AWRR Chapter 2 - Revision history

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Elanya: /* Epistolary */

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‎Epistolary

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Tuck: /* Lamont Arrives For Tea */

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‎Lamont Arrives For Tea

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Tuck: /* Rosalie and Her Brother Come To an Agreement */

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‎Rosalie and Her Brother Come To an Agreement

Tuck: /* Coifárë attends Victorina' Lecture */

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‎Coifárë attends Victorina' Lecture

Tuck: /* Victorina Meets with Chitara */

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‎Victorina Meets with Chitara

Tuck: /* Leonora and Magga Talk Strategy */

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‎Leonora and Magga Talk Strategy

Tuck: /* Gueiris and Coifárë Meet For Tea */

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‎Gueiris and Coifárë Meet For Tea

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	Stillmarch: Monologue: That went better than I feared - I think the morning exercise is helping, and Lady Rose was very gracious in helping me defer from further hands of cards... She is charming, and we share many common interest it seems. I should pursue her - it would be a match my uncle could not possibly object to. Except I do not feel like her interests lie in that direction, and I fear what an extended friendship with the duke would do to my shattered nerves. We will see how this riding goes, and if I can tolerate it without her help. I should focus on finding my path to freedom, but it is difficult when my affections are engaged elsewhere... But if I can find the strength to carry on, I must find it also to set such things aside.		Stillmarch: Monologue: That went better than I feared - I think the morning exercise is helping, and Lady Rose was very gracious in helping me defer from further hands of cards... She is charming, and we share many common interest it seems. I should pursue her - it would be a match my uncle could not possibly object to. Except I do not feel like her interests lie in that direction, and I fear what an extended friendship with the duke would do to my shattered nerves. We will see how this riding goes, and if I can tolerate it without her help. I should focus on finding my path to freedom, but it is difficult when my affections are engaged elsewhere... But if I can find the strength to carry on, I must find it also to set such things aside.
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		+	===Stillmarch and Gueiris at the Training Yard===
		+
		+	Stillmarch: will be late, but he will get there, looking tired as usual these days
		+
		+	Gueiris: Welcome Marquess. This may not be the most extravagant training yard, but it has all the essentials.
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		+	Stillmarch: Thank you. Honestly its the company and... motivation I need more than anything else
		+
		+	Gueiris: I'm curious as to why you wouldnt have your own facilities available, but I can appreciate desire for a partner to keep oneself motivated.
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		+	Stillmarch: The expectation has been that we would have access to the military yard if desired.
		+
		+	Gueiris: nods
		+
		+	Gueiris: Shall we start with a few laps around the yard to get the blood flowing?
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		+	Stillmarch: alright.
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		+	Stillmarch: does some half-hearted stretches
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		+	Gueiris: will start the run, but will let Lamont set the pace
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		+	Gueiris: I'll admit I've slacked a little the last few months. Having an extra reason to get out here is good.
		+
		+	Stillmarch: That was my feeling as welll... I know I'm not at my best.
		+
		+	Stillmarch: sill give it a reasonable effort but tires out pretty fast
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		+	Gueiris: There are worse things to put your time to when you are not at your best.
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		+	Gueiris: We can take a minute before moving on to... practice swords?
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		+	Stillmarch: /me nods, leaning against the wall to catch his breath
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		+	Stillmarch: ugh.
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		+	Gueiris: Its worse the first time getting back into things. After the third or fourth...
		+
		+	Stillmarch: I hope you're right
		+
		+	Stillmarch: If I can just... sleep a little more, that woudl help
