**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Mon Oct 9 10:26:27 2023 Oct 09 10:26:27 * Morgan (~mads@192.168.1.117) has joined Oct 09 10:29:14 * Molly (~u931732@192.168.1.127) has joined Oct 09 10:29:53 * Molly is gone less than ten seconds before she comes back to the top of the stairs “Yes?” Oct 09 10:30:10 I'm afraid, my lady, I didn't say anything Oct 09 10:30:34 Oh! *she blushes* Sorry, I thought you were calling to me Oct 09 10:31:14 I'm afraid not Oct 09 10:31:31 * Molly nods, watching him a long moment Oct 09 10:31:37 well... alright then Oct 09 10:33:20 * Morgan nods slightly, watching her Oct 09 10:34:01 * Molly ‘s gaze drops to his lips before she averts it Oct 09 10:34:08 I should Umm... Oct 09 10:35:03 You should go to bed Oct 09 10:35:10 * Molly nods Oct 09 10:35:23 yes, to bed Oct 09 10:36:12 * Morgan nods Oct 09 10:37:23 okay... I’ll... yes. Goodnight, again. Oct 09 10:37:33 Goodnight Molly Oct 09 10:38:10 * Molly nods, biting her lip a moment as if undecided, before turning and going down a step Oct 09 10:38:33 * Morgan watches her Oct 09 10:39:06 *he can see how she takes a deep breath, squares her shoulders, and continues down* Oct 09 10:39:58 * Morgan rubs at his forehead, watching the doorway for a few moments Oct 09 10:40:47 *he hears her footsteps stop just before the bottom one, and then quiet* Oct 09 10:41:17 * Morgan shakes his head slightly Oct 09 10:42:02 *his very sharp hearing picks up her whisper to herself “No, Moll, you can’t.” Oct 09 10:42:27 * Morgan waits quietly Oct 09 10:43:28 *the time seems to stretch on, and he then hears her move. He doesn’t get chance to work out whether it’s towards or away from him before the dawn watch wakes him* Oct 09 10:43:54 * Morgan rubs at his face before climbing out of bed Oct 09 10:44:37 * Molly turns over to where he was before sighing Oct 09 10:46:11 * Morgan watches her for a moment before pulling his clothes on Oct 09 10:48:01 * Molly rouses, sitting up Oct 09 10:48:11 it’s that time already? Oct 09 10:48:31 * Morgan nods Oct 09 10:48:33 Aye, it is Oct 09 10:48:54 A pity... You did not dream of the old church? Oct 09 10:49:19 No... no I didn't Oct 09 10:49:35 * Molly nods Oct 09 10:49:56 Alright my love, I will let you go on then, and see you in a while Oct 09 10:50:15 * Morgan nods, kissing her forehead before going in search of the kitchen Oct 09 10:50:37 *Having been here before, he finds it easily* Oct 09 10:51:20 * Morgan clears his throat, making his presence known Oct 09 10:51:50 * Molly is now known as Maid Oct 09 10:52:25 *one of the maids comes and curtsies* Your Excellency Oct 09 10:52:36 * Morgan smiles Oct 09 10:53:27 Lets dispense with the excellentness shall we? Its a bit early for that and its just us. I'm just after some coffee but didn't want to do what I normally do, swaggering into the kitchen to make it myself Oct 09 10:54:35 * Maid nods “That’s what the Baronet just did!” Oct 09 10:55:19 Oh he's up already? Oct 09 10:55:54 He was going to the tower, my Lord Oct 09 10:56:31 * Morgan nods Oct 09 10:56:38 I'll join him soon as I've got some coffee Oct 09 10:58:44 * Maid gets him some, making a small jug how he wants it, and giving him a cup Oct 09 10:59:09 * Morgan thanks her, taking it and heading for the tower Oct 09 10:59:48 * Maid is now known as HH Oct 09 11:01:09 *It’s no different in there than it was in his dream set five years from now. HH is lounging on the window seat* Oct 09 11:01:14 Mornin’ Oct 09 11:02:00 hey Oct 09 11:04:35 How y’ doin’? Oct 09 11:04:48 * Morgan shrugs slightly Oct 09 11:04:51 Remains to be seen Oct 09 11:05:01 You? Oct 09 11:06:51 Yeah, got a full brain, tryinna put things in order. Oct 09 11:07:09 What's up? Oct 09 11:07:50 thinkin’ about the house, what we need, whether to go see my Ma or wait til the baptisms. Oct 09 11:08:25 okay... Oct 09 11:09:53 If I don’t visit her, she’s gonna get her ass in her hand. If I do, I’m going to get bogged down in all the jobs she’ll have been saving up for me, and I won’t get to see Inga before they’re off to Freiburg Oct 09 11:10:43 * Morgan nods Oct 09 11:10:50 Which would you prefer to deal with? Oct 09 11:13:11 that’s what I’m up here to figure out *he grins* Also, Inga was making a list last night o’ the things she thinks we need for moving in, and asking me what I thought of the wedding gifts. What about that chopping board from the Munners, she says. I don’ remember a single wedding gift, man. I was busy drinking and having a good time Oct 09 11:14:44 And keeping an eye on me... Oct 09 11:17:16 til you buggered off. My eyes were kinda elsewhere Oct 09 11:17:52 * Morgan nods Oct 09 11:20:33 But to her it’s gonna look like I didn’t really care about the gifts. which I kinda didn’t, but not in a bad way Oct 09 11:21:42 Unlike you to not see a way out with charm... like... the gifts paled into comparison to her, she was all you saw... Oct 09 11:23:04 Thing is, after a while she sees through th’ flattery Oct 09 11:24:04 Its true though, isn't it? Oct 09 11:25:13 Mostly I was just thinkin’ about taking her to bed for the second time Oct 09 11:25:42 Put it a bit nicer than that, I reckon she'll not be upset Oct 09 11:27:44 * HH nods “Mebbie. It’s important to ‘er though, getting her own home” Oct 09 11:28:04 * Morgan nods Oct 09 11:28:19 I know. There's always the radical option... Oct 09 11:28:52 take her to be and hope she forgets to be cross? Oct 09 11:28:56 bed* Oct 09 11:29:09 No, thats the backup Oct 09 11:29:43 whatcha thinking? Oct 09 11:30:31 honesty. I'm really sorry love, but all I really remember of that day is you, but I know this is important