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Kiyi felt the blood leave her face as she heard the tone of Larindhra's voice and sensed the mood she was in. The girl moved haltingly into the room, a wary look about her eyes but was relieved when the Mistress of Novices spoke again in a warmer voice. The offer of new clothes was also reassuring and Kiyi nodded briefly to show that she understood the rules being outlined to her. They didn't sound too onerous. She was used to being respectful to visiting dignitaries at home after all and she'd never been shy about asking questions... how else was one to learn anything?

She was just starting to relax a little when Larindhra's final words caught her attention. A mentor? I didn't know about that! Kiyi began to chew her lower lip, an old habit from childhood and one she'd thought conquered. Catching herself, she started a little as another knock fell on the door and she turned slightly to see who this mentor of hers would be. A Yellow Sister walked confidently into the room, an air of sadness and preoccupation, mixed with not a little irritation, hanging around her.

Are all these women always angry or annoyed? Kiyi wondered, noting as she dropped yet another curtsy that Nynaeve Sedai didn't look precisely delighted at the idea of having a mentee. Larindhra Sedai, however, appeared to be a force to be reckoned with and Kiyi listened to the byplay with increasing admiration as the woman skilfully showed symapthy yet, at the same time, gave the Yellow no room to object to the assignment being placed upon her. And I hope I won't be the one to suffer for that little piece of maneuvering!

Last Train - Travis

Looks good to go.  :)

Mat's fixed it because I can see the other boards again now above the main WT board. :)

Announcement Board

Child Board: WT Structure and Outlines

The Great Hall

Child Board: Secret Whisper Hole

Yep I have the same problem Jade. I used to be able to see them when you first added me but now I only see this one and the Announcements board.  :)

Warm welcome back for Daegus and his trainee Ranger character Medrin, please people.

Great to have you back with us in the Stedding. Your bio has been CC'd and you're all set to RP.  ;D Any questions just shout.

*hands a TQ*

Returning member's updated bio.

Character Name:  Medrin K’Lethwyn

DM Handle: Daegus

Email address: flitwig@gmail.com

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Place of Birth/Raising: Shienar

Physical Description:  5’10’, 195 lbs., golden yellow eyes, black hair fashioned in the Shienaran top knot, always dressed in clothes to give him the best cover possible.

Character History: 

Medrin was born as the second son of a noble military family.  His father was an officer in the Shienaran Infantry.  His older brother had been training all of his life to follow after their father in the Infantry.  Medrin, however, was fascinated with horses.  He was always running after the stable and horse masters, watching and learning all that they did.  His father and brother taught him all about the basics of weapon use and how to keep them in good condition.  His mother hired tutors to make sure that his other academics did not suffer.   

At the age of 16 he joined the military but to his father and brother’s dismay, instead of the Infantry, he joined the Calvary with his love of horses and the training he already had.  He learned his place showing ability and aptitude and quickly made the rank of Sergeant. For two years he worked along the border outposts, ranging from one to another. But all that was good was not meant to last.

He started to notice things. He saw things more clearly and at a greater distance then the rest of his squad. His hearing improved... smell, taste...it all grew to sharper and higher proportions. At first he thought it was a sickness and went to the military chirurgeons for help but they could find nothing wrong. A couple of months later he started feeling brushes against his mind... thoughts that weren’t his entering in. His dreams became troubled. He was a wolf in human guise... running on hands and feet with a pack. Hunting and feasting on fresh game. During this time the men in his unit started growing distant and watched him most of the time. He knew they thought he was going mad. There were days he wondered the same. 

The day it all fell apart was when he woke up and saw that his eyes had changed. No longer were they the grey of his birth but they had changed to a golden yellow. He could not hide this.  He tried to keep his gaze averted but it was to no avail. When the rest of his unit saw this there was angry muttering. Finally the mutterings became open accusations. He was a darkfriend... he was shadowspawn touched by the Dark Lord himself. He was persecuted at every turn. He left the unit on horseback and fled deep into the forests. He started hearing voices. He didn’t know where they were coming from he feared he was going insane. He made a campfire deep in the forest.

During the night he had a visitor... she called herself Fireschild. At first he thought she was a darkfriend sent to torment him or another part of the madness. However, she explained to him what was going on and for the life of him he believed her. How could he not when he saw the same golden eyes he had reflected back at him in her gaze? He allowed her to take him to a settlement where there were others like them. He underwent the basic training to control and accept his new gifts and to start learning his place within the society.  Through this he learned the name that the wolves had given him... Shadowstalker.

