Jormun Rivers
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Post by Jormun Rivers on Jul 11, 2016 13:08:32 GMT
Jormun turned to face the newcomer, grinning when he recognized Dacey's voice. "Sister! It has healed well, thankfully. A bit of a hobble, but I'm working through the pain. My apologies if I am intruding, but I was actually hoping to speak with you. Belric is allowing me to re-open our bear pit, so we are planning a hunt. I would like you to join me."
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Post by Vex on Jul 11, 2016 22:38:29 GMT
"I see you've acquired a taste for it," she said, still smiling a little. Even if she didn't much care for the general idea of the pit herself, she wasn't going to turn him down. If men wanted to prove themselves in the ring, fine. "I trust you have a plan?" she inquired. "I'm good at chopping wild beasts, not so much at herding them."
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Jormun Rivers
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Post by Jormun Rivers on Jul 12, 2016 0:00:33 GMT
"Aye, we'll use hounds to help track the bear down and get it out of it's den. From there, a pair of mounted men will keep it distracted while we hit it from range, before we finally go in and capture it." Jormun grinned once again, well aware of his own creativity. "A simple hunting strategy that I'm sure I'll have to change once we're out there, but we can hope, right?"
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Post by Vex on Jul 12, 2016 0:20:33 GMT
"Rightt," she said, looking a little skeptical. "I've complete faith in your hunting strategies. It's the part after "we capture it" that I'm curious about. How do we get it back to the castle?" she asked.
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Post by Jormun Rivers on Jul 12, 2016 1:10:36 GMT
"We'll tie it up with several ropes, held taught by our men on horseback so that it cannot stray or charge. With a bit of prodding and effort, we should be able to lead it back. If that doesn't work, we'll knock the furry bastard out and drag it back." Jormun gave a small shrug. "If need be, we'll drag a carcass back for food and find another bear."
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Post by Vex on Jul 13, 2016 21:13:13 GMT
Dacey nodded, pleased to hear he had a plan for the "after" as well. "Very well. When are you planning on having the hunt?" she asked.
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Post by Jormun Rivers on Jul 13, 2016 21:43:51 GMT
"Two days from now, preferably. I need to speak to the maester about a possible sedative, as well. Might make the bear easier to deal with."
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Post by Vex on Jul 13, 2016 22:20:59 GMT
"That sounds wise," she said. "It would cut our work in half. If we could use it on our arrows, that is."
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Post by Vex on Jul 23, 2016 9:23:43 GMT
"I know what most people know. He was the last king of his kind. If you look at what he tried to build you can get a good sense of him. It is interesting that a reaver spent so much to try and builds this keep. Seems out of character. No doubt he would have been murdered by one of his own men if not burnt to death by a dragon." Percival seemed lost in thought as he spoke thinking of all he had read. "Though I doubt Harren cast the magick that caused this. His death may have triggered the curse. And it is possible that he is summoned the curse. Yet I do not think it was intentional. The Dragons are creatures of magic and when they bring fire and death odd things happen." He paused and then looked at Dacey and asked. "How well do you know the legends of Varlyrian?" Dacey listened to the maester with mild interest, this all rather new to her. "Not very well," she replied. "I assume there's sorcery in them?"
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Post by Maester Percival on Jul 23, 2016 15:32:24 GMT
"There is a great deal of sorcery. They used to use that to make their legendary blades. Yet from my understanding most magick is not summoned." Percival replied as they walked along the battlements. "The power is out there and for it to be controlled there must be a ritual but often some one taps into that power with out ever realizing they have. There are far more sightings of magick used accident then of it used by those skilled in its summoning."
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Post by Vex on Jul 24, 2016 11:46:51 GMT
She gave Percival a pensive look as they walked. "You seem to know a lot about it," she said. "I've always thought magic only existed in tales and superstition, but..." she trailed off and looked away, at the grounds outside the walls. "The Old Gods have power. I've felt it, yet... I wouldn't call it magic. Would you?"
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Post by Maester Percival on Jul 24, 2016 15:05:48 GMT
"The Old God's have power, whether it is magic or some other kind I can not say. " Percival paused for a moment before correcting himself. "They had power. If they still wield it they have quite restrained in using it over the last few centuries." Percival snorted at the mental image he had of ancient gods who had grown addled. Did gods age like man. "Of course I know far more of Varlyria then your old gods. There are many books written by witnesses of Varlyria. All the books on the old gods are mostly just legends and tales, nothing but rumor really."
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Post by Vex on Jul 26, 2016 10:31:08 GMT
She nodded. "It's true the Old Gods lost most of theirs below the Neck when most of the godswoods were burned, but here... It's not a rumour," she said, debating whether or not to tell him about her dream.
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Post by Maester Percival on Jul 26, 2016 15:29:10 GMT
Percival did not notice she was holding back. He was looking about the keep with an open curiosity. "It would seem so. I am trying to hold my opinions on reign. All the oddities and the feel of this place makes one want to believe in a curse. But if I was in the Citadel reading the journal I have wrote I would think it just poor luck."
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Post by Vex on Jul 30, 2016 9:34:50 GMT
"Of course. You'd have to see it to believe it," she said, continuing along the wall in silence for a while. "Did you always want to join the Citadel?" she finally asked.
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