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as he finished his tantrum. Invoking my right as Progenitor must have pissed him off more than I had expected. That and the fact we have been at each others throats for most of the last two decades probably didn’t help. We rarely see eye to eye on anything other than our mutual displeasure of each other. At one point in 2005 he even tried to have me removed from the court.
That didn’t work out well for him and it weakened his position within the courts. Because of his demand for my removal Orpheus fractured and now operates as two separate courts. The Gatekeeper remained as the figurehead of the court, but within his own Krewe was forced to share power with Nathan. The Gatekeeper remained in his position only because his supporters held all the cash flow and are more prominent members of Orpheus, while Nathan controlled the foot soldiers and the day to day people who made the court function. One without the other at this point would be a non entity.
My smirking only seemed to piss him off more as I stood there in disbelief. “You know very well that I am here out of courtesy to the courts.” Stepping to the side and turning I was able to get a better view of the stunted little man before me. “It is my sworn duty as a vassal of Comus to report any crimes of this nature” Glaring at the idiot I didn’t even try to hide the contempt in my voice for the man. “As you know it is my sworn duty to serve the court as well as the community at large. If you have an issue with how I carry out my duties,” giving him a contemptuous smirk before moving on “perhaps we can discuss it on King’s Day with Comus himself!”
The Gatekeeper turned several shades of red, veins bulging out around his neck and face. “What I disagree with ‘Viktor’” his voice cracking once more as his anger made him nearly horse, “is the fact you summoned a conclave for nothing more than a single murder that involves only you and perhaps the ailing Rex.” He stuck a stubby finger in my direction, shaking it at me wildly. “ The rest of us shouldn’t have to clean up your mess. How dare you summon them here without asking my permission?!”
“I didn’t summon the conclave for starters...” I started.
“Oh don’t even try to make excuses! I know it was you! You are always trying to undermine my authority!” The gatekeeper screamed.
I saw Rex lean forward in his chair about to speak but I waved him off before he could do so. He leaned back in his chair, anger obviously welling up inside him. “Leonard, I’m sorry you feel that way. I assure you that isn’t the case.” It really wasn’t. The man was incompetent enough to screw things up himself without my help. “While it’s true we rarely agree on anything I have never tried nor will I ever attempt to undermine what little authority you possess.”
“You will address me by my title!” Nearly in tears, Leonard slammed his fist into his desk. “You don’t deserve to clean the soles of my feet let alone address me in such a common fashion!” Leonard sprayed spittle across the room as he screamed.
Shaking my head in pity I sighed. “We have greater problems here than our personal differences Leonard.” I was tired of his constant whining and continued interference. It was times like these when I thought about moving to another city. “What I came here for was information. I would like to use the eyes and ears of our people to find the hole that these sleazebags are hiding in as quickly as possible.” Closing the screen on my phone the lights gradually returned to normal. Frustration built up inside me as I resented the constant bickering and backbiting.
Leonard turned several deeper shades of red and purple, causing his voice to go an octave higher as he spoke. “So it is information you need! What if I say no?”
Taking a step forward Leonard fell back in his seat as he tried to scramble out of my way and even failing at that minor task. “You would risk more
That didn’t work out well for him and it weakened his position within the courts. Because of his demand for my removal Orpheus fractured and now operates as two separate courts. The Gatekeeper remained as the figurehead of the court, but within his own Krewe was forced to share power with Nathan. The Gatekeeper remained in his position only because his supporters held all the cash flow and are more prominent members of Orpheus, while Nathan controlled the foot soldiers and the day to day people who made the court function. One without the other at this point would be a non entity.
My smirking only seemed to piss him off more as I stood there in disbelief. “You know very well that I am here out of courtesy to the courts.” Stepping to the side and turning I was able to get a better view of the stunted little man before me. “It is my sworn duty as a vassal of Comus to report any crimes of this nature” Glaring at the idiot I didn’t even try to hide the contempt in my voice for the man. “As you know it is my sworn duty to serve the court as well as the community at large. If you have an issue with how I carry out my duties,” giving him a contemptuous smirk before moving on “perhaps we can discuss it on King’s Day with Comus himself!”
The Gatekeeper turned several shades of red, veins bulging out around his neck and face. “What I disagree with ‘Viktor’” his voice cracking once more as his anger made him nearly horse, “is the fact you summoned a conclave for nothing more than a single murder that involves only you and perhaps the ailing Rex.” He stuck a stubby finger in my direction, shaking it at me wildly. “ The rest of us shouldn’t have to clean up your mess. How dare you summon them here without asking my permission?!”
“I didn’t summon the conclave for starters...” I started.
“Oh don’t even try to make excuses! I know it was you! You are always trying to undermine my authority!” The gatekeeper screamed.
I saw Rex lean forward in his chair about to speak but I waved him off before he could do so. He leaned back in his chair, anger obviously welling up inside him. “Leonard, I’m sorry you feel that way. I assure you that isn’t the case.” It really wasn’t. The man was incompetent enough to screw things up himself without my help. “While it’s true we rarely agree on anything I have never tried nor will I ever attempt to undermine what little authority you possess.”
“You will address me by my title!” Nearly in tears, Leonard slammed his fist into his desk. “You don’t deserve to clean the soles of my feet let alone address me in such a common fashion!” Leonard sprayed spittle across the room as he screamed.
Shaking my head in pity I sighed. “We have greater problems here than our personal differences Leonard.” I was tired of his constant whining and continued interference. It was times like these when I thought about moving to another city. “What I came here for was information. I would like to use the eyes and ears of our people to find the hole that these sleazebags are hiding in as quickly as possible.” Closing the screen on my phone the lights gradually returned to normal. Frustration built up inside me as I resented the constant bickering and backbiting.
Leonard turned several deeper shades of red and purple, causing his voice to go an octave higher as he spoke. “So it is information you need! What if I say no?”
Taking a step forward Leonard fell back in his seat as he tried to scramble out of my way and even failing at that minor task. “You would risk more
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