Shirley Meier's Blog, page 71
September 12, 2010
342 - She'd HAVE to Listen
Gannara took a deep breath and I put my hands over my ears. "HIS WIFE???!!!"
I took my hands down and paced faster. "Inensa." Why did it have to be her? The only time… the snow-fight… the look on her face when she hit 2nd Amitzas with snowballs. She was Mahid and a near perfect one. I would never have guessed. Why her?
"Kahara! INENSA is your MOTHER? That layer-forged tight-faced... um.
I took my hands down and paced faster. "Inensa." Why did it have to be her? The only time… the snow-fight… the look on her face when she hit 2nd Amitzas with snowballs. She was Mahid and a near perfect one. I would never have guessed. Why her?
"Kahara! INENSA is your MOTHER? That layer-forged tight-faced... um.
September 10, 2010
341 - Whose Name on the Cenotaph?
I handed the precious permission to the Imperial Archives to the librarian, rather than to Atzana. She was too diligent and perceptive. I knew the fellow… Atzana's superior, from years ago. He was more stooped and had less hair. His mouth was tighter pursed but since he survived war and sack and retained his job… there was more to him than I ever gave credence to. Like everyone. People
September 9, 2010
340 - Truth and kaf
I staggered downstairs from the absolutely beautiful conservancy room with a stack of barely legible papers, a half ten of folders and two thick books of Chronicles. And a chest... my chest...the one bounded by my own ribs, full of confusion.
Atzana knew... she'd figured it out and she finally had mercy upon me and told me where I'd slipped. It had been the Marble Palace itself that had
Atzana knew... she'd figured it out and she finally had mercy upon me and told me where I'd slipped. It had been the Marble Palace itself that had
September 7, 2010
339 - A Librarian and the Concervancy
Author's Note: My brain obviously fell out of my ears during the thunderstorm this afternoon. This post is actually for tomorrow, since I seem to have posted twice today. Next post... will be the day after.
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"Atzana Jesara Mil Kallen, Aitza!" the old librarian had to pause and cough. Atzana schooled her features as she stood in the doorway of her superior's
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"Atzana Jesara Mil Kallen, Aitza!" the old librarian had to pause and cough. Atzana schooled her features as she stood in the doorway of her superior's
338 - Case Closed
Perisalas Shefenkas paused by the Imperial Secretary's desk. "Good afternoon, I was called to see the Imperator?"
"Oh, yes, Perisalas, just wait one moment and I'll send you both in."
Both? He turned and saw Matthas, in is guise as a minor fessas bureaucrat, his gloves clasped primly in his lap, sitting off to one side of the Glass Bridge door. "Oh, hello, Matthas. Nice to see you again."
"Oh, yes, Perisalas, just wait one moment and I'll send you both in."
Both? He turned and saw Matthas, in is guise as a minor fessas bureaucrat, his gloves clasped primly in his lap, sitting off to one side of the Glass Bridge door. "Oh, hello, Matthas. Nice to see you again."
September 3, 2010
337 - The Twelfth Page
"Ai!!!! Kyash! Shen!" He stared at me, the white showing all around his irises. "Shen, shen, kyashin, shen!" He was pale, and shaking all over, his arms crossed, hugging hard.
"I didn't think it would be so bad... it was him when he ascended." I wanted to reassure him, to touch him but I didn't think it would be a good idea.
Gannara had been looking at the book rather than at Chevenga and he
"I didn't think it would be so bad... it was him when he ascended." I wanted to reassure him, to touch him but I didn't think it would be a good idea.
Gannara had been looking at the book rather than at Chevenga and he
September 2, 2010
336 - The Imperial Book
He ran his fingers reverently over the gold cover. Truly it was less a book and more of a gold box, with pages added into it somehow. "How old is this book, do you know?"
I shrugged. "One story my father told me was that it was the Imperial Book from the beginning when we were a small village here. From when a star fell and gouged out the Lake. Another time he told me it was from before
I shrugged. "One story my father told me was that it was the Imperial Book from the beginning when we were a small village here. From when a star fell and gouged out the Lake. Another time he told me it was from before
September 1, 2010
335 - First Day in Custody
After we ate, I called a servant to show us to the Lesser Baths. Thankfully there was no one else in there and I hid my shaking in the water and when the entire mob of Chevenga's children, and family descended, the whole group I had met at the Hearthstone, they all had to greet me and ask how I was... and tell me about what pets they'd had to leave behind.
"Hey! Minakas! Hi!" It was one of the
"Hey! Minakas! Hi!" It was one of the
August 31, 2010
334 - Past Selinae's Daughters
I blinked at him and Gannara said, just as brightly. "Oh, we would love to see the Marble Palace, wouldn't we?"
"Certainly, then. If those ones will follow...Oh," said Skorsas. "Hello, Minakas, my apologies, it took me a moment. How are you? You'll be staying at the Marble Palace, then." It wasn't a question.
"Oh, yes. Thenk yah, sor." I didn't want to put the fessas accent on any
"Certainly, then. If those ones will follow...Oh," said Skorsas. "Hello, Minakas, my apologies, it took me a moment. How are you? You'll be staying at the Marble Palace, then." It wasn't a question.
"Oh, yes. Thenk yah, sor." I didn't want to put the fessas accent on any
August 30, 2010
333 - I wasn't Dead
Headache. That was a good thing. It meant I wasn't dead. I wasn't... in any other distress so... I wasn't in full restraint. Full restraint was, in and of itself, distressing. It was arms, legs and head restrained, even fingers strapped down. A chest strap and an abdominal strap to restrict one's breathing. A blindfold. A knife gag. Ears sealed with wax and felt. One would be naked and