After this he was asked where in the society he wanted to be. At first he thought about being a Tracker as that was what Fireschild was. But the more he thought about it, the more he realized that they needed a proper defense.  A way to protect them all and that the handful of warriors they had were not enough. So he opted to train to become a Ranger, to serve and protect the Stedding as a whole. He was placed under Nightsfire for training till he was considered ready to join the ranks of the Rangers.

It had not taken the girls long to agree that it would be far simpler for them to work on their own gardens. This would be an ongoing project after all and they did not live together. It made sense to have a small herb patch each close to their own homes. It had taken even less time for Rhya to decide that she would make a start on hers right away. Better to make use of the long summer nights while they were still available and the earlier rain, which had gone off again, would have left the ground soft enough to turn.

Within the hour, Rhya had rummaged around and found several items that she would need; a small trowel, a larger spade, cuttings from the herbs she'd picked up and last but not least some bread and butter. All that walking earlier had worked up an appetite and she left the tree house once more with a sassy yell at Owen that he could cook dinner that night. Chuckling to herself at the thud against the door frame behind her, she didn't bother to look and see what missile he'd thrown at her, but dropped to the ground below in good spirits and turned to find Shadow waiting on her again.

"And just where did you disappear to earlier my friend? Leaving me to get soaked like that. I bet you were holed up somewhere warm."

Shadow's tongue lolled from one side of his mouth and he looked for all the world as though he were laughing at her, which indeed was confirmed by the humourous tone of his response.

~If the silly she-cub had moved faster, she would not have been so wet.~

Rhya laughed aloud at that and aimed a mock cuff at the wolf's ear that he dodged with ease.

"Come on then, there's more work to be done."

Looking about the clearing and checking the sky to see where the last of the sun's rays were falling, she picked a likely spot between some bushes. Sheltered from the wind, shaded from the worst of the sun's heat but open enough to get light and rain both, Rhya was pleased with her choice and set to work. A good hour of digging had the top layer of earth turned and the soft turf cleared and rolled to one side as Shadow watched her with a slight air of interest. The turfs would be useful later for building fires. That was not something she'd seen done here since her arrival but it was common enough practice in the north. She didn't believe in wasting anything.

Enjoying the soft, rich odour of the peat in her nostrils, she turned to reach for the smaller trowel and found her attention caught by a movement in the sky above. An eagle soared on the air currents, its wings spread to catch the up draughts and Rhya watched the sight for long minutes, envying the bird its freedom and grace. When she returned her attention to the small area she'd opened up.... it was to find all the earth in her plot churned up and one very mucky looking wolf watching her with a self satisfied expression at the help he'd provided. He looked so eminently pleased with his efforts that she collapsed onto her back in gales of laughter, only to have him pounce, planting his muddy paws on her chest before they rolled, wrestled and tumbled across the grass together. Giggling uncontrollably, Rhya was definitely coming off worst and she finally lay still, letting Shadow bound away from her.

"Who is the cub now?" she said in mock severity, eyes sparkling and edging closer to him. "Look at the state of me!!" She tried to grab the scruff of his neck but he bounded quickly away towards the trees. Shaking a fist at him she grinned and called, "I won't forget this!!"

~Still too slow cub~ the thought drifted back to her as his tail vanished in the undergrowth.

Smiling to herself, Rhya slowly went back to her task, determined to finish it. Now that the earth was loosened, it was short work to carefully space and plant the cuttings she'd chosen and the soil was moist enough that it shouldn't need watering any time soon. Most herbs thrived even in dry ground from what Cook had told her when she'd watched that woman tend the kitchen garden. Obviously, in spite of her mother's views, cultivating friendships with the servants was no bad thing!!

Brushing her hands off on her trousers, Rhya regarded the little herb patch with pleasure. Something that was hers, that she'd made and would look after. It was a good thing she decided, nodding slightly and its purpose would be two fold. Good for the Sages and good for her own cooking.

Realising that the light was fading and that it must be getting late now, Rhya's tummy grumbled at the thought of food and she gathered her belongings quickly. Climbing back up to the veranda was a rather slow process, encumbered as she was with the spade, but she finally dropped everything at the door and kicked off her shoes before walking into the house.

"What happened to you?" Owen's voice startled her, his eyebrow rising as he took in her appearance. "Are you sure you were only planting herbs out there and not digging for buried treasure?"

A smile tilted Rhya's lips as she replied happily, "You wouldn't believe me if I told you I had found treasure," and padded towards her room to get changed, hugging the knowledge that every time Shadow appeared, the longer he stayed around, the less chance there was of him choosing to leave her. It was another step towards building a new life and having a home and meant more than she could find the words to explain.