		+
		+	Gueiris: Hope my oh so subtle conspiratorial actions with Coifare was not a bother the other night... it was your invite out after all.
		+
		+	Stillmarch: No, not at all.
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		+	Gueiris: What's keeping you up, if you dont mind my asking?
		+
		+	Stillmarch: shrugs, and will go find one of the training sword from the rack
		+
		+	Stillmarch: I don't even know where to start
		+
		+	Gueiris: picks his own sword out
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		+	Stillmarch: My thoughts won't stay quiet, and just drift from one thing to the next :/
		+
		+	Gueiris: ugh... that's rough.
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		+	Stillmarch: Mostly it's my uncle.
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		+	Stillmarch: I think your situation isn't too different than mine, is it?
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		+	Gueiris: Similar, yes. Some differences.
		+
		+	Gueiris: I can appreciate you feeling grinded down under someone else's control... you've been dealing with it a lot longer than me.
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		+	Gueiris: Isn't it just a waiting game for you to break free of it... a few more years?
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		+	Stillmarch: Five. or - I can get married, if there's someone he'd not be able to object to.
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		+	Gueiris: You may be in a little bit of a dark well, but there is a ladder for you... might not be the one you want, but its there.
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		+	Stillmarch: I know.
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		+	Stillmarch: But I can't see any other way out.
		+
		+	Stillmarch: So - pull it together, or drown
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		+	Stillmarch: slips into a fighting stance, looking a little more determined at least
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		+	Gueiris: A little grim, but effectively true
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		+	Gueiris: There is no title or wealth waiting for me. That's gone.
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		+	Stillmarch: nothing?
		+
		+	Stillmarch: seems a little surprised at that
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		+	Gueiris: My parents were good mercenaries, but not the best accountants, I guess... things were a little stretched in the company, and their unexpected deaths did not leave things well.
		+
		+	Gueiris: It was my Uncle that came in and saved thing afterward. That's one of the reasons I was adopted.
		+
		+	Stillmarch: nods
		+
		+	Stillmarch: ahh...
		+
		+	Gueiris: He was kind, and let me stay on for a while... I really appreciate what he did for me in doing that.
		+
		+	Gueiris: When my Aunt called me back to the city, since I was no longer working for the company, I had to give up my shares.
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		+	Stillmarch: did you get nothing in return for them?
		+
		+	Gueiris: I'm not destitute... and I know I have skills that I can survive on.
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		+	Gueiris: Its just not Highmark family wealth.
		+
		+	Stillmarch: well... that's something
		+
		+	Stillmarch: You could still marry well.... BUt I take it you're not inclined to make that your aim
		+
		+	Gueiris: My Aunt is looking for a well to do coupling for myself, so I can help the Kyrnon family.
		+
		+	Stillmarch: nods
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		+	Gueiris: I just keep thinking of my parents. They were partners. I remember the looks they had for each other. At the time, I didn't really get it... but now I do.
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		+	Stillmarch: I understand. Mine were the same... as far as I can recall.
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		+	Stillmarch: I know they pressed for the match
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		+	Gueiris: That's what I really want... but I just can't ignore Family either. My Aunt and Uncle did good for me afterwards...
		+
		+	Gueiris: Think fate will let both of us find those matches that will give us all that we are looking for?
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		+	Stillmarch: I can't afford to trust it.
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		+	Stillmarch: I hope its kinder to you.
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		+	Gueiris: I appreciate the sentiment. It's a whimsical wish, really.
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		+	Gueiris: To really make it happen, we'll have to work at it.
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	==Reputation==		==Reputation==

