"Jani" <jani@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "Balrog" <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> > "Jani" <jani@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> > news:F%wya.6060$S91.47317176@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >
> > > Out from the windswept dunes, under a cloudy moonlit sky, comes a
> cloaked
> > > and hooded figure. The long sweep of the beach is empty in the
> moonlight,
> > > and the deserted longboats creak and rock in the wind.
> > >
> > > Gravel and shale crunch underfoot as the figure moves towards the
shore.
> > > Grey waves roll, cold and uncaring, and the rain begins ..
> > >
> > > Who is the ****eldmaiden to guard, in this abandoned place? Where are
the
> > > swordsman, the mage, and the witch? Is there no story to be told, no
> fires
> > > lit, no goblets raised, after all this long time of waiting?
> > >
> > Mi'Lady, hail and thrice welcome. Tis too long since mine eyes have
beheld
> > thy face. My sword and whip are at your service, though first a
feasting
> in
> > your honour.
> > Then with goblets full and horns of plenty we can share tales and cast
> away
> > this weather.
> > Tis already a brighter place for your presence, though the rest of
your
> > greeting I shroud in wings of shadow, before we seek the mage and
witch.
>
> My lord, I greet you and return your welcome, within the shadows and the
> banked fires ... and later, Sir, I will go with you to feast and carouse
> with our friends, and plan our forays and our wyrdings.
>
MiLady I concur with your plans, but am heartened that the feasting is
delayed for a time.


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