Kiyi was relieved that she appeared to have provided a satisfactory answer. It had finally struck her that any knowledge she had about the Tower, and Sisters in general, was woefully lacking. Nodding briefly in reply to Larindhra’s query about the Old Tongue, she watched as the Aes Sedai made careful notations in the Novice Book.

Letting her gaze roam the room without being too obvious about it, she decided it would be lovely to have such a place to work in. It was obviously well appointed and richly enough furnished to be comfortable without causing distraction, though it was certainly a little stuffy. Suddenly, she was caught up with a strong sense of homesickness. If she were back in Cairhien, she could be running around outside right now, enjoying the fresh air. Somehow, she suspected her time would not really be her own for many months and years to come. Her musings were interrupted by another question.

“Tremonsien, Larindhra Sedai,” she said, hoping that her lapse in concentration had not been noticed and standing up promptly as bid. Folding her hands in front of herself to stop them from shaking, Kiyi waited as the Mistress of Novices vanished momentarily into a storeroom. When the Sister returned she held up a dress of Novice white and then handed it to Kiyi who recognized what the item must be from the Brown’s earlier description.

“These will do well enough for now; let me show you to your room.”

Kiyi curtsied politely and followed Larindhra out into the halls once more, thankfully at a slower pace than on her way there. She felt ready to drop where she stood but tried hard to remember all of the passages and stairs that were pointed out to her as they walked. The room she was finally shown into was plain but clean with no extraneous creature comforts but still she was relieved to hear that she had it to herself for the moment.

As soon as Larindhra had gone, Kiyi closed the door, stripped and headed straight for the small wash basin on a stand in one corner of the room. Fresh water had been provided and she hastily cleansed her hands, face and neck before combing her hair out with her fingers as best she could. The air in the room was cool but not overly so and once she had completed her ablutions, she settled herself on the bed, sighing in delight at the feel of the crisp sheets. It was a huge relief to just lie there. No dust, no noise.

One candle mark. A little rest…. Her eyes drifted slowly shut on one last thought. I hope I can find my way back ….

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Kiyi had no idea what woke her up but she sat bolt upright on the bed, panic on her face as she tried to work out the time. Scrambling to get upright, she hastily pulled on the white dress she’d been given, which thankfully fit perfectly, and shoved her feet into her shoes. Patting her hair into place, she tentatively opened the door and looked up and down the corridor. There was no sign of life so, composing herself as best she could, she set out to retrace her steps to Larindhra’s office.

Luckily she managed to only take one wrong turn and a quick question to a passing girl, in a dress similar to her own save for the bands of colour around it, soon corrected her error. As she passed a window, she could see that the sun had barely moved and that she couldn’t have slept too long at all. Sending thanks to the Creator that she wouldn’t be in trouble already, Kiyi halted in front of a familiar door and knocked firmly once.

Hi Daegus and welcome back. ;D I'll be one of those that doesn't know ye  ;) but I spotted that you had a Wolfkin character. I'm the current Wolfkin DL so if you're interested in starting that back up, drop me a PM. I'm sure Owen will be delighted to have another trainee Ranger around the place. :D

WOLF SISTER/RANGER (WS-14 DS-8)

Folly Lives Within Your Bones - Solo RP - Ranger Training - [4 posts] - DONE

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Two Plus Two Does Not Make Five - Character Development (Ranger Celebration/Award) - [5 posts] - DONE

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Reality is Just a Matter of Perception - Character Development - [2 posts] - Ongoing/New

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WOLF SISTER/GUARDIAN

We Are The Music Makers and We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams - Teaching the Dream 1 & 2 to Jace & Winter - [1 post] - Stalled

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Strengthening Ties & Making Stuff Go Boom - Inter Div RP with the Band and BT / Character Development - [6 posts] - Ongoing

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Butterfly on a Wheel - Ranger Training with Owen "The Way of the Warrior" requirement - [6 posts] - DONE

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WOLF CUB

The Cub, The Ranger, Her Wolf & Big Trouble - Bow Training (with Lorelai) - 1 post - Stalled

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What Is Real - Kai's Pick Up - 4 posts - Stalled

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Alone, uncomfortable and Wandering - Miles' Pick Up - 2 posts - Stalled

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She Smells Like Trouble - Erita Drop Off & Welcome - Sage Check Up - 2 posts - ongoing but DONE for Rhya

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To Come To Grips - Char Development (with Rahien) - 7 posts - DONE

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And All The World's A Garden - Herb Lesson - Teaching (with Katrina) - 4 posts - DONE

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Can you hear the wind blow? Punishment is due - Char Development (with Owen & others) - 5 posts - DONE

