Nothing to tell at the moment.

The only real news is that Felia has been deeply depressed over the loss of her child. She blames herself and is inconsolable.

The turn of the year

This is the time when the nobles receive the tenants and when people who have a petition make them. Those looking to match their daughters attend. In fact in some cases, girls spend the time prior just getting ready for this one night.

Monday, December 27, 2004
What happened next...
Seven Kingdoms
Bright Morning was joined later by Metacomet and their son Wamsutta. The visit did very well for the little family. Doron spoke to her about many things. She noticed that he still was interested in a certain lawyer that lived in Quesnel. Both Bright Morning and Metacomet encourage him to pursue this relationship as they have encouraged Sora to pursue hers. Discussions about the Cause are tabled in favour of family time for the moment.

Edenton
From her sickbed, Lettice begins to teach Acton and Alfred some of the old ways as she was taught. The more time that Acton spends with her family, the more he learns about her life in what they call “the before time.” He still harbours doubts and fears about their relationship because of what he learns about Lettice and the late and lamented Bluebird. The fact that it was decided that she would seal the royal families through her union with Bluebird is not what disturbs him most. It is that she and Bluebird were deeply in love and that though many saw him fall, it still could not be confirmed that he was in fact gone. After all, the ones that found Lettice swore that she was gone. They did not know how she survived. Bluebird could have also, just like his nephew and Cousin. More to the fact. Lettice did not know that any of her family had survived and now there are three families with cousins and cousines and uncles and aunts. What if he comes back? Will he tear apart their little family? Even more so, the pull of Lettice‘s people is great. They want her to return and live there.Alfred visits with Lucy Gray, who continues his education in other ways. The bread venture was halted by Lettice‘s illness since she assisted him with it as did her Cousine Jane. Lucy tells him about the mystics, who were her mother‘s people. She tells him about the ones that live in Tara and about what they do.

Greenwalls
Ricky‘s children go to Tara to see Bridget and the gang.

More of the Story

Thursday, December 23, 2004
More story
Current mood: thoughtful
Well, what happened next?

Seven Kingdoms
Bright morning was received by her Cousin the Emperor who missed her spirits-rather any spirits since his sister Shasta left. Bright Morning also notices the growing attraction between the Emperor‘s sister Sora and Ted Detton. She finds him interesting but sad. He becomes more interested in her after learning that she is connected with the Denunciates he heard about.

Edenton
Not much more is taking place except that Lettice came over with a fever. She has memories of her life as it was and of Brush and Bluebird and her mother, Night Flying Woman, whose power was to harness power in the Dreamscape. Anne keeps them up on what happens in Kushkumasi. Lettice‘s aunt and uncle talk about removing back to where they lived. They do not like the “plain living“ of the Pickworths and the Fishers, or rather, the fact that they have to work harder than they had in the past being “refugees.” Alfred learns more things at Lettice‘s bedside.

Jecho and Madelle
Madelle and Jecho meet. He is bowled over by her. What he really likes about her is that she gets things down. She is a many idea-ed woman who sees the wisdom in his way. She has the political insight that he does not have and he sees the advantage of it. Never mind the fact that he is just simply in love with her.Well let's see the story thus far.

Seven Kingdoms
From Britannia comes Ted Detton from that family of beautiful and somewhat eccentric people. He travels to the Seven Kingdoms because he has heard of the Kushkumasi situation. He meets Doron' s sister Sora and they become friends. While Chris teases her about this Doron is genuinely concerned because he cares about his sister. She denies that she is losing her heart but...

Another story thus far

Sunday, December 12, 2004

Well let's see the story thus far.
Seven Kingdoms
From Britannia comes Ted Detton from that family of beautiful and somewhat eccentric people. He travels to the Seven Kingdoms because he has heard of the Kushkumasi situation. He meets Doron' s sister Sora and they become friends. While Chris teases her about this Doron is genuinely concerned because he cares about his sister. She denies that she is losing her heart but...

Belgica
Balia and James decide to take a run. Metacomet comforts Bright Morning, who stills feels badly about not giving him more children.

Current music: Even a Miracle needs a hand
Well the Emperor was sick and his crazy brother took over things for a bit. Doron felt better and wrote to his mother, who has decided to return for a while.

The Grand Update

Sunday, December 05, 2004 or The politics of being put upon.

My job is my job and so I signed up to do it but I totally just don't want to do anything anymore.It seems like it's too much and I can't think anymore.

Well anyway:
Spotlight on Bright Morning, Wamsutta, Lettice, Metacomet and Pasha.
The usual stuff. Bright Morning is worried about Belgica and not having a baby. Metacomet is worried about her. Wamsutta is being a kid. Lettice thinks about home and Pasha feels badly about what happened to Felia.


Let's see...
Quesnel
Felia experienced sharp pains. She was not feeling well after having contracted a fever somewhere. The family sent for the Doctors Pasha who were at the younger's office. They also sent for Sima.Sadly, Felia loses the baby. It was one of those things. Elena Bordana, the would be grandmother is just convinced that the family is cursed. As she always has. She was the one in the family that came from a different sort of family, a more traditional family. She married a unusual person in Pavel Gurdinan-the elder Doctor Pasha. (The younger Pasha is actually his grand or great nephew, that is the grandson of his brother Vasily. A running family joke is that genes hopscotch in the family during pregnancy or that changelings are hard at work. The only descendant Gurdinan in the family to become a doctor is in Vasily's line while Doctor Pasha's line is full of dancers and teachers-Vasily is a teacher and his wife Claire was a ballet dancer.)I began to tell some of the family history in Nini's journal. Bright Morning decides to correspond with the Cousins and Cousines about important things.

Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Edenton
Anne speaks with Lettice regarding what she plans to do regarding getting revenge for Kushkumasi. Lettice encourages her to follow the path of the Denunciates which she feels is the more constructive one. Off topic:I will be working on Thanksgiving (my choice) so I will definitely be adding the letters for each location such as the letters to and from Edenton and Quesnel and Kushkumasi.

Monday, November 22, 2004
The Gurdinan household.
Felia is pregnant which is good news for Sima although it happened rather quickly but then it is expected when you are just married. Pasha is conflicted over his feelings concerning his father, his life and everything.EdentonAlfred is still learning how to bake bread. Katherine Boland is encouraging Jenny to explore "normal" girl pursuits. Anne grows restless as do her parents, being so far removed from everything. Christiana writes home.