#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜
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‘ bruna marquezine, cis woman, she/her, 29 / 290 , high fae/illyrian (shadowsinger) ’ ― cauldron save you. it seems SIARA DARKE has finally made it to the capital, the SPYMASTER from NIGHT COURT is said to be INTELLIGENT and is said to describe themselves with DARK SHADOWS SWIRLING IN THE CORNER, WHISPERS OF WIND ON A PERFECT STARLIT NIGHT, THE SPARKLE OF A METEOR SHOWER ABOVE A YOUNG GIRL'S HEAD and with all of this in mind their MANIPULATIVE nature always seems to get them into trouble. may the mother hold them as they navigate this unthinkable time. ; written by honey, cst, 29, she/her
a warning, she's an older muse so she has a LOT of back story. please feel free to skim it
𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬
full name . siara darke
age . 29 appearance / 290 actual
sexuality . heterosexual, maybe ?? tbh, need to play her again
occupation . spymaster of the night court
species . high fae / illyrian + shadowsinger
loyalty . night court
height . 5'8"
tattoos . her illyrian tattoo on her sternum
𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬
( tw : kidnapping, the usual for a warrior )
she was never a planned child, her birth a surprise to the two people who were sneaking around with no intentions to find love. they weren’t romantic, they were just lonely and wanted to pass the time. much worse, one (her mother) was a high fae working in the court palace and the other (her father) an illyrian general who commanded a camp.
when they discovered they were pregnant, siara’s mother feared giving birth. she feared having a girl knowing the nature of illyrian camps, so she fled to velaris and siara was born on the longest night of the year (winter solstice). a fact siara does not share with many.
her early life was easy, daughter of a high fae woman who made her way in the world by creating beautiful garments for those that could afford them. but siara was never meant to be an easy child, her pointed ears and wings labeled her as an outcast, half in one world and half in another.
it didn’t take long for her mother to be clueless as to what to do, and even less time for word to reach her father that a half high fae / half illyrian girl was born to an impressive seamstress. he arrived and whisked her away to the illyrian camp he commanded, telling her mother there was simply no better place.
siara was awarded a harsh treatment by the man who donated his genetics to her. he treated her harder than most other warriors and he refused to let her fail because he shared her blood. the camp was ruthless, training until exhaustion or bloodshed, and then harder past that point. she had to prove herself time and time again in a world where nothing she did was good enough. this shaped her, it honed her into a warrior with a reputation of mercilessness and death. she’s lethal, quick, and terrifying. siara will never be someone you want to make an enemy of, and she takes pride in that.
and then she learned the gifts of her abilities had not stopped at wings. siara grew up hearing whispers around her, though she often dismissed it as nothing. but the whispers grew louder, and soon the shadows begged for her attention. she was a shadowsinger.
once knowledge of this ability spread, her relationships with people at the camp grew a mixture of fearful and hateful, even worse than they already were. how could this abomination be granted such abilities? her solace came in a friend that bonded with her and gave no care to her abilities or father.
the time came for her and a few others to perform the ritual to become true warriors. her father nearly didn’t let her, but siara fought even harder to push him into it, and once she was on the mountain her true skills as a shadowsinger grew. she survived, she made it to the summit, and though angry, nobody argued her initiation. her tattoo is on her chest, right on her sternum. she wears it proudly, though she has gained a few more over the centuries. she won’t admit it to many, but her childhood friend is truly the only reason she made it.
for a most of her life this is where she lived, fighting, training, and constantly proving her place was earned. eventually she garnered the reputation of one of the fiercest illyrian warriors, forgotten was the stain of calling her only half. this reputation opened the door to the courts for her, and slowly she earned the trust of the ruling family of the court of night, she was granted the position of a spymaster and has done a damn good job at it.
she’s a warrior, fierce and terrifying. a formidable opponent to anyone who crosses her path. she has to be, her father gave her no other choice. she’s ruthless, cutthroat, manipulative, and terrifying. her shadows give her the ability of pure stealth, and she absolutely has the reputation of lurking in them. she prefers it this way, a reputation that earns her fear of some and respect of others. she wants to be terrifying, she wants to keep people away from her. siara isn’t good with friendships, and the few she has are guarded with an iron fist.
