<div class="floatleft">(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/ElectricBadger/cosplay__elf_ducan_by_yuegene-d4q4lvw_zpsdeb3f09e.jpg)   </div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Nys &amp; Olivia Vendatti (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=224040.msg11009923#msg11009923)</span><br/>Blanqua Transmuter & Raven Familiar (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=1124844)<br/>Tagging: Sariel, everyone generally<br/><hr/><br/>Nys bowed his head politely in acknowledgement of the nominations.  "As emissary of the Vendatti, I am honored to serve crown, nation and clan however I may."  It was both humbly and honestly spoken, but also carefully worded, intentionally leaving unclear whether he was volunteering or accepting.  "I am, indeed, passably skilled in the arcane arts, and I am so blessed with a beloved and ardent companion.  But rarely so far back as all that, I dare say."  He grinned at the thought of what Mother would do if he were ever saddled with a reputation for leading from the rear.  Likely the swordsmistress would give him a few battle scars for credibility.<br/><br/>"It would be unkind to rob any of my fellow travelers of their chance to bid farewell to loved ones," he didn't state aloud that it might be for the final time, but it could be gleaned from the serious tone of his voice, "but once enchanted our time is limited, with much depending upon those few days.  Let us leave an hour after; any may visit their kin or attend to sartorial errands," he winked at the paladin, "while I and any others who are readied can prepare our provisions, mounts and so forth."