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bonebabbles · 1 year ago

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Clear Sky Abuse Tally

IT'S THE "HIT" NEW GAME SHOW WHERE WE KEEP A RUNNING LIST OF EVERY TIME CLEAR SKY BATTERS RANDOM PEOPLE

I'm trying to think of how to keep this list... I don't want to be tallying every small thing, but I do want to track the important cases, as well as the lesser ones that people tend to forget.

Important note- I'm starting this list while reading First Battle so the details of the previous books (especially sun trail) will be more broad than later ones. This list isn't complete yet as I'm still re-reading.

Sun Trail:

Screamed at young Jagged Peak and consistently put him down through the Journey

Commanded his cats to enforce borders for no reason, getting several people injured

Broke up Jagged Peak's bonding with Gray Wing during his visit and got into a public fight with pregnant mate Storm, suggesting that he was already being controlling.

Threw Jagged Peak out of his group for becoming disabled

Watched Fox brutalize Gray Wing, doing nothing, until Gray Wing flailed out in self defense (blinded by his own blood leaking into his eyes) and killed him accidentally, at which time Clear Sky accused him of murder

Abandoned baby Thunder

Thunder Rising:

Continues to aggrieve the border with the moor cats

Humiliates Jagged Peak by calling him useless

Lies to Thunder that abandoning him "was a test" that he passed, so he's worthy of his love now

Makes no note about Moon Shadow as they leave, because he is severely burned and ergo no longer useful.

Emotionally manipulates Thunder by saying he can, "stay with the kits" if he doesn't leave with them immediately, preventing him from properly saying goodbye to his adopted family

Brings him to a bunch of charred, unsafe trees to force him to leap around, shouting when he's too cautious and also when he is too fast. This is a manipulation tactic called a Double Bind.

Started expanding borders in spite of having enough food, as the fire didn't reach as far as camp and didn't burn the whole forest.

Slaughtered Misty, who was defending her kits

Suggested killing the kits too

Beat Bumble to death and acted offended that Gray Wing didn't start parroting his fantastic lie

Became so offended that Thunder tried to talk to him about the borders that he constructed a test of loyalty using Frost's life (warning: medical gore)

Publicly humiliated Frost by making him flash his weeping wound at the entire Clan

Exiled him, saying that Frost was 'endangering' the Clan with his weakness

Told the teenage Thunder to bring him away from the territory, "where the maggots can find him," knowing that Thunder wouldn't want to be responsible for the death of a Clanmate

When he refused, he shoved his face into the festering, reeking wound and told him to "lick it clean if he cares so much"

Pushed Thunder in front of a fox that suddenly attacked camp

The First Battle:

Called Falling Feather for a chat alone after overhearing her goodbye to Thunder, and then slashed her face when she called him greedy

Publicly humiliates her, 'feeling pleased' at seeing the guilt in her eyes, and announces she must be punished for displaying disloyalty. “Any cat may give Falling Feather orders. Any cat may take her prey if they wish. She is lower than a snake until she has earned our trust again.”

Brings the orphaned kits, Birch and Alder, out on a training session and forces them to run as fast as him, shaming them when the kittens can't keep up

Smacks Alder when she is uncomfortable about Clear Sky forcing her to do a surprise ambush on Birch

Leaves Birch alone in the woods where the kitten is attacked by a dog

Overhunts to the point of there being several piles of meat, about to spoil

Takes a hostage, Jackdaw's Cry, and starves him for 3 days. "Cats take months to starve, I've seen it in the mountains. Dumb moor cats, always wanting more than they deserve."

Lies that he would keep him safe and fed.

Forces his cats to train with claws out, leaving them collectively bloody and bruised

Does not allow cats to choose their own food, flinging carcasses at them so that they only eat when he allows it.

Tells son Thunder that he shouldn't exist before commanding his cats to attack him

Starts the First Battle over Jackdaw's Cry catching a bat "on his land" after starving him, ending what was supposed to be a peaceful negotiation

When the negotiation patrol jumps up onto a rock he makes it known the intention is murder, “That’s right,” he hissed, “Stay up here and watch your friends die.”

Murders Rainswept Flower when she hadn't attacked him, offended that she called him greedy, boasting that if he hadn't killed her then some other cat would have.

