#Libertus ostium

[crimson-sun]

Given there's sometimes more than a year between updates on this I'd be surprised if folks were still interested... but we persist! This is Chapter 1.4 of Comrades AU.

Earlier installments are here on Tumblr under this tag but the easiest way to read would be on AO3.

Now we're finally up to Chapter 2!

[acecaelumizunia]

The amount of times Ive rewatched Kingsglaive is unhealthy and I need to be heavily sedated... or put in therapy.

[hirune-no-jikan]

Happy Halloween！

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

In 'Welcome Home', I get the feeling that, faced with a lot of fihrie who now want to be *friends*, quite a few Galakhari are asking Libertus how *he* handles it.

Libertus: "Do you think I handle it?"

Galahkari: *stare at him like sad cats*

Libertus: "Okay, fine. I'll go fetch the manual. Don't move and don't promise anything."

[risingoflights]

i do often wonder... who would be interested in a comic that updates an average of 10 pages per YEAR and consists almost exclusively of minor/side characters that the majority of fandom doesn't even give two shits about but then i'm like.

me. i'm interested.

so anyway, ffxv comrades chapter 1.4 in the works.

after this one we're (finally) moving into chapter 2.

[andywinter16]

LOOK WHAT I HAVE FOUND!

[garbria]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Final Fantasy XV Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Cor Leonis/Nyx Ulric, Crowe Altius & Pelna Khara & Libertus Ostium & Nyx Ulric, Regis Lucis Caelum & Nyx Ulric, Noctis Lucis Caelum & Nyx Ulric Characters: Cor Leonis, Nyx Ulric, Regis Lucis Caelum, Noctis Lucis Caelum, Libertus Ostium, Crowe Altius, Pelna Khara Additional Tags: Fluff and Angst, Established Relationship, Hospitals, Recovery, Conversations, Prince Nyx Ulric, Politics, Family Bonding Series: Part 10 of King and Lionheart, Part 4 of Nyx Week 2024 Summary:

The reveal of Drautos' betrayal reverberates through the Kingsglaive and the Citadel.

Nyx recovers in the hospital as his friends and family make sure he knows he's not alone.

For Nyx Week 2024, day 5, magic/family/healing. The next part of my LC bastard au series.

[calling4glaives]

Kingsglaive Legends 2023 Master List

Thank you to everyone who participated in KGLegends23! Thanks to you, we now have 15 new images and over 25k more words featuring the Kingsglaive characters. If you have any works you’d like to add, please do! We’ll update this as we become aware of them.

Thank you also to all those who liked, reblogged, and commented on these works – your support is always appreciated! Please continue to support the fabulous writers and artists in this community.

Participants

Writers

Awlwren (Tumblr, Ao3)

Blossom Adventures (Tumblr)

Dablotte (Twitter)

Firechocobros (Tumblr, Ao3)

Loki_chan / Garbria (Tumblr, Ao3)

StarJunco (Tumblr, Ao3)

The master list itself will be below the cut, along with the badge for using all the canon glaives across the week's fills!

Not an icon this year, but instead a "signed" poster of the glaives by the lovely @starjunco. If you wondered what they glaives were up to in their various poses this week, now you know. Of course they couldn't even behave long enough for a good picture. On the other hand, who put Tredd next to Libertus? Drautos doesn't get to look exasperated by the shenanigans when he indirectly caused them.

Day 1

Art

Title: Sacrifice Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Crowe Altius Relationship: Crowe Altius & Nyx Ulric

Title: Day 1 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Luche Lazarus Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: Exhaustion (ft. Drautos) Author: Blossom Adventures Link: Tumblr Glaives: Titus Drautos Relationships: Titus / Cor Summary/Excerpt:

Cor woke up to an empty bed, he’s probably already up, he thought as he realised what had actually woke him, his phone was ringing, it was Clarus, he looked at the time in his phone screen, 5:15am. The Marshal let out a groan and answered the call.

Title: Call and Response - Chapter 2 Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Axis Arra, Tredd Furia Relationships: N/A Summary/Excerpt:

Axis has seen how useful Oracle Sign is. Now to get everyone else to.

Ugh. This means actually socializing with people.

Title: Holding Out for a Hero Author: Garbria aka Loki_chan Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Pelna Khara Relationships: N/A Summary/Excerpt:

Pelna knows he’s not the Hero of the Kingsglaive but when he runs into trouble on his own, he rises to the occasion.

