one break of the stone

[sir_durge]

[Sir Durge does not trust the magical, talking book. Not one bit. He isn't very comfortable with magic to start off with, but this object does not seem like any he's encountered before. In the very least he is mildly certain it isn't sorcery. But what did he know? He was just a knight.

That said, he wasn't where he was supposed to be, and this book

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[gwaine]

Sorry, mate, but you'll find this place doesn't care for what you were doing at the time.

dictated; <3

[sir_durge]

I imagine that is true, seeing as how I am here against my will.

dictated;

[gwaine]

As is everyone. Don't know how much you've been told already, but you're here for the foreseeable future. Welcome to Paradisa.

[sir_durge]

A passing strange welcome, though at least I am not in chains. Visible ones, in any case...

dictated;

[itwas_raining]

[A word of advice? Don't trust the magical, talking book. Ever.

But he reminds her of someone. A friend she's made here. Call it idle curiosity, but she'll reply.]

I'm not sure anyone does.

[... Which is probably the closest thing to information you'll ever get out of her.]

dictated forever

[sir_durge]

[A woman's voice? Unexpected, though it doesn't exactly mean she's innocent]

You mean to tell me that in a castle full of people, there is no one with any answers?

and ever!

[itwas_raining]

Answers aren't easy to come by.

[And based on her experiences, he's only seen just the beginning.]

[sir_durge]

[Durge makes a rumbling 'humph' that passes for a note of agreement]

They can be costly things, to be sure.

That does not mean I will not seek them all the same, though I'm not sure what luck I will have.

[thetrudger]

[sir_durge]

[Try doing that in the same room as him]

Nothing that happens to me is ever convenient.

[thetrudger]

[sir_durge]

[THERE IS NO RESTING]

If no one knows how or why we are, how is it that they know such a thing is true?

[phaseshifts]

Give up, Knight. You've been brought here to weaken your fair lady and you've failed her completely. Your life meant more than you believed... [An affected little gasp.]

[sir_durge]

[If there was any chance of him buying into that, it was ruined quickly with that piece of melodrama.

Durge growls softly at the voice]

Shows how little you know. Grace may be a woman of heart, but she knows her duty just as I.

[phaseshifts]

Grace is an upstart little chit just like any other woman.

[sir_durge]

Do you hold women in so little regard?

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[inafadingcrown]

[She's suddenly reminded of Haldir and smiles. That sort of unswerving devotion is not as common as it ought to be.]

Yet what a knight she has lost-to think first of his duty, even in such circumstances.

[sir_durge]

[He can tell just by this woman's tone that she is nobility. He's gained a keen ear for such things over the years]

My duty is always to her, my lady. What is a knight without the strength of his word?

[inafadingcrown]

Very little, I should think, yet even the stoutest of sworn hearts may waver. You need not worry, however; I have good reason to believe your responsibilities will await you still when you return.

[sir_durge]

So others have said, though I find it hard to accept on word alone.