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Rupert Giles ([personal profile] consultmybooks) wrote in [community profile] eswareinmal2012-07-22 01:05 am

Chapter 4 - 11th of Rebirth's Decline - [Orb]

[The orb shows Giles, sitting in one of the fields on the outskirts of Schwanheim, but he's not looking back at the orb, nor showing any sign of his surroundings.

No, instead, he's looking at the mirror he found around his neck, when he woke up before the battle. It's hovering in the air, spinning very slowly, and shadows flicker across its silvered surface. But they're clearly very interesting shadows - Giles doesn't take his eyes off the mirror, even as he addresses the orb.

The only other notable feature of the scene is that Giles is wearing gloves, and occasionally and completely subconsciously tugs on the edge of them, as though reassuring himself that they're still on his hands.]


Um, apparently there is another kingdom, across the thorns. Or, um, there was. We have no way of knowing if it's still there, simply because...well, we have no way of knowing what's happening beyond the thorns.

But I thought, well, if we could get back in touch...

[He draws in his breath sharply, as though troubled by a grim thought. The mirror slowly stops spinning, and then falls to the ground with a soft chiming. Giles curses softly under his breath and picks it up, polishing its bright surface industriously with a sleeve.]

...apparently, um, whatever I am now, it involves the capacity to scry. I'm not sure what the extent of this new talent is, yet, but I thought I'd try and find out. Perhaps, um, if I can get good enough, myself and, and whoever else has this ability, we might be able to combine our talents and, and contact the rest of the world. For assistance, or for information...well, there's no way to know.

This, um, this might seem a silly question, but do any of you mind if I look in on you from here? Knwoing the name of who or, or what I want to see, that seems to help me get a lock on it. As such, I thought I'd ask your permission first, before I went snooping around on whatever you were doing.

shiromadoushi: (?)

[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2012-07-27 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
The sign would be a worse place than the library, I'd think. I wonder... maybe we should make some sort of central place. Maybe a guild of sort? I'm sure if we tell the natives that it's to better our efforts fighting the thorns, they'd be happy to give us some place we could use.
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[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2012-07-28 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
As long as it can hold out the water to protect anything inside, it should be fine, right? Since we wouldn't all be living there!

[[He's really starting to perk up at this idea. While it wouldn't be as elaborate as the ManCave back at Hell Towers, having some sort of communal space...

There was a very deep pang of nostalgic loss for a moment before he pushed it away. He'd get back there eventually. Somehow.]]
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[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2012-07-28 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[[... good question]]

...The king, maybe...? Someone at the castle, I'd think.
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[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2012-08-01 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
I'll be sure to ask him, then. It shouldn't be too hard to word it so that he'll agree!