Alear x Vander



C Support:

Alear: Phew, I’ve hit my limit for training today.
Vander: Excellent work, Divine One.
Vander: I brought a hot towel for your face. I think you will find it most refreshing.
Alear: Thank you, Vander. That’s very kind of you.
Vander: I have also prepared a fresh change of clothes for you.
Vander: When you change, deposit your dirty clothes into the basket, and I will wash them for you.
Alear: I appreciate your generosity, Vander, but I’d prefer to take care of my own laundry.
Alear: Certainly you have other tasks to keep you busy.
Vander: My only obligation is to you, Divine One. Feel no hesitation in asking me for anything.
Alear: But…
Vander: It has been my duty to wait on you since long before you awakened.
Vander: Were you to assume my duties for yourself, my position would cease to exist.
Vander: So please, leave these trivialities to me─where they belong─and trouble yourself no further.
Alear: Again, I appreciate your willingness to help me, but I do feel a bit bad about all this.
Vander: There is nothing in all of Elyos to feel bad about, Divine One.
Vander: Now I must insist you change out of your damp clothes before you catch yourself a cold.

B Support:

Vander: Divine One, I have finished repairing and polishing your weapons.
Alear: Thank you, Vander.
Vander: I have also prepared all of the materials you will require for the war council tomorrow.
Vander: Please do take a moment to review them sometime today.
Alear:
Alear: I’m sorry, but I can’t do this.
Vander: Do what, precisely?
Alear: Vander, do you think I’m unreliable?
Vander: What? Goodness, no!
Vander: We are mortals, and you are the Divine One─ our magnificent leader, if you take my meaning.
Vander: For you to perform lowly tasks that are mine to execute is most gracious, but uncalled for.
Alear: I’m sorry, but I don’t feel comfortable having a servant. That’s not who I am.
Vander: Ah. Before I was your attendant, I was similarly engaged in caring for Queen Lumera.
Vander: Your mother, perfect in mind and beauty, never lodged a complaint regarding my services.
Vander: In time, Divine One, I hope that you will grow accustomed to my work as your caretaker.
Alear: I respect my mother, and thank you for your service to her. But…I’m not my mother.
Alear: I’m my own person. I’m capable. I can take care of myself.
Vander: I see…
Vander: My apologies, Divine One. I have pushed myself on you. An old servant’s habit, I suppose.
Vander: I will honor your request and take more care in considering your needs, moving forward.
Alear: Thank you, Vander. And, please, let me know before you do anything on my behalf?
Alear: There are many times I will need your help. But I’d like to ask for that help.

A Support:

Vander: Shall I attend to your weapons and armor, Divine One?
Alear: No need. I’ve got time, so I’ll take care of it myself.
Vander: Understood. Then I shall turn my attention to other tasks, by your leave.
Alear: Thank you for being so diligent.
Vander: Of course, Divine One. It is nothing. Nothing at all…
Alear: Is something troubling you?
Vander: May I have but a moment of your time?
Alear: You may. What is it?
Vander: Some time back, Divine One, you spoke of how you and Queen Lumera are different people.
Vander: Having served humbly beneath you both, I have observed quite a few similarities.
Vander: In fact, I observed some of your similarities just now.
Alear: How so?
Vander: You are thoughtful and kind to everyone─in turn you are well loved by all you meet.
Vander: If there is any difference between you, I think it is only that you are still growing.
Vander: You have a bright, limitless future ahead. It is my desire to support you in that future.
Alear: Vander, I…
Vander: I hope that I have not offended you. I wanted only to speak from the heart.
Alear: No, I’m happy you opened up to me like this. It’s as you say, I’ve still got a lot to learn.
Alear: If I grow enough, hopefully I’ll become more like my mother─someone people can count on.
Vander: I am certain that you can and you will, Divine One. That is why I am here, serving you.
Alear: As long as you’re with me─guiding me─I can also feel certain that things will work out.
Alear: Please continue to lend me your strength. Someday, when I’m stronger, I’ll lend you mine.
Vander: Of course, Divine One.

S Support:

Vander: Divine One. I must admit to you a grave confession.
Alear: Oh? Go on…
Vander: As I wish to continue serving you, I feel it is prudent to tell you everything.
Vander: When first I was dispatched to the Somniel to serve you, I was unhappy at the prospect.
Alear: You were?
Vander: Indeed. Prior to serving you, all I wanted was to serve Queen Lumera until the very end.
Vander: Despite my many protestations, Queen Lumera insisted I watch over you in your slumber.
Vander: I felt I was cast aside─useless as her servant. I arrived at the Somniel under a dark cloud…
Alear: I see… So what caused such a change of heart?
Vander: Initially, I was simply carrying out Queen Lumera’s orders.
Vander: But now I serve you because I believe in who you are─your heart and your will, Divine One.
Alear: Vander…
Vander: It wasn’t until Queen Lumera passed that I realized she knew her time was short.
Vander: That is why she appointed me as your caretaker and directed me to assist you.
Vander: To be entrusted with Queen Lumera’s child is the highest honor for any steward.
Vander: In my own foolishness, I failed to see it then. But I see it now. For this, I must apologize.
Alear: There is nothing to apologize for. Thank you for speaking so honestly with me, Vander.
Vander: Divine One, would you grant me the honor to swear my allegiance to you once more?
Alear: Of course.
Vander: Divine One, I hereby pledge to you my undying loyalty.
Alear: Vander, I recognize you as my steadfast knight.
Alear: To honor that, I would like to give you this.
Vander: The Pact Ring? Such a precious thing cannot possibly be given to me!
Alear: Of course it can. I want you to have it.
Alear: This ring is handed down among Divine Dragons, representing a special bond with them.
Alear: So there is no one more fitting than you, who has served both me and my mother tirelessly.
Vander: To think…that I might one day be granted such an honor.
Alear: Hah, I recall you saying something similar when I first awoke. You’ve been with me ever since.
Alear: Now I ask that you stand with me until the very end.
Vander: It is my honor! Divine One, I will follow you, even unto the ends of the world.
Vander: To be truly worthy of this ring, I will never again allow any harm to befall you.
Vander: I, Vander, swear to protect you. I will be your sword and shield, even should it cost me my life.