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Ooohhh boy oh boy, is it finally time to crack open some story art that I've been procrastinating for....afewyears? :' >
It's time to meet some Mizerovs Or... just one, for starters.

TIMELINE-WISE this takes place after Sky and Sea International and RIGHT BEFORE the Salar de Uyuni event.

The TLDR back story of what went down so far for context:
- In 2021 Seiger writes to Andy that he (or rather his second) found something believed to be extinct - a few specimens of 'ink-stained' (leopard) Zlesdins
- For HISTORICAL REASONS elaborated in the letter, Leopard Zlesdins are outlawed in Seiger's home region; the colour completely 'bred out' of the breed because of its association with treason
- Thus, Seiger lends out his recently acquired stallion Crime Noir to Zdarloch Sejrbank, because riding the horse in his home region would be like asking to be shot.
- Kaisa Komarova rides Crime Noir for Zdarloch Sejrbank

OK, y'all remember that, yah? : D

SO
What more recently happened:
- Kaisa brings Crime Noir to Sky and Sea International with the intention of competing him there. However, she trips and falls during the vet check and ends up with her arm in a cast.
- As Kaisa is unable to ride and the horse travelled all the way from Denmark to Australia to compete, Andy asks Seiger to step in for Kaisa and ride Crime at the event - as Seiger happens to be there with Igni for another class.
- Seiger agrees on the strict clausule that he is allowed to ride Crime for Zdarloch Sejrbank rather than the Mizerov State Stud he otherwise represents - to stay alive, simply.
- Seiger and Crime win their class
- Seiger also wins his class with Igni - adding insult to the very strained relationship he has with his older (half) brother Nazir.

Please click the links if you wish to read up on the full details - but that should sum it up : >
And where are we now? SHORTLY before the Salar de Uyuni event ~

_______

STORY

Summer was the best time of the year at Mizerov State Stud. The lavender fields stretched into the horizon in neat rows of purple and tinged the air with that distinctly sweet, floral and herbal scent their flowers held. Maybe even a certain undertone of pine? Smell that anywhere else and it instantly brought up memories of childhood summers spent playing in those fields.
Seiger was reminiscing on one particular memory of losing a milk tooth somewhere among those endless rows of flowers. Possibly it was still out there somewhere, gnawing at the estate's harvest.
But even caught in memories as he tacked up Vipon he heard the hooves approaching: four metal shoes in a hurried skeggas rhythm and that distinct rattling of pointless tack bling - it could really only be one person.

,,Nazir," Seiger greeted his older brother without even bothering to turn around and look.
,,Seigadir!"
Oooff, formal name even... He supposed he was in trouble. Seiger shot a quick glance over his shoulder and one look at Nazir's face told him he was exactly right in that estimation.
,,What do I owe the honour?" Seiger put on a smile intended as polite but which probably came across as insolent - the usual thin veneer of respect scarcely concealed the hard body of disdain beneath. To say his relation with his half-brother was strained would be the understatement of a century.
,,You can wipe that smug grin off your face and tell me what the hell you're thinking!" came Nazir's brusque reply.
That I want to punch you in the face-- .... is what Seiger was thinking.
,,I was just thinking back on the time I lost a tooth in the fields," was what Seiger instead chose to say. ,,If that's not what you mean, you're gonna have to be a bit more specific."
,,You think I wouldn't find out about your little trick at Sky and Sea?" Nazir went on without breaking stride. ,,I believe I was very explicit when I told you the State Stud wanted no association with that spotted abomination - and then I read about it in media that you competed it?"
Ah, of course... It dawned on Seiger what the issue was about this time - he and Crime Noir in the cross country class at Sky and Sea. It apparently took a while for news to travel from Australia to Lettfell, but that did not seem to lessen the heat of such news.
,,Naz," Seiger made sure to address his brother by the informal version of his name and applied his most velvety voice, as if explaining a simple matter to a child. ,,The State Stud had no association with that - I represented Zdarloch Sejrbank. See, my friend Andy came to me in distress, asking my aid, as his own rider broke her arm. As ambassador of the breed outside Lettfell, it's in everyone's interest that I maintain good relations with our main exporter --"
,,You are an extension of the State Stud, regardless of who you represent." Nazir hissed back, dramatically swishing his riding crop through the air. ,,When you are seen on a horse associated with treason, what do you think the other noble houses in Lettfell make of that? I'll tell you what; they will speculate if house Mizerov supports treason."
,,I am not a Mizerov," Seiger said flatly. ,,I am a Sassayev. You have made that very clear too."
,,Moreso--" Nazir went on. ,,You were seen on another spotted horse at the event. How do you explain that?"
Alexa's horse Rep for the horse swap class, of course..
,,Again, maintaining good relations with other stables. It was a friendly horse swap."
,,Is screwing around with married women your idea of forming 'good relations other stables'?"
Seiger blinked, a bit taken aback by this direction of conversation.
,,Not usually, it's this new approach I've been trying. " he ventured sarcastically. ,,Why the sudden interest in my personal life? You jealous?"
Unsurprisingly, that earned him a scoff from his half-brother.
,,Hardly. No, you're a perfect match. Disloyalty meets disloyalty."
Seiger sighed deeply - there was a lot to be said here, but preaching the concept of loyalty to a man who cheated on his wife was hardly worth the effort.
,,You have no idea what loyalty is - and see, Nazir, I have this theory -- you don't really care either, you're just pissed because I did well with Igni and that hurts your honour."
,,You have no idea what honour is," Nazir countered, moving his hands dramatically as he spoke. ,,And I am 'pissed' because you're slandering House Mizerov's honour."
,,What do you want me to say - sorry, bad Seiger?" Seiger gave himself the lightest slap on the cheek for theatrical purposes.
,You take this very lightly--"
,,That's because I think it's stupid and pointless. Look, if this is such an issue, I suggest you take it up with our father. I'll take a scolding from him, not from you."

