Somehow I have been remiss in mentioning that the Wild Parliamentary Monarchy are not alone in sending emissaries to our local Wild Republic chapter. There is another emissary: Alcindarias the gryphon, who comes to us from the Wild Mythical Federation. We don't often have cause to mention him, as he has a history of remaining rather aloof. He's formidably intelligent and doesn't play well with others, so to speak - gryphons don't, as a general rule. I can't say I blame him, really; he's ancient, after all, so dealing with the Wild Republic and with us must feel like dealing with infants to him. That said, he is a little stand-offish. For a very long time he wouldn't even tell us his name.
He's also very well-educated, as you can see from his surroundings and accessories. He holds so many illustrious degrees that I can't remember them all, and he speaks a ridiculous number of languages, from the various mythic tongues to some cryptic dialects to several regular animal languages and a number of human languages (yes, including Classical Greek).
Alcindarias has made his presence felt a bit more strongly since the delegation from the Wild Parliamentary Monarchy got here, because he and Sir Theo really hit it off. They're of similar sizes and a similar degree of gravitas, and Alcindarias has some affinity for felines. One finds them sitting together like this a lot, near the window away from the rest of the mob.
Alcindarias likes us okay too. We're immensely flattered, actually, because he doesn't seem to have a particularly high opinion of humans - not that he seems to entertain particularly high opinions of non-mythics in general. Here he is with me:
He's also very well-educated, as you can see from his surroundings and accessories. He holds so many illustrious degrees that I can't remember them all, and he speaks a ridiculous number of languages, from the various mythic tongues to some cryptic dialects to several regular animal languages and a number of human languages (yes, including Classical Greek).
Alcindarias has made his presence felt a bit more strongly since the delegation from the Wild Parliamentary Monarchy got here, because he and Sir Theo really hit it off. They're of similar sizes and a similar degree of gravitas, and Alcindarias has some affinity for felines. One finds them sitting together like this a lot, near the window away from the rest of the mob.
Alcindarias likes us okay too. We're immensely flattered, actually, because he doesn't seem to have a particularly high opinion of humans - not that he seems to entertain particularly high opinions of non-mythics in general. Here he is with me:
We have no idea why he decided to come here, to be honest. It's not typical for the Wild Mythical Federation to send ambassadors; they're not really a political organisation per se, so much as a group of allied species who are fiercely protective of their privacy and of each other. One suspects he's here for motivations of his own that he's unlikely to tell us.
That's not Alfredo.
ReplyDeleteRight you are, sir. Sorry about that; I've fixed it now.
ReplyDeleteCan't slip nothin' by thekinginyellow, eh?
ReplyDeleteNah, he's as sharp as they come. Eagle-eyed, that one.
ReplyDeleteNot unlike Alcindarias, in that respect.
ReplyDeleteVery true. Alcindarias would approve, no doubt. I suspect they'd get on.
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