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 ==Epistolary==
 * [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N_YjGp1-Ug_tNWn7EYyKJNZjJKWxF8-bWLxIRkJ_ZNA/edit Drafts for Chitara to review] from Victorina
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	Coifárë and Chitara meet up to visit a bookshop, and make future plans to meet up to try painting in the wilds.		Coifárë and Chitara meet up to visit a bookshop, and make future plans to meet up to try painting in the wilds.
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		+	Lamont meets up with Gueiris for training

	Rosalie reminds her brother that they are expecting company for tea, and makes him promise not to push a courtship agenda. When Lamont arrives, they make friendly conversation and find they all have some interests in common. Lamont invites Rosalie to visit one of the city's museums. He does his best, with Rose's help, to politely decline an invitation to join Sebastien at a gabling house, but agrees to go riding with him instead.		Rosalie reminds her brother that they are expecting company for tea, and makes him promise not to push a courtship agenda. When Lamont arrives, they make friendly conversation and find they all have some interests in common. Lamont invites Rosalie to visit one of the city's museums. He does his best, with Rose's help, to politely decline an invitation to join Sebastien at a gabling house, but agrees to go riding with him instead.

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 Narrator: "I thank you for the compliment, and likewise, of course. Is there anything in particular you're looking for?"
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 Magga: Of course it will.  For you, my love, I would make any sacrifice.  Even attending a ball.
-===Coifárë attends Victorina' Lecture===
+===Coifárë Approaches Victorina After a Lecture===
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	===Victorina Meets with Chitara===		===Victorina Meets with Chitara===

		+	Victorina: Victorina will show up at Chitara's doorstep right onw time, her arms full of papers and notebooks.
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		+	Chitara: Victorina is shown into the parlor to join Chitara for tea. Chitara herself is sat comfortably on a chaise but hops up delightedly. "Victorina, it's good to see you!"
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		+	Victorina: Victorina smiles and settles her papers before reaching out and clasping her hostess's hands. "It's good to see you too, Chitara."
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		+	Chitara: She clasps her hands with a smile. "Looks like you came prepared, too. Lets get situated, get you a cup of tea, and get started?"
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		+	Victorina: "Sounds good."
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		+	Chitara: Chitara waves in a maid to bring snacks and shifts a table in between their two chairs they can use for the papers. "So, how have you been since your spectacular exit at the masque?"
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		+	Victorina: "Oh not so bad. I've conducted some more protests and other public outings. Attendance hasn't been the best but I refuse to give up."
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		+	Victorina: "And how have you been?"
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		+	Chitara: She grins. "I'll have to try to get to the next one, I haven't gotten to hear you speak yet. I've been alright. Still settling in more than anything."
		+
		+	Victorina: "Well maybe we can schedule something."
		+
		+	Victorina: She'll spend the entire visit chatting and brainstorming with Chitara about different events they could do to help promote Ebenmar as a Confederacy city-state.
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		+	Victorina: At the end of the delicious tea, Victorina shuffles through her papers and hands a couple to Chitara. "I'm having some trouble coming up the next pamphlet. May I leave what I've gotten down with you? You can read it over and write down your own ideas. You can return it at my next speech."
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		+	Chitara: "Oh, I'm not much of a writer, but I'll look it over, sure."

	===Coifárë and Chitara Visit a Book Shop===		===Coifárë and Chitara Visit a Book Shop===

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	===Leonora and Magga Talk Strategy===		===Leonora and Magga Talk Strategy===

		+	Leonora: is going through her various correspondence, mostly material from Nachtur relating to our estates there

