Nathaniel Howe
Warden Commander of Ferelden
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Noble
Grey Warden
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((OOC: Solace 1, 9:35, Royal Palace, Alistair Theirin ))
Nathaniel sucked in a breath in an attempt to cool his temper as he stood just outside the gates of the Royal Palace. Meetings with the King were not uncommon when Nathaniel was in Denerim. Normally, Cauthrien met with his Majesty. However, when Nathaniel was in town, he took on the responsibility. As a curtesy, they kept Alistair appraised of the ongoings in the Grey Wardens. Having a monarch vested in the Grey Wardens certainly came with benefits. But there were also cons; cons that lead Nathaniel to the palace this day and a conversation he was not particularly looking forward to.
The anger he felt initially upon reading Alistair’s response lost some of its edge between Amaranthine and Denerim but was not completely dulled. While he was sure Alistair meant no slight by going to the Chantry to retrieve warden mage phylacteries, it was not his place to do so. I'm pulling rank was the phrase Alistair used. This matter was not one regarding the arling but the Grey Wardens. There was no rank to pull; Alistair was not the First Warden.
How to tactfully remind the King of his place in things was a tricky task and not one Nathaniel had full confidence in himself to complete. Such a dance was something his father might have excelled at. Of course, the smoothness of Rendon’s speech was often meant to obfuscate the barbs beneath. Nathaniel felt no such malice.
Shoulders squared, he resumed his entry into the palace. Better to get this over with then prolong what was necessarily inevitable. A noticeable increase in the amount of guards struck Nathaniel first as he slipped through the gates. Preparation for the wedding, he assumed. Two flanked him after he stated the purpose for his visit and accompanied him toward the main entry to the palace. His Warden-Commander armor earned him no favors and the escort continued inside the building until he was guided to a sitting room where he would meet the King.
Only once he was inside the room was Nathaniel left alone.
Nathaniel sucked in a breath in an attempt to cool his temper as he stood just outside the gates of the Royal Palace. Meetings with the King were not uncommon when Nathaniel was in Denerim. Normally, Cauthrien met with his Majesty. However, when Nathaniel was in town, he took on the responsibility. As a curtesy, they kept Alistair appraised of the ongoings in the Grey Wardens. Having a monarch vested in the Grey Wardens certainly came with benefits. But there were also cons; cons that lead Nathaniel to the palace this day and a conversation he was not particularly looking forward to.
The anger he felt initially upon reading Alistair’s response lost some of its edge between Amaranthine and Denerim but was not completely dulled. While he was sure Alistair meant no slight by going to the Chantry to retrieve warden mage phylacteries, it was not his place to do so. I'm pulling rank was the phrase Alistair used. This matter was not one regarding the arling but the Grey Wardens. There was no rank to pull; Alistair was not the First Warden.
How to tactfully remind the King of his place in things was a tricky task and not one Nathaniel had full confidence in himself to complete. Such a dance was something his father might have excelled at. Of course, the smoothness of Rendon’s speech was often meant to obfuscate the barbs beneath. Nathaniel felt no such malice.
Shoulders squared, he resumed his entry into the palace. Better to get this over with then prolong what was necessarily inevitable. A noticeable increase in the amount of guards struck Nathaniel first as he slipped through the gates. Preparation for the wedding, he assumed. Two flanked him after he stated the purpose for his visit and accompanied him toward the main entry to the palace. His Warden-Commander armor earned him no favors and the escort continued inside the building until he was guided to a sitting room where he would meet the King.
Only once he was inside the room was Nathaniel left alone.