Title: Love, War, and Sacrifice Author: Firechocobros Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Titus Drautos, Nyx Ulric, Sonitus Bellum, Luche Lazarus, Axis Arra, Crowe Altius, Pelna Khara, Tredd Furia, Relationships: Polyglaive, DrauCor Summary/Excerpt:

“If it will end this fucking meeting,” Titus started with a heavy sigh. “I will sacrifice the stupid fucking closet to the Guard.”

There were head nods, and they all moved on to the next thing on the agenda. Little did they know that Titus was not giving his closet up without a fight.

Featuring Titus being a petty king and using his Glaive to the best of his abilities.

Day 2

Art

Title: Day 2 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Crowe Altius Relationship: N/A

Title: Sleeping in the Clouds Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Libertus Ostium, Nyx Ulric, Crowe Altius Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: AU & Life After (ft. Luche) Author: Blossom Adventures Link: Tumblr Glaives: Luche Lazarus, Nyx Ulric Relationships: Nyx / OC Summary/Excerpt:

at the start of The Long Night, Cor and Titus buy a penthouse apartment in Lestallum and they get bunk beds to accommodate their close friends and “family” so that they all have a safe place to live and don’t have to worry about accommodation themselves… also there’s a little teaser to Violet and Nyx’s relationship ☺️🥰

Title: Lichtenberg Figures Author: Firechocobros Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Sonitus Bellum, Luche Lazarus, Axis Arra, Crowe Altius, Pelna Khara, Tredd Furia, Relationships: Polyglaive Summary/Excerpt:

It had been storming all week, and Nyx’s parents had warned him to stay inside, but he was getting restless. Something kept telling him to go outside; the voice was getting stronger, and Nyx was about to listen to it out of pure boredom. 

How the Glaives found out who their Clustermates were and what their Asteral Event was.

Title: Delta Blues - Chapter 2 Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Libertus Ostium, Nyx Ulric Relationships: Cor / Nyx Summary/Excerpt:

He whirled, sole remaining kukri at the ready as the Princess spread her feet and crouched slightly, ready to run or attack. A car pulled up behind them and jerked to a stop. Libertus rolled down the window and beckoned them over.

“C’mon, get in! They set up a trap in the square, I heard it on the radio,” Libertus yelled in that tone that he was convinced was quiet.

Continuing my Nyx Lives AU where Libertus finds Nyx before he gets shot, and so he never puts on the ring. And things go from there.

Libertus PoV this chapter!

Title: Not All Who Wander Are Lost Author: Garbria aka Loki_chan Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Luche Lazarus, Nyx Ulric, Libertus Ostium Relationships: Luche & Nyx, Libertus & Nyx Summary/Excerpt:

The Lazarus clan has been responsible for protecting the royal family of Galahd for centuries, and Luche takes his duty seriously. It's a shame the only surviving member hates him.

Day 3

Art

Title: Day 3 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Pelna Khara Relationship: N/A

Title: Pelna!!! On a fishing (?) adventure Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Pelna Khara, Titus Drautos, Nyx Ulric, Luche Lazarus, Libertus Ostium, Tredd Furia Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: Tredditions Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Tredd Furia, Nyx Ulric, Pelna Khara, Libertus Ostium, Luche Lazarus Relationships: N/A Summary/Excerpt:

Tredd hazes the rookies educates the new class of Glaives on Important Glaive Traditions. And then celebrates some more somber ones with the rest of his own recruiting class. Fill for Kingsglaive Legends 2023: Day 3 - Tradition

Title: Training (ft. Nyx & Drautos) Author: Blossom Adventures Link: Tumblr Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Titus Drautos Relationships: Nyx / OC Summary/Excerpt:

It was the hottest day of the year, the height of summer, the training grounds in the Citadel were exposed to the full sun at this time of day. Captain Drautos had called off training when he saw how the Glaive were struggling, he let them go home, and they did just that, all but one.

Title: All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter Author: Garbria aka Loki_chan Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Libertus Ostium, Nyx Ulric, Luche Lazarus, Crowe Altius Relationships: Libertus & Nyx Summary/Excerpt:

On their way to Insomnia after the attack on Galahd, Libertus decides Nyx needs some time away and invites him on a hunt. Unfortunately, he should have realized that nothing is simple when traveling with an Ulric.

Day 4

Art

Title: Day 4 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Sonitus Bellum Relationship: N/A

Title: Family Fix-it Home Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Libertus Ostium, Luche Lazarus, Pelna Khara, Crowe Altius Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: Shifting Sand - Chapter 2 Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Crowe Altius Relationships: N/A Summary/Excerpt:

Crowe’s not quite sure what’s going on, or who this lady is, or why people are trying to kill her, but she’s determined she’s not going to die first. Crowe’s POV of the last section of Solid Ground.

