A Difficult Journey (short story) - Revision history

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			{{Creative-work
	{{creative-work \| title = A Difficult Journey \| type = short story \| author = Rohese \| author-displayed = [[Rohese (prime)\|Rohese Bayvel-Timsh'l]]}}
			\|author-displayed=[[Rohese (prime)\|Rohese Bayvel-Timsh'l]]

			\|title=A Difficult Journey
			\|author=Rohese
			\|date=2017-09-03
			\|type=short story
			}}
	First published on the 3rd day of Imaerasta in the year 5117		First published on the 3rd day of Imaerasta in the year 5117

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	* [[A Healing Process]]		* [[A Healing Process]]
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	{{~~essay~~\|title=~~'''~~A Difficult Journey~~'''~~ \|author=[[Rohese Bayvel-Timsh'l]]}}		{{creative-work \| title = A Difficult Journey \| type = short story \| author = Rohese \| author-displayed = [[Rohese (prime)\|Rohese Bayvel-Timsh'l]]}}

	First published on the 3rd day of Imaerasta in the year 5117		First published on the 3rd day of Imaerasta in the year 5117
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	* [[A Healing Process]]		* [[A Healing Process]]

	[[Category: Essays]]

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	The Argent Mirror held a [[5118-08-19 - Ta'Illistim - Lady Rohese is Missing - Delegation Meeting \| Meeting]] on Day 9 Phoenatos, 5118 to discuss Rohese's disappearance and the continuance of the original Delegation's goals.		The Argent Mirror held a [[5118-08-19 - Ta'Illistim - Lady Rohese is Missing - Delegation Meeting \| Meeting]] on Day 9 Phoenatos, 5118 to discuss Rohese's disappearance and the continuance of the original Delegation's goals.

			* [[A Healing Process]]

	[[Category: Essays]]		[[Category: Essays]]

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	“I’ll be back shortly,” he said abruptly. “I need to pack a few things so that we can go with her.”		“I’ll be back shortly,” he said abruptly. “I need to pack a few things so that we can go with her.”

			===Delegation===

			The Argent Mirror held a [[5118-08-19 - Ta'Illistim - Lady Rohese is Missing - Delegation Meeting \| Meeting]] on Day 9 Phoenatos, 5118 to discuss Rohese's disappearance and the continuance of the original Delegation's goals.

CHIVERST: /* Duty */

2018-07-20T14:21:03Z

Duty

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	Two voices in the corridor grew louder as they approached the room and paused to continue their conversation in hushed tones outside the door.		Two voices in the corridor grew louder as they approached the room and paused to continue their conversation in hushed tones outside the door.

	''“We’re sending her to the Graces in the hope they can help. I’ve tended her wounds to the best of my ability but there is an evil at work here and it’s beyond my knowledge.”		''“We’re sending her to the Graces in the hope they can help. I’ve tended her wounds to the best of my ability but there is an evil at work here and it’s beyond my knowledge.”''

	“The ship leaves tomorrow. We should see about getting her ready to travel.”''		''“The ship leaves tomorrow. We should see about getting her ready to travel.”''

	The guardian by her bedside leaned over to inspect the faint silvery scar at the base of her throat and narrowed his eyes. Rising swiftly to his feet, he headed towards the door and gestured for the wolf to stay vigilant.		The guardian by her bedside leaned over to inspect the faint silvery scar at the base of her throat and narrowed his eyes. Rising swiftly to his feet, he headed towards the door and gestured for the wolf to stay vigilant.

CHIVERST at 14:19, 20 July 2018

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	One of the men held up a cracked driftwood locket. The voices faded as they continued their discussion in hushed tones and exited the room. The wolf resumed his sleepy vigil.		One of the men held up a cracked driftwood locket. The voices faded as they continued their discussion in hushed tones and exited the room. The wolf resumed his sleepy vigil.

			===Duty===
			<pre{{log2}}>Letter to Puptilian from Tyrie of the Green Sisters, friend to Rohese.

			Sir,

			Forgive me for writing to you directly but I understand we have a mutual friend in the Lady Rohese Bayvel Timsh’l. She spent some time with the Green Sisters in the refugee camps last year and accompanied us to the Bleaklands on a number of occasions. She and I became quite close and she spoke fondly of you and your tireless work in Talador. I am reaching out to you because I am concerned for her well-being and I was hoping you might be able to help. We were expecting her to visit us again some months back but there has been no sign of her or word of her delay; this is unlike her and I fear the worst. If you know of her whereabouts or intentions, please could you let us know.

			In the meantime, I have also had word from Inula, another friend of ours and a Daughter of Lumnis. She too was expecting a visit and has asked if you would do her the kindness of picking up on a promise Rohese made some time ago: would you be willing to attend the Ta’Illistim court on our behalf and continue to press the Argent Mirror and Council of Thrones into assisting the Empire's refugees and aiding in the recovery of Talador.

			I shall not lose hope for the good Lady’s return but, in the meantime, I will endeavour to continue my work here in Talador.

			Yours, in faith
			Sister Tyrie
			</pre>

			Meanwhile, somewhere in the northern territories ...

			He sat next to her bed and tentatively placed his hand over hers; it felt so fragile in his grasp. The wolf padded over to join him in his vigil. Laying his muzzle dutifully on the young man’s lap, he too stared at the pale, silver-haired elf in the hope she would stir but to no avail.

			“I know, I’m worried for her too.” The man spoke quietly to his lupine companion, patting him gently on the head.

