The work on the fields is hard but rather refreshing work at the end of the days. I enjoy work that keeps me going physically. Which makes me wonder how the Stars I ever came to end up an Elder in the end. No, I don't at all enjoy the paper work that does come with being Elder either, though I have to admit that I do my best to keep that at minimum and spend more time wandering about town or training. Or as of nowadays; work off my crimes against the town on the farm. I don't remember much of the days to be honest. I'm not sure why. But I do what I should, toil, and Victor gives me breaks now and then.
Our trade remains a fucking mess, now that we've had to take a loan I feel the strange echoing of our empty coffers I guess. Well, it's not as much our trade that's a mess as the economic situation I guess? I'm not so good with all that, thank Stars for Lapis. The mine remains to be cleared and the first harvest yet need time. We can get Zaira working the smithy soon, but I do fear she'll not have enough supplies to arrange all the equipment we need. It does seem she's gotten a possible helper, but I'm unaware of his skills so far.
Hara's made herself a name in town as the one running about calling everyone idiots, mindless or blind for following my 'rule'. I'm not so bothered at her problem with myself as I am at her calling the townsfolk names when they don't agree with her. Hopefully things will calm down.
I've given myself a few days' time to melt what's happened, regarding the old Xitian Gilbert that I killed and all that evolved around it. But it is about time that I see Lapis and tell her what's been going on. I've not even had the time to see her since I returned. I'll make sure to stop by the healing house tomorrow after I've done my job on the fields.
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I had a word with Hector during the day before I went to see Lapis. It was rather enlightening, and worrying, as I wasn't aware that Lapis still thinks no one loves her. It's incorrect of course, and while it's easy for an old hag like myself to say that it should be rather clear that we do as her family, I'm well aware that one can forget. And may need a reminder now and then, a kind word or just encouragement. I kept it in mind when I went to see her.
I went there some time before dusk and she rather quickly noted my burn-scared arms and injured, misshaped hands. She's as always caring for me and again scolded me a little for not seeing her. I didn't know there was more to do, but I'll keep it in mind, again. I told her how I got the injuries, and of how her mother suffered severe burns too. We spoke for a little and with Hector's words in mind I decided to remind her of the offer to head out and bathe together. Considering how dirtied I was from a days of work Lapis figured we could head out to do just that.
We did have a pleasant time, I did enjoy that we spoke and just spent some time together. I don't get to do that often enough. I'd mentioned to her I lost my brush in Alroc and my hair was a mess. And there was little to do about it, at least I thought. She however figured that I could keep my hair gathered in braids decorated by the rings I carry. I rather liked the idea, reminded me of my nephew, and once we were done washing and she'd helped me with it that because I'm still a gods damned hare when it comes to being under water, we sat down and braided our hair. Hers were messy too, so she had same done to her hair. She did most the job, my hands are still not good with the delicate things. Lapis also gave me one bead that Copper had gave her, to put in my hair. I was told that Ezri carries beads as remembrance of people in her hair. I honestly wasn't aware and really should ask her about the stories behind them next we meet.
I told Lapis how I feel now that Orri have left. That I feel I have no one to really talk to, and how I feel alone in my own home. It's unfortunately true that I do... I can't talk very much with Spy and Estelle just doesn't seem to want to talk to me. At all. Which was the less pleasant part of our time together that night, I admitted all this to her and she let me know that Estelle fears she has her father's illness. And that Estelle doesn't want to tell me this and since she can't lie, she just doesn't talk. I barely know what to even write on this. Of course the thought that Estelle would be sick scares me too and makes me sad. Spy's not had an easy life living with his illness, people call him a madman and shun him, and I don't wish my daughter to have to live through that. But if she's ill, I'll be there to help her and support her of course. But for as long as she refuses to tell me, I can't even do that. And Lapis asked that I don't let Estelle know that I know of it. So my hands are still tied and I still can't speak to my daughter. It saddens me so much.
