@Pannathian @Otrera
Lihua looked at Marigold askance. Did she not realize what a beehive implied? She was no Phecda or Leo, but even she knew what the organization of a beehive was like. One leader for whom the workers would do everything for, including using their last breath in order to attack enemies, and a small contingent of broodmares whose only purpose was to create new workers for the leader.
Following that analogy, if Niko was the King, then Marigold must be a worker. One who would anything for her king. She swallowed, and glanced down at her skirt, brushing imaginary dust motes off the fabric. She would have to watch her words and actions carefully with those two.
“Our clan is terribly informal as well. We run as a rest stop of sorts for travellers, Especially for those crossing into or from Plague, from Water to Ice. Everyone has a job to keep the gold flowing
@Joying
Phecda felt herself blush and placed her hands on her cheeks to see if they burned as much as she thought they would. They were definitely hot to the touch. She could see both Leah and Lucia in her head giving her The Look. In fact she could almost hear Lucia’s voice in her head.
“You got so caught up in trivia you forgot about the actual relevant data. Good job.”
Lucia would be right of course. The whole reason she was allowed to come, other than being pretty, was that she needed to learn how to filter and deliver information. She took a couple deep breaths to calm herself.
"I'm sorry. I've been trying to get better about annoying others and not thinking about what I say. Do you all travel often? That's what I think I meant about Leah. Regular, larger groups of patrons who also hail from Plague would be great so she could talk about home, and it'd be because she brought us here."
Now that she had apologized and clarified, she ruminated on what the mirror girl had said. Now that she wasn’t caught up in the verbal vomit of fermented food facts and then saying whatever popped into her after that, didn’t make sense.
“Why would anyone write her notes when she can practically see it from where we are? Right, you wouldn’t know. We live downwind the border of Wind and Plague, and right on the border of Water. That’s how our clan makes money, we act as a rest stop for travelers between the four closest flights.” She paused thinking of the relevant information, instead of what was tangentially related. “I pretty sure there’s magic on the border to keep plagueborn illnesses out, otherwise the Steppes and Reedclifts wouldn’t be liveable. I’ll ask my teacher. ”
@Alnilam
Leah sighed in relief. “No, that should be enough to keep her safe. She’s curious, not an idiot. She knows she needs to stay close to the rest of us.”
She glanced around the ballroom again. “I’m not keeping you from other affairs am I?”
Lihua looked at Marigold askance. Did she not realize what a beehive implied? She was no Phecda or Leo, but even she knew what the organization of a beehive was like. One leader for whom the workers would do everything for, including using their last breath in order to attack enemies, and a small contingent of broodmares whose only purpose was to create new workers for the leader.
Following that analogy, if Niko was the King, then Marigold must be a worker. One who would anything for her king. She swallowed, and glanced down at her skirt, brushing imaginary dust motes off the fabric. She would have to watch her words and actions carefully with those two.
“Our clan is terribly informal as well. We run as a rest stop of sorts for travellers, Especially for those crossing into or from Plague, from Water to Ice. Everyone has a job to keep the gold flowing
@Joying
Phecda felt herself blush and placed her hands on her cheeks to see if they burned as much as she thought they would. They were definitely hot to the touch. She could see both Leah and Lucia in her head giving her The Look. In fact she could almost hear Lucia’s voice in her head.
“You got so caught up in trivia you forgot about the actual relevant data. Good job.”
Lucia would be right of course. The whole reason she was allowed to come, other than being pretty, was that she needed to learn how to filter and deliver information. She took a couple deep breaths to calm herself.
"I'm sorry. I've been trying to get better about annoying others and not thinking about what I say. Do you all travel often? That's what I think I meant about Leah. Regular, larger groups of patrons who also hail from Plague would be great so she could talk about home, and it'd be because she brought us here."
Now that she had apologized and clarified, she ruminated on what the mirror girl had said. Now that she wasn’t caught up in the verbal vomit of fermented food facts and then saying whatever popped into her after that, didn’t make sense.
“Why would anyone write her notes when she can practically see it from where we are? Right, you wouldn’t know. We live downwind the border of Wind and Plague, and right on the border of Water. That’s how our clan makes money, we act as a rest stop for travelers between the four closest flights.” She paused thinking of the relevant information, instead of what was tangentially related. “I pretty sure there’s magic on the border to keep plagueborn illnesses out, otherwise the Steppes and Reedclifts wouldn’t be liveable. I’ll ask my teacher. ”
@Alnilam
Leah sighed in relief. “No, that should be enough to keep her safe. She’s curious, not an idiot. She knows she needs to stay close to the rest of us.”
She glanced around the ballroom again. “I’m not keeping you from other affairs am I?”