#lerudani

[disinheritance]

Doodles of the rebellion leaders: Ruie, Lerudani and Kynith.

I'd say no prizes for guessing my favourite, but I'm not even sure which of them it would be. Used to be Ruie. These days I'm not so sure. 

[disinheritance]

Seven Moments - Lerudani

Lerudani is four years old when his mother returns to court, leaving him instead in the arms of a woman who cares more for his education than his wellbeing. He never blames her. She does what she is paid to do.

He is eight years old when he is allowed at court himself, and learns a little of what it is like to have siblings. He feels left out despite their attempts to include him. He takes more of an interest in the adult world, and ends up labelled a nosy troublemaker, albeit a charming one.

He’s eleven years old by the time he finds success for himself in two things – an adult role model, and a useful talent. He becomes far happier playing with the twins and Nathian provided they are games of strategy rather than pretend. Of the three of them, he considers Kasei the weakest opponent.

He’s thirteen years old the first time he falls for a girl. Unsure how to woo her, he watches as she slips away. His father has no time to hear him out. Instead, Lerudani asks advice of Kasper, the man who slipped from being a teacher to a father-figure without complaint from either side. Lerudani forever wonders if things might have gone differently had he received better advice.

He’s fifteen years old the first time he falls for a woman. This time he sets out to give her the world, even if it means losing it himself. She buys him for the Guild, and he considers it a worthy trade for his inheritance. A year later, she vanishes from his life. She never returns, and Lerudani realises he’s left himself alone.

He’s nineteen years old when he meets another woman. The first time she agrees to play at one of his games, she beats him by leagues. Every subsequent time, he wins or pulls a draw. He’s intrigued by her all the same. They keep in contact long after the Guild pulls them away.

He’s twenty-six years old when his past pulls him back to confront his childhood. He allies with an old opponent in an effort to save his country, only to find it firmly in the grip of somebody else he once played against. Sentiment gets in the way of strategy. Before the year is out, he hangs at the end of a noose.