*a very small party is entering the castle gates, bundled up a bit in winter clothing and carrying larger packs. The two sailors in the back aren't saying much, nor is the brown-haired youth, but the fourth member of the party is speaking loudly enough for all of them*

...if it wasn't like that back in your day. Eh? HEHEHEHEHEH!!! I'm just teasin ( Read more... )

Uh. Hi, everybody...sorry this is such short notice. But I've decided to sail with the Lino en Kuldes, and it's leaving in the morning, so...I thought I should pipe up to say goodbye for now. We'll only be gone a few weeks, but this means I have to close down the confessional for the time being. I hope that doesn't have too great an effect on ( Read more... )

I guess that guy wasn't kidding that a lot of new merchants would be arriving. I haven't seen the square this busy since the spring festival. Oh, I hope the castle's shops don't suffer...

Ahem. I just figured, for all the new arrivals, I would mention that I still hold a confessional service. It's located in the beached ship behind the manor, down ( Read more... )

Let's see...there's Hervey, Kika, and Sigurd...Jeremy, Millay. Jewel. Oh, Kyril.

Hervey, Kika, Sigurd, Jeremy, Millay, Kyril, Jewel...Troy is at sea. Helmut is at sea. Um. Oh! Lo Hak. And ( Read more... )

Uh, hey everyone ( Read more... )

Ah, well...I had a bit of good luck. I was talking to Cecile about the rooms left on the beached ship, and it turns out there's some space down in the hold, in a part that wasn't damaged when the ship ran aground. It's going to take me the rest of the week to clean it and set up, and get a ladder or something...but pretty soon I'll be able to have ( Read more... )

Uh...you know, I've noticed a lot of tension around the castle, lately. I may not fully understand all the ways some of the people here know each other, but...I think that makes me more qualified to notice. Since it mostly isn't about me. But, seeing what's been going on, I sort of had an idea ( Read more... )

Ah, I was wondering. I don't really have much experience in anything besides being a knight and a captain, but what sorts of jobs might be had around this castle? I wish I could work on the sea again but that doesn't look possible. Back home I was sort of an odd-jobs man for King Lino, he sent me out to do things like hunt and patrol and liaison ( Read more... )

*the one good thing about the extra sun? The lake ice is gone and not likely to come back. So a certain Islander is making the most of the spring weather his own way, folding a little paper boat and setting it afloat off the end of the pier*

Well, it isn't the Dauntless. Or even the Grishend. I guess it'll have to do for now ( Read more... )

*coming up from the lakeside ( Read more... )