Recent content by Daniil Ryalor

Daniil wasted no time in hauling the stunned Morgan into their hiding place, forcing her into a chair and quickly tying her wrist to it. The sounds of commotion from the alleyway tugged at his ear, and he glanced up, worrying himself over how the others would fare. He had the prime suspect in...

Daniil chuckled as he joined Caden in giving a merry wave to his other hitherto-unknown cousin. "I'm afraid that I've two left footpaws even without the addition of ice," he confirmed. "That I haven't wound up on my tail yet I attribute to fortune being in a festive spirit." He tilted his head...

As the arrest proceeded, Daniil was in high spirits. As far as he was concerned, he'd successfully arrested the unknown conspirator, uncovering what might very well be a family conspiracy to destroy the Imperium. The more that he thought about it, the more it made sense in his head. Eirene was a...

Daniil froze as Caden went down, his heart in his throat as he looked to his lover in alarm. Part of him knew that he should be kneeling to check on him, pulling him up, calling for help, any of a dozen different things. In his mind, he did all of them, trying to find which was the correct...

The D'Oiravere-Liu family listened attentively to the speech - for the most part, at least. Morgan, who was several drinks in and thoroughly buzzed, was nuzzling up against Vihma, affectionately rubbing cheeks with her. Daniil, despite being a bit sloshed himself, was managing to sit up...

Daniil was similarly hesitant, glancing to Caden for guidance before looking to his sister as she stepped forward and dipped into a curtsey. "It is an honor, Vice Minister Bluemoon," she addressed their host courteously. "I am certain that you would not remember me, but we became briefly...

As the chaos erupted and the Smudgies descended on those in the alleyway, Daniil heard a call he'd been dreading: "She's the one you want." Confirmation from her co-conspirator of her involvement. Daniil squeezed his eyes shut only briefly, smothering the guilt and sorrow, and the opened them...

Daniil had nearly sweated through his new uniform as he panicked, thinking through how he would explain the situation to Caden, to Bezine and Eirene, to that young lass Vihma, everyone Morgan knew and loved. Who was in on it? How much of Morgan's life had been an act? Had she joined the Hide to...

Daniil smiled, filing away the note about getting Caden to blush for further use. So far he'd failed to scandalize the marten in any way, but perhaps a few conversations with Tanya about his infancy would yield some suitably embarrassing stories. "It was delightful meeting you too, Aunt Tanya,"...

Daniil moved to sit closer to the family, his arm draped across the back of the couch to provide some support himself. "I promise, Caden," he vowed in return. "I'll be safe - safer than I have been, at least."

Daniil smiled and nodded his confirmation of both points. "At least I can't do worse than I did as a guard," he commented. He looked to Asta and added, "Yes, I'll be talking to my cousin soon to resign. I've spent long enough trying to be something I'm not."

Daniil scooted to make way for Asta, still a little awkward around the marten jill. He felt absolutely no attraction to femmes that way, but he was still mindful of propriety around her, not wanting to send any wrong signals. On top of that, with the loss of her father, he didn't want to behave...

Daniil pulled away from Caden with a guilty look on his face, as if they'd just been caught. He only relaxed a moment later as he realized it was just Asta. "Sorry Asta," he apologized. "We were on our way back there, I promise." He looked to Caden with a smile, offering his paw. "Shall we get...

Daniil blushed at Vihma's conspiratorial aside. "Well, if I am," he allowed, a rare moment of humor rising to the surface, "he certainly won't be unwrapping me at the party."

Daniil reluctantly slowed his paws, half tempted to let Caden fall asleep, but knew that if they didn't change the bandages now, it would be far messier, and riskier to Caden's health, later on. "Let's get you cleaned up then," he suggested, "and we can get you back to bed." They carefully and...