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Tales by TerishD: History of Mardon Castle - 17A
Posted by TerishD on Thursday, March 11, 2010 (12:02:29) (0 reads)
History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Seventeen
Part 1
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The cut of the gown did not declare the lady as having much status. Renwyn had not said that he came from a important family, but Terniff would have thought the lady to have dressed better to make a positive first impression. A thought that the lady had stopped out of fear did not gain support in looking at her face. She had a serious expression of appraising the worth of a person. Terniff showed no fear in being visually studied, and simply looked back and waited for the elder lady to speak.
“My son says that you took care of him.”
The words came strong, although Terniff felt a need to use a softer tone in her response. “It was a horrible war. I helped others as well.”
“He says that he loves you.”
“He tells me the same thing. If he is lying, at least he is consistent about it.”
If you want to know the history of a land, you learn about the people.
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Tales by TerishD: History of Mardon Castle - 16C
Posted by TerishD on Saturday, March 06, 2010 (12:29:24) (9 reads)
History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Sixteen
Part 3
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No longer seeing the spectral image, the elder kevalla could only relate what he saw. “Here. While Hexorth was frightened, I don’t believe the ghost intended harm.”
Kaervel pointed to the one cowering as he said, “Of course it does not intend harm. The soldiers up on the wall encounter ghost rather often, and they are not harmed.” The mage then turned back to Axiste to ask, “Did you see it?”
“Yes. It seemed to be warning about something.”
Kaervel did not challenge the words, but studied the sight before him as he commented, “This is a section of the castle wall before us. This worker should thus be simply cleaning the rocks.” Seeing Axiste nod, he continued. “What could be the warning? Was the ghost signaling that the wall might collapse?”
The questions are preplexing even as hopes stay high.
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Tales by TerishD: History of Mardon Castle - 16B
Posted by TerishD on Monday, March 01, 2010 (12:25:07) (22 reads)
History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Sixteen
Part 2
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Tasbirn stood ready to do something to keep the positive energy flowing. “What did Kaervel request? More soldiers?”
Nalisha stayed seated as she replied, “He said in a couple of months, when the cycle would repeat.”
“I will lead that company myself. I want to be there when the curse is removed.”
“Of course, my lord. I would like to join you, but I feel that I will need to stay with our child by then.”
“By spring the baby should be strong enough for travel. I will walk through those flowers with you and our child.”
The future is discussed, which is slightly entertaining -- but, oh, you don't know, do you?
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Tales by TerishD: History of Mardon Castle - 16A
Posted by TerishD on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 (12:17:54) (27 reads)
History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Sixteen
Part 1
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That statement actually told Axiste a lot, but he wanted to hear Kaervel state the facts. “What did you find?”
“Found? We found nothing. It found us. I had a rather good conversation with Telelum. He told me that we have three months to excavate this castle. Norvichy is returning to help me work the magic.”
Axiste felt tired simply in forcing his cold body to move, so spoke a basic statement of reality in return. “Three months? That will put us in the middle of winter.”
“Damn Helshain. If I have to cut down all of the trees of Mardon to keep you kevalla stirring, I will.”
Yes, the battle upon the lake caused other events to occur.
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Tales by TerishD: History of Castle Mardon - 15C
Posted by TerishD on Friday, February 19, 2010 (12:18:19) (35 reads)
History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Fifteen
Part 3
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“Sir Renwyn,” the master of the vessel asked after berating some of his crew, “can you say that you have hurt that pirate ship?”
Terniff saw her husband turn from where he worked at helping to aim a ballista to look at the captain. He then turned to look out over the rail. Clouds had covered the sky, and neither ship had unnecessary lights. The pirate vessel glowed with enough unholy radiance to make it easily discernable in the surrounding darkness. Terniff had to allow that what lamps were being used for various purposes marked their position to the opposing captain. She appreciated being able to watch the face of her husband, although wondered what he would say.
“I haven’t heard any splintering of wood, but I have heard screams as our projectiles hit the opposing deck.”
“How can you kill them when they should have died centuries ago?”
Good question.
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Tales by TerishD: History of Mardon Castle - 15B
Posted by TerishD on Sunday, February 14, 2010 (12:40:54) (43 reads)
History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Fifteen
Part 2
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The ballista had the better range, so it gained the honor of launching the first attack. The large projectile soared through the air in a perfect arch for reaching the ancient vessel. While the distance appeared right, nothing stopped the missile from finishing its arch by piercing into the lake’s surface.
