#oath of the ancient: harper gordon

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Tag dump: Relationships!!

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All the stars in the sky, are nowhere near as bright as the ones in your eyes.

@rcseteaparty

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Phiona's cheeks flushed, and her ears do a little wiggle. Oh she knew that look. She knew that tone. Harper! Don't get her all flustered like that! Her Pops is right there! You know how fragile Phiona is! Jail! Jail for Harper! Jail for 100 years!

She does perk up a little when Peppino mentions food. Not that she mentioned it, she was a little hungry.

"Yeah dad! Sounds good! You really have to try Dad's cooking, Harper! It's amazing!"

It... really was a little uncanny to see how the people were able to move on from this, but it's kind of a good thing. She didn't want other people be effected the way she was. It still haunts her. Scars her heart. She's just good at hiding it. Like always.

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Her ears perk up for a moment at him catching her mention of the farm. Maybe it’s just because she’s a proud farmers kid but she does genuinely get to enjoy talking about it. Well maybe that and how Phiona keeps telling her a lot how her magic is more nature based so her and plants just vibe well. Though at the reminder of recent events her tail instinctively wraps around Phiona’s.

“ It wasn’t too bad, thankfully. My ma and pa grow a lot of hardy crops, I doubt the potatoes even noticed any changes going on. Flowers took a heavy hit but I managed to save at least half the rose bushes before we had to get the farm critters moved.”

Harper gives Phi a soft look for a moment when she mentions the rose bushes. Did she go out of her way to try and save them just for her?....Weeeellll yes. It just so happened that the rose bushes were near enough to the barn that Harper took a gamble to two bird one stone it. It got her quite an earful from her mother but she’d do it again in a heartbeat for the sake of how big Phiona smiles when she sees those dang rose bushes.

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Going steady.

“...And the petals are falling like freshly fallen snow, a soft blanket that as soft as my heart~”

Phiona sighs, gently snuggling up to Harper, before adjusting her new hat. A tiara’s nice, but you can’t beat a pink rancher hat with giant flowers. At least, in Phiona’s eyes, you can’t. Especially when it’s a gift from her wonderful girlfriend. Speaking of which, Phiona gently closes her new poetry book, using the ornate dagger as a bookmark.

Her green-brown eyes look up at Harper and butterflies start to flutter into her stomach. She was scared. She was unsure of herself. Even so, this needs to be done, and needs to be said. 

“Hey? Harper?”

Harper’s ears twitch, and she lets out a small hum. Soft green eyes trail down to meet Phiona’s, sparkling brighter than the stars in the night. “What’s wrong, sugar cube?”

“Oh nothing! Nothing! I just… need to tell you something important.” After taking a deep breath, Phiona sits up, and takes both of Harper’s hands into her own. “Harper. This whole 'eternal spring' thing. It made me think about… well, everything. How fragile life can be. How we’re not guaranteed forever. But… I’d like to think that, it also made me think how precious all of you are to me. Even if forever is just a second, I want to spend it with everyone… but more than anything, I want to spend it with you. Now that I’m older and closer to being a woman than a little girl, I wanna make sure that you know, that I’m gonna be here. By your side. Forever.”

Harper’s heart swells with each word that fell from Phoina’s lips. Her tag wags, her hands gently shake with excitement, and tears prick her eyes. 

Phiona takes another breath. Reaching into her dress pocket, she pulls out a small box. She watches Harper’s trembling finger press the golden button to open it, only to shoot back over to cover Harper’s gasping maw. In the box was a beautiful lavender topaz wrapped in a gold band. The ring itself dangled from a matching gold chain. It takes Phiona a second to find her word again. “Um… I don’t know if going steady is still a thing, but ya know. I wanted to make some kind of commitment to you. Plus we’re waaaayyy to young to get engaged, but this is the closest thing I could think of–” Phiona words were caught in her throat as Harper proceeded to expresses her gratitude by the sweetest of kisses on the vampiress’ face. Phiona glances up to see tears of pure joy pouring down Harper’s cheeks.

“You’re perfect, Phiona Souris.”

“Nah. That’s your job,” Phiona giggles before wrapping Harper in her arms. She’s unsure what the future holds, but she knows one thing is certain. She’s not gonna face it alone… and neither is Harper. They’ll do this together.

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The normally antsy and figity teen, was, for once, calm and patient for her father's and Creechur's return. Even so, she would figit with her rose emblem, wondering if the topaz amulet would be enough to keep the both of them safe...

That's when her ears twitch at the sound of a crack, and that cracking grew louder with the accompanying sounds of ominous groans... the sounds of dying trees.

Oh no...

"Move! Move!! NOEL, MARG, MOVE!!"

As soon as she was sure the other two women were on the move away from the falling lumber, Phiona took off after them. Her legs carrying her as far as they can from the now dead wood about to tumble on her head!

Thankfully, she manages to get far enough away where the only casualty is her hair with the amount of splinters in it. The thunderous crash behind her knocks her off her feet, but only for a moment or two.

"Fuck... Ow...."

The young bard groans as she stands and shakes the wood shavings from her oversized pigtails. Wait... That tree... Does that mean it's over? Did Creechur and her father do it?! Is Ynemn gone...?

The answer to those question came in the form of the crisp autumn air gracing her exposed arms. It's over. A sigh of relief leaves Phiona's lips and a few tears go down her cheeks.

"Never doubted you guys for a moment."

Port Obello has survived another crisis.

She stands, dusting off the dirt and dust from her skirt when she realizes... she got seperated from Marg and Noel. Great. Before she can go find them, she hears a batch of voices call out to her.

"GUYS!!"

Squeals and giggles fill the forest as Phiona is reunited with her dear friends. All of them celebrating the assured safety of their dear hometown. Of course, Phiona's companions were eagerly wondering where in the world their dear leader went! They were worried sick. Phiona would offer an explanation... when they got back to the circus. She's exhausted.

