The Librarian: Diurnal Sect, the Past.
((This is a headcanon/first short-story about Nirya. Feature mention of @jlaweezâs Samuel Hart)) ((Soundtrack for this: Dark Sarah - Trespasser))
Itâs been a time since I arrived in Ishgard, some people might think that Iâm crazy on going here to learn and study about the Sharlayan School of Astrology. But I feel that itâs my destiny, itâs all written in the stars that I was needed here and this will help me to find a cure for my brother.
I was born in Thavnair, when my island was still under the Garlean influence. My family wasnât the richest there, we were a bunch of merchants with a sick son and a daughter full of dreams and hopes. I end going to Ishgard once my parents died with the gil we hoard for years while trying to find a cure for my brother. Ancel, my brother, stayed in Thavnair in a safe place that I know the Garleans wonât even think of stepping there.
When I arrived in Ishgard I was well received by Leveva, the Guild Master of the Sharlayan School of Astrology there, and by Jannequinard, they were working on spreading the Sharlayan teachings over the Ishgardian ones, I canât deny that I felt a strong connection between us and this helped me on my study. She taught me a lot of things, some I already knew and still donât know how, but both of us agreed that was the stars already talking with me since the day I was born.
While I remained here, studying the readings of the stars and constellation maps, understanding more of the meaning of each sect, what each constellation could tell me, their meanings inside and outside battle... I met him.
I... cannot say that his figure doesnât made my heart racing, but wasnât only his physical features, no... He had something more than most of the guys that I talked to while I walked in the Jeweled Crozier between some training doesnât have. Heâs...smart, intelligent, and this caught my attention. I canât deny that the combo of his looking and his intelligence caught me completely out of guard, maybe it was written in my constellation map that we were fated to met.
His name? Samuel Hart. I couldnât deny that I felt that we had a lot in common, both of our parents were merchants, while his were fleeing from... Thavnair, mine decided to stay. We kind have the same origins and both of us have some wealth from our parents work, our meetings became constant after some of my training with Leveva. Each time we saw each other I knew that we were fated to see each other that often and probably be together, but something on my readings always told me that wouldnât be easy. We talked about the ruins he explored, while I told him about the books I was reading, about the Sharlayan Astrology and what I was learning with Leveva. One of our meetings, that I was slowly considering a date, he ended taking the initiative and rested his lips on mine. I felt a sudden rush through my veins, my sect opened in Diurnal and that, for me, was the sign that we were dating.
The days pass, as we meet each other after my training talking about ruins, dungeons and books, while I kept taking other constellation maps with me. While I was reading the Ishgardian one in one of the classes with Leveva, my mind was kind in another place, his face and voice coming into my mind ended with me being repressed by Leveva sometimes, when she knows that my mind wasnât there with her. I had to concentrate myself in my training, knowing the stars it would help me with my brother. So I had my last âdateâ with him, for my surprise he was about to do the same thing as me, ending our relationship.
It was a cold starry night in Ishgard when we last met, my sect was connected with the daily stars to keep me calm while I knew that would be the last time I was talking with him, talking with someone intelligent and attractive for the last time. We went to the Forgotten Knights Tavern, I talked about my training that I needed to focus and that was important to me, of course I didnât tell him that I was doing that to help my brother too, there were some secrets that I feel that both didnât share to protect the other or to not being important for the other part. He told me that he needed to take care of some matters in Vylbrand and was better to not have any connection with anyone if something could happen while in his journey. I canât deny that I felt my heart being smashed but, it didnât hurt like most of the girls says, I only felt that it was necessary for the growing of both and that we could focus in our objectives. His? I still donât know. Mine? Being a good Astrologian that knows about the Sharlayanâs teaching and helping my brother to find a cure or a reason of why heâs so Aether Sensitive.
While in this our last meeting, we still talked about some relics, how the stars could help him on his adventures and how some relics could help me on my readings, not letting slip my intentions to use this knowledge to help my brother. Subjects come and goes, wine glasses after glasses until we had our last moment, our farewell. The following day was like I had more motivation to keep going on learning things to help my brother, as well I ended feeling a bit of angry towards Samuel. We didnât say goodbye to each other cause we had our motives but I couldnât let this, I mean him make me lose my focus, not anymore. I mastered some skills and teachings that Leveva taught me and my thirst for knowledge just grew more with the passing days.
Me and Leveva still trying to convince the Vault that Sharalyan teachings of Astrology is a good thing, that it can work with the Ishgadian one, even tho we donât read the dragons movements, but we can foretell what could happen if something is done while they fought Nidhoggâs horde. We still need to convince them about it, and I hope that someday I might get the help of someone that knows a lot about history to help me convince them.
I kind hope that he, Samuel, might be able to be this person, even now we have some differences as the years passed. I grew up older, wise, and now... more focused on helping my brother and convincing the Vault that we, the Sharlayan Astrologians, are viable more than ever, even after the end of the Dragonsong War.
