#you bought upon them only ruin and death | bard the bowman

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Almost as soon as his memories had come back, Bard had realised just who he was married to. In another life, he had just been a man trying to keep the people of his home safe, whilst his husband had been an Elven King. He wasn't sure what he was meant to do with any of that information. They'd got along alright during the time he had spent with him, but it had been under very different circumstances. Friends was the best case scenario, even if he had known at the time that he was attracted to him. It had been little more than a passing thought, people were starving, and their home was gone. It had never been anything anyone else would learn. But then he had never expected this place.

Hearing the door, he knew he needed to push those thoughts aside. He hadn't been brave enough to bring this subject up, and today didn't feel any different. "Hi love. I think the dish washer has finally died" normal life, he remembered living it for years, though now he wasn't sure how true that was.

@allthatglxtters

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"Aye, but I'm talking about whoever is doing this, not myself" he was many things, but he didn't think he had ever really tried to trick anyone. Though he imagined that someone who did trick others would say much the same thing. "Isn't that fairly normal? Life is just what it is".

"No, but most folks just don't really admit that they are trying to trick someone." Louis admitted with a slight shrug. Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of tricking him? Then again, he was starting to realize that people have changed a lot over the century he had been alive. A lot more brazen as well. "It does seem that way, doesn't it? Not a fan of that, I can tell you."

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❝ i’ll go with you, if you don’t want to be alone. ❞ (Eris to Bard)

"That's a kind offer" he replied, not wanting to shut it down really. Whatever this world was, as far as he was concerned his family here was real. "You don't know where I'm going though" he pointed out, wondering how to explain it if he did ask, knowing it would likely sound incredibly bizarre if his own memories hadn't come back. That was if Eris even had any additional memories in his head.

@allthatglxtters

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"I'm starting to think you want to die." (Rhaegar & anyone)

"Might get rid of this headache" he mused, or really the feeling he had failed his children, and his people. How was he meant to come to terms with any of this right now? It was all too much, and he no longer knew what to do with it. "I'm kidding, I don't want to die, it's just a very annoying headache, that's all" and how could he explain the real reason behind any of it

@ofcelestialstories

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After all this time, and he was no closer to finding his children. It was destroying him, not knowing where they were or if they were safe. He wanted to do something about it, but if he was honest he didn't know what he would be able to do. It all felt like an impossible situation, one he was truly trapped by now.

He'd gone for a walk, once again trying to find any sight of any of them, but with no luck when he had seen the younger woman. "Are you alright lass?" perhaps it was just the lighting, but for a moment she looked upset.

@tragcdyfallen for Helaena

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"Weren't we all" and he was still separated from his children. He didn't know how to handle that. "Not you I'd be considering attacking lass. I've seen what dragons can do, lost enough people because of it" probably risky admitting his hatred but dragons were dragons. He couldn't imagine they'd be much different. Alas he didn't have a black arrow here, but they didn't need to know that.

"Yes." Violet replied simply, positioning herself to be in the blast radius of either of them. "We were separated when I didn't have my memories." She explained simply, back where they were from. She wouldn't have to explain it, everyone knew the unique bond between Dragon and Rider. Her and Tarin's bond had always been different then other dragons. He cared for her in ways she didn't believe was possible till she understood the connection. "As long as you don't piss them off or attack me, you should be good."

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[ food ] sender brings receiver their favorite dish to cheer them up - aragorn and bard

If he was honest, Bard hadn't really realised what was going on. He'd tried to keep his head on, tried to focus on his family here. The problem was that he was couldn't stop thinking about his real family, and the fact he couldn't find his children anywhere. He hadn't realised how long it had been until his brother had shown up. "You didn't need to do this. It's my fault for not being very focused recently".

@signcfthetiimes

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At this point, he could really do with a decent night sleep. He wasn’t really sure he’d ever had one if he thought long and hard about it. Things had got so out of hand recently at home, he had just been trying to protect his children… protect his town. He’d never meant to become king. Except that wasn't quite true, before his memories had come back, things had been calmer. It was why he had zoned out a little, suddenly aware someone was talking to him, “my apologies, what was that?”

