And the Dagger Sang – to Me!
Oct02

And the Dagger Sang – to Me!

(2 Jastatos 5114:  Wehnimer’s Landing) Mother! One of the people that Tanmayi introduced me to the other day was a Lord Bard. His name is Japhrimel. He stopped me in town tonight and asked me to sing for him. I’m not sure if it was an audition or what, but thankfully I had my new Lady of the Sands song ready. He is the one who gave me the beautiful flute I wrote about. He talked to me about the history of the Landing, and...

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The Change of Address
Oct01

The Change of Address

(30 Imaerasta 5114:  Wehnimer’s Landing) Dear Mother and Father, You can reach me at Firth’s Inn in Wehnimer’s Landing now. Everyone says The Landing should be awesome training for a bardess! I know that the wonderful staff at the Legendary Rest in Ta’Vaalor will forward me your letters, writing at my new address will avoid delay. It was like I was drawn to this place, and I just could not help but make the...

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You Never Forget Your First
Sep30

You Never Forget Your First

(29 Imaerasta 5114: Ta’Vaalor) Dear Mother and Father, I finished it! The song for my Patroness, Iniania. I gave it to her this evening. I was nearly bursting at the seams until she got to town. I called the song Lady of the Sands, because that must be where she is from. I’m going to sketch it below for your critique, Mother. Lady of the Sands is scribbled here on the parchment. It was so exciting to give it to her before I left...

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Lady of the Sands
Sep30

Lady of the Sands

(28 Imaerasta 5114: Ta’Vaalor) Here is my first song since I left home, for the Great Lady Iniania, who helped me my first day in the walled city with a new instrument, a fine weapon, and some very nice clothes.   The Lady of the Sands By night and day, the forest smiles Upon her every step and care. Sun-kissed, night-veiled, she makes her way With ne’er a trace that she was there. Creatures flock to follow her,...

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Duet by Dark
Sep28

Duet by Dark

She sat alone in the evening garden. The first big storm was gone and the night skies twinkled like millions of diamonds above her. Moonbeams painted everything with an eerie red brush including the glimmering waters of the fountain. She pulled her beloved mandolin onto her lap and easily warmed up on exercises she learned in childhood. She picked out the arpeggios to a new song as her left hand experimented with turns and ornaments...

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Safe Arrival
Sep26

Safe Arrival

21 Imaerasta 5114 Dear Mother and Father, I am safe and sound behind the walls of Ta’Vaalor. Thank you for providing a safe escort and for your support in my continued music training. I love you both dearly for that. At first I was lonesome but do not fear, I have made friends. The Innkeeper, Rouschall, who seems a somewhat influential man, is allowing me to play for my room and board at The Legendary Rest. A very nice Lady at...

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The Blue Pixie
Sep18

The Blue Pixie

The Pixie was blue, and she was chatty. I wasn’t feeling the least bit chatty. Why wasn’t she green? I looked around, and I was lost. Strangers passed by, some ran, others walked slowly. The Pixie provided guidance from her perch on my shoulder. “Is this my new muse? Am I caught in some hellish plane? What in the world did I ever do wrong to deserve this?” I wondered. The Pixie was already chattering again. I missed it. BlueWings here...

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