#bonefall reads dotc

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minniehqs · 3 months ago

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wanted connections.

As conexões abaixo são apenas ideias; se alguma te der uma ideia de uma conexão diferente que poderia ser divertido desenvolver entre o Gary e seu char, podemos combinar algo mais específico! A não ser que esteja especificado entre os parênteses, as conexões são abertas para qualquer gênero.

( open ) — Garret é gerente da Toca do Lobo, então é obvio que ele conhece Muse; elu é u cliente mais fiel do lugar, afinal. A convivência constante criou uma relação amigável, apesar de Muse sempre tentar usar isso pra conseguir um hambúrguer grátis quando está se sendo particularmente engraçadinhe… E às vezes Garret até aceita, mas é um segredo dos dois.

( open ) — Não é segredo nenhum que Garret puxa sardinha para o lado dos lobisomens no conselho, mais até do que o seria esperado de um representante. Muse não gosta de sua postura, acreditando que a posição deveria pertencer à alguém mais moderado.

( open ) — Garret e Muse tem uma idade parecida e cresceram em Arcanum; inevitavelmente, estavam sempre nos mesmo círculos e nas mesmas turmas da escola. Ninguém sabe se eles se odeiam ou são amigos próximos, talvez nem os próprios, mas eles adoram trocar farpas e há histórias por aí que já saíram no soco na época do ensino médio. Eles não confirmam nem negam isso.

( open ) — A família Kennedy é muito galera, acolhendo calorosamente todos da cidade, mesmo os que não são lobisomens. Muse é um dos desgarrados que foi adotade por eles; talvez elu fosse um órfão, ou apenas tem uma vida familiar complicada… Mas de qualquer forma, Muse cresceu frequentando os almoços barulhentos e churrascos animados dos Kennedy, e é praticamente família para Garret.

( werewolf ) — Muse e Garret não tem nada em comum além da licantropia e, pra falar a verdade, nem vão muito com a cara um do outro. Ainda assim, Garret u defendeu em alguma situação, apenas por ver um igual em perigo… E muse odiou a ideia de ficar em dívida com Gary.

( alder pack ) — Muse não conseguiu acreditar quando o antigo alfa nomeou Garret como seu sucessor, sendo totalmente contra a decisão de colocar alguém tão jovem e imaturo no comando de toda a alcateia. Talvez elu tivesse alguém mais apropriado em mente, ou talvez elu até ache que faria um trabalho melhor no papel de alfa.

( alder pack ) — Mais do que amigos, friends. Muse é a pessoa de confiança de Garret, seu segunde em comando dentro da alcateia Alder e seu melhor amigue. Estão sempre juntos compartilhando uma cerveja trincando de gelada ou uivando no meio do mato.

#hungry like the wolf — 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘵

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thepastisalreadywritten · 8 months ago

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(CNN) — It’s late summer 2,850 years ago. A fire engulfs a stilt village perched above a boggy, slow-moving river that weaves though the wetlands of eastern England.

The tightly packed roundhouses, built from wood, straw, turf, and clay just nine months earlier, go up in flames.

The inhabitants flee, leaving behind all their belongings, including a wooden spoon in a bowl of half-eaten porridge.

There is no time to rescue the fattened lambs, which are trapped and burnt alive.

The scene is a vivid and poignant snapshot, captured by archaeologists, of a once thriving community in late Bronze Age Britain known as Must Farm, near what’s now the town of Peterborough.

The research team published a two-volume monograph on Wednesday that describes their painstaking $1.4 million (£1.1 million) excavation and analysis of the site in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Described by the experts involved as an “archaeological nirvana,” the site is the only one in Britain that lives up to the “Pompeii premise,” they say, referencing the city forever frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 that has yielded unparalleled information about ancient Rome.

“In a typical Bronze Age site, if you’ve got a house, you’ve probably got maybe a dozen post holes in the ground and they’re just dark shadows of where it once stood.

If you’re really lucky, you’ll get a couple of shards of pottery, maybe a pit with a bunch of animal bones.

This was the complete opposite of that process. It was just incredible,” said Chris Wakefield of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit at the University of Cambridge, an archaeologist and member of the 55-person team that excavated the site in 2016.

