13[1:18am] <04Adalbrecht> one of the servants tells him its in the Grafin's rooms
12[1:18am] * @Morgan frowns and heads that way
13[1:19am] <04Adalbrecht> **when he gets there, a servant has been left at the door
12[1:19am] * @Morgan walks to the servant
[1:20am] <08@Morgan> I'm told my uniform is here
08[1:21am] [1:21am] Adalbrecht (~ident@host86-144-209-123.range86-144.btcentralplus.com) is now known as servant
13[1:22am] * servant nods, and knocks on the door. There is much laughter and giggling as he does, including heinzharolds familiar laugh
13[1:23am] * servant calls to them
13[1:23am] <04servant> The Veisgraf is here, my lady.
13[1:23am] <04servant> *his mother calls back, and a brief moment of giggling and the shutting of another door* Send him in please
13[1:24am] * servant opens the door.
12[1:24am] * @Morgan walks into the room
13[1:25am] <04servant> **Her usually tidy room is strewn with various outfits. Verity, Jarvie, Inga, HH, Martha, David and Varick are all in there
08[1:27am] [1:27am] servant (~ident@host86-144-209-123.range86-144.btcentralplus.com) is now known as Verity
13[1:27am] * Verity comes to her son
13[1:28am] <04Verity> Are you well, dear boy?
[1:28am] <08@Morgan> fine mother... and you?
13[1:30am] <04Verity> I am very happy. I've just sent Molly to my room, we've all just seen her dress for tomorrow
12[1:30am] * @Morgan nods
[1:30am] <08@Morgan> I've no doubt she looks wonderful in it
13[1:30am] * Verity smiles
13[1:30am] <04Verity> She looks absolutely perfect
[1:35am] <08@Morgan> I did hear an awful lot of giggling while I was waiting outside...
13[1:35am] <04Verity> We had to hide her, it's bad luck for you to see her in it before the wedding
12[1:36am] * @Morgan nods
[1:37am] <08@Morgan> probably best then
13[1:38am] <04Verity> Your uniform is here
12[1:38am] * @Morgan nods
[1:38am] <08@Morgan> father sent me to try it on
13[1:39am] * Verity goes and finds a paper-wrapped bundle, quite heavy, and hands it to him. She nods towards the privacy screen in the corner of the room.
13[1:39am] <04Verity> Do you want to try it now?
12[1:40am] * @Morgan looks at the others
[1:40am] <08@Morgan> I daresay I'll get some reproving looks if I dont
13[1:43am] * Verity smiles and nods
12[1:44am] * @Morgan nods and heads behind the screen to change
13[1:46am] <04Verity> **the mood in the room is light, celebratory, and they all talk excitedly about the festivities. His uniform fits perfectly, and the alterations are pristine and invisble, obviously altered by a very good seamstress
12[1:46am] * @Morgan straps on his sword again before speaking
[1:47am] <08@Morgan> I suppose you want to see it, too?
13[1:48am] <04Verity> **they all chorus a resounding yes
12[1:48am] * @Morgan sighs heavily, squares his shoulders and steps out
13[1:49am] <04Verity> **there is a full length mirror right beside him
13[1:49am] * Verity and the others all smile and make approving noises
12[1:49am] * @Morgan looks into it
[1:49am] <08@Morgan> I dont remember the rank bands being quite this fiddly
13[1:50am] <04Verity> **he does look good, smart, strong. He wears it now as a man in his prime, rather than an adolscent pushing firmly into adulthood.
13[1:51am] <04Verity> **they all chatter about how handsome he looks
13[1:51am] * Verity comes to him, sorting the banks for him as she would his clothing as a child. Her eyes are misty
13[1:51am] <04Verity> ((bands*))
[1:53am] <08@Morgan> I sometimes wonder if I'd have gone higher, if I'd not pulled the stunt with my C.O.
