11-09-2022, 05:14 AM
There was something soothing about the cadence of Lady Hufflepuff's voice as Maximus felt himself relaxing slightly in her presence as they walked. Because of that, he didn't mind that she was talking a lot, though he did wonder if maybe he was making her a bit nervous. It was his own thoughts that he was getting lost in and he almost missed her job offer. Almost.
Maximus looked at her in surprise before shaking his head sadly. "While I appreciate ye thinkin' o' me fer the position, I d'nay think yer friend would take kindly te tha'. The Lady clearly has plans te be kept fer the collection and its keeper, and I d'nay wan' te impose upon tha'," he said, declining politely. "Besides, I doubt ye would wan' a rusty ol' sword hand like me around such nice things."
While having a quiet place would be ideal for him, he had to face facts. He was a knight and a firstborn son. On his father's death, he would become 2nd Baron Pilton, on his father's land. It was where his father had settled and after service to King Edgar, he was rewarded with the title and lands. Thus far his father had survived three British kings and a part of Maximus hoped he would survive several more. He was in a place where he didn't know what to do with his life. He was tired of fighting in someone else's wars and losing people he cared about. It was one reason he had been glad Merrick had found a place for himself, to keep him from the battlefield.
"Ye obviously tend the garden, Lady 'ufflepuff, but may I ask wha' subjects ye teach the students?" he asked, trying to steer the conversation back to the school and its curriculum. It would be important information to give to his parents in regard to Moira's future.
Maximus looked at her in surprise before shaking his head sadly. "While I appreciate ye thinkin' o' me fer the position, I d'nay think yer friend would take kindly te tha'. The Lady clearly has plans te be kept fer the collection and its keeper, and I d'nay wan' te impose upon tha'," he said, declining politely. "Besides, I doubt ye would wan' a rusty ol' sword hand like me around such nice things."
While having a quiet place would be ideal for him, he had to face facts. He was a knight and a firstborn son. On his father's death, he would become 2nd Baron Pilton, on his father's land. It was where his father had settled and after service to King Edgar, he was rewarded with the title and lands. Thus far his father had survived three British kings and a part of Maximus hoped he would survive several more. He was in a place where he didn't know what to do with his life. He was tired of fighting in someone else's wars and losing people he cared about. It was one reason he had been glad Merrick had found a place for himself, to keep him from the battlefield.
"Ye obviously tend the garden, Lady 'ufflepuff, but may I ask wha' subjects ye teach the students?" he asked, trying to steer the conversation back to the school and its curriculum. It would be important information to give to his parents in regard to Moira's future.
