Fic: The House of Conrí
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meridian_roseTitle: The House of Conrí
Fandom: original fic
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 422
Prompt: For the 30 days of fiction meme, prompt #18, the name “Thomas Daniel”
Summary: Sometimes names are just names. Sometimes they are symbolic. Sometimes they're more than that.
Warnings: violence
Thomas was thrown to the stone floor at the base of the steps. Despite his shackles he struggled to his knees, refusing to lie there, complacent. He raised his bruised face defiantly and curled his lip, though that made the blood flow afresh.
"Your name?"
"Thomas Daniel," he said proudly. He was named Thomas for his grandfather, a great hunter, and the family of Daniel had long served the rightful king. "Who are you?"
The woman sat on the throne atop the dais regarded him with brown eyes that were filled with distaste. "I am Queen Ameris, ruler of the House of Conrí."
"I recognise no queen," he said. "I serve only the king of the Fells, the one true ruler."
"You are in my domain, whether you acknowledge it or not," she said, leaning forwards. Her hair, white and grey despite her relative youth, brushed her knees. "And you have committed a grave crime."
He scowled. "The wolf? In the Fells, they are vermin to be killed on sight."
Ameris stood and paced slowly down the three steps to stand over him. "In my domain they are protected, as all well know. The penalty for killing a wolf other than in defence of self or brethren is death."
Surely she jested? That these superstitious pretenders revered animals was common knowledge, but that they would kill a human over the death of a filthy predator like a wolf was unthinkable.
"Then you are a fool, as well as a false leader; and worse, a vile spectre of womanhood to sit upon a throne," he spat. Queen? Back home she'd know her place - it would be at his feet, the opposite of this twisted charade.
She closed her eyes for a second and when she opened them again her irises were the icy blue of the wolf he'd killed.
"The name of this House is not merely symbolic," she said.
Thomas tried to speak but no words came out in his terror.
She flicked her index finger against her thumb and now he saw that a claw, rather than a nail protruded from it. He broke out in a cold sweat as she used her other hand to cup his chin and lift his gaze. He could not help but stare into her inhuman eyes.
"Any last words?" she asked.
Neither further scorn nor pleas for mercy could form on his paralyzed lips.
"Then I will carry out the sentence."
She drew her claw across his throat and he knew no more.
CONRÍ
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Irish
Meaning & History
Means "wolf king" in Irish Gaelic.
http://www.behindthename.com/name/conri10
Fandom: original fic
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 422
Prompt: For the 30 days of fiction meme, prompt #18, the name “Thomas Daniel”
Summary: Sometimes names are just names. Sometimes they are symbolic. Sometimes they're more than that.
Warnings: violence
Thomas was thrown to the stone floor at the base of the steps. Despite his shackles he struggled to his knees, refusing to lie there, complacent. He raised his bruised face defiantly and curled his lip, though that made the blood flow afresh.
"Your name?"
"Thomas Daniel," he said proudly. He was named Thomas for his grandfather, a great hunter, and the family of Daniel had long served the rightful king. "Who are you?"
The woman sat on the throne atop the dais regarded him with brown eyes that were filled with distaste. "I am Queen Ameris, ruler of the House of Conrí."
"I recognise no queen," he said. "I serve only the king of the Fells, the one true ruler."
"You are in my domain, whether you acknowledge it or not," she said, leaning forwards. Her hair, white and grey despite her relative youth, brushed her knees. "And you have committed a grave crime."
He scowled. "The wolf? In the Fells, they are vermin to be killed on sight."
Ameris stood and paced slowly down the three steps to stand over him. "In my domain they are protected, as all well know. The penalty for killing a wolf other than in defence of self or brethren is death."
Surely she jested? That these superstitious pretenders revered animals was common knowledge, but that they would kill a human over the death of a filthy predator like a wolf was unthinkable.
"Then you are a fool, as well as a false leader; and worse, a vile spectre of womanhood to sit upon a throne," he spat. Queen? Back home she'd know her place - it would be at his feet, the opposite of this twisted charade.