13[1:53am] * Verity lays a hand on his shoulder
13[1:54am] <04Verity> I couldn't have been any prouder of you than I am now, even if you had
12[1:54am] * @Morgan bows his head, obviously touched by her words
13[1:55am] * Verity looks at the mirror also
13[1:56am] <04Verity> You've grown so much taller, whilst I've been growing older
[1:56am] <08@Morgan> I think thats generally how things progress mother
13[1:57am] * Verity nods, touching her hair self-conciously
13[1:58am] <04Verity> You're right. Strange to think I've lived in Eisen for thirty years, isn't it?
12[1:59am] * @Morgan nods
[1:59am] <08@Morgan> I sometimes wonder if you feel too isolated here
13[1:59am] * Verity smiles
13[1:59am] <04Verity> I am happy to be at your father's side
[2:00am] <08@Morgan> of course
12[2:00am] * @Morgan smiles
13[2:02am] <04Verity> I should like to go to Avalon in the future... I haven't been since you were almost 16
12[2:02am] * @Morgan nods
[2:03am] <08@Morgan> I've planted the idea of a holiday in fathers head...
13[2:04am] * Verity smiles
13[2:04am] <04Verity> He wouldn't wish to leave Sudlachenburg unattended
[2:04am] <08@Morgan> it wouldn't be, mother
13[2:04am] <04Verity> You would be here?
[2:05am] <08@Morgan> after the honeymoon and once things are a little more settled, yes
13[2:07am] * Verity smiles
13[2:07am] <04Verity> Thank you, I appreciate it
12[2:07am] * @Morgan nods slightly
[2:07am] <08@Morgan> I'd best get out of ths before it crumples
13[2:08am] * Verity nods
13[2:08am] <04Verity> It does look so lovely though.
[2:09am] <08@Morgan> thank you mother
13[2:10am] <04Verity> It's almost like seeing it for the first time again
12[2:10am] * @Morgan shakes his head slightly, moving a hand to the banding
[2:10am] <08@Morgan> I didn't have these then
13[2:11am] * Verity nods
13[2:11am] <04Verity> Very true
12[2:14am] * @Morgan gives himself one last look before walking back behind the screen to change out of the uniform
13[2:15am] <04Verity> *he hears the other door open, and molly is greeted with a chorus of comments about Morgan's uniform.
13[2:16am] <04Verity> Martha: why if I wasn't married and old enough to be his mother, I'd certainly be chasing him myself!
13[2:16am] <04Verity> **everyone laughs*
12[2:16am] * @Morgan finishes dressing and belts on his sword again before rebundling the uniform and coming out
13[2:24am] <04Verity> **Varick comes over to him, holding out his arms
12[2:24am] * @Morgan lifts him u
13[2:25am] <04Verity> Do I get to try mine on now?
13[2:25am] <04Verity> ((varick))
12[2:26am] * @Morgan looks to his mother
13[2:27am] * Verity smiles at Morgan
13[2:29am] <04Verity> Yes?
[2:29am] <08@Morgan> his uniform is here?
13[2:30am] * Verity nods, handing him another bundle
12[2:30am] * @Morgan takes it and wanders back behind the screen to help Varick change
13[2:33am] <04Verity> **He is very good, and accepts help gratefully. When it's on, he looks very smart and grown-up.
12[2:33am] * @Morgan nods slowly
[2:33am] <08@Morgan> very good, Varick
13[2:34am] <04Verity> 11•12Verity11• Do I look handsome?
[2:34am] <08@Morgan> very handsome Varick
13[2:46am] <04Verity> Bring Varick out to show us, dear boy
12[2:46am] * @Morgan nudges the boy out from behind the screen
13[2:48am] <04Verity> Va: *he stands with his hand on his hips, grinning. Everyone claps, and he bows. He goes straight to Molly* Will I be good enough to be the page boy?
13[2:49am] <04Verity> Mol: *she bends down to his height, her eyes focused only on him* You will be perfect, Mauschen. There is no-one in the world I'd rather have as my page boy than you.
13[2:51am] <04Verity> Va: *he hugs her, and she hugs him back, kissing his head. Her eyes misty, she brushes away the slight dampness there before the boy sees it. She pulls away.* Can you take it off and hang it nicely ready for tomorrow?