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When Senses Collide - Group Senses Lesson 1 (with Owen & others) - 3 posts - DONE

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No Longer Alone (Rahien's Arrival) - Sage Check Up (with Rahien and Aislyn) - 2 posts - DONE

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Don't Leave Me Now - Dream Lessons 3 & 4 (with Owen) - 6 posts - DONE

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Wake Up! Shake dreams from your hair, little one - Char Development (with Owen) - 16 posts - DONE

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To Be Found Again (Rahien) - Wanderer Pick Up/Char Development - 7 posts - DONE

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To Meet The Pack - Char Development (Open To All) - 5 posts - DONE

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WANDERER

A New Pack - Winterwinds' Arrival - Sage Check Up (with Winter and Aislyn) - 2 posts - DONE

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A New Beginning? Arienna's Arrival - Sage Check Up (with Arienna and Aislyn) - 4 posts - DONE

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An Evening Inn - Char Development (Open To All) - 3 posts - DONE

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A Journey Begins With One Step - Char Development/Weapons Training (with Owen) - 11 posts - DONE

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A Herb Ritual - Herb Lesson 1 (with Owen and Zie) - 3 posts - DONE

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1,000 Points of Light - Dream Lessons 1 & 2 (with Owen) - 5 posts - DONE

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Introducing Rhya - Sage Check Up (with Owen and Miryana) - 3 posts - DONE

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Make A Move - Pick Up (with Owen) - 7 posts - DONE

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The Tower was just enormous. Kiyi's eyes grew rounder as she followed the Brown along corridors and round corners, convinced that they'd doubled back on themselves once or twice. Everything was built on such a grand scale, intended to impress on the viewer their own insignificance compared to the power weilded there.

By the time Kiyi came to an abrupt halt behind the Sister, in front of a solid looking door to a room which apparently held the Mistress of Novices, she was thoroughly lost and wondering if she'd ever be able to find her way around the warren of halls. Suddenly, the door was yanked open with some force and an imposing woman appeared, looking far from pleased to find them standing outside.

Her face smoothed quickly though and Kiyi could see the agelessness that marked most Aes Sedai. This must be... oh!! what was her name again? Larindhra Sedai, that's it, Kiyi was relieved that it had come back to her.

“You look tired, Child.  Go have a seat in my office - I won’t be long."

Dropping a precise curtsy, Kiyi kept her eyes lowered respectfully and moved smoothly into the room beyond, scanning the space before seating herself in front of a large, solid wood desk covered in mounds of paperwork. Having smoothed her skirts with nervous fingers, she was admiring the tapestry on one wall when the Mistress of Novices returned and was pleasantly surprised to be handed a cup of tea. She took it gratefully, sipping the hot liquid and allowing it to soothe her throat while she watched the other woman in fascination.

“So, Kiyissalle – tell me a bit about yourself, and what you know of the White Tower."

"Certainly Larindhra Sedai." Kiyi kept her voice low but was unable to disguise the ever present huskiness. She coughed a little, her face flushing as she continued, "The Tower is Ogier built and home to women who can channel. They are known as Aes Sedai and are led by the Amyrlin Seat. There are seven Ajahs, each with their own area of expertise. Browns gather knowledge and Yellows are Healers. Girls like myself who come to the Tower are known as Novices."

She stopped and raised her eyes at last, fingers tightening around the cup in her hand. "I'm afraid I do not know much more Larindhra Sedai, save that Sisters are capable of doing great things and serve the Light. As to myself, I am an only child. My parents are minor nobility of Cairhien and we lived a quiet life. They are both scholars and so my studies have been quite thorough. I am 17...."

Kiyi trailed off, coughing again and uncertain of what else she could say. What will happen if the Sister was wrong and I can not learn to channel? Maybe this was a mistake.

My novice will too, Muir, once my MoN RP is done  ;D

Good job LG  ;)

Congrats Muir  :D

Looks good to me. :)

Congrats you three, sounds like a great team *hugs all*  :D

That's why I said it for you  :D

We're nagging you, is what you mean  ;D lmao

Wonderful. Looks good to me. :)

Wooo congrats Rae *snuggles*  ;)

Congrats  :)

Well done Rasheta Sedai  ;D

Congrats Eqwina  :D

I remember you mentioning the horse at the Ogier (I think it was anyway lol). Mine was a bay Anglo Arab called Kilberry Shane, he was an ex-Irish racehorse and I adored him to bits. :D Genealogy is fascinating, I get lost for hours once I start researching and it's uncovered some truly intriguing stories about the family over the years. Though the brick walls can be kinda frustrating lol.