((OOC 25th Drakonis 9.35Dragon with Delilah Howe Terrell ))
Callum had arrived at his parents home the previous afternoon, and had gone into a meeting with his father and brother to not only let them know that they had a new dock and extra warehouse space, but that Anton had got a young lady from the Pearl in the family way. He told them both he had paid her off and smoothed things over with the Madame. However he could not guarantee that the mother to be wouldn't come looking for something more substantial. He was under no illusion that the child would be placed in the care of the chantry, it wasn't Antiva and not many brothels liked to have the children of thier workers running amok.
Of course Liam had found it highly amusing that his little brother had even gone into a brothel to deal with the situation, given that he was not comfortable in those environments, Cal had made a face, he couldn't very well let his family know what he had had been doing. Liam and his parents wouldn't understand his actions and might have taken the business out of his hands if they knew that he had threatened to throw a fence's family to the slavers, As long as he kept up the pretence that he was a mild mannered guy who got embarrassed at the thought of being alone with a woman than it would work. Of course that then meant that Anton was summoned to Amaranthine and whilst Callum was catching up with his mother, Anton was being packed off back to Antiva to be dealt with by his own father. Magdalena had been grateful to her brother in law for dealing with the situation discreetly, Callum had just kissed the back of her hand had said "Family comes first."
Of course it benefitted him, he wouldn't have Anton questioning what he did and how he did it. Then of course his mother dropped a bombshell on him. he was to attend a Merchants Dinner on her behalf, and he was to be on his best behaviour.
So here he was standing looking like a well dressed prized turkey, a glass of wine in his hand that he had barely touched. He was also acutely aware that some of the more in the know Merchants were looking at him as if he was someone to be watched. He had heard the whispers as he walked in, some had forgiven his father for his actions. they must have or else his family would not have been able to trade in the city, but some still it seemed had longer memories and more than once he had to bite his tongue at the snide remarks and just remained silent. Of course the wagging tongues silenced when news that Delilah Howe was due to arrive. The Bann herself.
Callum knew of Delilah Howe-Terell, who didn't? the Bann of Amaranthine and the only daughter of the late Arl Howe, although he. like any other native knew you didn't even broach the subject with her. Still the reminder of who he had served in the battle of Ostagar caused him to run his finger down the scar on his face before he went back to watching the room. Bored out of his box he actually started thinking about maybe one day doing here what he planned to do in Denerim. but shut that thought down, if anyone here even got an inkling of what he had done, he would find himself hauled before the guard and his family would be ruined. Something he was not going to let happen.
"Cheese master Kennedy?" he turned to the waiter.
"Does it taste of Despair?"He asked with a slight humorous tone, the poor man had no idea what he was on about but shaking his head he declined the offer, he wasn't hungry yet. No right now he was looking for business opportunities and maybe a way to leave here, as soon as was humanly possible.
Callum had arrived at his parents home the previous afternoon, and had gone into a meeting with his father and brother to not only let them know that they had a new dock and extra warehouse space, but that Anton had got a young lady from the Pearl in the family way. He told them both he had paid her off and smoothed things over with the Madame. However he could not guarantee that the mother to be wouldn't come looking for something more substantial. He was under no illusion that the child would be placed in the care of the chantry, it wasn't Antiva and not many brothels liked to have the children of thier workers running amok.
Of course Liam had found it highly amusing that his little brother had even gone into a brothel to deal with the situation, given that he was not comfortable in those environments, Cal had made a face, he couldn't very well let his family know what he had had been doing. Liam and his parents wouldn't understand his actions and might have taken the business out of his hands if they knew that he had threatened to throw a fence's family to the slavers, As long as he kept up the pretence that he was a mild mannered guy who got embarrassed at the thought of being alone with a woman than it would work. Of course that then meant that Anton was summoned to Amaranthine and whilst Callum was catching up with his mother, Anton was being packed off back to Antiva to be dealt with by his own father. Magdalena had been grateful to her brother in law for dealing with the situation discreetly, Callum had just kissed the back of her hand had said "Family comes first."
Of course it benefitted him, he wouldn't have Anton questioning what he did and how he did it. Then of course his mother dropped a bombshell on him. he was to attend a Merchants Dinner on her behalf, and he was to be on his best behaviour.
So here he was standing looking like a well dressed prized turkey, a glass of wine in his hand that he had barely touched. He was also acutely aware that some of the more in the know Merchants were looking at him as if he was someone to be watched. He had heard the whispers as he walked in, some had forgiven his father for his actions. they must have or else his family would not have been able to trade in the city, but some still it seemed had longer memories and more than once he had to bite his tongue at the snide remarks and just remained silent. Of course the wagging tongues silenced when news that Delilah Howe was due to arrive. The Bann herself.
Callum knew of Delilah Howe-Terell, who didn't? the Bann of Amaranthine and the only daughter of the late Arl Howe, although he. like any other native knew you didn't even broach the subject with her. Still the reminder of who he had served in the battle of Ostagar caused him to run his finger down the scar on his face before he went back to watching the room. Bored out of his box he actually started thinking about maybe one day doing here what he planned to do in Denerim. but shut that thought down, if anyone here even got an inkling of what he had done, he would find himself hauled before the guard and his family would be ruined. Something he was not going to let happen.
"Cheese master Kennedy?" he turned to the waiter.
"Does it taste of Despair?"He asked with a slight humorous tone, the poor man had no idea what he was on about but shaking his head he declined the offer, he wasn't hungry yet. No right now he was looking for business opportunities and maybe a way to leave here, as soon as was humanly possible.