Day 5

Art

Title: Day 5 Artist: StarJunco Link: TumblrGlaives: Tredd Furia Relationship: N/A

Title: Slice of Life/Love(?) Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Nyx Ulric Relationship: Nyx / Noct (possible)

Fics

Title: All Through the Night Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Luche Lazarus, Sonitus Bellum Relationships: Luche & Sonitus Summary/Excerpt:

Luche is working late on the Night Shift, and struggling with the weight of responsibilities.

Day 6

Art

Title: Day 6 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Axis Arra Relationship: N/A

Title: Titus...more like TiSUS Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Titus Drautos Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: Hide and Sneak - Chapter 2 Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Pelna Khara, Nyx Ulric Relationships: N/A Summary/Excerpt:

Pelna loved figuring out secrets. It was one of the best things about being a scout – putting together puzzles and learning the crucial pieces of information that could save his fellow glaives, or the Crownsguard holding the lines, or the people just trying to live their lives as the tides of war swept over them. He might not be able to liberate whole towns himself, or smash through the enemy lines to allow advances and retreats, but he could find things no one else could, and that saved lives, too.

Pelna is clever, and sneaky, and learns a lot, maybe even more than he wanted to.

Chapter 2/2! Pelna heads home.

Title: Today's Gonna Be My Day Author: Garbria aka Loki_chan Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Titus Drautos Relationships: Titus Drautos & Cor Leonis Summary/Excerpt:

Crownsguard Titus Drautos is determined to make a place for himself in the Crownsguard, despite the hostility of his fellow recruits. If only he could stop running into the same smug bastard every time he tried to train. ​

Day 7

Art

Title: Day 7 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Libertus Ostium Relationship: N/A

Title: Day 7 Artist: StarJunco Link: TumblrGlaives: Nyx Ulric Relationship: N/A

Title: Live Libertus Reaction Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Crowe Altius, Libertus Ostium Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: Where Angels Fear to Tread Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Titus Drautos Relationships: pre- Cor / Nyx Summary/Excerpt:

When he’d turned back enough to have a clearer shot of where Drautos had been standing guard over the glaive wounded, Cor had a moment of confusion when he didn’t see the man. A quick survey of the field showed the lone glaive who’d reinforced the western flank holding back a wall of gunfire with an impressively sturdy shield, one that surely couldn’t last, but no sign of their Captain.

As he got close enough, Cor finally realized that the hunched figure in the middle of the courtyard he’d previously missed was not wearing the red of blood but the darker shade of Drautos’s uniform.

Somehow, while he’d been being cautious, Titus Drautos had fallen.

Cor goes to meet the Kingsglaive returning from their latest raid and helps them out of an ambush, and meets someone who might be worth keeping an eye on.

Title: Fools Rush In Author: Garbria aka Loki_chan Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Titus Drautos Relationships: pre - Cor / Nyx Summary/Excerpt:

Things go badly when Nyx’s unit gets ambushed on the way back from a mission. Then Cor shows up.

[raven-6-10]

The original post is starting to branch due to comments from multiple people, so could you post this and tag the appropriate individuals, please? Consider: If Crowe heads straight for the mainland, she misses siblingship with Libs and Nyx, and I'd like to keep that. Hm - maybe Regis is on the islands for Some Reason, and Crowe is - almost compelled to head towards the delegation from Insomnia?

@hamelin-born @ertrunkenerwassergeist

See, the thing is that Crowe doesn't meet Lib and Nyx until she's 14. Which, for me at least, is a bit too long without something major happening in Insomnia because People Are Upset About the Missing Monarch.

(Lucius the Late took throne after 3 years and he was welcomed with a civil war.)

Consider the alternative - Regis allows Crowe to take trips to Galahd regularly so she stays connected to her roots and birth culture, and she meets Lib and Nyx during one of them.

***

On a separate note, the tag #a crown and a name fits much better for Crowe who's normally a Nameless.

[a-world-in-grey]

I think I'm gonna need a list of Sola's relationship status in different verses because I'm lost.

Nox!Sola gets married at 20 and has three kids by the time canon rolls around.

Dyn!Sola is married but has only the one kid when she's 27.

Hanahaki!Sola is dating but not married?

And I have no idea what the rest of them are doing.

No problem!

In Shadows of Heaven's Light, Sola starts dating Libertus at 20, marries at 24, and they adopt their first kid during the Long Night when Sola is 27-28 (exact timeline on that is still TBD). For reference, Libertus is 5 years older than Sola.

For aus or crossovers where Sola and Libertus don't time travel, they end up adopting another four kids. Sola dies in her sixties from the strain using so much magic over the years had on her body, while Libertus lives into his eighties and gets to meet the first of his great-grandkids.

