browborn:
Martin raises an eyebrow, eyeing Sheogorath.
A drink could mean a thousand things—a poison that slowly eats at his innards. A potion that fills his stomach with butterflies. A liquor that leaves him dazzled, confused, and half-naked in the middle of Markarth.
Or it could mean a drink.
“Alright,” Martin uncrosses his arms. His posture relaxes. “It’s not like I’m pressed for time.”
He chuckles at that, low and ominous, before clapping his hands twice and calling out. “Haskill! Something fer me and the royal bastard, don’t ye think?” The Chamberlain departs and Sheogorath leans back - happily perched on a chair atop his palace. Another sits beside him for Martin, and he amicably taps it to invite him to sit.
“Ah, Haskill. Ye ought t’get yer own chamberlain, lad! Such a useful thing t’have about. Gets yer drink. Cleans yer messes. Reminds ye of appointments - it does get difficult t’keep them.” A chuckle. Their drinks are brought - for Martin, a goblet of Cyrodiilic wine from 3E150. Oddly, it is only half-full and wet along the rim, as though already having been drunk from. For Sheogorath, a strange bottle of fluid that seems to bubble and spit even as he drinks, teeth stained vividly green.
“So. How’s the life of a dragon trapped in a mortal, lad?”