AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part VI.

[Silver Moon]

"Something hearty," she said, immediately dismissing the idea of any fish or anything light. She was far too hungry to play around with light fare. "Mmm, Chateaubriand. Good bread. Perhaps some harico vert or the garlic balsamic roasted brussels sprouts. Of course the French Onion Soup."

The waiter is summoned and the order is given. He selects a beef dish for himself and orders an excellent vintage red wine to go with the meal. The wine is brought over by the sommelier, who opens the bottle and pours the wine after Callum inspects the cork and samples it.

Once they are alone again Callum removes a small envelope from his shirt pocket, pouring a fine blue powder into his palm. He drops the powder onto the candle in the center of the table and says a short incantation. "A privacy spell," he tells her, "Now nobody can eavesdrop on our conversation. Now tel me, what did you and my elvan friends talk about, aside from my boring adolescence."

 

[Silver Moon]

"Very good! I was hoping she hadn't left yet, I do want to be able to say goodbye. We went through a lot together."

Neferka says, "We should all visit our quarters. I will plan to see you and Mr. Eastman for dinner in the main dining room in approximately two hours."

 

[Queenie]

AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part V.

Neferka says, "We should all visit our quarters. I will plan to see you and Mr. Eastman for dinner in the main dining room in approximately two hours."

"Excellent. Let us know if you need anything." She approached a waiting staff member to be shown to their room.

 

[orchid blossom]

Once they are alone again Callum removes a small envelope from his shirt pocket, pouring a fine blue powder into his palm. He drops the powder onto the candle in the center of the table and says a short incantation. "A privacy spell," he tells her, "Now nobody can eavesdrop on our conversation. Now tel me, what did you and my elvan friends talk about, aside from my boring adolescence."

"How long have you been wanting to ask me that question?" she teased.

"We spoke a bit of your cousin Meaghan, who I gather is NOT well-liked among you. We spoke a bit about your family and who's who, including your Aunt's late-life romance. Also, what it's like for them to live here and visit Paris as elves.

But mostly it felt like an extended job interview. They were very interested in my areas of expertise in archeology, whether I was more interested in the history or the science. And they did tell me that on Queen Mary's land there are ruins to be excavated and studied."

 

[Silver Moon]

"Excellent. Let us know if you need anything." She approached a waiting staff member to be shown to their room.

Ruby and George are brought to a pair of adjacent rooms, each larger than the ones that they stayed in before at this hotel.

 

[Silver Moon]

"How long have you been wanting to ask me that question?" she teased.

"Since I work up," he answers in complete seriousness.

".....But mostly it felt like an extended job interview. They were very interested in my areas of expertise in archeology, whether I was more interested in the history or the science. And they did tell me that on Queen Mary's land there are ruins to be excavated and studied."

He says, "Okay, that's interesting. Did they get at all specific about the ruins? Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself. Do you think that you passed the interview? And are you at all interested in the postion?"

 

[Queenie]

Ruby and George are brought to a pair of adjacent rooms, each larger than the ones that they stayed in before at this hotel.

"Wwhheeeeaaa" Ruby ran through the enormous rooms like a kid in a candy shop, pointing out all the wonderful upgrades over their last room. Finally she collapsed on a bed with her arms wide open. "Now THIS I can live with. Isn't it wonderful George?"

OOC: Now that J's semester is over, grades are done, holidays and birthdays are over, I'll get him back in here. There's a lot of pages for him to catch up on (part of the issue of him missing) but hopefully he can start from here and catch up as he goes.

 

[orchid blossom]

He says, "Okay, that's interesting. Did they get at all specific about the ruins? Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself. Do you think that you passed the interview? And are you at all interested in the position?"

"They weren't terribly specific, but they asked what I knew about the Carnutes and my experience with Roman ruins, so it stands to reason they're from the time of the Roman Empire.

Whether I passed or not, I said quite honestly that I would need more experience and more study before I would be ready to take something like this on.

I am interested, but I'm not certain. My current employment... I like the people, but this particular trip to Egypt didn't turn out as planned. And I get the feeling that this happens with Mrs. Parker's group quite a lot. When there was a fight there was something... I can't describe it, but something in me got really excited.

But traveling with her group could help me get the experience I need to be ready for this challenge. I'm a bit at a loss for where I should be."

 

[Silver Moon]

"They weren't terribly specific, but they asked what I knew about the Carnutes and my experience with Roman ruins, so it stands to reason they're from the time of the Roman Empire.....But traveling with her group could help me get the experience I need to be ready for this challenge. I'm a bit at a loss for where I should be."

He says, "Well then, let we try to further entice you. The magical well actually has two origin points, 700 years apart. Both times were for the purpose of enchanting magical items with a mixture of earth and wizard magics to repel invaders. The first was by the Carnutes during the 2nd or 3rd century B.C. to help repel the Romans.

The second was seven-centuries or so later by the Roman General Flavius Aetius, the Eagle on his standard was magical and helped him repel the army of Atilla the Hun at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, also called the Battle of Chalons, in the year 451 A.D. That was Atilla's first real defeat, and also the Roman Empires last great victory. The magical well story of the eagle's creation and enchantment was well known in its day, but everybody assumed the well was located close to the battle site rather than seventy-five miles west of there.

All recorded accounts of both stories risked being destroyed in Mary Stuart's day, as both the pro-wizard factions and pro-clerical factions considered it heretical. So she collected all books and manuscripts that referenced the well and its origins, which are now in our own private library.

From our analysis of the information it appears that there was a small Carnutes village on the site when the well was created. During Flavius Aetius's day a Temple dedicated to the Roman God Atlas stood on the site, but was eventually destroyed when barbarian invaders came."

 

[Silver Moon]

....There's a lot of pages for him to catch up on (part of the issue of him missing) but hopefully he can start from here and catch up as he goes. [/ooc]

OOC: Actually very little has transpired for him to catch up on (if he skips all of the Abby/Callum pages). Have him just pick up with your post #537 and move forward reading just the Queenie posts and my responses to them. .