to you so how about you remind me what the things were and we can go through it together... Oct 09 11:32:04 * HH nods Oct 09 11:32:14 yeah, sounds good man, thanks Oct 09 11:33:09 * Morgan nods Oct 09 11:33:32 I'd be waiting til the baptism to see your Ma... Oct 09 11:33:45 safety in numbers, yeah? Oct 09 11:35:00 Oh god no, I've long been of the opinion if the enemy had your Ma, we'd have been screwed... but its the first time Inga has been away from you, as opposed to the other way round... its -you- being left behind this time, and its going to be... uncomfortable Oct 09 11:35:31 why? just the same thing, surely? Oct 09 11:36:15 Is it? Staying at home, doing the mundane things rather than gallivanting up the coast to search for a man who deserves punishment, righting wrongs... Oct 09 11:36:38 more dangerous, I guess... Oct 09 11:37:31 Its up to you, obviously, but thats what I'd be doing. I'll call in on your Ma when I'm in Sudlachenburg Oct 09 11:37:42 * HH nods Oct 09 11:38:00 I’d appreciate tha’. She won’t make you do much work Oct 09 11:38:58 * Morgan shrugs Oct 09 11:39:14 Might be worth having her arrive a few days earlier than the rest of the guests though Oct 09 11:39:56 * HH nods Oct 09 11:40:07 But not too many. two days early? Oct 09 11:41:27 Something like Oct 09 11:42:36 * HH sips his coffee Oct 09 11:42:52 Best tell her when y’ get there then Oct 09 11:42:58 * Morgan nods Oct 09 11:43:15 Wonder how much progress will be made with your place before then Oct 09 11:43:37 Gonna work my ass off to get it done Oct 09 11:43:51 Are you -sure- you want it done by then? Oct 09 11:44:26 won’t manage it before the baptism unless I dont’ mind bits falling off.. Oct 09 11:45:40 * Morgan sips his coffee, watching him speculatively Oct 09 11:45:48 Hey, reckon mebbie we can get the men up who built all those extra houses in the summer? They were fast Oct 09 11:46:22 Maybe... mostly it was just the people though Oct 09 11:46:56 Yeah, the people. I can pay them, but they did a good job and didn’t waste time Oct 09 11:47:29 I'll ask mother to put the idea in fathers head to ask Oct 09 11:48:33 * HH nods Oct 09 11:48:53 Can’t wait to see her face when it’s all done, man Oct 09 11:49:25 * Morgan nods Oct 09 11:49:40 I remember the look with the cottage in Innesbruck Oct 09 11:49:49 * HH nods, smiling Oct 09 11:49:58 yeah, she loves it there Oct 09 11:50:39 You do know your Ma and Inga will clash over it, don't you? Oct 09 11:51:47 Only once Oct 09 11:51:59 * Morgan sighs Oct 09 11:52:17 Don't be driving wedges in there man. I understand its something of a rite of passage Oct 09 11:54:22 Nah, boundaries gotta be set. This house is Inga’s house. My house in Sudlachenburg that I inherited from my Da is my Ma’s house. I technically own both, they get one each to decorate as they want and stuff. Oct 09 11:54:41 * Morgan nods Oct 09 11:55:08 Boundaries is good... just don't want you falling out... I've been there and would spare you that. Oct 09 11:57:11 Don’t worry man. Ma wants me and Inga t’ be happy, she’s just a busybody Oct 09 11:57:28 * Morgan nods Oct 09 11:57:46 Alright man Oct 09 11:58:36 * HH nods Oct 09 11:58:50 excited ‘bout getting home yet? Oct 09 12:00:05 * Morgan sighs Oct 09 12:00:08 Its not home yet Oct 09 12:03:34 It will be, man. Gonna be filled with love as soon as we get there Oct 09 12:03:56 * HH starts chuckling Oct 09 12:04:17 Gross man Oct 09 12:06:50 wasn’ even intentional Oct 09 12:07:03 * Morgan nods Oct 09 12:09:38 Inga’s excited enough f’ everyone. less than a week Oct 09 12:09:54 * Morgan nods Oct 09 12:10:14 Gonn' have to enlist Varicks ethereal friend to find the hideyholes on the ship before then Oct 09 12:10:32 Got more h9les than y’ though? Oct 09 12:10:46 got more holes than you thought? Oct 09 12:11:45 well... when I was getting your ring, I found a little note with instructions... found a hundred guilders and some jewellery under the floorboards in the crew room Oct 09 12:12:40 * HH nods Oct 09 12:12:57 so what yer saying is my ring helped you find your hole? Oct 09 12:13:29 * Morgan sighs, sipping his coffee Oct 09 12:14:51 anything nice in it I can give to my wife? Oct 09 12:15:41 You'd have to ask Molly, I handed it to her Oct 09 12:17:02 * HH nods Oct 09 12:17:07 how’s she doing? Oct 09 12:17:18 Alright I think Oct 09 12:17:30 * HH frowns Oct 09 12:17:34 you think? Oct 09 12:18:23 Haven't asked yet this morning Oct 09 12:19:20 * HH smirks Oct 09 12:19:24 bit busy? Oct 09 12:19:40 No, dreams and then... coffee Oct 09 12:19:52 what ya dream? Oct 09 12:20:29 * Morgan sips his coffee Oct 09 12:20:42 Well... I tell you about the poisoning? Oct 09 12:21:06 yep Oct 09 12:21:29 * Morgan nods Oct 09 12:21:48 Dietlinde had succumbed to it too... then, its like, ten years later... Oct 09 12:22:07 okay... weird Oct 09 12:23:32 Yeah... lots of healing had gone on... then you and I are going off on holiday to Foxcroft, but you wanted to swing by here to visit Sebastian whom, I'll point out, I'd never met Oct 09 12:23:46 * HH nods Oct 09 12:23:51 right Oct 09 12:25:12 So we get introduced then introduces us to his wife... Molly... Oct 09 12:26:01 * HH groans Oct 09 12:26:17 okay Oct 09 12:28:05 Had that same feeling I got with Dietlinde... she clearly did too Oct 09 12:28:38 unlucky! Oct 09 12:29:27 * Morgan nods Oct 09 12:29:35 Yeah... its made things... difficult Oct 09 12:30:39 * HH chuckles “Did you nearly say made things hard?” Oct 09 12:36:58 Not funny man Oct 09 12:39:16 sorry. Did she cheat on him? Oct 09 12:39:17 * Morgan smiles slightly Oct 09 12:40:02 No. Its obvious to eachother that we