[Word of Alexei's sudden departure reaches him quickly - of course it does, he has several of his men inside Dahngrest at all times just to keep tabs on the different guilds that might prove useful, and something so large wouldn't have been able to escape his notice even if it had only been Gauche and Droite in the city. Exactly what is going on in Zaphias is much harder to get a good read on, but it's important enough to bring the Commandant back in a hurry, so it can't be good. The Council again, perhaps...?
It doesn't really matter, and though he does send someone to try to find out what's going on, he doesn't receive any valuable information. Frustrating, but not exactly surprising, at this point. Not that knowing would really dull the sting of disappointment any, he supposes.
And that's what it is, at the end of the day - disappointment that he can't see Alexei again, when he'd already gotten his hopes up about it. It isn't as though such a thing is unusual; he's had to cancel meetings with Raven before for various reasons, but the difference is that Raven spends a good deal of time in Dahngrest, it isn't difficult to reschedule. Finding reasons to be in the Empire is a whole different story.
Yeager doesn't have any reason to travel to the Empire now; his business dealings have been with the guilds primarily lately, causing problems that would undoubtedly anger the Don but won't risk truly upsetting him. A thin and dangerous line to walk, but one Yeager's gotten good at treading over the years. So he continues working, occasionally meeting with Raven, and feeling more and more annoyed that one third of this equation is seemingly going to remain just out of reach.
He considers traveling to Zaphias just for the hell of it. He has the money, he can find the time, and maybe the Commandant will pry himself away from work for five minutes if Yeager comes to him. He considers writing as well, but there isn't anything he can put in a letter that would be acceptable - not that he tried countless times, of course. In the end, he doesn't accomplish either, and time slips by.
It's nearly a month later when he actually has a reason to go to the Empire - Capua Nor, specifically - for a meeting about a job. It's not exactly close to Zaphias. He'd be going well out of his way just to try to arrange a spur-of-the-moment meeting with Alexei; he can't afford to stay away from the Guild for all that long, after all.
But he doesn't think twice about sending Gauche and Droite on back to the Manor of the Wicked after his business is concluded, and he makes his way to Zaphias anyway. He'd feel worse if he didn't try, after all.
So Alexei's going to be receiving a brief, handwritten note from one of the soldiers in passing, with no real explanation given for who it's from. Regardless, the letter's contents should give it away, even if the handwriting doesn't.]
I'm in town for a few days, so if you can free yourself from your busy schedule, pay me a visit.
I've kept you waiting long enough, haven't I? ☆
[A location of one of the inns is listed as well, should you want to come find him.]
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It doesn't really matter, and though he does send someone to try to find out what's going on, he doesn't receive any valuable information. Frustrating, but not exactly surprising, at this point. Not that knowing would really dull the sting of disappointment any, he supposes.
And that's what it is, at the end of the day - disappointment that he can't see Alexei again, when he'd already gotten his hopes up about it. It isn't as though such a thing is unusual; he's had to cancel meetings with Raven before for various reasons, but the difference is that Raven spends a good deal of time in Dahngrest, it isn't difficult to reschedule. Finding reasons to be in the Empire is a whole different story.
Yeager doesn't have any reason to travel to the Empire now; his business dealings have been with the guilds primarily lately, causing problems that would undoubtedly anger the Don but won't risk truly upsetting him. A thin and dangerous line to walk, but one Yeager's gotten good at treading over the years. So he continues working, occasionally meeting with Raven, and feeling more and more annoyed that one third of this equation is seemingly going to remain just out of reach.
He considers traveling to Zaphias just for the hell of it. He has the money, he can find the time, and maybe the Commandant will pry himself away from work for five minutes if Yeager comes to him. He considers writing as well, but there isn't anything he can put in a letter that would be acceptable - not that he tried countless times, of course. In the end, he doesn't accomplish either, and time slips by.
It's nearly a month later when he actually has a reason to go to the Empire - Capua Nor, specifically - for a meeting about a job. It's not exactly close to Zaphias. He'd be going well out of his way just to try to arrange a spur-of-the-moment meeting with Alexei; he can't afford to stay away from the Guild for all that long, after all.
But he doesn't think twice about sending Gauche and Droite on back to the Manor of the Wicked after his business is concluded, and he makes his way to Zaphias anyway. He'd feel worse if he didn't try, after all.
So Alexei's going to be receiving a brief, handwritten note from one of the soldiers in passing, with no real explanation given for who it's from. Regardless, the letter's contents should give it away, even if the handwriting doesn't.]
I'm in town for a few days, so if you can free yourself from your busy schedule, pay me a visit.
I've kept you waiting long enough, haven't I? ☆
[A location of one of the inns is listed as well, should you want to come find him.]