Written By Vanora
July 8, 2018, 7:18 p.m.(2/26/1009 AR)
I have been sitting on some good news for the Grim Duke and have finally determined the best way to deliver it...with something else that he and the family will absolutely love.
A room in the Longhouse for tucking away beauty, to foster and protect what is as important to the Grims as swift ships and sharp axes.
I absolutely cannot wait to show them all, and to tell him.
I want to give them the kind of memory that gets carried out to the battlefields and provides the motivation to fight like hell to come back home.
A room in the Longhouse for tucking away beauty, to foster and protect what is as important to the Grims as swift ships and sharp axes.
I absolutely cannot wait to show them all, and to tell him.
I want to give them the kind of memory that gets carried out to the battlefields and provides the motivation to fight like hell to come back home.
Written By Vanora
July 7, 2018, 3:47 p.m.(2/24/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Cambria
I rather enjoyed the essay you tucked into the whites a few days back, I actually read it through slowly. Would have been good with a cup of tea but the archives are so fastidious.
I think you should consider publishing a book. Something about...good listening, empathy, patience, generosity....and how those methods and traits serve Lycene so well.
The truths are what work, not the lies.
I think you should consider publishing a book. Something about...good listening, empathy, patience, generosity....and how those methods and traits serve Lycene so well.
The truths are what work, not the lies.
Written By Vanora
July 7, 2018, 12:32 a.m.(2/23/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Eleyna
The Grand Duchess of the Lyceum is an absolutely formidable presence and a kindred spirit too...she thinks so similarly to me about the things I value the most. I admire her very deeply.
We were friendly when we were girls, I ran wild at the Velenosa estate in Lenosia while my parents did....the things my parents did. She, Esera, Isolde, and so many other cousins to run wild with and play, when we were not expected to be mature or serious. Then I moved on to religious study and she moved on to rise in power and wield it with such beauty and compassion.
I am fortunate we are in each other's lives again, there is so much to hope for, dream about, work towards.
We were friendly when we were girls, I ran wild at the Velenosa estate in Lenosia while my parents did....the things my parents did. She, Esera, Isolde, and so many other cousins to run wild with and play, when we were not expected to be mature or serious. Then I moved on to religious study and she moved on to rise in power and wield it with such beauty and compassion.
I am fortunate we are in each other's lives again, there is so much to hope for, dream about, work towards.
Written By Vanora
June 30, 2018, 5:20 p.m.(2/10/1009 AR)
I'm taking harp lessons.
Its an incredibly long story. If anyone knows of a music teacher who likes harp lessons and long stories though, I'll need one soon enough. I've only secured a month or so of lessons so far.
Its an incredibly long story. If anyone knows of a music teacher who likes harp lessons and long stories though, I'll need one soon enough. I've only secured a month or so of lessons so far.
Written By Vanora
June 30, 2018, 5:14 p.m.(2/10/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Isolde
Two hours of your time.
As much wine as we want.
No husbands. That's the ransom for your second favorite pair of pants.
Until then they're mine.
As much wine as we want.
No husbands. That's the ransom for your second favorite pair of pants.
Until then they're mine.
Written By Vanora
June 24, 2018, 8:49 p.m.(1/26/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Ingrid
I always wanted a sister growing up.
Probably because I was the only girl, a fourth child with three brothers.
Maybe because those brothers were jerks more than half the time I thought a sister would be better.
If a sister-in-law is like a sister, than I was right.
Ingrid is better than two out of the three by leaps and bounds, and at best the third is tied.
She's the sweetest.
Probably because I was the only girl, a fourth child with three brothers.
Maybe because those brothers were jerks more than half the time I thought a sister would be better.
If a sister-in-law is like a sister, than I was right.
Ingrid is better than two out of the three by leaps and bounds, and at best the third is tied.
She's the sweetest.
Written By Vanora
June 21, 2018, 6:55 p.m.(1/20/1009 AR)
The Velenosa throw tea parties that are like none other.
This is the first time I've ever slept past noon to recover from tea and cakes. Theoretically.
This is the first time I've ever slept past noon to recover from tea and cakes. Theoretically.
Written By Vanora
June 18, 2018, 8:27 p.m.(1/14/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Katarina
I believe I can make use of your services sometime soon. We'll talk.
Written By Vanora
June 17, 2018, 4:54 p.m.(1/12/1009 AR)
Stranger,
You are more than that to me and yet I do not know you.
I don't know your face, for I've never seen it.
