Shards of Memory- Prologue: Fractured Union Part II

[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
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*Valyssa smiles as she drifts off to sleep.*

*As Zaeryn opens the book, he sees that it is dedicated, in several chapters of variant topics, to the applications of magics of different sorts to romance, pleasure, and gratification of the senses.*
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[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]*Zaeryn decides to read as much as he can starting from the beginning, as he has no special interest in any particular sections.*[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
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*Zaeryn reads through for a while, managing about 500 pages, half of the book, before Valyssa's eyes begin to flutter and she plants a kiss on his cheek, as she props herself up.*

"Mmmm, enjoying the book?"
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[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]“Yes, it’s certainly different from what I studied...is this the type of material you study at Avani most of the time?”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
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"Well...uhh...yes. I mean, I guess so, at least in general theme...Why? Does it make you think less of me?" she asks with a tremble in her voice.
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[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]Closing the book, Zaeryn puts it aside...taking Valyssa in his arms, he kisses her tenderly on the lips before saying, “Of course not my love! I was just curious, as it’s very different...more sensual and feeling, rather than the very factual dissertations of Erilan.”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
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"Oh..." Valyssa replies, smiling and returning Zaeryn's kiss, "I'm glad...I always heard that Erilan boys were all obsessed with those factual dissertations, and they thought that sensual and feelings texts were just fluffy and ditsy and not legitimate sources for arcane study at all, but I'm glad to see that's not true."
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[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]“I suppose some people feel superior about their particular style of magic, but not me...I want to learn everything about magic...even those ‘silly divinations’ as Dean Grazyn referred to them today. Of course I will always be primarily dedicated to evocations and transmutations, but learning a little of everything else just seems prudent to me.”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
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"Oh, I see...I guess that's a very enlightened view...Even I have been known to hold the belief that subtle magics can be more effective than those that are straightforward and direct."
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[Bront]

RA: (Repost from old thread, just so it's here)
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*As the guards chase Kirkesh across the pier, he leads Vanessa as swiftly as possible to the ship, whose gangplank has already been retracted, and the two of them leap together on board as it begins to take off, with the guards rushing after and glaring from below, unable to make the jump, as Lord Etoile comes out behind them and starts yelling something that Kirkesh can't hear.*

"Welcome aboard," a crewman says to Kirkesh as the ship begins to launch into Wildspace, "You'll want to report to Captain Talia right away I imagine."

"Yes, we would. Thank you." he says. He gives Vanessa a reassuring squeeze and a quick kiss. "Welcome to Wildspace my love."[/sblock]