Clothing notes: he’s wearing one of his (formal) arm bracers because he’s a military man, and those are dress sandals they’re both wearing. And flower crowns.
Wedding dance
Hitomi looks kinda weird. I think I did her eyes wrong. :/
It’s only a slight bond, compared to the others; Hrulash is a plain, straight human, and doesn’t have the kind of intuition required to have more of a mental bond with his partner. They can sense great emotional distress from each other; extremely strong emotions make it through. But in spite of its limits, the bond is still there. And in spite of their differences of opinion and demeanour, they greatly enjoy spending time together. Like here.
Hrulash and Garekhen facing down some bad guy. Attempted to draw a saddle; did not go so well yet. Oh well. It’s a start. Hrulash is weilding Grandpa’s Lance, which I described recently thus: “Red steel in a teardrop shape for the head, with wings just below it, and a long black haft… And a staticky feeling around it that told him it was enchanted somehow.” I wonder who made it, and why? I think the dwarves must have made it, which means we won’t find out about it until Book 3.
…can be pretty tough when young Lord ad Ventum and young Lord Cato declare war on the other kids from the surrounding villas. Tseo’s gotten in trouble with the city guard more than once, for sure. XD But between Tseo’s command and Hrulash’s tactics, they dominate the neighbourhood in their little wargames.
They’re both wielding wooden swords, and Hrulash’s is a shortsword and Tseo’s is a broadsword. I don’t know why Tseo’s holding his like a baseball bat, though
Hrulash in a toga, in his early 30s, having taken his father’s place at the Regalo Council. His hair is a bit longer than it used to be.
Celebrating the acceptance of Hrutomi as endgame.
They’ll start slow. It’ll be a slowmance. I love slowmances. Apparently Jayce’s sisters-in-law are going to help. And yes, it will take that long for them to get together. But it will be worth it.
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So! Hrulash doesn’t exactly have a wide range of expressions. But if you can figure out what the different combinations of his facial features mean, you might get a tiny bit closer to understanding how he reacts to things and thus how he thinks.
…Because I can’t talk enough about this most demanding and pushy of muses (Hrulash: …….), I am now going to explain some of his more notable expressions. The others are just variations on these. Continue reading
He ain’t kiddin’ around. Despite his relative ineptness in actual combat, he can terrify the shit out of those fortunate (or unfortunate) not to know him very well.
Kay, Hrulash, this is the last picture of your for tonight, kay?
Hrulash likes loud serious electronic music. Wut.
EDIT: He likes Artery Vein, Daft Punk, and FictionJunction KEIKO, among others. (His personal playlist also includes sections from Fleetwood Mac, the DMC anime OST, the FE9 OST, the Corpse Party OST, and the Tsubasa OST. …Gary listens to the Beatles)
EDIT2: Dubstep is probably the wrong genre… I’m not sure how to qualify his varied taste, though.
Hrulash with bunny ears, as suggested by Yllamse as counterpart to Jayce’s cat ears.
Hrulash with minichibiJayce, who is helping him through his boss fight. Which I’m supposed to be writing right now.
Hrulash reading to Lavinia’s baby son Elio, revealing that he is actually not horrifically hopeless with children, though he will deny it strenuously to your face if you ask him. Continue reading