Solaniar Sunstrike

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[solaniar]

Thin fingers trailed over the edge of the shawl, embroidered to look like peacock feathers. A bit of a joke, but a fond one,  reminiscing of memories even further in his past. It was bittersweet. Most things were these days. Sometimes he still missed Gaius’s counsel. It was hard steering your own ship for good or ill.  “It’s pretty.”  He glanced up, finding Elthore looking over his shoulder. The ranger  tilted his head, gesturing toward the house full of people behind him. It was Aerenell’s birthday and in Elena fashion his sister had invited everyone she could think of. Which consisted mostly of Solan, Elthore, and the twins. Taelen’s mother was there. The few acquaintances had all left for home after things had died away. It was only family now.  “Elena’s breaking out the wine.” Elthore offered.  Solan smiled, standing and turning toward the house. “We should get to it before Taelen and Coll do then.” The ranger smirked, offering the crook of his arm which Solan took. “Thank you for coming El.”  Elthore nodded, glancing down at Solan as they walked. “I wouldn’t miss it.”

[hydro-homies]

Damn if it ain’t true

[purplebuddhaquotes]

I was laying in bed one night and I thought ‘I’ll just quit— to hell with it.’ And another little voice inside me said ‘Don’t quit— save that tiny little ember of spark.’ And never give them that spark because as long as you have that spark, you can start the greatest fire again.

Charles Bukowski

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[szeras]

[purplebuddhaquotes]

“Yea, and if some god shall wreck me in the wine-dark deep, even so I will endure… For already have I suffered full much, and much have I toiled in perils of waves and war. Let this be added to the tale of those.”

(via purplebuddhaquotes)

[purplebuddhaquotes]

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference.

(via purplebuddhaquotes)

[solaniar]

Elthore watched him as they rode. If the mage noticed he said nothing but El had the feeling Solaniar’s mind was preoccupied. He seemed preoccupied much of the time these days.  It had been hard to watch, even from a distance, and it had been hard to make the call he had. He’d been close to the man once- thought of him like a brother, maybe even like a son. But he understood enough of life to know sometimes people go places you can’t follow. Down paths you aren’t meant to tread. Elthore had chosen family.. a different kind of family. Because he had been family once too. Parr had needed him. The twins were all he had left of the past and he’d made a promise when he’d found them they wouldn’t be lost to him again. Solan.. Solan needed him too, even if the mage would never admit needing help at all.  He’d never spoken about it, other than to say there were things of the world more mystifying than any magic. He’d been a bit surprised, and a bit guilty at his surprise. Physical frailty doesnt mean lack of strength. Solan had adopted a stoic expression and buried himself in politics and the latest of whatever war bloomed on the horizon. He’d offered the twins another voice of advice and assistance whenever they asked. He talked sometimes of his sister and his niece, both of which he seemed fiercely protective.  It was as if he’d looked outside himself for something new to live for and found it in the lives around him. He worked with a tirelessness that bordered on self neglect- a trait Elthore knew from experience. It had taken time for the ranger to temper that fire away from it’s reckless ambitions to a manageable flame.  It was still a work in progress. But he understood. He’d felt the same loss of self when the bottom had dropped out of his world and he’d lost everything he loved. It had taken years for him to drag himself back from the brink.  He’d help Solan accomplish it in less, or kill them both trying. 

[astrologyqueenn]

2019

Aries: you’re about to find yourself. it’s about to be hard, scary, and it almost might seem unbearable. you’re going to reach new highs that you’ve never thought you would, and maybe some new lows that will rock you. but, you’re about to find positivity within all the moments that you have. you’re about to understand yourself and your limits more than ever. you’re going to realize that all the strength you’ve ever needed was always inside of you. all of it was fucking worth it, you’re going to feel all of this.

Taurus: you are going to be in a huge transition period this year. you’re going to find immense change in your own world. it might scare you to your core, but it’s exactly what you needed. new things and new people and a new life. most of all, a totally new perspective. you’re going to open your eyes to so many things and you’re going to realize that things weren’t what you always thought they were… they’re better.

