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Open post of kiddified
Laurel is still just a little under 10 years old, and has been poking about the Mansion, exploring the nooks and crannies. She's a very curious, if subdued young woman, and she's learned that young ladies can get a great many places by being quiet and unobtrusive ( Read more... ) -
On the mend (open)
Laurel's been keeping her head down, but she hasn't seen Niko since she returned, nor has she seen Sagramore but briefly. And, she supposes, she should stop by the cabin, as lord only knows which brothers Agravain spoke to and how much or how little he said. She's still quiet, still a bit thin, but her old unreadable half smile is firmly in ( Read more... ) -
Another return
She is dirty: smudges on her face, clumps in her half-loose hair. Her clothes are mainly rags, still blood stained on the side where she was wounded. Her shoes are gone, somewhere or other. But the most marked change is in her expression. There is something hard there, that wasn't before. Something truly broken, though covered with calm ( Read more... ) -
For Orkney cottage residents or visitors
Laurel has made her way home from the Mansion, and is slicing up some carrots for stew. Her hands, however, are obstinately shaking, and eventually she slices her thumb rather deeply. She swears under her breath in a fashion much more Agravain than Laurel in nature, shaking a little harder, face pale.
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Open
Laurel is setting on the threshold of the Orkney cottage, a basket of late tomatoes in her lap. Her head is in her hands, but she's not crying. She's just... sitting. She'd meant to take a quick breath before going back inside, but that quick breath has... rather stretched out. But she's in the way, so it won't last. Maybe that's purposeful.
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Home again
Laurel has been avoiding the Mansion for a few days. In fact, she's been avoiding most things. She's calm again; she was never one to stay visibly upset for very long. But she's gone very closed up and quiet, and she's letting the house elf do most of the cooking, which is unlike her too. Still, she doesn't mope. It's not her way. But she ( Read more... ) -
Walking (open)
Laurel usually makes herself useful around the Orkney cottage (when she can wrestle Winky away from any of the chores), but she's taking a day off today. With no husband (at least not one that ever cares to pay a visit) and no children, there's no one much to notice when she takes a day off ( Read more... )