Take My Breath au (Hanahaki!Sola), Libertus and Sola don't start dating until she's 25 at the earliest, but I may push that back to when she's 26-27 depending what I plan to do with the plot. So she and Libertus are dating but not married by the time canon starts.

Sunshine Never Stops au (Nif!Sola), Sola doesn't meet Libertus until she's 19-20 years old, and while she does get a crush on him, she hasn't at all considered the idea of dating anyone while she's so focused on curing the Starscourge.

Nox!Sola starts dating Libertus when she's 20, like in SoHL, but she and Libertus have a whoops pregnancy when she's 21, resulting in twins when she's 21-22. Sola and Libertus marry Galahdian-style shortly after Sola finds out she's pregnant, but they don't have a Lucian wedding until after the twins are born. Then, during the Roadtrip Nox and Sola take Noctis on when Nox and Sola are about 24, Sola finds out part way through that she's pregnant again, resulting in kid #3 by the time she's 25. Which is all I've got so far for that.

Dyn!Sola again started dating Libertus at 20, only for Noctis to disappear a year later. Sola and Libertus married shortly before Noctis came home with Dyn, and Sola got pregnant about three months before Noctis' Coming of Age, shortly before she turned 25, so she'll give birth in the coming spring, a couple months before she turns 26. As for how many kids that'll be... I think I'll keep that under my hat for now. >:)

But general rule of thumb: if Sola's younger than 20, she hasn't started dating Libertus, and barring a whoops baby or other unusual circumstance, Libertus and Sola date for four years (traditional in Lucian culture) before getting married. And, barring extenuating circumstances such as time travel, Libertus and Sola eventually end up with a bunch of kids, biological and/or adopted.

Hope this helps!

[dirtyffxvconfession]

[crimson-sun]

Comrades, chapter 1.3.

Tremendously difficult for me to admit this, but I have to be honest with myself and recognise that I just don't have the time to render this next chapter to completion. I've been holding on to these pages for almost a year at this point - I've scripted so much of this story, but if I'm going to get it all out, bare bones at at times will have to do.

Next chapter will likely be sketchy as well... but one way or another I still want to tell this tale.

If you're still here and still interested... my sincerest thanks!

Rest of the pages here.

[cainballad]

Did some spring cleaning and found a hidden box with new clothes for the ffxv bros. It’s been hidden for years!

Gladio and Ignis are cats. Prompto and Noctis are bunnies.

Of course I also had Nyx (left) and Libertus (right) wear one~

didn’t have enough for Jack garland so he’s just there 😭

[primamchorus]

Rose Garden

Flowers are something the Vridis family often find themselves enamored with and caring for. Whether these flowers are on the property of the Viridis estate, or those planted all around the Citadel. It is within the Viridis home garden that Arbor finds Ros and invites him to test his magic on something more than plants.

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Roses always carried this sweet, delicate fragrance that was soothing to Ros. To him, roses were the smell of home, and home was where one would go for warmth and comfort. And so it was among the Viridis Gardens where Ros found himself idling, sitting on the ledge of the stone fountain that sat within the center. He was at least glad for this small mercy given to him since Pax made the call to summon Arbor back to the halls of House Viridis. While he got along well enough with Vera and Lyra, it just was not the same wandering the Vox estate as it was the Viridis grounds.

Sure, Ros could have stayed with his father, Frons…but for the most part, that would have meant being in the Viridis estate with no one but the housekeepers. While Hedera and Vinea were by no means unpleasant, Ros could not necessarily learn what he needed to from them. They were not blessed by the Crystal to utilize healing magicks.

To be fair, neither was Ros' father, but his father was at least a medical professional; a cardiologist. Frons could have at least provided Ros with basic know-how that was expected of the name Viridis. But, with being a cardiologist that did not exactly have a spot within the royal medical staff, Frons kept a job within the city of Insomnia that saw him out for days at a time.

Regardless, now that Arbor had returned to the Viridis estate, Ros was permitted to stay… Here. Here at the familiar manor. Here within the familiar gardens. The gardens were the most important part. The gardens were always the most important part. Now more than ever since his mother had been away in Tenebrae.

Walking past the fountain in the center of the rose garden, the water did well to block out the sounds of much else the closer Ros got to it. Just as well…it was not as if Ros often had company out here. If anyone, it was his mother whenever she had little to do around the Citadel.

Ros paused.

