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A Personal Invitation from the Grandmaster?
You believe you're a seemingly average and unimportant knight in the Knights of Favonius, when Grandmaster Varka invites you on the expedition to Nod-Krai!
First and foremost this fic is highly self indulgent; I'm writing it primarily for my selfship, but I wanted to share it with others in case it's something they might like~
Varka x fem reader (she/her), slow burn, first person pov if that matters, and it's currently ongoing with no set ending yet !
My writing skills are a little rusty, but hope you enjoy :)
To be honest, I was kind of intimidated by Varka at first. He's much taller than me, he's loud, and he's incredibly strong. I mean, have you seen him fight? It's no surprise he's the Grandmaster.
I went to the Angel's Share tonight, planning to meet up with Kaeya and Amber for a drink. Varka showed up too, which was no surprise. He's at the tavern practically every night, at least when he's not forced to do paperwork. But tonight, he looked like he wasn't here to drink just yet. He found our table and greeted me, Amber, and Kaeya, then asked if he could speak with me alone. The Grandmaster wanted to talk to me? What in the world for? From the look on my face, I'm sure my friends could tell I thought I was about to die. I told them I'd be back soon, and Varka and I went outside the tavern to talk.
"So uh, what was it you needed to talk to me about?" To tell the truth, I was surprised he'd even need me for something. I always figured he didn't know much about me, as I'm a pretty quiet and reserved person; at least around people I don't know well. Hell, Kaeya and Amber are pretty much only my friends because they came to me first.
Varka stood with his arms crossed, and had a bit of a serious expression on his face. "Well, I'm not gonna beat around the bush here. I'm going to be heading out on an expedition soon, to Nod-Krai." I just stared at him at first. Obviously it was pretty unexpected news... I mean, an expedition to Nod-Krai? That's quite far, and what did that have to do with me?
"I'd like to ask you to join me and the rest of the expedition team. You're a good knight, and I personally believe your presence on this trip would be a big help. Plus, I know you've got some hidden talents, hahaha!"
I blushed a little. I didn't realize he knew anything about me... and he thinks so highly of me that he's come to personally ask me to join his expedition? Am I really that important?
"Grandmaster, I..." I had no idea what to say. I would be honored to go, who wouldn't? It's just... I wasn't prepared to be asked a question like this. Thankfully, he stopped me before I could attempt to say more.
"Look, you don't need to answer me right now. I know it's a big ask. Just... let me know in a few days, alright?" He smiled and put a hand on my shoulder. "We won't be leaving for a while anyway. Now how about some drinks, huh? On me!"
I smiled back, and nodded. We headed back into the Angel's Share and drank the night away.
This is only a snippet of the first chapter, if you enjoyed it you can read the rest of the fic here :) Thanks for checking it out!! Okay bye!!