if you are her friend you’ll see a bit more of a relaxed side, though she constantly seems to have her duty shoved up her.... but she can be mean in an amusing way, picking fun at those she cares for in a way that leaves you unsure of if she’s insulting you, teasing you, or both. mischievous, and playful, but you’d only notice if you caught the glints in her dark eyes.
she likes to bury all emotions, pretend they don’t exist, and never admit she cares for someone. it’s hard to get past her walls and even those she cares about have not managed that fully.. siara isn’t interested in falling in love, but she’ll happily lose herself in another body or a few.
she likes to draw, but she’s horrible at it. you’ll find burned pieces of paper in her fireplace and they are typically bad sketches.
if you want to gain any sort of favor with her, buy her weapons. the deadlier the better.�� she likes knives.
she lives most of her life in dresses far too revealing for her own good, embracing her body as a bit of a slap to the mixed emotions of her blood.
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
on main : will they / won't they, adoptive sibling
other ideas : dalliances, spies, ex flings, former camp mates, rivals
𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐬
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × image ❜
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siara had considered for a time distancing herself from hettie. it had nothing to do with the other, and everything to do with siara's fear of her father finding a soft spot. she didn't want the other to become an example, or suffer more at the hands of the ruthless war lord they were all subject to. but she found it impossible, the illyrian had become someone she cared for. it was near impossible for siara to kick someone out once they found her heart.
velaris had served to soften the half fae, but she didn't show it to many. her walks through the shops of the city with her mother or hettie were proof of that, but none would dare whisper about it. her reputation was a careful collection of horror stories and shadows – people didn't think her capable of anything else and she allowed that to remain. those that mattered were the ones who knew more of the shadowsinger.
" oh i think you have quite a bit in that head of yours, it's why you spend so much time there. " she knew the look well, of someone who was far too wrapped up in their own thoughts to pay attention to their surroundings. siara knew this because it was the type of person who made an easy target, and her mind would remain hardwired to focus on such things. she was a warrior, despite her time away from the camps that had not changed in the slightest.
siara snorts, and shakes her head. " i have already decided i shall not share the air with those beasts. if you wish to fly, i shall meet you there. " she knew that it would be stubborn on her part, and she hated to ruin hettie's fun, but siara was far too determined to avoid the dragons. they hadn't shown to be a danger yet, but the shadowsinger did not wish to test the limits of their supposed patience.
THEY grew different. Once, they had a shared cause, a shared suffering & the time that wasn't really apt to be called fun - but, she did have fun with Siara in the camps. It wasn't the fun of today, of the time she tasted when she had her rite & left the camp, but it was an entertainment of sorts. A time spend with best friend is considered fun even if they did nothing but sit together in silence.
she missed those times.
Still, she would never go back - not to the time spent in the camps without Siara's comforting presence, the times she shared with none - not even the shadows in the dark of the night. The love between them remained, even if their paths diverged. Siara was Inner circle, Hettie was no one - just a pretty little Illyrian owning & running an alchemy shop.
"Perhaps. It's good to know I still have something in it - from all the blows I took to it during trainings, one would think I'd have nothing but draft in it." she chuckled, croocked smile forming on her lips.
"We could." Hettie nodded to her words, before an idea popped in her mind. It wasn't a particularly good idea - but, it as fun.
"Or... we could race it. If their wings ar esimilar to ours in making, the heaviness of their bodies & the body-wing ratio could slow them down." she mused.
"Up for the challenge, old friend?" she grinned, though she figured it was a long shot.
