Logs:A Good Lie
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| RL Date: 1 July, 2013 |
| Who: Sabella, Teiranne |
| Involves: High Reaches Weyr |
| Type: Vignette |
| What: Sabella tracks town the writer of a letter. |
| Where: Somewhere, Southern Peninsula |
| When: Day 17, Month 2, Turn 32 (Interval 10) |
| Mentions: E'sren/Mentions |
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| She'd gone back down into the hold of the ship with Raiskel's body, she'd really meant to put that letter back into his pocket. But instead she'd paused and stared at him for what seemed like forever, when in reality it was only a few seconds. Making the decision, she'd folded it up and slipped it inside of her own shirt. The damp paper pressed against her skin now. "It wasn't ours to keep." It wasn't a lie, but it wasn't exactly the truth either. Part of her regretted it, but she didn't think he'd approve of her holding onto it. It wasn't right away that she went back south, hitting the various small holds along the peninsula. But no one had heard of a 'Teiranne'. Nevermind a 'Raiskel'. Until they had. The woman that met her at the tavern fingered the necklace she wore anxiously. She'd ushered her into the backroom and when she heard the news she'd begun to cry. She wanted to know who and why, where and how. Sabella couldn't bring herself to tell Teiranne what had really happened. Her man's body lodged between a couple of damp grain barrels in several inches of water, left to rot in the dark. No, she told her something else. They'd come up on the ship mid-attack. Raiskel was defending a younger deckhand when he was fatally wounded. The offenders had fled from the dragons, but it was too late for him. And yes, she told the crying woman that she'd spoken to Raiskel and held his hand when he passed. She promised him that she'd bring the letter back, that he'd asked her to tell Teiranne that he kept it with him every day and read it every night. Sabs told her that she would do everything she could to find the people that had killed him. In the end, Teiranne was heartbroken but taking some comfort in the 'truth' and the promises of a stranger. When she stepped back out into the sunlight she inhaled the sea breeze, looking up to Ghislaith in the sky. But then to the docks at the other side of the hold, how much trouble could it be to ask a few sailors about evil-eyed shipfish tattoos? After all, every good lie has an element of truth. |
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Azaylia (Dragonshy (talk)) left a comment on Tue, 02 Jul 2013 21:59:03 GMT.
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Aw. It's great that Sabella didn't have to, but she did. Of course it turned into a hunt for information after, but for a good cause. To find the truth, since she couldn't give Teiranne that much. This was wonderful closure, at least for the letter itself. <3
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