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King's Search; Vito and...
Topic Started: Dec 31 2014, 01:15 AM (90 Views)
Vito Greystone
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The king had wasted very little time. As soon as he left, he went out further into Canterlot, going on a pseudo-patrol. As he went, every few steps and each time he went into a new district, he would tap his hoof on the ground, using his magic to send a pulse through the earth, a sort of 'radar sense'.

What the king hadn't exactly expected was all the catacombs beneath the city. It.. was not nearly as conducive to a good investigation as he expected. Of course, he wasn't one to be deterred. As he didn't feel much in the way of presences below the surface, he pushed that to the back of his mind.

As night drew closer, Vito found himself closer to the castle again. "...If there is an assassin... they might even be hiding right where they'd be least expected..." Near the outer gardens, the unicorn tapped his hoof, sending another pulse through the earth around him.
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It was only a few hours since Archon returned Twilight to the safety of his secret hideout and already it seemed everything was being threatened.

King Vito Greystone was tromping around the Canterlot Palace... Looking for something. Archon could not allow anything of his be found... It'd be too dangerous.

Just as Vito tapped his hoof An arrow of golden light sunk into the earth a foot infront of Vito before disappearing harmlessly. It was more to distract the unicorn more than anything. Soon after, Vito no doubt on high alert, Archon appeared before him with a quick dispelling of his invisibility spell. His artillery bow at his side, not point to Vito.

"Vito." He said keeping his voice low-ish. "The guards in this sector are going to be a bit distracted... Theres a fire in the adjacent sector." He said just as smoke began to rise into the air off in the distance behind Archon.

"We need to talk." The golden glowing eyes and synthesized voice of Archon striking out in the otherwise quiet garden.
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Vito's senses hadn't dulled with age or with his time in the throne; his hoof was on his axe's handle quite quickly when the arrow struck the ground. ...Apparently there was something around here that this pony didn't want him discovering. Hmm. Curious...

"...Is that so? Strange; I wasn't expecting to encounter you of all ponies here. I can indulge, though. What do you need to talk to me about?"

He already felt his body weigh down slightly as he pulled earth onto his body, having cast his Stoneflesh spell. He could have just raised a ruckus; a small quake would have sufficed easily, but... he wanted answers and this pony's presence was a bit of a blessing in that vein. A smaller tap from a hind hoof revealed a little... a stallion based on his body shape. Quite muscular. Hardly seemed like an assassin's build; this pony had the air of a warrior about him.
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Archon noted the earth forming on Vito's body... and his huge axe. In response Archon moved his artillery bow to the side and dropped it doing the same with his longsword.

"Peace, Vito. If I wanted to kill you I would have tried to hit you with the first shot." Archon said, stepping forward and away of his armaments.

"You're searching for something underground... I can feel your magical probing. I want you to cease this action around the palace." He said getting straight to the point.



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He left the Stoneflesh on his body, but loosened his grip on the axe. He did have a point on that... and then came the demand. It was not aggressive, but...

"...Can you give me a reason why I should, exactly? Given what's going on around here, you're not exactly in the best position to be making demands." The large unicorn was a little blunt in his response, but he felt little need to put on airs here.
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Archon stood firmly in his position and nodded his helmeted head.

"Princess Twilight was attacked in her own castle, I delivered her to safety. Which may just be compromised by curious unicorns looking for any magical residue after a certain political figure decided to stroll around the palace, clicking his hooves on the floor after every palace transition." He summed up, trying to sound as non-aggressive as possible.

"The House of Lords is corrupted by an infection of short length. Their paranoia close to spilling over, I cannot allow such a breach. It may very well doom the future."
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"...Fair point. You saying this answered quite a few questions I had. When I was told of the kidnapper-slash-assassin, something felt quite off about the whole thing."

Vito nodded. "In that case, I will stop investigating around the castle. I will not, however, stop doing so in the castle town. ...If what you've told me is true... then you could do me quite a boon by heading back towards Ponyville. My son is searching for you and you'd save him quite a bit of time."

Of course the House of Lords was being manipulated. Vito sighed. Coeur was indeed right and good to warn him. Either Shortfuse was telling half-truths or he was just that good at lying; Vito had never encountered someone who could lie to his face and fool him.

"I believe you, and if you brought the princess to safety, pass on this message to her from me. If she ever needs it, my axe is hers to command."

...Once this was all over, however, he would have to come back here sometime. If this safety she was brought to was around here... well, it would be good to know of these things. Perhaps sometime in the future when the danger had passed.
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Archon nodded again. "Don't misunderstand, I want you to keep searching around Canterlot, just not the palace." He said in response... He visibly paused at the mention of Vito's son.

"I'll talk to Coeur if the need arises. I have to step very carefully, I can afford no mistakes." He explained, stepping back to his armaments.

"Princess Twilight will be glad to hear our allies will not abandon us. I'll find you if you're still in Equestria and if I find anything relevant."
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"Very well. Just know that until you do he will likely keep searching for you. He began at Twilight's palace... or around there, at least, and is going to make his way back towards here to rendezvous with me in the near future."

Vito relaxed a little, letting the earth off of his body. "...I'm not heading home anytime in the very near future. If I'm not here, however, and you find something, speak to Coeur. The lad's every bit as reliable as I... and has the benefit of being able to investigate more discreetly."

He nodded to Archon. "...I will do what I can." After this was done, he would have to head back and continue searching. There had to be something.
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