The worldgate had opened to another temperate forest, not giving an immediate clue if it was leading where Sylvie was hoping, but not long after, night fell. It was clear enough to introduce Sammeh to three of Eodea's moons, even if speaking did not come easily. Finally home, or closer than she had been in years, at last. The next morning they found a point from which they saw fields and a paved street. The street had milestones telling Sylvie they were close to the city of Konda, the greatest port on the northern continent. The locals may have given them slightly longer looks than many other travellers got, but found them mildly unusual rather than a spectacle. Sylvie found Sammeh a very quick study learning the Seafarer tongue that would serve well both in Konda and Yrn. The two together found passage on a ship, the captain having use for a mage who could work with wood. What was hard to find on a ship, of course, was privacy. http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15024#msg-15024 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:31:21 +0200 Phorum 5.2.23 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15039#msg-15039 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15039#msg-15039 Neverwashere Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 30 May 2018 22:17:34 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15038#msg-15038 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15038#msg-15038 Anke Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 30 May 2018 21:58:19 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15037#msg-15037 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15037#msg-15037 Neverwashere Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 30 May 2018 21:34:09 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15036#msg-15036 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15036#msg-15036
Her eyes caught the dark blotch in the sea she had been looking for. Of course the chasm was still there. She frowned, exasperated at her own circling worries.]]> Anke Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 30 May 2018 21:14:51 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15035#msg-15035 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15035#msg-15035 Neverwashere Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 30 May 2018 20:56:33 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15034#msg-15034 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15034#msg-15034 that risk-averse, I would have asked if you knew a nice place for us to settle down, not try to return here."]]> Anke Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 30 May 2018 20:52:27 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15033#msg-15033 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15033#msg-15033 Neverwashere Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 30 May 2018 19:58:43 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15032#msg-15032 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15032#msg-15032 Anke Sebastian and Sylvie Sun, 27 May 2018 20:50:34 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15031#msg-15031 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15031#msg-15031 Neverwashere Sebastian and Sylvie Fri, 25 May 2018 20:52:28 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15030#msg-15030 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15030#msg-15030 Anke Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 23 May 2018 21:04:14 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15029#msg-15029 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15029#msg-15029 Neverwashere Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 23 May 2018 20:43:13 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15028#msg-15028 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15028#msg-15028 Anke Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 23 May 2018 20:38:40 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15027#msg-15027 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15027#msg-15027
So he looked to the north of it too, then watched Sylvie's profile. "Fresh fruit for your thoughts?"]]> Neverwashere Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 23 May 2018 20:30:42 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15026#msg-15026 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15026#msg-15026
The signs that they were getting closer if anything made it worse. She tried to keep up appearances, but smiles that did not reach her eyes and faded quickly and tension pulling her in on herself hinted at her anticipation being not of the joyful kind.

When Yrn was sighted at the horizon, she found a place at the railing, but after a short look did not watch the island, but looked for something north of it.]]> Anke Sebastian and Sylvie Wed, 23 May 2018 19:05:58 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15025#msg-15025 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15025#msg-15025
Soon enough he was busying himself in small ways. He had wisely, perhaps, kept himself out of the cook's way (reasoning to Sylvie that there were people he didn't ever upset if he could help it, and that cooks on de facto oases were one such group) but managed to find himself dealing with the more menial things with no complaints. Much of the time, however, he found himself near Sylvie, either tinkering with something or just gauging how she was doing. Her journey home wasn't over yet, and he wasn't about to forget that little detail.

Nor was he given to ignoring other little details, like when the crew and the ship started to give signs that it was starting to be time to stare at the horizon and the sky for signs of being close to that home. He paid even more attention then. Most of it, he picked up from Sylvie, from the moment the first birds showed up.]]> Neverwashere Sebastian and Sylvie Tue, 22 May 2018 21:26:05 +0200 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15024#msg-15024 http://scribblers.club/read.php?12,15024,15024#msg-15024
The next morning they found a point from which they saw fields and a paved street. The street had milestones telling Sylvie they were close to the city of Konda, the greatest port on the northern continent. The locals may have given them slightly longer looks than many other travellers got, but found them mildly unusual rather than a spectacle. Sylvie found Sammeh a very quick study learning the Seafarer tongue that would serve well both in Konda and Yrn. The two together found passage on a ship, the captain having use for a mage who could work with wood. What was hard to find on a ship, of course, was privacy.]]> Anke Sebastian and Sylvie Tue, 22 May 2018 20:48:24 +0200