feel... -something-... dreams or not, its still me, and I wouldn't do that Oct 09 12:40:37 wanted to though? Oct 09 12:41:28 Like I said, there's definitely something Oct 09 12:43:24 And today yer feeling...? Oct 09 12:45:04 Just a little unsettled. *he looks at HeinzHarold openly* want or not, its not something I would do. I'm comfortable in that Oct 09 12:45:23 * HH nods Oct 09 12:45:36 but yer worried it’s something she would? Oct 09 12:46:50 Not especially, no. I just... never really considered how it could affect -him-... Oct 09 12:48:18 this weird love triangle thing? Oct 09 12:48:36 * Morgan closes his eyes briefly Oct 09 12:48:41 Its not a love triangle thing Oct 09 12:49:30 quicker than saying ‘this weird one of you marries her and the other one is a back up just in case the first one dies thing’ Oct 09 12:50:11 * Morgan sighs Oct 09 12:50:18 That'll do Oct 09 12:50:45 * HH nods Oct 09 12:51:03 Sounds like mebbie yer worrying about how he’s gonna take it Oct 09 12:51:24 * Morgan nods Oct 09 12:51:28 That'd make sense Oct 09 12:52:04 * Morgan looks round toward the water Oct 09 12:52:16 Thing is I need to remember its not... my... fault... Oct 09 12:53:43 nope. you didn’t pick this shit Oct 09 12:54:08 No. I'm just trying to make the best of it Oct 09 12:54:18 * HH nods Oct 09 12:54:24 all you can do, man Oct 09 12:55:09 * Morgan nods Oct 09 12:55:39 really hope he turns up today Oct 09 12:55:44 * Morgan nods Oct 09 12:55:45 Me too Oct 09 12:56:10 we still leaving tomorrow, yeah? Oct 09 12:56:17 * Morgan nods Oct 09 12:56:20 Got a home to make Oct 09 12:59:03 * HH nods Oct 09 12:59:07 yeah we do Oct 09 13:00:58 * Morgan nods Oct 09 13:02:01 An’ I gotta wife to go butter up Oct 09 13:02:26 * Morgan nods definitely Oct 09 13:05:29 * HH stands, patting him on the shoulder “best get started, could be a loooong list” Oct 09 13:06:15 * Morgan nods Oct 09 13:06:19 Alright man. I'll see you later Oct 09 13:08:58 * HH goes down the stairs. it’s half light already, the sea pretty Oct 09 13:09:44 * Morgan leans against the wall, sipping his coffee as he watches out over the sea Oct 09 13:11:20 *He hears footsteps on the stairs just as the sun comes up Oct 09 13:15:14 * Morgan turns to look Oct 09 13:16:47 * HH is now known as Molly Oct 09 13:17:23 * Molly comes up, but fully dressed, unlike in his dream. She smiles Oct 09 13:17:28 am I too late? Oct 09 13:17:45 Its just coming up Oct 09 13:18:02 * Molly nods, coming to sit with him Oct 09 13:19:42 How did you sleep? Oct 09 13:21:03 well, and you? *she leans against him gently, watching from the window* Oct 09 13:21:14 I've had worse nights Oct 09 13:23:55 * Molly nods, still relaxed from sleep and smelling warm and rosy Oct 09 13:24:02 good Oct 09 13:25:11 * Morgan nods Oct 09 13:25:19 This isn't a bad view Oct 09 13:26:04 are you watching the dawn, or me? *she laughs softly* Oct 09 13:26:24 Both rather fit the bill Oct 09 13:26:44 * Molly smiles Oct 09 13:26:52 that’s nice to hear Oct 09 13:27:16 * Morgan watches the sun Oct 09 13:30:18 * Molly does so for a few minutes before saying “you seem quiet, my love” Oct 09 13:30:49 * Morgan shrugs, sipping his coffee Oct 09 13:31:00 Just thinking... wondering how its going to go today Oct 09 13:31:17 * Molly nods Oct 09 13:31:49 will I send a note to Sorgi to prepare for the possibility of us dining on the ship? Oct 09 13:32:30 No, lets stick to the plan Oct 09 13:34:12 alright, liebling. you still wish for me to not get involved? Oct 09 13:34:30 I think that best Oct 09 13:35:30 * Molly nods Oct 09 13:35:42 But you will come to me if you need me? Oct 09 13:36:07 * Morgan nods Oct 09 13:36:10 Yes love, I will Oct 09 13:37:08 * Molly nods “thank you” Oct 09 13:38:34 * Morgan nods Oct 09 13:40:06 * Molly stays with him, just comfortable and close. It’s nice in contrast with the fraught distance and yearning from his dream Oct 09 13:41:37 Once we're back on board, I need to send a message to mother... I need an idea putting in my fathers head Oct 09 13:43:10 Yes, my love. For what? Oct 09 13:44:34 It'd be good if my father came up with the idea to ask the men who built the new homes in Sudlachenburg to build HeinzHarold and Inga's... Oct 09 13:45:04 Oh! that is a good idea Oct 09 13:46:36 The men was HeinzHarolds idea... Oct 09 13:47:48 it’s a good idea to get your mother to seed it Oct 09 13:49:08 Well, we know he works better if he thinks something is his idea Oct 09 13:49:34 absolutely Oct 09 13:51:01 * Morgan nods, sipping his coffee Oct 09 13:51:45 I should get back, Emil will be hungry Oct 09 13:53:39 * Morgan nods Oct 09 13:53:42 I'll come with you Oct 09 13:56:39 * Molly nods. The boys are astill sleeping, so she sends off the nursery maid and gets them up and ready for the day. They’re about to go for breakfast when HH gets to the nursery suite, opening the door. He’s clearly been running “Morgan!” Oct 09 13:56:57 Woah woah, what? Oct 09 13:57:16 HH grins: You gotta see this stick Rosie found, man! Oct 09 13:57:48 All this rush... for a stick... Oct 09 13:57:50 *Varick looks up from tying his boots* Oct 09 13:58:03 V: What kind of stick? Oct 09 13:58:33 HH: It is the best stick to have ever stuck. the god of sticks! Oct 09 13:58:57 * Molly glances at Morgan, smiling and shaking her head “oh dear” Oct 09 13:59:24 I'd, uhhh... I'd best go have a look at this stick... Oct 09 13:59:39 V: I want to see the God Stick, Vati! Oct 09 14:00:54 just... quickly, then breakfast Oct 09 14:01:38 * Molly looks at Emil, and shrugs “we will see them at the table, won’t we little lamb. -After- washing your hands please, Varick.” Oct 09 14:02:01 * Morgan smiles Oct 