So, after describing the more pleasant bits of the evening lets just get to the shit that went down on our way back home. We'd been out a little long it appeared and on our way back a few dusks crossed our path. At first nothing at all to worry about, I decapitated an undead the way I always do to keep it from following and a spider jumping out of the trees for us I ran through before it landed. No, it was the damned skeleton archer that we couldn't spot at the treeline when we were almost back home that became the problem. We ran for it after the first arrow had missed and we couldn't spot where it came from, but unfortunately and to my own terror Lapis tripped on the skirt to her dress and an arrow hit her in the back. I decided I didn't want to risk that Lapis fell again and got hurt further, or that I got hurt as well trying to help her. I turned back, and after a little risky waiting to find where the arrow came from managed to find and slay the fucking beast.
I wasn't in luck that day either though, I hadn't more than slain the skeleton before I heard something behind me. A dark walker had appeared out of thin air and its blow was already on the way. I'd no time to turn and face it before its long claws tore long wounds from my right side up into my right shoulder blade. A violent and painful enough hit to send me staggering back and falling. I managed to recollect and get up to rid of it rather quickly, but fuck if I've ever had one of those get such a good hit on me. I can see how large enough injuries from those fuckers are enough to have even a large man as my late brother pass out in the end.
Suppose my brother was never a slave though, cause somehow I got my arse back to Lapis. She'd collapsed further up on the hill and she really wasn't looking good. She got rather badly wounded and while it scared the shit out of me I had no time for that. I tend to never have. I'd to go fetch Victor and Nerissa quickly and once I'd found the two at the farm and sent them along to the clinic, I got back up the hill to the clinic myself in... my own pace. I'm a bit too old to be running about up hills with open wounds in my side, I take all the gods damned time I want!
Once I got there they'd mostly tended to Lapis. The rest of what happened is a little blurry, I don't think I was very present due to the agonizing pain when Victor did his best to stitch me up. I don't think I've ever needed so many stitches at same time and never did I think I could actually set a new record again but I suppose it's me we're talking about. I rather not go through that again though, if I can help it.
Both Lapis and I are now resting and healing up at the clinic. I'm worried, she doesn't look well, but all I can do is lie here and stand the pain from my injuries. And rest I suppose. It's taken forever to write all this and it doesn't help my situation to write either. I'll rest, and perhaps wait a little with writing again to let myself heal. I doubt I'll be able to do any fighting for some time, I even doubt I'll be able to lift my right arm for some longer time after this. Terribly fucking annoying, but there's no point in whining over it. It'll pass with time.
Our trade remains a fucking mess, now that we've had to take a loan I feel the strange echoing of our empty coffers I guess. Well, it's not as much our trade that's a mess as the economic situation I guess? I'm not so good with all that, thank Stars for Lapis. The mine remains to be cleared and the first harvest yet need time. We can get Zaira working the smithy soon, but I do fear she'll not have enough supplies to arrange all the equipment we need. It does seem she's gotten a possible helper, but I'm unaware of his skills so far.
Hara's made herself a name in town as the one running about calling everyone idiots, mindless or blind for following my 'rule'. I'm not so bothered at her problem with myself as I am at her calling the townsfolk names when they don't agree with her. Hopefully things will calm down.
I've given myself a few days' time to melt what's happened, regarding the old Xitian Gilbert that I killed and all that evolved around it. But it is about time that I see Lapis and tell her what's been going on. I've not even had the time to see her since I returned. I'll make sure to stop by the healing house tomorrow after I've done my job on the fields.
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I had a word with Hector during the day before I went to see Lapis. It was rather enlightening, and worrying, as I wasn't aware that Lapis still thinks no one loves her. It's incorrect of course, and while it's easy for an old hag like myself to say that it should be rather clear that we do as her family, I'm well aware that one can forget. And may need a reminder now and then, a kind word or just encouragement. I kept it in mind when I went to see her.
I went there some time before dusk and she rather quickly noted my burn-scared arms and injured, misshaped hands. She's as always caring for me and again scolded me a little for not seeing her. I didn't know there was more to do, but I'll keep it in mind, again. I told her how I got the injuries, and of how her mother suffered severe burns too. We spoke for a little and with Hector's words in mind I decided to remind her of the offer to head out and bathe together. Considering how dirtied I was from a days of work Lapis figured we could head out to do just that.
