~Troubled Waters~ (Closed over and done with)

[RevJunior]

Cadyn put a hand of support on the male dragon letting him settle down before he continued. "Father this is Tempest..." he trailed off as keen blue eyes eyed the drake as if taking his measure before the old King offered a smile and came forward, golden red tail swishing behind him. Sometimes the prince marveled at the difference between him and his father...black scales such as Cade's were rare, you didn't find the color very often.

Cyrus motioned to the dragon to move forward and look at him. "Well hello young Tempest. How might I help you?" he murmured in a kindly voice that was smooth and deep unlike the rough and dark tone of Cadyn's.

[silence.]

"I just wanted to meet you," Tempest admitted in a near-whisper, "Just... to see for myself." He didn't mention what he wanted to see, neither did he feel like divulging such information. Without giving the king time to put together a response, he asked, "Do you meet many drakes, as king?" For a brief moment, a longing moment, he wished the king could have known his father. He wished he could know from an outsider's perspective if his father had been a good person or not.

[RevJunior]

Cyrus blinked in surprise over the sudden question but shook his head no. "No I have not seen what I would call many but I have befriended a male or three, and Boann of course. She is out of the castle at the moment on a vacation of sorts. Let's see...it's been about 120 years since I met the last drake that passed through Atlantis. He was a more laid back fellow than other male's I had met briefly. I liked him quite very much but he said he had to move on and get back home to his mate and soon to be born child. Why do you ask?" he murmured.

Cadyn sank back into the shadows to listen in but remained a strong column of support just a bit behind Tempest. He was there is the male needed him though he suspected the drake would be just fine with his father.

[silence.]

"I never met my mother," Tempest mumbled, trying (and failing) to make it sound like he was unbothered by the fact, "and my father died when I was young. I had just hoped..." He shook his head, "I'm just being stupid. You're not actually a miracle-worker who has an answer to every question and solution to every problem." Giving a wry smile, Tempest wished-- just for a moment-- he had more features in common with his father than the same scale pattern. Perhaps, if they'd been more alike, it would have been easier to find someone who knew the father he never quite got to know as an equal. As a son, he knew his father quite well-- the male had been a constant source of pride and encouragement to his son. But to other drakes? Mer? Shifters? Tempest couldn't be sure.

[RevJunior]

Cyrus frowned a bit as he glanced at the young Drake. "You look rather familiar actually. But no perhaps I'm incorrect, what are the chances after all.?"
(Do you want him to know the father or not?)

Cadyn kept quiet as he watched the proceedings.

(*growls at evil wall surrounding mind*)

[silence.]

((Sure~ I mean, I was gonna let that be your choice, but now it looks like they did know each other so... Subconscious choosing! XD))

Tempest perked up a little, "The drake you mentioned... was his name Draconis?" he asked, eyes bright as he rattled off his father's name. As an adult, Draconis had been a large drake with dark blue scales, with a white scales forming the rigid pattern identical to Tempest's. His eyes had been amber, and his cheeks flecked with white scales. Truly, there was little resemblance between father and son, with the latter getting his mother's more feminine features... girth aside.

((Lol, s'okay.))

[RevJunior]

Cyrus smiled brightly and nodded his head "Yes I beleive that WAS the name of the drake that came and went so very quickly. I got the impression that he loved your mother very much and was scared to leave her alone for too long with all those other greedy drakes around." he said ocne he made the connection between the two. "I never met your mother but Drac told me of her from time to time." he smile in remembrance.

Cadyn blinked in surprise. Wait a minute...his father knew the drake that was Tempest's sire?

[silence.]

"Was he a good person?" Tempest gave a rapid-fire interrogation, of sorts, "Was he a mindless drake constantly on the warpath? Did he believe in social change? Did he ever send you messages? What did you do when he was murdered? Would he have been proud of me? Did he know Cadyn?" Stopping to take in a deep gulp of air, he hastily tacked on, "If you, um, don't mind my asking..."

[RevJunior]

Cyrus burst out laughing at the barrage of questions, spit out faster than the human's infamous bullets. "Which question would you like me to answer first?" he asked after a moment to catch his breath. "Okay...let's see. Yes your father did meet my son but only briefly, he was young yet so I am unsure of whether he remembers or not. I would like to beleive he was a good person, he made quite an impression on me. No to the mindlessness but he could be on a warpath is another drake threatened his family I suppose." He tried to remember the other questions.

[silence.]

Of course, by some miracle, Tempest remembered everything he'd asked, "Did he believe in social change? Did he ever send you messages? And... when he was murdered... what did you do? Did you even know it was him?"

((dsfiodsfj WB D: ))