http://marquisofthesky.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] marquisofthesky.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] timeandtides_backup2010-01-02 01:16 am

Winter in Alexandria

Characters: Marquis Halim Ondore IV & OPEN to whomever
Progress: Incomplete
Summary: After quitting Lindblum with the Onion Knight in tow, the Marquis finally makes his way to fair Alexandria.
Location: Alexandria, the town.
Date: January 1804
Warnings: None


While the journey to Alexandria may have been a long one, these two unlikely adventurers managed to reach the town just a minute after two. Riding from Lindblum to the South Gate proved to be arduous than the Marquis assumed, a pleasant surprise. With the Onion Knight towing along, this slightly boring trip turned out to be a tad more pleasant than it should have been if Ondore decided to venture alone. Grateful for the young knight's companionship, Ondore hoped that his nice wouldn't mind if he invited the young man to visit her and Lord Nabradia. Certain that the young queen wouldn't shun his newly made friend, the Marquis led the way towards the rural town thanks to the helpful guide of some of the wayfarers they met at the gate.

"Ah, so this is Alexandria?" Halim questioned aloud as he gawked at the whimsical scenery before him. While winter chill still clung within the air, this beautiful town reminded him a little of fair Bhujerba. Perhaps it was the more laid-back atmosphere that made him think of his homeland but whichever the case, the Marquis certainly felt at home here.

"Come now, we mustn't linger for lo-" Ondore's words were cut short once he realized his faithful companion seemed to have wandered off into the crowd. With a deep sigh, the Marquis decided to search for the nearest inn on his lonesome.

[identity profile] crowned-jewel.livejournal.com 2010-01-04 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps coincidentally, Dagger pulled her hood forward a bit more, as she lead the way. Down cobblestone roads, past bundled merchants and smiths, the young mage wove her way through the sparse streets.

"Everyone is still on high alert, after that invasion. Normally, being above the mist, the monsters never make it into the city borders. With the number of casualties..." she paused, a hitch in her voice. "Some are in mourning. Everyone is growing more and more restless. Especially with all that's happened in the last few months."

It only served to remind Garnet of all that troubled her. Her country, her friends... her own life, so tumultuous and uncertain, and constantly under a glass. Even the most frazzled civilian had an opinion.

"...Have you only just arrived in Gaia? Or did you come from another city?"

[identity profile] crowned-jewel.livejournal.com 2010-01-04 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
"You mean, on the Queen's birthday?" It was always a bit strange, speaking of herself in the third person, but mention of Kefka and his malicious antics had grabbed her attention. "Strange... he's not been back to Alexandria... it seems he'd rather spread chaos everywhere, than concentrate on a single target."

Unfortunately for Halim, Dagger did catch the mention, and she stopped in her tracks. "You've met with Regent Cid?"

[identity profile] crowned-jewel.livejournal.com 2010-01-04 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
"The Regent is a good man. And Lindblum and Alexandria have been allies for many years."

Dagger pressed her lips together. She didn't expect that Cid would tell her of every person he's ever met with... but she expected to at least be kept in the loop. Considering his audience with the Regent had been fairly recent, she could only assume his presence had not been known to Cid until after the meeting of the Heads of State. Otherwise, he certainly would have been there... right?

"'Bhujerba?'" she repeated, as if trying the word out for herself. Such exotic names these places had, and she'd heard many of them til now. The prospect of a floating continent intrigued her once more, and she could not help the light that came to her eyes, the curiosity that was evident in her visage.

"Tell me... how does a continent float?" She had seen the Chocobo's Air Garden... was it something like that, she wondered...

[identity profile] crowned-jewel.livejournal.com 2010-01-10 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Floating islands... Sky Stones... it all sounds so fantastical, I could hardly believe it." That wasn't to say she didn't believe it... She'd seen enough 'impossible' things in her life, that there was very little she could not believe anymore.

A pause. "I wish that I could see it myself."

She turned her head to look at the Marquis, as they continued down the street. "I don't think the moogles here ever had their own country."