Celina 1/26/07

"Khela and I have unfinished business of the heart. When that riddle cyphers shall there be a terrible force upon me and such strengths to answer broken dreams. Moire and Khela have warred over and around me for years, trimming away at my choices and bending my love. Before long I shall know which of them deserves death by my hand."Celina gently lets go of him and tucks her hands together at the small of her back. "Is your family gossip as interesting as that?"

The House of Cards Alphabet

In the House of Cards, who are we all?

A is for Ambrose who crashed Random's Ball
B is for Bleys who fell off of the stair
C is for Caine who takes the sea air
D is for Deirdre with feminine guile
E is for Eric who ruled for a while
F is for Finndo, long ago dead
G is Gerard, a castle fell on his head
H is for Huon, a shadow invader
I is for Isles which Robin sank under water
J is for Julian, Warden of Arden
K is for Khela in an octopus garden
L is for Llewella, sad, moist and green
M is for Martin, the prince who is mean
N is for Navy, where Marius was assigned
O is for Osric, who died much maligned
P is for Paige, she is rarely alone
Q is for Queen of the Sapphire Throne
R is for Random, the fink is the King
S is for Saeth, spawned of Aisling.
T is for Texorami, where Folly had gigs
U is for Uxmal, which is Brennan's home digs
V is for Vere, ghost tales he will tell
W is for Weyland, who smiths rather well
X is for Xanadu, the new place to be
Y is for Ysabeau, now under a sea
Z is for Zhumar, do you know where that is?

This isn't the end as there are many more kids!

1/10/07

Brennan:
"The Family has a trade surplus on dirty laundry," Brennan says. "You get used to it, after a while."

Marius:
Marius shrugs. "I hope the evidence will persuade you we are not just insane travellers who wish to undermine your faith. Blood tells, and it seems to always speak to us."

Vere:
Vere starts to turn towards Robin, then blinks as she leaps into the water. He drops to one knee, both hands on the floor, head down, eyes closed, and braces himself for the impact of the water as it strikes from all directions. He takes a deep breath and meditates upon what he has learned about Robin's approach to diplomacy.

1/8/06

Martin, Paige, and Julian:

"We were going to go back and find the men," Martin offers. "We're not in shape to
take on a Griffon."

Julian frowns. "You most certainly are not. What will you do if you find it?"

Martin laughs. It's not a nice laugh. "Run like hell and live to fight another day."

"You are your father's son," Julian replies. It's not a compliment. He turns to Paige.
"Tell me where you saw Artemis and Jovian."

1/4/06

Celina (in an OOC conversation):
"Men! Even chocolate can't civilize them properly!" The haunt looks fiercely at Jerod. "May all your chocolate taste of Daeon."

1/2/06

Meg:
She shuts her eyes, takes a deep breath and turns back. "I'm sorry," she apologises. "I'm angry. He's stolen my son, blithely reshaped my home, and I haven't yet worked out how to crush him like a bug. It's frustrating."