The Inner Sun
| Page 55 [2008-11-19 19:54:11 – The Inner Sun – Bo., Tar.] The documents are spread out all over every flat surface available and Bootes steps back to take it all in when he hears a knock at his door. Not paying attention, he starts speaking. “Penelope, I’m Glad you’ve Come…” but trails off when he hears someone cough gently. The person steps forward and says, “Circumstances have necessitated a change.” |
| Page 56 [2008-11-21 03:43:43 – The Inner Sun – Noo.] In the direction of Marind Bell, there is another light. It seems odd and surrounds the land. Before No One has a chance to analyze what he sees, the moon fades, the stars disappear, and the sky lightens again. He then hears an odd thumping. Looking at the source, he sees the puppy ramming against the bubble. |
| Page 57 [2008-11-21 03:44:45 – The Inner Sun – Iam.] Time passes as I am Bored studies the pages within the book. The library is surprisingly silent as he looks everything over at least twice, sometimes more. Looking through the book, he finds what looks like a simple wax seal. When I am Bores tries to open the sealed section, however, the wax holds fast. “Hey!! What is this?!” |
| Page 58 [2008-11-21 03:45:19 – The Inner Sun – Bo., Tar.] The two men walk around the Archives and speak at length. Finally, after a brief silence Bootes says, “I See. I am saddened to Hear such News.” “Thank you, but let us dwell on it no longer. I am here to ensure her vision is realized.” “Then we should Return to the Study and get Started, Tarquinus.” “Lead the way, my friend. Let us see what we can discover.” |
| Page 59 [2008-11-21 23:48:20 – The Inner Sun – Noo.] No One is stunned to see the puppy frantically assault the bubble, which does not yield to it. He sees blood begin to smear against the bubble and cries out. With one final lunge the puppy launches itself at the bubble which shatters like glass. No One screams in panic as a barrage of jagged, gleaming glass swirls around him, slicing his face and arms. |
| Page 60 [2008-11-21 23:48:55 – The Inner Sun – Iam.] “What kind of book is this?! I want to see more!” Try as he might, though, the seal holds fast. Annoyed, I am Bored turns to throw the book away but then stops, a thought occurring to him. “When I was sitting in the dark, a seal opened…” He looks at the page with the Rustgold Dragon on it and sees that the wax has all but disappeared. “I wonder…” |
| Page 61 [2008-11-22 00:06:29 – The Inner Sun – Bo., Tar.] It is impossible to tell how long the two men have been working and puzzling over what has been found as the sun is defiantly stationary. “Is this all you have gathered, Bootes?” “Yes, Tarquinus. This is All I have Found.” Tarquinus leans against a chair, sets his jaw, and folds his arms across his chest. “Bootes, could we still be missing some documents?” |
| Page 62 [2008-11-22 02:49:27 – The Inner Sun – Ren., Am.] Renavoid, the Archivist, is sitting on the bed in Marind’s Room, his head in one hand despairingly, when Amoran enters the room. “Hello, Young One…please, have a seat.” She quietly sits on the rug in the room and watches the Archivist trace his long quill through the air, spelling out the word “Turmoil” with the golden, sparking trace it leaves behind in the air. “What do you understand about personal strife?” |
| Page 63 [2008-11-22 20:35:27 – The Inner Sun – Iam.] I am Bored thinks a bit. “The book was sealed. That seal broke … perhaps more seals will open later?” He tucks the book under his arm and strides out of the Archives with a triumphant grin on his face. “I know I’ll see more!” I am Bored decides to keep the book, waiting impatiently for each seal to open. Bored now roams the lands eagerly awaiting the time his book will show something new, and rereading the pages of the book that are already open. |
| Page 64 [2008-11-23 06:25:11 – The Inner Sun – Ren., Am.] “Personal strife is what leads us to our rewards,” is Amoran’s simple reply. Renavoid nods, understanding her response, and continues the lesson. “Hmm…but perhaps not quite so personal then? Perhaps we have need to include more people so that our hardships are not our own…I’ve been dreaming…” |
| Page 65 [2008-11-23 06:24:39 – The Inner Sun – Noo.] “This… this is a dream?! Someone! Anyone?! Help me!” No One cries. The torrent abates and No One stand motionless. “Wait, something isn’t right…” He examines his skin for gashes but finds none. Instead, he finds something else more disturbing. Looking on in disbelief, No One finds he is covered in a thick, black, sticky substance like oil… or blood. |
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