Written By Artorius
July 24, 2017, 11:17 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Calypso
I'm getting old.
Written By Artorius
July 24, 2017, 11:16 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Melinda
I find us to be quite lucky, let us pray that we do not prove we are undeserving of your fathers permission. I find a great deal of happiness in his permission altogether!
Written By Silas
July 24, 2017, 3:58 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
Written By Saedrus
July 24, 2017, 3:32 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
Other than being adorable.
Or.. very nearly destroying a rather significant collection of books in the rectory at one stage. Which is best left unspoken.
Still..
Remember my Companion.
Written By Saedrus
July 24, 2017, 3:29 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
I realise to almost everyone else he just seems snide, or disinterested, or entirely too interested but no one ever sees him when we are alone (and away from the dogs) in my office. Or how his wide his eyes get when I am changing and he chases after the sashes of my robes. He is always gentle when he sets up on my lap at my desk, never sets claws to my silks, and his purr is the sweetest things I have ever heard.
He was a gift to me from someone very dear, and that alone is something special, but I love my little companion when he sits and watches my quill as I write, or his persistent napping on my parchments. I love him because I never feel alone with him, because there is little else I enjoy more than coming home to an otherwise empty kitchen to hear his mewling as if he were telling me all about his day.
Though, I would like if he grew out of this phase of being obsessed with ink pots...
((This journal page has a couple of inky little paw prints on the far corner))
Remember My Companion.
Written By Nigel
July 24, 2017, 2:38 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Mia
Written By Nigel
July 24, 2017, 2:24 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Esoka
It's good to see you again, my stalwart knight.
pleasedontbreakme
Written By Aiden
July 24, 2017, 2:20 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
I think I'll speak of Baron Archibald Chirpington. He's the first gyrfalcon I had. I remember I hatched him when I was about thirteen years old. It was in the mews at Bastion. Our bond was strong then but it has grown stronger since. He's been a loyal friend and companion to me, especially in those lonely days before Arx, when the wind at my back seemed the only whisper of comfort. I called him Butler then, I knew not of his true name. Now that I think upon it, it was such a rude name, though as a child Prince, it amused me, for he was trained to retrieve and we began our long study together to train both of us on how to make him send and retrieve missives, among regular falconry pursuits.
I remember the first time I became aware of the deeper connection between us. The screech he made alerted me to something vastly different, while I was feeding him. I don't know why, but I had a strong conviction to go look around, as if I knew something was amiss. I came upon a knight who had fallen off his horse and shattered his leg. Who is to say what would have happened had I not found him. From then, I started to pay closer attention to my gyrfalcon and the other falcons that I trained and raised.
Since my time in Arx, he has adjusted miraculously. He's keen to fly missives and seems to get it right, most of the time. I know there may have been letters misplaced, for many I have written have never received a response. But I don't blame him, he's had a greater threat on his mind. It may be startling to people to hear, but it's because of the Baron, that I was able to alert Crown Princess Lark and the Voices of Grayson about Brand's attempt at three northern gates. It was also because of the Baron that I learnt of the Nox'alfar committing follies in the Gray Forest, a matter also issued forth to the Crown Princess and Princess Reese.
It was during the siege that I realized his name was not Butler, but instead, Baron Archibald Chirpington. I owe him my thanks and gratitude and he is always allowed to fly free when he wishes - maybe more of us owe him thanks than I realize. I do what I can for him and I don't keep him caged. Our bond is of choice.
Remember My Companion.
Written By Nigel
July 24, 2017, 2:03 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
Well, not //home// home. Home home is the Twainfort, from now 'til eternity. But home for now is Heron Hall, where my darling sister and shower-averse brother-in-law and the rest of our court have set up shop.* Last night, I heard Mia laugh. Last night, I watched Thesarin brood. Last night, I felt Esoka punch me in the shoulder. So today my home for now feels much more like home.
I shall miss my lumpy bed in the east tower; my favorite quill (in the inkwell of my favorite desk); my library that smells of vellum and chains and the knowledge of an age. Yet I shall assuredly not miss those lonely autumn nights with only my reports and a single candle for comfort. Those nights I consign to my dear and loyal seneschal, whose hands now hold the reins of our lands on the cusp of winter. May he find warmth in duty, as I did. May he find more warmth there than I did.
N
* N.B. To the literal-minded among you: There is no shop in Heron Hall. We cannot sell you anything. But if you're reading this, you should know that many fine local establishments are selling Riven's artisanal pots, which are things of beauty. Take it from me, an admittedly biased observer.
Written By Merek
July 24, 2017, 1:57 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
In any case, since then, she has followed me wherever I travel, always chasing things, being the happiest of sorts. I learned she possibly came from a fox breeder in Velenosian lands, and spoke with them, though it was said the pup she was, she was likely from a litter that had come about in the wild from one of theirs. She has been a wonderful friend, for a fox. She also seems to be a kit still in some ways, especially as she is not the fastest in growing up. I love her.
Remember My Companion
Written By Merek
July 24, 2017, 1:52 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
Written By Aureth
July 24, 2017, 12:27 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
And yes, if you want to send me booze, I will put it in my liquor cabinet so that Magpie can steal it.
Written By Alaric
July 24, 2017, 12:22 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
I also learned about 'collectible figurines' at this event. I'm still not quite sure what to make of them, but I do have my own collection of one now.
Written By Eirene
July 24, 2017, 12:22 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
Written By Eirene
July 24, 2017, 12:15 a.m.(11/22/1006 AR)
Written By Regla
July 24, 2017, 12:09 a.m.(11/21/1006 AR)
That's hard to admit. Drinking is my third favorite pastime. But I think that I need to spend more time praying, maybe it'll help.
Written By Sparte
July 24, 2017, 12:08 a.m.(11/21/1006 AR)
Written By Harlan
July 23, 2017, 11:46 p.m.(11/21/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Clover
Written By Selene
July 23, 2017, 11:38 p.m.(11/21/1006 AR)
Written By Beaumont
July 23, 2017, 11:15 p.m.(11/21/1006 AR)
Moreso, I am proud of all the houses that have become bustling enterprises under the Valardin banner. The Wyrmguards, the Telmars, he Keatons, the Blackrams, and even the random strays whom been given protection under the Dragon's wing.
I believe our future will be tested but it will not falter.
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