#i hated that she undermined how much ive been busy especially with studying since it's crunch time.

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Vent

When you planned on studying, but your mom shut the door on you while you were speaking so you feel triggered and on top of that your period pains began, so now you'd just rather fill your mind up with distractions.

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Yoooooo where's Sig & Leon at? Are the boys alright? Please give me an update! I love them so much

@draevianAHH SORRY IVE BEEN SO BUSY but they are both doin good!!  I’m not really sure what to do with Nighthold storywise, if anything at all, but prior to the latest patch Sig and Leon have been very busy dealing with Legion nonsense and at least one trust issue between them.

MANY TEXT BELOW that i didn’t proofread so uh sorry if anything doesnt make sense lol i swear it actually does I SWEAR

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Sig has been dealin with Highlord stuff that he is technically and emotionally unprepared for.  He has the Ashbringer but he himself is no Ashbringer, and no one mistakes him for it.  He never wanted anything to do with the sword but he couldn’t exactly scuttle out of this responsibility – several squads of knights from all Orders saw Tirion intentionally push Ashbringer towards Sig instead of Tyrosis that day on the Broken Shore, a final act that Sig (and most everyone else) is still trying to understand.  No one likes this arrangement (Liadrin does lol) but no one wants to challenge the fallen Highlord’s decision either, not even Tyrosis.  Not yet anyway.  

Sig has no power over the Orders either way.  The respective Order leaders do all the decision-making at the command table and his input is neither necessary nor wanted, but he still has to sit there and listen to them bicker and be present for other related business,. His role is to bring the Ashbringer to places where its presence will inspire and to occasionally wield it when the Order leaders decide it’s necessary.  Ashbringer itself responds consistently to Sig in combat and it seems content in his care, so that’s a positive at least. 

After what happened to Tirion on the Broken Shore it became clear the Legion was trying to corrupt the Ashbringer.  In order to keep such an important powerful weapon safe, the Orders unanimously decreed it must be in the company of it’s wielder at all times, meaning Sig has to take it with him everywhere.  He can’t even leave his room in the order hall without it.  If he has to leave the Chapel grounds for any reason, anything from combat missions to just going to Dalaran (if he’s even allowed to), he must take various precautions and be accompanied by special/discreet guards - not to protect him specifically, but to keep the sword from falling into the wrong hands again.   He’s basically just the Ashbringer’s keeper, and he might be ok with that job IF he had any sort of freedom whatsoever.  He’s not a happy boy these days but at least Leon is there with him most of the time.

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Prior to the Broken Shore Leon had been having increasingly-troublesome dreams and strange feelings for several months.    He felt very strongly that he needed go somewhere, that the Light needed him for something, but had no clearer direction than that.   Even after acquiring a Benediction, even after the Legion invaded, the feelings gnawed at him.  He couldn’t shake the thought that he wasn’t doing what he was supposed to do.   

Leon interpreted Sig’s acquisition of the Ashbringer as the Light choosing Sig for a greater purpose (Sig strongly disagrees with this lmao), and though Leon stayed by his side in the following turbulent weeks, eventually Leon could not ignore his own calling any longer.  From talking to fellow priests in Dalaran he learned there would be a great gathering of many different faiths with the intention of learning how to better deal with Legion threat.  He made the tough decision to leave the safety of Light’s Hope to attend this gathering, and perhaps to find (what he hoped would be) the Light’s purpose for him.

Sig could not follow Leon on this journey thanks to his burdensome new responsibilities, but Leon was determined to do this alone anyway.  Ever since he was captured during the Siege of Orgrimmar Leon has been too afraid to travel alone like he used to. Tired of feeling helpless all the time, he saw this as an opportunity to prove to himself that he is still capable of handling things on his own.  They both knew how potentially dangerous this could be but Leon’s mind was made up.

Leon’s decision to make the journey is actually why they got married suddenly and quietly without any of the grand wedding plans Sig was so adamant about before. Since they both knew Liadrin (Leon knew her in the priesthood, and she is Sig’s boss of course) they asked her to marry them, and she was kind enough to oblige.  It was very quick and basic, the equivalent of a 30sec courthouse wedding, but it was official and that’s all that mattered to them.  