Gemini: you are about to feel free. you’re about to go through a year of letting go. you’re going to let go of people who caused you pain in the past, you’re going to let go of shit that messed you up. you’re going to realize that moving forward is the best thing you can do for yourself. you’ll find things that you enjoy doing again this year. you are going to get out of that fog, but don’t completely cross out what brought you here. it’s still a part of you.

Cancer: what a curse it is, to feel so very deeply. oh, but it is also a blessing. this year is going to give you many awakenings. you’re going to use your empathy to your advantage, you’re going to make a change in many peoples lives. seeing someone so authentic like you, gives other people hope that they can open up too, just like you. you’re going to use the things you find the most unappealing about yourself to help other people. it may seem small to you when it happens, but it’s huge. this, for you, is going to be very fulfilling. don’t forget yourself in the process, but remember that what you’re doing is important.

Leo: in 2018, you were lost. you might’ve hit your breaking point and you might’ve thought there was nothing left in you. however, you were just getting started. this year, you will find your fire again. you’ll stand up taller than you ever have and you’ll roar louder than ever. this year, you’re going to learn that you are stronger than you ever believed yourself to be. you’re going to find your confidence again, you’re going to take on this life thing on your own and make it your absolute bitch. the people who left, don’t matter. you’re not going to let them affect you any longer. you’re going to figure out who was always meant to be by your side.

Virgo: this year, positivity is going to be your best friend. you’re so used to things going wrong or not going your way, that you’ve conditioned yourself to think about the worst possible outcomes. but, what if thinking differently was actually the key to everything? you have the power to change your own mindset, and this year, whether you believe it or not, it’s going to happen. you’re going to be so caught up in living life and being busy that suddenly you’ll realize that you aren’t so afraid of being happy anymore. you will flourish, you will get the things you want. all you have to do is keep on believing.

Libra: your worth is greater and bigger than what you think. this year, you’re going to realize this. at some point, you’re going to look at your life and how you let people take advantage of you and you’re finally going to say “no more.” you are wonderful and capable and worthy of all the things you want. you just have to see it for yourself, you have to see that your life should not be lived based on making people happy that wouldn’t do the same for you. it’s going to be an awakening for you, but it’s going to be beautiful.

Scorpio: you are in the midst of chaos right now. you’re thinking that life is always going to be this whirlwind of emotions and that nothing will ever settle down. this year, you’ll find your safe place. the one you can run to when things are going bad. whether that place be an actual place, a hobby, or even a person. it’s going to bring you peace like you’ve never felt before. remember to hold onto it. you’re going to finally let go of that wall you’ve been holding up forever, don’t be alarmed when it comes crashing down. it’s going to be natural.

Sagittarius: what a year you’re going to have. first and most importantly, pure love is in store. this doesn’t have to mean romantic love, but it sure is a possibility. you’ve been holding back for quite some time when it comes to opening up your heart, but thats going to change now. secondly, when you find this love, you’re going to be faced with your natural instinct, which is to run. when this happens, don’t run. you’ll be missing out on a happiness that you haven’t felt before. learning to open up is one of the most important lessons you’ll learn in this life, you have to let it come.

Capricorn: this year, you’re going to end cutting out people and things that don’t make you happy. this is pure self care and the first step to putting yourself first. you tend to not put your needs first too often. you’re no longer going to let everyone walk all over you. you do everything for other people, and this year will be your selfish year. when you find yourself feeling bad about it, don’t. this is the start of something that always needed to happen, and you’ll find yourself much more peaceful if you run with it.

Aquarius: who you are now, might be a stranger by the end of 2019. but doesn’t it always go that way? maybe, but it’s going to be different from what you imagine. you’re going to become stable in who you are. you’re going to suddenly have an understanding of your place in the world, perhaps you might find your purpose. it’s going to come so fast and naturally, that you’re going to question what your world was before this reason for living came along. remember that this is happening for a reason, you are meant to do great things and you’re about to see what all of this means.

