#dadzig

[poisivey]

"It's like I always imagined it would be, teaching my boy to ride. Although it would be better if you were a little smaller."

babies!

[jananachipsart]

Little blacksmith's boy ⚒️

I love Martin and Radzig! I think they did the best at raising Henry with the resources and wisdom they had

[medieval-bohemia-corner]

I'm replaying KCD1, both with my friends and alone and I have some notes regarding Radzig's relationship with Henry pre-game events.

He says he knows Radzig. I doubt just the little interaction with the sword and over the walls of Talmberg would be enough to qualify as knowing him. I mean, everyone in Skalitz saw Radzig on occasion, it's a given many probably talked to him. But Henry says he knows Radzig.

Knows him well enough to want to go see him in the castle immediately after arriving at Rattay. When Theresa and various guards all call him out for this breach of social standards at the time.

Knows him well enough to argue against him over the walls of Talmberg and disagree with him publicly. I mean who heard of a blacksmith son arguing with his liege lord's orders? The fact we see Henry keep acting insolent and comfortable around nobles when literally no one else from Skalitz does that...

Knows him well enough that it isn't weird to him that Radzig asks him in Talmberg if Henry wants to join him and the rest of the Skalitz refugees or to stay in Talmberg. The fact it was a question is wild.

Knows him well enough that when Radzig offers Henry to try out the sword he jumps at the opportunity and doesn't think anything of how odd and inappropriate it actually is.

The point is, Radzig treats Henry differently since we see him appear on screen and Henry is aware of it and is used to it. From before the games. He says he knows Radzig, and, idk, I don't think the limited interactions we see is enough to qualify as that. Plus how Janek and Jaroslav call Henry "his lordship" and know him well, how he speaks to nobles... it all creates a clear implication that Radzig interacted with Henry before the games and Henry's special treatment was noted by Henry himself.

And another note, Theresa says this:

Right in your first coherent conversation with her after arriving at Rattay. She notices it's weird, Henry notices its weird. Henry can be dense and oblivious, but he isn't actually stupid. He knows Radzig treats him differently — which is why he was so certain he could just walk in and demand to be taken into Radzig's service without fear of punishment.

So yeah. I'm just noting how Henry seems aware he is allowed by Radzig things he shouldn't be and rolls with it since it was always like this.

Basically, Radzig cares and didn't lie when he said he watched over Henry. in his own awkward weird way, but still!

(I thought I'm replaying for Hansry, but I just didn't realize how much I missed Dadzig in the second game. I love Dadzig so much)

[comfortyart]

Dadzig 😳😳😳

[t-dubber]

Have y’all read @brittnodo ‘s dadzig fic? Because I DID and I can’t stop thinking about it. 😭 ❤️ thanks for the art fuel.

(Also little Henry you SCAMP — you WOULD steal a piglet when you heard it would be made into someone’s dinner).

[too-many-rooks]

Radzig meeting Henry’s friends for the first time.

+Fic thoughts about this scene from Radzig’s POV

I think a context of this that I love (/fic I may write) is; Henry finally having a chance to see and speak to Radzig after so long, finally delivering the sword, but taking it up himself, walking toward a moment of peace and celebration in victory but this future of further danger laying ahead.

In my mind, whatever other commitments he may have, Henry is extremely honoured by Zizka’s offer at the end of the game and is thinking it over a lot, and on their walk back to Suchdol, mentions it, discuss it as an option with Radzig.

And at this stage of the game I think Henry has tremendous respect for Zizka as a leader, and there’s something of a father-son bond there. I mean, in real life, the historic Jan Zizka’s followers called themselves ‘Orphans’ after his death because losing him was like loosing a father.

So Radzig’s probably listening to Henry talk, with a guarded smile, thinking logically, thinking strategically, that the conflict is not over and they clearly work well as a team and Henry working with Zizka aligns with his own political goals, they’re going to be allies in the upcoming battles, so it all makes sense for Henry to remain with Zizka. And it gives Henry an opportunity to make a name for himself and find a place in their world that Radzig might not be able to grant, especially with his royal connections being so limited (but then - if Henry helps free Wenceslas, that puts him in better for any kind of legitimisation/elevation.)

But. He’s probably also quite jealous, right? Probably feels quite guilty about how it was Zizka and his people with Henry when he was tortured, it was them working together, fighting together in Kuttenberg, it was Zizka giving Henry his first longer-term command outside of a few small battles. Radzig’s so much more removed in this one, the impact he makes on Henry’s life so much smaller, because Henry doesn’t really need his help for most of it - and when he does, he needs an ally, an army. He doesn’t need Radzig to take care of him, look after him, be his father.

And Radzig, whose waited years for the opportunity to fill the role that Zizka’s slotted into, is probably thinking about how he’ll keep a straight face and be charming and welcoming when Henry introduces him to this figure his boy idolises so much.

And then he walks into the courtyard.

And then he sees a drunk idiot get shot in the eye for a stupid bet he came up with.

And he’s probably not so intimidated anymore.

[goodnightengale]

Time.

That 3-day journey really hit them hard

[wolfbxxch]

Sir Racek got hit and still scared them boys.