Secret Garden
Dec07

Secret Garden

(1 Eorgean 5115, Ta’Illistim) The ghostly blue glow of the ancient glowbark tree spilled onto the dark ground where a lot of the beautiful, keening sirenflowers were withering and turning black or blood-red, petal by petal, flower by flower. She noticed it first in the change of their song, less than an hour before…. In the heart of the Veythorne Manor’s garden is one of their favorite places, under the ancient glowbark...

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The Legend of the Wedding Braids
Oct09

The Legend of the Wedding Braids

(9 Jastatos 5115, Ta’Illistim) Her Mother The Queen set a headpiece and a veil upon her head and fastened it into the braids, surveying the result. Once upon a time there was a young Princess. She lived in a tall white tower by the sea with her Father and her Mother, the King and Queen. She was just a little girl, not yet come of age. She wore her hair in braids. Now, she was a Princess, so they were very pretty braids. Every...

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Anticipation
Oct06

Anticipation

(5 Jastatos 5115, Ta’Illistim) The anticipation was ever so sweet. Her mother had said it would be. She stepped off the dais to head back to look at the list of last things that she needed to do for the ceremony. One of the six beautiful sapphires in the sky that made up the Stormlord’s trident caught her eye; it seemed to twinkle at her. Her breathing stopped for a moment as she look up in surprise at the promise that...

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Remember When
Sep15

Remember When

(15 Imaerasta 5115, Ta’Illistim) Oh, what a year! It seems almost impossible she could be the same, scared young bardess who was guided from Ta’Vaalor to the Landing a year ago by the Travel Agency. A Year and A Day: the traditional period of contracts. She had been under no agreement, however, only one of her own goals. She took a bit of time in the early of the morning to think about what had transpired since the time...

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Sail Away
Sep07

Sail Away

(6 Imaerasta 5115, The Island) She should ask if that would be the last trip of the season to the Island. But she was afraid of the answer. The Frontier Days Festival ended the night before. She knew her visit in the Landing was nearing an end, as well the time at the Island. It had been a fun time during the busy Festival celebrations. She picked up a new winter coat, some sandals, collected some ideas for the wedding, made new...

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Dream A Little Dream
Jul09

Dream A Little Dream

(9 Koaratos 5115: Ta’Illistim) The bardess chuckled fondly at the bird. She wondered how many more mornings like this were in store for her, and she smiled at that thought, too. She was floating on a gently rocking sea. The sun was warm above her, the waters cool, but not cold. Gulls soared high above, calling out in sing-song tones. The breeze was a gentle caress upon her skin, and she could barely hear the soft sounds of gentle surf...

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It’s In His Kiss
May17

It’s In His Kiss

(16 Ivastaen 5115: Ta’Illistim) “Nobody has ever kissed me like this, like you do,” she whispered softly to him. The Glowbark Tree was beautiful tonight, illuminating the heart of the garden better than even the Great Moon when it is full. The sirenflowers filled the air with what can only be described as a song – a constantly changing, living song. This was one of her favorite places to spend with him. They...

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Good Day Sunshine
May15

Good Day Sunshine

(15 Ivastaen 5115: Wehnimer’s Landing) The bardess woke up in her room in the Landing to the sounds of a bustling and busy town. She rubbed her crystal amulet and almost instantly heard someone thinking. It may not have been peaceful, but it was a familiar chaos to her, and she smiled. They had traveled late in the night from Ta’Illistim in preparation for the journey to Icemule Trace later today. That was the frozen...

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That’s What Friends Are For
May11

That’s What Friends Are For

(9 Ivastaen 5115: Ta’Illistim) Not every rescue is from the jaws of death. The Adventuring Guild assigned the bardess to recover an heirloom from a spectral lord. It seemed like a good enough match for her. Aetheri went with her to that area regularly so she could earn her next step for the Order of Voln. She would just save the job until he was around. She came in from a successful hunt in the Teorainn Dale, and tarried on the dais...

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How Many People Does It Take…
May05

How Many People Does It Take…

(4 Ivastaen 5115: Ta’Illistim) How Many People Does It Take To Help A Bardess? “The only kind of luck I am having today is bad luck,” she thought. She glanced at her fractured and bleeding leg and her hand as she sat at the Hanging Gardens, snacking on acantha leaves like she had not eaten for days. The Teorainn Dale had not been good to her.”I would rise to curtsy and greet you, too, Mister Kitagaen, but...

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