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✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞 × emissary of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞 × emissary of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × inspo ❜
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✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞 × emissary of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 × high lord of day ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 × high lord of day ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 × high lord of day ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 × high lord of day ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 × spymaster of summer, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 × spymaster of summer, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 × spymaster of summer, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × dev ❜
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✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 × high lady of winter ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬 × threads ❜
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✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 × high lady of winter ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 × high lady of winter ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚 × lady of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚 × lady of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚 × lady of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚 × lady of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐬 × general of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐬 × general of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐬 × general of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐬 × general of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐤 × general of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 × threads ❜
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✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐤 × general of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐤 × general of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧 × lord & third in command of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 × threads ❜
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✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧 × lord & third in command of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 × lady in wait of autumn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 × lady in wait of autumn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 × lady in wait of autumn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 × lady in wait of autumn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐡𝐨𝐮 × lady of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐡𝐨𝐮 × lady of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐡𝐨𝐮 × lady of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐡𝐨𝐮 × lady of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐫 × lady of summer ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐫 × lady of summer ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐫 × lady of summer ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐫 × lady of summer ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 × lady of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 × lady of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 × lady of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 × lady of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐧 × general of gaea ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐧 × general of gaea ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐧 × general of gaea ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐧 × general of gaea ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 × image ❜
#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞 × emissary of dawn ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 × high lord of day ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 × spymaster of summer ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 × high lady of winter ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚 × lady of dawn ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐬 × general of dusk ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐤 × general of night ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧 × lord & third in command of spring ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 × lady in wait of autumn ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐡𝐨𝐮 × lady of dusk ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 × lady of spring ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐧 × general of gaea ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × threads ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × inspo ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × dev ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × image ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × threads ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × inspo ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × dev ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × image ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × threads ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × inspo ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × dev ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × image ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 × spymaster of summer#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × threads ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × inspo ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × dev ❜
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siara is thankful that the high lady allows the change of topic. she can only stomach it for so long, and while sera has finally landed on the list of people siara doesn't detest, she still hasn't earned the level of trust the spymaster requires to share her experiences or any details. only one person had managed that to climb to that level, so it was nothing to do with the high lady and everything to do with how guarded the spymaster was. still, the answer from sera draws siara's brows, and she decides not to really pry. " velaris is a far better place, from an objective standpoint. " it's a slight jest, even if siara believes it, but she also doesn't lightly speak poorly of another's birthplace. " if he is anything like his family, i'm certain travel will find him one way or another, though. "
It is then she finally understands, sees almost, with much clarity that the other does not wish to speak of the camps any longer. the high lady does not push and allows the topic to fall between them, the silence comes and for the first time it almost feels natural between the two. "no," the answer comes faster, perhaps much harsher than she would've liked, but the question had been one she had not been expecting and her feelings for dawn were not wavering. she missed the home she had grown in, but the resentment was bigger than those feelings of longing for somewhere she no longer saw like home. "i have no intention of returning to dawn anytime soon," or at all, she truly did not know the answer if she would ever set foot there again. "perhaps when he is older, if he asks to go i would not deny him."
#✦ 𝔰𝔦𝔞𝔯𝔞 𝔡𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔢 *⁎#✦ 𝔰𝔦𝔞𝔯𝔞 ⁑ threads *⁎#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × threads ❜
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" no it doesn't. " she says with a laugh. though she also understood when was not the time to tease him and chose not to. even when siara was simply out to annoy the commander, to get a rise out of him, she did so carefully. picked her moments wisely. siara liked to be a thorn in his side, but she never wished to cause actual damage. she'd learned how to read him very quickly, and it seemed that had been her opening through the walls he placed about himself. it hadn't even been hard, which was perhaps frightening if it weren't for the way he did the same to her. siara's upbringing was many horrid things, but it was also the reason she was able to stare into his gaze, unwavering and unfearing. he'd never scared her, his reputation had only served to interest her further in figuring out how the man worked. what further drew her in was his way of possessing so much power within their court but not screaming about it. he had a quiet, commanding way of whispering his control and from the moment she met him all he ever did was catch her curiosity and snare her in deeper. each gaze cast her way had cut through her, but never scared her. in truth, only once had she been worried around him – and that had been when she learned of his daemati abilities. she hadn't flinched, she only hoped he wouldn't poke into places uninvited. and for all she knew, he hadn't. it was one of the many reasons she trusted him, despite his lack of understanding how she could. and as she learned him more her confidence grew, in her own abilities as well as her pleasure at knowing she was the only one able to do certain things, and able to pull certain things from him. the game became her addiction – he became her addiction. slowly that trust she had in him was something she felt him return, and eventually it became shared in a way neither trusted any other. she had a dangerous power over kalore, but he did the same to her. when everything finally crashed between them, every wall and every ounce of stubbornness, it had been the awakening to something siara never thought she'd have. he belonged to her, made for her and her alone. everything they had been doing before was simple foreplay, leading them to where they were always destined to end up. " well, you were always my favorite toy. " she teases, but her words mean a lot. she'd never enjoyed someone as much as he, and while it was quite backwards in most courting definitions, the way she poked at him had been a marker of her interest long before she realized it.