@ofcscavengcrs for Scanlan

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Was it better to remember, or better to forget? His life was gone, and whilst he'd never cared much for the crown they'd put on his head, it meant he was separated from his children. And yet he had a family here, one that felt just as real. How was he meant to understand any of this? It didn't seem like many did, and whilst he wanted to forget about it, little else was on his mind when he almost walked into someone. "Sorry lass, you alright? Think both of us are a little distracted" he knew he was.

@signcfthetiimes for Rhaenyra

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How he knew that, and what the connection was he wasn't about to admit to. Not to someone from his world. He could guess the reaction, and he didn't really feel like dealing with it. His children would be the exception. "I don't know lass. But still worth knowing that he is here if you did want to see him. I don't know how many people from home are here".

               tauriel  shouldnt  be  so  surprised  to  hear  that  thraunduil  was  here  but  she  was  ,  their  last  conversation  hadnt  ended  well.  tauriel  didnt  even  think  he  would  want  to  see her  after  everything  that  went  down  when  he  banished  her.  ‘  good  to  know  hes  doing  well  ,  but  i  dont  think  he  wants  to  see  me.  ‘  tauriel  admitted  not  looking  at  him 

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Bard was trying to come to terms with the fact he now remembered a past so different from the life he'd lived here. He'd been out walking, opting to get some air, he had spent most of his life outside before and he felt more comfortable out there. He had only stopped to sit down on a bench for a moment, and not really realised how long it had been until it seemed to go dark. That and he heard footsteps. “Oh, sorry. Am I in your way?” that wasn’t what he wanted, but his mind was currently racing.

@ivypapercutsxo for Klaus

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❛  apparently we’re going to be working on this together now.  ❜ - from halbrand to bard!

"Is that so?" he hadn't been paying that much attention, hadn't seen much of a need until that moment, and he wasn't sure he had been wrong about that either. "Why is that?" and what exactly did he think they were working on. He was only here to see if there was any trace of his children, he'd been on the verge of leaving.

@icarianed

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“it was a long time ago.” steve & anyone

"Aye, it usually is" that he knew all too well. Things that kept him awake at night, that were disappearing further and further into the past. "That doesn't always change the effect it has on us, if we want it to or not. Can only move forward by learning from the past" although what he was meant to learn from the dragon, he wasn't sure.

@upgrxded

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"Aye, but a barge is a lot more dangerous. I'd know, I was bargeman" something that seemed to have ended up being forgotten. Bringing food into the town hadn't been seen as anything heroic, shooting a single arrow had been. Funny really, he had nearly died far more times on the barge, than that single day shooting an arrow. There was only one threat there, and he had made the mistake of going for his children.

He supposed he had a point there, "can't really say I've noticed. Maybe to start, but after a while, just tune it out" or was that fake memories? He really couldn't tell these days. "Think so, might be wrong though, can't say I've paid that much attention" not when his sole purpose had been to find his children, something he had still failed at doing. "Bard, not a common name round here I suppose".

It only made sense that other people in town would be familiar with horses too. Arthur just had assumed from the excess of automobiles that either no one else knew enough about horses to want to ride them, or worse, they just did not care. So he was glad to find out that was not the case. "I guess they work well 'nuff for gettin' 'round, but at least a barge don' make alla that god-awful noise. 'M all for gettin' somewhere easily, but you'd think they could at least make somethin' that'll take you there quietly." He perked up at the mention of the stables, realizing that he should have figured that if other people in town cared about horses, there would be one somewhere. "There is, huh? I'll hafta go check into that. Thanks much. 'M Arthur, by th' way. Nice t' meet you."

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❛ i don't know what i'm supposed to be doing half the time. ❜ (Alucard & Any)

"Think that's true for a lot of people lad" least he knew it was true for him. Too many times he tried to focus on one thing, and it just didn't seem to be the right thing. Nights spent in Laketown's prison should have taught him that, mostly it made him realise he was probably right. "What is it you need to do?"

@tcrturedpcet

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sorry. i thought that question was directed at me. (Aegon @ Any)

Ok that was becoming a bad habit. He needed to get his head in the game and focus on the life here, not the one he had before. Only he was struggling with that, he still couldn't find his kids, and he couldn't forget about them, he never would until he had answers. "Sorry lad, have a bad habit of talking to myself recently it seems. Less you have an idea of why we're here".

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