A Roleplay with Mittens365

Reunions pt. 2

M: Rowen stayed behind to thank Poldara for the tour, and to assure him that they would give his cousin a chance, which the Mandarian was thankful for.

"You guys take as much time as you need to settle in, it'll be about an hour and a half before Dad and Uncle MA come home," he said, "I'll check with Zalia as well to see if or when Prudoria will visit. Come on Adira, let's give our guests some peace and quiet."

Adira jumped onto her father's lap and rode with him out of the room, letting Rowen finally collapse on the bed and take a well-deserved nap.

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One and a half hours later on the mark, there was knocking on the bedroom door, and an unknown voice called to Rowen. He groggily got up and opened it, a female houseworker stood there and informed him that the Mandarian brothers were home and requesting his audience. He nodded in understanding and followed her to Johann and Wolfgang's room to tell them.

N: When Johann heard a knock on his door, he stretched before getting up from his seat, since he decided not to sleep. Opening the door, he heard what Rowen had to say and smiled, "I'll see if Ella can meet them, then," before closing the door.

When Rowen knocked on the Schwartz's door, there wasn't a response for a while, and after several minutes Wolfgang opened the door, his hair dishevelled.

"Sorry about that," he grumbled, "Niko was having a nightmare and the knock startled him." He paused for a moment before adding, "it was a memory from when he was alive back in Britain, and I've been thinking, do you think we'll get dreams ... about our deaths?"

M: Rowen hummed in response, "I honestly don't know, I didn't have any just now, but I think it might depend on how we died. Mine was succumbing to tuberculosis, not that traumatic but still painful, Johann's sounds like it was of old age, so we'll have to see," he stole a glance into the room, "I can only imagine how it is for him, to come back to life at such a young age but to know that you died, Ella as well, poor kids."

Rubbing his neck awkwardly, he said, "well Mandara and Derogan are here, I know that you said that you're not interested, but I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you wanted to come down, I remember how protective you were of Mandara."

N: Wolfgang sighed, "fine, I'll catch up and meet Mandara and Derogan."

"We'll meet you there," Johann said as he stepped out of his room, holding Helena's hand, "Hezyka, you're ready?"

M: Rowen smiled, "I'm as ready as I'll ever be. Remember though, they might not believe at first that it's actually us, we may have to offer up proof, but with that being said, there's only one way to find out."

The three of them walked back to the lady from before, who led them to the living room once again. Upon arriving, Poldara was at the doorway to debrief them before they went in.

"So they are going to look a lot different than when you remember them, not only has their flags changed but their wings as well," he explained, "Uncle MA is joining to have this stand-offish vibe to him, being the general and all that, but it should drop once he realizes you're really you. Dad on the other hand, his demeanor hasn't really changed, but during a war his right eye was injured and left permanently blind, so just don't ask about it. Ok, any questions or concerns before you go in?"

N: "I think we're fine," Johann nodded, taking in a deep breath as Poldara let them through. Although it feels like he just saw his brothers yesterday, he felt nervous nonetheless.

Helena on the other hand was excited, happy that she'll be able to see her uncles again, but when she finally saw them, she froze. For a moment, seeing MA and Mandara, she didn't recognise them, so she stood close to her father.