Originally Posted by Marielle
"What the hell is going on here? Where is my son?" Lord Astarion's loud voice echoed through the dungeon. "I'm here! I'm... I'm being killed! Help! Dad!" Astarion Jr. screamed as if he was being cut, and began swinging the cage with such effort, creating noise and seasickness for Sceleritas, that the cage failed, the old corroded chain broke, and the entire structure collapsed right onto the hapless guard. The guard tried to make a sound signifying either a curse or a plea, as Sceleritas vomited on him.

Astarion was instantly on the scene. He ripped the bars of the cage and pulled the little hooligan out. The little one hung limply in his arms. "You can do this. Get up - get up!" shouted Astarion, but at the last second the vampire's attentive gaze noticed a pair of small ruby eyes trying to peek out from under trembling lashes. “Don't play dumb, you little...” Astarion muttered in relief and made a serious face, but the corner of his mouth twitched slightly as if the Lord was trying hard not to laugh. The guard wheezed beneath the cage and Sceleritas, who had come to his senses after rocking in the cage and was now carefully wiping his suit with a black silk cloth.

“I need... I need candy... This... Last resort...” Trying hard, Astarion Jr. wheezed, making the gesture of a dying hero with a trembling hand. “My little prankster, don't you think you're being a little... Overplayed?” Skeptically chuckled Astarion Sr. “It's... It's all him...” The Kid pointed a finger at Sceleritas. He lifted his head and made himself comfortable in his father's arms, wrapping his arms around his neck. “Sceleritas said he...” The heir scratched the top of his head thoughtfully. "Said he was going to invite that... That jerk of a guy, whatever his name is... Ah! Gortash!"Sceleritas said he'd invite him to visit while you're away. And yes, I summoned the ghouls to... To stop that from happening!" Astarion Jr. looked at his father with sly eyes. “After all, better two ghouls in a puddle than *** *** *** *** *** (the kid repeated his dad's characterization of Gortash, mixing it with the Sceleritas swear words he'd managed to jot down in his notebook) in our throne room!”

But they always manage to maneuver themselves into new trouble in a very short space of time. laugh Of course, poor tiny Sceleritas is always to blame. (*whisper “We love you Sceleritas. Best Boy next to Scratch.”)


Astarion looks at Sceleritas angrily, even in the dim light you would think you could see the waves of anger in his blood-red eyes. "Sceleritas will certainly want to explain this to me in more detail in the palace in a more relaxed atmosphere, right, my dear?" He smiles from above at Sceleritas with a mild yet sharply drawn smile, which shows his fangs for a brief moment. Sceleritas doesn't dare say anything, he just thinks about how best to quickly hide behind his beloved master.

Junior is carried in his father's arms, while Sceleritas follows at a safe distance, trying not to make any noise even when walking.

Arriving at the palace, Astarion quickly turns to Sceleritas..."Before you think you can quickly disappear and hide somewhere... I'm very interested in your little entertaining story about... what's his name? Gotrash? You know where I like to listen to your funny stories."

"Ok, Master, I'll look for the shovel and then go into the garden..."


Originally Posted by Celesti4
I love the stories! 😆 I'm weak whenever Gortash is mentioned in front of Astarion hahaha.

Oh yeah, how Astarion then tries to remain dignified even though he's having his "Duffy Duck moment" inside. grin

"Now, was that civilized? No, clearly not. Fun, but in no sense civilized" ~ Braingremlin