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Rryn Anyai · Journeyman Joined: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 244

Rryn returned to her home and dismissed the guards in the shadows that had watched over her. She walked to the fountain in her courtyard and kneeled before it offering up prayers to the Godess to watch over the health of Queen Wicked Rose and Duchess Molly. Finishing she went inside to her study to pen out a letter to the Heads of all Clans regarding the upcoming open air market they were to have in Zento. The crafters in the city were excited about seeing the many wares from the outer land crafters and sharing theirs with them.

Greetings,
I wish to formally invite you and yours to attend a Cultural Day in the City of Zento. We have planned an open air market for crafters from all over the realm to come and share their wares with one another and sell them to the general populace and visitors. All crafter's of all realms are invited, be they blacksmith, tailor, basketweaver , tinker or cook, to participate and share their wares. There will be much to see and many fine new treasures to purchase. I have enclosed the flyer of the event and I hope that your crafters might wish to participate. Our crafters are eager to meet and share their secrets with each other.The event will be held on our town center platform and have convenience to the many shops and the bank of the city. The market will boast many fine foods in our cook shops and we have a fine Inn for any wishing to enjoy a late evening meal or a place to rest. All are welcome to wander the city grounds and enjoy the many waterfalls and gardens that gives the city its name Zento, meaning "Beginning of a journey".
We hope this will be the beginning of such a journey in bridging the cultural differences and bringing a new friendship and understanding amongst the many diversified lands in a peaceful way.

In Honor and Peace,

Reifujin Rryn Anyai
Empress

The flyers sat neatly awaiting being added to the letters and matched the ones they had placed around the town for visitors to see already.

She sprinkled sand over the ink and allowed it to dry. Glancing about she picked up her water pitcher and made her way to the kitchen finding her cook already wrapping and labeling the tea leaves to be sent to Duchess Molly in the morning.
"Konnichi was Reifujin Rryn. The tea leaves are about ready, I have marked them with what ailment they might help relieve." she said.
Rryn looked at the silk wrapped leaves and the very precise handwritting, the words carefully written in common , written on the silk.The cook grinned and patted her book with her kanji and common translations.
"I sent the leaves and salve out to Reifujin Wicked Rose today as well." she continued.
" Most excellent" Rryn replied with a smile glancing the book in her lap.

The cook completed her task as Rryn finished her tea. Smiling and bidding the cook a good evening, after assuring her she needed nothing more she could not get herself, she headed back to her chambers. She removed a special small basket from her cupboard and placed a fine weaved pink silk cloth into it. She carefully placed some embroidered silk childs clothing into the basket for the new baby. She then placed a bigger basket on the table in front of her and placed the wrappings of the different teas into it. On top she placed the smaller basket. Into each basket she placed a short note with blessings and instructions for the tea. Satisfied with the package, she prepared for the night and was soon asleep.

Early the next morning, she sent the letter to be sent to all with the nanny to drop for copying and sending out as she she escorted the girls to their riding lessons. The nanny returned with one copy and she placed that into the basket for Lady Molly. Rryn then went down to the samurai training yards. They stopped at once and bade her welcome with silent bows. Smiling , she bade them all good morning and asked then to return to their training. She spoke to her Shogun and he summoned one of the men to take the package for her directly to the home of the Duchess Molly Kaldhel. She placed in his hand a calling card with her address written upon it.
House of the Gauntlet
Gauntlet Isle, Luna, Malas. .
She assured him he could find explicit directions to her home once in the City of Luna from many of the citizens.
As he headed off , she turned her attention back to the men training in the yard. She commended the Shogun for his organization and the many new men that had come to protect the citizen's under him. They worked as a team in training and helped each other with their strengths and weaknesses. After brief conversational talk, and thanking him again for the polite samurai to act as messanger for the very special package , Rryn excused herself so he could get back to his men .
She went to her study to reply to many messages and arrange meetings as needed. Satisfied that she had completed her tasks for the morning, Rryn picked up the bento box and headed towards town and the stables to join the girls on an afternoon ride before a picnic tea.

Will Kaldhel · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject:

Will had been siting at his desk for almost an hour now going threw daily reports. With Molly being sick he'd been negleting them to nurse her back to health. Sighing softly putting the last report in the outgoing pile.

Almael had been little trouble other then when she wanted to be changed or was hungry. She had been staying with Lily in her room so she wouldn't get sick which let him take care of Molly.
Molly on the other hand had been a handful. Feeding her broth, giveing her sponge baths to try to keep her tempeture down, and seeing to her other needs.

