Rise of the Silverfang

[SachikoMaeda]

Rise of the Silverfang
From ruined beginnings to new found honor.


"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.
We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence,
but we rather have those because we have acted rightly.
We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle

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Spoiler:

"Rui... Oh how I wish you could see this," Leron sat on the edge of the bed where his cousin had been resting. The room was still, silent. The mages that had been tending to Ruibarra were shooed from the room so his cousin could talk to him in private. The former head of the Silverfang family lay there, unmoving spare his chest rising and falling slowly with each breath. Without it, one could assume he was still in death's cold embrace. Leron took his cousin's hand as he resumed talking "Our family is regaining its power once more. Remember the day we swore we would bring the family back?"

"I'm glad you two could make it," Ruibarra said as he turned to face the two newcomers. Leron and Volus stood in the doorway to the remains of the family's tomb. Ruibarra grinned slightly "I think it would be best if we said this for our ancestors to hear, don't you agree?" he gestured the two into the room as he looked around at the various grave markers inside the room. Leron uncrossed his arms as he spoke "Yeah, but it doesn't change the fact this place gives me the creeps." He took a few steps over to his cousin, followed by his younger brother Volus "It's... Morbid."

Ruibarra chuckled lightly as he placed a hand on one of the grave markers "You could say that I guess," he tilted his head back slightly, closing his one eye "For so long we each thought we were the last of our family." "Yeah, that's why I went up to Northrend," Leron said with the wave of a hand "What's your point for bringing us here?" Volus nodded slightly, wondering the same thing. "Well, the answer is simple," he turned back to face the two "We should build the family back. Restore who we once were with our family's intentions the same," he smiled "We will regain our power and help all we can with it." Leron and Volus looked to each other for a moment before setting their gaze back on their cousin.

"Alright. Sure. I'm up for it," Leron nodded a few times "But what's the plan?" Volus crossed his arms, his plate armor rattling as he did so. "Well, the plan is quite simple. We will begin recruiting people to join our cause," Ruibarra offered a slight nod "We can make posters and set them out across the major cities and the goblin towns." Leron's brow furrowed "I can work with that. Yeah," he looked over to Volus with a shrug "So we'll raise an army. Shouldn't be hard...." "What will we call it?" Volus asked, his eyes not leaving Ruibarra once.

Ruibarra thought for a moment, the room going completely silent. He nodded before breaking the silence "A name.... How about.... The Blades of the Silverfang?"

"Since that day we've done so much," Leron said as he took his cousin's hand "I mean, yeah. You were there for most of it, Rui." He chuckled quietly "Yeah. We build the Blades from nothing. Just you, me, and my baby brother. Well... We also did get help from your friend Dalikan. Without him, we wouldn't have had a place to stay." He falls silent for a while as he looked Ruibarra over with a frown "We can't go back there now. He blames me for your current situation..." He shook his head "But that's alright. He helped us when we needed it, and we don't really need it anymore," he stared at his cousin as if he would sit up and start scolding him "We have two powerful allies now. They're of our kin."

"The Novalights have taken an interest in us?" Leron asked as he adjusted the bandages covering his wounded right eye. Aendron offered a slight nod in response as he wheezed "It is... A rumor that... I heard in... The wind," he tried straightening his posture, though his right shoulder continued to sag. Leron grinned as he slowly started laughing "That's great! Ah! Rui'll be glad to hear that when he gets back from his trip in Northrend! I think I'll write to him and Volus now!"

Aendron's eyes go half lidded as he watched Leron scurry over to Ruibarra's desk "There is... No way to know... For certain... Until they come... And contact you..." "Oh, nonsense! Rumors start for a reason, you know," Leron said as he waved a sheet of paper with a grin "This is what we've been waiting for, Darkwhisper. This is my family's opportunity to regain nobility! We must have finally gotten our foot in the door!" Aendron sighed with the shake of a head as he faded back into the Shadows.

"The Novalights were the first. Yeah, you remember, right? You met Lord Jidaeo Novalight," Leron nodded "They give us funding and help us return noble status, and in return we offer our army's services as they're needed. A good alliance if you ask me." He chuckles as he places Ruibarra's hand back at his side "Apparently not long after you met him, Lord Zariel Novalight started talks with the Seregon family," he offered a faint grin "The Seregons requested an alliance with us also."

"They're going to help us find a better home," Leron said as he looked over to Liridon. The Sergeant looked around "I think this place is pretty good, but hey. More space won't kill us." "I know you don't care for the politics," Leron shrugged "but this includes you also. It's going to be a new home for the Blades. You did a good job finding this spire, but even you agreed that it's too small for all of us."

"Of course their alliance is a little more vague than the Novalight's," Leron pushed himself off of the bed and onto his feet "We exchange services as they are needed. Even if the Novalights and Seregons have a temporary alliance between each other, we will keep neutral with their feuding. We have to do what we must in order to bring the family back..." he paused, then started laughing "Come to think of it, Rui. We are back! Now. Lets see if I can keep our family's status so we can keep helping." He calmed his laughter as he slowly walked out of the room "I'll visit you again soon, cousin."


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And so concludes the IC post for at least Leron's nobility. Reigen advised I should make one. Wewt gaining nobility ICly. And Krilari's been getting RP with us since the alliance with the Novalights. I'm sure both Rei and Kril as well as a few others can agree that the Silverfangs are now a noble house. Minor nobles, but nobles nonetheless.

And I apologize if the post seemed chaotic. I'm not good with writing third person and I don't think that post would be too good in first person. But, eh. I think it came out pretty good. Hope you enjoyed reading it!