13[2:51am] <04Verity> *Varick nods, and goes to Morgan*
12[2:51am] * @Morgan takes him back behind the screen and helps him change back and hangs the uniform
13[2:53am] <04Verity> Va: Am I staying in your room tonight?
[2:54am] <08@Morgan> indeed you are
13[2:54am] <04Verity> Va: Can we have a feast?
[2:55am] <08@Morgan> a feast?
13[2:55am] <04Verity> Va: When it gets to midnight
[2:56am] <08@Morgan> you and I should be long asleep by then
13[2:56am] <04Verity> Va: *he looks disapointed* Another day?
[2:56am] <08@Morgan> definitely
13[11:48pm] * Varick watches Morgan
13[11:49pm] <04Varick> Can I stay up until you come up?
[11:49pm] <08@Morgan> what for?
13[11:49pm] * Varick shrugs
13[11:49pm] <04Varick> Never get to stay up late
[11:50pm] <08@Morgan> its not as much fun as you think
13[11:50pm] * Varick nods a little
13[11:50pm] <04Varick> ok
[11:51pm] <08@Morgan> what did you have planned?
13[11:52pm] <04Varick> Don't know. You could read to me
[11:54pm] <08@Morgan> if thats the case, we may as well have a feast
13[11:54pm] * Varick nods eagerly
13[11:54pm] <04Varick> Yeah!
12[11:55pm] * @Morgan nods slowly
13[11:58pm] * Varick looks at him
13[11:58pm] <04Varick> Can we?
12[11:58pm] * @Morgan nods
[11:58pm] <08@Morgan> but not midnight... I need some sleep tonight
13[11:59pm] * Varick nods, and goes out from behind the screen
13[11:59pm] <04Varick> Molly, Morgan says he'll read me a story tonight!
Session Time: Sat Jun 18 00:00:01 2011
13[12:00am] <04Varick> Mol: *she smiles and nods* You're a very lucky boy, aren't you?
13[12:00am] * Varick nods, and stands close beside her
13[12:01am] <04Varick> and we'll have a picnic
13[12:03am] <04Varick> *she smiles at Varick, then Morgan* Don't be awake too late, you'll both need your energy for tomorrow
13[12:03am] <04Varick> **There is some hushed giggling from the others*
12[12:04am] * @Morgan scowls at the others
13[12:05am] <04Varick> *they all go a bit quieter, though it seems as if Jarvie winks at him*
13[12:07am] <04Varick> Verity: Now, shall we arrange for the outfits to go to the rooms? Inga will stay with Molly, and HeinxHarold will stay with Morgan and Varick... *she looks to Martha* our rooms will stay the same, but we'll go to help Molly at dawn
[12:07am] <08@Morgan> mother, HeinzHarold snores
13[12:08am] <04Varick> Ver: *she looks surprised* That's not very polite of you, dear boy
12[12:08am] * @Morgan nods
[12:08am] <08@Morgan> one of my many failings, I think, but surely the night before my wedding, I'm allowed the odd slip up?
13[12:09am] <04Varick> Ver: As your best man, it is traditional that he... supervises you
12[12:10am] * @Morgan nods
[12:10am] <08@Morgan> and I have no doubt that he'll do a fine job of it
13[12:11am] <04Varick> *jarvie says something quietly to the others, and they laugh*
13[12:11am] <04Varick> Ver: *she looks at her niece sternly* Jarvinia, you have something to add?
12[12:11am] * @Morgan looks at Jarvie
[12:11am] <08@Morgan> indeed, please do tell Jarvie
13[12:13am] <04Varick> Jar: *she bows her head ever so slightly, looking almost upset by the reprimand* Simply that usually the best man makes sure you don't show up under the influence
12[12:13am] * @Morgan smirks slightly
13[12:14am] * Varick looks at Jarvie
13[12:14am] <04Varick> What does 'under the influence' mean, auntie Jarvie?'
12[12:18am] * @Morgan looks at Varick
[12:18am] <08@Morgan> you know those things we say you'll understand when you're older?
