Return!

[vanyel_ashkevron]

I'm tired, Mun. What do you wish of me? I have played your games before and found little enjoyment in them.

[He looks up from darning a blanket. Why yes, he can darn. Shut up. It's manly.]

What do you mean anything is possible?

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[vanyel_ashkevron]

[He rubs in the salve, massaging the muscles.]

I always liked the way this smelled.

[wildgift]

Mmm, I think I might as well.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

It's great for sore muscles. I once played my lute for so long that my hands were blistered and bleeding.

[wildgift]

Why would you? Havens, Van, I'm a Bard and I'd be sick of it before that long.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

The ladies of the Court loved listening to me too once upon a time. [He grins.] I was a terribly charming peacock.

[wildgift]

Yes, I'm sure you were.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

That was before I realized my...leanings.

[wildgift]

Ah. Well, try not to play yourself to death.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

I could never achieve your talent. I tried to be a Bard, actually, but they rejected me.

[wildgift]

That doesn't really mean much. It's only luck that made me one.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

Luck and talent. You have the Gifts.

[wildgift]

Yes, and if Lynnell hadn't found me all the Talent in the world wouldn't have done much good. I'd still be on the street.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

Where you don't belong. You deserve to be cherished.

[wildgift]

You wouldn't think that if I hadn't come here.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

You're wrong. A child - any child - deserves to be cherished and loved for his or her talents or abilities.

[wildgift]

You're more generous than any of the adults I knew then.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

Which is a shame. I wish I could change that.

[wildgift]

[A sigh.]

So do I.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

We can only work on bettering the kingdom slowly. And, while we're here, our hands are tied.

I wish I could erase your bad memories.

[wildgift]

It could have been worse. At least I wasn't whored out.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

[Those words cause his anger to surface. He scowls darkly and his powers circle around him.]

That needs to come to an end.

[wildgift]

I don't disagree. You can do more for that than I can.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

Show me where you were on a map.

[wildgift]

I...don't think I could.

[vanyel_ashkevron]

Could you show me the way there on horseback?