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glacial_queenInvitations had gone out, letting people know that Karla was planning to take a trip back to Kaeleer. Nothing special, just a short day-long trip, complete with picnic.
Of course, that was nothing special if you didn't know about the kind of picnic Mrs. Beale was capable of putting together with a bit of notice. Or if you weren't impressed with visiting unicorns all day. Whichever.
The portal opened up at the Hall, where the staff was packing up a single Coach with all of the supplies a group that size might need: sweetfeed, sugar cubes, apples, carrots--and provender for the picnickers, too. Guests would find themselves ushered into other Coaches; large wheeled conveyances that were powered by Craft and could be drawn by horses on roads or powered by Craft to travel over the Winds. Karla, Jaenelle, and Lucivar were not there to greet the Fandom folks; the latter two had gone ahead to ready everything on Sceval's end, and the former had vanished that morning, offering apologies and deliberately vague explanations of an errand that needed running.
Not that anyone at the Hall was going to let her absence slow down their timetable any. As soon as the last person was seated and comfortable and the last basket stowed, the Coaches took off, catching the nearby Opal Wind to speed them along.
The ride was on the longish side, lasting about an hour--apologies had been made, but Sceval was a closed Territory and portals were not permitted--but soon enough they were touching down again. This time, there was no extended hike through the woods, the Coaches landed in a large open meadow, next to a cheerful brook. Large blankets were already laid out, and the coachmen clambered down to open the doors and then begin unpacking the mountains of food they'd brought.
There were two people waiting for everyone when they climbed out. One was Karla, the other was a solemn dark-haired girl who looked about eight or nine. She gave the assembled group a tremulous smile and clutched Karla's hand tightly. Karla gave her a fond smile before looking up at her assembled friends.
"Welcome to Sceval," she said, waving with her free hand. "Lucivar and Jaenelle are already out visiting the herd, which you're welcome to do. There's food to eat if you're hungry and plenty of places to explore if you get restless. I didn't, uhh, plan any activities, so hopefully there's enough here to keep you entertained!"
[NFB for off-islandness]
Of course, that was nothing special if you didn't know about the kind of picnic Mrs. Beale was capable of putting together with a bit of notice. Or if you weren't impressed with visiting unicorns all day. Whichever.
The portal opened up at the Hall, where the staff was packing up a single Coach with all of the supplies a group that size might need: sweetfeed, sugar cubes, apples, carrots--and provender for the picnickers, too. Guests would find themselves ushered into other Coaches; large wheeled conveyances that were powered by Craft and could be drawn by horses on roads or powered by Craft to travel over the Winds. Karla, Jaenelle, and Lucivar were not there to greet the Fandom folks; the latter two had gone ahead to ready everything on Sceval's end, and the former had vanished that morning, offering apologies and deliberately vague explanations of an errand that needed running.
Not that anyone at the Hall was going to let her absence slow down their timetable any. As soon as the last person was seated and comfortable and the last basket stowed, the Coaches took off, catching the nearby Opal Wind to speed them along.
The ride was on the longish side, lasting about an hour--apologies had been made, but Sceval was a closed Territory and portals were not permitted--but soon enough they were touching down again. This time, there was no extended hike through the woods, the Coaches landed in a large open meadow, next to a cheerful brook. Large blankets were already laid out, and the coachmen clambered down to open the doors and then begin unpacking the mountains of food they'd brought.
There were two people waiting for everyone when they climbed out. One was Karla, the other was a solemn dark-haired girl who looked about eight or nine. She gave the assembled group a tremulous smile and clutched Karla's hand tightly. Karla gave her a fond smile before looking up at her assembled friends.
"Welcome to Sceval," she said, waving with her free hand. "Lucivar and Jaenelle are already out visiting the herd, which you're welcome to do. There's food to eat if you're hungry and plenty of places to explore if you get restless. I didn't, uhh, plan any activities, so hopefully there's enough here to keep you entertained!"
[NFB for off-islandness]
Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-06 02:40 am (UTC)"Lady," he said, nodding respectfully.
Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-11 07:37 pm (UTC)Here, there was remarkably little of the drug-addled Queen who had murmured six thousand Jhinka with little more than a glance. She was only a young woman, still closer to a girl than not, shy and eager to talk to someone so close to a friend of hers.
Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-11 08:02 pm (UTC)Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-11 08:33 pm (UTC)Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-11 08:47 pm (UTC)It was obvious that Ben felt very comfortable around non-human sentient species.
Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-11 10:55 pm (UTC)"This is your second time in Sceval, right?" Jaenelle asked. "You were here when Karla sponsored a trip from school. I'm glad you liked it enough to come back."
Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-11 11:12 pm (UTC)Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-12 05:49 am (UTC)The laugh turned more than a little self-conscious.
"And all of my human friends, too, I guess."
Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-12 07:14 pm (UTC)Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-18 12:02 pm (UTC)Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-18 06:30 pm (UTC)Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-19 09:53 am (UTC)"I am glad that I had the opportunity to make friends in Kaeleer, at least," she said. "I met Karla when I was only six. I couldn't get out to see her often, only a few times a year at most, but it was enough."
Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-19 05:11 pm (UTC)Re: Visit with the Unicorns
Date: 2012-02-28 08:52 am (UTC)