Noctisardor Bypass firelight

@Shadow, when you have time :3

Having failed miserably to convince Paarthurnax that she must return home, Xerxes had departed the borders of Noctisardor empty-handed and heavy-hearted. Nita would be furious, and yet she would also be devastated to know of the crimson sandflower's fate.

And so the old Persian set his jaw, and after the span of several days, he returned unto the borders, intending another attempt to woo the Roman's Caius away from her mate, that she might rise to become a Shabanu in his beloved sands.

But she was hasty, and Xerxes decided to seek out her mate instead. Tipping back his crown, the man called for the Roman who ruled the Bypass, and fell silent. His retinue of guards, four strong, muscular Persians, formed a quiet semicircle 'round their lord, and the three young wolfesses stood alongside Xerxes, contemplative and beautiful.

And as he waited, the Shah's heart grew hard against this man who had taken Paarthurnax and turned her soul against the possibility of returning home.