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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:09 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:22 pm
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His lips twitched. "From chatelaine to court clerk. Oddly similar positions, I guess. I can't think of any nobles off the top of my head he hasn't harmed, really, so that might be the hardest part - finding a neutral party. He was... quite unkind to this Melany." Horace's voice had lowered a bit; it was clear he held all the ill-will towards that Ezra. He sighed, then switched subjects.
"Yes, I figured I better claim one before I forget. They're kind of cute, oddly enough." A bat squeak. "Nugget agrees, although he wants me to section off a corner with blackout curtains for him to sleep." Horace rubbed his finger along Nugget's back. Of course he would do exactly that, even if Nugget was being a demanding little thing. Soon, the Nugget Corner would join the Nugget Closet in space solely for his bat friend.
"I know you've been busy with all the knew stuff, but, oh gosh... should I talk about Melany first or Odal?" He took a deep breath. "Do you still want to know some of the basics of Melany's family in this world?"
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 11:30 am
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Horace really didn't have anything to say to that. For some reason, he hadn't imagined Odal would be the one creating the spell. Reaching into his back pocket, he produced a pocket knife.
"Apologies," he murmured, then, with a deep breath, sliced a cut along the base of his thumb. He smeared the blood that oozed up inside the black circle, then withdrew his hand, careful not to bleed on Silk's desk. That would hardly be polite. Horace balled up the bottom of his shirt and pressed it to the cut, almost afraid to look at the paper.
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 11:51 am
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Silk reached out and took Horace's bleeding hand in hers, ignoring the shock in order to--what was she doing?--heal the cut. "That's hardly the most economical place," she murmured as the spell-circle began to react. "What a tangled web pop culture has woven for those of us who work with magic, yes?"
She drew back once the injury was tended to, and looked down at the parchment between them. The neatly-sketched ink lines were glowing a strong, bright gold, the runes along the inner edge glimmering like stars on a night with no moon. "So there you are," said Silk, tracing the letters quickly. "Odal is your father. Not the father of an alternate version of you, either--these runes here wouldn't have reacted if he were--he's your father."
There was a pause. Silk sighed. "It will break his heart that he wasn't there for you growing up."
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