CLOSED ♔ knighting ceremony

[eldritchweaver]

WHO || Wynn, Faye, Nessa,  Hasmed, Gold, Lila, Andie, Felicity, Emma, Diana, Tia, Alainn, Zero, Zatanna,  various other unnamed members of the Dragon's Fire [closed]
WHAT || Faye's full Knighting ceremony; induction into the Dragon's Fire
WHERE || Knight's Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || December 30th, 2013 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.

Faye's invitees are given seats of honor at the front of the ranks of the Dragon's Fire members  and Nessa, Wynn, and Hasmed wait up at the front of the room for Faye to approach them, but the attitude of the ceremony is much more relaxed, full of smiles and light conversation on all sides from the other sect members.

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

Comments

[reallywicked]

She doesn't want it. [Faye shrugs again, pleased as a kitten for the compliments but not showing it outwardly.] Magic. It's there but she's not great at it and she doesn't want it bad enough to be patient with it. [It was the only reason Faye had managed to slow down and put in the time with his lessons. Power was all she wanted.]

So maybe you need to find what she wants and make magic worth as much as that.

[undealt]

What Emma wants is stability. If there's one thing I know about her, it's that. She wants to belong somewhere. [That enough is an easy read- she's an orphan. What orphan doesn't want that?] It's difficult to compare the value of magic to the value of family, but when it comes to protecting it... Well, I think I might could convince her.

[and that's why this field trip needs to happen.]

[reallywicked]

Sounds like you've got it all figured out. Do you think she'll join the Dragon's Fire? [Slightly bristled because Faye doesn't like sharing attention but Emma isn't so bad so it's only a little pricklyness to her tone.]

[undealt]

I don't think she wants to. [A chuckle.] She might end up in the Hide just to spite me.

[reallywicked]

She's good at hitting things. [It's not a bad place for people, okay. And it would mean that she wouldn't have to worry about her taking up Gold's time as much. But then again... magic. She just enjoys being around it. And Emma's not bad or anything. She's actually kind of cool.] But she might come around.

[undealt]

She might. But that's all the more reason for this little excursion. [C'mon Faye, share the love.] And now that I don't have to borrow you from Nessa, I'm sure I can convince Wynn to send you out with me sometime.

[On his shady Dragon's Fire-related adventures. They can go antiquing! ...Antiquing with Gold is a lot more intense than you'd think.]

[reallywicked]

I may hold you to that. [She gives him a smile that's genuine and a little hopeful. She seeks approval more than she admits to herself.]