A Simple Tale
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_Today I sit down for the first time in a long time to look inside myself. Here I feel joy at seeing Rhyndar again, and know that I would be happy for him but even in simple encounters I still hope and wished that Drelan was different. I met him on the road today, we had all the simple formalities, though I am unsure it is not just a guise that we put on to be polite and prevent ourselves from jumping across the room into each others arms. Even though I know that would be the biggest mistake I ever make my body yearns for him. I marry now to a bond of love with a sister in Landa that I have never been able to properly repay. Nyda and Nicahh and the rest of the other sisters I hold dear, but among them it is not the same as calling someone your true sister. Landa understands my past, where I come from and my heritage. I only hope we can bring about the world as she invisions it.
At least I can still speak with Drelan civily I supose, though at some times I think he is the greatest fool who ever existed. After he attempted on his own life, I just, well I am not sure exactly what I was feeling, other than I couldn't deal with it at the time. I supose I was shocked and horrified more than anything. To me he had been my pillar of strength, he held me and whispered sweet things in my ear, he took me for picnics and enjoyed walks down by the lake. I enjoyed the simple things, but then we always did seem to find a way to make the simple things more complicated than what they had to be.
I guess that is why I am with Rhyndar, because no matter what Fadia says about a man having two wives I know he loves us both more than the world itself. I told Cike about the Thayan I had seen near Peltarch, that man brought back so many memories. I only hope that he is not here to collect me back to the slavers for the bounty that is most likely on my head now in my homeland._
trails off as if dreamily the paper dotted with ink splatters.
_Ooops, dear me my mind wanders. I was just thinking of our adventure with two of my greatest friends in Dael'ric and that woman who was kind enough to join me on my journey to liberate at least that one slavers camp. Come to think of it though I haven't seen Dael'ric or the woman for a very long time now. Oh how I miss them, and Penny, my wonderful Penny, here I was going to learn music, to play the lute and the harp, but I supose she is gone on some journey. That fiesty little dragon, I look up and admire her for everything she is, I only wish sometimes I had the strength in me to stand up on my own two feet as she does. I guess that is why I always looked up to father and mother, well not my real father and mother because well I never met them, but in Arandor I found a man who's strength and steadfast treatment and strong decisions of unwavering truth I admired and wished nothing more than to have his approval. And Tala, she is like Penny in many ways, though I know she seems nervous and doesn't understand why I call her mother at times, I admire her in the same sense that I would give anything to grow up and be like her.
Ahh… my mind seems to wander, though it feels good to get these words out on paper.
Drelan wishes to build a barracks, and im saving to start a mage tower of my own. Landa always did think I should have been the one up at the head of the tower, why she admired me so I have no idea. I seem to fret over the littlest things and yet I think that is what attracts others to me, is not that I analyze or have everything figured out, but exactly the opposite that I am willing to admit that I don't know everything and go out seeking help where I need it.
Speaking of which I still have so much learning to do, I hope Rary is still willing to teach me of my elven heritage, and Khaya and Ginger are available sometime to continue my learning of bow crafting. Something about the smell of the fresh cut wood, working it over in my hands that is soothing in almost a meditative sense. I could spend a whole day at the saw with a chissle if my wrists didn't hurt so much after carving for a few hours. I supose I have gotten far to used to luxuries, I will have to have Ry take me out in the field more often, though it is pathetic to lay unconcious so many times on the Near East Road. I swear it must be the perfume I wear or something that draws those infernal hobgoblins out everytime I go for a walk._
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It seems I have the worst of luck, or maybe no luck at all. I woke up in the barracks used by the legionaires, cared for by my loving sister Lilin. She is a wonderful person, I should spend more time with her she has always been a good friend even though I have never really known her that well. I woke up a bit confused, my eyes were all blury and icky, and then she made me drink that whatsitroot that… well all I have to say is yuck... but im alive, though I have to wonder with the snow coming up like that and the unseen assailent if after the sacrifices and honor I had shown the mother of winter Auril she is finally getting her revenge on me for taking Waukeen as my following. I supose it is a trade I must face, a trade that I am to live with and accept. I hope Drelan is alright, he was up and about the other day, though he just looked awful after being drained of his energy. I told him to stay in bed but no... that man never did listen to me. Ry came and sat with me as I watched over him a few times, it was nice to fall asleep in his arms after straining all day, something about the man makes me feel safe. I still have yet to see Landa though, I do hope I get to see my sister soon, she has been away for what seems so long. Then again I was away for a while as well. After I woke Lilin asked me some questions which I answered, but... :: ink trails off on this part of the page ::
Anyway Ry came again to see me, not that I was much fun all blue and under a mountain of blankets, but it's nice to know that he is there for me.
