The Secret Side Of Maven Calore

Parting Ball

I hated this part of the parting ball, to be more specific I hated all events. Besides my birthday, actually, I couldn't even fully enjoy that because it was just a reminder of how pubestic I was. I'd done a fair amount of growing in the past few years, I was tall-ish but extremely skinny. The odd one out in the family portraits, even mother looked like she somewhat belonged everyone looked stern and strong, it's because we have all lost something, Mother would tell me with a smile, Cal his mother, Father his lover. And most of all their freedom." 

First off is Ptrolemus Samos not only was he a jackass on the field he had an odd obsession with lubricating his gear, most likely born of some sexual situation impotence in a nursing home. He shakes my hand like we're friends, the truth is I hate him with a burning passion. He passes Mare to show public affection to his sibling, who does that?  I feel the oddest pang of jealousy, I don't know why but I feel it.  

Sonya gripped my hand rather firmly smiling with her shark teeth, her cousin smiles sweetly. I'm not even sure why they're counted as a sliver high house, all they are is flexible any red could learn to do what they do with practice. It wasn't fair.

Colonel Macanthos follows shortly after that, she has scars just like Cal. Her smile's genuine but she see's through my mother's lies, therefore, she must go.  "You've grown up quite a bit, Prince Maven." Her voice is warm like honey it sickens me  

"Excuse me?" Even I could hear the childishness annoyance I tried so hard to hide.

"You just seem better, more patient, happy even." She says her eyes shining  "She's made you better, she'll make norta great again." She whispered fixing her eyes on Mare, something of loyalty shone in her eyes, as she moved on. "Come inspect my troops sometime, my friend"

'Are those feelings I sense in that thick skull of yours?" Mothers voice rings like a bell 

No,no,no not now. I stuck the plans for tonight in the back of my head "n-no," I thought back

'Love is poison, my child. A silly game made for fools, in the end, everyone, dies alone. Blissfully succumb to the whirling darkness of the eternal oblivion, child.'  She tutts

I had almost forgotten my mother was a low key satanist,  'I'm no fool, mother I know what I'm doing,' I was no one's fool

'She pressed her lips to the one's of the gentlemen you call a  brother.' I can hear the delight in her voice 'Her first kiss with Tiberias, Maven you are her fool. She's playing you like a violin, she's aiming for bigger and better things. As you should be" My mind froze, she even thought he was better than me. 

I shook Sir Belicos's hand stiffly, his smile's even warmer than Macanthos, his twin boys trailing his legs. No wonder he was living happily. Mare's mud brown eyes trailing his children she's looks like she's seen a dead man walking, oh wait.  "Thank you, Belicos" He was kind to Mare, but at the same time not. She looked like she was about to throw up. "Excuse us a minute, wouldn't you? 

'She kissed him. and you helping her pathetic' Mother was back and increasing in volume. Get out, get out, get out I chanted back 

"Mareena's still getting used to the excitement of the court,"I take off at a speed walk hoping to leave her crackling behind. The people can gawk all they wanted for once all eyes were on me, it must've been embarrassing who cared?  She made me feel better so maybe I could do the same for her.

"Children." She breaths "He's a father" The second I allow her to stand on her own she falls over onto the railing like a sack of potatoes. I could help, her I was determined to help her, I would help her.  If I could stay centered then so could she,  Her shoulders were still boney from the years of being underfed, but that is where my hands remained