Sept. 18, 2021, 8:54 p.m.(3/23/1016 AR)
Needing a bit change of scenery, I decided to go and find myself some colors. It's not that I don't like the snow. I LOVE it. But I needed to see something bright! So this day I chose the butterfly garden. It was beautiful and full of life. I layed there and just watched. Sometimes you just need a different view to make your heart lighter.
Written By
Deva
Sept. 18, 2021, 8:49 p.m.(3/23/1016 AR)
Relationship Note on
Mabelle
So kind, and always working to care for others. Lady Mabelle is a bright presence for our city, and I remain grateful to her for so many things.
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Thea
Sept. 18, 2021, 8:42 p.m.(3/23/1016 AR)
Let it be said scholar, that my cousin Fiora is not only an amazing physician, but she is also an amazing archer. The way she helped take down that giant with a cleaver? Exceptional!
Also learned not to piss off Zakhar during his breakfast. He's a force with that pot. Yes, I know. I need to rest. I'm going, I'm going!
Sept. 18, 2021, 7:37 p.m.(3/23/1016 AR)
Relationship Note on
Desiree
I've known Lady Desiree Wyrmguard since we were young. Younger, at least. A prank - which I thought she would have found as hilarious as I did - went a little wrong and it has soured things. Not so much that don't remain on friendly terms, but enough. One day I'm sure I'll remedy this.
Sept. 18, 2021, 6:59 p.m.(3/23/1016 AR)
Back in Arx again after some time spent out on the great seas. In time for the next grat catastrophe, no doubt. Well, as the family says, we're ever rising.
Sept. 18, 2021, 9:16 a.m.(3/22/1016 AR)
Duchess Isabeau knighted me, and I have left the Crimson Blades. I now have a room at the Telmar Tower. I wear a red cloak, least when in the city, it's a bit too much of a HERE I AM when in the forest.
Trying to pick up on old lessons of knighthood my parents used to teach me. I forgot most of them, it was over a decade ago now, and I wasn't paying that much attention back then.
Sept. 18, 2021, 6:33 a.m.(3/22/1016 AR)
I was very pleased to finally complete the rooms behind the Fire Bee this week. I hope it will be of good use to those who do not have shelter, to lift one concern from their satchel of worries toward settling in and becoming part of Arx's society. I truly believe that while charity is important, it is no less important to preserve one's dignity. It is not always easy to ask for help and so there is no need to ask. Single people, couples or families can simply walk in and claim a bed for the night.
May Gild bless you.
Sept. 17, 2021, 10:45 a.m.(3/20/1016 AR)
Spent time with a dear friend yesterday. I'm glad to be trusted.
Yes, scholar, this is intentionally vague.
Written By
Ida
Sept. 17, 2021, 6:24 a.m.(3/20/1016 AR)
And just like that, my day was made.
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Noah
Sept. 16, 2021, 8:42 p.m.(3/19/1016 AR)
I got a chair!
That is all. It's a great chair. If you know, then you know.
Sept. 16, 2021, 3:39 p.m.(3/19/1016 AR)
Relationship Note on
Raphael
I failed you, I think. I got so caught up in what I was doing, that I let things slip. And now after all the water gone over the falls, I don't think I will be able to make it right. For what it's worth, I am sorry. And I include you in my prayers.
Sept. 16, 2021, 1:17 a.m.(3/17/1016 AR)
The Joust: Simply fantastic. The final was riveting and so very close between Alis and Lady Brigid. Now to harass the seamstresses and jewelers to ensure my clothes are 'just so' for the closing in a couple of days. And then a whole laundry list of still more to do. Charity auctions with a twist, more mines, maybe after a certain thing happens in the summer I can proceed with plans for the river port.
Sept. 15, 2021, 9:27 p.m.(3/17/1016 AR)
First Bloom arrives and I confess I am looking forward to it. The dawning of spring always gives me a certain joy and not simply because it means I have lived another year, but because it gives me even greater excuse to celebrate. First Bloom gives way to the feast days of Farmer's Rest, and I will be honoring Petrichor this year with a Feast of Flasks. Drink will abound and a prize given to the best of the Feast. The prize for everyone else will be a solid night's sleep, followed by what will surely be an unforgettable morning.
Sept. 15, 2021, 12:31 p.m.(3/16/1016 AR)
Relationship Note on
Isabeau
I am ever so proud of my cousin and all of her success. She hosted a joust and it was spectacular. From the decor to the entertainment, I was literally on the edge of me seat the entire time.
All of the riders were impressive athletes and for a moment I wondered if I should seek the tutelage of a trainer but quickly wiped the thought from existence.
Bravo cousin! I look forward to many more festivities.
Sept. 15, 2021, 11:57 a.m.(3/16/1016 AR)
Relationship Note on
Audgrim
Not exactly who I was expecting to meet at the Sleepless Knights Inn, but I am so very fortunate to have made his acquaintance. It is not every day that I meet a man who is so capable and talented with his hands.
Sept. 15, 2021, 8:27 a.m.(3/16/1016 AR)
Those who suffer are apt to fix their eyes on the very worst; those who do not, towards the very best.
The battlefield cares for neither the worst nor the best; it takes who and what it wishes, regardless of how we see the moment.
This is why the best generals never let themselves be judged by such an arbitrary and capricious thing as war.
Sept. 15, 2021, 1:49 a.m.(3/16/1016 AR)
I got to spend time with my cousin, Lady Carissa Malespero, during my birthday! It was shaping up to be a rather mundane passing - missives to reply to, notes to review, lessons to plan, but she came by and stayed a while. We don't get to spend nearly enough time together, and I couldn't have asked for a better gift than time with my family. She got to see the twins, who are back in the city. They're getting so big. They'll be a year old in a month! That seems impossible.
I do hope Neilda, wherever she is lately, had a good birthday. I haven't see her since before the battle at Pieros. That's nearing a year past, too. I'm almost scared to blink, wondering what I might miss as time passes so quickly. So many projects are in a state of half-done. Maybe my sister has the right idea; passing the days at sea may be less busy.
And Cesare, my incredible, hardworking, gorgeous protege, I hope his birthday was indulgent. If it wasn't? I will simply have to make up for it at our party later.
Sept. 14, 2021, 11:12 p.m.(3/15/1016 AR)
Relationship Note on
Dominique
"Sister, I've returned anew. Aren't you excited? I know I am!"
Not that Dominique has time to idly peruse the whites nor is she that interested in my record keeping, but what sort of little sister would I be if I did not attempt to provoke my wonderful, patient, caring, understanding older sister with some typical little sister behavior?
Sept. 14, 2021, 11:08 p.m.(3/15/1016 AR)
It has been a refreshing return to the city of Arx. I can say with certainty I've never quite felt more like myself than I do at this moment in time.
True, I could be feeling a particular surge in maturity with what having recently celebrated a birthday in Blancibier, but this feels like something more. Finally, I am comfortable in my own skin and ready to face the world with a renewed sense of self.
I pray this level of enthusiasm does not fade so quickly.
Written By
Thea
Sept. 14, 2021, 10:25 p.m.(3/15/1016 AR)
I participated in my first joust this evening. While I managed to stay upon my horse, I do feel like I prefer to attack my opponents on the ground. Lord Gawain was most definitely a strong man for me to try and take down the first time for my first time.