Lecky Twig

Aelyon laughed, her voice still projected loud enough to be heard by any who wished to listen "What do you think locking me up is going to do? Oh, right; I forgot you didn't know a thing about me. Well, I'll tell you a little secret, a secret unbeknown only to you, Hvenkar has no dignity. And Hvenkar will have no dignity until you lock me up. Raveness, don't you understand that you've just lost the grace of this court. None here rival me because Hvenkar has nothing to compete with, none will thank you for getting rid of me. No one pats the back and congratulates the stuck up passerby who spits in the face of the poor." Aelyon smirked as the iron barred doors closed with a clang, in the end, she had won the night. She had gotten the attention she needed to spark Hvenkar's redemption. Getting thrown in gale while exposing the Raveness' inner wimp would help her gain a reputation. Being the one to tick The Raveness' clock wasn't really what she had been aiming for, but she had learnt to make do with what she had. She leant against the cold stone wall and began running through her plans for the night.

"Yeah" Drae said "I'll give you a pass."

Drae shook his head again. He refused to look up and see who else was at the table besides him and Lash “no, you don’t understand.” He leaned in close “I’m seeing ghosts.” “It’s hard to remember a time where I was okay. Next time go for the bucket of water please.”

I approve wholeheartedly with this post. Now I must follow you XD. *downvotes* there is another thread for this worldview though I will not name it here for fear that it’s unholy taint will spread to this thread. There is also the ‘cats are better then dogs in some ways but worse in others’ thread because animal equality is a good thing.

I like salt. Soy Sauce is yummy

I like bagels with avo and cream cheese

"Heh, I'm sort of starting to regret going down the religious path. I was never particularly devout, but I should of chosen not to believe in anything." Drae knew that Lash probably had no clue where that had come from, but he needed someone to ramble to.

if I shoved those things into a bagel, would you eat it? Because bagels automatically make everything related superior.

Drae shurgeed then shook his head again "It's just that...I...I don't know what to do." He whispered.

"Mostly, she doesn't hate me as much as before, but I asked some pretty tough questions up there that she was reluctant to answer. I'd be surprised if she didn't still resent me a little."

Drae kept his eyes on the ground and shook his head.

Silk jumped onto the podium and rubbed his hands in anticipation "Righto Madame, what do you have for me?"

I think I've accidentally made Dlainar my head cannon

Twiget clasped onto her hind legs and tucked her head close to her chest, getting Pebble to follow suite. Then she gleefully rolled head-first down the mountain.

Drae slowly roused himself from his coma-like shock and whispered quiet condolences to himself. Then he dragged himself off the bed and trudged out of the room with his head hung low to where the others were eating. He stared at the floor as he plonked himself at the table; he wasn't at all hungry, but he didn't want to be alone right now.

I'd be like "bruh Sanderson, are you okay?"

Aelyon held her ground she could feel heads starting to turn towards her and The Raveness and her confidence swirled,getting thrown into a dungeon on her first night back at court would be the start of an epic reputation, except it wasn't quite the direction she was aiming for; she wouldn't end this night locked up. "Oh, I know who I'm talking to Miss Raveness. Locking me up won't help your situation, don't you realise that this court is listening? This court is always listening." She gestured dramatically around the room and the scheming courtiers "And now they know that you're only response to me introducing myself was to reporting me to the king. And that instead of holding your own when I hurt your feelings, you call on the guards to arrest me. Yes! you might wield power, but none of your dignity is your own. Because of this realization, this court's respect of you will crumble and their fear of you will become a mockery of what it was."

Bu....but Navani

I would cry

For a moment I thought you were trying to ship Dalinar and Rlain Owo.

Man, I haven't eaten bacon in forever.

"Huh? I'm Okay! We're okay!" She said, hugging Pebble tight. "Are we safe yet?"

"Brilliant" Silk said with a grin "I'll go first."

Aelyon paled as The Raveness raged infront of her thank goodness I've got this mask on. This is why people veer away from The Raveness, a loyal subject doesn't fear death from treason. But the girl was a royal nightmare to talk to. "What are you going to report to the King, that I was disappointed that you couldn't figure out who I was? To be honest I reckon he'd be more put off by your little episode of innocence than my poor behavior. Oh, and I honestly don't care about whether or not you take my companionability to heart, I was just trying to pay you back for what I have already gained out of this conversation." Aelyon honestly wouldn't mind taking the same fate as her son, but she had a duty to fulfill and a house to uphold, she grimaced at the thought. All that said, if purely being seen talking to the Raveness was potentially enough to start lifting up her reputation, then imagine the attention a shouting match with the formidable woman would get her! The Raveness was right, no matter what niceties were shared in this conversation Aelyon hated the women who had taken her son from her with the fury of a river's rapids tearing through a valley in flood. Lending that son her love had been one of her greatest mistakes, a lapse in judgement that she only had herself to hate for taking; her hatred for The Raveness however, was less about the death of her son and more about the poisonous grief it had sent her lord husband into. The grief The Raveness had caused by killing Lieno was what sparked Lord Hvenkar's alcohol addiction that caused the embarrassment and the mess that Aelyon now had to dig them out of. She had married into Hvenkar in hopes of money and popularity, and thanks the Raveness, Hvenkar had become a squalling mess, an embarrassment of a household. She took a step backwards and aggressed her stance. A tear slid slipped out of her eye, obscured from view by her blessed mask as she remembered what this woman had taken from her; her son, her husband, her power, her riches, her popularity, everything. Aelyon channelled her torrent of rage into a whirlpool and lifted her volume so her voice carried across the room; she had nothing more to lose.....right? "And I think you should sulk less about me giving you compliments, feinted or not, because you" She jabbed a manicured nail at The Raveness "are friendless, you're always alone, you don't belong here, you belong in the shadows where no one has to see you. I'll have you know that your power is just as empty as my compliments. Yes! you might intimidate us plotting courtiers, but that's not the only reason we avoid you! Bloody ashes you'll report me to the King, the stench of your entitlement is what keeps us away from you."

Silk clapped his hands together sharply "Madame Malkin, how long will you be? I think it's time we get this show on the road."