zg_shadows | Bitter... who me?

It's an odd sensation, the silence, odd but refreshing. I have no idea how long it will last so I enjoy the time I have, time to think, to plan. So many plans need to be in place, to counteract so many situations. Whilst so many of us could crush the prince in seconds, the fact remains that at this time, we need him, and he knows it. Thats not to say however that at any given moment he won't crush us, well.. some of us... ok, me. He's proven willing to try to kill me before, he's proven capable of nearly doing so. Hopefully my little demonstration means he'll think twice about trying again, but sadly it's more likely to mean he'll just send others more capable (and expendable) than himself. There's four people in the court I trust, and thats "I trust them to try to kill me blackmail me, or otherwise screw me over when it suits them best, but to play nicey nicey until that point", thats if the voice doesn't kill me first, weaselly little bastard.

So now I'm lowered to accepting trivial boons for matters worth far more, freedom from anothers influence is only trivial these days it seems, I'm sure he'll be happy to know she thinks so little of him. I'm mortgaged out way past my neck, because others have seen the opportunity to screw me, and taken it. My word means next to nothing in court, because they always found a convenient excuse to ignore the work I did.

But they forget, and thats whats important, they forget they're mostly new to the city, only one other of note has been here as long as I, and she considers me far below worth noticing, they forget I was other things before I was the princes thug, and I was capable of a lot more than they knew even then.

The anarchs return to the city, the sabbat will run rampant, and the sherriff will undoubtably do a sterling job doing his best to maintain the security of the court and the domain, and yet more will come, and will gather.

So the tune changes, and one dance ends, soon the band will strike up again and a new dance will start.

Are you ready to dance with me...