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Mark Sandazhard ([personal profile] nosdacariad) wrote in [community profile] knightsoflegend2014-09-17 08:24 pm

andres ♔ a tiger's waiting to be tamed



♬ clocks - coldplay

WHO || Prince Marcus Andres, Jeanne Gar, Myrilandel de Tanos, Finnick Odair, Spike, Buffy Summers, Sterling Archer, Desmond Descant, Dimitris Sarandis, Lara Tamon, Michael Collins, Dana Green
WHAT || The lost Prince of Andres leads a team of Knights in a coup against Dimitris Sarandis, to reclaim his throne
WHERE || Andres Isle
WHEN || September 19th, 2014
HOW || Actionspam


[ It seems that Wynn was hoping for Sir Mark Sandazhard to reveal his true identity, and to lead the charge against Dimitris Sarandis' tyrannical hold over the island he was born to rule.   He was not disappointed, and Prince Marcus Andres stands poised to lead the group of Knights who he's worked beside for two years, to confront Sarandis, save their friend Kat, and search the castle dungeon for the captive Dragon's Claw, Sir Thomas Bancroft.    

Before they attempt to answer the castle, however, it's time to reunite the Prince with his childhood friends on the Isle, who had long held out hope that he was still alive, including his once-betrothed, Countess Lara Tamon.  Their first task will be to convince Lara to make a risky attempt to draw Kat out of the castle.  

The fate of their captured allies, and the future of Andres Isle, lie in their hands.  ]

slay: ats (1.08) (can't tell me nothing.)

[personal profile] slay 2014-09-20 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
She’s me.

[ But better. In every way. For a moment, she grows distant, but then looks back at Des, shaking her head. ]

My replacement. I died, and another girl got my powers. She died, and Faith got hers. Doing exactly what I’ve been doing here. Fighting demons, trying to protect people. That’s how it goes. One Slayer dies, another crops up to replace her. Just like that.
nothingsodivine: (ask the birds)

[personal profile] nothingsodivine 2014-09-20 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Bullshit.

[The addendum can barely leave her mouth before Des is interjecting immediately, but he stays quiet afterwards and lets her finish, all while regarding her with a look that says he'd like to speak with this Faith character and maybe use harsh-sounding words and possibly his gun.

He was going to the Rafael Giovanni School of IF IT UPSETS YOU, MURDER IT before it was cool.]


But you're not dead. [Des waves his hand.] And this isn't Sunnydale. It has different rules. Jade's mom didn't pick this girl out of a crowd and go "I like this one." She's just some dame. And wherever you're from sounds like shit if people like you are a dime a dozen, Blondie, but let's be honest, she can have all the same skills you do, but she's not you, regardless of what you think. What's she done lately that's so damn spectacular?
slay: btvs (3.21) (i can dance.)

[personal profile] slay 2014-09-20 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
What have I done?

[ Buffy’s voice level briefly raises, but she glances around the plane, then drops it and looks back at him. ]

I couldn’t save Kat. I couldn’t save Thomas—I actually almost got all of us killed trying. Sehanine said she brought me here because someone had to fight the demons back. Faith just came through the Veil. What makes you think she didn’t figure out that she ordered the wrong Slayer?
nothingsodivine: (while he's looking at me)

[personal profile] nothingsodivine 2014-09-20 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
You almost made a bad call- we all do it. It's human. Saving Kat would have caused a political scandal and got us all very dead. Sometimes being heroic is knowing when to step back and come at it from a different angle, otherwise you're being me. You've seen the calls I make when given free reign to do what I think is best.

Sehanine didn't want a blunt instrument- she wanted someone with compassion. Look at her daughter and tell me that woman wants anything less in her champions. The timing's bad, but I think she would have given you the decency of an eviction notice if she was looking to replace you. And if you're still not convinced... You can always do what Fluffy said. Talk to her.

[A beat and he grimaces.] Or talk to them.

slay: ats (1.08) (pimply overweight vamps called lestat)

[personal profile] slay 2014-09-21 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
What makes you think she’d even answer?

[ They probably would, but this isn’t their fight. This is the detour. The last thing she wants to do is summon half the divine powers she knows down when she’s feeling insecure, and not have them available for a quick favor when they’re really in danger. Disgruntled by the logic he provides, she turns to face out the window again. ]

I failed. Don’t you get it? If I died. If Faith became the new Slayer, it means I failed. What happens when I fail all of you and it’s not just my life on the line?
nothingsodivine: (obsessed with finding a new brain)

[personal profile] nothingsodivine 2014-09-21 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
Because he thinks she would and Rafael Giovanni might not be a bastion of good sense, but he's generally smart about the things that matter.

[A beat. He rolls his eyes.] Most of the things that matter.

[He leans on the armrest, getting as much in her space as the airline furniture will allow him.] Well, you probably won't get your ass kicked, I'll tell you that much. [The pathetic attempt at humor is cast aside and his expression goes grave.] I can't answer that, Buffy. I can't tell you that you won't fail. But I know a few things. Faith's not the one who's looking after Myri. Faith's not the one who still thinks Elena has a chance to be saved. Faith didn't talk Rafael down off that bridge. Faith's not the one who went out hunting demons long before Sehanine told her she was a champion. Faith didn't take down Iscariot agents and assassins without her strength. And Faith is not the reason why I haven't said fuck this and gone off to deal with this situation on my own.

So Thomas and Kat are still trapped. You saved Rafael's life. You're a hero to every person who knows you. You've never stopped fighting, even when you've lost enough to get discouraged about it. You're stubborn, Buffy- maybe even more stubborn than me. So if you fail? If we all went down together somehow... None of us are gonna be thinking about how this might have gone better with some other Slayer.

We're gonna be thinking, "I'm glad we were fighting with Buffy up 'til the end."
slay: 5.17 (if weren't pimpin' i be getting it.)

[personal profile] slay 2014-09-21 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ The longer he goes on, the more Buffy’s expression contorts with thinly-restrained affection. Warmth glows behind her eyes, and tears steadily flood them until she has to actually pull her lips between her teeth to keep from crying, her whole expression trembling. Tugging her lips free from her teeth, her nose scrunches, and Buffy reaches over to grab onto Des’ hand, squeezing.

There are a lot of things she’s not sure about. What Dean had said about Lucifer, for starters. Whether or not they’ll even come back from Andres. What the state of their mission will be if they do. Even where she stands with Rafael, and don’t think she’s oblivious to the fact that Des name dropped him multiple times, or the reason why Des would do that.

What she is sure about is that when they touch down, she’ll be standing with her friends. And they’re going to be doing good, the work that she’s meant to do.

Slowly, she blinks back her tears, turning to rest her head on Des’s shoulder, leaning against him and settling in for the flight.
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