Pisces: joy is coming. you’ve had a rough past few years, but this year you’re going to have new beginnings and you’re going to find a new sense of self. you’re going to learn that all the bad things had to happen in order to get to where you are now. don’t try to change the past anymore, or question why certain things had to happen. just focus on here and now because before you know it all of the years are going to pass by. this year is going to be the year that you end up finding the happiness you only felt years ago. enjoy it.

[purplebuddhaquotes]

You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame. How could you become new if you haven’t first become ashes?

Friedrich Nietzsche (via purplebuddhaquotes)

[starfallelf]

Tithe of Remembrance

“Each of these lanterns represent someone lost..” There were so many of them. Floating and twinkling between the trees as the sun set over the mountain range, the lanterns reminded him of fireflies. He  wondered if this was what the forests of the great tree had looked like too- alight with wisps.  Parr had never seen a wisp, but he couldn’t imagine them being much prettier than this.  He stood and listened to the speeches, donned in his best robes. A gift from Ruuna, they’d arrived after he’d returned to Quel’thalas. He didn’t see the tauren among the crowd but he could feel her presence. He could feel a lot of things here, right now, in this moment. So many druids and shaman present- so much conviction and hope in one place. So many individuals gathered for something like this. It made the air hum.  Parr tilted his head back to look up. He wondered if Elune herself was watching- he knew Malorne was. Almost as an answer to his thoughts clouds passing across the moon dissipated and the white lady brightened the sky. He smiled. Someone in the crowd mentioned the warchief’s bat riders and Parr’s attention shifted briefly. There would be no bat riders here. And no spies lurking in the dark. The trees would bend to hide them first. Without fear but just enough nervousness, he’d followed Gotosh, Zargaron, Kirrox, and Karanga to a wide spot amid the trees. Here, Gotosh explained, was where they would help a new tree grow. A symbol of mourning and of hope. A promise to keep trying, and an oath. Oaths are personal things, so that was left unspoken.  Standing there, surrounded by so many gifted speakers of nature, it was easy for him to remember he was just a novice. A novice and a blood elf- not a typical recipient of druidic magics. It helped to know he wasn’t the only one! He’d heard of others- he’d wondered if he’d seen some tonight. And he gave a little wish as the crowd gathered round. Malorne, help me do this right.  Fears and worries disappeared when the magic began to flow. Parr sighed deeply, closing his eyes and opening his hands. In his mind’s eye the dark was slowly filled with light. Soft and green like new growth it rose and coiled and snaked upward as a vine. It was both warm like the sun and cool like a spring breeze. It was so many things always and at once and it never failed to fill him with wonder. When his eyes opened they radiated the magic he released alongside the others. Green tinged with gold, softer and warmer than the felglow underneath. Deeper.  The crowd disappeared, blotted out by the magic and the warmth and the light. A crescendo of wind and rustling leaves and the sounds of crickets and wings and then something that sounded like a sigh but not from any mortal mouth. And the tree broke from the earth and reached for the moon, branches unfurling and leaves and buds appearing and dancing on still reaching limbs. It was a sight and Parranis paused to stare, magic leaving his bones like the ebb of the ocean.  Gotosh spoke, but the words were lost under the roaring in his ears. His eyes never left the tree. Soon the crowd was moving, offerings and gifts and mementos left one by one from shaking hands. The tithe of remembrance.  The clearing was nearly empty when his feet found their way closer to the new tree. Fingers moving of their own accord, slipping into his hair to remove the only thing he had to give. A broach of simple silver shaped like a crescent moon. The piece had lost it’s luster after months in the dirt in Lordaeron before being found again. The only thing they’d found of her and he’d never been without it since.  Parr looked down at the jewelry in his open palm. The tarnished metal caught the light from lanterns hovering above.  This was a memorial for more than a tree. For more than the act of war that night. This night was about choice. Choosing to go forward with faith to act. Choosing not to linger in the past.  Choosing to let go. “For you minn’da.” Reaching up he laid the broach on a spot where a branch split, before turning toward feast and fellowship.

