-- Kind of close to their mother's surname. >:| I don't really remember, meh.
Machidael is by Nat!
Machi did not consider his existence thus far to be particularly interesting. The rust-colored jackal had owned only the damn ship, and the crew had denied him that right, as well. Though -- he supposed that was alright, since he had ended up precisely where he was meant to be, or so it seemed. He had never commanded real power -- only that which was staked on fear and the threat of physical punishment. One piece of chattel or the next, he could never have more than one or perhaps two at a time -- more and he would be overpowered. Machidael inspired no loyalty, gathered no followers, and was therefore restricted to only that which could be taken by force.
He could only shrug in response to her query. He might speak about Verenna, he might speak about her purported pregnancy, but that nagging dark thing in the corner of his mind told him to remain silent. What if she wasn't really pregnant, and only pretending -- or worse? His interest, however, returned immediately on her speaking a few names he certainly recognized. One was his own surname, garbled as it was coming out of his mouth, and the other was vaguely recognizable in the same way. It had been the place their mother would have taken them. He considered, the look of clear contemplation plastered on his coal and rust streaked face.
Are they idiots? he asked, head cocked to the side. He knew only Sebante, the betrayer; the little idiot he'd encountered in the far north; and Verenna, queen of the morons. Did you find our father?
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