"All the axe marks had been used to shape and sculpt the wood. All of those looked fresh, like they could have been done last week by someone,” Wakefield added.

The remarkably preserved condition of the site and its contents enabled the archaeological team to draw comprehensive new insights into Bronze Age society — findings that could overturn the current understanding of what everyday life was like in Britain during the ninth century BC.

Must Farm domesticity — and a mystery

The site, which dates to eight centuries before Romans arrived in Britain, revealed four roundhouses and a square entranceway structure, which stood approximately 6.5 feet (2 meters) above the riverbed and were surrounded by a 6.5-foot (2-meter) fence of sharpened posts.

The archaeologists believe the settlement was likely twice as big. However, quarrying in the 20th century destroyed any other remains.

Though charred from the fire, the remaining buildings and their contents were extremely well preserved by the oxygen-starved conditions of the fens, or wetlands, and included many wooden and textile items that rarely survive in the archaeological record.

Together, traces of the settlement paint a picture of cozy domesticity and relative plenty.

The researchers unearthed 128 ceramic artifacts — jars, bowls, cups and cookware — and were able to deduce that 64 pots were in use at the time of fire.

The team found some stored pots neatly nested.

Textiles found at the site made from flax linen had a soft, velvety feel with neat seams and hems, although it wasn’t possible to identify individual pieces of clothing.

Wooden artifacts included boxes and bowls carved from willow, alder and maple, 40 bobbins, many with threads still attached, various tools, and 15 wooden buckets.

“One of those buckets … on the bottom of it were loads and loads of cut marks, so we know that people living in that Bronze Age kitchen when they needed an impromptu chopping board, were just flipping that bucket upside down and using that as a chopping surface,” Wakefield said.

“It’s those little moments that build together to give a richer, fuller picture of what was going on.”

The circumstances of the event that brought it all to a halt are still a bit of a mystery.

The researchers believe the fire took place in late summer or early autumn because skeletal remains of the lambs kept by one household showed the animals, typically born in spring, were three months to six months old.

However, what exactly caused the devastating fire remains unclear. The blaze could have been accidental or deliberately started.

The researchers uncovered a stack of spears with shafts over 10 feet (3 meters) long at the site, and many experts think that warfare was common in the time period.

The team worked with a forensic fire investigator but ultimately couldn’t identify a specific “smoking gun” clue pointing to the cause.

“An archaeological site is a lot like a jigsaw puzzle. At a typical site you have 10 or 20 pieces out of 500,” Wakefield said.

“Here, we had 250 or 300 pieces and we still couldn’t get the complete picture on how this big fire broke out.”

Mike Parker Pearson, a professor of British later prehistory at the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, described both the report and the site “as exceptional.” He wasn’t involved in the research.

“The fire may have been disastrous for the inhabitants but it is a blessing for archaeologists, a unique snapshot of life in the Bronze Age,” he said via email.

Upending ideas about Bronze Age society

The contents across the four preserved houses were “remarkably consistent."

Each one had a tool kit that included sickles, axes, gouges, and handheld razors used to cut hair or cloth.

With almost 538 square feet (50 square meters) of floor space in the largest, each of the dwellings appeared to have distinct activity zones comparable to rooms in a modern home.

“By plotting the positions of all these finds — pots, loomweights, tools, and even sheep droppings, the archaeological team have reconstructed the houses’ internal use of space,” Parker Pearson noted.

“The kitchen area was in the east, the storage and weaving area in the south and southeast with the penning area for lambs, and the sleeping area in the northwest, though we don’t know where the doorway was for each house.”

Not all the items were of practical use, such as 49 glass beads plus others made of amber.

Archaeologists also unearthed a woman’s skull, smooth from touch, possibly a keepsake of a lost loved one.

Some of the items the researchers found will go on display starting April 27 in an exhibition titled “Introducing Must Farm: A Bronze Age Settlement” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery.

Lab analysis of biological remains revealed the types of food the community once consumed.

A pottery bowl imprinted with the finger marks of its maker held a final meal — a wheat grain porridge mixed with animal fat.