@azerothpeacecouncil

[danger]

[just-shower-thoughts]

As someone with depression dying for someone is nothing. Living for someone is harder than anything.

[solaniar]

Solaniar: literary aesthetic

STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

ᴄᴏʙʙʟᴇsᴛᴏɴᴇ sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛs / ʟᴀᴍᴘs sʜɪɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏɢ / ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴀ ғɪʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ / ᴜɴᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙᴏᴛᴛʟᴇs ᴏғ ᴡɪɴᴇ / ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇɴsɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢs sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴀʀᴇ / ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟ ᴏғ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ / ᴘᴀɴɪᴄ ᴏғ ʟᴏsɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ / ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ / ɢᴜɪʟᴛʏ ᴠɪᴄᴇs / ᴛᴏᴘ ʜᴀᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ sᴛɪᴄᴋs / sᴇʟғ-ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ / ᴏʟᴅ ᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴜᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɪɴ sᴀғᴇs.

FRANKENSTEIN, OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS

ʀᴀɪɴ ʜɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡᴘᴀɴᴇ / ᴄᴀɴᴅʟᴇs ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴡ / ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ ʀᴀɴɢᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ, sɴᴏᴡʏ ᴛᴏᴘs / ғʀᴇɴᴢɪᴇᴅ ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ / ᴀ ᴄᴇᴍᴇᴛᴇʀʏ ᴀᴛ ᴅᴜsᴋ / sʟᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀʜᴏᴜsᴇs / ᴀʟʟ-ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪʀsᴛ ғᴏʀ ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ / ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀssɪᴏɴ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀɴᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴛʀᴇᴅ / ᴀ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ ᴅᴜᴛʏ ᴡᴇɪɢʜɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀs / ɪɴᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ɢᴜɪʟᴛ / ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏᴢᴇɴ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴄᴛɪᴄ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ / ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇᴄᴋ / ʟɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ sᴘᴀʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ.

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

ᴇʀᴏᴛɪᴄ ʟᴏɴɢɪɴɢ / ᴘᴀɪɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴘᴀʟᴇᴛᴛᴇ / ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴄᴜʀʟs ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏsʏ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋs / ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜᴛʜ / ʙᴇᴇs ʟᴀᴢɪʟʏ ᴅʀɪғᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀss / ʜᴇᴅᴏɴɪsᴍ / ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋɴᴇss ᴏғ ᴀ sᴏᴜʟ / ᴀ ᴅᴜsᴛʏ ᴀᴛᴛɪᴄ / ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛs / ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴘᴏᴏʟɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀʙᴏᴀʀᴅs / ɢᴜᴛ-ᴡʀᴇɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʏ / ᴀ ᴅɪᴍʟʏ-ʟɪᴛ sᴛᴀɢᴇ / ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ.

THE PRIVATE MEMOIRS AND CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER

ᴄʟɪғғs ʀɪsɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs / sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴀᴍʙɪɢᴜᴏᴜsʟʏ sᴜᴘᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʟᴜʀᴋɪɴɢ / ᴇᴅɪɴʙᴜʀɢʜ’s ᴡɪɴᴅɪɴɢ sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛs / ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏᴜs ᴢᴇᴀʟᴏᴛʀʏ / ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ / ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʀɪᴠᴀʟʀʏ / ᴀ ʙɪʙʟᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪsᴛɪɴɢᴜɪsʜᴀʙʟᴇ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ / ᴀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ sʜɪғᴛɪɴɢ / sᴄᴏᴛᴛɪsʜ ʟᴀɪʀᴅs / sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴɪᴄ ᴍᴀsǫᴜᴇʀᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴘᴜʀᴇ.

