A man currently known as Ximon Fen stood what he hoped was a respectful distance away from the current king of the Veridian Isles. He might have been uncomfortable by witnessing the extent of grief on display, if he was the kind to feel that sort of thing.
He'd dressed all in black--a sign of respect, more than any real preference for the color. He needed all the help he could get for this. This was not a plan years in the making, the way his opponents' probably was. This was a ploy out of sudden opportunity mixed with mild desperation. Not having the perfect plan made him a bit uncomfortable. Dealing with a man at least half-mad with grief didn't help. But the country--his country, though he was loathe to admit it--was on the brink of chaos. Civil war. Worse, his sources told him that his royal highness was contacting CAF for an alliance. A military alliance. He was, Ximon suspected, intending to conquer his own country with a foreign army.
Ximon would be having none of that. Things had been going so well here under Queen Julianna that he'd been able to all but retire his operations in the area. And now this? A half-mad militaristic fool of a human and an imperialistic jackass with treason written all over him. Two shitty, shitty options.
So he'd just made up his own Option C and decided to go with that one instead.
But now the ruling king had gone and contacted the worst brutes he could find, and forced Ximon's hand weeks early. He wasn't ready, he couldn't fix everything yet. So here he was, approaching the king at his late wife's grave, of all places, for a ploy he would need, frankly, all of him charm to pull off.
He bowed his head in respect when the king finally took notice of his presence, pointed ears on bare display. "Your highness. I apologize for disturbing you in this private moment, but I needed to speak with you... away from curious ears. It is a matter of utmost importance--and national security." He placed gloved fingers against his chest. "My name is Ximon Fen, and I know who killed our queen--your wife."
He'd dressed all in black--a sign of respect, more than any real preference for the color. He needed all the help he could get for this. This was not a plan years in the making, the way his opponents' probably was. This was a ploy out of sudden opportunity mixed with mild desperation. Not having the perfect plan made him a bit uncomfortable. Dealing with a man at least half-mad with grief didn't help. But the country--his country, though he was loathe to admit it--was on the brink of chaos. Civil war. Worse, his sources told him that his royal highness was contacting CAF for an alliance. A military alliance. He was, Ximon suspected, intending to conquer his own country with a foreign army.
Ximon would be having none of that. Things had been going so well here under Queen Julianna that he'd been able to all but retire his operations in the area. And now this? A half-mad militaristic fool of a human and an imperialistic jackass with treason written all over him. Two shitty, shitty options.
So he'd just made up his own Option C and decided to go with that one instead.
But now the ruling king had gone and contacted the worst brutes he could find, and forced Ximon's hand weeks early. He wasn't ready, he couldn't fix everything yet. So here he was, approaching the king at his late wife's grave, of all places, for a ploy he would need, frankly, all of him charm to pull off.
He bowed his head in respect when the king finally took notice of his presence, pointed ears on bare display. "Your highness. I apologize for disturbing you in this private moment, but I needed to speak with you... away from curious ears. It is a matter of utmost importance--and national security." He placed gloved fingers against his chest. "My name is Ximon Fen, and I know who killed our queen--your wife."
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