Chemical analyses of the bowls and jars showed traces of honey along with deer, suggesting the people who used the dishes might have enjoyed honey-glazed venison.

Ancient excrement found in waste piles below where the houses would have stood showed that the community kept dogs that fed on scraps from their owners’ meals.

And human fossilized poop, or coprolites, showed that at least some inhabitants suffered from intestinal worms.

The waste piles, or middens, were one line of evidence that showed how long the site was occupied, with a thin layer of refuse suggesting the settlement was built nine months to a year before it went up in flames.

"Two other factors supported that line of reasoning," Wakefield said.

“The second was that a lot of the wood that was used in the construction was unseasoned, it was still effectively green, it hadn’t been long in position,” he said.

“The third one is that we have a lack of the kind of insects and animals that are associated with human habitation."

"It wouldn’t be long before beetles would worm (in) … but there’s no evidence of any of that in any of the 18,000 plus timbers.”

The fact that the site, with its rich and varied contents, was in use for only a year upended the team’s preconceived “visions of everyday life” in the ninth century BC.

It may suggest that Bronze Age societies were perhaps less hierarchical than traditionally thought, according to the 1,608-page report.

“We are seeing here not the accumulation of a lifetime, but just a year’s worth of materials,” the authors noted in the report.

“It suggests that artefacts such as bronze tools and glass beads were more common than we often imagine and that their availability may not in fact have been restricted.”

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maxparkhurst · 10 months ago

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BLOOD. -What types of injuries has your muse sustained? What was the worst?

Injuries are not an uncommon occurrence. Either sibling has sustained superficial hurts incurred by their alchemical hijinx. More often than not, they are peppered with cuts and burns. Alchemy, after all, is quite hazardous to an individual’s health. If a cross-section were to be taken of a Parkhurst's lung, you’d be forgiven in thinking it was charred. Years of inhaling caustic chemicals have turned their insides a tad softer and a pinch blacker than they should appear. All of this is to say that the Parkhursts value their health as a gambler values their life’s savings. And while some injuries are worse than others, such as Max’s missing eye or Augustine’s disfigured hand, none of them are deemed the worst. No. That title is saved for a chilled evening deep in Drustvar’s taiga. There, the eldest sibling danced intimately with death itself.

Augustine fumbled with the clasps, hands shaking and head buzzing. He couldn’t understand why anyone decided to wear a coat with marble-enameled buttons. Wooden ones were just as serviceable and far easier to undo with blood-slick fingers. After so many failed attempts, he spat out a curse and yanked the dagger from the man’s sheath. Damn all this courtesy to the dead. He sawed away at the fabric with amateur precision and wretched the dismantled coat aside, revealing a bandoleer that housed a variety of vials. Relief warmed his chilled veins as he plucked three unscathed.

“You won’t be needing these,” he murmured, “Will you?”

The corpse once possessed a name- as all dead things do. In life, the man was callused and cold. His steel-sharp gaze haunted every corner and all of Augustine’s waking moments, plucking him from the shadows with predatory ease. Even with the light snuffed from them, that gaze still found him in his most guilty moment. Bulging and wide. Set in an unsettling amalgamation of horror, shock, and amusement. The man once named Abel Eloi died with a smile etched on his lips. Humored by the notion that prey had claimed predator; that this meek kit possessed fangs and claws of his own. Augustine rose to his feet and stumbled under a wave of vertigo. Whether the headiness was from disgust or elation, he had not decided. He wiped the blade clean on the shredded coat, shoved it between his belt and pant loop, and then kicked past the corpse and its revolver empty of the last bullet. Material items held no value to the dead, after all. Streaks of gold and maroon gorged the sky as dusk crept over the horizon. Night would fall soon. Pines and oaks, their leaves ethereally sanguine, scraped at the firmament of the Crimson Forest. Smaller plants like aspens and alders added a lush depth that filled the air with dense pockets of silence. In the distance, Augustine heard the yip and howl of hounds drunk on the hunt. He scanned the wilderness. There was no one besides them, the wind, the quiet brush, and the occasional spindle-limbed shade - remnant wraiths sewn by the hands of the Heartsbane Coven, unliving and forever burning- that shambled through the gloom. If there were men concealed in the boughs, they harbored no interest in showing themselves. His shadow, stretched long and dark, guided him to where his sister laid limp like a doll.

