Tauroneo looked over his silvery–white armour. Finding it spot free, he felt a little disappointed. To fight against Mad King Ashnard and not have spilled some of Ashnard's blood on his armour was going to be seen as a mark of cowardice among the serious warriors. To perform such a feat and not have any evidence was too appaling! Still, Tauroneo was pleased with himself as he walked over to meet his slightly older self who was sitting nearby.
In a boasting tone, he proudly announced to the 3 years older Tauroneo, "I slew the King of Daein." The older Tauroneo promptly burst into tears.
The PoR Tauroneo couldn't understand this. So he tried another boast. "I will return to my family, and shall be known throughout the land as King Killer!"
The RD Tauroneo continued crying – wailing a tiny bit louder.
The PoR Tauroneo looked over the RD Tauroneo's shoulder. "What's the matter with you?"
Over the wails and sobs and gasps for air, the PoR Tauroneo could only hear the words "Prince", "King", "Daein", and "Pelleas". He had no idea what the last word was supposed to mean.
PoR Tauroneo tried again. "Ashnard has fallen!"
The RD Tauroneo broke off wailing for a few seconds. "King Ashnard?"
The PoR Tauroneo was a little shocked that the RD Tauroneo could stop crying. "Yes! I have earned my name as King Killer!"
But that seemed to set RD Tauroneo off again.
Finally, the PoR Tauroneo couldn't take it. He whacked the RD Tauroneo with his shield.
"What? Get a hold of yourself. Ashnard, King of Daein, the Mad King is dead!"
The RD Tauroneo grabbed a hold of the PoR Tauroneo. "King Pelleas is slain by my hand to prevent a blood pact! But … the blood of the King was shed in vain! I have killed my King again! Another instance of treachery that I carried out, to betray one's King … twice!"
His emotional diatribe finished, RD Tauroneo sat back down and continued crying uncontrollably. PoR Tauroneo stared at him for a second before planning on how he was going to explain this one to his ex–wife.
Author's Note: I hope I got Tauroneo's character close. Like I said, the characters may be OOC because I'm trying to write about them, which involves interpreting the character – which would contribute to the OOC-ness.
Anyways, recap for those of you who got confused – PoR Tauroneo wants to boast about killing Ashnard, King of Daein. Of course, RD Tauroneo, also killed a King of Daein, Pelleas (if Micaiah couldn't do it). So I had some fun (OOC) portraying Tauroneo's … frustration, I suppose? … at betraying two of his kings. And at the end, it's a throwback to PoR Tauroneo's and Rolf's support conversations, where Rolf urges Tauroneo to visit his wife and child.
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