celestialsoul: (// easy now watch it go)
[Filter: Franelcrew]

-- they're coming. The ghosts, they're coming again. I knew I felt something here, I knew it, and --

-- and you're all already ...
celestialsoul: (// you sit there in your heartache)
[Filter: Jace]

Ah, that ... I ... I hope that you enjoyed your real gift, last night. ... I did, you know. I -- it was ... nice, spending all night in your arms like that. I ... it really was ...

... Jace, I -- I don't want to leave you. I don't -- I don't want to. I haven't been separate from you since -- since before we were even -- ah, Dragons, that was forever and a day ago, wasn't it? That was ...

I don't want to go. I'll miss you so badly. I don't -- I can't --

... sometimes, you're the only thing that keeps me going ...
celestialsoul: (// you can dip your feet)
[Filter: Jace]

Ah, so ... do you like it~?
celestialsoul: (// the devil's water it ain't so sweet)
[Filter: Jace]

You -- ah.

I -- I think that I need your help, Jace, but -- but you can't ever mention this ever again, and it doesn't mean anything, and it doesn't change my mind about you and her at all, and, and that's completely non-negotiable! I -- I have to insist!

... but ... I really don't know what else to do, and ...

I --

I drew Fayre for the gift exchange. I ... if this had have been last year, I'd have just told Kail to go stuff it and give me another name, or ... or given her something mean. -- she would have deserved it! I -- I'm not sorry for that!

... but ...

... well, as you ... as you've noted, I ... I feel somewhat more ... ah, charitable towards her, lately ... I suppose. I don't like her! She -- she's said some truly terrible things to me before, and I will never abide how it seems as if she's secretly laughing at everyone who could dare disagree with any choice she makes! And it's -- it's completely uncountenanceable how many different she has relations with, it's ... it's not proper. It's not! I'm sorry, but ... but that's not the way the Dragons intended for us to have relationships! I won't be sorry for feeling that way or disapproving of that, I --

-- ah, I suppose I've ... well, that may have been ...

... as you can see, while I have come to have some ... some mild, strange, odd sort of ... respect for the woman, we are hardly ... compatible or ... ah, well ... yes, I'm sure you see.

Oh, all this run-about -- simply put, I would like to get her a gift that she would actually like to receive and I have -- really no idea what to do about that, because I do not understand her at all! And ... you do, I suppose, and ...

-- you're still not allowed to talk to her!
celestialsoul: (// waiting on some beautiful boy)
[Filter: Lauren]

I -- ah.

It's ... it's been a while since Gebann proposed his -- his idea, hasn't it? I ... ah, we still don't know for sure just what is going on, but ... ah, well, I hope we know soon what we're doing for certain. I ... if this is what I can do to help ...

... don't ... don't you agree?
celestialsoul: (// you sit there in your heartache)
[Filter: Private]

I feel ...

[pen taps]

[Filter: Franelcrew]

Gebann ... I'm sorry. This whole thing went just ... so poorly. Lauren and Lady Clara and I did our best, but ... he wasn't interested in listening at all. He wouldn't change his mind, not matter what we did, and --

Ah -- I'm sorry, I have ... I have a terrible headache, and it's -- ah
celestialsoul: (// the devil's water it ain't so sweet)
[Filter: Lauren -- er, and Lady Clara]

I -- I can't believe how rudely he received us! We are official representatives of his liege lord, and he -- he just dismissed us like that? He barely listened to what we said, and he only glanced at that notice! I -- I can't believe this!

A Dentorian vassal would never respond to his liege lord this way! Do -- do you think he's just not going to honour his commitment? That's awful! And ... and frankly, unacceptable!
celestialsoul: (// waiting on some beautiful boy)
[Filter: Franelcrew, excluding Gebann and Dagda]

... I ...

... ah.

I know that we're all ... all avoiding thinking about -- about all of this. About ... what it means for us. Most of us, we ... well, I, at least, feel ...

... this is ... not our war. It's a war that benefits us, ah, certainly, and we have plenty of reason to want to see this man pay for what he's done ... especially for Lauren and Rae's sakes. But ... but this is Gebann's war, and he's doing it because he has a lifetime worth of score to settle with Lord Keran. He's going out there for Eina, and ...

And ... that isn't why we're going there.