Unfortunately one of the first things Sig did as a married man was undermine his husband’s wish to travel alone.   He knew he couldn’t be there to protect Leon, and as much as he tried to accept this, it tortured him.  The last time he chose not to accompany Leon on a trip Leon almost didn’t come back (re: short boring errand to UC ended with priest being in wrong place at wrong time and getting captured by kor’kron oops), and Sig still has some guilt over that.  He NEEDED to know Leon would be safe, so he discreetly hired someone from within the Blood Knight Order to tail Leon and keep him out of harms way during his journey.  That person was Serat, not a knight by any means but a man of many means, if that makes sense.  Not someone Sig would normally trust but he was desperate.  Sig quietly took most of the gold he’d been saving for that now-unnecessary grand wedding to pay for Leon’s protection - half the gold upfront, and the other half to be paid when Leon was returned to him alive and safe.  It was VERY important that Leon never know Serat’s true purpose - Leon had to believe he was in full control of his own wellbeing.  

So, Leon left Light’s Hope and made the long trip to the gathering place.  Along the way he met several different priests, many recalling similar dreams and strange feelings as Leon had.   Serat decided the easiest way to protect Leon was to pose as a fellow priest and gain his trust as they traveled.  This seemingly simple adventure eventually led Leon to Netherlight Temple and his first meeting with a real naaru - which was unfortunately corrupted, seemingly beyond redemption.  Witnessing/minorly participating in the naaru’s purification helped Leon reaffirm his dedication to the Light and renew his passion for not only healing the wounded, but reversing corruption. 

Seratmade it all the way inside Netherlight before backing off to more subtle surveillance methods, in part because huge space windchimes and shadow priests scared him a bit.  Leon eventually does figure out that Serat was sent to watch him and he was NOT HAPPY.

Netherlight is also where Leon ran into Kethas again, a fellow elven priest he knew before the scourge invasion destroyed silvermoon.  In the years since they last spoke Kethas had been through his own share of troubles, the most obvious being that he had been afflicted by the worgen curse.  Leon is still afraid of wolves after what happened during the Siege of Orgrimmar, so that was a super fun reunion for them.  Huge wolf wearing robes and speaking thalassian at him was the last thing Leon ever wanted to deal with. Despite their differences they somehow got onto neutral terms at least. 

Leon stayed at the temple for a long time learning many new things from many priests (and a naaru wowee) and honing his healing powers.  His goal was to be strong enough in the Light to heal and repell the invasive, naturally corrupting powers of the Legion.  This was very important to Leon, especially considering Sig’s past struggles with corruption.  

Leon did not expect the Legion itself to come crashing into the temple.  He definitely did not expect Sig and the collective Silver Hand to come charging in and basically save the day.  He also did not expect to ever see a Light-redeemed demon. It was a very big day for Leon lol.  

Leon was extremely happy to be reunited with his husband but he was definitely angry about Serat.  Sig had a looot of explaining to do when they got home, but fortunately he didn’t lose all his gold to Serat after all.  The agreement between them explicitly stated that Serat MUST keep his true purpose from Leon, which he obviously failed at.  The agreement also stated that Serat was make sure Leon got home alive and safe before receiving the second half of his payment, but thanks to the unforeseen temple invasion it was Sig himself who fulfilled that part of the deal.  Serat wasn’t happy about any of this but it was hard for him to argue otherwise.  At least he got the first half of his payment, but you can bet Leon wasn’t happy when he learned what money Sig dipped into.  Things were weird in the hall for a while.

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Since the Netherlight invasion Leon spends most of his time at Light’s Hope where he continues to study and strengthen his abilities.  To Leon, the huge purified demon sitting at the command table is a constant reminder that he’s on the right path.  

In the meantime Sig is becoming more confident in his role and starting to appreciate the Ashbringer a lot more than he did before.  He is getting bolder asking the Order leaders to let him fight more, and while some at the command table appreciate his conviction, he still isn’t given much freedom.

Very soon Leon will travel to Netherlight again, but this time Sig asks him directly if he can send someone to protect him.  Leon still isn’t happy about what happened last time but admits having a bodyguard isn’t such a bad idea when the Legion can appear anywhere at any moment (even in a holy temple gosh).  Leon requests that Serat accompany him again, much to Sig’s surprise.  Having a big knight at his side all the time is fine when it’s his husband, but otherwise it’s not the sort of protection Leon prefers.  He’d rather have someone capable but not so obvious, maybe even someone like a friend.  As much as Leon hated being watched, he never thought ill of Serat as a person and actually thought he was interesting to talk to at least.  

Sig is more aware of his rank within the hall nowadays. He has no power over the Orders themselves but he definitely has the authority to assign basic tasks to those beneath him, and Sig is happy to order Serat to go with Leon.  No down payments lol.  Serat’s own role within the Order and within the hall is shaky at best these days so he is not in a position to refuse.  

I’m not sure when Leon and Serat will depart for the temple because Leon’s birthday is next week so maybe I’ll wait till after.  

There’s a ton of other garbage that happens inbetween all this stuff but YEAH that’s what’s been up with Sig and Leon over the past few months :V