The peace that formerly reigned in Terra Nova has eroded, now little more than a memory. War ravages the continent. Disputes divide kingdoms; ideals divide families. The quest for power consumes absolutely and indiscriminately. None are immune to its allure.
Who will rise and who will fall? Only time—and ambition—will tell.
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05.26.2023
2 month character creation hold for all existing members begins 6/5/2023. Ended 8/5/2023.
10.29.2023
Change in how times flows. Was 4 IC seasons, now only 2 IC seasons per 1 OOC year.
5 whole years of Heir Apparent goodness! When I started the site, I knew I was hunkering down for the long haul, but I never could have predicted the numerous twists and turns this roleplay site has seen. Hundreds of plots, characters, and members have come and gone, all leaving marks on the site. I am so very thankful for those who have invested. Because you keep coming back, keep getting on, and keep writing, Heir Apparent has the legacy it does today. Three cheers to us!
Post by Ikisina Navarro on Mar 5, 2023 18:26:49 GMT -5
Sina wants to get out a bit and she slowly getting used to having her new bodyguard near by. However, he will be more in the distance he is there if needs be. She just wants the baron situation over and done with, it been going on far to long now. Like she doesn't mind the guard personally, but going out and having the freedom is hard. She just want to run without having to worry about having him behind her keeping an eye on her.
Today she was in the market place because she want to get something special for elliot everything he has done for her over the past couple of sessons have been amazing and she knows there nothing in the world she could do to ever repay her love for him. So here she was in the market looking for something perfect her him.
She was wearing a stunning blue dress she has a wrap round to try and keep herself warm during the Hiem months as she walked around the market taking in the smells the sounds the people.
Post by Anslem Ellery on Mar 5, 2023 19:40:47 GMT -5
Really if one wished something to be done right, they had to do it themself! Anslem kept his attention focused on the little terrier puppy, calmly talking to him and keeping him working. He tapped his pant leg a couple times when the puppy started to look somehwhere else and puppy turned to look up at Anslem. He was immediately rewarded with a pat and given his favorite small stick to carry in his mouth.
"That's it, well done little man. Let's see if we can find you a good stranger distraction shall we?" he asked the pup playfully. "You can't just see only the same people every day, now can you Ragnar?"
The little black and white puppy suddenly barked twice and ran towards an unknown woman only about ten paces away.
Last Edit: Mar 5, 2023 19:42:53 GMT -5 by Anslem Ellery
Post by Ikisina Navarro on Mar 6, 2023 9:44:02 GMT -5
Walking towards a stand that seems to be selling interesting books. The thing that brought her and Elliot together, the one thing she thinks that there is some magic in them, that the magic of the written words was powerful enough that two people who would possible would never interacted otherwise. He was a baron she was just a random commoner. However the more they talked the more they share similar interest.
As she looked at the selection of books she hard a dog and she looked down to see a cute little puppy. "Aww ain't you handsome?" She knelled as she offered the puppy her hand to sniff. "What's your name?" If the puppy let her stroke the puppies head. She love animals she think they are the best.
Post by Anslem Ellery on Mar 8, 2023 12:22:06 GMT -5
Af first, the Count's attention was focused entirely on the puppy but now it was impossible not to notice the gaunt woman in front of him. The woman before him was not draped in an expensive raiment, nor was she clad in any expensive jewlery or properly done up hair as a Lady should. One could only surmise that she was of common stock and of a comparable age to himself. Either way, training the puppy was the most important thing and breeding mattered not one whit in the process. Count Ellery bowed politely, and responded,
"I am Count Ellery, and yes, Ragnar is a rather handsome little fellow, isn't he Miss?"
The puppy sniffed and licked her hand, wagging his little tail and bouncing around with puppy energy.
Last Edit: Mar 8, 2023 12:33:29 GMT -5 by Anslem Ellery
Post by Ikisina Navarro on Mar 9, 2023 15:00:02 GMT -5
Sina looked up at this man who stood in front of her "Nice to met you Count Ellery." She allowed the dog to lick her hand for a moment as she stood up and give the count a curtsy out of respect. "Name is Miss Navarro and Ragner is a handsome boy. I always love dogs they always have such personality Sir. I hoped you didn't mind me petting your dog?"
Sina looked down at Ragner as the dog was near her feet the puppy was so adorable. She always wanted one since she was a little kid wanted to bring one back to the orphanage. However, she didn't and once she left she thought that bringing a dog home to where she was living now wasn't the best idea. She might ask Elliot if they could have a dog, it might be fun.
Post by Anslem Ellery on Mar 9, 2023 15:12:58 GMT -5
"A pleasure to make your acquaintance Miss Navarro." he responded politely, touching his hat.
The puppy turned around in circles, chasing his own little tail, caught it with a quick motion and promptly fell on his backside. Anslem smled and said,
"I most certainly don't mind you patting Ragnar at all-the more the better. In fact, he needs to learn to socialize outside the home. Your presence helps with that goal tremendously. The more distractions he's exposed to and people he meets, the better his temperament will become. The first three months of a puppy's learning help him form good behaviors that could last the rest of his life."
