Vincent Amorason (quitethecharmer) wrote,
@ 2010-09-18 19:52:00

AU - Flashback: Age 5
Vincent's tiny limbs moved rapidly as he bolted through the forest, robes tearing on branches and occasionally tripping over a root or rock. He righted himself as fast as he could. He threw what meager charms and potions he'd stolen behind him whenever he could to deter his pursuers.

He knew who his father was.

Everyone knew.

Mother was going to send him away.

He was scared. More scared than he had ever been in his brief life.

Hildy could defeat anyone short of Lords Thor or Odin, but the house of Volstagg was too far away. He had only one place to turn.

The voices behind him drew closer as he came into the opening near the den. He took to the hill and threw himself into the entrance to Lady Rahne and Lord Hrimhari's den, framed by the tree's roots. "Lady Rahne! My Lord!" He squealed out a cry for help, out of breath, and already tattered and bruised from his flight.

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princess_mutt
2010-09-18 10:06 pm UTC (link)

And two young puppies in halfform found him. Danielle immediately grabbed Vincent and started looking them over, while Moira stepped forward to look at the crowd.

They were from the city. No one of consequence. A few people Mummy had occasionally referred to as 'divine riffraff' and then asked the girls never to repeat that.

"Ye are in our forest," she piped up. "Methinks ye didst not ask Da."

And sure enough, the sense will eventually dawn of the adult wolves coming out from various corners of the thicker trees.

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	nextgen_citizen 2010-09-18 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	There's a ripple of aggression from Vincent's pursuers, but the apparent leader hushes the others. "We beg your forgiveness, daughters of Hrimhari, but the boy's mother would have him returned to her." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

princess_mutt
2010-09-18 10:32 pm UTC (link)

The girls suddenly look uncertain. If his Mummy needs him...

"Our forgiveness ye have," says the large silver wolf soon stepping out of the trees, also in halfform. "But what good hath the boy's mother ever done to me and mine, that I might care what she may wish? She ist hardly due the courtesy of a neighbor at this point. If she ask Lord Odin, and he call upon me as an ally, all his wishes will of course be honored. Until then, I deal with outsiders in my forest as I do please."

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	quitethecharmer 2010-09-18 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	Vincent finally catches his breath enough for another outburst. "My... my mother... she's going to send me away. My father's an evil... man... On Midgard. Please don't let them take me." He looks at the half-wolves present with pleading eyes, face already stained with tears. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

princess_mutt
2010-09-18 10:42 pm UTC (link)

The prince of the forest holds up a clawed furry hand in a 'not now' way.

"The circumstance matters not," he says, eyes focused on the adult intruders. "I will not be instructed by trespassers."

"Och, it matters not if thy father's evil, Vincent, " Moira whispers to him, extremely quietly, but earnestly. "Granny had to scare Mummy's father off with a shotgun once."

"There need be no violence if ye leave now," Hrimhari repeats.

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	nextgen_citizen 2010-09-18 10:47 pm UTC (link)
	The leader hesitates briefly, then nods, signaling to his men to fall back. "The words spoken of your generosity are clearly true, Lord Hrimhari. I cannot think of any house in Asgard that would have that... thing beneath their roof. It will be a simple matter for him to be sent to Midgard." They sheathe their weapons and leave. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

princess_mutt
2010-09-18 11:08 pm UTC (link)

"Remember those scents," Hrimhari calmly tells the other adult wolves present, to calm acknowledgments. He doesn't even need to say what should be done with those of that group who return without explicit leave. One does not lightly patronize Hrimhari Hróðvitnisson in his own autonomous principality.

"Are you all right, my stars?" He asks the girls as he crouches, then. "Are you injured, Vincent?"

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	quitethecharmer 2010-09-19 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Vincent holds back tears, wiping his eyes as he nods. "Naught but flesh wounds... my Lord. I.. I thank you." He bows his head low. He lifts his head, sniffling still as Danielle fusses over his cuts and bruises. "I do not wish to be sent away to Midgard.." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

princess_mutt
2010-09-19 12:42 am UTC (link)

"Thou'lt have far more time to consider it if there is any uncertainty." Hrimhari says. "To the den. Danielle, thou canst see to his wounds there. We must speak to thy Mummy."