" i don't expect to regret anything between us kalore. but i shall take everything you offer me happily. " greedily so. it was incredibly ironic, how easy it was now for her to show him parts of herself she caged away, ignored and pretended did not exist. she'd chipped away at kalore's armor, but he'd done the same for her. siara was a different creature for it, but only for him. the rest of prythian still saw the guarded, cold hearted shadowsinger of the nightmare court. she knew the same went for him, opening up to her but not to a single other. these moments were for each other and none else. when kal spins her away, it allows siara to remember where they are, and when they rejoin the words he offers settle inside of her. the idea of the mating ceremony was not something she shared lightly, and she knew kalore understood that. siara had never been one to share traditions or offer rituals to anyone, let alone someone who was not even illyrian. while she didn't need the ceremony to know he belonged to her, his willingness to embrace the heritage she had so often ignored settles into her soul in just another way that seals her fate to him. hearing him say as much nearly leaves her breathless, only siara isn't a pining lady of the court, she's a warrior who knows how to measure he reactions. " i don't need anything to know you are mine, but i think i would like to do the ceremony. " admits she. it would also create an actual bond between them. for illyrians it ranged, from knowing where one another was or even feeling their emotions if they were strong enough. siara wasn't sure what the ancient magic would do for she and kalore, especially with his ability and her half blood status. she wasn't afraid, though, she wanted him in every way he was willing to give himself. siara held a lot of importance in illyrian rituals, even if she would deny it to anyone else. it marked the side of her blood she hated due to her father, but they were also so beautiful she couldn't deny it. she wasn't often sentimental or sappy, but for this she found she was. the spymaster ignored or avoided talking about such things with anyone else, but with kalore she found the words tumbled out without her permission. they were meant for him to hear. for so long the pair of them danced around the unspoken truth, of their feelings for one another not needing to be spoken aloud to be felt. and siara was fine with that. words were sometimes difficult, but their actions and gazes had been more than clear. love terrified her, it always had, but it seemed she had no choice in feeling this with kalore. nor would she have it any other way. but the time to say those avoided words had barred down on them, and she relished in the press of his lips when she finally let them out.
the kiss was full of the fierce passion they shared, but also the tenderness only kalore could possess that nearly left her trembling. his firm grip on her frame is all that keeps siara standing, though she'd be hard pressed to admit it. the spymaster melts into her commander, hands fisted into his jacket to support her body against his own. this kiss was more too, it was a promise and an affirmation that neither could run from the four letter word any longer. and then they part, and the words he utters leave her in a whole new state of being. siara always thought she was unbreakable, but it she could now see she'd been wrong. his words shatter her, but the broken pieces fit back together how they were always meant to be. his love puts her back together the right way, healing from all the broken examples�� of love she'd been offered before. " i didn't expect to ever hear someone say that to me. " she admits softly.
"that depends on the day." he tosses. there were seldom things the commander would ever admit to, and with siara he did not need to, for she understood all that he did not say and read between the lines too well. it was still quite frightening that siara was able to see through the walls he had secured so well around him, that how was it this strange woman seemed to chip away, without even intending to, at his armor until there was seldom left for him to hide. kalore enjoyed his reputation as the enigma commander, his gifts only known to a handful of people, but it seemed that siara had been quick to piece apart the daemati. it was both intriguing even it had been unsettling, and it certainly had caught his attention. he hadn't set out to intimidate her at all when she had joined the inner circle, it was simply a response he was used to from others in his presence. he should have know she would not fear him, the steel, unwavering look of determination in her gaze when she sized him up, that despite not knowing a single thing of her, it was hard to deny the story that hid behind her dark hues. a story he wished to uncover more and more the longer he was within her presence. then kalore could not understand this strange, inexplicable draw to her, only that he was certain even if he had denied then, that she had been made for him. his predictions had been proven right, she had turned his life upside down, but in a manner that left him entirely breathless. in a manner that she has brought him back to life, when he had entirely sealed away his personal desires for the good of his court, to carry on what his late parents had began. the closer he was drawn to her, he did not wish to be alone, that he needed her by his side in whatever form she would allow him. as difficult as the thought was, the fears taking hold that when she learned every bit of him, kalore vanishes the thought as swiftly. he trusted her, and understood that without a doubt she would stand by his side regardless. it was a silent promise he had made to her, that before he went any further into her mind, he would first allow her into his. if he claimed to love her, and he does, without a doubt, this would be his way of proving it to her. the realization had settled in long before this moment, and he wondered if she could see it in his gaze. "and you knew this long before i."
