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]

[Her nose wrinkles by instinct, as if to say 'do I have to?' But she lets out a small sigh and nods.]

Yes.

[wynn]

Do you swear to never recoil before thy enemy?

[reallywicked]

[She lifts her chin a little higher.]

Oh, I swear.

[wynn]

Do you swear to make war against injustice, without cessation and without mercy?

[reallywicked]

Definitely.

[wynn]

Do you swear never to lie, and to remain faithful to your pledged word?

[reallywicked]

You mean never to lie to you guys, right? [She's going to assume that's what you mean.] Yeah. Yes. I swear.

[wynn]

[ he gives you a Look that says gurl you know what he means and presses on ] Do you swear to be generous, and to listen to and respect all?

[reallywicked]

[There's a look to Nessa on that one. She hadn't respected her mentor much at all until recently. So maybe she needed to give people more of a shot in that regard.]

I swear.

[wynn]

[And he fixes Faye with a critical eye, because THIS R THE BIG ONE :]

Do you swear to be everywhere and always the champion of the right and the good against injustice and evil?

[reallywicked]

[Oh my god stop staring into her soul, Wynn. She takes a deep breath and nods.]

I swear. [It's simple in delivery but she means it. Possibly for the first time, she really does feel like she belongs here, like this is something she's meant to do.]

1/2

[wynn]

Sir Hasmed. Do you accept Sir Chamberlain as a member of the Dragon's Tongue?

[eldritchweaver]

[ hasmed glides forward, all tall and imposing in his long robes and dour demeanor ]

Do you, Faye Chamberlain, swear to be the flame in the night, the fire that burns away the darkness?

[reallywicked]

[Well, that one is easy for her.]

With all that I am- yes.

[eldritchweaver]

Then by the power of my office as Section Leader, I grant to you, Faye Chamberlain, the title of Full Knight of the Dragon's Fire. [ He nods to Faye and gestures for her to rise. ]

[reallywicked]

[She gets to her feet, smile inching across her face slowly.]

[eldritchweaver]

[ CLAPPIN AND SHIT, AW YEAH ]