09 14:02:12 HH: *he looks impatient* Oct 09 14:02:21 Alright, alright, lets go Oct 09 14:02:46 *Varick goes running down the hall, HH not far behind* Oct 09 14:02:59 * Morgan sighs, following them Oct 09 14:03:07 * Molly is now known as Seb Oct 09 14:04:09 * Seb is out on the lawn, the stick across his shoulders. He has that same relaxed stance of many sailors who have finished a successful sail Oct 09 14:04:17 Good morning, my Lords Oct 09 14:05:15 V: We want to see the God Stick please! Oct 09 14:07:05 Good morning, Sebastian... HeinzHarold came running to find u to tell us about a stick you've found Oct 09 14:09:40 * Seb grins proudly, moving it to hold across his palms. And it is a damn good stick. it is the stick of all boyhood dreams, and looks exactly like a sword Oct 09 14:09:49 V: Whoa! Oct 09 14:09:55 HH: Told you! Oct 09 14:10:11 * Morgan scratches the back of his neck Oct 09 14:10:13 HeinzHarold... Oct 09 14:10:21 HH: Yeah? Oct 09 14:10:50 Do you, by any chance... feel about... eight right now? Awe struck by the perfect stick? Oct 09 14:10:58 HH: Oh Yeah Oct 09 14:11:05 Good good... not just me then Oct 09 14:11:18 HH: Not jus’ you, man Oct 09 14:11:31 V: Shall I get Mama? Oct 09 14:11:42 I don't think she'll appreciate it like we do Oct 09 14:12:22 * Seb smiles “Girls aren’t fond of sticks, in my experience” Oct 09 14:12:47 *HH is so enamoured with the stick he doesn’t even smirk* Oct 09 14:12:53 * Morgan mutters Oct 09 14:12:57 You're swinging it wrong then Oct 09 14:13:15 * Seb nods, smiling “I must be” Oct 09 14:13:41 * Morgan smiles Oct 09 14:13:51 How was your voyage? Oct 09 14:15:19 Very good, thank you. I was transporting alcohol to Kirsk and then Brynsdottir in Vesten Oct 09 14:16:21 * Morgan nods Oct 09 14:16:42 I've got a fair chunk of alcohol in the hold at the moment Oct 09 14:18:28 V: Can I hold the stick? Oct 09 14:19:32 * Seb ‘s micro expression shows a childlike reluctance, but he still hands it over “Don’t cut yourself, it’s a very sharp sword” Oct 09 14:21:20 * Morgan smiles slightly Oct 09 14:23:26 *Varick takes it, holding it aloft* I am the best warrior in the world! Oct 09 14:24:01 HH: *quietly* how long do we decently need t’ let a kid play with it first? Oct 09 14:24:45 Fairly sure it belongs to him now. Oct 09 14:26:46 *Both Seb and HH look at him* Oct 09 14:27:19 *Varick starts swinging the sword around* Take that, Winter Prince! Oct 09 14:29:20 Are either of you -really- going to take it off him when its made him that happy? Oct 09 14:30:22 HH: Well... not yet... Oct 09 14:32:00 Later on, the Tree King might need it back to resharpen, just for an hour or two... Oct 09 14:32:22 The tree king... Oct 09 14:33:00 Unless you really are suggesting it is the sword of an old god? Oct 09 14:33:45 I was merely repeating what HeinzHarold told me Oct 09 14:37:19 * Seb nods, watching Varick who is having a wonderful time Oct 09 14:37:50 I lived here all my life, and I have never once found a stick that good Oct 09 14:38:01 Where'd you find it? Oct 09 14:42:00 There is a piece of land I was given by my grandfather as a boy that I intended to make into a Rose Garden one day, I was just taking a moment in there Oct 09 14:42:32 * Morgan closes his eyes briefly, before giving directions to it Oct 09 14:44:06 That’s the place, yes Oct 09 14:44:25 * Morgan nods Oct 09 14:46:49 A rose garden would work there Oct 09 14:47:15 Maybe it is something for a future Freiarrin to turn her eye to Oct 09 14:47:42 *HH glances at Morgan* Oct 09 14:47:50 * Morgan nods slightly Oct 09 14:48:16 Yes I would imagine so Oct 09 14:51:42 * Seb looks back over his shoulder towards the house, where Molly carrying Emil and Inga are stood on the doorstep Oct 09 14:52:44 Look out, we've been spotted, time to pretend we're grown ups Oct 09 14:54:15 * Seb looks confused “Where did the baby come from?” Oct 09 14:54:44 HH: Well, you know when a man and a woman take their clothes off...” Oct 09 14:55:49 * Seb looks at Heinzharold “I can’t say I know much about men taking their clothes off, perhaps you do, Breadbox?” Oct 09 14:56:14 No, he just tongue wrestles them while they're dressed Oct 09 14:56:52 * Seb nods along with this before he suddenly seems to get it “does he?” Oct 09 14:57:29 HH: Ladies are coming. Oct 09 14:57:48 * Seb winks at Morgan “but not with Bread box, it seems!” Oct 09 14:58:21 * Morgan snorts Oct 09 15:00:36 * Seb jogs to Varick “Can I borrow this, just a minute?” Oct 09 15:03:08 *Varick hands it over* Okay, but I can use it again soon? *Seb nods, carrying it rested on one shoulder over to the girls who are almost where HH and Morgan are. He bows to them* My Ladies, good morning Oct 09 15:03:33 $is it an innate need to show off, do you think?$ Oct 09 15:03:44 $got to be$ Oct 09 15:04:21 * Morgan nods silghtly Oct 09 15:04:24 Molly smiles: Good morning, my Lord. Is this the best stick in the world then? Oct 09 15:05:25 * Seb nods, again looking quite pleased. He displays it to her. He doesn’t recognise what Morgan can, which is mischief in her expression Oct 09 15:06:01 M: Oh... I suppose it looks a little bit like a sword? Oct 09 15:06:16 *Inga starts giggling quietly* Oct 09 15:06:29 HH: $oh man$ Oct 09 15:06:42 $Oh dear$ Oct 09 15:07:06 * Seb looks confused “A little bit like a sword?!” Oct 09 15:08:10 *Molly’s lips quirk as Morgan is used to* Well yes, if you tilt your head to one side... and sort of squint a bit... then it’s a little like a sword Oct 09 15:10:09 $Thats cruel$ Oct 09 15:10:24 * Seb looks a bit more perplexed, and very earnest “Only if you squint? But this is the pommel... this is the cross guard, you see?” Oct 09 15:10:55 *She smiles at him* Sebastian... Oct 09 15:12:53 yes? *it seems to dawn on him then, and he nods as if getting the measure of her nonsense, smiling a little* Are you unfamiliar with swords, my lady? would a scythe have been easier? Oct 09 15:13:16 $Is there some point I should slap him upside the head?