Esk was in the library, pouring through books, when a sudden and familiar pain gripped him in the stomach, and he sprinted back to his room, where, instead of retching, he just doubled up, lying in the foetal position on his bed, as his body seems to be folding in on itself ( Read more... )

Eska reaches her room in a hurry and staggers into the bathroom, sinking to her knees and undoing her suddenly very tight belt. She retches into the toilet bowl for about five solid minutes.

Her innards - her entire body feels like it's being torn apart. her robes are soaked in sweat and no longer seem to fit anymore. Her internal orgains seem to ( Read more... )

EskarinaCreative, versatile and imaginative you appreciate beauty in all forms. You have great inner strength and courage and have the ability to accept large responsibilities or challenging situations with patience and humility. Others admire these qualities and follow your lead. You are honest, discerning and self-disciplined and need to have a ( Read more... )

One key trait of Lancre witches - and what ever else she may be, Eska has always been a Lancre witch - is their bloody mindedness with regards to doing a job they said they'd do no matter how bad they turn out to be at it ( Read more... )

I might need to reread the books for the canon I'm working her into: try and figure out where she fits...

Esk in Otherways ( Read more... )

It's good to be home ( Read more... )

Esk drags her trunk up to her room, grateful at least that the additional magic in Milliways allows her to levitate it just enough to negate friction. She unlocks her door and looks around: it's certainly a lot cleaner than her room at the univeristy, and a little bit bigger as well ( Read more... )

Esk sits at her desk, watching as the hawk works its way through some fresh vole she's brought it from the Bar. It's been in and out of her window ever since she used it to fly to Lancre, and it seems to now have taken up residence on an old skull she uses as a paperweight. She's beginning to like him: he's at least an improvement over the bloody ( Read more... )

I'm worried about the troll-lovin' I'll tell you that now.

True to her suspicions, despite the long conversations, food and sleep she's had in Milliways, Esk returns to the university only a few minutes after she had left. The hawk she had so abused is still lying unconscious on her bed, and she gently lifts it onto a pillow, checking its breathing as she does so. It doesn't seem too badly off, she thinks ( Read more... )