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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 2676037" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Popularity</strong></p><p></p><p>This visit to Milvarune is becoming more and more interesting, though it remains to be seen whether that is for good or ill. </p><p></p><p>After my performance of "The Lay of Release from Bondage" concluded, Roland, Latan and I went out to enjoy ourselves a bit among the other festival-goers. I found I'd acquired some followers who seemed to be quite impressed by my recitation. I'm not certain whether to be flattered or embarrassed by their attentions, but I didn't deny them the opportunity to buy our dinners and purchase us rounds of drinks. I think their presence troubled Latan, though, as she soon retired to the cottage. </p><p></p><p>Roland went off to seek companionship and entertainment elsewhere, and I found myself roaming about the town in the company of my new 'friends' for a time. When I returned much later to Silver Cottage I found that my friends were concerned over Percy's absence. He'd been gone many candlemarks and the other servants did not know where he was. Roland at last woke young Troy to ask him what he knew. Percy had evidently gone off to the Lady's temple. Roland was rather worried by the note he left, and he and Latan went off to the temple to seek Percy while Hedrin remained at the cottage to tell me what had occurred when I returned. </p><p></p><p>When they came back later they told us that Percy was doing penance. He evidently felt very disturbed by having taken the life of one of the Tuigan barbarians who attacked us in the cemetery. I don't believe that the Lady holds him in any reproach for this, nor do any of the rest of us feel as mortified as Percy. But I suppose that if his all-night prayers gave him any relief from his pain then all is well. I feel oddly distanced from the deaths we caused. I suppose the festival and the affairs with Master Whitetree have kept morbid thoughts from my mind. </p><p></p><p>On the following day Hedrin was scheduled to participate in the marathon. He woke rather later than he wanted but he needed the rest. Roland and I went to cheer him on at the start of the race. It winds all around through the hills about the town, so that it isn't possible for anyone to watch the marathon in its entirety. Hedrin had no illusions of winning, but he was very pleased that he was able to finish the race without collapsing from exhaustion as so many of the competitors did. </p><p></p><p>In the evening I participated in the first round of the limerick contest. I did rather well, if I do say so myself. Better than I expected. Before that I cast a spell of healthful rest for my friends, who were all still a bit worse for wear after the fight at the cemetery and other exertions. Thank the Lady it's a very long-lasting spell. </p><p></p><p>Roland has found a lady friend, a young lady named Mirrian who has evidently become very enamored of him - although I'm not certain how pleased Roland is by this development. He's too charming to show any dislike, however. While we were visiting a fine tavern Roland began encouraging all of my followers (they'd found me again) to chant my name until I was called on for an impromptu performance. I decided on a more humorous piece than my poetry recitation and told the story of "The Knight and the Chessmen", which seemed to entertain them all well enough. </p><p></p><p>When we all got back to the cottage we found that Master Whitetree had contacted Latan and invited us to join him for the riddle competition on the last night of the festival. Latan had accepted and in return asked him to dine with us before the contest. It should be a most interesting evening. Roland had heard a few comments made about town when Master Whitetree retreated to his ship to recuperate after the cemetery experience. It's very odd to think that this man, who has a great wealth of knowledge and experience according to Hedrin, is also an undead thing. Perhaps not all such undead are evil as I'd always read. </p><p></p><p>Hedrin had signed up for the wrestling challenge on the next day, and we all went to watch - by we I mean not only all our friends, even Percy, but also Mirrian and all of my hangers-on. I must admit I'll be glad to return to Dragonsreach and escape their attentions, although I'll also be sorry to lose their enthusiasm - no one at home will give me such flattery. Hedrin was first to be called to the ring, much to our surprise. But we were even more amazed when we heard the name of his opponent: Diceros Sondaicus, last year's winner of the contest - and one of Lerner Provol's companions! We didn't see any sign of his compatriots, though. </p><p></p><p>He's an enormous man, nearly oblivious to pain that would crumple the rest of us. He grabbed hold of Hedrin the moment the match began, and Hedrin was obliged to use his claws to try to get free. I thought I heard bones pop when Sondaicus squeezed him. Then the huge man sent Hedrin flying across the circle like a child flinging a rag doll. Hedrin flipped over the instant he touched the ground and righted himself very cleverly. Then Sondaicus grabbed him again and squeezed even harder, and Hedrin went limp. Once Sondaicus had tossed him away again the healers rushed out and so did Latan. They wouldn't let her administer any of her healing magic to Hedrin. The healers had to minister to the claw wounds that Hedrin had given Sondaicus as well. Hedrin's silver and black energies seemed to have hurt the man a bit more than one might expect. </p><p></p><p>Roland went over to congratulate Sondaicus, and in the course of the conversation remarked on the presence of a giant in town, which seemed to pique the huge man's interest. Hedrin had once again sensed the giant Laupik, and I think Sondaicus would have liked to pit himself against a giant. Roland didn't bother to tell him the giant is a shaman. </p><p></p><p>Once he'd recovered, Hedrin told us that before the match began he'd said to Sondaicus that the Lady's priests would like to see him, and Sondaicus had responded by saying, "See you later" in a manner that didn't seem altogether friendly. I