$ Oct 09 15:13:24 *Molly laughs* Oct 09 15:13:52 $yeah, but I don’t think we’re there yet$ Oct 09 15:14:16 $used a scythe in a fight once$ Oct 09 15:15:28 M: A rake, all the better to gather up those expected for breakfast! Oct 09 15:16:42 * Seb nods “May I escort you both indoors?” Oct 09 15:17:21 * Morgan turns, calling to Varick Oct 09 15:17:50 *Varick comes running over* What about the God Stick? Oct 09 15:18:34 I think someones a bit attached to it Oct 09 15:19:56 * Seb offers Inga his arm, carrying the stick still. Inga walks with him. Varick goes to walk with Molly “It’s the greatest stick, Mama!” Oct 09 15:20:00 * Seb is now known as HH Oct 09 15:20:33 * HH looks at Morgan “you okay?” Oct 09 15:20:41 Uhh... mostly Oct 09 15:21:10 I’m sure he’ll let you ‘Ave a turn later Oct 09 15:21:36 * Morgan shrugs Oct 09 15:21:37 maybe Oct 09 15:26:52 * HH nods, following them into breakfast. Adara, Ilena, and Joseff are very keen to have Seb back, and the stick is leant against the wall whilst they eat. Varick’s eyes are continually drawn to it. Seb tells them all about his journey and his ship, and it’s not much surprise to hear he is sailing again after church on Sunday. Varick is allowed to carry the sword when they all go out for a walk around the grounds Oct 09 15:29:19 $I suppose... now is a good time to tell him I want to talk$ Oct 09 15:30:04 $makes sense man$ Oct 09 15:30:39 *before he gets chance, Seb comes to him* Might I have a moment, Morgan? Oct 09 15:30:43 * HH is now known as Seb Oct 09 15:30:49 * Morgan nods Oct 09 15:30:50 Of course Oct 09 15:31:55 * Seb lets the others go ahead, then walks beside Morgan. He notices in the future Freiarr’s gait the remnants of a week on deck Oct 09 15:32:26 Firstly, my congratulations on your new arrival Oct 09 15:32:44 Thank you Oct 09 15:33:44 Molly looks to be flourishing as the mother of a baby Oct 09 15:33:56 * Morgan nods, smiling slightly Oct 09 15:34:05 She really is. Its done her the world of good. Oct 09 15:35:53 I look forward to attending the baptisms Oct 09 15:36:01 * Morgan nods Oct 09 15:36:06 I'm pleased you are coming Oct 09 15:36:53 * Seb nods Oct 09 15:37:26 Thank you. I wanted to speak to you about the possibility of bringing a guest. Oct 09 15:37:58 Someone has caught your eye... Oct 09 15:39:52 * Seb nods smiling Oct 09 15:40:19 Yes, that is the case Oct 09 15:40:46 * Morgan nods slowly Oct 09 15:40:50 I don't see an issue with it Oct 09 15:41:37 I imagine you will have many guests, will you have a room spare for her? Oct 09 15:42:11 You are my kin, room will be made. Whats her name? Oct 09 15:49:39 Hannalore *he also gives her maiden name* Oct 09 15:50:17 * Morgan nods slowly Oct 09 15:50:23 She has returned to Eisen then... Oct 09 15:50:53 You know her? She lives just outside Brynsdottir Oct 09 15:51:22 I do. Oct 09 15:51:41 * Seb smiles Oct 09 15:52:06 I met her there just after Prophets Mass Oct 09 15:52:21 * Morgan nods Oct 09 15:52:27 Is she any less... dramatic? Oct 09 15:55:03 * Seb ‘s micro expression shows protectiveness Oct 09 15:55:15 I have not found her to be dramatic Oct 09 15:55:39 I hope it stays that way. She loves -hard-... Oct 09 15:56:13 * Seb nods “She has an exuberance I find fascinating” Oct 09 15:56:37 * Morgan nods Oct 09 15:57:01 I hope all goes well Oct 09 15:57:43 * Seb smiles Oct 09 15:57:52 Thank you Oct 09 15:58:03 * Morgan nods, looking round Oct 09 15:58:08 Since we're talking... Oct 09 15:58:55 *They’re alone, and near the spot where the Rose Garden was* Oct 09 16:00:38 There's some things you should know but... its... hard to come to terms with Oct 09 16:00:58 * Seb looks concerned Oct 09 16:01:13 Alright, you have my attention Oct 09 16:02:07 Lets... lets start with something easy... we sailed off to Capperlucia... six weeks out, one week there, six weeks back... except... we were only gone nine weeks at most Oct 09 16:03:02 * Seb nods Oct 09 16:03:19 I have wondered about that since we got your letter Oct 09 16:03:32 * Morgan nods Oct 09 16:03:42 She's fast, but... not -that- fast, right... Oct 09 16:04:34 Quite so Oct 09 16:04:50 So how've we done it Oct 09 16:07:25 I can only presume your charter had wonky fingers Oct 09 16:07:39 * Morgan shakes his head Oct 09 16:07:43 Not even slightly Oct 09 16:08:48 I'm up in the nest one night, passing the time and I look up at the stars and they're... wrong. Like, not what they were a few hours earlier... Oct 09 16:09:03 * Seb frowns Oct 09 16:12:14 Look down and... we're not drifting... its like the ship is -trying- to get going, she's even dragging her anchor Oct 09 16:13:02 * Seb frowns deeper, clearly trying to work this out Oct 09 16:13:37 Yeah, thats about what I looked like Oct 09 16:15:08 No, I have no idea. what was it? Oct 09 16:16:16 We weren't being dragged... next night, we raised anchor and waited. Bang on midnight, she starts moving, heading right for Capperlucia, but without the anchor down she was -moving- Oct 09 16:16:57 I’m sorry, she was what?! Oct 09 16:17:07 * Seb looks horrified by this Oct 09 16:17:13 Which part do you need me to repeat? Oct 09 16:17:32 The part where the laws of sailing no longer applied? Oct 09 16:18:32 Got to be coincidence, right? And I'm mighty suspicious in most instances... Oct 09 16:19:30 So, that evening we stopped, and