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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rae ArdGaoth" data-source="post: 3672928" data-attributes="member: 21064">[sblock=Lasair: ]Jilna's father's facial expression is mostly neutral as Lasair goes through her first two points.  When she begins talking about Jilna's child, however, his face contorts into a complex mixture of what Lasair reads as despair, pride, love, and fury.  His ziivash ripples wildly.  (She indeed decides, based on the confusing information, that the boy child pleases him most.)  When she finishes, he is breathing heavily.  The priest is looking at him with great concern, and the warriors look terribly confused, as though they have never seen their brave leader in this state before.  Jilna's father slowly mumbles something in his native tongue, and the priest hesitates before responding with a lengthy, halting speech.  He sounds guilty to Lasair.  Jilna's father's expression slowly returns to neutral.Having regained his composure somewhat, he speaks slowly in Common, not looking at Lasair.  "Galatea's font tells me... that Jilna, Jonka and both of their spirit-siblings have already performed the union ceremonies."  He turns to look at the priest, a look of fierce disappointment in his eyes.  "Had I known this... Well, my oath was made on false premises, and it no longer binds me."  Now he looks back down the road, across the bridge, sadly.  "I did not give her enough credit.  She is..."  He trails off, not finishing the sentence.  He wipes his eye, though no tears are on his cheeks.  He then barks an order to the two warriors.  They jump to attention, then nod and retreat into the woods on this side of the bridge.  Jilna's father says something else, not looking at anybody.  The priest looks upward and closes his eyes, shame and quiet resignation evident on his face.Jilna's father looks back at Lasair.  "I have called off the search.  This news changes everything.  If you see them again... Tell... Tell my daughter... no, my children... that I would very much like to see them again.  Some day."  The fury is gone from his face, but the despair still lingers alongside the love and pride.[/sblock][sblock=Kurgahz, Shadya, and Conuld: ]"About half a day's travel back to the first bridge, and then another day to the town," the man answers Conuld's question.  "Killed an ogre, you say?  They are mighty brutes, or so I hear... But I suppose with enough hands, you can bring just about anything down." He eyes the large group, unimpressed.  "Yes, yes, you're quite right.  I was a fool to leave town without a guard, but you know, these days I cannot even trust hired mercenaries.  And apparently I cannot trust the roadwardens to do their jobs either.  By 'Toni's beard, what do I pay taxes for, anyway?"  His wagon is slowly shifted back and forth until it faces south west, back the way he came.  "I thank you kindly for the information, sirs and madame.  Perhaps I shall see you in Antreil.  Good travels."[/sblock]</blockquote>

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