Ale'Ephirium
42 Searing 121
"Are you certain you don't want me to come?" he asked, concern on his face and reverberating along their core bond. Kaus knew better than anyone how fierce and strong his sister was; all the same, he didn't like not being on hand to help her.
She smiled. She thought perhaps she ought to urge him toward the Sky Guard. He needed something of his own, and while their lady mother had assigned her the task of overseeing the family finances and observing the politics of Kalzasi, Kaus had no true purpose since their Warren March.
"If you fly that letter to the Palace of the First Wind, I can walk down to the Plaza of Jeweled Arches. It's just more efficient that way. If you want to catch up with me there, you're welcome to, but you know... books, styluses, paper..."
He gave her a look that might have been withering if it had come from anyone else. But he didn't protest. He knew she knew he was intelligent, if less inclined to scholarly pursuits than she was. That didn't mean he had shirked his studies.
"His forge is in the same district," he reminded her as he tucked the letter into his doublet. He let her hook the toggles to secure his clothes since he would be flying in a moment. "I don't know why you want me to fly it to the Novalys palace when we could just drop by the Skyforge."
"Proper channels," she said with a shrug, patting his chest once his doublet was secured. "And my guess is he wouldn't have much time for runeforging now he's both a prince and a demigod."
"Fair point."
Once Kaus was aloft, Kala made her way through the Commons and the Guilded Expanse to the Plaza of Jeweled Arches to find Ale'Ephirium. She had been wanting to visit the shop since she first saw it nearly a year ago while wandering the city to get to know it better. Sure feet and a decent sense of direction got her there rather easily and she stepped through the door without incident.
Though properly lit inside, it took her eyes a moment to adjust from the Searing sun. But she smelled comforting things: ink, paper, vellum, etc. At the same time, one of her runes tingled, sensing the heightened power of the aether hereabouts. But she was used to magic and that didn't ruffle her feathers. Aplomb intact, she walked down the hall from the door to the desk to greet the woman there.
"Good day to you."
42 Searing 121
"Are you certain you don't want me to come?" he asked, concern on his face and reverberating along their core bond. Kaus knew better than anyone how fierce and strong his sister was; all the same, he didn't like not being on hand to help her.
She smiled. She thought perhaps she ought to urge him toward the Sky Guard. He needed something of his own, and while their lady mother had assigned her the task of overseeing the family finances and observing the politics of Kalzasi, Kaus had no true purpose since their Warren March.
"If you fly that letter to the Palace of the First Wind, I can walk down to the Plaza of Jeweled Arches. It's just more efficient that way. If you want to catch up with me there, you're welcome to, but you know... books, styluses, paper..."
He gave her a look that might have been withering if it had come from anyone else. But he didn't protest. He knew she knew he was intelligent, if less inclined to scholarly pursuits than she was. That didn't mean he had shirked his studies.
"His forge is in the same district," he reminded her as he tucked the letter into his doublet. He let her hook the toggles to secure his clothes since he would be flying in a moment. "I don't know why you want me to fly it to the Novalys palace when we could just drop by the Skyforge."
"Proper channels," she said with a shrug, patting his chest once his doublet was secured. "And my guess is he wouldn't have much time for runeforging now he's both a prince and a demigod."
"Fair point."
Once Kaus was aloft, Kala made her way through the Commons and the Guilded Expanse to the Plaza of Jeweled Arches to find Ale'Ephirium. She had been wanting to visit the shop since she first saw it nearly a year ago while wandering the city to get to know it better. Sure feet and a decent sense of direction got her there rather easily and she stepped through the door without incident.
Though properly lit inside, it took her eyes a moment to adjust from the Searing sun. But she smelled comforting things: ink, paper, vellum, etc. At the same time, one of her runes tingled, sensing the heightened power of the aether hereabouts. But she was used to magic and that didn't ruffle her feathers. Aplomb intact, she walked down the hall from the door to the desk to greet the woman there.
"Good day to you."