DRACULA

ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴀʀɪᴇs / sᴜɪᴛᴏʀs ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟᴀᴅʏ / ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇs ɴᴇsᴛʟᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴs / ᴛᴇʀʀᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ / ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴡʟɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴡᴏʟᴠᴇs /ᴀʀɪsᴛᴏᴄʀᴀᴛs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴛɪᴍᴇs / ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍɪɴɢ ʜᴜɴɢᴇʀ / ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ʀɪsɪɴɢ / ʜᴏʀsᴇs’ ʜᴏᴏᴠᴇs ᴛʜᴜɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴛʜ / ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ sᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sɴᴏᴡ / ᴄʀᴜᴄɪғɪxᴇs ᴡᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғғ ᴇᴠɪʟ.

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

ғᴏɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏʀs / ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ / ᴀ ᴄʏᴄʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴀʙᴜsᴇ / ᴠɪᴄɪᴏᴜs, sɴᴀʀʟɪɴɢ ᴅᴏɢs / ᴀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜɪɴ / ᴀ ᴛʜᴏʀɴ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏsᴇs / ᴛᴏxɪᴄ ʟᴏᴠᴇ / ɢʜᴏsᴛs / ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴡʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪɴᴅ / ғʟᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇɢᴜɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴏᴛ / ᴡᴀsᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ / ᴀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғʏ.

tagging anyone who hasnt done it and wants to.

[solaniar]

"We'll be back in a week or two." Elthor glanced at this nephew before cinching his sword to his belt. Coll looked like he wanted to say something and before the sword was even in place the younger elf's voice cut the air.

"I don't understand why you won't let me go with you- that place is still crawling with problems."

"We can handle it. I need you here watching your brother."

"Parr's fine. He doesn't need a babysitter."

Elthor sighed, a hand going to Coll's shoulder. Both glanced out the open door. Outside Parr was running fingers through the mane of Elthor's horse, where Solan waited astride his own.

Elthor broke the quiet, "No.. he needs his brother. You two were apart longer than since you were kids and he's been through a lot- he needs you. Besides, if you went he'd insist and I'm not comfortable with him in the ghostlands with what's been going on."

The ranger stepped back, raising a brow at Coll who scowled briefly. Green eyes flicked away from his uncle before he answered. "Alright. But be careful, ok? You're not a spring chicken anymore."

Elthor snorted, turning to walk out the cottage door with Coll on his heels. "I'm a grizzled old buzzard."

Solan gave the pair a quizzical look, peering down from his perch astride his own horse. On his shoulder, a striking gold and crimson bird observed the proceedings.

"I can bring us home once we're finished. It's too dangerous to attempt to portal to the stones locations." The mage shifted in the saddle, watching as Elthor mounted as well.

A few small waves and the two elves headed south. The bird on Solan's shoulder took flight and winged ahead, bursting into flame to light the way through morning fog.

Solan glanced over, a slight smile on his lips. "Grizzled old buzzard hm?"

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“You need to rest.” He meant the words but the ranger didn’t move, not at first. He remained where he was, leaning against the counter and watching the thin mage across from him.  Solaniar stared at the map under his hands. He scoffed. “There isn’t time for that.”   This was delicate. Elthor licked his lips as he thought this through. Eventually though he spoke again. “You can’t bury it all under work you know.” “I’m burying nothing-” Now Solan looked up. His expression was an annoyed frown. “What’re you getting at?” Elthor pushed himself off the counter and approached. “You went immediately into into research as soon as you moved here. Either about the void because of Parr or this.” He dipped his head a bit. “But you-”

“I don’t have time for this Elthor.” The words were staccato, punctuated and stiff behind clenched teeth. The mage’s eyes had found a corner of the map and were burning a hole into it rather than look at the other elf. From her spot under the table Anari let out a low rumble. The tension made her long tail flick more quickly.  Elthor pulled in a slow breath before exhaling, reaching to lay a hand on the mage’s shoulder. “Alright.. what do you need me to do?”

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