Lily had givin him time to see to his own needs and after takeing a much needed hot bath, and scrubbing himself almost raw he had felt almost like a new man again. seeing the cup of tea on his desk that Lily had brought to him earlyer, Will picks it up and takes a sip of it grimiceing at the taste."Yuck, Ice cold too."" well wouldn't do to get sick too." draining the cup, tasteing the medicinal herbs Lily used in it.

Hearing a knock on the door, Will looks up to to see Lily there. in the doorway "aye Lily." "there's a messenger at the door mylord from the Empress Lady Rryn to see you or mylady Molly."" aye Lily." gently nodding to her."I'll be right down Lily." placeing the empty cup back down on the desk Will pushes the chair back getting up feeling the stiffness in his back. Softly groaning under his breath stretching abit feeling it crack in a few places then sighing."That feels alot better."

Heading down to the main hall Will see's the messenger standing by the door, greeting him.
"I'm Duke Will can I help ye sir?""konichiwa mlord" bowing deeply" I bring a package from the Empress Lady Rryn."" ah, aye we've been expecting this." Bowing deeply back to him. " thank ye for delivering it." Smileing to the messenger. Gently takeing the package from him, Will reaches into his pouch on his waist to pull out a small purse of coins handing it to him."thank ye for your troubles sir."bowing to him respectively."Please tell the Empress thank ye for the help, its greatly appriciated."

Heading into the kitchen Will puts the package gently on the table and carefully opens it to see the different delicatly wrapped herbs and the instructions how to use them. Seeing the small clothes Will softly chuckles and smiles to himself placeing then to the side of the table out of the way so not to soil them. Picking one of the packaged herbs and reading the instructions Will begins preparing it as he starts to hum a tune smileing.
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Hate binds a warrior,
Anger is the gateway to impatience,
Impatience is the pathway to defeat,
Opportunity is the stepping stone to victory

Molly · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject:

She had slept for weeks it seemed. She would wake for a short while but could not hold her head up more than an hour or so. She would have bouts of chills and then be burning up for no apparent reason. She didn't remember being around anyone that was sick nor did she understand why her dreams were more vivid than being awake. It was almost as if she were living in sleep and her waking hours were the dream. The dreams didn't make sense so she knew they had to be dreams. Faces of her past, especially those that she was close to or family, they were all there in varying ages that if she were to see them now they would be much older. It made her head hurt to think about them while she was awake.

She would wake to Will's strained and worried face his loving eyes looking to her for some encouraging sign. She could see it upset him and she would appologize profucely as he fed her broth and what small bits of bread she could take in.

On Thursday a week previous she forced herself to get up and go to the Royal Court meeting. She had arrived late and didn't last ten minutes before she fell asleep. Will let her sleep and carried her home after the meeting. She since then had not wakened but for a few minutes at a time when roused to eat by him.

She talked to him on Wedensday and begged him to take her and try and keep her awake for the entire meeting. He fixed her a large amount of coffee and she managed to make it through the entire meeting but before she made it home he ended up carrying her. While at the meeting the Empress approached and offered some teas to help her condition and said she would send them to the house on the following day. She hoped beyond hope that it would help for how could she take care of her daughter and husband. Will lay her down with a gentle kiss on her lips and fell once again into a deep sleep.
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Grand Duchess Molly Kaldhel
Oracle of Truth
The House Gauntlet
Sanctus, Luna, Malas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXoGDbJ5nLU
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"In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman."
-Margaret Thatcher-

Molly · Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:14 am Post subject:

The dreams are fast and furious as she slips further and further away. She can not seem to wake herself now as she could before. Deeper and deeper she sleeps. Time has no meaning any longer within her mind...

All Will's efforts to wake her have been unsuccessful for the past twenty-four hours. As much as he tries she does not awake. He has even brought the child to the bedside in hopes that she will arrise hearing her cries. She seems to hear nothing at all and her life force seems to be moving away to where he can not know.
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Grand Duchess Molly Kaldhel
Oracle of Truth
The House Gauntlet
Sanctus, Luna, Malas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXoGDbJ5nLU
_______________________
"In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman."
-Margaret Thatcher-

Molly · Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:57 am Post subject:

She feels cold, a deep bone chilling cold as she reaches her hand out into the darkness whispering "Will, don't leave me. I can't find you, I can't see...Where are you?"

