Written By Delilah
July 24, 2018, 6:59 p.m.(4/5/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Katarina
Every bit as delightful as I hoped that she might be. Every bit as fascinating, too. Especially to inquire after an opinion -- with Kenna as my witness, no less -- and then leave us hanging! All in the best of times, of course. Due in no small part, I am sure, to many demands upon her time.
But oh! For those disposed towards curiosity and inquisitive natures, never leave us breathless for what choice bit of information or key tale may be imparted! Woe.
Now I'm channeling Niklas Grayson. Stars and fire, he does dramatic panache better than I.
But oh! For those disposed towards curiosity and inquisitive natures, never leave us breathless for what choice bit of information or key tale may be imparted! Woe.
Now I'm channeling Niklas Grayson. Stars and fire, he does dramatic panache better than I.
Written By Delilah
July 24, 2018, 6:56 p.m.(4/5/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Kenna
That's when you gather a few friends, launch a challenge involving cooking pots, and show the Marquis your will be done in the best of ways, sister.
Nothing has been known to stop you before. Is a bit of scrambled egg and sliced cheese going to fell you, my dear? Perish the notion!
Then devour it.
Nothing has been known to stop you before. Is a bit of scrambled egg and sliced cheese going to fell you, my dear? Perish the notion!
Then devour it.
Written By Delilah
July 24, 2018, 6:55 p.m.(4/5/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Reese
All the books. Absolutely a pile of them in an ivy-covered tower. It's superior to an ivory tower, I grant you that. Who knew a well-planned dream situated by the sea already existed? I think I'm smitten with a place I have never seen, a glimpse of an elysian corridor yet to be opened. And Princess Reese said I might enter.
If no one hears for me for a week, assume the books ate me or I fell betwixt the stacks like an enchanted sleeper, never to awaken. There are worse ends. Mostly. She is the keeper of this labyrinth of worthwhile lore, and a passing kind guardian.
If no one hears for me for a week, assume the books ate me or I fell betwixt the stacks like an enchanted sleeper, never to awaken. There are worse ends. Mostly. She is the keeper of this labyrinth of worthwhile lore, and a passing kind guardian.
Written By Kenna
July 24, 2018, 6:55 p.m.(4/5/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Rymarr
I think Marquis Rymarr Deepwood is challenging me to feed the entire population of the Seawatch Gate that needs it.
I just wish that I could...
I just wish that I could...
Written By Kenna
July 24, 2018, 6:55 p.m.(4/5/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Rymarr
I think Marquis Rymarr Deepwood is challenging me to feed the entire population of the Seawatch Gate that needs it.
I just wish that I could...
I just wish that I could...
Written By Delilah
July 24, 2018, 6:53 p.m.(4/5/1009 AR)
I danced for joy 'ere the dawn rose to paint the spring sky in a multitude of rose and coral, softer than any silk spun in the Hundred Cities. Light feet passing through damp grass imparted a quickness to my steps, an alacrity to the spirit rendered by reckless chill drawn through every fluting breath that passed my parted lips. To feel the light linen and pale weight of my skirts revolving in confused eddies cast off the heavy, leaden concerns of the day.
Is this how a knight feels when drawing his blade and practicing those forms old as youth, memories stitched into the muscles and their limbs, that they might execute neat ripostes and parries without ever breaking tune and form? The blood song thrilling through the veins quickens the pace, demanding a surge of energy to crash upon that shore. Spring's first pale shoots are days and days away, still shepherded to slumber by ready frost. But I dance, and as I turn, I reckon on the pulse of the living world enveloping a city deep in the quicksilver dreams of rest. They dare not depart those expansive mansions as I have, too early, for no reason other than to make merry.
Today I will walk the wards of Arx and remember that dance, the beaten tattoo under my soles and how the rhythm merged me to the limitless sky and solid earth, a conduit for all may be. I shall speak and hear the fall of rain, the glistening sheen of light glancing off folded waves, and think a little softer for the joy of it.
A hundred steps on the path of petals, and with them, enlightenment in the patient act of being. After swallowing the whirlwind, I need to remember stillness.
Is this how a knight feels when drawing his blade and practicing those forms old as youth, memories stitched into the muscles and their limbs, that they might execute neat ripostes and parries without ever breaking tune and form? The blood song thrilling through the veins quickens the pace, demanding a surge of energy to crash upon that shore. Spring's first pale shoots are days and days away, still shepherded to slumber by ready frost. But I dance, and as I turn, I reckon on the pulse of the living world enveloping a city deep in the quicksilver dreams of rest. They dare not depart those expansive mansions as I have, too early, for no reason other than to make merry.