I had the captain turn the ship to face home... maybe she's just moving straight where she's pointing... Oct 09 16:20:06 * Seb nods Oct 09 16:20:48 All's quiet, midnight comes and she doesn't move forward... slowly, she turns, swinging right round and sets off for Capperlucia Oct 09 16:21:57 * Seb shudders Oct 09 16:22:32 Do not take offence, it is impressive, but also unnatural Oct 09 16:23:47 It sort of is, yes. But -that-, along with the fact she should barely float at her size is tied to the same thing... Oct 09 16:23:59 Which is? Oct 09 16:24:44 She's built around a backbone and ribcage of dracheneisen Oct 09 16:26:09 * Seb looks intrigued Oct 09 16:26:25 How did anyone construct a ship like that? Oct 09 16:27:41 Who can work dracheneisen? Oct 09 16:28:52 * Seb looks for somewhere to sit, perching on a wall. this gives them a good breeze from the sea Oct 09 16:29:10 The Nieblungen. Are they real? Oct 09 16:31:20 * Morgan nods Oct 09 16:31:32 And they are most interested in us Oct 09 16:31:51 * Seb nods, taking this in Oct 09 16:32:23 Is there a reason for that? Oct 09 16:33:12 Yes, but... and please forgive me, I don't think you're ready to hear it just yet. *he looks at him speculatively* do you trust me? Oct 09 16:34:47 * Seb nods “I do. We are kin now, and you have always been recommended to me by Heinzharold as an honourable man” Oct 09 16:36:29 And can I trust you? Will you do something I ask even if it means not telling anyone else about it? Oct 09 16:39:50 * Seb considers this Oct 09 16:40:25 I do not believe you would ask anything you would not be willing to do yourself, and therefore yes Oct 09 16:40:53 * Morgan nods Oct 09 16:42:06 Alright then.. I can tell you why your uncles behaviour suddenly changed. It will be... difficult to accept Oct 09 16:42:34 * Seb nods Oct 09 16:44:30 The Nieblungen have been working at a task for.... -hundreds- of years. Your uncle was part of that. He was, lets say, forced in a fashion into intimacy with Molly's grandmother... Oct 09 16:46:00 * Seb nods slowly Oct 09 16:49:25 Rape was not in his nature Oct 09 16:50:09 No... it was certainly not his fault... about every four weeks or so... you feel a sort of... pull, a need to head in a certain direction... Oct 09 16:52:17 I see, yes Oct 09 16:52:35 It is the same thing he was subjected to... Oct 09 16:53:08 I feel the pull of the sea always, it is hard to know a difference Oct 09 16:53:27 * Morgan nods Oct 09 16:53:55 It is... intended to bring about certain blood lines crossing in certain ways... Oct 09 16:55:27 * Seb nods “The Nieblungen want this? I thought they were reclusive and stayed at their mines” Oct 09 16:55:40 * Morgan nods Oct 09 16:56:02 They're not involved for the sake of it. Do you believe me so far? Oct 09 16:58:07 Yes Oct 09 16:58:22 * Morgan looks mildly surprised Oct 09 16:58:28 I wouldn't have Oct 09 17:00:48 My uncle was one of the best men I’ve ever known. The story of how David came to be has always sat uneasy in my gut Oct 09 17:01:05 * Morgan nods Oct 09 17:01:16 The truth does not sit well with David about that Oct 09 17:03:35 * Seb nods Oct 09 17:03:53 I don’t envy his situation Oct 09 17:05:43 No. Leopold felt he had wronged Molly's grandmother, even though it wasn't like that at all, and thats why he isolated himself... the Nieblungen aided his study in the various interesting creatures Oct 09 17:06:51 * Seb nods Oct 09 17:07:10 I’ve reread both his books whilst sailing Oct 09 17:07:17 * Morgan nods Oct 09 17:07:33 I'd like to have a look at them... we've encountered a few... things. Oct 09 17:07:45 * Seb nods Oct 09 17:08:14 The world is a strange place Oct 09 17:08:46 Capperlucia has dragons Oct 09 17:10:21 Dragons. Alright Oct 09 17:10:33 Massive great things... Oct 09 17:10:39 * Morgan takes out the scale, handing it over Oct 09 17:12:38 * Seb holds it, smiling “I din’t think anything could beat the stick today...” Oct 09 17:12:48 * Morgan nods Oct 09 17:12:54 It is a good stick Oct 09 17:14:01 That draw you felt, the pull towards a certain place... caused by the Nieblungen trying to cause a conception... you should know, it pulls you toward Molly Oct 09 17:15:12 * Seb looks quite uncomfortable at this, embarrassed too, despite Heinzharold having never made his out to be any sort of saint Oct 09 17:15:22 Why would they want that? Oct 09 17:17:33 Because your line crossing hers would result in the children they are working toward. The Nieblungen are, as your uncle says in a letter he wrote, utterly ruthless in the pursuit of their goal, and would have been quite happy for you to feel that every month while keeping others out of your path for the rest of your life... Oct 09 17:20:13 * Seb nods a little. He looks almost as grim as he probably would if he lost a ship, but not particularly angry Oct 09 17:20:34 I will need some time to consider it Oct 09 17:21:07 Of course. I cannot stop that draw... however... I, lets say, persuaded them to stop keeping people off your path... Oct 09 17:22:18 Yes, I appreciate that. However, I am not sure if I am comfortable making love with your wife, and presumably giving my children with her to them. Oct 09 17:23:20 You misunderstand, Sebastian... it is not a request or a requirement. It is simply -why- you feel that pull. The children will come from she and I having children. Oct 09 17:23:36 * Seb nods Oct 09 17:24:17 I have not been troubled by this pull, it feels just like wanting to sail. Oct 09 17:24:30 * Morgan nods Oct 09 17:24:47 Thats the one. I desire to go over *he points* that way... right? Oct 09 17:25:02 In your case, it'll only affect you if she's