This Moment of Joy
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"It has been laid down in the logs that this man - this erstwhile stranger - saved the life of my dear friend, and many of his Rose Knights besides. His quiet yet powerful presence I find lingering in my mind, ever between thoughts.
I am not the only soul awake this night, and I wonder if…"
In which Haurchefant Greystone grows closer to a new friend, and makes an invitation for more.
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- Part 1 of This Moment of Joy
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"Have I changed, these past cold years, as Camp Dragonhead became less a posting and more a home? I have dug myself in here, Lord of the greatest crossing of Coerthas, watching over every caravan; that Ishgard may have all that it needs to thrive, even in these trying times. Have I room to want something that endures?"
When an old friend finally returns, now much grown in esteem and renown, Haurchefant Greystone is not prepared for how easily their prior flame is rekindled - nor how their lives and oaths and dreams become intertwined.
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- Part 2 of This Moment of Joy
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"The light in the window has grown brighter; so little time remains to us. I must find something, say something; some certainty for him to keep, when nothing is known to us. Only peril, at the end of which lies victory or failure. Life or death."
As the heretic threat mounts and the wards on the Steps of Faith come under attack, Haurchefant Greystone knows he can put his faith in the Warrior of Light. But what if the Champion of Eorzea has lost faith in himself?
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- Part 3 of This Moment of Joy
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"As ever, my life is as a coin that House Fortemps may spend to buy a brighter future for Ishgard, and if this comes to pass, know that I have been full glad to pay this price. But whether I pay it today, or on the morrow, or in the next era, I must make my feelings and intentions known now, ere they become overwritten in the annals of history by hearsay and speculation.
Being mine alone to give, I have pledged my heart to a man worthy of my regard, my devotion, my love; a man most worthy of your respect."
Haurchefant Greystone has never been afraid to live and love as he chooses. But as rumours spread about the nature of his relationship with the Warrior of Light, inviting scrutiny upon his House, it is time for him to take up the pen and write to his father - and set the record straight, once and for all.
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- Part 4 of This Moment of Joy
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"I truly cannot recall the last time I awoke without a plan for what the day might hold. Having seen to every urgent need in the wake of the battle on the Steps of Faith, and having finally written my last missive and a long-overdue letter to my father besides, finally I might take some measure of rest.
And none too soon, for my dearest one must make for Ul’dah on the morrow, to be lauded and heaped with well-deserved praise, along with the Scions."
In which Haurchefant Greystone has his dearest companion, the Warrior of Light, all to himself for one day of luxury - though the missive he has lately written to his father openly declaring their love weighs heavily upon his mind.
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- Part 5 of This Moment of Joy
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“Safe harbour…” I find my mouth has gone dry. “Full glad am I, that you have thought of me as such, in this, your hour of need.”
“He will come,” Mistress Tataru says, though her voice slightly trembles. I know she speaks of my dearest one. “He will come, and bring them all, and we - everyone will be safe here.”
After seeing the Warrior of Light off to his celebration in Ul'dah, Haurchefant Greystone is drawn to Ishgard to help defend against the Wyvern attack. But as he returns to Camp Dragonhead and learns that the Sultana's celebration was marred by deceit and bloodshed, he must prepare to keep his friends and loved ones safe - though wounds of the mind and heart are rarely so easily mended.
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- Part 6 of This Moment of Joy
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"As the word from Ul’dah remained scant and muddled, it became clear what I must do. And now, on this cold, dark morning, I have left him in my bed, that I might go to the stables ere the sun has crested the horizon, and make my way once more to the Steps of Faith.
To do the needful. To do the impossible. To change my father’s mind."
In the wake of the troubling events at the Sultana's celebration, Haurchefant Greystone must forge a path forward for his friends. But to do so, he must convince his father to admit them to Ishgard - a task made all the more difficult, due to his personal relationship with the Warrior of Light.
(Happy Haurchefant day!)
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- Part 7 of This Moment of Joy
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"As we catch up to our companions, Ishgard grows ever closer, towering over us. All those moons ago, I dreamed of this day; and now it is no longer a dream. This want of mine is real, through faith, and hope, and love, and force of will."
With their passage to Ishgard secured, Haurchefant Greystone can at last present his dearest companion, the Warrior of Light, to his father. But nothing is simple in Ishgard - and secrets overheard may cause more trouble than he expects...
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- Part 8 of This Moment of Joy
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"What must the life of the maid who remains in Limsa be, for all the days her love is not by her side? Has she pursuits to occupy her, to keep her hands busy, to keep her thoughts from ever drifting back to the dangers that lurk in the depths? If the sea were to swallow her dearest one, would she carry on, fulfilled despite her heartbreak?"
While the Warrior of Light goes to his work in Western Coerthas, a restless Haurchefant Greystone takes up a new challenge: training a flying steed as a present for his love. But despite his best intentions, things go awry. Will a strange visit from his brother Artoirel rouse him from this bout of melancholy, or send him spiralling into uncertainty?
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- Part 9 of This Moment of Joy
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"I find, in the days with my love, a new fantasy has emerged, one in which we may spend many more days in this fashion; to ever make a home for him, when he has no other. That I might be a husband to a hero."
With news of the amassing Dravanian horde, Haurchefant Greystone makes a decision: to propose to the Warrior of Light. But with his friends still missing, what will be his answer?
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- Part 10 of This Moment of Joy
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"Now that I have married the man who would walk into the heart of enemy lands, with the Azure Dragoon at one shoulder, and the Heretic Queen at the other… What choice do I have, but to follow?"
Newly married, the Warrior of Light takes every chance he can to visit his husband, Haurchefant Greystone. But with so little time to spend with one he loves, he hesitates to share the story he has learned from the Lady Iceheart, of the truth behind this endless war.
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- Part 11 of This Moment of Joy
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"My body moves in the chaos of this moment, but my mind is clear, like the frigid ice of the Swiftrun river reaching effortlessly toward its sister strait. In this moment I feel free, unbound from time and trial; and when free, as ever, my mind returns to him. The man who has changed the world. The man who has changed me. The man who must live on."
As he prepares to give everything to save the man he loves, Haurchefant Greystone reflects on the past few days, and the promises that they have made to one another.
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- Part 12 of This Moment of Joy
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"With effort I rise and make ready for the day, the sounds of the men and women stationed at Falcon’s Nest beginning to filter though the shutters. Work goes on, even with the Archbishop known to be unaccounted for; yes, we all must find some work, to give us purpose. To move forward, even as grief bears down upon us like an avalanche."
With his heart and his thoughts clouded by grief, Haurchefant Greystone tries to find a way to move forward, and help his late husband's friends in their quest to slay the Primal Bismarck.
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- Part 13 of This Moment of Joy
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"I have not returned to my garrison yet, to they who knew my husband. They would offer their words of comfort to me, and take comfort in my return as well. And so I will go to them, soon; but not yet, for I know it will cut me, deeply enough to give me pause."
Haurchefant Greystone wants to do the right thing, for the right reasons; to bring the Archbishop to justice, and carry out his late husband's mantle. But what use is a normal man to take the place of a hero?
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- Part 14 of This Moment of Joy