take or leave who i am cause this is me [camilla/gerome, retainer au]

[savageblow]

[ The four of them arrived out of nowhere: trained warriors from lands unknown, appearing before the court to, what? Seek audience with the royal family and become their retainers? Despite the sketchiness of the group, they somehow manage to impress their difficult-to-impress father through charming words and sheer ability. And so Xander ends up with a whimsical man named Laslow, Leo with a... rather interesting character by the name of Odin Dark, Elise with a haughty woman named Selena, and then herself with the most stoic of the bunch, whom she can't quite remember if he spoke at all.

Camilla couldn't understand the king's reasoning if she tried - she expected a bloody public execution, or at least for them to be locked away for intensive questioning, not an additional wyvern rider by her side - but, well. They're all strong, and their hand-picked retainers more than capable. If they turned out to be traitors, they surely wouldn't last long.

She wears the threat clear on her face as her newest retainer steps into her room. ] I'm very pleased to have you here - no doubt you will prove yourself as capable to me as you did my father.

[ Her heels click against the floor as she steps closer to him. To tower over him. ] I don't believe I caught your name before, darling. Could you remind me?

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[ Marzia lets out a low rumble - as much of a greeting and "thank you" as Gerome's going to get when she's still wary of him. There's no obvious warning signals coming from Gerome himself, but the wyvern can tell from Camilla that Something Is Up.

Camilla keeps her attention on Marzia as well, continuing her affectionate touches with an extra set of eyes on her. ] Yes - wyverns are native to this area, so it's only natural we form a bond with them. [ coo coo and she loves her wyvern soooooo much~~ ] There are parts of the kingdom that're nearly impassable on foot or horseback, so you could also say it's out of necessity.

[ Her attention drifts over to Minerva at this point. Goodness, what a cutie she is! But... ] I've never seen a wyvern like yours before. She's certainly special, isn't she?