I don't know your name, because no one has ever told me nor answered when I asked.
I don't know where you come from.
I don't know where you are now.
You know me though.
That is the unsettling part.
You are more than that to me and yet I do not know you.
I don't know your face, for I've never seen it.
I don't know your name, because no one has ever told me nor answered when I asked.
I don't know where you come from.
I don't know where you are now.
You know me though.
That is the unsettling part.
Written By Vanora
June 16, 2018, 5:05 p.m.(1/10/1009 AR)
Mother Anneke,
Thank you so much for your hospitality as always. Your serious countenance doesn't hide the compassion and kindness that live in the core of you, nor do I believe that they should. I am grateful for the opportunity to linger here with you in Grihem's Point a while longer yet, for I know it will be too long until there is a chance again.
I have taken in all of your suggestions, spoken and unspoken, for the years ahead. Saved all of the letters with advice about marriage, motherhood, Father Harald, Valdemar, all of the rest of your kin. I've asked the questions I wished to about your life in Grihem's Point, the dreams you had as a girl that have all come true and the sadness that you never expected to face.
My relationship with my own mother is complicated at best...and thus I've grown up without one, the love of extended family suiting my needs. Yet to have someone to discuss this strange new world with, the problems we face...the ways we can surmount them...it means a very great deal.
Thank you.
Your daughter Vanora
Thank you so much for your hospitality as always. Your serious countenance doesn't hide the compassion and kindness that live in the core of you, nor do I believe that they should. I am grateful for the opportunity to linger here with you in Grihem's Point a while longer yet, for I know it will be too long until there is a chance again.
I have taken in all of your suggestions, spoken and unspoken, for the years ahead. Saved all of the letters with advice about marriage, motherhood, Father Harald, Valdemar, all of the rest of your kin. I've asked the questions I wished to about your life in Grihem's Point, the dreams you had as a girl that have all come true and the sadness that you never expected to face.
My relationship with my own mother is complicated at best...and thus I've grown up without one, the love of extended family suiting my needs. Yet to have someone to discuss this strange new world with, the problems we face...the ways we can surmount them...it means a very great deal.
Thank you.
Your daughter Vanora
Written By Vanora
June 4, 2018, 4:15 p.m.(12/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Driskell
Every time I start to put down my thoughts I hear your voice in my head, answering.
I know it's yours because I'm irritated and the answers aren't real answers.
I can hardly finish a sentence. This is achieving nothing.
I don't know if it is a normal part of the grieving process but I'm furious with you. Absolutely furious. I can hear your responses to that too, something about death and permanence and the spark of mortality.
Furious.
I know it's yours because I'm irritated and the answers aren't real answers.
I can hardly finish a sentence. This is achieving nothing.
I don't know if it is a normal part of the grieving process but I'm furious with you. Absolutely furious. I can hear your responses to that too, something about death and permanence and the spark of mortality.
Furious.
Written By Vanora
May 23, 2018, 7:46 p.m.(10/18/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Cristoph
Thank you.
It is not an easy thing to give a genuine apology.
They are worth a great deal for that very reason.
I am both moved and appreciative.
It is not an easy thing to give a genuine apology.
They are worth a great deal for that very reason.
I am both moved and appreciative.
Written By Vanora
May 23, 2018, 2:49 a.m.(10/16/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Belladonna
Beloved Cousin,
You owe no one in this city a public display of suffering, a heartfelt entry in the whites regarding what he meant to you or what he meant to the family.
I do hope that my irritation on your behalf, and expression of such both privately to Mistress Culler and publicly in my whites, did not further your grief.
Know that you have my love and loyalty -always-. I did not speak because you require me to do so in your defense, you are quite capable of doing so for yourself and I know this well.
I am here.
You owe no one in this city a public display of suffering, a heartfelt entry in the whites regarding what he meant to you or what he meant to the family.
I do hope that my irritation on your behalf, and expression of such both privately to Mistress Culler and publicly in my whites, did not further your grief.
Know that you have my love and loyalty -always-. I did not speak because you require me to do so in your defense, you are quite capable of doing so for yourself and I know this well.
I am here.
Written By Vanora
May 23, 2018, 2:38 a.m.(10/16/1008 AR)
Allow me to correct myself.
This was my original entry into the whites:
Imagine how shocked I was to read that House Pravus did /nothing/ to search for Duke Cassius.