Augustine had read these kinds of scenes in novels. They described blood like it was a painting, idyllic in nature and otherworldly charming. Authors had the penchant for glossing over the fact that blood was messy. It so rarely pooled stagnant. Her blood had mixed with his blood, which had mixed with the dirt and mud and grass and whatever the hell else until he wasn’t even sure who or what was crusting under his finger nails. It all made his stomach churn with unrest. He swallowed hard, stealing a glance at the venous red that stained the undergrowth, and clawed at his sister’s shoulders.

Max gasped, ragged and wet, as she was rolled onto her back. She pressed a hand firm against her stomach. Between her fingers seeped crimson threads. A futile attempt to keep herself from unraveling. She bristled, overtaken by a coughing spasm, before spitting up crimson gruel onto her chest. A dark needle pierced his heart as she grew still and quiet.

“Max…?” Augustine whispered as he gathered her in his arms. Her skin felt as cold as glass. He tried to shake a bit of warmth into her, and to place a bit of strength in his voice. Though to his ears, he only sounded lost and small. “Maxinora?”

There was a long beat of silence that made Augustine question if she’d heard him or not. Then came her gossamer soft reply, “Auggie…”

Max’s eye fluttered open, her gaze slow to find her brother. She peered through him with a vacancy that belied uncertainty. She was unsure. Unsteady.

“I’m here.” Augustine forced a thread-bare smile despite the heat collecting in his throat and the sting threading his eyes.

Clarity warmed her gaze a beat later than he’d have hoped. Max wheezed a tired laugh as she lifted her hand and revealed her wounds. Her blouse bloomed red from where she’d been unseamed at the stomach. She cupped his chin, directing his eyes away from the gray stuffing that fell out of his rag doll sister.

He could barely hear her speak those last words. Such dense words that ushered a silence thick enough to smother the taiga’s timberland.

Her smile turned his insides cold.

“I’m sorry…”

And for a moment, the world shattered beneath Augustine as his sister grew still and quiet in his arms.

Thank you for the ask @nixalegos!

#the alchemists #timeskip events #| Fox Hollow |#asks and prompts

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a-koschyei · 1 year ago

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stab ♔. from the hoard : 𝔣𝔦𝔞𝔡𝔥𝔞í𝔠𝔥 (@scythed) , accepting

summer pervades the alder wood with a sulfurous heat, stirring the colors to turn too early to dullness, and the detritus to molder too quickly for consumption. yet the demon at the center of this insolence is frozen; in time, in appearance, and in his core. he knows he is not welcome. the sound of wood snapping, roots weaving and unweaving, at once too near and inexplicably far, speaks to a destination that will always evade him. the path to the heart of this house matters little. what the deathless wizard seeks are the spaces between the trees, amalgamating with a heaviness that bares teeth. he knows what comes next. ( they did warn him, after all. )

like an unwanted weed, the upsweep of a scythe catches koschei by the navel, hooks through the stomach, and pushes his spine up against the nearest oak with a crack of bark and bone. his racked groan tapers to an irritated grunt, incongruous to the agony that persists; a show of a body that had been hacked, charred, and beaten too many times to be intolerable to pain. it's his sputtering magic that betrays the true damage, disintegrating a winter sun's virility, a pretense they unpeel like apple-skin to reveal the browning leperose and desiccation beneath.

❛❛ no prelude, then? straight to the main act? ❜❜ the retort grinds out though a taunting exposure of bloodied teeth. finger bones wrap firmly around the neck of the scythe with a meager resistance, knowing there was no need to stop here. if he wanted to, fiadhaích could have made a splitgill out of him against this tree. they still could, if he wasn't careful. ( but where would be the fun in that? ) ❛❛ i'm not surprised. you take your close encounters like any woodland beast, don't you, wyrdrin? ❜❜ here, his glamor stitches itself back together around the invasive object, until he is made golden again and only his gauzy blue eyes linger. they leer at the sinister face of the forest with a wolf's hunch, a silence that lifts the sound of blood dripping thick as saliva. ❛❛ well, you made your point, lout. now will you let me make mine ? ❜❜

#scythed #fia: you're a freak of nature #koschei: that's a gay freak of nature to you bitch #gore cw #♔ . ⧽ v. folklore * 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔴𝔞𝔩𝔨 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔞𝔪𝔢 𝔱𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯

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copiousamountsofwolves · 2 years ago

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ALLEGIANCES

Updated 11/7/2024 to change Blackmist’s name

only wolves that are named are listed here. the kingdom is massive and most of the members, being unimportant to the plot, are not named. the pack of the charred oak also has other members, but is still very small by comparison.

