Shirley Meier's Blog, page 41
October 5, 2011
493a - One Page of the Mess
The mess… her father came down and gazed at the fog
of drifting dust and ash. "How… unexpected."
There was no one else in the archive, everyone
barred by her father's word, above. No
doubt craning their necks, oh so discretely trying to see.
"Did… when did this occur, honoured father?"
"Hmm." He
paused, then continued as if he had merely paused for breath. "To speak entirely
of drifting dust and ash. "How… unexpected."
There was no one else in the archive, everyone
barred by her father's word, above. No
doubt craning their necks, oh so discretely trying to see.
"Did… when did this occur, honoured father?"
"Hmm." He
paused, then continued as if he had merely paused for breath. "To speak entirely
October 3, 2011
463b - Like Bits of Scorched Skin
Amitzas stood a moment longer in the sunny room
full of poisonous reptiles and insects before nodding to himself. "Daughter.
Come."
He led her to his office, unlocked the bookcase on
his desk and pulled out a blackened silver volume that Inensa recognized. It was the Mahid Book, the shadow copy of the
Imperial Book that her husband had so carefully carried and read from while
they
full of poisonous reptiles and insects before nodding to himself. "Daughter.
Come."
He led her to his office, unlocked the bookcase on
his desk and pulled out a blackened silver volume that Inensa recognized. It was the Mahid Book, the shadow copy of the
Imperial Book that her husband had so carefully carried and read from while
they
October 2, 2011
463a - A Mahid's Request
The menagerie of Creatures most Toxic and Most
Elegantly Venomous was just off the Mahid quarters. The other sun-tunnel in this area, deep in
the Marble Palace was in one room, to nurture those noxious things that craved
the sun. The front room was dim and
cool. The glass tanks and terrariums
glistened bluish in the artificial night and First Amitzas's white robe shone
as the brightest
Elegantly Venomous was just off the Mahid quarters. The other sun-tunnel in this area, deep in
the Marble Palace was in one room, to nurture those noxious things that craved
the sun. The front room was dim and
cool. The glass tanks and terrariums
glistened bluish in the artificial night and First Amitzas's white robe shone
as the brightest
September 30, 2011
460a - We Deserve Not to Die
I open the door of the
room and stare down the hallway of the changed Mahid quarters, my toes
on the line between inside and outside and the hallway is inside the
greater outside. And the Marble Palace inside the city and the city
inside the greater city. Inside the Empire.
Outside
the line that marks Mahid from not Mahid... people are recovering from a
celebration. They celebrated
room and stare down the hallway of the changed Mahid quarters, my toes
on the line between inside and outside and the hallway is inside the
greater outside. And the Marble Palace inside the city and the city
inside the greater city. Inside the Empire.
Outside
the line that marks Mahid from not Mahid... people are recovering from a
celebration. They celebrated
September 29, 2011
565 - Just Together
Two days later, after the Pages had come out, the
public viewing of my honoured dead took place. They had died in defense of the
people of Arko's elected choice and so deserved all honours as far as I was
concerned.
In the Great Hall behind the Steel Gate, the biers
were laid out, and the public were allowed in, to pay their respects. I stood behind a carved screen on a gallery
four
public viewing of my honoured dead took place. They had died in defense of the
people of Arko's elected choice and so deserved all honours as far as I was
concerned.
In the Great Hall behind the Steel Gate, the biers
were laid out, and the public were allowed in, to pay their respects. I stood behind a carved screen on a gallery
four
566 - Just Together
Two days later, after the Pages had come out, the
public viewing of my honoured dead took place. They had died in defense of the
people of Arko's elected choice and so deserved all honours as far as I was
concerned.
In the Great Hall behind the Steel Gate, the biers
were laid out, and the public were allowed in, to pay their respects. I stood behind a carved screen on a gallery
four
public viewing of my honoured dead took place. They had died in defense of the
people of Arko's elected choice and so deserved all honours as far as I was
concerned.
In the Great Hall behind the Steel Gate, the biers
were laid out, and the public were allowed in, to pay their respects. I stood behind a carved screen on a gallery
four
September 28, 2011
564 - These Are for Me
"Three of the plotters survived to be truth-drugged
and between those three's unwilling testimony, it has been discovered that there
were twenty men in this plot. They were
mostly young men and late second-threshold children, with several older men
apparently as teachers. We have the
names of sixteen of the conspiracy and the Ministry of Serenity and Irefas are
working at this moment to
and between those three's unwilling testimony, it has been discovered that there
were twenty men in this plot. They were
mostly young men and late second-threshold children, with several older men
apparently as teachers. We have the
names of sixteen of the conspiracy and the Ministry of Serenity and Irefas are
working at this moment to
September 27, 2011
563 - A Salt Column of Tears Unwept
Kallijas was in the hall outside the Sun Jade Imperial
Suite, hands clenched behind him as he stood;
Idiesas, fully geared, at his back.
As I came up the steps Kall took three steps
forward, took me by the shoulders and gave me a searching look. "Are you all right, Minis?"
I found myself searching his face just as closely. His eyes were creased with concern, not only
for my
Suite, hands clenched behind him as he stood;
Idiesas, fully geared, at his back.
As I came up the steps Kall took three steps
forward, took me by the shoulders and gave me a searching look. "Are you all right, Minis?"
I found myself searching his face just as closely. His eyes were creased with concern, not only
for my
September 26, 2011
562 - WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!?!?!?!?!
Doob and Resh and Ashi crashed Ky's party to break
the news that Minis had been attacked, which broke up the gathering as quickly
as if someone had vomited in the centre of the crowd.
"Ashi, you say he looked all right? He wasn't hurt?"
"No, Ky he looked fine… he looked shocked and kind
of stone-faced but there were his guards killed all around him."
"I'm going to the Marble
the news that Minis had been attacked, which broke up the gathering as quickly
as if someone had vomited in the centre of the crowd.
"Ashi, you say he looked all right? He wasn't hurt?"
"No, Ky he looked fine… he looked shocked and kind
of stone-faced but there were his guards killed all around him."
"I'm going to the Marble
September 22, 2011
561 - Into Perspective
The little chapel's door opened, letting in all the
light from the rest of the suite. It was
like a file across my senses. "Go away,"
I said, burying my head deeper in my arms.
"Please go away." A clicking
noise on the marble tiles and a big, cold nose snuffled into my neck. "Hey!"
"Minis… come out and talk to me now," Tanifas
said. "The Ten are a comfort, but they
don't tend to
light from the rest of the suite. It was
like a file across my senses. "Go away,"
I said, burying my head deeper in my arms.
"Please go away." A clicking
noise on the marble tiles and a big, cold nose snuffled into my neck. "Hey!"
"Minis… come out and talk to me now," Tanifas
said. "The Ten are a comfort, but they
don't tend to
