[Duke Kang Yohan is not supposed to be riding a steed only days out from taking a poisoned bolt to his left side and passing out on the banks of the waking sea. He heard later it took three healers to revive him and despite their firm advice to travel by litter, Yohan left in the middle of the night with what few hints of his former power. Riftwatch. The re-assignment sounded like a punishment when he still had angles to play, dances to arrange, and rumors to drum up. Perhaps it was the loss of K, still heavy on Yohan's heart; Jung Sunah would pay dearly for her crimes.
But he couldn't act from here, from the Free Marches, where most persons didn't know their right foot from their left.
Yohan rides in cloaked, dismounting with a soft hiss of pain. He scans the others before he tugs back his hood and pulls his scarf free. He should be anticipated, but he is a few days early. Perhaps he should stroll about, see how the operation works before he pledges his allegiance.
He reaches out toward the nearest person and gently touches their elbow.]
This must be the Riftwatch, is it not?
ii. the gallows / send a message
[So there is someone running this operation, several persons as it seems. Yohan selects from one of the division heads at random and searches out for their office. He climbs stairs and descends others as his side throbs. He'll need to visit another healer if he keeps this up.
However, just as he thinks to pass on meeting with someone to acknowledge his re-assignment, he finds exactly what he's looking for.
Yohan gives a polite rap on the door before sliding his orders under the door. Then, he supposes he must wait. It's not in a duke of his stature to wait, but it's also not in him to be in the Free Marches and not Val Royeaux.
Once the door opens,] Duke Kang Yohan. [A small bow of his head.] Re-assigned from the Inquisition.
iii. lowtown
[With his arrival and his re-assignment settled, Yohan sets a room up for himself. Of course, it's much smaller than his home, but he'd lived in a basement for most of his life; the room would serve just fine. He changes out of the silks and brocades and into a commoner's ensemble, complete with ripped sections of fabric and ruined shoes. Time to explore the city proper, the true city, the gaping maw that devoured the sun as Yohan made his way into an area to listen.
Usually he had K do this, or perhaps Kim Gaon, but K was dead and buried and Gaon betrayed him the same as Sunah. No, it was up to him now to simply listen to the city, to her occupants, to brush up on skills that had grown rusty.
Coin could loosen some lips, but after this re-assignment, he only had so much left. Elijah may be able to send some by Raven, but for all intents and purposes, the Kang Dukedom died with Yohan.
He would change that. He would fight his way back out of the deepest hole if he had to.
He pauses at one vendor, selling fabrics. Yohan would need to replace his night uniform if he wanted to be any good at his job.
Blackened Samite. Good. He enjoyed that even in Val Royeaux.]
Kang Yohan | The Devil Judge | Native AU
[Duke Kang Yohan is not supposed to be riding a steed only days out from taking a poisoned bolt to his left side and passing out on the banks of the waking sea. He heard later it took three healers to revive him and despite their firm advice to travel by litter, Yohan left in the middle of the night with what few hints of his former power. Riftwatch. The re-assignment sounded like a punishment when he still had angles to play, dances to arrange, and rumors to drum up. Perhaps it was the loss of K, still heavy on Yohan's heart; Jung Sunah would pay dearly for her crimes.
But he couldn't act from here, from the Free Marches, where most persons didn't know their right foot from their left.
Yohan rides in cloaked, dismounting with a soft hiss of pain. He scans the others before he tugs back his hood and pulls his scarf free. He should be anticipated, but he is a few days early. Perhaps he should stroll about, see how the operation works before he pledges his allegiance.
He reaches out toward the nearest person and gently touches their elbow.]
This must be the Riftwatch, is it not?
ii. the gallows / send a message
[So there is someone running this operation, several persons as it seems. Yohan selects from one of the division heads at random and searches out for their office. He climbs stairs and descends others as his side throbs. He'll need to visit another healer if he keeps this up.
However, just as he thinks to pass on meeting with someone to acknowledge his re-assignment, he finds exactly what he's looking for.
Yohan gives a polite rap on the door before sliding his orders under the door. Then, he supposes he must wait. It's not in a duke of his stature to wait, but it's also not in him to be in the Free Marches and not Val Royeaux.
Once the door opens,] Duke Kang Yohan. [A small bow of his head.] Re-assigned from the Inquisition.
iii. lowtown
[With his arrival and his re-assignment settled, Yohan sets a room up for himself. Of course, it's much smaller than his home, but he'd lived in a basement for most of his life; the room would serve just fine. He changes out of the silks and brocades and into a commoner's ensemble, complete with ripped sections of fabric and ruined shoes. Time to explore the city proper, the true city, the gaping maw that devoured the sun as Yohan made his way into an area to listen.
Usually he had K do this, or perhaps Kim Gaon, but K was dead and buried and Gaon betrayed him the same as Sunah. No, it was up to him now to simply listen to the city, to her occupants, to brush up on skills that had grown rusty.
Coin could loosen some lips, but after this re-assignment, he only had so much left. Elijah may be able to send some by Raven, but for all intents and purposes, the Kang Dukedom died with Yohan.
He would change that. He would fight his way back out of the deepest hole if he had to.
He pauses at one vendor, selling fabrics. Yohan would need to replace his night uniform if he wanted to be any good at his job.
Blackened Samite. Good. He enjoyed that even in Val Royeaux.]
How much for this?