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Fri 5th Jun 2020 03:47

A Good Bookstore

by Wren Birk

You know how in stories bookstores are always creepy old places run by a mysterious tiny old lady and the lady ends up seeing into the heroine’s soul and leading her to exactly what she was looking for since the first chapter? It was kinda like that..I mean, give it a second draft through and editor and that’s basically what happened when we found the book store in Trious. Basically.
 
We forgot to bring any sort of paperwork with us when we came to Trious. I’d like to think that’s a thing I’d usually take care of for the group but I think it’s fair to say I’ve been preoccupied. Anyway Eleonora went back for it, so naturally I set off to find a bookstore.
 
And what I found isn't even a textbook, it's a storybook. But it had all the same ingredients of the spell that I’ve been trying to figure out- it was about this boy who’s home was destroyed and he becomes a necromancer for retribution. But to get his revenge he needed to come back as a clone of himself to circumvent death.
..and Lian said there was nothing to be learned from stories.
 
So now I just need to figure out how it’s a solution to what he so helpfully and encouragingly referred to as my “incapability”.
 
When Eleonora got back we met with Minister Bernard, who got us a meeting with the prince, who one day may let us get a meeting with the queen (Gotta love red s̶t̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ tape right?) . That is, IF we prove to him that we’re “capable” of assisting with the Capris Armada- then our offer of an alliance will be considered. I don’t know what everybody’s deal is with “capability” and “incapability” all the sudden! And I don’t understand why we all can’t just do the best we can learn a little trust here and there, but...Northward I suppose.
 
Anyway, Trious is nice. Melyre isn’t. But I think I'm just used to it now. And in addition I get to sleep in the woods tonight, right beside whatever animals happen to inhabit these woods. So.....life is certainly going the direction I want.
 
-w.