I --

I think we should ... talk. Really talk, all of us, together, about ... about what this means for us. And ... and what having us there could mean for them ...
celestialsoul: (// higher now than ever before)
[Filter: Lauren]

Lauren! How are you? Are you with her right now? Ah, I just can't believe this is ... is it really her?! Is she all right? Gebann says the healer insists she rests, is she injured ...?
celestialsoul: (// higher now than ever before)
[Filter: Franelcrew]

Ah --

I just -- I was just in the eyrie to take Nynaeve for her ride, today, and --

-- and everyone is talking about it, the messenger that came earlier, the one that came just before Gebann and Lauren disappeared in the council chamber --

She was from Taerin.

Lord Rodger or Lady Clara must have sent word here to Eina before -- ... ah, before. And now ...

... this will change things. It must ...!
celestialsoul: (// save you from your old ways)
[Filter: Lauren]

Ah ... Lauren ...
celestialsoul: (// easy now watch it go)
[Filter: Private]

I --

I can't believe this. The stablemistress says that I may be able to fly Nynaeve this week, and Lauren is ...

... I don't -- I wish I knew what was wrong with her. She's never been so ... so miserable looking, without coming to me first. Did ... did I do something to upset her? Is she --

She's obviously told Jonathan what's wrong ...

-- ah --

...

[Filter: Jonathan]

Ah, hello, Jon.
celestialsoul: (// higher now than ever before)
[Filter: Lauren]

I'm back! I'm back now! I hope I stayed out long enough, but I was just so -- Ah, did anything happen? What happened? Everything looks the same, I ...
celestialsoul: (Default)
[Filter: Kai

[Filter: Private]

... ah, no. No, I ... I need to think about things a bit more, I think, before I ...

...

[Filter: Lauren]

Ah ... I heard that you and Jonathan were out in the city, earlier today ... just the two of you. Is that ... is that true?
celestialsoul: (// the devil's water it ain't so sweet)
[Filter: Sawyer]

Sawyer, what is going on?! I'm not going to be angry no matter what it is, but Kail is being ridiculous, and you're not saying a word!
celestialsoul: (// easy now watch it go)
[Filter: Nessa]

... I ...

Ah. Could I ... could I talk to you for a moment, Nessa ...?

[Filter: Public]

Nynaeve has seemed ... oh, I don't know. Skittish, I suppose, even since the brushes went missing last week ...

I'm beginning to wonder if ...
celestialsoul: (// higher now than ever before)
Ah, now -- that's ... that's strange.

... Nynaeve's brushes were just right here, I swear, I only put them down just a moment again and looked away for no more than a blink. I'm sure of it. But now ... ah, well, I can't find them anywhere ...

I asked the girl in the tack room if he put them away, but ... well, she ... she only gave me that look that they sometimes do ... the pegasus knights, I mean.

I ... they must be somewhere ...
celestialsoul: (// easy now watch it go)
[Filter: F

... ah. I ... I suppose that's not neccessary anymore ... is it?

What a ... a nice feeling, not to have to hide ...

-- I need a map. A map of Korin will suffice, but a map of Eire would be better. Ah -- thank you.
celestialsoul: (// you sit there in your heartache)
[Filter: Private]

... what ...

What is this? Who am I?

Things have happened before, yes ... terrible things, awful things, but ... but never something like this. Never. Andrew ... Andrew willingly walked into fire, knowing it would burn him, and ... and it did. It took everything from him -- everything.

And worse ... so much worse is that it asked that.

Over and over, I ask -- where are we going? What are we doing? What are we?

No one ever wants to answer. No one else wants to think about it. It's all about Franel to the others ... it's all about Franel. All that matters is getting home.

Andrew ...

Andrew was bad enough. More than bad enough. He was such a sweet, good man, and he didn't deserve to die for us. But -- but what if it's Jace, next time? What if it's Lauren? Or Nessa? Home wouldn't be worth that. Nothing would be worth that.

I ...

I don't ... I don't want to hurt anyone else.

[Filter: Franelcrew]

... I ...

I hear that there's more writing.
celestialsoul: (// easy now watch it go)
[Filter: Franelcrew]

Ah ... that was it, then ... we got it right. Look, see? Six ... six of twelve, that's half ... we're half finished, now! ...

... it was the day we first met Sister Ruth, Lawrence. I ... I was so young when it first happened, I had just ... completely forgotten all of it, except that it happened, and being confused and scared ... but this was ...

... I ...

She ... "brought into the light ..."

What does that mean?

... Ah, I'm sorry, I -- do you want me to go next? Or would Kail rather ...?
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