Terniff saw expressions of shock and despair in the faces of those around her silently declaring their loss of hope in a potential victory as they heard the release of a distant catapult. Fearing that the missile launched by the ghostly vessel would cause the damage that their own could not, eyes lifted to try and see what would doom them. Renwyn and a number of the military tried to keep everyone focused on preparing for the next attack, but most of the men looked upwards in the direction of the pirate ship worried about what was coming their way. Terniff turned to see puzzled expressions on the faces of her husband and those around him as the sound of a sail ripping then boards splitting were clearly heard, but in not seeing any real damage they began yelling at men to keep at their duties.
She moved to her husband to ask, “What are we supposed to do without Kaervel or Norvichy?”
Fighting ghosts presents a number of problems.
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Tales by TerishD: History of Mardon Castle - 15A
Posted by TerishD on Tuesday, February 09, 2010 (12:47:39) (50 reads)
History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Fifteen
Part 1
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The voice of Captain Norlurg brought her away from any peaceful thoughts even as it had the men around her begin moving with alarm. “Stay alert! This water is too calm, and it has been too calm. I know that the pirate waits for us, so I don’t want any of you slacking in your duties.”
The mate at the wheel asked, “Where should we head, Captain?”
Terniff saw the master of the vessel look to her as he replied, “Widdershins around the lake.”
She locked her gaze upon the captain. Instead of making any statement, she saw his eyes make subtle movements. While he wanted to give the impression that he was waiting for her to speak, Terniff could clearly make out that he was waiting for any grumble or other response from the crew about his orders. Only when the eyes of Captain Norlurg truly lock on hers in an indication that he felt the crew were presently accepting his authority did she speak.
Preparations are made to take the fight to the curse.
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Tales by TerishD: History of Mardon Castle - 14C
Posted by TerishD on Thursday, February 04, 2010 (12:34:21) (57 reads)
History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Fourteen
Part 3
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A soldier spoke from a window in the chamber at the top of the tower, “Come on down, Lord Axiste. There is nothing to fear.”
Those words really did not put the elder kevalla at ease. “You have found the wall, and the ground below.”
The soldier laughed before saying, “Just don’t look down and you will be all right.”
“You expect me to climb all the way down to the wall, then climb up to Kaervel’s room?”
The mage now came to the window to say, “Yes, I do. The first reason is that I am not going to presently expand the wall section, but I am going to expand toward the castle. Most of those coming down will thus be workers who do not need to bother me.”
More than just old stones have been revealed by the excavation.
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Tales by TerishD: History of Mardon Castle - 14B
Posted by TerishD on Saturday, January 30, 2010 (12:34:30) (55 reads)
History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Fourteen
Part 2
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A voiced sounded from up in the riggings that caused Terniff to consider the situation. “Captain, there are a number of kevalla watching from the shore.”
“Aye, everyone loves to watch a contest. Any sign of opposition?”
“No, captain. The lake is calm and clear.”
“Do you think we could have good fishing?”
Terniff turned with her husband toward the captain of the vessel. That question concerned a topic that had not come up in any of the planning sessions. It thus came as a surprise that the captain would have such on his mind.
No, they did not come to lake to fish.
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Tales by TerishD: History of Mardon Castle - 14A
Posted by TerishD on Monday, January 25, 2010 (12:21:29) (60 reads)
History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Fourteen
Part 1
Axiste could tell that he was not the only one in his group that had noticed the unusual situation. He did not believe that the prisoners had recognized the problem, as their glances for chances of possible escape still bounced around and their complaints were still only mumbles of perceived mistreatment. Not all of the kevalla soldiers had noticed, and those that had seen the movement of a trailing creature had not made any signal of alarm. Axiste considered such slightly positive as he noticed the three human soldiers. They had seen, signaled each other of the threat, and moved with their bodies tensed as if prepared to act. Axiste thus moved to speak to one of them.
“Sergeant Beshaub, what about that crocodile disturbs you?”
The man moved close and kept his voice down, which Axiste could only assume was done so as not to trouble anyone else. “You have seen it too?”
“I have noticed it following us for some time.”
There is supposed to be a calm before a storm, but one still knows that it is coming.
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