“ dion… “ the lady’s voice wobbles, an out of place anxiety present in her tone and features. it’s so rare that she allows her true feelings to entirely show, even around the prince she’s known for years. she hasn’t yet finished donning her armor, her sleeve rolled up to reveal a new mark on the inside of her forearm, along her veins. the mark of odin blazes like a brand ‘pon her pulse point, clear and proud, staking its claim on the lone sylleblossom of sanbreque.
lunafreya purses her lips so firmly they go pale, “ i believe… my destined mark has surfaced. “ woe betide the one spurned by fate.
Dion looked up at Lunafreya's voice, the wobble so out of place that it immediately caught his attention. "Your destined mark?" He repeated, before realisation made his eyes widen. "Oh, blessed be, Luna!" It was a joyous moment – or at least it was supposed to be. He still remembered when he had received his own mark and how it had tied him to Terence. A fact his father had been displeased with at first, but had eventually accepted. Dion was grateful it had happened before Anabella had entered their lives, otherwise she would have likely gotten in the way of his happiness.
"But my dear lady, you do not seem happy... What is the matter?" He questioned, his voice turning soft. The excitement of his dear friend receiving her mark quickly faded at her reaction; it going beyond mere nervousness. Moving forward, he dared to take a peek at the mark she now carried, despite it usually being a private matter. Luna had seen his own mark many times, so Dion doubted she would mind. Even so, he immediately understood why she was so distraught.
"Is that–? Oh, sweet Luna..." Dion did not hesitate in bringing her into his hold, knowing she likely needed a moment in the shadow of his arms to allow herself to break. They were alone, but that did not erase years of having to be careful with their emotions. Without her eyes upon him, Dion allowed himself to frown. This was... most dire.
To carry Odin's brand... it was a cruel fate. Anabella and his father would use her as a sacrificial lamb if they knew and King Barnabas– Dion did not know where to even start with him. They were due to return to the battlefield today, but Dion wondered if that was wise, now that this had happened. It depended on what Luna wished to do, of course, but even so... Dion feared for her future now more than ever.
"Perhaps we need not think the worst. It could be someone closely tied to the King, like his lord commander..." not that that would necessary be any better, but given Barnabas' reputation, it would perhaps be a small mercy.