Anslem tapped the ground with his walking stick and the puppy turned to look up at him. "Very nice." he said to the pup, taking a couple steps back. He looked at the woman before him and asked her,
"Would you mind if I impose upon on your time to help Ragnar with a bit of his training? It's nothing complicated. He'll most likely just ran back and forth between us."
Post by Ikisina Navarro on Mar 12, 2023 13:32:16 GMT -5
A soft smile on Sina's face. "Indeed. It like anything really, the right environment is very important for anything. Dogs are such smart animals as well, they can tell a lot by a person. " She looks at the puppy as he was chasing his tail which made her laugh a little bit, they was adorable. She kneeled down and rubbed the puppy's belly. "There you go young sir, you like that?" She asked the puppy like they could understand what she was saying.
When the count asked her if she could help him in a bit of training. She looked around they were still in the market place. As she looked around she noticed her bodyguard who was leaning against the building watching the both of them like a hawk. "Well the distraction of other people walking around will put him to the test to ignore distractions and listening to orders. Which are important for a dog to be able to hear their name in a busy situation. So I don't mind." She looked towards the count and bowed her head slightly.
Post by Anslem Ellery on Mar 13, 2023 13:59:42 GMT -5
The puppy wriggled with joy as she petted his fat round little belly and his tail wagged nonstop at the attention. After a few minutes, he scrambled to his feet, shook himself off and started scampering away. This was exactly the kind of situation needed for the pup's training and he thanked the woman for her help. He gave a quick "Pupup!" to regain his attention and the puppy ran back toward them half way and stopped.
Ragnar looked between the man and the woman for a long moment, seeing what would appeal to his little puppy self at that brief bit of time. With a bark and a scamper, he ran toward Sina and grasped the bottom of her dress in his tiny puppy teeth, shaking his little head back and forth!
Last Edit: Mar 13, 2023 14:00:46 GMT -5 by Anslem Ellery
Post by Ikisina Navarro on Mar 13, 2023 15:42:26 GMT -5
Sina smiled a true smile seeing how the puppy reacted to his tummy being rubbed it was adorable. "who a good boy? Yes you are you!!" she rubbing the cute belly as it was wiggling about. However when the count said pup up, she looked up to see the count's eyes as she slowly stood up straight.
She watched as then Ragner ran inbetween the both of them and stopped. Sina wondered why he stopped between the both, however she both laughed as she looks down as Ragner started tugging at her blue velvet dress. Kneeling down, she looked at Ragner, "Hey handsome! How about we stop that?" She didn't want to try and pull at the dress just in case Ragner start thinking it again. If Ragner stops she rubbed behind his ear.
Post by Anslem Ellery on Mar 15, 2023 17:02:03 GMT -5
The woman made sounds to him, knelt and brought herself closer to a play posture to the puppy so Ragnar took it as she wanted him to do more. He clenched he edge of her dress in his little almost harmless puppy teeth and tried pulling harder, which wasn't much. His little tail wagged fast and he was totally enjoying himself with this new game. Ragnar got himself so worked up with happy puppiness, that he dropped the skirt to bark and run toward Anslem.
Anslem immediately said, "That's it, good one Ragnar! That's it, good drop and stop." He looked over at Sina, smiled and reassured her, "Thank you, that was perfectly handled Miss! Well done to you and the pup."
Post by Ikisina Navarro on Mar 19, 2023 6:50:20 GMT -5
There was a soft laughter seeing Ragnar get worked up with his playfulness that there was a glee in her eyes. "You going to tire yourself out there." Her smile was real as she stood up seeing the puppy run back over to the count. It felt weird that the count said well done to her, like he was training the puppy not her. So she raised her eyebrows slightly unsure of how to respond to it.
"Happy to help train Ragnar, I see good thing for this little terrier, he defintly have the courageous, friendly little one." When she could she often tries to find information about dogs like she want to try and learn more about them but there not really many books well useful books about dog breads in the library.
Post by Anslem Ellery on Mar 22, 2023 14:27:50 GMT -5
"Your help is deeply appreciated Miss. Ragnar's parents help out in the stables by keeping them clear of vermin so he has a lot of potential. But he's so smart, that he needs quick and immediate training. Otherwise, he'd simply follow his nose to the nearest scent and chew up whatever object he finds." Anslem answered with a smile.
It was rather awkward to importune a veritable stranger with one's pup, but it was one of the many things that needed doing to ensure that the pup would not grow up to be a destructive and willful menace. With training, terriers could grow up to be a non-destructive, still willful, mostly obedient menace to the selected vermin only.
"Terriers have so much intelligence, vivacity and tenaciousness, that early guidance is imperative."
Anslem's valet caught his eye and tapped his own wrist to let him know it was time to leave. He nodded briefly to the woman and excused himself to go.
[EXIT]
Last Edit: Mar 30, 2023 9:56:22 GMT -5 by Anslem Ellery