within a hundred miles of you Oct 09 17:26:12 * Morgan has quit (Quit: This computer has gone to sleep) Oct 09 17:35:08 * Morgan (~mads@192.168.1.117) has joined Oct 09 17:35:26 * Seb nods Oct 09 17:35:46 And if she is, what will that feel like? I assume she has not been so far? Oct 09 17:36:22 To me it feels like I have to get to her... but I feel it stronger than you do Oct 09 17:37:25 * Seb nods Oct 09 17:37:45 They want you to have children with her more than they want me to? Oct 09 17:37:55 * Morgan nods Oct 09 17:38:06 It is the ideal for what they want Oct 09 17:38:29 * Seb nods Oct 09 17:38:59 I will not be required, but might feel that pull. Alright Oct 09 17:39:16 Unless... I get killed... Oct 09 17:39:57 Then I would be there only choice? Or are there other men too, your brother, perhaps. Oct 09 17:40:16 No... just you. Oct 09 17:41:00 That is quite a problem. I will be making a family myself in the next few years Oct 09 17:41:05 * Morgan nods Oct 09 17:41:20 I know. Hopefully... it will not come to pass. I'd rather not get dead Oct 09 17:42:23 * Morgan has quit (Quit: This computer has gone to sleep) Oct 09 17:59:54 * Seb has quit (Read error: EOF from client) Oct 09 22:23:48 * Molly (~u931732@192.168.1.127) has joined Oct 09 22:29:26 * Morgan (~mads@192.168.1.117) has joined Oct 09 22:30:20 They want you to have children with her more than they want me to? Oct 09 22:30:20 * Morgan nods Oct 09 22:30:20 It is the ideal for what they want Oct 09 22:30:20 * Seb nods Oct 09 22:30:20 I will not be required, but might feel that pull. Alright Oct 09 22:30:23 Unless... I get killed... Oct 09 22:30:25 Then I would be there only choice? Or are there other men too, your brother, perhaps. Oct 09 22:30:27 No... just you. Oct 09 22:30:29 That is quite a problem. I will be making a family myself in the next few years Oct 09 22:30:31 * Morgan nods Oct 09 22:30:33 I know. Hopefully... it will not come to pass. I'd rather not get dead Oct 09 22:31:52 No, it rather stops you achieving life goals Oct 09 22:32:01 * Molly is now known as Seb Oct 09 22:32:51 true... though my life goals do rather coincide with the Nieblungens now Oct 09 22:33:45 * Seb nods “They engineered you and Molly marrying?” Oct 09 22:35:29 No... that was all our own doing, and its been a hard fought path Oct 09 22:35:53 * Seb nods, mulling it all over Oct 09 22:36:43 What differed from the pull between my uncle and her grandmother, and the pull I would feel in the correct proximity? Oct 09 22:38:10 Not a great deal. It would be like... being swept up in it, getting carried away... Oct 09 22:39:00 I am not easily swayed like that Oct 09 22:39:44 I'm sure you're not... and if it were a normal situation, you'd be right. But it isn't a normal situation Oct 09 22:40:21 Every four weeks, you say? Oct 09 22:40:38 There or thereabouts... its when Molly is most likely to conceive Oct 09 22:41:35 Not to pry, but does this mean I should not attend the baptisms? Oct 09 22:42:57 I think we are beyond not prying... no, the Nieblungen are making some changes and we have grown quite adept at dealing with it, and once its dealt with, that draw disappears Oct 09 22:43:24 * Seb nods Oct 09 22:43:32 what do you do to stop it? Oct 09 22:44:03 The aim of the draw is to try to cause conception. We do what the draw requires. Oct 09 22:44:26 of course. obvious really Oct 09 22:45:28 * Morgan nods Oct 09 22:45:58 * Seb nods Oct 09 22:46:06 what do you need from me? Oct 09 22:47:09 I just... thought you should be aware... if at some point I am overwhelmed by the things I encounter, you -must- do what is required Oct 09 22:47:23 which is...? Oct 09 22:47:39 * Morgan takes a flask from his pocket Oct 09 22:47:54 Take my place, father children with Molly. Oct 09 22:48:13 /me frowns a little Oct 09 22:48:28 what if that it not my preference? Oct 09 22:49:49 It would make me quite happy to know that, the thought of it doesn't exactly make me happy... but given what is at stake... Oct 09 22:51:43 There is not a diplomatic way to say it, so I will say it plain. I don’t know if Hannalore is the woman I will marry, she may be, she may not. But I do intend to marry in the next few years. I have the future of the Freiarrdom to think of. Oct 09 22:52:32 * Morgan holds out his flask Oct 09 22:52:37 Take that... you'll need it in a moment Oct 09 22:52:50 * Seb does so without question Oct 09 22:54:15 I've faced monsters, things your uncle has written about, in an effort to prepare me for a task that is coming... if I fall before that happens and you don't take my place, nothing you do matters... Not your freiarrdom, not my Grafdom, not the koenigsreich, not Eisen.... -nothing-. Oct 09 22:54:36 why not? Oct 09 22:54:59 You understand I am not prone to hyperbole or exaggeration? Oct 09 22:55:34 Yes, Heinzharold always said he was the funny man and you were the straight man. Oct 09 22:55:40 * Morgan nods Oct 09 22:56:19 Nothing matters because if we fail in this, everyone dies. -Everyone- Oct 09 22:56:37 * Seb drinks so Oct 09 22:57:20 why? why do they? Oct 09 22:59:17 Because our adversaries will make it so. I've seen one of the things at their disposal, and... think of the worst things in our lore, in every country's lore, running rampant across the world. Oct 09 23:00:20 * Seb nods, taking another mouthful Oct 09 23:00:35 how likely is it you will fall? Oct 09 23:02:13 Given that I couldn't get myself killed even when I was trying to, and that was before the effects of the... meddling in me... It'd take an awful lot to put me down permanently. Oct 09 23:02:58 * Seb nods Oct 09 23:03:28 I should still take a