Rozera fumbled around in the dark, her hands passing over the dusty bottles of the castle buttery, gently turning each glass as she searched for her prize. She didn't dare pull out the small heart-shaped glowjar from her satchel, as it would certainly draw the attention of the old butler, who was sure to frown on her unauthorize sojourn into the private stock of Baron Blackwater. Instead, she relied on the full moons, spears of light illuminating the stone floor. The coloured aurora of the Faerie Winds danced in waving ribbons across the night sky, bright enough to relfect off the bottles at the edge of the racks. Of course, the "good stuff" was farther back, cloaked in shadows. Her fingers swept over the heavy bottom of a bottle, and she pulled it out with a puff of dust billowing out. The moonlight caught the gold leaf of the three towers on the red shield.
"Chinon Red" Rozera muttered, inspecting the bottle. She turned it over, affecting Anjela's Gallian accent with an air of mock pretension. "1226. A very good year for Liger Valley Wines, with an excellent terror of limestone or somesuch. Why, one can simply taste the oak and hints of wallberry if one breathes on the wine. Very important, breathing. Can't drink wine without it, as my uncle says. He's the King you know." Rozera slid the bottle into her satchel, pulling out another. She didn't have the slightest idea of why a wine needed a "terror", but Anjela had insisted this was the wine she wanted. Rozera thought of the slender Eladan siege engineer, standing out on the ramparts, her amber eyes glittering with mischief as Rozera showed her the wine. If she wanted to impress Kristina, then Rozera could do with a worse advisor than Anjela du Berry, a known gourmand and bon-vivant, who seemed to know every vineyard from Kermaria to Lupino. She wanted to make sure their date, the first in weeks, was a memorable one.
There was a crash from the far end of the room. Rozera, spun, seeing a figure silhouetted in the moonlight, light shining through the outer fur to give the creature a blurry halo. It stood on two legs, heels arched forwards as it pulled open a cupboard, its lupine head sniffing the air. The creature was not quite a wolf, nor a human, but something in between, wearing the tattered remains of a coat and shirt. Rozera's warrior instinct took over and she gripped the bottleneck tightly as she crept towards the door. The wolf's ears pricked up, hearing her slight movement and turned, charging forwards. Rozera bolted, diving through the heavy door and slamming it shut. The creature slammed against the barrier with its full weight, causing it to buckle and splinter. A wyvern rider, Rozera had the build to hold the door as well she could, but even she couldn't hold out forever. Her arm shot out, seizing the thick bar to slam down to secure the portal. The creature pressed itself through the gap in the door with a sudden rapidity, burying its fangs into Rozera's arm. She winced, working more on instinct as she worked through the pain, slamming the base of the wine bottle into the wolf's snout, sending it into the room with a yelp. She pushed the door shut, slamming the bar into place to secure the door, a ripple of bluish energy spreading over it as the arkane wards activated. . She stumbled back, winded, the garwaf angrily snarling and pacing in the other room. She panted, looking around the room, then at the bottle, still in her hand. She was amazed that it hadn't broken, but suspected her date with Kris would have to wait as she rounded up a guard patrol. Annoyed, Rozera turned the bottle around, the dark liquid within catching the rippling light of the Faerie winds and the disks of the full moons. She felt herself drawn in, mesmerized by the play of light, her plans, and the garwaf in the other room forgotten as she stared, entranced.
A sequel to: Kroashent: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/46377373/
A birthday gift for https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ivanks/ , featuring Rozera Gwelevus, Kabitenez of the Wyvern Corps for the Dreger Windguard. A encounter with a transformed Anjela beneath the light of Alvez's twin moons changes Rozera's nocturnal plans. Rozera is inspired by Rosarie Brightshield, a draconic adventurer in the World of Nova setting. Be sure to check out their gallery for more on Anjela's Novan counterpart!
Character likeness based on characters owned by Ivanks
The setting and characters of Kroashent are my property
Commissions Available: https://www.deviantart.com/kathalia.....-New-868468861
Learn more about the World of Kroashent here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/alvez-kroashent
Learn more about Rozera here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/alvez-.....n?preview=true
Support Kroashent on Patreon: www.patreon.com/Kroashent
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"Chinon Red" Rozera muttered, inspecting the bottle. She turned it over, affecting Anjela's Gallian accent with an air of mock pretension. "1226. A very good year for Liger Valley Wines, with an excellent terror of limestone or somesuch. Why, one can simply taste the oak and hints of wallberry if one breathes on the wine. Very important, breathing. Can't drink wine without it, as my uncle says. He's the King you know." Rozera slid the bottle into her satchel, pulling out another. She didn't have the slightest idea of why a wine needed a "terror", but Anjela had insisted this was the wine she wanted. Rozera thought of the slender Eladan siege engineer, standing out on the ramparts, her amber eyes glittering with mischief as Rozera showed her the wine. If she wanted to impress Kristina, then Rozera could do with a worse advisor than Anjela du Berry, a known gourmand and bon-vivant, who seemed to know every vineyard from Kermaria to Lupino. She wanted to make sure their date, the first in weeks, was a memorable one.
There was a crash from the far end of the room. Rozera, spun, seeing a figure silhouetted in the moonlight, light shining through the outer fur to give the creature a blurry halo. It stood on two legs, heels arched forwards as it pulled open a cupboard, its lupine head sniffing the air. The creature was not quite a wolf, nor a human, but something in between, wearing the tattered remains of a coat and shirt. Rozera's warrior instinct took over and she gripped the bottleneck tightly as she crept towards the door. The wolf's ears pricked up, hearing her slight movement and turned, charging forwards. Rozera bolted, diving through the heavy door and slamming it shut. The creature slammed against the barrier with its full weight, causing it to buckle and splinter. A wyvern rider, Rozera had the build to hold the door as well she could, but even she couldn't hold out forever. Her arm shot out, seizing the thick bar to slam down to secure the portal. The creature pressed itself through the gap in the door with a sudden rapidity, burying its fangs into Rozera's arm. She winced, working more on instinct as she worked through the pain, slamming the base of the wine bottle into the wolf's snout, sending it into the room with a yelp. She pushed the door shut, slamming the bar into place to secure the door, a ripple of bluish energy spreading over it as the arkane wards activated. . She stumbled back, winded, the garwaf angrily snarling and pacing in the other room. She panted, looking around the room, then at the bottle, still in her hand. She was amazed that it hadn't broken, but suspected her date with Kris would have to wait as she rounded up a guard patrol. Annoyed, Rozera turned the bottle around, the dark liquid within catching the rippling light of the Faerie winds and the disks of the full moons. She felt herself drawn in, mesmerized by the play of light, her plans, and the garwaf in the other room forgotten as she stared, entranced.
A sequel to: Kroashent: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/46377373/
A birthday gift for https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ivanks/ , featuring Rozera Gwelevus, Kabitenez of the Wyvern Corps for the Dreger Windguard. A encounter with a transformed Anjela beneath the light of Alvez's twin moons changes Rozera's nocturnal plans. Rozera is inspired by Rosarie Brightshield, a draconic adventurer in the World of Nova setting. Be sure to check out their gallery for more on Anjela's Novan counterpart!
Character likeness based on characters owned by Ivanks
The setting and characters of Kroashent are my property
Commissions Available: https://www.deviantart.com/kathalia.....-New-868468861
Learn more about the World of Kroashent here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/alvez-kroashent
Learn more about Rozera here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/alvez-.....n?preview=true
Support Kroashent on Patreon: www.patreon.com/Kroashent
Kroashent on Discord: discord.gg/MZjc3Gg
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