CLOSED ♔ knighting ceremony

[ironsides]

WHO || Wynn, Buffy, Jack Chessing, Dovan Ironsides, Spike, Fredrick Jr., Mark Sandazhard, Luthir Reedhym, Eric Carpenter, Lanston Wellington, past and present Team Failboat members, Rafael Giovanni, Desmond Descant?, various other unnamed members of the Dragon's Hide [closed]
WHAT || Buffy's full Knighting ceremony; induction into the Dragon's Hide
WHERE || Knight's Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || DECEMBER 11th, 2012 evening [Super backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

Unlike the grandiose nature of the squiring ceremony each Knight undergoes upon their initial entrance into the Knighthood, the graduation to Full Knight status takes place in a much more intimate affair, between the Knight, their mentor, invited friends, and the members of the sect to which they will be inducted. There's no pompous music, no stolid rank and file, no elaborate march.

Buffy's invitees are given seats of honor at the front of the ranks of the Dragon's Hide members - the largest sect in the castle, with the most representatives here, and Jack, Wynn, and Dovan wait up at the front of the room for Buffy to approach them, but the attitude of the ceremony is much more relaxed, full of smiles and light conversation on all sides.

Wynn finally gets things rolling, by saying in his loud listen-to-me voice: "Approach and kneel, Sir Buffy Summers."

Comments

[romanticidal]

[ ♬ changing colors - josh groban

he stares at her for a moment, before casting his gaze down as they slowly turn on the dance floor. his hand tightens almost imperceptibly in hers and it's clear he's cautiously choosing his words. ] It seems you have many of those people here, who would live this life with you for as long as you are in it.

Are they not enough?

[slay]

They're my family, and I would die for them. Any of them. But, it's not the same thing.

[romanticidal]

You want to stay here, with them, don't you?

[slay]

I do. This is my home, my family.

[romanticidal]

[ his movements slow slightly, and he studies her face for a long enough moment to make it seem as if he's not going to say anything else. ]

I'm glad you have them. Have this.

I know what Italia means to me. It is... my home. To have been away so long has been difficult.

[slay]

I hope you enjoy the break, then. Even if it's not so ... y'know. Break-like, for you. Music production and all.

[romanticidal]

At least I am doing that which I love most, if I cannot be in the place I love best.

[slay]

And at least Jade'll be around, right? Or is she not sticking around for the recording part - just the tour?

[romanticidal]

I don't know what her intentions are now... I have hoped that... [ he frowns ] That hearing the songs I wrote for her might...

[slay]

Might ... what? Completely disregard her wishes for you to let it go and tee her off? [ buffy is here to be frank for three reasons. 1.) WOW WRITE SONGS FOR HER OK 2.) spike 3.) actual feminist buffy summers. ]

[romanticidal]

You still think me wrong for believing the part of her she lost would not want this.

[slay]

I think the part of her she lost is gone, and the part that's left deserves to have her wishes respected more considering she's what's still around.

[romanticidal]

She isn't gone.

[slay]

[ buffy sighs. she wants to persist, but she knows it won't get her anywhere but hurting worse than she already is. she gives him one last grim look, an attempt at a smile that fails abysmally, and then just shakes her head. ]

I should mingle. It was good seeing you again.

[romanticidal]

[ for a moment, he looks disappointed, but then smiles at her widely and squeezes her hand ] Of course, carina. It is a big day for you, no?

[slay]

Really kinda is.

[ she gives a light smile and then turns to excuse herself. ]