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I sat back down by Drelan's side wondering how many days he will remain in this incoherent state. Hoping my love in Rhyndar does not worry too much for where I have gone, and finding in finally seeing Penny I brought only pain to a friend in Lilly. I simply asked if Mirk could look over Drelan to see if he could find what was wrong with him, oh how Drelan would kill me if he knew but I would rather see him better than anything else and no matter how much I disliked Mirk at times I have to admit he was the one who lifted the curses from me and broke certain charms even if he did use the most uncharacteristic ways of doing it. I found out that Mirkali is in prison, framed for something he had no correlation for or so Lilly states, though after being kidnapped and tied up by the man and trying to bring him to justice to think things over I could not help but find it humorous that he is jailed now for something in all probability he did not do. It is crazy how the law system works in both Norwick and Peltarch, they both seem to let those who actually do crimes roam free while jailing the innocent to make them figureheads. I do not know what else I can do for Drelan at this time though, but sit here and pray that the trade of his life is not necesary to appease Waukeen. We were on the cusp of so many plans and now there is nothing more important than seeing the smile on the yellow lion again.
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I talked to Lilly and Nyda again today, I think I have hurt Nyda greatly with the slip of the tounge I had after I saw a man who's markings to me resembled those of a Thayan. I spoke to him and found he like myself had been chained and served as an oarsmen for them for a year, myself a slave being a bit different but I took some comfort realizing he was from a similar background and that outward looks do not always give you a true impression of what a person is. I called out for my Dre Dre when I was afraid of the man, I didn't even know I had said it until it was too late, and Nyda spoke of him being under some dark magic and resting for health. I sat there for a little longer after meeting our newest sister or one who wishes to be a sister Sylvian. I told Nyda I would go and find him on my own, I went strait to the Alliance where Hendry had seen me before. He let me go to Drelan even though Nyda said he is very sick, I didn't care, I had to be by his side after everything that he had been through for me, I had to be there. He sat by my side most of the time I was under the curse, I couldn't leave him, I couldn't stay away and worry that today might be his last day. I wanted to talk to him but he was sleeping, I just replaced the cold cloth on his head when it dried, and kept the blankets over him as he tossed and would throw them off of him. I didn't know what else to do, I laugh at the thought that for once I wish Mirk were here to tell me how to make him better.
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_I woke with a bump on my head, but my love was there to welcome me with open arms. He is suposed to marry Landa soon, though they had stated they wanted me present for the wedding. I hope I am able to be there, though my presence should not stop them from professing their love. I so do need to see my sister in Landa though for we have much to speak of and still must profess the ritual upon one another so that we are bonded eternally as near sisters.
It seems some bandit hit me over the head while I wasn't looking, though Ry was able to retrieve all of my things and get me safely to the inn in Jiyyd. He is just so brave and strong, though foolish sometimes, in his years though he seems to have gained at least some sense._
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_I don't know how it is that I find myself now near swooning over Ry's every charm. He must have some magical power over me ever since that proposal that just made him the happiest and most wonderful man in the world.
I talked to Lilly and Nyda again today, they are concerned with my plans for a tower that it seems Chaevre is building a tower in near every town. I however am not concerned, with the corruption and filth that is built into the Spellweaver I can't imagine it would be hard to find students who want a good and wholesome tower to study the arcane. If only Drelan would get the time to sit down and meet with me for once, seems he is a busy man these days.
Oh, and did I mention Penny is back, oh yea I did, though that was my last entry and I still have yet to see her, I do hope it is sometime soon. This land in Narfell has become my home in more ways than one, I don't know where I would be if I wasn't here. I still worry about that Thayan, I truly do hope he has not come to fetch me back to the overlord that oversaw the tower in the desert that is now abandoned, well I don't know that it is still abandoned, they probably rebuilt what was taken down after our revolt and held another raid to replace the slaves. I wonder if my people still exist, sometimes I wonder if I am the last of a diing people._
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_Today I spoke with Lilly. She is so wonderful, always knows how to make me smile, she asked about the tower and what plans I had. She even offered to help advertise for students when I told her that I had plans on hiring Mirkali to do posters and advertise to recruit students. The money process is coming along slow, I have about 1200 coins, and need at least my half of 10000. Though with Ry and Landa and so many others helping I'm sure it will come along well, this isn't something I want to rush in building, it's something that we need to make sure all the details are nailed down before we move on to operational stages. I hope Drelan liked the drawings I did of what I am planning on having the tower look like, I even set aside an area for his barracks, though I must admit I am no architect. Oh well… it just seems that there are so many new faces in this land that with being absorbed in my projects I have seen many of my old friends move on, or well at least haven't seen them much at all lately.
Oh that reminds me Penny is back, or so Lilly told me, I haven't seen her in such a long time. I'm so excited, she was always so wonderful, maybe I'll finally continue to learn how to play the pipes, that would be nice. Though time is always the issue, so many things I would like to do and never enough time in a day to do them all. Oh well, either way I'll be excited to see that fiesty Dragon of a woman._
