Arkomir writes...
Over breakfast I tell Dharra of my most recent dream. We have a discussion about what they might mean - but come to no broad conclusion.
Essa and
Jana come downstairs and tell us that Tommy has stabilised and they will take him some breakfast. We purchase some provisions, gather our things and start to prepare for departure.
Dharra does some brief shopping in the market. Whilst standing at the statue in the market square I register that the artist for this statue appears to be the same as the one for the mausoleum and for
Melody's statue. There is also a small mark in the trim of
Glade's robe - an E and a small v. The mark might refer to Evariel - maybe.
On our way out of Oxenhalt, we stop past
Kuskyn &
Elanil's shop to say hello. We meet Kuskyn at the door and he ushers us out back. Elanil is here as well and they seem glad to see us. We ask them if they have any knowledge of the elves in the area and the meeting room nearby. They don't but we tell them they should go and visit it. We also tell them about
The Cleansing Wave things we have found. Elanil does remember hearing about the Night Terror (the Black Dragon) but knew him by a different name - Nullatrix.
We have some tea and cake and Dharra plays a quick song about the Cleansing Wave. Kuskyn and Elanil seem uncomfortable when speaking or hearing about Vor'hei. They are from the Drift, were Vor'hei is situated. They heard stories of the Wave before they were the wave. The emperors of Vor'Hei tell the story of the Cleansing Wave as a boogeyman story, they tried to tear down the empire. The idea of slaves is very different from that society's perspective and Kuskyn & Elanil came here for a better and longer life. History, it seems, is written by the victors. The Drift Empire turned inwards after the Wave swept through. We finish up our tea and cake and then bid a fond farewell to Kuskyn and Elanil. We head toward Glade Gate and head out of Oxenhalt, heading for Whisperfield.
We travel for a while and arrive at a waystop roughly halfway between Oxenhalt and Whisperfield. There are some others horses here and we decide to stop here for the night. It is a bit rough but serviceable, so we get a room and settle in for the night. After dinner, Dharra plays for the gathered crowd. It takes some time but they eventually warm to her and the songs she sings. She takes some requests and the night goes off pretty well. We head off to bed.
As I drift off to sleep I have another dream. It is troubling and for the first time I hear a voice: Potential, Embrace, Power. I wake feeling cold and disquieted and I decide to huddle under the covers of the bed for some warmth. Eventually I get back to sleep. In the morning I discuss the events of the dream with Dharra. As we get ourselves together Dharra points out that there is a
K sigil on one of the chairs.
We leave pretty swiftly after that. I gather the horses and our gear and we mount up and leave this place.
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