IcedWinds

"You have one choice, traitor. Either you leave now, never return- drop all connections, all possessions, everything, and disappear when our conversation is over... or I kill you."


Ice chilled his wind-borne veins deep as he stared the much smaller spiral down. Despite being named otherwise, the Jester was not one for jokes - not in times like these. Winds knew that. He'd seen it first hand before, constantly aware of where the creature was at all times. He could feel it, deep in his core: the lightning blue eyes shimmered with nothing more than contempt and hatred.

And it was all for him.

"And if I say no...?" The imperial was testing his luck, he knew. It was never good to test the gods, but he couldn't help it. His seat of power alongside that wretched priest-goddess brought him a false sense of security. Surely, Chester would've struck him down before this if he could, but he couldn't, so he was giving the imperial a chance.

Right...?

The strike of lightning that scarred his face and tore off his whiskers proved otherwise.

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It took a few months for the clan to really notice someone was missing due to it's massive size and his tendency to disappear for long periods of time. Once they did, however, they noticed that IcedWinds had left without taking anything. His room had been the exact same as it was before. It was like he vanished without a trace. Not even a flower, which was unusual, given disappearances usually had one left behind.

The only one who knew something was amiss was the one who threatened him in the first place. The ancient texts, notes, scrolls, goodbye flower, and alchemist's kit were all gone from their places in the room, along with a few personal trinkets. Jester knew the imperial had come in the late night to steal back his own personal possessions, but he hadn't kept up the pursuit. Despite the text being powerful and a very real threat to the clan's secrets, he couldn't seem to bring himself to deny a man his own personal items. It may prove his downfall in the end, but he would face that when the time came.