The baby stopped crying some time ago, but Nadiyah is still rocking him thoughtfully. She saw Halbarad ride in before nightfall, so she figures after hitting the privy and the kitchen he should arrive at their chamber just...about ( Read more... )

(Right after this)

Nadiyah: *wants*

Luthien: !!!

Nadiyah: *clings*

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???
!!!!!!
:D

Halbarad: *After Gorlim's ghost faded away, Halbarad was left sleeping beside his friend's body, head pillowed on his arm. He dreams of afternoons chasing after Gorlim with flour and ducking soap detergent ambushes. The grim, tired lines on his face fade into a faint smile.*

Nadiyah: She settles down next to the bed, sliding one arm over the ( Read more... )

[Continued from here]

Usually one is awoken by sound -- a crash, a scream, the hissing rush of flames. But every now and then one is woken by the lack of sound, and this is far more terrifying ( Read more... )

*tsks and forces Halbarad to take a bath* You next, horseprince. Ew. MITH, STOP THAT.

[Continued from here]

Nadiyah: *swoops down out of the darkness to enfold Halbarad in a comforting embrace, one hand over his mouth* Shhh. We are secret, remember?

Halbarad: *hides his face against her shoulder* I did bad things, Nadiyah! Bad! How can that be secret?

Nadiyah: It can be your secret, for now. You must not shout. This is ( Read more... )

Nadiyah: *has been looking for Halbarad for some time now, keeping to the shadows, knowing SOMEthing's very wrong and trusting no one*

Halbarad: *scrubs his eyes and slips out of bed, very thirsty and more dazed than before* *practically trips over the puppy as he sneaks into the hallways, looking for somewhere to get a drink*

Nadiyah: *I freeze ( Read more... )

I don't feel very good.

Dear Halbarad,

That is very good news! Please come home before your wolf eats your king.

Love,
Nadiyah

PS: This is because he is a ferret. The king, not the wolf.
PPS: Something very strange is going on with Gorlim.
PPPS: No, he is still human.