He supposed that his mother's tasks and responsibilities would have picked up now that his Aunt Aulea had passed away. That was how it worked, was it not? Before, Aunt Aulea was the one who took care of the Viridis Medical Center on the royal grounds. Now that she was gone, his mother, Aurae, was the second in line to receive the mantle of Heart of the King…

Ros looked down into the fountain waters as he neared, watching as the koi fish lazily swam around. He wondered if one day, he would be expected to do the same for his cousin, Noctis, when eventually he was passed the mantle of Heart of the King. Expected to drop everything and leave on a whim…

"There you are! Your father told me you might be out here," came a voice.

Taken out of his near-mindless wandering and turning, Ros saw an older man jogging over. The man stood just a couple feet taller than him, had similarly colored brown hair that was pulled back into a small ponytail, and, unlike Ros, had deep blue eyes.

"Uncle Arbor," Ros greeted.

"I wanted to talk to you. Mostly about some of the study materials that need to be gone over later, but…" Arbor glanced down momentarily as he walked over. "I also wanted to see how you were doing."

Ros shrugged. "Okay, I guess."

"Better than bad. I'll take it," Arbor replied with a slight smile upon his lips. He then looked put upon the rose garden. "It's hardly changed since I was your age. Your mother and aunt used to play out here all the time."

"Mother tends the roses now. Shows me the ones she planted." Ros looked over in the direction of some rose bushes that were quite visibly different from the hedges that made up a majority of the garden. From that different bush grew yellow roses.

"She always liked the yellow ones." A small laugh fell from Arbor's nostrils as he glanced to them and then focused his attention back on Ros. "Even for Rosebloom, we would tease her about how they meant friendship. She would always go, 'good love comes from good friends. Why wouldn't you want to be in love with someone you call your best friend?'"

Arbor cleared his throat, having realized he was rambling to some extent.

"Hedera told me that your mother had you learning how to cast Esuna and your basic Cure spells… How have those been going?" Arbor asked. He neared the fountain and had a seat on the ledge while keeping his attention on Ros.

"I can use Cure…" Ros looked down at his hands, flexing his fingers out and then curling them into making fists a couple of times. He then grinned as he looked back over at Arbor. Talking about how his spells had been coming along was something that made him pretty proud. After all — "Mum said my Cure spell is really strong for my age. Said that it took her two years longer for her own spells to be as strong as I showed her our last session!"

Arbor's brow rose at the information, and his smile widened as he clapped his hands together. "Marvelous! That's wonderful to hear! What does your mother have you practice on?"

Ros pointed toward the flowers. "The roses for now. Most of the time."

"Huh…" Arbor hummed in thought. His brow set in a slight furrow as he contemplated the information he had been given more fully. "Do you feel confident enough to come with me to the Glaive HQ triage room and see about healing some smaller wounds and injuries on actual people?"

There was a pause as Ros scuffed the brick path with the sole of his shoe. He then shrugged again. "Mum hasn't had me work on big injuries before. The most she's had me do is heal a cut she's made herself on her arm. Just to see if I could. But…I guess I could try? Do the Glaive get hurt often?"

"A bit… We've been called in often for some of the larger injuries," Arbor revealed. He got himself stood back up and dusted himself off while straightening out his jacket. "The Glaive aren't blessed by the Crystal like we are… They have to get used to it and grow into it quickly versus being born with it and having it develop over time. That does tend to lead toward a lot of injuries — even if some of them do show great promise for wielding the Crystal's magic."

"Uncle Regis gives them the ability to use the Crystal's magic, doesn't he?" Ros asked, watching and then following after Arbor as they made their way back toward the Viridis manor.

"That's right. Only the Royal Family of Lucis has that ability."

"So the Noble Families have just been blessed for a long time by the Kings and Queens of Yore?"

"You have the right of it. Our family has been in service to the Crown since before records were readily kept. Or rather, more reliably kept…" Arbor replied, a pensive expression falling over his face as they walked. "We can go over some of that as well later, if you'd like?"

"Hm… Maybe!" Ros was more excited about using his spells and seeing if they were actually effective.

Arbor chuckled lightly. "Well…I'll see about pulling what I can from our records and seeing if the Vox Intelligence Bureau has anything we don't. In the meantime, while we're making our way to the Glaive HQ, let's talk more about your healing magic knowledge. I need to make sure my sister's been teaching you properly."

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Construction was still ongoing for the Glaive HQ. The necessities were there, though there were still other aspects of it that were being expanded upon.

As Arbor explained it, the Glaive had only been in service to the Crown for the last three years — after Niflheim had invaded and destroyed many Galahdian homes. That was most of what Arbor touched upon, otherwise stating that the men and women in service to the Crown were those that chose to give their lives to defend their new home in Insomnia. When Ros pressed Arbor on additional information, he was met with very few explanations, merely the statement of, "It was what they chose when Regis made his proposition."