			Two voices in the corridor grew louder as they approached the room and paused to continue their conversation in hushed tones outside the door.

			''“We’re sending her to the Graces in the hope they can help. I’ve tended her wounds to the best of my ability but there is an evil at work here and it’s beyond my knowledge.”

			“The ship leaves tomorrow. We should see about getting her ready to travel.”''

			The guardian by her bedside leaned over to inspect the faint silvery scar at the base of her throat and narrowed his eyes. Rising swiftly to his feet, he headed towards the door and gestured for the wolf to stay vigilant.

			“I’ll be back shortly,” he said abruptly. “I need to pack a few things so that we can go with her.”

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Disquiet

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	===Disquiet===		===Disquiet===
	A light footfall entered the room and the wolf lifted a pale muzzle from its paws to ~~intently~~ watch the interlopers as they approached the bed. The window was open and a cool spring breeze fragranced the air with hints of petrichor and sweet-smelling herbs. Rohese's pale silver hair stirred slightly against the white linen pillow but her eyes remained closed despite the intrusion.		A light footfall entered the room and the wolf lifted a pale muzzle from its paws to watch the interlopers intently as they approached the bed. The window was open and a cool spring breeze fragranced the air with hints of petrichor and sweet-smelling herbs. Rohese's pale silver hair stirred slightly against the white linen pillow but her eyes remained closed despite the intrusion.

	''Is she going to be alright?''		''Is she going to be alright?''

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	===Disappearance===		===Disappearance===

			<pre{{log2}}>
			a minimalist matte grey landscape ~ Grey, the epitome of non-statement, covers the entire canvas in a lusterless finish. The careful application of darker toned paint and feathered brushstrokes add shadow and texture, defining depth and distance in the landscape. In isolated contrast to the non-descript background, and central to the minimalist composition, is a tiny whorl of vivid green, the sapling seeming to unfurl through undulations of ash. Closer inspection of the light and shade beneath the seedling reveals a pair of cupped hands.
			“Hope, 5118” by Rohese Bayvel-Timsh’l</pre>

	Rohese put the finishing touches to her painting and stepped back to scrutinize her work. She contemplated the bleak landscape portrayed on the canvas in grey oils and sighed. ''I wish Puptilian could see it, I think he would approve''. Reaching for the rag hanging on the side of her easel, she wiped her brush clean and placed it alongside the others in her paintbox. She was conscious of the time, knowing that she only had a few hours before dawn and her departure. ''No matter, I will see him soon enough anyway and I can tell him all about it''. Stifling a yawn, she carefully wrapped the canvas in linen and propped it against the small trunk at the foot of her bed.		Rohese put the finishing touches to her painting and stepped back to scrutinize her work. She contemplated the bleak landscape portrayed on the canvas in grey oils and sighed. ''I wish Puptilian could see it, I think he would approve''. Reaching for the rag hanging on the side of her easel, she wiped her brush clean and placed it alongside the others in her paintbox. She was conscious of the time, knowing that she only had a few hours before dawn and her departure. ''No matter, I will see him soon enough anyway and I can tell him all about it''. Stifling a yawn, she carefully wrapped the canvas in linen and propped it against the small trunk at the foot of her bed.

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	With a loud yell, Rohese’s fellow passenger tried to warn the wagoneer as a group of bandits burst from the shadows with crossbows in hand. Realising they were in imminent danger, the young man grabbed Rohese and unceremoniously pulled her from her seat and the wagon. Without explanation, he dragged her away from the ambush and into the relative safety of the trees. In the confusion, she dropped her locket but continued to run as fast as she could; the ground was uneven and she was afraid of losing her footing.		With a loud yell, Rohese’s fellow passenger tried to warn the wagoneer as a group of bandits burst from the shadows with crossbows in hand. Realising they were in imminent danger, the young man grabbed Rohese and unceremoniously pulled her from her seat and the wagon. Without explanation, he dragged her away from the ambush and into the relative safety of the trees. In the confusion, she dropped her locket but continued to run as fast as she could; the ground was uneven and she was afraid of losing her footing.

	A sharp pain suddenly bit deep into her shoulder causing her to cry out and stumble forward. Her landing was softened by the snow-covered loam of the forest floor but the weight of her savior falling on top of her was too much to bear. Rohese’s last recollection was a warm red stain seeping into the cold white carpet around her before everything went black.		A sharp pain suddenly bit deep into her shoulder causing her to cry out and stumble forward. Her landing was softened by the snow-covered loam of the forest floor but the weight of her savior falling on top of her was too much to bear. Rohese’s last recollection was a warm red stain seeping into the cold white carpet around her before everything went black.

	===Disquiet===		===Disquiet===

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	===Disquiet===		===Disquiet===
	A light footfall entered the room and the wolf lifted a pale muzzle from its paws to intently watch the interlopers as they approached the bed. The window was open and a cool spring breeze fragranced the air with hints of petrichor and sweet-smelling herbs. ~~Her~~ pale silver hair stirred slightly against the white linen pillow but her eyes remained closed despite the intrusion.		A light footfall entered the room and the wolf lifted a pale muzzle from its paws to intently watch the interlopers as they approached the bed. The window was open and a cool spring breeze fragranced the air with hints of petrichor and sweet-smelling herbs. Rohese's pale silver hair stirred slightly against the white linen pillow but her eyes remained closed despite the intrusion.

	''Is she going to be alright?''		''Is she going to be alright?''