Perry's schedule is quite full today. It has been quite full for several days now. And that's for a kingly definition of quite full; Perry doesn't really have days off. But the last week or so have brought meetings stacked back to back, from very early to rather late, straight through most meals.

Amy's not entirely sure why -- there's nothing ( Read more... )

Amy has learned, by now, to take advantage of the odd windows that open in her schedule, when she's not supposed to be anywhere doing anything Queen-like, but when Perry is off doing something King-like, and the children are asleep or occupied with something that even Mama isn't interesting enough to pull them away from ( Read more... )

The christening of HRH Merriman, Crown Prince of Ambergeldar, goes off with all expected pomp and circumstance. Certain things, most things, have been drastically scaled back, in light of last fall's ruined harvest, but the public parts of the christening are not. Amy and Perry have decided they are good for morale ( Read more... )

It's not often, really, that Merry gets to take a holiday. Not a real one (though Papa says that kings have to learn to see a couple of hours as a holiday, and a real one at that).

But this? This is a real holiday, out of Ambergeldar, visiting Queen Cimmorene and Daystar. (Daystar, like Merry, is a prince, but Mama says that princes don't have ( Read more... )

Their Majesties ( Read more... )

Questions for Amy, Hannah Griffith, Angela Montenegro, Trina Echolls, or Betty Roberts? This is the place to ask them.

( A Prince Is Born )

Amy came out this afternoon to check on the status of various boats. She's not sure what to do about the Hope -- she's hoping Caspian has left instructions with Mal. In the meantime, all she can do is make sure it seems to be safe and secure.

As for the Black Pearl -- Amy is at an utter loss. She's not sure how a ship that size got into the ( Read more... )

IFeelLikeAJoan: Carolyn would be kicking ass and taking names. I can just see her and certain characters ( Read more... )

It's perfectly Ordinary to put off tasks when one doesn't want to do them.

But not especially Wise.

So Amy came to the House this evening, stood in the gallery for a long long time, and then finally stepped though the painting that leads -- that led -- to her brother's room ( Read more... )