This Pravus by blood, and her Grimhall husband (with Grimhall and Pravus being solid allies, in this and all things) would beg to disagree.
This is how it ought to have been written:
Imagine how shocked I was to read that House Pravus did /nothing/ to search for (edits here: 'the truth regarding the death of') Duke Cassius
This Pravus by blood, and her Grimhall husband (with Grimhall and Pravus being solid allies, in this and all things) would beg to disagree.
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If any others notice errors in my writings in the whites on this particular topic, I would like to gently request that they might be communicated to me in a less public manner, as they do nothing to assist the grieving process of the families who lost him.
Mistress Mae,
I am indeed a Voice of Grimhall and not Pravus. I did not at any time claim to be otherwise.
I spoke as such. The alliance between Grimhall and Pravus is strong, one forged through a very detailed marriage contract. As such, Pravus and Grimhall are family.
I do hope this clears up any confusion, however if it does not then readers will have to remain confused.
This was my original entry into the whites:
Imagine how shocked I was to read that House Pravus did /nothing/ to search for Duke Cassius.
This Pravus by blood, and her Grimhall husband (with Grimhall and Pravus being solid allies, in this and all things) would beg to disagree.
This is how it ought to have been written:
Imagine how shocked I was to read that House Pravus did /nothing/ to search for (edits here: 'the truth regarding the death of') Duke Cassius
This Pravus by blood, and her Grimhall husband (with Grimhall and Pravus being solid allies, in this and all things) would beg to disagree.
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If any others notice errors in my writings in the whites on this particular topic, I would like to gently request that they might be communicated to me in a less public manner, as they do nothing to assist the grieving process of the families who lost him.
Mistress Mae,
I am indeed a Voice of Grimhall and not Pravus. I did not at any time claim to be otherwise.
I spoke as such. The alliance between Grimhall and Pravus is strong, one forged through a very detailed marriage contract. As such, Pravus and Grimhall are family.
I do hope this clears up any confusion, however if it does not then readers will have to remain confused.
Written By Vanora
May 22, 2018, 1:45 a.m.(10/14/1008 AR)
Imagine how shocked I was to read that House Pravus did /nothing/ to search for Duke Cassius.
This Pravus by blood, and her Grimhall husband (with Grimhall and Pravus being solid allies, in this and all things) would beg to disagree.
This Pravus by blood, and her Grimhall husband (with Grimhall and Pravus being solid allies, in this and all things) would beg to disagree.
Written By Vanora
May 21, 2018, 7:22 p.m.(10/14/1008 AR)
I'm not falling behind or running late
I'm not standing still
I am lying in wait
I'm not standing still
I am lying in wait
Written By Vanora
May 21, 2018, 1:27 p.m.(10/13/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Valdemar
To my savage brute without a romantic bone in his body,
There are people one can hire for writing love letters I'm sure. Whispers perhaps? Trained poets?
You are a resourceful man. I have confidence in your capabilities.
There are people one can hire for writing love letters I'm sure. Whispers perhaps? Trained poets?
You are a resourceful man. I have confidence in your capabilities.
Written By Vanora
May 21, 2018, midnight(10/12/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Belladonna
I am here if you should need me.
We all are.
'So Speaks Grimhall'
We all are.
'So Speaks Grimhall'
Written By Vanora
May 20, 2018, 11:58 p.m.(10/12/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Calypso
My Lycene sisters are always here for me.
I have known it in my heart but to hear it spoken aloud was everything I needed.
The Duchess-General is so much more than either of those things. An ally. A friend.
A friend.
I have known it in my heart but to hear it spoken aloud was everything I needed.
The Duchess-General is so much more than either of those things. An ally. A friend.
A friend.
Written By Vanora
May 19, 2018, 11:45 p.m.(10/10/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Driskell
He's here. Back in Arx.
Alive. Changed somewhat, but no more than the rest of us.
I could kill him for abandoning me...me and all of Arx, when he was needed.
Except not really. I'm rather small and not particularly strong and if I managed to succeed I'd be devastated because he would be gone once more.
Break my heart once, I forgive you. Break it twice...still forgive you. Don't try a third time. Please.
Stay here.
Alive. Changed somewhat, but no more than the rest of us.
I could kill him for abandoning me...me and all of Arx, when he was needed.
Except not really. I'm rather small and not particularly strong and if I managed to succeed I'd be devastated because he would be gone once more.
Break my heart once, I forgive you. Break it twice...still forgive you. Don't try a third time. Please.
Stay here.
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