that rare look of tenderness appears on his features as he watches her. "i will make this promise to you for that alone - you will not regret all that you have given me of yourself. i intend to, i will, offer you every bit of myself , as you deserve nothing less." it was becoming easier to allow the thoughts of her to be spoken between them, that each time siara displayed her vulnerability it made him wish to do the same for her. that her efforts did not go unnoticed that he knew it was as difficult for her to do so, as it was for him. he tried for her, and would continued to do so, and he would once this evening was over and they were alone, he would keep his silent promise and this verbal one. he simply wished to hold her and dance with her tonight, so he spins her gently when the music changed before reeling her back against his frame, once more as she expressed her thoughts of the illyrian mating ceremony. "then how fortunate an illyrian claimed so that she cannot be rid of me if i earn her ire." this bit was a jest, but the words laced with something far deeper. that he could not fathom not being with her, after all that they shared, he didn't wish to be without her, without his heart that was entirely hers, and whatever good remained in his compromised soul. "you do not need any such thing to know i am yours. nonetheless, it is something that means a great deal to you. anything that is imperative to you, it is for myself, as well." kalore wouldn't deny it was a strange feeling, it left more puzzled and intrigued, and while he was never one to dabble in such ceremonies or rituals as a whole, what she wished to do with him was something to take pride in. illyrians were guarded and protective of their rituals, and something he was certain they did not offer to high fae. the commander felt only a sense of privilege and honor that she had deemed him worthy of being a part of that. it was one thing to be close friends with an illyrian but another to lay claim to something so sacred to them. he waits with baited breath when he all but demands she finish her earlier thoughts, the word she cut abruptly, not allowing her gaze to move from him but only drawing her flush against him as his arms nearly became an iron grip around her, careful still not to hurt her. he doesn't know how long he's yearned to hear them until she offers them, it was uttered so softly, it was her warm breath brushing over his lips. the racing of his heart intensifies, a searing hot sensation settling in his being as her words echo in her mind. she loves him. there was a far more intense look in his gaze allowing her to read what she confessed to him, in his own, "just as you are mine." it was then he drew her closer, slipping a hand around the nape of her neck and kissing her tenderly but with the ferocity of his passion, and the love he held for siara. there was not an ounce of emotion he had left out as his mouth claimed hers, every bit of long his longing poured into the kiss, every thought that crossed his mind of her, felt through his kiss since. kalore had waited, impatiently for the return of his abilities so that he could show precisely how she existed in mind and inside his being, that his words would never do any justice to encompass all the drew from. "as i love you, siara darke. my brave shadowsinger, and warrior."
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siara was used to being able to sneak up on plenty of people, but she generally assumed most illyrians would be more of a challenge. it's both amusing and interesting that she's able to sneak up on hettie. she doesn't really judge the other for it, long understanding that they had changed in vastly different ways when they left the camps. siara remained a warrior, protective, deadly, a weapon honed to perfection. hettie had blended in with the high fae who looked down upon them.
siara supposed it didn't bother hettie as much as it had always bothered her.
" perhaps you're just too in your head, old friend. " she teases back, smiling at the other. there were so few people that siara didn't judge or care to criticize, but hettie had managed to sneak beneath that rough exterior of hers as it formed. it made a place for her friend that couldn't be taken away lightly.
" i think there are too many overgrown lizards and sharing the skies isn't fun. " she admits honestly. siara had always been a prickly creature, sharing wasn't something she'd be expected to enjoy. " there's a dragon nearby, if you want, we can shadow walk. " she'd seen what hettie was talking about on her flight here, it'd be easy to get there and siara had long been able to take another with her in the dark.
