Ferris Thycarl
- Ferris
- Ferris Seftpaw
- Ferris Seftpaw (False Identity)
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| Chapter | Text |
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| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | “Ferris Thycarl.” |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | No rank, no affiliation. Rafaema didn’t ask further. She knew what he was. People liked to joke that Manus was full of war-minded idiots, but the training schools in the City of War produced more than just officers and [Strategists]. Some, like Ferris, performed duties in secret. But he had to be good, if he knew who she was. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Ferris had to grin at that. He bowed, slightly. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | The Gnoll who called himself Ferris paused. He was smart, because he didn’t waste time. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | That was all Ferris said. No ‘is that wise?’ or ‘what do you think?’. He was trained not to ask those questions. If he had an opinion… |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | “How much do you report to your superiors, Ferris? I remember one of your people said you have to make a weekly report on how I’m feeling. And of course, you’re the one responsible for me. Rather than a team. Because I’m old enough not to need one.” |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Ferris paused. He thought about his reply and went for the truth. Which was wise—Rafaema could cast spells as well as many [Mages] and she’d mastered [Detect Lies] long ago. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Ferris’ gaze flickered. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Rafaema’s eyes glinted. Ferris nodded. Keeping her happy was an important job. He’d been chosen for it. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Ferris sighed through his nose. He straightened, adopting a military pose for a moment as he clasped his paws behind his back. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | She paused. Rafaema went to the battlements overlooking Manus. She stood there, on the inner walls. Then she looked suddenly at Ferris. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | “Do your books tell you about Dragonspeaker Telimer, Ferris?” |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | She was in a bad mood. Ferris’ fur tried to stand up on end. Rafaema stared across her city, moodily. There was an outer city as well; Manus’ outer walls had only been taken twice. The Walled City was huge. But it felt small to her. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Rafaema looked at Ferris and he went quiet. She was the image of a Drake. If you stared at her shadow, it was just her. She wasn’t concealing anything. Her body was the size of a Drake. But the magic only went so far. Her eyes sparked. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | “I didn’t step outside the keep until I was fifty years old. And when I did, they put an entire army on watching me. I like Manus, Ferris. I really do. I know how much I owe the city…did they tell you what I did for my eightieth birthday?” |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Ferris was watching her now. Rafaema grinned. She had a toothy, perfect smile. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | “How good are you, Ferris? Exact level and class?” |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Moodily, Rafaema turned back to the view. Her tail was lashing the stones. Ferris wondered if the transformation magic was bothering her. He looked at Rafaema. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | That was what they said. But if you were trusted, trusted beyond reproach, you could go into a vault only the Dragonspeaker and a handful of others knew about. Like Ferris, who was the best out of every graduate in his academy and whose loyalty and ability had been tested to a degree not even Manus’ [Generals] were expected to meet. He had read the document. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Their bodies were masterworks of perfection. Rafaema might have been transformed, but she kept her strength, speed, and toughness. She could probably throw Ferris a long ways if he let her catch him. She didn’t need Skills, and in fact, it was just as well that she couldn’t level. If Dragons had been able to level, they’d have ruled the world forever. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Whatever was bothering Rafaema, she hadn’t shown it in the war council. Ferris was aware of the decisions that Dragonspeaker Luciva and the others had settled on. Rafaema had been part of those discussions, and a respected voice since the war council knew who she was. They listened to her now. But when all was said and done, Rafaema was still their ward, their charge that they had faithfully kept safe for generations until she was ready. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | The hope of Dragons and Drakes, known only to two Walled Cities, was staring blankly ahead. Ferris waited. One of the reasons he’d been chosen was because he was very good at his job. The other was his personality. No one wanted a disaster like Kelis, or Amessia again. Those two agents who’d been assigned to Rafaema fifty and thirty years ago had nearly caused disaster. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Managing Rafaema’s mood was…tricky. She’d been angry ever since her friend, Dragonspeaker Luciva’s daughter had died. Rafaema made few friends to begin with. She had once been a social child, apparently. But Ferris had read that she’d made fewer and fewer friends with each decade. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | That too, had concerned previous Dragonspeakers. Ferris had read their thoughts and the times when Rafaema had reacted to the deaths of her friends over decades. Her entire history was in a book in the vault where she had been protected as an egg. |
| Interlude – Queens and Dragons | Ferris was silent. Rafaema went on. |