Post by Brandwyn on Feb 1, 2014 22:30:51 GMT -5
Her demeanor turned cold. She glared at the wall.
''You know that's a lie.'' She muttered. ''What he's doing is punishing me because of what my dad did.''
Crowley looked at her thoughtfully, "Perhaps," he conceded. "Though I wouldn't call it punishment. Rather he doesn't trust you and I think it is more to do with your mother's betrayal in going over to Mogoroth in the first place," Crowley suggested. "Still, I have urged him to spend time with you, but..." They both knew that wasn't likely to happen.
She caught the bag of money and put it in her pocket. ''Re-training?'' She asked. ''Why?''
"Well, judging from the last few escapades you've been involved in, I wonder if Mogoroth's brainwashing of you has been countered. Do you truly understand that there are certain situations that you are going to face as a ranger where you are going to be sorely tempted to steal something and that doing so could lead to severe consequenses for the Ranger Corps, yourself and even the Kingdom?" Crowley asked her. "I sometimes find myself wondering about your morals. Have had enough training to undo the 'instincts' instilled upon you by your step-father." He pinned her with his intent stare. "Can you tell when it would be very bad for the Kingdom if you were to steal something? Can you fight the urge to slip something into your pocket that doesn't belong to you?" He asked in a gentle questioning tone and didn't really expect an answer. He just wanted her to think about it and see things from the King's point of view.
Although, even though the King didn't trust her, it wasn't right that he should keep her confined to the castle - virtually a prisoner when she had never had a trial or done anything much to deserve 'life' imprisonment. Yes, she had stolen a trinket here or there, but that theivery wasn't why the King wouldn't let her out, and everyone knew it. She had a certain right to feel bitter towards the King.
Crowley thought for a moment and stopped her before she left. "I think perhaps a travelling companion might be wise in this situation," he mused while quickly going down a mental list of available rangers. If she had a trusted ranger go with her, together they might actually manage to bring in Tony the Razor-Maybe. "I believe I have a ranger who just came available and who you can likely find down in the merchant section of town at Blackwater's Woods and Furniture."
Crowley scribbled down orders on another slip of parchment and folded and sealed it with his Ranger Corps stamp and handed it to Emily. "Give him this. His name is Marcus Blackwater and he should be there visisting his family. If you don't find him there, check out at the ranger cabin on the edge of town and ask Greenriver if he has seen him. Marcus used to be his apprentice."
Marcus was pretty young, but he had a good heart and a quick wit, both of which would serve as a good guide for Emily on her journey. Besides that Crowley considered it a bonus that Marcus didn't like ships and he waa about to get a belly full of it. 'Serves him right for skipping out on the Gathering last year to go visit his family,' Crowley thought and nearly chuckled as he handed her the other ranger's orders.
''You know that's a lie.'' She muttered. ''What he's doing is punishing me because of what my dad did.''
Crowley looked at her thoughtfully, "Perhaps," he conceded. "Though I wouldn't call it punishment. Rather he doesn't trust you and I think it is more to do with your mother's betrayal in going over to Mogoroth in the first place," Crowley suggested. "Still, I have urged him to spend time with you, but..." They both knew that wasn't likely to happen.
She caught the bag of money and put it in her pocket. ''Re-training?'' She asked. ''Why?''
"Well, judging from the last few escapades you've been involved in, I wonder if Mogoroth's brainwashing of you has been countered. Do you truly understand that there are certain situations that you are going to face as a ranger where you are going to be sorely tempted to steal something and that doing so could lead to severe consequenses for the Ranger Corps, yourself and even the Kingdom?" Crowley asked her. "I sometimes find myself wondering about your morals. Have had enough training to undo the 'instincts' instilled upon you by your step-father." He pinned her with his intent stare. "Can you tell when it would be very bad for the Kingdom if you were to steal something? Can you fight the urge to slip something into your pocket that doesn't belong to you?" He asked in a gentle questioning tone and didn't really expect an answer. He just wanted her to think about it and see things from the King's point of view.
Although, even though the King didn't trust her, it wasn't right that he should keep her confined to the castle - virtually a prisoner when she had never had a trial or done anything much to deserve 'life' imprisonment. Yes, she had stolen a trinket here or there, but that theivery wasn't why the King wouldn't let her out, and everyone knew it. She had a certain right to feel bitter towards the King.
Crowley thought for a moment and stopped her before she left. "I think perhaps a travelling companion might be wise in this situation," he mused while quickly going down a mental list of available rangers. If she had a trusted ranger go with her, together they might actually manage to bring in Tony the Razor-Maybe. "I believe I have a ranger who just came available and who you can likely find down in the merchant section of town at Blackwater's Woods and Furniture."
Crowley scribbled down orders on another slip of parchment and folded and sealed it with his Ranger Corps stamp and handed it to Emily. "Give him this. His name is Marcus Blackwater and he should be there visisting his family. If you don't find him there, check out at the ranger cabin on the edge of town and ask Greenriver if he has seen him. Marcus used to be his apprentice."
Marcus was pretty young, but he had a good heart and a quick wit, both of which would serve as a good guide for Emily on her journey. Besides that Crowley considered it a bonus that Marcus didn't like ships and he waa about to get a belly full of it. 'Serves him right for skipping out on the Gathering last year to go visit his family,' Crowley thought and nearly chuckled as he handed her the other ranger's orders.