Second Era Dominion Boy

[mapaiur]

12, 15

12 - What’s the best memory of your father?

My father, again, died when I was young.  I hadn’t learned how to read by then.  I do remember him reading me a bed time story... About a sword lost to the sea that washed up on a beach one day.  A rusty sword that a child polished, and though it was no good for battle, it was magical, and when the kid held it... they turned into a great warrior and had to battle the sea sloads... 

For my uncle, I think the best memory I had was my wedding, where he stood in the place of my father and watched as I bound our family with Laiqando’s. 

15 - Do you want to parent like your father parented you?

Well, I should like to live to see my child grow.  I don’t want to die before my child turns ten....  But yes, I think my Uncle and my Tala were good examples to follow.  They were both learning, and they had their flaws, but ultimately I think they both loved us dearly.  I never truly connected with my Tala, but I know he’d face down Molag Bal himself to keep me safe.  That’s a rare security for children.  I want to be that sort of a rock for mine.  I want to be solid bedrock. 

[mapaiur]

3, 4

3 - What was your father like in general?

I don’t really remember my father.  I remember a mer larger than me who’s leg I would hug because I couldn’t reach any other part of him.  But it’s my Uncle I really consider my “father”.  My uncle was stoic and reserved. He would wink at us when he felt wily.  It was how we knew we weren’t truly in trouble.  When I was small, I was a bit afraid of him, but when we moved into their home, I warmed up quite quickly.

4 - Would you say your father was a good parent?

My father fell to drug addiction after my mother died, and his addiction and illness left my siblings and me orphans.  Perhaps he would have been fine if he’d had more support, but I’ll never really know.

My Uncle did his best.  He supported all of us, and he loved us, but he also ran the house like a military barracks.  We lived intensely structured lives.  I’m... almost surprised he never had us drill.  Still, we never doubted his love, and we were taken care of.

[feed-your-inbox]

Father’s Day Asks

Send a number and ask my muse about their father.

1 - Were you close to your father? 2 - What was your father’s name?  3 - What was your father like in general? 4 - Would you say your father was a good parent? 5 - How did your father treat your mother? 6 - What was your father’s appearance like? 7 - What features did you inherit from your biological father? 8 - Was the father you grew up with your biological one or someone that became a father figure? 9 - What was an important lesson your father taught you? 10 - Is your father still around? 11 - Do you visit your father? How often? 12 - What’s the best memory of your father? 13 - What’s the worst memory of your father? 14 - Do you want to follow in your father’s footsteps? 15 - Do you want to parent like your father parented you?

** + Anything else you can think of.

[mapaiur]

how did you meet laiqando?

I was stationed in Malabal Tor when the most beautiful man I had ever seen was drug into the holding cells with a few other fellows.  It is protocol to retain all involved in a fight, and this man, a Vinedusk Ranger, was involved in the apprehending of a very drunk huntsman.  

By which I mean the two had been in a fist fight.

I met Laiqando when I took his witness report.  Or whatever the paper work was called.  I was... distracted.  He had a bone bead in his hair that held his right forelock together while the top of his hair was pulled back and braided over the rest of his long beautiful brown hair.  I’d never seen a man with such beautiful eyes.  They were like deep churning clay filled reservoirs. 

[mapaiur]

Lairamiril kept a bo staff.  It wasn’t for magical focus...

It was for beating. 

I taught her how to beat people with it. 

[mapaiur]

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[mapaiur]

Hey, why invite snide and snobby people to your wedding? They don't wanna celebrate, so don't invite 'em.

I could not entirely forsake the political game, even with my demotion.  It was expected, and thus required, that I invite my superiors.  They were each allowed to bring a partner.  

Laiqando invited people as well, and they brought their partners.

It was... a much larger affair than either of us truly wanted. 

[mapaiur]

It's true! Your great grandson is half bosmer, and your great great granddaughter is five-foot-one-inch, 3/4 bosmer!

