Recent content by Dusk Rainblade

Dusk nodded, willing to let matters rest there while Kaii worked through the revelations that had just been foisted upon him. "My door will always be open to you, Kaii," she informed him, "including if you need a place to vent or cry. Please," she requested, "do let me know what you decide about...

For a moment it looked like Dusk might stand and cross around the desk to hug him; she put her paws on her desk to push herself to her feet, then hesitated. Instead she reached into her coat pocket and pulled out a handkerchief monogrammed DDR in ornate cursive stitching, presenting it to Kaii...

Dusk finished draining the bottle into her glass, trying to ignore the voice in her head tallying the number of bottles that made that week alone - and it was only Tuesday. Don't have a problem, huh? She swirled the glass a bit before taking a sip to steel her nerves. Setting it down, she began...

Dusk took the slip of paper, glanced at it, and couldn't quite keep the shock off her face. Nashirou. That Nashirou. It wasn't exactly an uncommon name in Fyador and Westisle; there were plenty left there, even as large shares of the broader family had moved to the Imperium even before the...

Dusk raised an eyebrow at the request, but crossed her fingers in front of her and humored him. "You may certainly ask, though I may not know the answer off the top of my head. The last time I was an agent was thirty years ago, and I've only been minister for ten. That leaves a bit of a gap...

Dusk couldn't quite keep the smile off her face at the young Mr. Nashirou's pledges and assurances. Very well, I see what Mina Rose likes in him so much. She genuinely hoped her daughter would like all the rest as well. From what she'd seen and heart, Mina Rose had grown up sheltered, innocent...

Dusk nodded at Kaii's understanding of the circumstances. While she wasn't going to interfere in her daughter's love life (at least, as long as it steered far away from Alwyn), she was coming to appreciate this earnest young todd, and rather hoped that Mina Rose would as well. The girl could...

It had all been going so well. Dusk stiffened at the directness of Kaii's statement and following question. A myriad of thoughts crossed her mind, ranging from honesty to denial to silencing him outright. Does it even matter though? Talinn, the one I was trying to keep this secret from...

Approved!

Dusk was content to let the matter of vows drop between them. The focus on honor and vows in Fyadorian culture was one aspect that had eluded Dusk throughout her time as Empress Regent of Eastisle, and later as Duchess of Westisle. She knew that it mattered deeply to Talinn, though, which was...

Dusk's pawfingers started tapping on her desk in anticipatory satisfaction as Kaii confirmed his interest, then stilled as he circled back to the matter of Mina Rose. Her gaze examined his expression keenly, assessing his earnestness. "I considered your vow to be binding only until we escaped...

Dusk primly crossed her paws in front of her on the desk as she considered the questions. "First," she stated, "I chose you based on the reports of your comportment during the Urk Expedition. You demonstrated great rationality, resolve, and fortitude during a rapidly changing series of...

Dusk listened closely to Kaii's well-reasoned rationale. She knew plenty of beasts who would have dismissed the paranatural out of paw; her husband's outfit tended to be full of them. Her efforts to recruit from among them had run into a wall of skepticism that was ultimately unproductive. A...

Dusk did her best to compose her face as the fox directly remarked upon a topic that was indeed an indirect focus of this meeting. "It was not my primary reason for calling you here," she allowed, "though I would be lying if it wasn't a topic of interest. You see, that young vixen is my family."...

Dusk nodded in acknowledgement of the gray fox's polite, deferential greeting, looking over him once more as she tried and failed to definitively place him among her husband's recent crew. She'd looked over the manifest when he'd come back injured, of course, and made note of a few very...