wife, but to save the world I may one day have to betray her? Oct 09 23:03:44 * Morgan nods Oct 09 23:03:54 I'm afraid so Oct 09 23:04:29 This is a dreadful idea. Will they not listen to reason? Oct 09 23:04:51 * Morgan looks at him sympathetically Oct 09 23:05:55 She has told them that she does not want to have my children, yes? Oct 09 23:06:19 * Morgan nods Oct 09 23:08:13 Let me put it into a little bit of context for you... five hundred years ago, the Sudlach ring was fished out of the Sudlach, passed down to each new Veisgrafin... that ring was put in my ancestors hand by the Nieblungen to be on Molly's hand. Who knows what meddling they were doing before that... Oct 09 23:09:01 My uncle stood no chance. And nor do I. Nor my wife, or children. Oct 09 23:10:35 * Morgan looks at him solemnly Oct 09 23:11:27 I wish it were not so. But it is. Oct 09 23:12:12 * Seb nods Oct 09 23:13:51 I think it is a shocking deal, one I’d never advise anyone to accept Oct 09 23:14:04 * Morgan nods Oct 09 23:14:40 If it is any consolation at all... at least you don't have to deal with some of the things I do Oct 09 23:15:22 * Seb looks like he might snap back at Morgan before finding his better nature Oct 09 23:15:24 such as? Oct 09 23:16:31 * Morgan sits on the wall Oct 09 23:17:26 I know... how could I be so cavalier about turning your world upside down, with what I'm asking of you... I'm not surprised you want to tell me to do one... Oct 09 23:20:29 I am trying to find the charity in me when you will not have to break Molly’s heart like I would be expected to break my future wife’s heart Oct 09 23:20:50 * Morgan nods Oct 09 23:23:56 You are quite right. That is not something I will ever have to experience, but don't for a damned second think I get to sail through this unmarked. Thanks to their, for want of a better word, meddling, my nightmares, every damn night, are the ways things -could- have gone. I've seen my late wife survive, only to have her turn away from me. I've seen her poisoned, watched her die. I've seen a way where I died in the fire instead, and you and Molly were married Oct 09 23:23:56 anyway, of your own volition, raising your children together. Oct 09 23:24:59 * Seb hands him back the flask Oct 09 23:25:56 * Morgan takes it, sipping it Oct 09 23:27:13 I’ve waited on more appealing battlefields. Oct 09 23:27:25 * Morgan nods Oct 09 23:29:00 indeed. But it is where we are and what we must face. Oct 09 23:29:32 What does Molly say about all of this? Oct 09 23:30:33 Nothing I can really repeat in polite company. It is vital that we work together, and she has accepted that Oct 09 23:30:45 * Seb nods Oct 09 23:31:12 Is there anything more I need to know immediately? Oct 09 23:32:00 Only that you cannot tell anyone about it... HeinzHarold knows it all... Oct 09 23:32:10 * Seb smiles slightly Oct 09 23:32:18 Who would even believe it? Oct 09 23:32:34 * Morgan nods Oct 09 23:33:16 I am sorry if I made you believe I was being callous about what you would have to do to your loved ones if I fall. I truly am not. Oct 09 23:34:03 * Seb nods Oct 09 23:34:54 the same goes for me in not acknowledging the pain you must feel that I would have her at my side when you could not Oct 09 23:35:04 * Morgan nods Oct 09 23:35:41 Having to see it is something of a kick in the guts. Some of it is... it puts me out of sorts for days sometimes Oct 09 23:35:54 * Seb nods Oct 09 23:37:00 She would be kept as safe as I could, and I would not seek to replace you, just to do the duty I have been selected for Oct 09 23:37:13 * Morgan smiles slightly Oct 09 23:38:15 Its not everything there is to know... but its the important things. I promise you, I will fight with everything I have. I want to meet your wife and children some day. Oct 09 23:38:31 * Seb nods Oct 09 23:39:02 Make my excuses, would you? Say I said I was going back to my ship to fetch something I forgot Oct 09 23:39:20 You'll be back later? Oct 09 23:39:32 * Seb smiles slightly Oct 09 23:39:58 I was not planning to haul anchor and disappear out with the tide, if that is your thinking, Oct 09 23:40:19 * Morgan looks innocent Oct 09 23:40:53 Might have been. Besides, the Rose is so fast we'd catch you quickly. Would you like to hear something that is much less difficult to bear? Oct 09 23:41:29 * Seb nods, standing up Oct 09 23:41:31 yes? Oct 09 23:42:28 Dracheneisen floats. Its why the rose is so fast. Varick told me about it, since he used to play with his fathers panzer hand in the bath... my families panzer hand is locked away in the vault and looked at on special occasions but that kid was splashing about with theirs Oct 09 23:42:50 * Seb smiles Oct 09 23:43:38 I was only seventh in line, I didn’t get to even go into the same -room- as mine until I became third in line! Oct 09 23:44:15 * Morgan nods Oct 09 23:44:44 Mind blowing, I tell you. Do you need to take HeinzHarold with you? He's kept me on an even keel over it a few times Oct 09 23:45:00 No, thank you, I’d rather be alone Oct 09 23:45:16 * Morgan nods Oct 09 23:45:55 Later, lets get together. I've got some nice whiskey we can share Oct 09 23:46:11 * Seb nods Oct 09 23:46:25 I’ll return in a few hours Oct 09 23:46:47 * Morgan nods Oct 09 23:47:01 I'll make up some nonsense about trolls to cover your absence Oct 09 23:47:19 * Seb smiles Oct 09 23:47:58 perhaps I’ve gone to retrieve them from my ship Oct 09 23:48:42 * Morgan nods Oct 09 23:48:49 Go on, take some time Oct 09 23:49:29 * Seb inclines his head before leaving in the direction of the ruined fort and the dock Oct 09 23:51:47 * Morgan has quit (Quit: This computer has gone to sleep)