PACK OF THE CHARRED OAK

Lead wolves

Romulus- Short furred, dark ginger male wolf with a lighter underside and dark blue green eyes.

Bear- Long legged, brown male wolf with wiry fur and dark green eyes. Scar on face running from right cheek across muzzle to just under left eye and splitting off in the middle of face and extending to stop above left eye.

Blackmist Smog- Long legged, black she-wolf with wiry fur and pale orange eyes. White spotting on chest. Missing right ear.

Rose- Short legged golden furred female wolf with pale orange eyes.

Secondwolf

Fox- Long legged, short furred flame colored she-wolf with green eyes.

Healer

Peony- Small, dark brown she-wolf with bright blue eyes. (Trainee: Heather (unofficially))

Pack Members

Jewel- Black she-wolf with a white patch on her chest, white tail tip, and one white forepaw. Dark blue-green eyes.

Spider- Long legged, black male wolf with a dark ginger stripe running down his back and amber eyes. Scarred rear left leg. Walks with a limp.

Vixen- Cream colored she-wolf with pale blue eyes.

Zero- Sandy brown male wolf with a paler underside and a darker stripe running down his back. Blue eyes.

Fawn- Mousy brown she-wolf with light blue eyes

Blackberry- Shaggy furred black male wolf with dark blue eyes and gray dappling on his underbelly and under his tail.

Alder- Red male wolf with a thick, dark stripe running down his back and brown eyes.

Crow- Skinny, shaggy furred black male wolf with dark blue eyes. Blind left eye.

Sparrow- Mousy brown male wolf with light blue eyes

Spark- Pale ginger male wolf with dark blue eyes

Flicker- Flame colored she-wolf with golden brown eyes

Cedar- Golden brown male wolf with dark brown legs and face masking. Amber eyes

Heather- Mousy brown she-wolf with a black stripe running down her back and pale blue eyes.

Holly- Black she-wolf with one brown paw. Orange eyes.

Birch- Pale gray male wolf with dark gray dappling on the underbelly, across the shoulders, and beneath the tail. Bright blue eyes.

Sunlit- Pale yellow she-wolf with a paler underside and dark green eyes.

Russet- Dark ginger she-wolf with dark blue-green eyes, wiry fur, and a black topped tail.

KINGDOM OF SHADED PINES

King

Thunder- Long furred golden male wolf with a paler underside, dark blue eyes, and a battle scarred muzzle. (Field servant: Pierce)

Queen

Daisy- Short furred, cream colored she-wolf with lighter forepaws, tail tip, and chest marking. Brown eyes.

Prince

Topaz- Short furred, pale golden male wolf with a lighter underside and a thin, darker stripe running down his back. Dark blue eyes. (Servant: Snow)

General

Aldric- Large, short furred, pale gray male wolf with a white underbelly, paws, and tail tip. Light blue eyes. (Camp servant: Jewel)

Fieldwolves

Pierce- Thick furred dark gray male wolf with lighter gray markings on his throat, chest and under his tail. Split down the middle of left ear. Amber eyes.

Servants

Snow- Short furred, very pale cream almost white she-wolf with dark blue eyes. Left ear is shredded and split down the middle. The fur on the left half of her face has been torn away and the flesh badly scarred.

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Jade- Short furred, very pale gray she-wolf with mint green eyes.

