Oh Boy...
Well in two days I will have the stuffing firmly knocked out of me. Hearing all the horror stories about what happens to archers who don't yield... Also I feel bad for anyone who steps on my arrows out of malice. I mean I'll be pissed, since I've been slaving away on the damn things since Sunday... but I don't think we have anyone that vicious in our Barony. Everyone I've met at practice is fun, jokes around and doesn't take things too serious. Things I hear from Lion's Gate are not as encouraging.
Then again there is something to be said about half of what you see and none of what you hear.
I'm psyched though! My first war! My new cloak! My new arrows! My dancing! Games! And almost all my new friends will be there.
I'm sad Sgain won't be fighting for us, but I won't try and understand the history he has with the Society. He told me he'd fight for whoever made him the best offer, and I know I can exceed what Lion's Gate is offering him... but that's not really the point. I'm glad he's coming out to the war, I'm looking forward to facing him and it'll feel good to split a bottle with him after the war.
My armour is nearly done. I'm gonna wake up tomorrow morning, drill eight holes in my kidney plates then rivet them on quick as I can. Then with Baatu loaning me his legs and my new Archer's gauntlet, I'll be set. OH! AND I got my Arabic order in the mail from Eda today! She buys a lot of things wholesale online for her merchanting at events, so I placed a few orders with her and... oooooo I can't wait to show it all off! Is it still heterosexual to get this excited about new clothes?
Ysane was telling me the other night about shooting flaming arrows into a lake and how a helpful and noble fellow (his name escapes me) was a Yeomen for Lion's Gate and is the inspiration for her going for Yeomen this year. That got me thinking as to who motivated me and it all comes back to Magnus at SST in 2005... at least I think it was that event... anyway he let me pick up a bow, shoot it and really was quite encouraging. He said I was very well and gave me some advanced tips on standing and nocking. He also said I was the spitting image of a Saracen archer when I drew it. I've been in love with shooting ever since. So yeah, it's all his fault!
Ok off to bed. Wake up early, pound out armour, go to work, sleep, wake up and go to War War War!
Then again there is something to be said about half of what you see and none of what you hear.
I'm psyched though! My first war! My new cloak! My new arrows! My dancing! Games! And almost all my new friends will be there.
I'm sad Sgain won't be fighting for us, but I won't try and understand the history he has with the Society. He told me he'd fight for whoever made him the best offer, and I know I can exceed what Lion's Gate is offering him... but that's not really the point. I'm glad he's coming out to the war, I'm looking forward to facing him and it'll feel good to split a bottle with him after the war.
My armour is nearly done. I'm gonna wake up tomorrow morning, drill eight holes in my kidney plates then rivet them on quick as I can. Then with Baatu loaning me his legs and my new Archer's gauntlet, I'll be set. OH! AND I got my Arabic order in the mail from Eda today! She buys a lot of things wholesale online for her merchanting at events, so I placed a few orders with her and... oooooo I can't wait to show it all off! Is it still heterosexual to get this excited about new clothes?
Ysane was telling me the other night about shooting flaming arrows into a lake and how a helpful and noble fellow (his name escapes me) was a Yeomen for Lion's Gate and is the inspiration for her going for Yeomen this year. That got me thinking as to who motivated me and it all comes back to Magnus at SST in 2005... at least I think it was that event... anyway he let me pick up a bow, shoot it and really was quite encouraging. He said I was very well and gave me some advanced tips on standing and nocking. He also said I was the spitting image of a Saracen archer when I drew it. I've been in love with shooting ever since. So yeah, it's all his fault!
Ok off to bed. Wake up early, pound out armour, go to work, sleep, wake up and go to War War War!