Ros' attention went toward the construction workers for a moment as they made their way down the halls. Windows were being fitted in all down the hallway, the area was quarantined off in the wake of what seemed to be a series of shattered glass shards showered upon the floor.

'What happened there?' Ros wondered.

Arbor reached over, guiding Ros down one of the halls. "Glaive triage is this way."

To Ros, the halls felt…barren and destitute in some fashion. They were certainly no gilded halls of the Citadel. No…these halls were much less intricate. Even when Arbor reached the door that led to the medical ward of the Glaive headquarters, Ros noted how it felt like there were fewer cabinets and places for supplies than that of the Viridis Medical Center on Citadel grounds.

"Eugh…seriously? I'm still nauseated from warp practice… On top of that, I gotta deal with the twisted knee from takin' that tumble!?" Ros looked over after hearing a rather loud voice speak up. The man it belonged to was clearly disgruntled. No one was readily visible, though Ros was sure that the voice was coming from behind one of the curtained partitions not far from where he and Arbor were.

"Sounds like you have your first subject…" Arbor said, his voice only loud enough for Ros to hear.

"C'mon, quit your bitching… You knew what we were signing up for when we were approached by the King. So we got a little extra skills under our belt thanks to him! We're gonna have to get used to it; nothing we can't handle after fighting in the resistance back home." The second voice had somewhat of a prouder rasp to it.

"I'm afraid a twisted knee isn't enough to warrant some of our other available medications… Keep some ice on it, keep it elevated, and keep it rested for about a week." A woman's voice this time. And that woman pushed past the curtains before coming to a halt with a start upon seeing Arbor and Ros. She bowed abruptly, blonde hair falling around her face. "M-Master Viridis, and Young Master Ros…"

"I'd wondered where they stationed you since I had left, Viola…" Arbor mused aloud. He then pat Ros on the shoulder. "In any case, I'm glad to see you well. I don't suppose your patient we overheard there would be open to having a Cure spell be used on that injury of theirs, would they?"

"… I-I wasn't aware that House Viridis would trouble themselves outside of the Royal medical needs…" Viola said, looking up and then straightening herself out as she stood back up.

"Ros needs first-hand experience in handling wounds and injuries. Since the Guard have been diversified since the Glaives' creation, we've had quite the shortage of Guard that can be worked with. But…we have plenty of Glaive eager to prove themselves," Arbor said. He nodded briefly toward the partitioned area.

"We…We haven't really gone over Cure spells and how they work with the Glaive just yet…" Viola said. "B-But I suppose now is as good a time as any. I wouldn't want to impede your work, Master Viridis…"

Turning on her heel, Viola beckoned for Arbor and Ros to follow along after her before pausing in front of the partitioned off section in the triage room. She then pushed the curtains aside. Sitting there with his leg propped up on a chair was a husky looking man, dark brown hair a mess on his head, and his knee looking swollen as thick as a melon — at least that was how Ros thought of it. The other man that was with him in a chair nearby looked a little leaner, his hair short — shaved close to his head.

Both men looked a bit confused for the company. And why not? Neither of them recognized Arbor or Ros. It must have been even more confusing to have had a boy of only ten years being brought before them.

"Apologies for the sudden intrusion…" Arbor said, getting that much out of the way.

Viola cleared her throat, addressing the men: "Libertus, Nyx…" Viola motioned toward the newcomers to the Glaive triage room. "This is Arbor of House Viridis, and this is Ros of House Viridis. I know that perhaps their names may not mean too much to you outside of Galahd, but they are, for all intents and purposes, medics of the Royal Family. That they are here today is…an unexpected boon. For you in particular, Libertus."

"What do you guys gotta do with us?" Nyx asked, his gaze going from Ros up toward Arbor. He was leaning forward, his elbows propped against his knees.

Arbor urged Ros forward. "My nephew needs to see how well his spells have been coming along. We were hoping that any injured Glaive might be amicable to expediting the healing process of any of their injuries. It sounds like you're the only one here for now, so…I do hope that you might be willing to allow the use of curative magic on you. I can assure you it's generally less risky than most pharmaceutical prescriptions with any allergy or side-effect concerns."

Nyx rolled his head to the side, looking over at Libertus. The choice was ultimately his. Libertus himself, however, seemed to be thinking hard on this.

"Never had magic used on me…but I know about the magic of the Oracles 'n how they cleanse the Starscourge…" Libertus mused, his brow knitting together as he contemplated what Arbor said. "Your magic's like that? Cos if it is, I guess you can give it a go."

