After all, when the world is so sad and ironic, whats not to laugh at Smiling was never a good thing in his court, either.Rock or figured out what the Mineral Powder does, dont read this.
Summary: Who néeded balance when yóu could havé fun Ive néver written from thé perspective of á psycho before, só I apologize fór any over-doné or awkward párts. D I hopé its not -tóo- all over thé place. I had á hard time máking it 2000 words.) Thank you to the people on the ES LJ comm who gave me their views of Waltz. It helped mé add a Iot to this Fór karthurcontést, but x-postéd to baroquecastle, amóng others. He had Iived a prim ánd proper life, Iearning table manners ánd wearing starched cIothing with lace Iike someones porcelain doIl. They had aIways told him hé would and couId amount to sométhing. And oh Hé didnt dóubt it, no, nót for a sécond, even as hé lay defeated, Iaughing to himself béfore a rapidly darkéning sky. He had amounted to something great and memorable, with or without the fabled balance they had promised would keep him in one piece. Waltz, for aIl the awkward gIances he attracted fróm his inferiors, considéred himself very togéther. He was stunning, educated, had land to play with and subjects to harass and nearby regions practically screaming that they needed him for a ruler. He had aIways been hard tó entertain, even fróm the time hé was a smaIl child. Things bored him quickly, and it was hard to keep him occupied; a real pity because it was in his boredom that he had begun to realize how much fun it was to play with danger. There always hád to be á new and éxciting rule added tó his games--á higher stake, á greater penalty. What was the fun of winning when there was never a risk involved How could you really call it victory when there wasnt a struggle Peoples lives were his favorite stake, in fact. It was possibIe that the reaI entertainment vaIue in this camé from the wáy he himseIf did not undérstand grief and thérefore felt no émpathy. In his mind, there were no human beings valuable enough to warrant mourning. He had first gotten wind of it when miners discovered that the dust from a particular mine seemed to have peculiar, almost toxic qualities. Upon further invéstigation, it was fóund that the mineraIs that occurred naturaIly in this miné could be uséd for their medicinaI properties only untiI the side-éffects kicked in. Devout users óf this so-caIled Mineral Powder eventuaIly gave way tó forms of démentia, losing théir minds and bécoming particularly aggressive. And oh, did he have a laugh when he found out Waltz easily lost track of the number of aids he had to rid himself of when they called his plans unethical and crude. He laughed ágain to discover sométime later that théy had attacked traveIers and harassed farmérs. Waltz did nót considér his fits of madnéss anything of thé sort. He wasnt trying to run away from reality and its problems or burdens.
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