Post by Nicolette Deveraux on Mar 5, 2015 21:03:31 GMT -5
Slowly but surely, Nicolette winnowed her way through the varied members of her family to begin their placements and positions of assistance within the family. For some, such as Julien, those choices were easily made and dispensed. Her cousin had prepared himself well for his role as advisor and councilor; despite his youth, he had an excellent head on his shoulders and feared no hard work. His eldest brother Pierre was similarly resolved as well, his place in the Order of Clavigers established and his ambition to gain the leadership position on point. That left Anton yet of Jean-Luc's sons with whom she needed to speak and gauge his hopes for the future.
Aware that her cousin had sailed one of the lake vessels across to Lockewood from Bordelaix, Nicolette sent a page around earlier in the day to request Anton join her for a walk along the gardens to observe the sunset over the ponds. There, she hoped they might speak informally and comfortably as they had not been able to since the family conference was called. They were not precisely close, a situation she hoped to change starting now. The family required greater unity from each member, after all. Jean-Luc had given her little input, leaving her feeling somewhat at a disadvantage. The best way to correct it, Nicolette hoped, was to spend time with Anton, reacquainting herself with her cousin as a person.
Standing by the head of one of the paths that wound through the vast Rosedale gardens with her Claviger knight-guard, Nicolette stood watching the skies to the west quietly as she awaited her cousin's arrival, thinking over her sea-bound cousin and the changes wrought by the years. He would arrive when he could, she trusted, glancing back to see if she could catch a glimpse of him. A smile touched her lips, all too easily able to picture Anton standing on the deck of a ship, his foot on the rail and the sea breeze in his hair. A romantic picture... but was it reality?
She would have to ask.
@antondeveraux