Salvador,
Knight of Ignis Empire
Played by Rico

Salvador did not know what this dark empress would make of his claims or questions, but she was kind enough to not keep him waiting. He listened attentively to the affirmation and explanation that spilled from her lips, his masked expression remaining neutral as he processed what she offered. In his humble but slightly eccentric opinion, Volcan’s explanation of her empire seemed rather tame for the woman bejeweled in embers. He had half expected her to say she required her subjects to make sacrificial offerings to some unknown lava god once a moon, but the dark empress simply detailed what roles she thought his talents would suit him for.

His lips twitched briefly in a wry smile that slipped quickly away as she skirted around the issue of his current state of near emaciation, but Salvador was too intrigued by the potential for healthiness and camaraderie to indulge in any semblance self-pity. When it became clear that she had finished her explanation, the scholar was silent for a moment as he weighed his options, but ultimately it was an easy decision given his current state of affairs. “I would be happy to join you in Ignis, empress Volcan.” He accepted without preamble or flourish, although he did tilt his skull forward in a slight acknowledgement of a genuflection, his silver-blue gaze dropping to the sand before lifting again to meet hers. Doubts whispered pervasive thoughts and hints of good sense in the back of his mind – such as, what freedoms would he be allowed (to invite? To leave?), what would his fellow citizens be like, what other empires or kingdoms existed on this side of the world – but Salvador thought himself in a poor shape to indulge them. The lion was silent instead, allowing his new empress to direct him or accompany him as she wished; Salvador had no idea where this lake of hers was, and hoped she might offer him guidance to it without him having to ask.