Sunday, January 29, 2006

 

A Meeting with Our Honoured Ancestor

Last night I was summoned by my noble father to an audience in the Formal Chamber of Greetings in the First House of the Line of Jhaelian. The Formal Chamber of Greeting is usually reserved for visits by our Honoured Ancestors when they make the journey from Shae Mordai. My noble father was dressed in his finest robes of office as living elder of the family and his flesh had been freshly painted with the atrophying oils of the Deathless. His tattooed face looked especially thin over his skull but I could still see how worried he was.

I wish I had been at my devotions when he visited my chambers but instead I was studying my longsword. I was debating on whether to reforge it into a better blade or to wait until my skills had improved. However, instead of berating me he informed me that Our Honoured Ancestor required both my presence and the presence of my sister Kaithlian.

I dressed in my formal gown and applied my death mask make up and ceremonial head dress. I was beginning to regret my decision not to use the same atrophying solutions as many other members of the Line of Jhaelian. My sister and I have at least this much in common. Although I had not seen her for a year or so I did not consider that she would be much changed. However when I saw her in the ante-chamber to the Formal Chamber of Greeting I did note that she stood with more confidence. Her features were tanned and she showed signs of having worked outdoors.

After greeting one another we were led into the Formal Chamber of Greeting by our father. We saw that one of the Deathless as addressing a tall male elf and a living contruct. The elf was not acting with the proper reverence and I had to stop myself from stepping forward to chastise him. The thing that stopped me was the sight of this particular Deathless.

In front of me was a genuine Ascendant Counsellor. I could see the Light of his Divinity pulsing from his ancient body. I was overawed. Then, Praise the Ancestors, he called us forward and laid out his plan. We are to recover the remains of those few Aerenal who have been lost in Khorvaire.


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