She closed her eyes for a second and when she opened them again her irises were the icy blue of the wolf he'd killed.
"The name of this House is not merely symbolic," she said.
Thomas tried to speak but no words came out in his terror.
She flicked her index finger against her thumb and now he saw that a claw, rather than a nail protruded from it. He broke out in a cold sweat as she used her other hand to cup his chin and lift his gaze. He could not help but stare into her inhuman eyes.
"Any last words?" she asked.
Neither further scorn nor pleas for mercy could form on his paralyzed lips.
"Then I will carry out the sentence."
She drew her claw across his throat and he knew no more.
CONRÍ
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Irish
Meaning & History
Means "wolf king" in Irish Gaelic.
http://www.behindthename.com/name/conri10
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Date: 2011-09-30 01:22 am (UTC)Harsh, but he was all but asking for it. I mean really, spitting and insulting the monarch while you are bound at her feet?
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Date: 2011-09-30 09:42 am (UTC)Thanks for commenting :D
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Date: 2011-09-29 09:09 pm (UTC)I feel sorry for Thomas, wandering into the domain of the werewolves, but on the other hand, he seems to have brought it on himself...the wolf he killed might have been a relative of the queen's.
I love when she asks, "Any last words?" - you've really managed to build the atmosphere so I can almost hear it :D
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Date: 2011-09-29 09:23 pm (UTC)Thank you - chilling was what I was hoping for, though I wasn't sure if I nailed it. So I'm thrilled that it worked :D
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Date: 2011-10-02 09:45 pm (UTC)I have to admit I had no sympathy for Thomas Daniel, and yes, killing wolves for any reason other than in defense of self or others is - not good.
I loved the transformation of the queen at the end, and her last words.
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Date: 2011-10-03 10:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-13 08:23 pm (UTC)OMG!!
OMG!!!!!!
OMG IT'S FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!
Epically awesome awesomeness of everything awesome and epic! So atmospheric and vivid and chilling and adsfasjdhgaksjdf!!!11 I love it to pieces!! :D
I'm so excited about this you can't imagine!
And beware! It made my list of "novels I must make Lisa write" so I won't leave you alone!
For the reference now my list looks like this:
1. Aura (I will always be faithful to Aura. Aura is my one true love and so she comes first no matter what)
2. THIS!!! OMG THIS!!! *FLAILING CRAZY*
3. Elspeth
4. Nala
5. Tamara
Just so you know.
Brace yourself! :D
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Date: 2011-10-13 08:26 pm (UTC)no more coffee for me todayno subject
Date: 2011-10-13 08:53 pm (UTC)You seem to be keeping track of my characters better than I am :D
This is a one-off piece, but I think fits into the werewolf mythology - now I need to write a vampire myth for Aura and Nikki to argue over. I think they'll squabble over details ;D
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Date: 2011-10-14 08:33 am (UTC)BTW how long do werewolves live? Is there a chance that the ruling House are immortals? Because I would love to see present day Queen Ameris, a CEO of some big corporation with a mysterious, wolfish name. Is there a chance she lives in the very same Universe Aura and Nikki do? Perhaps they've met? Perhaps Queen Ameris can be even a suspect in that serial killer case Carter's working on. Of course she has nothing to do with it but I'm sure some of her actions may seem suspicious to an outsider. And if she had a misfortune to go about her own super secret business around the time and place of one of the murders it could have brought Carter's attention to the nature of her dealings. Sure she would have a lot to hide...
OMG. I am overthinking things, am I not?
But, gods, I would love to read that! And having both Aura and Ameris in one story would make me die of happiness! :D Also I would help me out of my current predicament. I want Ameris stories so badly but as I'm staying true to Aura I don't want to take your attention away from her. Do you see now why it's so important that they both could coexist in one verse?
now I need to write a vampire myth for Aura and Nikki to argue over. I think they'll squabble over details ;D
Awwwww))) I can't wait to read this! :D
*flailing*
P.S. And I love the name Ameris! :D