We did have a pleasant time, I did enjoy that we spoke and just spent some time together. I don't get to do that often enough. I'd mentioned to her I lost my brush in Alroc and my hair was a mess. And there was little to do about it, at least I thought. She however figured that I could keep my hair gathered in braids decorated by the rings I carry. I rather liked the idea, reminded me of my nephew, and once we were done washing and she'd helped me with it that because I'm still a gods damned hare when it comes to being under water, we sat down and braided our hair. Hers were messy too, so she had same done to her hair. She did most the job, my hands are still not good with the delicate things. Lapis also gave me one bead that Copper had gave her, to put in my hair. I was told that Ezri carries beads as remembrance of people in her hair. I honestly wasn't aware and really should ask her about the stories behind them next we meet.
I told Lapis how I feel now that Orri have left. That I feel I have no one to really talk to, and how I feel alone in my own home. It's unfortunately true that I do... I can't talk very much with Spy and Estelle just doesn't seem to want to talk to me. At all. Which was the less pleasant part of our time together that night, I admitted all this to her and she let me know that Estelle fears she has her father's illness. And that Estelle doesn't want to tell me this and since she can't lie, she just doesn't talk. I barely know what to even write on this. Of course the thought that Estelle would be sick scares me too and makes me sad. Spy's not had an easy life living with his illness, people call him a madman and shun him, and I don't wish my daughter to have to live through that. But if she's ill, I'll be there to help her and support her of course. But for as long as she refuses to tell me, I can't even do that. And Lapis asked that I don't let Estelle know that I know of it. So my hands are still tied and I still can't speak to my daughter. It saddens me so much.
So, after describing the more pleasant bits of the evening lets just get to the shit that went down on our way back home. We'd been out a little long it appeared and on our way back a few dusks crossed our path. At first nothing at all to worry about, I decapitated an undead the way I always do to keep it from following and a spider jumping out of the trees for us I ran through before it landed. No, it was the damned skeleton archer that we couldn't spot at the treeline when we were almost back home that became the problem. We ran for it after the first arrow had missed and we couldn't spot where it came from, but unfortunately and to my own terror Lapis tripped on the skirt to her dress and an arrow hit her in the back. I decided I didn't want to risk that Lapis fell again and got hurt further, or that I got hurt as well trying to help her. I turned back, and after a little risky waiting to find where the arrow came from managed to find and slay the fucking beast.
I wasn't in luck that day either though, I hadn't more than slain the skeleton before I heard something behind me. A dark walker had appeared out of thin air and its blow was already on the way. I'd no time to turn and face it before its long claws tore long wounds from my right side up into my right shoulder blade. A violent and painful enough hit to send me staggering back and falling. I managed to recollect and get up to rid of it rather quickly, but fuck if I've ever had one of those get such a good hit on me. I can see how large enough injuries from those fuckers are enough to have even a large man as my late brother pass out in the end.
Suppose my brother was never a slave though, cause somehow I got my arse back to Lapis. She'd collapsed further up on the hill and she really wasn't looking good. She got rather badly wounded and while it scared the shit out of me I had no time for that. I tend to never have. I'd to go fetch Victor and Nerissa quickly and once I'd found the two at the farm and sent them along to the clinic, I got back up the hill to the clinic myself in... my own pace. I'm a bit too old to be running about up hills with open wounds in my side, I take all the gods damned time I want!
Once I got there they'd mostly tended to Lapis. The rest of what happened is a little blurry, I don't think I was very present due to the agonizing pain when Victor did his best to stitch me up. I don't think I've ever needed so many stitches at same time and never did I think I could actually set a new record again but I suppose it's me we're talking about. I rather not go through that again though, if I can help it.
Both Lapis and I are now resting and healing up at the clinic. I'm worried, she doesn't look well, but all I can do is lie here and stand the pain from my injuries. And rest I suppose. It's taken forever to write all this and it doesn't help my situation to write either. I'll rest, and perhaps wait a little with writing again to let myself heal. I doubt I'll be able to do any fighting for some time, I even doubt I'll be able to lift my right arm for some longer time after this. Terribly fucking annoying, but there's no point in whining over it. It'll pass with time.