You’re just being cruel.  No one in my family is under seven feet. My brother is seven foot, and he’s the short one.  My husband is seven-ten.  I’m seven-eight. 

Even a quarter of our blood would shoot some poor bosmer up to a decent height. 

[mapaiur]

Moe, Mapaiur probably got a lot of shit for marrying a bosmer, what with coming from such well-respected liniage and all. Heck, he got demoted for it. How did he handle the demotion? Did you have any advice for him going into it?

I know who Mapaiur married.  I attended their wedding.

Laiqando, for what it is worth, was of mixed heritage. My husband and I very much had a secretive union.  Such is the privilege of a skilled illusionist.  But yes, there were many snide remarks at the wedding and after.  Mapaiur handled it as he handled all things.  Seemingly indifferent.

The demotion was absolutely a blow to him.  He knew it was coming, and he proudly took it.  Afterwards he was permanently stationed in Malabal Tor, and his career came to a halt.  

Before their union, I laid out all I had seen in the past.  Mer in the military who chose unions with those outside their people and how their people responded.  Talasse is unknown.  He wiped himself from history, from the minds and awareness of the public, so that we could continue to serve as we always had. 

Mapaiur was well known.  His partner then husband was a favorite among the locals.  My only true advice was to prepare for the stagnation.  Most mer choose military life so that they could travel.  Mapaiur and Laiqando would spend the rest of their years in one province. 

[mapaiur]

Ainaiuri, your son marries a bosmer.

Ha ha ha ha ha!  

Good one. 

[mapaiur]

Moe, after everything's that's happened to your nephew and his descendants, how do you feel about the Dominion?

This is not the Dominion I supported.  As a soldier to the crown, it is not my place to question.  But I am not a soldier to the crown any longer, and the crown is not leading this. 

I fought and I bled to put people like the modern Thalmor into the ground.  They were well aware of that, so they hunted my grandson.  They hunted my great grandson.  They hunted my great grandson’s wife. 

And now they hunt my great great granddaughter. 

As my husband would put it, they piss on my ashes. 

[mapaiur]

Moe, how happy are you having Mapaiur in Valenwood? Wouldn't you rather he be stationed closer to home?

Of course I would rather he were closer to home, but a mer cannot complete his training and expand his world view if he sits at home.

Valenwood is a safe place.  It is a very different place, but it is safe.  Mapaiur will learn a great deal that will help him in his life and in his career.

I am very proud of him. 

[mapaiur]

Ainaiuri, would you be concerned if your eldest son decided to follow the Green Pact? Would you ever see him living in Valenwood?

Terhation?  Among the Green?  With the wild Bosmer...?

No no.  Our little boy will do no such thing.  He’ll have no reason to.  The Isles are our home.  He won’t leave them for... that...

[mapaiur]

Moe, what do you think inspired Mapaiur to go into the military?

“He was raised by two military mer.  The majority of his ‘aunts and uncles’ were family friends we made in the military.  As his adoptive guardian, I was what he had left of his mother, and I was a battlereeve.” 

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Ask my muse’s parents about my muse

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[mapaiur]

When did you find out about X'afe's miscarriage? Did you know she was pregnant before that? Would you have stepped up to help and be her child's grandfather?

That is not a topic I am willing to discuss. 

[mapaiur]

Were you ever overprotective of Heraiwe when he was a child? Did losing X'afe influence your parenting of him at all?

X’afe was an adult when we lost her.  I do not know what end she met with, but the Valenwood is not always kind to werewolves...  Whether she died or was Called back... it did not matter.  We knew where she went.  She hunted with Hircine.  We had to let her go.

Heraiwe was raised to revere the Green.  He would not become a werewolf by choice.  We would see him, at least, again in Aetherius.  We.  We will never see X’afe again.

I’ll never see X’afe again.

Hircine bring her joy.  Y’ffre bring me peace.