#THREAD NO. 3 LETIZIA (THE CURSE OF PROVIDENCE)

[ivalatona]

The Curse of Providence

Saint Seiros has come to town! Yep, you heard right. While Garreg Mach’s seen its fair share of impostors in the past, none so far have had the gall to impersonate the church’s founder herself. Whoever this lady is, she at the very least looks and sounds the part - she bears a striking beauty beyond words, and a commanding presence to go along with it. Is she here to stage a coup? Or maybe she’s just after the church-sanctioned taxes… Whatever the case, you need to land this broad and her impressively large following in jail like right this second. [Grants Faith +1]

“--which is exactly why this wretched hoax cannot be allowed to stand! It goes against the holy principals of justice and truth! As a princess of the light, I intend to do all I that I must to bring this sinner to the fate they deserve!” Starting in medias res, L’Arachel and Letizia are walking-and-talking on their way to face the false Saint Seiros. Although, to say Letizia has done much of the talking is a great overstatement. For nearly the entire trip, L’Arachel had been blabbing her mouth about all sorts of menial things: divine law, noble quests, saintly duties, the inescapable torture that heretics are bound for, and all manner of ego-boosting proclamations. 

For a woman like Letizia, it might’ve been a lot to listen to.

But alas! She doesn’t have much of a choice. The two had been paired together long before L’Arachel began ranting. 

The only silver lining here is that the Rausten girl is so fired up she manages to maintain a quickened pace. Her academy boots make fast clacks! against the pavement of the town, each step sounding angrier than the last. If that, and the snappy tone of her voice aren’t enough to get her mood across, then the fire in her eyes and sharp pull of her brow convey her feelings perfectly.

Names mean a lot to her, and identities even more. For someone to rob the character of another like it’s some cheap loaf of bread in a market is outrageous! L’Arachel Alba Amadeus plans to write her name into history in much the same way as Saint Seiros. If someone were to imitate her later on in life, she’d stop at nothing to have them purged--using the might of Rausten’s Sacred Twins if need be. So it only makes sense that she’d do the same here. By having a self-centered worldview, L’Arachel manages to show to some empathy and personally involve herself with the issues surrounding her school.

“Oh when I get my hands on her! I’ll give her a beatdown to remember.” Without warning, she retrieves the Recover staff from her hilt, swinging it wildly through the air to act out physically hitting this imposter, “Like this! and that! and that, and that, and that!” Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh! Each exaggerated syllable is another crack L’Arachel takes at her imaginary foe. She’s so invested in this little bout of live-action roleplaying that she doesn’t even realize they’ve reached the gathering of people.  

It’s only when she looks up from her healing instrument does she notice the flock of misguided sheep before them. The crowd is thick, from the looks of things, so it looks like they’ll have to do some pushing through to get to phony. 

“Ah, we’re here.” She finally turns to Letizia, twisting her grip on her staff like it’s a bat. “Letizia, was it? I hope you’re prepared to deliver this evildoer to justice! As one who has the pleasure of being paired with The Beautiful Princess of Peerless Beauty, you are not only working with me, but for me.” Her thumb sticks out at her own chest in delusional confidence, believing wholeheartedly that the other woman will simply bend the knee, “As such, you’ll follow my lead, and keep me safe should anything unruly come of this mission.”

With the way she so matter-of-factly states this message, it’s clear that L’Arachel is leaving no room for debate on that subject. In fact, if she were more familiar with Letizia, she would’ve already charged right into the fray--knowing and trusting that director would follow. 

@diryrja