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Colostle: The Adventures of October O'Leary
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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 8956763" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p>Noble Steed stared at Lavender Green placidly.</p><p></p><p>If it had a cud, it would chew it.</p><p></p><p>Noble Steed had served the Heroic Families of Mount Charta since Marjoram Green, Lavenders’ great-great-great-great-grandmother, had brought Goliath Smith’s body strapped across its back. Marjoram had discovered Noble Steed after Goliath was killed by a Rook, one of the great stone automatons that roamed the Colostole.</p><p></p><p>Most Rooks left others alone unless disturbed, but Goliath and Marjoram had wanted the magic that powered this Rook for themselves. They climbed the castle-shaped creature, stealing inside and killing it from within, sending it plunging to the earth. Goliath had been crushed in the fall, and was instantly killed.</p><p></p><p>Inside the Rook at its heart was the Rookling that Marjoram named Noble Steed.</p><p></p><p>It was shaped like the Rook it had been found within, with a pointed head that looked like a castle tower. A long neck like a snake connected it to a broad tear-shaped body. Below that were two long towers that looked like thin bird legs, ending in three splayed toes on each foot.</p><p></p><p>When the Green family left heroism after the death of Mace, Noble Steed had wandered away from them, ignoring them like it ignored the other residents of Upper Filing, where the Green family had lived at the time. When the Smith family left heroism a generation later, after Mace’s assistant, Samson Smith and June O’Leary had vanished, Noble Steed ignored everyone but the O’Leary family.</p><p></p><p>And when September O’Leary had renounced heroism in favor of accountancy, Noble Steed wandered off into the meadows surrounding Annex, ignoring the humans of Mount Charta until one day, he appeared to the newlywed Lavender Green, carrying her back to Annex when she had found herself strangely out of breath while tending the Green family heard of cows.</p><p></p><p>Seven months later, when Lavender and September’s son was born, Noble Steed became a constant presence in their family, much to September’s irritation, carrying the infant October while his parents worked in the field or in the Annex counting house.</p><p></p><p>Although Lavender Green wasn’t a hero herself, she was thrilled her son had never wavered in his desire to be one. When he was little, they would lay in his bed at bedtime, whispering stories of their ancestors together.</p><p></p><p>September O’Leary insisted, as did most residents of the Mountain, that Samson and June had died on their adventure, or had run off together, abandoning their families. But Lavender and October liked to imagine the pair had journeyed farther than anyone else ever had through the Colostle, through all of the Known Roomlands and beyond, coming finally to the end of their world-sized castle, having crossed room that contained oceans and mountain ranges and deserts to do so.</p><p></p><p>Lavender straightened up and patted Noble Steed on its placid head.</p><p></p><p>“There. Saddle and saddle bags secure, a thick blanket over Stony Butt here,” she said, “so that should make your ride a little more bearable. But you may still want to get off and walk when you can.”</p><p></p><p>September O’Leary loudly sighed and crossed his arms, but said nothing.</p><p></p><p>“Thanks, Mom.” October O’Leary leaned down from where he was seated atop Noble Steed and kissed his mother on the cheek. “I will write as often as I can. I love you both.”</p><p></p><p>And so Lavender Green and September O’Leary watched October O’Leary ride off down the Mountain in search of Red Rook and MacKenzie Guffin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 8956763, member: 11760"] Noble Steed stared at Lavender Green placidly. If it had a cud, it would chew it. Noble Steed had served the Heroic Families of Mount Charta since Marjoram Green, Lavenders’ great-great-great-great-grandmother, had brought Goliath Smith’s body strapped across its back. Marjoram had discovered Noble Steed after Goliath was killed by a Rook, one of the great stone automatons that roamed the Colostole. Most Rooks left others alone unless disturbed, but Goliath and Marjoram had wanted the magic that powered this Rook for themselves. They climbed the castle-shaped creature, stealing inside and killing it from within, sending it plunging to the earth. Goliath had been crushed in the fall, and was instantly killed. Inside the Rook at its heart was the Rookling that Marjoram named Noble Steed. It was shaped like the Rook it had been found within, with a pointed head that looked like a castle tower. A long neck like a snake connected it to a broad tear-shaped body. Below that were two long towers that looked like thin bird legs, ending in three splayed toes on each foot. When the Green family left heroism after the death of Mace, Noble Steed had wandered away from them, ignoring them like it ignored the other residents of Upper Filing, where the Green family had lived at the time. When the Smith family left heroism a generation later, after Mace’s assistant, Samson Smith and June O’Leary had vanished, Noble Steed ignored everyone but the O’Leary family. And when September O’Leary had renounced heroism in favor of accountancy, Noble Steed wandered off into the meadows surrounding Annex, ignoring the humans of Mount Charta until one day, he appeared to the newlywed Lavender Green, carrying her back to Annex when she had found herself strangely out of breath while tending the Green family heard of cows. Seven months later, when Lavender and September’s son was born, Noble Steed became a constant presence in their family, much to September’s irritation, carrying the infant October while his parents worked in the field or in the Annex counting house. Although Lavender Green wasn’t a hero herself, she was thrilled her son had never wavered in his desire to be one. When he was little, they would lay in his bed at bedtime, whispering stories of their ancestors together. September O’Leary insisted, as did most residents of the Mountain, that Samson and June had died on their adventure, or had run off together, abandoning their families. But Lavender and October liked to imagine the pair had journeyed farther than anyone else ever had through the Colostle, through all of the Known Roomlands and beyond, coming finally to the end of their world-sized castle, having crossed room that contained oceans and mountain ranges and deserts to do so. Lavender straightened up and patted Noble Steed on its placid head. “There. Saddle and saddle bags secure, a thick blanket over Stony Butt here,” she said, “so that should make your ride a little more bearable. But you may still want to get off and walk when you can.” September O’Leary loudly sighed and crossed his arms, but said nothing. “Thanks, Mom.” October O’Leary leaned down from where he was seated atop Noble Steed and kissed his mother on the cheek. “I will write as often as I can. I love you both.” And so Lavender Green and September O’Leary watched October O’Leary ride off down the Mountain in search of Red Rook and MacKenzie Guffin. [/QUOTE]
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