all the statues of her likeness around the city.
The castle has pretty much every room you'd expect a castle to have. A library, a wine cellar, a dining hall, etc. Within them, characters can expect to find various things of interest — there are many books, fancy stationery, even some valuable coins if you look hard enough. There's also many letters to be found detailing the situation in Chantes; of course, there's also plenty of letters on far less official business. Some of them have quite steamy imagery.
There are plenty of servants milling about inside the castle and out in the gardens. In the dining hall and their chambers are several of Chantes' most important nobles. And then, of course, there's you. |
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But there's really no turning back from it now. They're here. Kida may as well finish what she started. There's a self-confidence (arrogance?) in Kida that Hellboy admires; he lost his own surety somewhere in the middle of the ocean and hasn't quite recovered from it yet. He is always second-guessing himself now.
Exhaling, Hellboy eventually stands, placing his hand gently on Kida's shoulder.]
I already trust you. I could do a better job of showing it, though. [He finally cracks a smile, the corner of his mouth lifting self-effacingly.]
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She can't let it stop her.
Kida watches his impassive face, her gaze sliding to the warm hand that presses down on her shoulder. Her own lifts up, palm landing on his huge knuckles. ]
I merely ask--have faith in me, that I will not let you down.
[ If this outing turns disappointing, it won't be because of her actions. At least--that's what she believes. And she knows that Hellboy will make good on his words, as well. ]
Tell me if you find anything more. I must go.
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Briefly, he toys with the idea of finding some kind of medal in the expanses of his coat pockets to give to her for protection, but they don't have time. Riza is waiting, and he's sure she's the sort of person who lives on punctuality.
He squeezes her shoulder once, then lets go and takes a step back.] You got it, chief. Knock 'em dead.
[Introducing levity is one of Hellboy's best qualities, so he pauses.]
Not literally.
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That was never in question.
[ She doesn't tell him to be careful--that would be hypocritical, and besides, he could probably break one of the walls down with his fists alone--but she does offer him a parting grin, before turning and leaving the dungeons behind. Hellboy's right; she can't leave Riza waiting, not at a time like this. ]