Shirley Meier's Blog, page 39
October 30, 2011
573 - We Thought We'd Surprise You
It was cold enough to make my teeth ache as we
descended to Vae Arahi. The snow completely whitened the mountainside, except
for the stark, wet grey and black and white cliffs and some of the erratic
stones. The lake was white, was it frozen over? There were dark
patches broken all around the mystic's island where Chevenga was… or perhaps
had been? Was he still there?
The snow all
descended to Vae Arahi. The snow completely whitened the mountainside, except
for the stark, wet grey and black and white cliffs and some of the erratic
stones. The lake was white, was it frozen over? There were dark
patches broken all around the mystic's island where Chevenga was… or perhaps
had been? Was he still there?
The snow all
October 27, 2011
A couple of days off
I have to take a couple of days off... my apologies, I'll try to get my head together again for tomorrow.
October 26, 2011
573 - We Thought We'd Surprise You...
It was cold enough to make my teeth ache as we
descended to Vae Arahi. The snow was deep enough to completely whiten the
mountainside, except for the stark, wet grey and black and white cliffs and
erratic stones. The lake was white, was
it frozen over? There were dark patches
broken all around the mystic's island where Chevenga was… or perhaps had
been? Was he still there?
The snow
descended to Vae Arahi. The snow was deep enough to completely whiten the
mountainside, except for the stark, wet grey and black and white cliffs and
erratic stones. The lake was white, was
it frozen over? There were dark patches
broken all around the mystic's island where Chevenga was… or perhaps had
been? Was he still there?
The snow
October 25, 2011
572 - Below Stairs Again
Eltras sank down on the bench at the stove end of
the servant's table in the night kitchen.
"Phew. I'm done for today. What's on the hob, Kataina?"
The cook, prepping vegetables to go into ice-water
for the next day, carefully drawing thin, wide, long curls off orange roots
with her paring knife, looked up. "Cold
roast meats, leftover. My famous
leftover beef stew with Niah earth
the servant's table in the night kitchen.
"Phew. I'm done for today. What's on the hob, Kataina?"
The cook, prepping vegetables to go into ice-water
for the next day, carefully drawing thin, wide, long curls off orange roots
with her paring knife, looked up. "Cold
roast meats, leftover. My famous
leftover beef stew with Niah earth
October 24, 2011
571 - She's Good at Keeping Secrets
Kyriala's exhibition of her and her friends'
tapestry works was a day before Kallijas and I were to do the Solstice Ritual,
and three days before we were all slated to leave to be at the Yeoli referendum
over whether they wanted Chevenga as semanakraseye after all his problems.
Personally I thought he would be happy either
way. If they didn't want him, he'd be
able to retire with honour
tapestry works was a day before Kallijas and I were to do the Solstice Ritual,
and three days before we were all slated to leave to be at the Yeoli referendum
over whether they wanted Chevenga as semanakraseye after all his problems.
Personally I thought he would be happy either
way. If they didn't want him, he'd be
able to retire with honour
FAN FIC
Announcing the first ever Fan written piece of fiction for Eclipse Court! Enjoy!
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A
Jiaklem Adventure
by Dave Kirby
The words were important; he knew they
were. Words he could understand, and he knew the funny marks on the paper were
words, somehow. The marks meant words, in the silent language, and they were
IMPORTANT! His people should see these Important Word Marks; they
______________
A
Jiaklem Adventure
by Dave Kirby
The words were important; he knew they
were. Words he could understand, and he knew the funny marks on the paper were
words, somehow. The marks meant words, in the silent language, and they were
IMPORTANT! His people should see these Important Word Marks; they
October 21, 2011
570 - I Can't Sleep
I couldn't sleep and snuck into Minis's room but
there was Gan and Farasha sleeping and Minis wasn't there, so I was really
quiet and sat out in the front sitting room with Jia and Altras and Bella all
of us in a pile on the big chaise.
Antras came in and asked me if I wanted Kaita or anything else and I
asked him if he could get me a big glass of goat milk, since I found out I
liked it
there was Gan and Farasha sleeping and Minis wasn't there, so I was really
quiet and sat out in the front sitting room with Jia and Altras and Bella all
of us in a pile on the big chaise.
Antras came in and asked me if I wanted Kaita or anything else and I
asked him if he could get me a big glass of goat milk, since I found out I
liked it
October 20, 2011
569 - But I'm Not!
The Fenjitzas,
now that I had sat back and actually recovered my balance a bit, I would
never have recognized. I'd only seen him
in his full priestly regalia that glittered enough to nearly blind someone if
he were standing in the sun.
Here in the golden, late-night lighting of the
Temple he had his hair tied up tight and wore nothing but kilt and gloves. He was even barefoot. I saw
now that I had sat back and actually recovered my balance a bit, I would
never have recognized. I'd only seen him
in his full priestly regalia that glittered enough to nearly blind someone if
he were standing in the sun.
Here in the golden, late-night lighting of the
Temple he had his hair tied up tight and wore nothing but kilt and gloves. He was even barefoot. I saw
October 19, 2011
568 - My Heart was Riven
"Just Radas, please, Spark," he said, settling down
cross-legged on the tiles with me, completely heedless of the fact that we were
sitting in the middle of the Temple floor, in the middle of the night, under
the high God's eye.
"If that's the case then just Minis, for me," I
said to him and managed to wipe my face with the sodden handkerchief I had
clutched in one fist and thrust it
cross-legged on the tiles with me, completely heedless of the fact that we were
sitting in the middle of the Temple floor, in the middle of the night, under
the high God's eye.
"If that's the case then just Minis, for me," I
said to him and managed to wipe my face with the sodden handkerchief I had
clutched in one fist and thrust it
October 18, 2011
567 - My Childish Heart
I stood behind the Steel Gate and waited for my
escort. Since the kidnapping attempt and
the slaughter of my guards, I wasn't going to be able to just walk out into the
city when I wanted to. Idiesas was the
head of Kallijas's security and had taken over mine with Joras's death. I would never in a thousand thousand years
hint at what I felt when two of the Muunas's First Elite stood at my
escort. Since the kidnapping attempt and
the slaughter of my guards, I wasn't going to be able to just walk out into the
city when I wanted to. Idiesas was the
head of Kallijas's security and had taken over mine with Joras's death. I would never in a thousand thousand years
hint at what I felt when two of the Muunas's First Elite stood at my