Today I will walk the wards of Arx and remember that dance, the beaten tattoo under my soles and how the rhythm merged me to the limitless sky and solid earth, a conduit for all may be. I shall speak and hear the fall of rain, the glistening sheen of light glancing off folded waves, and think a little softer for the joy of it.
A hundred steps on the path of petals, and with them, enlightenment in the patient act of being. After swallowing the whirlwind, I need to remember stillness.
Written By Harper
July 24, 2018, 6:52 p.m.(4/5/1009 AR)
Nope, sorry Thena, but if you'd seen Sir Daemon with the kids then it's definitely cuddly and adorable.
Written By Thena
July 24, 2018, 5:57 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Aureth
The Knights of Solace are all extremely serious, intimidating, fearsome warriors. We are not at all cuddly and adorable.
Written By Rymarr
July 24, 2018, 5:53 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
We must learn to bend.
No matter how rigid, strong, or determined we are to remain immobile.
Sometimes we simply need to bend.
No matter how much we want to refuse to change...
[the Scholar reports that Marquis-Consort Rymarr Deepwood departed with sudden, genuine laughter]
No matter how rigid, strong, or determined we are to remain immobile.
Sometimes we simply need to bend.
No matter how much we want to refuse to change...
[the Scholar reports that Marquis-Consort Rymarr Deepwood departed with sudden, genuine laughter]
Written By Rymarr
July 24, 2018, 5:49 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Kenna
She sent me a cookie during my vigil at the Seawatch Gate. That was given to a young child in need.
After that she sent me a sandwich of egg, cheese, and bacon. I shared that with another youth. I did eat a bite of it, as promised.
If I tell her I give food away that she sends, she then sends me more food.
I may have to station myself at the Seawatch Gate with ink, quill, and parchment. Lady Kenna Whitehawk may very well feed the southern Seawatch for a day, if I can scratch enough hasty notes. I may need to get Patsy a bag to carry them in. Bulk letter delivery will be much more efficient.
After that she sent me a sandwich of egg, cheese, and bacon. I shared that with another youth. I did eat a bite of it, as promised.
If I tell her I give food away that she sends, she then sends me more food.
I may have to station myself at the Seawatch Gate with ink, quill, and parchment. Lady Kenna Whitehawk may very well feed the southern Seawatch for a day, if I can scratch enough hasty notes. I may need to get Patsy a bag to carry them in. Bulk letter delivery will be much more efficient.
Written By Aureth
July 24, 2018, 5:39 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Daemon
Sir Daemon Dracone of the Knights of Solace, a man so adorable it's just disgusting.
Written By Tikva
July 24, 2018, 5:37 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
Take a moment, if you will, to think about what makes your life worth living. Not the high passions or grand designs, but the little things. Appreciate small joys. The fresh scent of bruised grass in springtime. The joy in a puppy's face. Wind in your face as you hang from the rigging of a fast ship. The feeling you get when you get to the beginning of a beloved scene in an old, favorite book. The feel of steaming water on your skin when your muscles first melt into a hot bath.
It's the best advice I've ever given. It's the best advice I'll ever take from myself.
Even in the darkest time of your life, remember what it feels like to taste cold, clear water when you are thirsty. Remember what it feels like to laugh. Remember the third best hug you've had.
It's worth it.
It's the best advice I've ever given. It's the best advice I'll ever take from myself.
Even in the darkest time of your life, remember what it feels like to taste cold, clear water when you are thirsty. Remember what it feels like to laugh. Remember the third best hug you've had.
It's worth it.
Written By Daemon
July 24, 2018, 4:43 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
Day 2 of being stationed at the murder.
One little girl told me she didn't like my armor, because most of it is red. 'Red is the color of blood and blood is icky', she said to me. She preferred blue, a much happier color. So the better half of the afternoon was spent with her slowly coloring over one of my pauldrons with blue chalk.
Another little one came up while this was happening and told me she wanted to give me flowers. Not real flowers, she wanted to draw like the other little girl was doing. So they drew flowers on my side.
But then another little one arrived, saying that flowers and blue were making me look weird. Since I was a knight, I needed something fierce. So they drew an angry lion on my back.