However, she then hears another voice call out for her in the endless sea of tress, closer than they appear...

A knight reuniting with her princess.

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Alright sorry this took forever, video games had my brain cells, but time for a big lore dump about my fav lil green witch oath of the ancients paladin. Though to start with the present we need to take a look at the past and the Cymbeline family.

A very proud family of conquest paladins that on the surface shine like their armor, underneath are rotten to the core. And on one warm spring day a baby was born. A baby born not from a marriage but from a secretive night. It wouldn’t stand…a child conceived like this would bring shame to the household name. What to do what to do. No one but the family and their servants knew of the birth. It would be very easy for such a baby to vanish from the record.

But before any bloody act could be done….the babe and one of the servants vanished into a night full of more stars then normal and the soft welcoming breezes of the woods. A few weeks later Joe Gordon and her husband Dorian purchased a farm outside of the city. Yes it would be perfect. A safe place for their new daughter to grow. Named after Joe's grandmother, Harper.

And so the child did. Learning how to protect the weak from protecting the animals on the farm, and learning a love of plants from helping tend the fields. Her paladin talents growing into much greener ways then the bloody path of her bio familys. She’s aware she’s adopted but Joe has yet to tell her the story of the night she was born. It’s caused a growing wondering about her birth family and if she has siblings or even cousins.

Perhaps she does have a cousin, a much…older cousin………..and perhaps a wolfdog and a mouse will get to meet him soon.

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She took a minute to breath, her nerves steadying just a bit. The shaking eventually stops as she looks at her beloved before her. Harper. Her Harper. She's okay... Thank the gods.

"I'm... I'm so sorry..."

She didn't come for Harper. Sure, Harper was strong on her own, and had her family, but Phiona should've come from her beloved. Of course, Harper had to move her beloved critters. This knight never gave up on anything she loved, whether be a person or critter...

"I should've tried to find you... I'm sorry..."

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She could've sworn that she heard their voice. It was unmistakable. That soft southern drawl that brought a sense of peace in her heart. Her beloved. Her knight.

"HARPER!!"

Phiona ran as fast as her legs could carry her as she quickly wrapped Harper in her arms in a tight embrace. How stupid she was, running around making sure everyone was safe, and had no time for her beloved... How stupid and selfish she was....

 “Easy now, easy.”

Wasn’t just the people who had to keep moving, but the critters too. Harper was doing her best to help her parents with that when she heard a familiar-

“Phi?!”

Harper practically picks her up, arms wrapping around her tight as they meet and her tail wagging up a storm.

“...Hey now.” 

Gentle kisses above each eye before she lets go only to softly cup Phiona’s face.

“I want ya to take a deep breath for me, okay? You're here and I'm here…promise~.”

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Nervous fingers gently drum against the counter as she stares at the door to the pizza shop with a sense of unease and impatience. Today was the day. The day Harper and Peppino met. Something she agreed to.

Now despite Phiona painting herself a soldier of love and justice, she's still, at the end of the day, a teenage girl. And, teenage girls tend to look at the love of their lives through rose-tinted glasses. So, while she painted a picture that her beloved Harper was perfect in every way and the soul of her soul, her darling adoptive father was... a little less than convinced. She understood why. Her mothers were much the same, being overprotective of their precious baby girl... Even so, if Harper can win over the elusive fire bard and the patron saint of winter itself, then maybe it could go well with Peppino... she hopes.

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-insert snort here-

"You dork!"

If you're wondering where the hell Phiona is, it's international lesbian day so Harper has her for the whole day, sorry not sorry.

@rcseteaparty

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It was hard to read what her father was thinking, but she could tell he was trying to put on the big, tough papa act and... faltering a bit. She couldn't help but chuckle internally.

Guess Harper might win over her old man just yet!

Oh! Yeah! That's right. All this eternal spring nonsense did make Phiona worry about Harper's crops. She may have green magic, but Ynemn's was a whole as dryad.

"Yeah! You told me you didn't suffer that much loss, did you, Harper? Wasn't it just the flora?"

She might be misremembering. The days have been blending together...

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“Phi!”

Thank goodness she’s used to her girlfriends sudden hugs, quick  to catch her for a returned tight embrace. Tail wags for just a second because of that cheek kiss and a small rosy tint to her cheeks. Though she’d argue Phiona’s just skilled at bringing pink to whatever she touches but-. Now's not the time to get distracted by the utter adorablness of her girlfriend hugging onto her arm.

“Hello sir, it’s very nice to finally meet you after Phiona’s told me so much. I would have tried to schedule this meetin' sooner but I had to help ma and pa get ready for the season change on our farm.”

@lultimagoccia

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"Harper!!"

Phiona's excitement got the better of her for a moment, the minute her knight came into view in the doorway. Rushing from behind the counter, she greets Harper with a tight hug and a cheek kiss. She then takes a small breath, turning towards her father and hugging onto Harper's arm.

"Buonasera, Papino. Si, this is her. This is Harper. Harper. This is my dad. Peppino."

@rcseteaparty

It was funny the sorts of things in life that could get Harper Gordon actually nervous. Getting into a fight to protect someone or something with her girlfriend, well that’s just child’s play, and defending the farm from the occasional wild critter came naturally after her mom showed her the ropes. Meeting her girlfriend's father though? Gods help her; she might just have a heart attack before she gets to the front door. 

Still though her daddy says you attract kinder souls better with honey thoughts then vinegar, so she quickly shakes the panic out her head and then has to take a second to re-fix her hair. The door still feels a bit daunting but a deep breath as she opens it. At least Phiona’s the first thing her eyes lock on, heart feels light as a feather just seeing her princess.

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