hope that the rest of his friends aren't waiting somewhere in town. I've no desire to meet them now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 2676037, member: 30035"] [b]Popularity[/b] This visit to Milvarune is becoming more and more interesting, though it remains to be seen whether that is for good or ill. After my performance of "The Lay of Release from Bondage" concluded, Roland, Latan and I went out to enjoy ourselves a bit among the other festival-goers. I found I'd acquired some followers who seemed to be quite impressed by my recitation. I'm not certain whether to be flattered or embarrassed by their attentions, but I didn't deny them the opportunity to buy our dinners and purchase us rounds of drinks. I think their presence troubled Latan, though, as she soon retired to the cottage. Roland went off to seek companionship and entertainment elsewhere, and I found myself roaming about the town in the company of my new 'friends' for a time. When I returned much later to Silver Cottage I found that my friends were concerned over Percy's absence. He'd been gone many candlemarks and the other servants did not know where he was. Roland at last woke young Troy to ask him what he knew. Percy had evidently gone off to the Lady's temple. Roland was rather worried by the note he left, and he and Latan went off to the temple to seek Percy while Hedrin remained at the cottage to tell me what had occurred when I returned. When they came back later they told us that Percy was doing penance. He evidently felt very disturbed by having taken the life of one of the Tuigan barbarians who attacked us in the cemetery. I don't believe that the Lady holds him in any reproach for this, nor do any of the rest of us feel as mortified as Percy. But I suppose that if his all-night prayers gave him any relief from his pain then all is well. I feel oddly distanced from the deaths we caused. I suppose the festival and the affairs with Master Whitetree have kept morbid thoughts from my mind. On the following day Hedrin was scheduled to participate in the marathon. He woke rather later than he wanted but he needed the rest. Roland and I went to cheer him on at the start of the race. It winds all around through the hills about the town, so that it isn't possible for anyone to watch the marathon in its entirety. Hedrin had no illusions of winning, but he was very pleased that he was able to finish the race without collapsing from exhaustion as so many of the competitors did. In the evening I participated in the first round of the limerick contest. I did rather well, if I do say so myself. Better than I expected. Before that I cast a spell of healthful rest for my friends, who were all still a bit worse for wear after the fight at the cemetery and other exertions. Thank the Lady it's a very long-lasting spell. Roland has found a lady friend, a young lady named Mirrian who has evidently become very enamored of him - although I'm not certain how pleased Roland is by this development. He's too charming to show any dislike, however. While we were visiting a fine tavern Roland began encouraging all of my followers (they'd found me again) to chant my name until I was called on for an impromptu performance. I decided on a more humorous piece than my poetry recitation and told the story of "The Knight and the Chessmen", which seemed to entertain them all well enough. When we all got back to the cottage we found that Master Whitetree had contacted Latan and invited us to join him for the riddle competition on the last night of the festival. Latan had accepted and in return asked him to dine with us before the contest. It should be a most interesting evening. Roland had heard a few comments made about town when Master Whitetree retreated to his ship to recuperate after the cemetery experience. It's very odd to think that this man, who has a great wealth of knowledge and experience according to Hedrin, is also an undead thing. Perhaps not all such undead are evil as I'd always read. Hedrin had signed up for the wrestling challenge on the next day, and we all went to watch - by we I mean not only all our friends, even Percy, but also Mirrian and all of my hangers-on. I must admit I'll be glad to return to Dragonsreach and escape their attentions, although I'll also be sorry to lose their enthusiasm - no one at home will give me such flattery. Hedrin was first to be called to the ring, much to our surprise. But we were even more amazed when we heard the name of his opponent: Diceros Sondaicus, last year's winner of the contest - and one of Lerner Provol's companions! We didn't see any sign of his compatriots, though. He's an enormous man, nearly oblivious to pain that would crumple the rest of us. He grabbed hold of Hedrin the moment the match began, and Hedrin was obliged to use his claws to try to get free. I thought I heard bones pop when Sondaicus squeezed him. Then the huge man sent Hedrin flying across the circle like a child flinging a rag doll. Hedrin flipped over the instant he touched the ground and righted himself very cleverly. Then Sondaicus grabbed him again and squeezed even harder, and Hedrin went limp. Once Sondaicus had tossed him away again the healers rushed out and so did Latan. They wouldn't let her administer any of her healing magic to Hedrin. The healers had to minister to the claw wounds that Hedrin had given Sondaicus as well. Hedrin's silver and black energies seemed to have hurt the man a bit more than one might expect. Roland went over to congratulate Sondaicus, and in the course of the conversation remarked on the presence of a giant in town, which seemed to pique the huge man's interest. Hedrin had once again sensed the giant Laupik, and I think Sondaicus would have liked to pit himself against a giant. Roland didn't bother to tell him the giant is a shaman. Once he'd recovered, Hedrin told us that before the match began he'd said to Sondaicus that the Lady's priests would like to see him, and Sondaicus had responded by saying, "See you later" in a manner that didn't seem altogether friendly. I hope that the rest of his friends aren't waiting somewhere in town. I've no desire to meet them now. [/QUOTE]
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