"We can't cleanse the Starscourge…" Ros spoke up as he stepped forward. He hesitated for a moment. "But…we've always made sure that the Royals and Nobles are taken care of… A-And the Crownsguard. I'd like to know that I can one day be like my mother — like my uncle here with me — and be able to heal those around me, too."

Libertus threw a hand into the air after that, a look of defeat crossing his face. "Who am I do deny that? Alright, kid… Give me what ya got."

Ros' expression brightened as he held out his hand and neared Libertus' leg. Taking in a breath, Ros focused on his magic — what he had been taught. His fingers tingled as this soothing rush ran from deep within his chest out toward his fingertips, soon spilling forth around Libertus' knee. As the healing magic wrapped around Libertus' injured knee, Ros said, "Um… Right, I should mention that it's not uncommon for those healed by curative spells like this will sometimes feel tired soon after. My mother told me that it's because your stan…stamin—energy is also being used to speed up the healing process in addition to the healing magic."

"Thanks for the heads up, kid… Ros, was it?" Libertus' attention was firmly on his knee, fascination in his expression as it seemed the swelling was going down. "I mean, that's pretty damn amazing. I can already feel it workin' there. Already stopped hurtin'!"

A moment came where it felt like the flow of magic from Ros had nothing to latch onto, and that was when he pulled his hand back with a grin. "Really?"

Libertus pushed himself off of the chair he was sitting on and moved his previously injured leg around before putting weight on it and testing it out further. "Yeah! Hey, check that out, Nyx! Kid's got me all healed up in the blink of an eye. No need for ice, rest, or elevation for me now!"

"Just make sure not to do the same thing tomorrow, then," Nyx laughed. "Doubt you'll have Ros around to patch you up."

"Oh—" Libertus reached back for his chair and sat back down. "Never mind what I said about that rest. Y'weren't kiddin' about feelin' tired…"

"An injury that minor… Probably looking at just needing a good night's rest." Arbor smiled down at Ros, proud that his healing really was going off without too much of a hitch. Turning his attention back toward Libertus, he said, "I'll be sure to throw in a note to your superior about this so that you have the rest of the day off at least. Don't want them thinking you were faking your injury."

"Really? You'd go outta your way for me twice now?" Libertus' expression betrayed no amount of surprise. "'Preciate that. You noble folk aren't all too bad."

"Ever is it House Viridis’ duty to act as Heart of the King. To see that health and prosperity ring ever true for the Crown." Arbor gave a slight bow as he recited House Viridis' words of service. "As the Glaive falls under the responsibility of the Crown since King Regis founded them, so too is it our responsibility to ensure the health and well being of them in some capacity."

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

For trouble (make it double) can we have a version of the bar conversation where Nyx tells his friends that Regis thinks they are brothers?

Because I don't think many people know that Crowe and Nyx share their bio-father but not the mother, so it would be just the two of them making a meaningful eye contact, while Lib is just eyeing both of them like they're about to start trouble. The rest of their friends are not aware of the potential drama.

The evening was murky and lukewarm as Nyx finally found Libertus, Crowe, Pelna and Luche occupying the usual table in that little outdoor eatery they all frequented regularly. They sat there, cups of something steaming hot with a bitter smell in front of them, and a platter of striped meat covered in what counted as a sorry excuse of edible seaweed in this city, between them. They had clearly been waiting for him.

Without so much as a greeting or paying attention to his friends' curious faces he stole Libertus' cup, who only gave a token of resistance, and drank it down in two large gulps as he plopped down on the only free chair left. It scalded his tongue but he didn't really care. This hot the strong bitter-leaf tea was even semi-palatable. He was kind of put out, however, that it wasn't alcohol. Nyx set the cup down harder than he needed to, proceeded to lay his head on the table and groan pitifully. Bellowing laughter was his answer and if looks could kill every single one of his friends would be dead now.

“Where's the alcohol?” he asked – more like whined but he would never admit to it – and forced himself to sit up when Pelna set a cup in front of him without a word. Had he mentioned that he was his favourite friend right now?

Nyx took a sip from the cup – it was something that burned all the way down, cheap and Lucian – and as he finally looked up again, saw four faces in front of him with expressions ranging from exasperated to down right ready to strangle him. He resisted the urge to needle them a bit, if only to evade the dreaded subject for a few seconds more. They all stared at each other for a bit longer until Libertus made a noise at the back of his throat.

“Shit, man. What by the Depths happened? The last time you looked at me like that...” he didn't finish the sentence and shook his head, clear worry in his eyes now.

“It was a shit show from the very start,” Nyx forced himself to say and took another burning mouthful of the cheap alcohol. It tasted like piss. Or worse. He hadn't quite decided that yet.

