Just what the hell do you think you're doing (CHALLENGE?!)

*Valentine* · 06-30-2015, 08:49 PM

His breath left him and his chest grew tight as he caught sight of Rhythm. The last time he'd seen her they'd been on the brink of calling it quits. To an extent they'd mended their relationship, or rather, they'd gotten it to a place where they could start fixing it. The Consocia spoke up and accepted Cascade's challenge. In silence Valentine watched and while he kept his expression neutral, he briefly nodded his head in approval. He was pleased with the fighting pair.

Loud as ever, Esti was suddenly there and calling dibs on the winner. Still loud she then turned her attention to him and asked a question that took him by surprise. Was she serious? What was she really asking him? In other words, was she serious about her question and hiding that under a joking tone? ...maybe he was thinking too much. Her next whispered line drew a booming laugh from his lips and stifled his questioning thoughts. His voice dipping to match hers, he murmured, "Wouldn't want to wear you out before the big fight, would we?"

Kyarst made a comment in passing that drew a snort from the King, but he kept his thoughts to himself. Cascade and Rhythm were fighting for a rank, not for him as far as he was concerned. They already had his heart and it was with this fight that they would decide their place in the pack. Of course it wasn't that simple in reality, but Valentine stubbornly clung to the belief that it was and he was largely blind to the possibility that just maybe it wasn't.

The fight began and immediately Valentine could tell it was going to be a brutal one. And it was. As accustomed as he was to violence, this fight was particularly hard to watch, but not once did his gaze waver. He steeled himself and forced his gaze to become largely analytical, to watch with a practiced and appreciative eye. That didn't stop his hackles from rising as Rhythm cried out.

It ended with Cascade as the victor.

Rising from his seated position, Valentine slowly strode towards the fighters. "Congratulations, Cascade. Having won, the position of Et Uxr is yours." Seeking her gaze, the King directed his next words at those gathered. "Like mine, the rank of Et Uxor can be challenged for at any time and by anyone." He resisted the urge to look at Esti. "That being said I'm giving you a few," ((OOC: same ooc time as alpha challenges)) "Weeks of immunity to heal before a challenge can be made."

Now Rhythm. His gaze flicked to the smaller woman and for a beat he was silent as he assessed her well being. "You fought well, Rhythm." To think it was only a few seasons ago that he was helping her with the basics. "And I am very proud of the effort I saw today." Proud of her efforts and Cascade's. They'd both fought well and he was immensely pleased with what he'd witnessed.

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