Another one came with a different suggestion, and then another, and another.
It just doesn't stop.
One little girl told me she didn't like my armor, because most of it is red. 'Red is the color of blood and blood is icky', she said to me. She preferred blue, a much happier color. So the better half of the afternoon was spent with her slowly coloring over one of my pauldrons with blue chalk.
Another little one came up while this was happening and told me she wanted to give me flowers. Not real flowers, she wanted to draw like the other little girl was doing. So they drew flowers on my side.
But then another little one arrived, saying that flowers and blue were making me look weird. Since I was a knight, I needed something fierce. So they drew an angry lion on my back.
Another one came with a different suggestion, and then another, and another.
It just doesn't stop.
Written By Dycard
July 24, 2018, 4:26 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Fairen
Thank you for your kind words, my lord; I posit that, all other things being equal, I can hardly do much worse.
I will return to make another attempt.
I will return to make another attempt.
Written By Delilah
July 24, 2018, 4:23 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Niklas
You may be the most imaginative soul I've met in a long time. A sirocco of a man gone blowing wild through the world, mayhap restless oft.
But I owe you three points of gratitude I'll declare. One, the meeting with your lovely and generous wife. Two, the introduction to another fellow scholar. Three, the connection with fellow bibliophile, Princess Reese.
And you made me laugh. You are owed a box of pastries. Name your flavours.
But I owe you three points of gratitude I'll declare. One, the meeting with your lovely and generous wife. Two, the introduction to another fellow scholar. Three, the connection with fellow bibliophile, Princess Reese.
And you made me laugh. You are owed a box of pastries. Name your flavours.
Written By Fairen
July 24, 2018, 4:11 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Dycard
Do not think of how poorly you performed, or that you did not perform well enough to elevate your Rank.
You will only waste your time by thinking as such. That you performed the test at all is a testament to your resolve and desire to grow and learn. You have identified areas in which you need to study further, so that the next time you take it, it is with the confidence to know you will pass. I have faith in you, that when you are ready to retest, you will do exceptionally better than you did before. Pass, or fail.
You will only waste your time by thinking as such. That you performed the test at all is a testament to your resolve and desire to grow and learn. You have identified areas in which you need to study further, so that the next time you take it, it is with the confidence to know you will pass. I have faith in you, that when you are ready to retest, you will do exceptionally better than you did before. Pass, or fail.
Written By Dycard
July 24, 2018, 4:07 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
I cannot believe I performed so badly in the Scholars' test.
It was as though everything I had ever known flew out through my ears, leaving but a shell of empty space behind; I found myself doubting whether I was in fact reading the questions at all, the words jumbling themselves together in my head and playing hopscotch behind my eyes.
Perhaps next time I will be able to nail them to the page. I will have to be sure to bring a hammer.
No, Scholar, that was a joke.
It was as though everything I had ever known flew out through my ears, leaving but a shell of empty space behind; I found myself doubting whether I was in fact reading the questions at all, the words jumbling themselves together in my head and playing hopscotch behind my eyes.
Perhaps next time I will be able to nail them to the page. I will have to be sure to bring a hammer.
No, Scholar, that was a joke.
Written By Carissa
July 24, 2018, 3:03 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
Working toward better ranking in the Scholars. It's fascinating what kind of information you learn in The Stacks!
Written By Delilah
July 24, 2018, 2:21 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Tynan
Dangerous man, this one. Sharp in wit and with words. He knows the power of cross-referencing and study sessions made to cement the legacy of immortality from years prior. A strike such as his would be the height of repartee, a devastating blow that someone won't see coming because it happened four months ago.
He delivers double negatives and compound sentences such to beguile and lead his prey astray, and then cuts to the quick with a short statement.
In every sense, a lawyer. Watching him duel with Princess Sabella and Prince Niklas, in a two-weapon style, has been singularly instructive. Though how we do not bleed from our wounds, I am unsure.
He delivers double negatives and compound sentences such to beguile and lead his prey astray, and then cuts to the quick with a short statement.
In every sense, a lawyer. Watching him duel with Princess Sabella and Prince Niklas, in a two-weapon style, has been singularly instructive. Though how we do not bleed from our wounds, I am unsure.
Written By Calaudrin
July 24, 2018, 2:14 p.m.(4/4/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Riagnon
Yes.
You should definitely plan your family.
You should definitely plan your family.
Please note that the scholars may take some time preparing your journal for others to read.