13[12:18am] <04Varick> Jar: Uhhh... *she looks to Morgan*
13[12:18am] * Varick nods, rolling his eyes
12[12:18am] * @Morgan smiles at the boy
13[12:18am] <04Varick> Yes, I have to wait til I'm a grown-up... *he sighs*
[12:19am] <08@Morgan> well, I could explain it, but you wouldn't understand _why_
13[12:19am] * Varick nods
13[12:19am] <04Varick> Alright
13[12:20am] <04Varick> Mol: *she collects the hanger wrapped in heavy fabric that conceals her dress
12[12:20am] * @Morgan looks at HeinzHarold
[12:21am] <08@Morgan> have you written your speech yet?
13[12:23am] <04Varick> *she waits to hear the answer*
[12:23am] <08@Morgan> HH shuffles on the spot: would I, faithful friend of the glorious and noble bridegroom, be so lacadaisical in my duties as to forget such an important matter?
13[12:24am] <04Varick> **they all laugh*
12[12:24am] * @Morgan sighs
[12:25am] <08@Morgan> at least he's stopped with the overlord rubbish I suppose
13[12:26am] <04Varick> Mol: Perhaps he has exhausted his uses of 'overlord' and 'supreme ruler' whilst writing his speech, and is saving them for tomorrow? *she smiles sweetly, but Morgan can tell she's teasing him by the sparkle in her eyes*
[12:27am] <08@Morgan> HH: You might well be right... you might not
13[12:27am] <04Varick> Mol: *she looks at HH* I trust you.
[12:28am] <08@Morgan> HH grins: he doesn't just now
13[12:29am] <04Varick> Mol: *she smiles at HH* it is what it is
13[12:30am] <04Varick> **the others collect up their things*
[12:31am] <08@Morgan> I've got a couple of things I need to do
13[12:31am] <04Varick> Ver: *she nods* Of course, dear boy.
13[12:50am] <04Varick> **there is a knock at the door. At Verity's command, the door opens and a servant brings in a letter on a silver tray. Verity takes it, thanking and dismissing the servant. She turns it over, looking at the seal with a slight frown*
12[12:51am] * @Morgan looks at the letter
[12:51am] <08@Morgan> perhaps we should give you privacy, mother
13[12:54am] <04Varick> **it's expensive paper, and the stamp looks vaguely familiar, a set of three short towers. As she flips it over, he sees 'Lady Koertig, Grafin von Sudlachenburg'
13[12:55am] <04Varick> Ver: *she shakes her head* I am not expecting any correspondance from my close friends, perhaps it is to do with the wedding.
13[12:57am] <04Varick> *she turns it back over, looking at the stamp* The barony of Prachtig... I don't recall inviting anyone from there
[12:57am] <08@Morgan> Prachtig?
13[12:57am] <04Varick> Ver: *she nods* I think so, there is a small castle there, with towers like these
13[12:58am] <04Varick> Mol: *she busies herself in straightening Varick's untidy hair.*
12[1:00am] * @Morgan starts scowling heavily
13[1:00am] <04Varick> Ver: *she opens it, unfolding it* 'From the quill of Colonel Kai von Dau...'
13[1:00am] <04Varick> ((Who is he paying attention to?))
[1:00am] <08@Morgan> ((noone in particular, just his usual approach))
13[1:01am] <04Varick> **the air almost changes in the room, a prickly tension**
12[1:01am] * @Morgan shifts his weight slightly, causing his boots to creak
13[1:04am] <04Varick> Ver: 'Dearest Lady Koertig. I am concerned for the well-being of a young lady, Lady Molly Forrester, who is a mutual friend between your son and I. I believe she is in Eisen, and as I cannot be there, I hope that I can appeal to you to look out for her well-being if she comes to you. In faith and with regard, Kai.'
13[1:07am] <04Varick> **there is a silence in the room. Verity shrewedly looks at the expressions of all present one by one.**
13[1:08am] <04Varick> *Molly looks at Morgan, though her expression is pristinely neutral as magnolia blossoms. Having looked around, Inga comes to Molly, taking the dress from her, and Varick's hand* I: Comes Varick, shall we hang Molly's lovely dress in her room for her?
13[1:10am] * Varick nods, though looks a little confused. He allows her to lead him out. David looks to Morgan* D: Do you need us, Morgan?
