A reunion of brothers

[bearitproudly.livejournal.com]

Characters: Basch and Noah fon Ronsenburg, Balthier, and open to all in Lindblum!
Progress: Ongoing
Summary: Basch goes to pick up his stubborn younger brother.
Location: Lindblum
Date: April
Warnings: None yet!


The airship ride from Narshe to Lindblum was uneventful. He was grateful to Balthier for the ride, but it had made Basch impatient, to say the least. He was normally a very patient man, but the chance to see his brother again had made the Captain anxious. They had apologized to each other in the network feed, yet would it be the same in person? He was ready to welcome his brother with open arms, yet this face to face encounter could reignite old rivalries.

It could open old wounds.

His walk from the airship docks into the city proper was quick, but as he neared the Business Distract, his walk slowed so he could look for his brother.

Comments

[theleadingman.livejournal.com]

Balthier offered both knights a dismissive gesture before straightening his cuffs. "All work and no play with the both of you," he said in jest, "Forever the same, even in conversation. As I'm to be ferrying the both of you, I thought it fair to come and warn you that I'll be taking off shortly in order to claim the bounty on a particularly lucrative hunt. You're both welcome to join, by all means."

[strays-pride.livejournal.com]

Noah scoffed, and gave Balthier /that/ look. "You mean to inform me that you are actually capable of accomplishing such a thing? I'd simply believed it was nothing but Zecht and his tendency towards overembellishment and flattery."

Noah leaned back against the bench and crossed his arms. "I am afraid I simply don't believe you, Bunansa."

Subtle as an anvil to the head, though just because Balthier could be subtle, it didn'tesn he would strive to be so. Still it might be feasible after all.

[bearitproudly.livejournal.com]

Basch, on the other hand, sighed. He was always the more practical and boring of the bunch.

"As much as I would be so honored to gallivant around the expanse of Gaia, I have duties to attend to back in Narshe. Larsa also mentioned wanting to stay there until he was settled in."

Basch's work was never done, clearly.

[theleadingman.livejournal.com]

Balthier merely shot Noah a challenging look, arms firmly crossed over his chest as he tilted his head to one side, causing his earrings to jangle. "Come along and see, if you like. There's quite a bit of gil on the line, and I'm not about to let it slip through my fingers."

Basch's mention of Narshe was enough to make the pirate cluck his tongue, shaking his head to show that he disagreed. "I'll get you back to Narshe in good time, Captain, but here is the delicate nature of my situation. I'm a bit pressed for time, you see. If I dally, my opponent will snipe the mark before I'm able, and I'm out several thousand gil. We can't have that. Just a quick jaunt to the Sunleth Waterscape, I assure you."

He hadn't been expecting for Noah to summon him so soon, and had made the bet with Celes with the intention of having a somewhat freer schedule, but this suited his purposes just fine. It was the perfect way to crowbar Basch away from his duties, at least for a day, and if the open sky agreed with him, Balthier and Noah might keep him airborne a bit longer than that.

[strays-pride.livejournal.com]

Noah wanted to go. Noah wanted to go very, very much, and it was subtly present inherent expression on his face. He turned to Basch, eyes subconsciously pleading, even as he inclined his head.

"It is your decision, Basch. I will follow it."

Yes, part of it was to get Basch to relax, and to have the satisfaction of saying that he'd managed to wrangle his brother in a heist, but a real part of it was just to go and do something. Something good, something that didn't have halfthe world riding on it.

To enjoy the easy camaraderie between two vrothers that had seemed more like a fantasy with every day since the fall of Landis. And upwards on 7,350 days was a very long time.

[bearitproudly.livejournal.com]

Basch looked to Noah for the longest time. He then closed his eyes, letting his head fall forward.

"We will go."

If only to keep his brother and Balthier out of trouble. He had a horrible feeling something would happen if he wasn't there. With his luck, something would.

[theleadingman.livejournal.com]

"You needn't act so put upon," Balthier chastised the Captain in a most good-natured manner. He turned to walk towards the airport, beckoning over his shoulders for both brothers to follow him. "You might actually enjoy yourself, if it's not too bold of me to say so."

[strays-pride.livejournal.com]

Noah chuckled as he stood up to follow Balthier. "I fear you underestimate my brother's capacity to remain stubborn on the finer points of what actually qualifies as theft." Like, say, picking up fallen apples from another's orchard or taking treasures belonging to those long-past. "And if he feels so strongly, I doubt that he'll remember how to have any fun at all." It is a playful jibe, made all the clearer by the wide smile and soft expression on Noah's face.

His smile stretches a bit farther with a slight tightness as he pulls a muscle that is not quite healed, yet, a subtle reminder that he needs to take care. He covers it quickly and ignore the tinge without too kuh trouble. One hint of pain and Basch would be like a stick in the mud to make sure he is completely healed.

When they return to the ship, Noah plans to consider stripping his heavy armour and leaving it behind, as to lessen the strain of the weight on his weary body.

[bearitproudly.livejournal.com]

"Forgive me for wanting to do the right thing, Noah." Lineface, lineface, lineface.

Another lineface to Balthier as well. "Let us get on with this then. I fear if I allow the both of you to continue, I might be pulled into something far over my head."