pun_king | The Kingdom of Daventry; Monday [05/06] - Day ONE of the Tournament of Knights!

It was a beautiful, gorgeous day in Daventry. Birds were chirping, the sun was shining, there was a touch of a breeze blowing through the thick canopy of trees that spread over the lush land, while adorable critters frollicked and played. It was just the sort of day to usher in the beginning of a great and exciting Tournament of Knights! The Daventry Inn was ready to open its doors to visitors from far and wide, competitors and spectators alike! Come one, come all, for the time had come, for the Tournament to begin.

Settled among majestic mountains and thick, mysterious woods, the Kingdom of Daventry called for the bold, the brave, and the wise, under the watchful eye of its impressive castle. The bridges over its many roaring rivers might be out, making journeying too far beyond the village and the castle grounds a bit difficult, but the call of adventure was in the air, and, in a few short days, there would be a new knight amongst their ranks. Who would find themselves with this new prestigious title? Only time would tell!

[[ it's time, it's time! Come one, come all (especially if you've gotten an invitation, but even then, the portal is very open! Day one of the tournament! NFB for distance, OCD is up! Today is mostly a lot of "interact with the NPCs and each other" day, with the exception of when I get the chance to post plot-related things later in the day. Huzzah! ]]

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"Yeah," Vi agreed, resting her head on Steph's shoulder like they did all the time for no reason. "He's been working towards this for ages."

"If anybody fucking deserves to have all their hard prep work pay off..." Steph leaned her head against Vi's and sighed. Why? No idea.

"Yeah. They'll be as lucky to have him as we were."

Clearly it was just because they were going to miss Graham. Yep. "It'll be odd not having him around."

Which was a sentiment that didn't lend itself to any other anxieties!

"And hearing the way he says the store name every week on the radio," Steph added. "Judging from the number of familiar faces here, a lot of people agree."

After all, what other anxieties could it possibly lend itself too?

Vi nodded. "I can see most of our game group here."

No one here was worried that a heretofore impossible chance to get home would suddenly become possible now that it was the time of year for people to leave or anything. Or feeling guilty about being worried about it, for that matter.

"And that's how you know you had a good GM," Steph said. "Someone puts effort into trying to kill you on a weekly basis for months and you still show up in support? Hell yeah."

Or feeling guilty about being relieved that that chance not showing up meant they didn't have to make any sort of choices about staying or leaving yet.

"Surprised you don't have a horde of people following you everywhere then."

"That's because I ghosted most of them, and most of the others are elsewhere," Steph said with a wry look. "Gotta start my collection over, you know."

"Well, I for one, have no intention of letting you do that again," Vi promised, arm sliding around her waist.

"Right. Because we're not disappearing on each other."

Steph's laugh, as she wrapped her own arm around Vi's waist and held on a totally casual normal amount, was just a touch brittle.

"We're not," Vi repeated, abandoning casual in favour of a full body hug. "I'm not."

"No disappearing," Steph said, voice muffled against her shoulder but sounding clearly adamant despite that. "If anyone has to... leave, there's no sneaking off without saying anything."

If it happened that way anyway, she deserved it for pulling the exact same shit on people multiple times.

"I won't," Vi promised fiercely. "If something like that happens, you need to come find me, because I would never."

"And I'm not skipping out on you either," Steph replied, because focusing on that promise kept her from thinking that losing Vi unexpectedly would be exactly the kind of karmic payback she was due. "So you can track my ass down if I suddenly disappear."

Um, no, Vi would fight anyone who suggested Steph deserved that. Including Steph.

"I'm gonna hold you to that."

"You better," Steph said in a low voice. "Just like I'm gonna hold you to it."

"We're gonna hold each other to it." And with that amount of holding, no one could disappear on anyone. Science!

There was a specific law of physics about that, right?

Steph leaned in and touched her forehead to Vi's. "Deal."

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