		+	Magga: Good morning, dear. Are you quite busy with your correspondence, or do you have a little time for your poor neglected husband? ;)
		+
		+	Leonora: doesn't look up.
		+
		+	Leonora: Did we really hire twelve new people last month at the western farms? That doesn't seem right.
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		+	Magga: I'm not sure. It's planting season I suppose, but still, twelve does seem high.
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		+	Leonora: I just wonder whether, if people are leaving, well, whether something is going on there. But ... you wanted something, sorry?
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		+	Magga: Oh, nothing too urgent. I was curious to know how the ball was. Did you have a good time?
		+
		+	Leonora: Oh. Yes, it was very pleasant. A bit strange, of course.
		+
		+	Leonora: Normally when old married women are there it's to meddle in some relative's fortunes.
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		+	Magga: You're hardly old, my dear.
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		+	Leonora: Well, no, not chronologically, I suppose. Still, hard not to feel old with all these children, sixteen and seventeen and eighteen, playing at grownups on the field of battle.
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		+	Magga: pats your hand
		+
		+	Magga: Perhaps it's not the ideal place to seek out what we are looking for, then?
		+
		+	Leonora: Well, it's hard to say. Maybe not the ideal place to finish, but a start, at least.
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		+	Magga: Oh? Did you have any hopeful leads?
		+
		+	Leonora: I had a good talk with the Marquess of Stillmarch. That was awkward.
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		+	Magga: Good, but awkward?
		+
		+	Leonora: Well, it was nothing the boy did. It's just that, fifteen years ago, or almost, I was seriously considered for his uncle, Mr. Thurston Allard.
		+
		+	Leonora: I, ah ... didn't mention that to the Marquess, exactly.
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		+	Magga: Oh, hmm. Perhaps for the best.
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		+	Leonora: The elder is not exactly the most charming. It would not have been a good match, for many reasons.
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		+	Leonora: He is still unmarried.
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		+	Magga: Well... is charming what you are seeking?
		+
		+	Magga: asks with a smile
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		+	Leonora: No, hardly.
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		+	Leonora: I wrote him, Mr. Allard I mean, the other day.
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		+	Leonora: Just so that if it does go any further, I suppose with either of them, it doesn't seem strange that I was here and didn't write.
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		+	Magga: A prudent decision, then. Did he make any response, or not that you have heard yet?
		+
		+	Leonora: None, and he may not. He is a fractious fellow, or he was, when I knew him.
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		+	Magga: And the nephew? He is more agreeable?
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		+	Leonora: Well, that's a low threshold to meet, but yes.
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		+	Magga: chuckles
		+
		+	Magga: Love, you know I will leave this choice in your hands, as it's you who would necessarily bear the burdens involved. But if there is any help I can give, I'm happy to do so. Any advice, or enticements, or mild threats...
		+
		+	Magga: smiles in a way that may not be totally joking
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		+	Leonora: So many of them already believe that you are a beast. Attitudes here, they have not changed so much. Let's try to keep the fisticuffs to a minimum.
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		+	Magga: Oh, merely verbal threats, I assure you.
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		+	Magga: grins
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		+	Leonora: Let's start with a no-terror approach, don't you think, dear?
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		+	Magga: I offered at least two other options before threats! And yet you zero in on that one, hm...
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		+	Magga: teases you
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		+	Leonora: laughs
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		+	Leonora: Well, I'm not saying no. Just that it shouldn't be our strategy in the first instance.
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		+	Leonora: I'd like to think there may be some of these youths who would be persuaded by my charms alone.
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		+	Magga: Very well, if you insist. What do you think is the correct approach, then? Invite the prospective candidates over for tea and polite interrogation?
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		+	Leonora: Is that what you would prefer?
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		+	Magga: I admit that I would prefer to meet the gentleman in question before any transactions occur. But I won't dictate your choice, of course.
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		+	Leonora: I assure you that you will meet the lucky fellow. After all, he is to be the father of our firstborn. And if that goes well, who knows?
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		+	Leonora: I'm torn. On the one hand, it may be better to look for someone without many means, or in a situation, that makes this offer appealing. And we have the means and the power to make many situations go away. Not only financial ones, either.
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		+	Leonora: But on the other, there is a certain solidity in looking for a known quantity.
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		+	Magga: What sort of known quantity?
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		+	Leonora: I don't know, some sort of elder statesman, someone who's had a family and who thus doesn't have worries about an heir coming back and demanding ... who knows what.
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		+	Magga: Ah, I see what you mean. But surely also someone in a higher rank or with greater power has more to risk by such a decision?
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		+	Leonora: Quite so, exactly.
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		+	Leonora: Nenea has many gifts but this task is complex and delicate.
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		+	Leonora: And I am trying to be mindful of your reputation as well, dear.
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		+	Magga: smiles
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		+	Magga: I feel that is the lesser concern here. It doesn't matter to me what people think about me, or us. I want to make sure that you are happy, that's all.
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		+	Magga: And to ensure that our future child is healthy and safe.
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		+	Leonora: You are kind to say so, dearest. But what affects your reputation affects so many things about our business, about your people. I will not have this matter bandied about as a matter of scurrilousness and licence.
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		+	Magga: Then discretion is an important consideration.
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		+	Leonora: I think it will be best if you come to the next ball.
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		+	Leonora: People will ask, otherwise.
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		+	Magga: Of course. I will accompany you anywhere you would like.
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		+	Leonora: And perhaps if the young Marquess is there again, we will talk to him further.
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		+	Magga: Very well.
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		+	Leonora: I know this is all difficult. But how greatly it will be worth it, in the end.
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		+	Magga: Of course it will. For you, my love, I would make any sacrifice. Even attending a ball.

	===Coifárë attends Victorina' Lecture===		===Coifárë attends Victorina' Lecture===

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	===Gueiris and Coifárë Meet For Tea===		===Gueiris and Coifárë Meet For Tea===

		+	Narrator: (I was thinking either they could run into one another out on the town, or Coifare could come up with an activity to invite him to respectable enough that Gueiris's aunt and uncle can't complain)

