1. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    As befits their lot. Walter's lips curved to a good-hearted chuckle. He did not swig, either, relishing the sweet taste and that burn through his core, a balm for a frail and frigid soul. Only recently has he decided to curb the habit to acceptable limits. In moments of overwhelm becoming too...
  2. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    Head tilted, earrings jingled ever faintly. Walter caught the sound of metal elements shifting. The carved chair would not creak, even under the respectable density. It was certainly better appointed here on the ground floor and belonging to a set, rather than a cluttered over attempt to break...
  3. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    Lancel's pursuit, it would be easy to discover - lay a little more expensive than most apprenticeships, but worth it doubly so, from a purely practical perspective. Alchemy. He'd studied with an avid interest during the training. Anthea was the one teaching him herbology, now, while Garrick...
  4. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    "A couple hours is-s agreeable," Walter offered, right hand obscured by the fold of the cloak, holding it that way, dark stains slowly emerging through the wool. "After dark would be too close t-to supper." The corner of his mouth twitched and twisted in an attempt at nonchalance. "You won't...
  5. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    Reginald cast a sidelong glass to the slightly ajar door. "He will be out in a few minutes. If you can wait. You can give him your best, then," the attendant tried to smile, "but no sooner than the lord emerges again." His hand rose to unbuckle his own cloak. "Has to apply the clotting powders...
  6. Walter Thornley

    Private Castles in the Sky

    A golden silhouette enters, diminishing in the glowing aura as the door closes, but not in the amount of yellows and muted browns worn. The man's wheat-blond beard frames a habitually smiling curve of the mouth, his hands resting on a belt, thumbs hooked between the tools looped in and the...
  7. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    The Pull came on the obscurata's fingertips and the shadows fell darker, sharper outlined. The magic that released in the flowing black blood - sank through him, instead of around him. Cleansing of everything but the measure of strength absorbed, unnaming, unravelling to the pure primal form. It...
  8. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    You needed a who to bind them to the earth. Else, you needed right-drawn lines of the right matter. At least, that was the spur of the moment's guess as to why the improvised pocket ashes and salt did not hook into the thing and earthbind it there and then. It didn't have a who. Who required...
  9. Walter Thornley

    Private Tindercreek and Tillvale

    Geist observed the colorful ribbon with suspicion, a low hiss emerging from the reptilian throat. Walter patted him on the other side of the mane, thighs squeezing and calves shifting back as he commanded it to slow once they were abreast. "Accepted," he called back. "Have you considered the...
  10. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    Olivier let the wizard pass, eyed the two men that caught underclaw. Throats intact, shoulders torn deeply. "Healer!" The young man cried out, and realized he had to get the Joutsentierna lord away from the erupting carnage just as the men who were trying to get off the ground. The rest had the...
  11. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    Walter broke into a light jog, in a way that would still allow Zahra to keep up. "Pits," he swore softly, affixing the cloak as he moved, "Understood. Sorry for the scare, there, drakes are like guarding dogs writ large. Bond only to their raiser and their rider, don't take kindly to strangers...
  12. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    There was no growl or low rumble, only a a swift rush forward that almost brought Geist out of the half-closed stall. Immediately, the drake keeper Inri, wide-eyed, tried to block the beast's path with his scrawny arm. But the beast was unbridled, and its teeth snapped quite sharply as it...
  13. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    They were wily, Olivier thought as he studied the - person - and whatever he really saw, he told no one. It concerned none that he was not particularly a weaver, only a little anyway, enough to pass the test and get feeling from big things. Current lord called it Breath, and big things of Shroud...
  14. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    Light eyes lingered on the baron before lowering politely, and the wry smile that Olivier presented with a polite incline of the head was anything but agreement. But he supposed he could have some fun. * Olivier shrugged, eyeing the distant figure. "You aren't warded, so you'll see, I...
  15. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    Olivier seemed to clock the paired movement with precision and a glimpse of relief. He had an earnest face, that young man, easy to read compared to Reginald, and not too overshadowed by anxiety like Yvain. The 'other lord' did not make it necessary to chaperone everyone just so bodies wouldn't...
  16. Walter Thornley

    Private A Vulpine Refrain

    There was surprisingly little resistance. No arrogant balking at the idea. No threats. No seething rage and promises to comply through gritted teeth, hurt pride sparking in the spittle. No glowery look that wished looks alone could kill. A piece, falling into his disfigured hand, and staring up...
  17. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    For a moment, he looked a bit defeated, and scratched the back of his head beneath the felt wool hunter's cap. It had snow drops on it, a simple pattern in green and lighter yellow thread that could pass for white. "Lead on, of course. Thanks," he offered, and followed in the wizard's footsteps...
  18. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    The days to follow, Walter's schedule seemed to disallow him from any kinds of social interactions past the passing greeting, if that. The very next day he rode out with a host of Huntsmen and came back in three, then disappeared in his quarters for an entire day, and perhaps he has also managed...
  19. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    "Reginald's got whatever snatches people's pretend chickens in the night," Walter grumbled under his breath. "You don't? He doesn't have a page of any sort, then." They had to make way around a puddle near the works attempting to restore the drainage. Mostly for rain. So much rainfall that all...
  20. Walter Thornley

    Private Relations, Yours & Mine

    "I've seen how warped have things become, plants, animals and whatnot. I've made extensive notes, starting from the local herbswomen. Why? Do you seek further study?" He glanced over to Zahra, eyed Reggie stubbornly following - not hot on Jaakko's heels, but keeping him in sight. "Don't you need...
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