YEAH, one really would think Hettie would've gotten used to it by now. But, if she could predict her friend's movements, unskilled in such things as any other mere fae, then someone of the similar skill set would see right though her. It was only natural that the young Illyrian, who behaved more like a common fae than a winged menace she was supposed to be, couldn't spot the subtle shift in the air. Truthfully, she could - of course she could.
she just didn't want to.
Being an Illyrian woman without a taste for battle was a shameful thing. She cared not for the Siphons, never really had a lasting chance of getting one either, not being an offspring to a high-placed warrior, rather a pathetic one. Save for Siara, who always looked at her favourably, & now Keres who officially adopted her... she had no one to think highly of her. No one to scowl over the lack of blades at her side. Yes, sure, she kept a pretty dagger strapped at her left thigh, but that was about it.
She much preferred her recent vocation as an alchemist, a doctor of sorts - even if it was just herbal remedies & potions, & some darker things she found in Keres' books, hidden deep within the cottage she owned - that has now passed on to Hettie.
"Yeah, well, & you'd think I wouldn't." she retorted with a teasing grin, watching as her friend glamoured her wings from sight.
that was useful magic she didn't possess.
Folding her wings to her side, the redhead cocked her head & the grin turned to a curious smile.
"& what do you think of it so far? I haven't really had a chance to go exploring, so save for the Night court's quarters, I haven't really seen much of the Dusk. I've seen a very pretty beach on my way up here, though. I thought I might visit it?" she spoke, but voiced the latter as invitation to her friend to join her.
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the list of people who siara cared for was abysmally small, and she only sparingly went out of her way to see them. it wasn't a lack of desire, it was a push to not be noticed by anyone. it was far more to do with siara's mind than any others. the only exception she'd made thus far was the creature that hardly left her side to begin with.
besides, she knew hettie was capable of handling herself, and had plenty to focus on as is. thankfully siara's mother hadn't been with them in the capital, and for all she knew the woman was safely tucked away in velaris, sewing away.
and that was the list. pathetic for some, siara didn't mind.
the thoughts in her mind always seemed to clear when she flew, very slowly getting used to sharing the skies with the winged beasts. she still avoided them like the plague, even going as far to land if she spotted any nearby. they didn't seem bothered by her, but she didn't desire to find out how far their willingness to share the skies extended.
and that's why she lands atop the mountain, a bit too close to their dens but knowing better than to go to the other side. she wasn't trying to be a threat, and could winnow or shadow away if need be. she's quick to twist her glamour ring, vanishing her wings from sight once more.
a chuckle flows when she spots hettie and subsequently scares the other, she hadn't meant to. " you think you'd get used to how quiet i could be. " it was a habit she had in the camps, and served her well in her current role. " exploring, slowly seeing more of this court each day. "
location: dusk court. mountain-top. time: dusk. with: @stxrfclls , siara.
HETTIE hasn't been in the air for quite some time. Not since leaving the camp & helping Keres on the way to Velaris. There was a trauma, deeply hidden within the membranous, dark wings that she didn't let anyone see. She seldom took to the skies once her feet were firmly planted on the ground.
but, not right now.
The new court had dragons & seeing the similarities between her wing & theirs, she wondered if she could fly the same way they do - with such unparalleled grace & poise. The Illyrians only ever pushed her for efficiency, not the aesthetic. She wondered if she looked like an airborne scarecrow when in flight.
she wouldn't think of it now.
Not as she neared the mountain-top, the cool, winter air & the dying sun chilling her wings as if she had icicles running down it rather than just a light breeze. There wasn't even wind, not a single tree moved its branches. It was a perfect night for a flight.
Landing on the granite of the mountain's snow capped top, Hettie swore as she nearly tumbled, only balancing herself thanks to the instinctual flap of the wings. Huffing through her nose, she steadied herself & muttered to herself ;
"Well, I'm going down on foot."
It wasn't until she spoke that she noticed the presence of another winged creature in her vicinity. Thinking it might be a dragon from the corner of her eye she stilled, but the let out a chuckle as she recognized her friend.
"Mother's tears, Siara, you nearly gave me a heart attack." Hettie laughed, placing a hand over her racing heart, "What are you doing up here? Came to air out the wings, eh?"
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