Seiger once again turned to his horse to tighten the girth and drop the stirrups, indicating that to him this conversation was over.
,,You should know your place," he heard Nazir say with venom dripping from his voice.
,,No, you should know my place." Seiger replied flatly. ,,And it's not below you."
He knew he was in deep water by now - as a mere bastard son of a great man, by all means, his place was below Nazir's... but hell would have to freeze over before he would give Nazir the satisfaction of admitting that. That was when he felt Nazir's riding crop come to rest threateningly on his shoulder.
Self control, self control, he told himself inwardly... only to find his gaze had already met his brother's. Without breaking eye contact Seiger slowly felt his hand reach for the crop and snap it between his fingers.
Snapped or not, a riding crop could still sting. Nazir whacked it across Seiger's face with a resounding snap, sending Vipon scurrying off to the side from the sudden fast movement. Seiger watched the horse go, not yet feeling the sting the crop had left on his face before fixing Nazir with his gaze again. He'd catch the horse later - for now he had another matter to settle. Maybe a few new teeth to plant.
So much for self control --

___

...and now you can maybe guess why and how Seiger has a split lip at the Salar de Uyuni Event

Nazir and Seiger reside with me
Steeds: Anhol Uty (ref pending) and MZS Vipon also reside with me

Background:
- Far background: painted
- Near background: (path and arena) is a Planet Zoo overpaint, lol

Description
Ooohhh boy oh boy, is it finally time to crack open some story art that I've been procrastinating for....afewyears? :' >
It's time to meet some Mizerovs Or... just one, for starters.

TIMELINE-WISE this takes place after Sky and Sea International and RIGHT BEFORE the Salar de Uyuni event.

The TLDR back story of what went down so far for context:
- In 2021 Seiger writes to Andy that he (or rather his second) found something believed to be extinct - a few specimens of 'ink-stained' (leopard) Zlesdins
- For HISTORICAL REASONS elaborated in the letter, Leopard Zlesdins are outlawed in Seiger's home region; the colour completely 'bred out' of the breed because of its association with treason
- Thus, Seiger lends out his recently acquired stallion Crime Noir to Zdarloch Sejrbank, because riding the horse in his home region would be like asking to be shot.
- Kaisa Komarova rides Crime Noir for Zdarloch Sejrbank

OK, y'all remember that, yah? : D

SO
What more recently happened:
- Kaisa brings Crime Noir to Sky and Sea International with the intention of competing him there. However, she trips and falls during the vet check and ends up with her arm in a cast.
- As Kaisa is unable to ride and the horse travelled all the way from Denmark to Australia to compete, Andy asks Seiger to step in for Kaisa and ride Crime at the event - as Seiger happens to be there with Igni for another class.
- Seiger agrees on the strict clausule that he is allowed to ride Crime for Zdarloch Sejrbank rather than the Mizerov State Stud he otherwise represents - to stay alive, simply.
- Seiger and Crime win their class
- Seiger also wins his class with Igni - adding insult to the very strained relationship he has with his older (half) brother Nazir.

Please click the links if you wish to read up on the full details - but that should sum it up : >
And where are we now? SHORTLY before the Salar de Uyuni event ~

_______

STORY

Summer was the best time of the year at Mizerov State Stud. The lavender fields stretched into the horizon in neat rows of purple and tinged the air with that distinctly sweet, floral and herbal scent their flowers held. Maybe even a certain undertone of pine? Smell that anywhere else and it instantly brought up memories of childhood summers spent playing in those fields.
Seiger was reminiscing on one particular memory of losing a milk tooth somewhere among those endless rows of flowers. Possibly it was still out there somewhere, gnawing at the estate's harvest.
But even caught in memories as he tacked up Vipon he heard the hooves approaching: four metal shoes in a hurried skeggas rhythm and that distinct rattling of pointless tack bling - it could really only be one person.

