The Tale of the Missing Brown, part 1 --- &RPaward
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:51 am
Ely edit 27 Jul 2021:
1-6 qps, depending on length and quality.
Potential +1 qp: if part of a series: x
Total: 2 qps, first section had already been awarded, but recording that properly
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A Library with Barred Windows
Six bookshelves line the walls of the small room. The gaps between them show
just plain gray stone. A crude yet clean bed stands in one corner, while a desk
covered with layers of parchment stands in another one. There is very little
space left. The bars in the windows and the strong door without a handle reveal
the primary function of the room.
[ obvious exits: S ]
Callesa al'Riean is standing here in a worn gray dress, barefoot. The only jewel she's wearing is a thick golden circle above her left ankle. It is hard to tell, whether it is supposed to be a foot bracelet or a part of shackles.
The door suddenly opens and a guard walks in.
The guard says: "Our lady wants to see you. Your hands."
Callesa obediently offers her hands to the cuendillar cuffs. She is so week she'd struggle to tear even a thread of wool, yet the owner of this place likes to show off.
A servant walks into the room and starts inspecting her notes.
Callesa and her guard leave the room.
.....................................
A Private Sitting Room
The luxury pours of every inch of this room. Any piece of art around here
could proudly stand in a throne room. The comfortable armchairs around
a small table invite to relax. A big fireplace warms the room.
[ obvious exits: N,E ]
An armchair covered with green velvet stands here (2)
A small table stands here.
A wooden stool stands here.
Gevarha Velandi is here, sitting in an armchair.
Callesa enters the room.
Gevarha says: "sit down, child" with a spiteful grin.
Callesa doesn't respond.
Gevarha moves her hand slightly and Callesa's head starts hurting. The pain stops, as she sits on the stool.
Gevarha smiles and observes Callesa while playing with the Serpent Ring on her right hand.
Callesa doesn't speak and her ageless face remains calm. She needs to focus intensely on not shaking.
After a short moment, a servant comes in the room and hands several pieces of parchement to Gevarha before leaving.
Gevarha reads the notes quickly. "This is all you've come up with since the last meeting? I'm starting to regret I didn't kill you immediately back in Tear. You've been abusing my hospitality for seven months and that's it?!"
Callesa responds: "My search had been slow even before our first meeting, lady Gevarha. All my leads had taken me years to discover. It is even harder now that I am getting only second hand reports from the search sites and just preselected written sources."
Gevarha takes an angreal out of a pocket and embraces Saidar. "You'll teach me to Locate Object today. That will help me speed the search up."
Callesa shakes her head: "I couldn't even if I wanted. You are not ready for such a complex weave, novice Gevarha."
Anger twists Gevarha's features and Callesa feels the headache again. "I haven't been a novice for sixty years. I have learnt more than you Servants of All could ever imagine! Serve me!". She takes a Well from another pocket and throws it on Callesa. With a thin strand of Earth, she unlocked the cuendillar handcuffs.
The pain stopped. Callesa held the metal lizard in her palm and embraced Saidar. It felt heavenly, despite the amount of One Power available to her being so tiny. The lesson started.
1-6 qps, depending on length and quality.
Potential +1 qp: if part of a series: x
Total: 2 qps, first section had already been awarded, but recording that properly
*****************************************
A Library with Barred Windows
Six bookshelves line the walls of the small room. The gaps between them show
just plain gray stone. A crude yet clean bed stands in one corner, while a desk
covered with layers of parchment stands in another one. There is very little
space left. The bars in the windows and the strong door without a handle reveal
the primary function of the room.
[ obvious exits: S ]
Callesa al'Riean is standing here in a worn gray dress, barefoot. The only jewel she's wearing is a thick golden circle above her left ankle. It is hard to tell, whether it is supposed to be a foot bracelet or a part of shackles.
The door suddenly opens and a guard walks in.
The guard says: "Our lady wants to see you. Your hands."
Callesa obediently offers her hands to the cuendillar cuffs. She is so week she'd struggle to tear even a thread of wool, yet the owner of this place likes to show off.
A servant walks into the room and starts inspecting her notes.
Callesa and her guard leave the room.
.....................................
A Private Sitting Room
The luxury pours of every inch of this room. Any piece of art around here
could proudly stand in a throne room. The comfortable armchairs around
a small table invite to relax. A big fireplace warms the room.
[ obvious exits: N,E ]
An armchair covered with green velvet stands here (2)
A small table stands here.
A wooden stool stands here.
Gevarha Velandi is here, sitting in an armchair.
Callesa enters the room.
Gevarha says: "sit down, child" with a spiteful grin.
Callesa doesn't respond.
Gevarha moves her hand slightly and Callesa's head starts hurting. The pain stops, as she sits on the stool.
Gevarha smiles and observes Callesa while playing with the Serpent Ring on her right hand.
Callesa doesn't speak and her ageless face remains calm. She needs to focus intensely on not shaking.
After a short moment, a servant comes in the room and hands several pieces of parchement to Gevarha before leaving.
Gevarha reads the notes quickly. "This is all you've come up with since the last meeting? I'm starting to regret I didn't kill you immediately back in Tear. You've been abusing my hospitality for seven months and that's it?!"
Callesa responds: "My search had been slow even before our first meeting, lady Gevarha. All my leads had taken me years to discover. It is even harder now that I am getting only second hand reports from the search sites and just preselected written sources."
Gevarha takes an angreal out of a pocket and embraces Saidar. "You'll teach me to Locate Object today. That will help me speed the search up."
Callesa shakes her head: "I couldn't even if I wanted. You are not ready for such a complex weave, novice Gevarha."
Anger twists Gevarha's features and Callesa feels the headache again. "I haven't been a novice for sixty years. I have learnt more than you Servants of All could ever imagine! Serve me!". She takes a Well from another pocket and throws it on Callesa. With a thin strand of Earth, she unlocked the cuendillar handcuffs.
The pain stopped. Callesa held the metal lizard in her palm and embraced Saidar. It felt heavenly, despite the amount of One Power available to her being so tiny. The lesson started.