And the girls will come along.

"Mummy! Mummy! Vincent's Mummy wants to send him to Midgard."
"Oh? Well, there isn' anything wrong with Midgard," Rahne says as she puts the puppies down for bed.

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	That December princess_mutt 2010-09-20 03:13 am UTC (link)
	Vincent had been staying in the forest for several months when Rahne announced to her children that it was December. The girls got very excited, and even the younger puppies perked up. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: That December quitethecharmer 2010-09-20 03:19 am UTC (link)
	Vincent, hair slightly longer and more dissheveled, clothes more practical and durable, inclined his head, a sign he was trying to remember something. December held a number of festivals, but he wasn't familiar with what would elicit such excitement from the wolves. "Is this something special to the Forest in particular, Lady Rahne?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: That December princess_mutt 2010-09-20 03:22 am UTC (link)
	Moira looks at Vincent. "We told you last year! December is for going to see GRANNY!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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quitethecharmer
2010-09-20 03:28 am UTC (link)

Vincent blinks. "Yes... yes I remember now." It had felt like a very long month indeed.

He fidgets one heel against the floor, tilting his head down but gazing up at Lady Rahne. "Am I to go with you, to meet..." He thinks. "..Lady Moira?" There's a hopeful grin which pushes its way up past the uncertainty.

Living with the pack had already started to instill a foundation of optimism in Vincent that his mother's home distinctly lacked.

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	Re: That December princess_mutt 2010-09-20 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"Of course you're coming!" Moira declares. "Now girls, Da has to talk to Heimdall about it first." To make sure Vincent would be allowed back in after the visit. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: That December quitethecharmer 2010-09-20 03:44 am UTC (link)
	The grin consumes Vincent's face, turning to nod affirmatively to Moira. "Wonderful." A thought occurs to him. "Will... will it be alright with Lady Moira? My father is..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: That December princess_mutt 2010-09-20 03:48 am UTC (link)
	"Dr Doom isn' welcome on her land. Neither was my father, but I certainly was," Rahne says warmly. "Granny ist a great scholar of bloodlines," Danielle declares. "But she cares little about them when comest it to that sort of thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: That December nextgen_asgard 2010-09-20 03:50 am UTC (link)
	A voice booms, politely, from the entrance to the den. "If it please the Prince and his Lady.. I can only part myself from the Rainbow Bridge for so long." Heimdall awaits. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Age 10 nextgen_asgard 2010-09-25 04:48 am UTC (link)
	"Ho! What worthy challenges is a warrior born to find here?" There is a rumbling of the roots of the great tree as a figure blots out the sunlight that makes it's way in. A hearty laugh follows it, as Volstagg prepares himself for the inevitable. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: Age 10 princess_mutt 2010-09-25 06:32 am UTC (link)
	And the puppy stampede commences. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Age 10 princess_mutt 2010-09-27 12:22 am UTC (link)
	"If you can have such clever children, my friend, I can have a furless one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Age 10 quitethecharmer 2010-09-27 12:35 am UTC (link)
	Vincent blushes, awkwardly grappling with Volstagg's thumb and index finger. "I... I have no father in these realms..." He mumbles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Age 10 nextgen_asgard 2010-09-27 12:39 am UTC (link)
	"Ah! Such barbs from the Prince of the forest!" Volstagg nods slightly at Vincent's comment. "Aye... so thou wouldst seem to think, little one." He gently puts down Vincent and shakes the pups loose. "My wee champions, I wouldst have words with your father. Run along now and let adults have their boring talks of things ye need not worry of yet." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Age 10 princess_mutt 2010-09-27 12:50 am UTC (link)
	Hrimhari repeats the need for the puppies to run along, then looks to Volstagg seriously. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)