“It's the royal house of Lucis we're talking about here. What did you expect? Also, aren't you going to take that out?” Luche gestured at the left side of his head where the debtor's braid still hung, heavier than it had any right to be.

Nyx grimaced and tugged at it. “Have to go back later. And I need you to come with, Crowe.” Which was also the reason why he hadn't changed out of his service dress yet. Still, he finally shrugged out of the overcoat with its stiff collar and heavy black and grey fabric. Luckily what he wore underneath that was made of breathable fabric and light, even with its long sleeves, the black colour and the intricate silver embroidery on it. The latter a poor attempt at cultural acknowledgement. There was no rhyme nor reason to the patterns that would normally be carefully arranged in meaningful compositions mostly used on the northern islands. The most one could read out of it was 'Prosperity for Death' if one squinted and tilted the head just so.

"Awwww. You need me to hold your hand?" Crowe teased, however there was an undercurrent of worry in her voice. Her magic pinged at him, promising support. Nyx shot her a grateful look.

"What? Why?" Libertus asked and managed to sound indignant and put out at once.

Oh, how to answer that? Nyx shot Crowe another look, heavy and deliberate. She blinked, first in question, then in realisation, and groaned. Libertus looked between them both, head swivelling rapidly.

"Well, shit," he said. "What do you plan to do now?"

Nyx and Crowe exchanged another look before both shrugged at the exact same time with the exact same facial expression.

"Not much we can do but comply," Nyx said taking another gulp of alcohol. "We knew this would happen sooner ot later the moment we entered Insomnia."

"Woha, stop right there," Pelna cut in, both hands raised like he could touch their words to make sense of them. "What exactly is going on here?"

"I would like to know as well," Luche said, leaning back in his chair, arms crossed and eyes calculating.

Crowe looked at Nyx. "Coerl's out of the jungle with this one. Do you want tell them or should I?"

Nyx gestured towards her. "By all means. I already had to sit through one meeting with the King, and I'll probably do the talking when we get back again in a bit."

"Better you than her," Libertus muttered.

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?"

"Guys! Hey, guys! I know you love to bicker, but please, stop stalling," Pelna cut in yet again. For once it was clear he was reaching the end of his patience. Whatever instinctual response had been laying on Nyx's tongue, died a swift death at the look in his friend's eyes.

"Nyx is my brother," Crowe said, rolling her eyes. The words landed bewteen them in a graceless heap. Both Pelna and Luche looked mildly confused.

"That is not news to us," Luche said.

Libertus snorted.

Crowe shook her head and looked at Luche like he was a toddler. "No, no. He is my brother."

And here Crowe put extra emphasis on the word brother. Fatrun. She had used 'fatrun' and not 'tahrun'. Both meant 'brother', though their context was different.

"That... explains a lot," Pelna said into the shocked silence.

Nyx and Crowe gave identical shrugs. Libertus groaned. "Do you know how hard it is to herd two of them? I'm only one Ostium."

"There certainly is a resamblance shared between them," Luche said, eyeing the siblings with a calculating eye. "I am guessing that whatever the King wants you for, has something to do with your shared parent?"

"You know, Luche, you've always been way too sharp," Nyx said.

[ageless-aislynn]

SOMEONE SEES WHAT I SEE!! I am teased to hell and back by a friend for liking the hotheaded character that is technically a traitor. (Also, there is an actor commentary on Youtube where Liam Mulvey explains that Libertus had a substance abuse problem due to experiences which were not touched on because of time restraints.)

I love this man and must smooch

Much love from an anon who is colorblind to red apparently <3

Ohhh, you are preaching to the choir here, Anon, most definitely! 😍😉

I think what made the difference for me with Libertus is that he has reasons for the mistakes he's made. He's not just some evil dude. He's suffered pain both physical (I definitely could see what his VA is talking about, that totally fits with what I could believe of his past 😢) and mental/emotional. Mannnn, I hate to do it but I have to include this scene here... (Um, spoilers in case anybody, you know, cares. 🤷‍♀️😉)

You can absolutely see the moment his heart breaks. 😭😭😭This is where he loses faith in everything that's been holding him together. Not only is Crowe dead but he knows they're lying about HOW. About WHY. And his world crashes down around him.

I just want to hug him SO HARD while he's sitting there next to Nyx, talking about her. And how his voice breaks on "She deserved better and I would've done anything to give it to her--" 😭😭😭

So in this house, we always and forever love and cuddle Libertus Ostium, because the guy really, really needs a lot of that! 🤗🫂🤗🫂💖🫂🤗🫂🤗