#amariesse

"Be sure your words are simply this, 'These are the only tears a kitten should wear.'"

The second Anadorei saw Lady Amariesse she bounded over to her and hugged Lady Amariesse tightly.  "Oh Lady Amariesse!  So much has happened!"  Anardorei was smiling as she let go of Riesse but her smile was strained.  "After the second bomb the living skeleton....um...Keilos is his name I think...came back and handed me a sealed letter.  He said," Anardorei dropped her voice and tried to sound like the undead, her attempt at mimicry was rather pitiful but it still caused her to shiver slightly. "Do not open that, do NOT let anybody open that. The letter is on blighted paper!  Let her know about this too."

Anardorei's voice returned to normal.  "He said the letter had been sent to him and that he could smell the blighted paper through the envelope. He said it would affect the first person to touch it so I was to make sure nobody opened it.  He said that this was a new issue.  Then he left me holding the envelope!  He did say he didn't think it could contaminate anything as long as the envelope stayed sealed but I was still scared, he couldn't tell me what the blighted paper would do but he made it sound scary!  Magister Eroseidir came and told me to put the letter on the table, I did and I put my gloves with it for good measure.  He froze everything in a block of ice and then took it away.  Why is all this happening?  Keilos made it sound like Lady Ama could have prevented it, like she can stop it.  We aren't to accept any packages or letters now."  During her recounting of the story tears began to brim in Ana's eyes as she finished she threw her arms around Lady Amariesse one more time. She was trembling slightly.

Anardorei took a deep breath and the trembling stopped, when she let go of Lady Amariesse and stepped back she was wearing a big smile and the signs of forming tears were gone.  Her tone sounded lighter although a bit surreal.  "Well, I'm glad you are safe.  Good Morning Lady Amariesse!"  She even bobbed a single bounce as she said it.

Riesse blinked, wondering of Ana ever took a breath at all. She made a mental note to have all sugar removed from Ana's diet. "Just so you know, Keilos refers to me as Lady Ama. He's not referring to Amannette, my daughter. Several of my old friends do."

Taking a step back after being hugged and hugging in return, Riesse turned slowly and began to pace, considering all Ana had told her. "...not to accept any letters or packages....we'll see about that." 

Melada had been dreading the approach of the Trade Faire for the last week. The vendors list was small, they didn't have that  many people who would definitely be attending, and there barely seemed to be any interest. Melada had set up her engineering booth with a sigh and waited for the clock to strike four. However, it all went so much better than she ever could have hoped for. All she needed to do was glance down at her list of orders to see just how much of a success it was.

Izosia – Multi function goggles based off of my own pair - 400g – To be delivered by next Friday.

Tualatin – Two rocket launchers with twenty rockets a piece - 900g – To be delivered by the end of next week.

Brinaleth – A pair of goggles to be used in a plot to get rid of that miserable Goblin - 200g plus a couple of good hugs and a friend date at the mushroom ring – Plans to be discussed further before delivery date announced.

Saraynda – One plain, standard revolver, chambered in .357 with 30 rounds – 250g – To be delivered within two weeks.

Haunzel – One multi-setting non-lethal electric shocker to be used for “self-defense” purposes with a pair of pink, fuzzy handcuffs thrown in – 150g – To be delivered within two weeks.

Doriandrin – One pair of goggles with spyglass level zoom functionatlity – 200g – To be delivered within two weeks.

Edamis – Repairs to previously purchased mechanical hand – Free under warranty- To be delivered before tomorrow night’s contract.