[Game] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure: Celadon City Vandel

[Lord Windos]

Straight and to the point attitude at first.  Reiner doesn't exactly want to deal with him right now.  "Lindworm.  Can't say I expected to see you here."

Wait...what? Okay, now he was slightly more interested in what Lindworm had to say...why the heck was Lindworm of all people seeking out little old him?  And against the Blackthorn elders' wishes as well?  Something seemed off...

"Keep talking..."

Lindworm let out a thankful sigh of relief, looking surprisingly happy that you accepting his plea. Looking around furitively for a bit, he leads you over to a quieter part of the festival, a quiet café tucked away from everyone else. He ordered a couple of coffee and a crossant for himself, before they reschooled their expression once more. No one else was around, so anything said would be completely private and between the two of you.

"I will be straight and to the point with you, Reiner, since I don't want to hinder you in...whatever you are currently trying to accomplish. The fact that you have every reason to hate me and everyone else in Blackthorn will make what I say hard to believe, but please keep an open mind and try not to overeact...much. *Sigh* The Dragon Elder Concul want to bring you back to our home city...and charge you with Treasonous behavior and violating the sacred code of the Dragon Masters. Ever since you were expelled, you were added to the list of the Disgraced Dragon Trainers, people not permitted to be allowed within Blackthorn or partake in their services, as you are painfully well aware. The thing is...that never fully disqualified you from becoming a Dragon Master, it only barred you from the city. The Elders have been keeping close watch over your activities since you left, observing your development and growth as a Pokémon Trainer. While the city scorns your past thievery, and the Elders were furious at you evolving Kingdra without permission, they DID see the potential within you to become a Dragon Master, instead of a waste of space punk," he said, rubbing his forehead as they took a chug of their coffee, wetting his throat. Lindworm was not the talkative type, so the fact they were saying this much and MORE to you speaks volumes.

"...So instead of stripping you of your Pokémon and throwing you in jail/house arrest for the next fifteen years or so, they came up with this cruel test of their: Take away all the support you had ever known, make you persona non grata in Blackthorn, then throw you out and see how you fair in the world by yourself. They saw that you had potential, but they still had to punish you for breaching the ancient laws, so they compromised and decided to do this. If you survived and gained control over your Kingdra within 5 years, then one of the Acollates would escort you back to the city, where you would be made a Dragon Master for time served and achieved. This was all decided in secret with me and the rest of the Gym acting as the senate. I objected to this action, as it was plainly too extreme for a young adult to suffer for just trying to follow in our footsteps, but everyone else overruled me, and the decision was cast. I never got the chance to find you and apologize before you disappeared, but I want to say that I'm sorry. Sorry that this whole mess occurred in the first place...." he said, before facepalming in distress of the whole ordel. Wait....what the heck did he just say. He wasn't finished, unfortunately, as Lindworm continued to speak through his hands, not looking directly at you.

"However, that plan was derail when Team Rocket recruited you, and started employing your talent to commit burglary and Pokémon theft. As they say you go against all their expectation, tarnishing the name of Blackthorn and its ancestors...they want to launch an assault to immediantly get you back and punish you severely. However, they decided to wait a couple of years and give you a chance to abidict from them, being lenient since you were improving as a Dragon Master under their tutelage, no matter how vile it seemed to them. When you didn't, though...they called a Wild Hunt on you. Every Dragon Master in Kanto and Jhoto, including me technically, has been called upon to challenge you and bring you in for your trail in Blackthorn. In recongnition of your power and strenght, the first person the sent to apprehend you...is your cousin Clair. She's expected to arrive in Celadon City by Friday, and she won't leave until she has found you. She is too fierce and determined to give up on such a task, especially when it handed straight to her from the Elders and concerning you, the black sheep of your family. I...refuse to participate in this event, as I fully understand why you went to Team Rocket and took up their cause: they were the only people that ever acknowledge you talent and nutured them. I find their goals objectable...but I find the Elder's descisions even more so. I came here to warn you about this, so you have the chance to react how you like, Reiner. What will you do, my fellow Dragon Master?"