,,Nazir," Seiger greeted his older brother without even bothering to turn around and look.
,,Seigadir!"
Oooff, formal name even... He supposed he was in trouble. Seiger shot a quick glance over his shoulder and one look at Nazir's face told him he was exactly right in that estimation.
,,What do I owe the honour?" Seiger put on a smile intended as polite but which probably came across as insolent - the usual thin veneer of respect scarcely concealed the hard body of disdain beneath. To say his relation with his half-brother was strained would be the understatement of a century.
,,You can wipe that smug grin off your face and tell me what the hell you're thinking!" came Nazir's brusque reply.
That I want to punch you in the face-- .... is what Seiger was thinking.
,,I was just thinking back on the time I lost a tooth in the fields," was what Seiger instead chose to say. ,,If that's not what you mean, you're gonna have to be a bit more specific."
,,You think I wouldn't find out about your little trick at Sky and Sea?" Nazir went on without breaking stride. ,,I believe I was very explicit when I told you the State Stud wanted no association with that spotted abomination - and then I read about it in media that you competed it?"
Ah, of course... It dawned on Seiger what the issue was about this time - he and Crime Noir in the cross country class at Sky and Sea. It apparently took a while for news to travel from Australia to Lettfell, but that did not seem to lessen the heat of such news.
,,Naz," Seiger made sure to address his brother by the informal version of his name and applied his most velvety voice, as if explaining a simple matter to a child. ,,The State Stud had no association with that - I represented Zdarloch Sejrbank. See, my friend Andy came to me in distress, asking my aid, as his own rider broke her arm. As ambassador of the breed outside Lettfell, it's in everyone's interest that I maintain good relations with our main exporter --"
,,You are an extension of the State Stud, regardless of who you represent." Nazir hissed back, dramatically swishing his riding crop through the air. ,,When you are seen on a horse associated with treason, what do you think the other noble houses in Lettfell make of that? I'll tell you what; they will speculate if house Mizerov supports treason."
,,I am not a Mizerov," Seiger said flatly. ,,I am a Sassayev. You have made that very clear too."
,,Moreso--" Nazir went on. ,,You were seen on another spotted horse at the event. How do you explain that?"
Alexa's horse Rep for the horse swap class, of course..
,,Again, maintaining good relations with other stables. It was a friendly horse swap."
,,Is screwing around with married women your idea of forming 'good relations other stables'?"
Seiger blinked, a bit taken aback by this direction of conversation.
,,Not usually, it's this new approach I've been trying. " he ventured sarcastically. ,,Why the sudden interest in my personal life? You jealous?"
Unsurprisingly, that earned him a scoff from his half-brother.
,,Hardly. No, you're a perfect match. Disloyalty meets disloyalty."
Seiger sighed deeply - there was a lot to be said here, but preaching the concept of loyalty to a man who cheated on his wife was hardly worth the effort.
,,You have no idea what loyalty is - and see, Nazir, I have this theory -- you don't really care either, you're just pissed because I did well with Igni and that hurts your honour."
,,You have no idea what honour is," Nazir countered, moving his hands dramatically as he spoke. ,,And I am 'pissed' because you're slandering House Mizerov's honour."
,,What do you want me to say - sorry, bad Seiger?" Seiger gave himself the lightest slap on the cheek for theatrical purposes.
,You take this very lightly--"
,,That's because I think it's stupid and pointless. Look, if this is such an issue, I suggest you take it up with our father. I'll take a scolding from him, not from you."

Seiger once again turned to his horse to tighten the girth and drop the stirrups, indicating that to him this conversation was over.
,,You should know your place," he heard Nazir say with venom dripping from his voice.
,,No, you should know my place." Seiger replied flatly. ,,And it's not below you."
He knew he was in deep water by now - as a mere bastard son of a great man, by all means, his place was below Nazir's... but hell would have to freeze over before he would give Nazir the satisfaction of admitting that. That was when he felt Nazir's riding crop come to rest threateningly on his shoulder.
Self control, self control, he told himself inwardly... only to find his gaze had already met his brother's. Without breaking eye contact Seiger slowly felt his hand reach for the crop and snap it between his fingers.
Snapped or not, a riding crop could still sting. Nazir whacked it across Seiger's face with a resounding snap, sending Vipon scurrying off to the side from the sudden fast movement. Seiger watched the horse go, not yet feeling the sting the crop had left on his face before fixing Nazir with his gaze again. He'd catch the horse later - for now he had another matter to settle. Maybe a few new teeth to plant.
So much for self control --

___

...and now you can maybe guess why and how Seiger has a split lip at the Salar de Uyuni Event

Nazir and Seiger reside with me
Steeds: Anhol Uty (ref pending) and MZS Vipon also reside with me

Background:
- Far background: painted
- Near background: (path and arena) is a Planet Zoo overpaint, lol