		+	Guieris: (how about out on the town... feels more clandestine 🙂 )
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		+	Guieris: (I could be using a moment to escape from the family at a respectable tea parlor)
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		+	Coifárë: will stop in to (coming up with random name) Botles & Scrum, and, seeing Gueiris, make their way over.
		+
		+	Coifárë: Why hello there. I thought they weren't letting you out of the barracks just now.
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		+	Guieris: chuckles
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		+	Guieris: This small escape is acceptable, due to the outstanding reputation of the place. And my Aunt raves about the tea and biscuits, making it hard for her to restrict me from them.
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		+	Guieris: How goes the free roaming of the world?
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		+	Coifárë: Better at the moment, certainly.
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		+	Coifárë: will take a seat without asking, and signal a server to bring more tea and biscuits.
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		+	Coifárë: Though, honestly, I've been a bit preoccupied.
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		+	Guieris: Be wary, I may drag you out of here over my shoulder.
		+
		+	Coifárë: laughs.
		+
		+	Coifárë: I'll try not to make quite such a scene, however much I enjoyed the premiere performance.
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		+	Coifárë: I trust you and Ms. Allement parted on amiable terms regardless?
		+
		+	Guieris: It was a curt goodbye to keep appearances. I don't think she is unamicable.
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		+	Coifárë: I think others might have a different opinion, if, say, they shared opposed political beliefs.
		+
		+	Coifárë: But I thought she was charming. Spirited.
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		+	Guieris: Passionate is the word that comes to my mind.
		+
		+	Coifárë: nods.
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		+	Coifárë: Certainly not boring.
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		+	Guieris: I can see why you would like her. What is on your mind? It cannot be just Ms Allement.
		+
		+	Coifárë: No, it's...
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		+	Coifárë: sighs.
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		+	Coifárë: Stillmarch. I'm...worried about him.
		+
		+	Guieris: that you are not alone in
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		+	Coifárë: He's hurting, and won't let anyone help.
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		+	Coifárë: Well, he did fall asleep on Lord Evenor, so I guess that's something.
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		+	Guieris: I don't think I met Lord Evenor. Who is he?
		+
		+	Coifárë: The heir to Therma Alba? White hair, clothes adorably out of style? Pretty, perhaps a bit doe-eyed?
		+
		+	Coifárë: Maybe you didn't notice him, occupied with Lady Feigrsteinn as you were.
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		+	Guieris: I cant help it if I have an eye for the ladies.
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		+	Coifárë: And they seemed to have an I for you, I think.
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		+	Guieris: He seems to have made an impression on Stillmarch. I've been invited out for drinks with the two of them.
		+
		+	Narrator: (eye*)
		+
		+	Coifárë: Oh? That's good. Stillmarch seems like he could use a drink with friends right now, and Lord Evenor, well, seems like he could use a friend.
		+
		+	Guieris: The Marquess is lucky that he has the stature to break my lockdown.
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		+	Coifárë: A benefit of highly-placed friends, to be sure.
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		+	Guieris: It will be good to catch up with him in a more amicable setting. The masquerade was not what he was in the mood for.
		+
		+	Coifárë: says with a smirk.
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		+	Coifárë: Not particularly, no. I wonder if he was commanded to attend.
		+
		+	Guieris: pressured maybe? I know the feeling.
		+
		+	Guieris: I'm pondering how I should play this... when we were out before, things could get... raucous... but that was with other company
		+
		+	Guieris: frowns
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		+	Coifárë: You said you're just meeting up at the club?
		+
		+	Guieris: where one starts the evening does not mean that is where you end it... you of all people know this.
		+
		+	Coifárë: grins at that.
		+
		+	Guieris: I want to push him to have fun, if it will help... I just dont know how far I should.
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		+	Coifárë: Well, there are a number of events this evening that could be worthwhile, across the spectrum from sedate to raucous. You could suggest and see what piques your companions' interest.
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		+	Guieris: That would be the most diplomatic way to do things, I guess.
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		+	Guieris: I'm sure Ill figure it out.
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		+	Guieris: What will you be doing this evening?
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		+	Coifárë: That is a good question. I have a friend singing in Sinomë at the Hiskaran. I'll probably go see her and...see where the evening takes me.
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		+	Guieris: Well, this is the invitation.
		+
		+	Guieris: shows Coifare
		+
		+	Guieris: There is little I can do about one such as yourself happening to be at the same place, is there.
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		+	Guieris: But I leave that choice up to you. I do know another friendly face would not bother myself in the least.
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		+	Coifárë: takes a sip of their tea and ponders.
		+
		+	Guieris: I must be off though... My leash is limiting, and if I plan on stretching it tonight, I cannot have it chafing already.
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		+	Guieris: Until I see you again.
		+
		+	Coifárë: takes a second to look up, smile, and nod.

	===A Night On The Town===		===A Night On The Town===