Out of her dream as she lays there unconcious she reaches her hand out whispering. "Will, don't leave me. I can't find you, I can't see...Where are you?"
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Grand Duchess Molly Kaldhel
Oracle of Truth
The House Gauntlet
Sanctus, Luna, Malas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXoGDbJ5nLU
_______________________
"In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman."
-Margaret Thatcher-

Will Kaldhel · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:18 pm Post subject:

Setting the small tray down with the special tea next to the bed. Will gently takes Molly's hand in his and squeezes it. "I'm here love." Her hand was so cold to the touch that it scared him. Will knew he was loseing her to this sickness she had. Will hoped the tea Lady Rryn gave them would work. He didn't know how he would live without her if she passed on. Molly was his everything, the woman of his dreams, the love of his life, the mother of there daughter.

Reaching for the tea he had made useing some of the healing water in there garden, Will turns back to see Molly's pale skin looking alittle paler. Holding her ice cold hand alittle tighter knowing he'd never beable to get her to drink it, Will takes a sip of the tea holding it in his mouth. setting the cup down he leans over to gently seal his lips with hers. Slowly letting the tea trickle into her mouth alittle at a time so she won't choke on it. praying with all his heart that the tea helps.
_________________
Hate binds a warrior,
Anger is the gateway to impatience,
Impatience is the pathway to defeat,
Opportunity is the stepping stone to victory

Molly · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:56 pm Post subject:

She was sitting on the hollow log looking out over the water where they spent many evenings in their courtship. The sun was warm on her back. She looked over the water feeling the breeze, a bit chilly, wash over her face. Her hair tickled her cheek as she wondered how she had come to be sitting here. She shrugged it away as she enjoyed the view and reminised about their courtship and time together.

She smiled to herself as she had an idea. She sent him a message to bring two pitchers of water, two pitchers of milk and two candles to the guild house and to tell her when he had arrived. She quickly cast a spell that brought her to Luna bank where she went to the tailors shop. She bought a blanket. A soft blue like the water at the falls. She quickly returned to the spot where they had spoken softly watching the water cascade over the falls. She layed out her blanket and began casting food items. She placed them on the blanket and just as she was finished he sent her a pigeon saying he was there.

She told him to walk into the gate when it opened. She could tell by the look on his face he was pleasantly suprised. She stepped into his embrace as he stepped from the blue glow of the gate. He smiled down at her and they exchanged loving words, kissing and holding each other.

She then asked if he was hungry. He smiled and nodded. She began to feed him the different items that were set out on the blanket. As she was feeding him she touched his lips gently. He kissed her fingers and they embraced. They continued to share the food and each others passions long into the afternoon. As dusk began to fall he wrapped her cloak around her and helped her dress. She helped him also and they held each other as they watched the sun set over the falls.

He said it was late and they should go home. She agreed and gathered what was left of the food and as was their custom she tore a corner of the blanket and gave it to him with one of the candles for his memory box. She did the same. He opened a gate and they stepped through.

He opened the door for her and they entered the hall. He took her hand and they walked together to their room on the fourth floor. She slipped into her shift and lay down waiting for him to join her. She smiled up at him opening her arms and he joined her. They wrapped into each others arms once again and she whispered, good night my love sleep with the angels. he responded softly Goodnight my angel. As he said this the moment faded away and once again she reached out her hand. Where are you going love? She said as he seemed to stream away from her and out of her focal point.

She began to cry and called his name. Will...were are you? she said as she cried. Like a gust of wind there was darkness all around the blackness engulfed her as the stiff breeze flowed over her. She was falling again towards the blackness. Cold...she was so cold. Her lips were quivering. She felt herself calling again for Will but she could not see him.

She reached out again and a hand met hers and a soft voice said lovingly, I am here love but she was so cold she could not answer. She thought she could feel his lips against hers a moist sweet herbal flavor over her tongue. Warm...the warmth began to move through her. She could not move yet but she knew the voice and a smile curled on her lips. It was Will.
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Grand Duchess Molly Kaldhel
Oracle of Truth
The House Gauntlet
Sanctus, Luna, Malas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXoGDbJ5nLU
_______________________
"In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman."
-Margaret Thatcher-

Ceinwyn ab'Arawn · Transcendent Spammer Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 5017

Ceinwyn ab'Arawn looked the flyer over with interest.

What a good way to get rid of my.. more bizarre items and trinkets. Profits could go to the treasurey of Umbra. Also, while I'm there, I can be in touch with my "special" contacts about my less than legal purchases...