#earthrunes

"Aye, verily. I am indebted."

"Tish, dear. I have a feeling I'll have a headstart on happenings before any other boggan at least. We both know that's worth it's weight in gold to my kith"

"I suppose the cat is largely out of the bag at this point... but.. I did not wish a great deal of crowd and fuss..."

"My dear. I don't see a thing until you tell me I saw it. "

Zara pinks again.

"After. After, it may be told. Part of me wishes to sing it from the rooftops, sluagh or no."

"Of course, dear... I'll leave you be"

A winnk "I think I hear foot steps in the hall"

As does Zara.

"Thank you, Delores!"

Zara sneaks to see who approaches.

And Vashti's feet ARE light... but she seems just a bit weighted down

"Sister!" A happy whisper. "Come, see!"

She looks in "Oh sister, the lace.. Miriams?" A guess

"Aye! From Imbolc, when she merchanted..."

"She thought it too delicate for much use, but see how it catches the air and the light?"

She has brought some things of her own hence the weight

A little squint. "Thou art burdened..."

"I.. brought things" A blush "For luck."

"Aye?"

"Something old" She lays down an old piece of wood in a lover's pattern, worn and withered, "Something New" A brand new book just came out, oh how lovely. gothic romance, "something borrowed" She lays down a patch of Adam's hair... then seems ot realize she got the wrong borrowed thing, then reaches in and gets it.. ah, there it is, an ivory backeed brush she uses "And ..well, the something blue WILL be here yes?"

Zara rattles, happily. "Aye, quite a lot of blue."

"I've no idea if the book be putrid , purile, or perverse.." Apologetic "It wouldn't be new if I had read it"

"Oh.. oh.. Bronte!"

Bronte fluffs eager annd up and smells then, she stops, and with obvious effort says “I would not take this thing, if it lay by the highway. Not were Minas Tirith falling in ruin and I alone could save her, so, using the weapon of the Dark Lord for her good and my glory. No, I do not wish for such triumphs, Frodo son of Drogo.”

It would appear Bronte's gift today is to let Zara read a book FIRST

SOme of the spiders are so surprised they almost fall out of their webs!

"Thank you, darling." A kiss atop the little dragon's head.

A pleased coo

then.. foot steps again... oh she knows those. EARL's!

"Oh... oh is it time? I am not dressed..." Fuss.

"1122, go out and bite Earl. We need time" The pooka commands

1122 salutes and starts to head out to do it

"1122, do not actually bite him..."

1122 taps Fine fine... I'll talk man to man

and out they go

Well he goes

One of the sisters says to the other 'See, THAT is why we don't drain him to a husk. he's useful'

Another soft laugh.

Vashti says "Quickly, you must get me dressed" She reaches to help her sister get her dress on

"Aye, so..." She heads to the back of the room.

She can hear Earl talking "Wait, too soon? I thoughtt.. oh .. yes, of course 1122, thank you"

"I fear my heart may beat beyond my chest, and range wild and free across Concordia." She shivers as she lets down her braid.

Vashti says "Don't worry, I shall reinforce thy top to keep it from escaping before the ceremony is over"

"Kindest sister." She accepts Vashti's help with the many tiny buttons and tricky laces.

Oh many slender fingers make light work

And Earl is out side and she can hear him "Of course I'll treat her well. I love her more than life" A beat "And death. She is the twilight made flesh, I didn't have vision until her lavender light came to view of my world. She's what I see all that is wonderful by"

And, soon enough... "If there were to be the dust of soft wings in my flower crown, they would be welcome, nu?" She touches Vashti's hand and smiles.

It is possible 1122 was givingg him the 'you beter treat her right' speech

Vashti smiles, and takes a bit of the dust from her wings, and blows a few flecks aggainst the flower crown