CLOSED ♔ knighting ceremony

[koraith]

WHO || Wynn, Elena Gilbert, Koraith, Myri, Colin Banks, Dumage, Andie, Finnick, Buffy, Spike, Vi, Luthir, Francesca, Archer, Des, Mark, Kat, Gar, Rose, Alaric, Klaus, Dawn, various other members of the Dragon's Tongue [closed]
WHAT || Elena's full Knighting ceremony; induction into the Dragon's Tongue
WHERE || Knight's Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || Tues May 27th, evening FORWARD DATED
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.

Myri, Wynn, and Koraith wait up at the front of the room for Elena to approach them, but the attitude of the ceremony is much more relaxed, full of smiles and light conversation on all sides. Of course, when Wynn speaks, people still hush. It's just how he rolls.

"Sir Elena Gilbert, please kneel."

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[imposturing]

[ as she takes that glance, while buffy drags kyp past, he catches her eyes, struggling to a stop for the first time to say: ]

I can't lie right now, Elena. You know that.

And you need to know: I meant everything I said before.

It wasn't some kind of line. [ the use of the exact words from last night, albeit in his own voice and cadence, makes it clear just what he's talking about. the conversation in her bedroom, everything he'd said, had come from him, and wasn't another part of the game. his eyes burn into hers as if he can drill the importance of that truth home to her, and then buffy's shuffling him forward again, and he lets her drag him. ]

[slay]

Keep it up, and I'll gag you.

[ she twists his arm behind him and shoves him out the door of the ballroom. somehow, she has the feeling she can trust archer to run the damage control on whatever this sick freak was trying to get into elena's head with. he'd done a pretty damn good job already.

the ballroom doors slam shut behind them. ]

[isisagent]

[Archer's no one to judge - he bangs hookers. He wraps his arm around Elena.]

He might not be lying - But he's still a sociopathic shithead.

[notaroundme]

[Her entire body tenses as the doors close, because holy shit are those last words of Kyp's fucking with her so hard right now.

She turns her head, looking between Archer, Rose and Ric, and she is barely holding on to whatever semblance of stability she can (will save 14).]

I need to get out of here.

[The question is can she leave?]