[1:12am] <08@Morgan> I suspect there's about to be some questions which you'll probably want to hear the answers to
13[1:15am] <04Varick> D: *he nods*
13[1:15am] <04Varick> *Jarvie stands in the background quietly, unobtrusively*
13[1:16am] <04Varick> Ver: *she takes a seat, motioning the others to do likewise, like a queen holding court, yet as gentle as Morgan remembers her as a child* What is all this about, dear boy?
12[1:17am] * @Morgan stays standing, shrugging slightly
[1:17am] <08@Morgan> how do you mean, mother?
13[1:17am] <04Varick> Ver: It is an odd letter
12[1:17am] * @Morgan nods
13[1:19am] <04Varick> Why does this Freiarr believe Molly is alone here?
08[1:19am] [1:19am] Varick (~ident@host86-144-209-123.range86-144.btcentralplus.com) is now known as Verity
12[1:26am] * @Morgan speaks softly, hesitantly
[1:26am] <08@Morgan> because thats what he was told, mother
13[1:28am] <04Verity> 11•12Verity11• It is not known that you were bringing her here for marriage?
[1:29am] <08@Morgan> not by him, no
13[1:29am] <04Verity> He is distrusted?
12[1:30am] * @Morgan hangs his head slightly
[1:30am] <08@Morgan> yes
13[1:31am] * Verity looks briefly to the Forresters and Jarvie, then back to Morgan
13[1:32am] <04Verity> And so he knew enough to write here?
[1:32am] <08@Morgan> evidently
13[1:32am] <04Verity> Did you expect this?
12[1:33am] * @Morgan looks up
[1:33am] <08@Morgan> of course not
13[1:34am] <04Verity> Who is he?
[1:34am] <08@Morgan> a man I met in Avalon
13[1:34am] <04Verity> What does he want with Molly?
[1:35am] <08@Morgan> I couldn't say
13[1:38am] * Verity looks at him
13[1:38am] <04Verity> Is he a threat to you both, or Sudlachenburg?
12[1:39am] * @Morgan considers this
[1:39am] <08@Morgan> no
13[1:39am] * Verity nods
13[1:39am] <04Verity> How do you know him?
[1:39am] <08@Morgan> I met him in Avalon
13[1:41am] * Verity frowns slightly
13[1:41am] <04Verity> I think I'd best give the letter to your father
12[1:42am] * @Morgan sighs slightly
13[1:45am] <04Verity> It is improper to write to the Lady of the house without prior acquaintance. Any gentleman with a noble upbringing should be well aware of that
[1:46am] <08@Morgan> I've gone almost a whole day without being told off...
13[1:49am] <04Verity> I do not think you'll be told off, but an official letter from the Graf may disuade any further contact
[1:51am] <08@Morgan> I dont know there'll be any more
13[1:52am] <04Verity> I would prefer not to leave this out of your father's attention
12[1:52am] * @Morgan nods
[1:52am] <08@Morgan> of course
13[1:54am] * Verity looks at Molly
13[1:54am] <04Verity> You look a little flustered, perhaps you'd benefit from a rest, dear
13[1:55am] <04Verity> *Molly looks at Morgan, then Verity, with a nod* I might take your advice, thank you, my Lady
13[1:56am] <04Verity> *David and martha gather up their things*
13[1:57am] * Verity stands, and goes to open the door. David and Martha leave first, followed by Molly. Morgan can hear Martha fussing over her daughter
13[1:58am] <04Verity> *Jarvie hovers just outside the door, waiting for Morgan to leave also.*
12[1:59am] * @Morgan looks at his mother briefly
[1:59am] <08@Morgan> he's just a man who hasn't learned to mind his own business
13[2:00am] * Verity nods
13[2:00am] <04Verity> That happens for some men where certain women are concerned
[2:01am] <08@Morgan> I'm sorry to have worried you mother
13[2:01am] * Verity smiles
13[2:02am] <04Verity> Don't fret yourself, dear boy
12[2:02am] * @Morgan nods and walks towards the door
13[2:06am] * Verity smiles as he leaves