#intro post #wolf #animal fiction #animal fantasy #xenofiction #furry #fursona #oc #original story #story writing #warrior cats #erin hunter

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aetherhollowarchive · 1 year ago

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Knock Knock, here's your package: 📦💕💗💖💝💞🌹💐

And a note:

Sorry if this was asked before, but Tumblr on Android ALWAYS have a problem, so I can't scroll down past the ask "still working on it", but here's a question, Alder is not an RO??? Why??? Why must you torture me like this??? Tom Hardy is my celebrity crush 😭😭😭

Thank you for the package! 🤗 💕 🥰

He's not a RO... but I am toying a bit with the idea of making him a secret RO 🤔 and have maybe a specific set of not so obvious choices you'll need to take in order to "accidentally" bump into him.

The way I've planned the story so far... you'll meet him in chapter 2... and then all the way in the 3rd and final part of the story that will feature his pirate crew a lot 😅 so I'd have to find excuses to infiltrate him in the plot more IF I decide to make him a RO🤔

I'm waiting to get back at my laptop and files to make some final decisions. I am also thinking of locking Thane to straight and Blythe to lesbian (just to make codding easier, but also because it would make a lot of sense for their characters... but also it's fiction, not real life... but also it's a bit hard to picture them differently... but fiction... gaaah )

but yeah I'll see if Alder makes the cut to be a "top secret" RO 😂 maybe also in a potential poly route with Rae. decisions, decisions...

#thank you so much ♥#anon ask #the aetherhollow archive #the aetherhollow archive if #char: alder #char: pirate king

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trans-mando · 2 years ago

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it's about kam killing an inquisitor to protect hazel

it's about silas getting thrown in jail for trying to protect kellie, and tortured for trying to protect kam

it's about alder dying to protect all of them

(it's about finding charred bodies and trying to count them)

(it's about family)

#silas tag #it's about all they have left is each other #and the world is big and fucked up but they can't let that stop them #i am Chewing on the narrative #can you tell i've missed playing silas alkfsdjslkfjds #maybe next week we'll break them out!#yes this post has unheard lore. @ savaskra this is a challenge (affectionate)

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igoldenlaser · 6 months ago

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Ebony

Fine wood

Genuine wood

MDF

Maple

Natural

Pine

Solid timber

Solid wood

VeneerAnd many more!

Having designed and manufactured wood laser cutters for a diverse range of clients, we have a strong understanding on our customers’ typical applications, and some of these include creating coasters, toys, wood inlays, gift box decorations and architectural models.

What is Laser Engraving And Cutting Machine?

The laser machine is the general term for laser engraving machines, laser cutting machines, and laser marking machines. The laser machine uses its high-temperature working principle to act on the surface of the processed material, and at the same time draws patterns and texts required by customers based on the graphics input into the machine.

Wood Laser Cutter

In the past, creating custom wood pieces involved the use of a saw, perhaps a hammer, chisel, and a lot of elbow grease. Today, 3d wood laser cutters and engravers are two of the most popular options in the industry due to the versatility, reliability and insane accuracy. Laser technology is used for virtually any category of woodworking: from architecture and furniture to toys and crafts.

Insofar as laser cutting is concerned, wood can be separated into two distinct groups:

Natural timber from various species of tree. For example, maple or cherry wood.

Man-made wood manufactured by bonding wood pulp, fibers or shavings. For example, MDF or plywood

How thick of wood can a CO2 laser cut through?

Multiple factors are at work here but generally speaking a CO2 laser with 50 watts of power is more than capable of cleanly laser cutting thru 1/4″ wood (in a single pass) and up to 3/4″ with 150 watts. Factors such as the speed of the laser and the type of wood being processed will alter a laser’s wood cutting ability. As an example, Cherry and Walnut can require up to 25% more cutting power compared to Maple. And solid oak often requires even more. We have a lot of experience with processing woods and have material processing charts you can use as a starting point.

All natural timbers can be cut by a CO2 laser at the 10.6µm wavelength. Limitations only apply with regard to thickness and the degree of charring that is acceptable to the customer.

Can any type of wood be cut and engraved with the laser?

Wood is an organic or natural material and is easily processed using a CO2 powered laser. However, factors within each type of wood will contribute to how the laser reacts such as the woods resin, content, and density and can dramatically effect the finished result. Soft woods including pines, cedar, or balsa wood will often require a reduction in laser power or increasing the laser head speed so as to prevent burn marks. On the other hand hardwoods need a higher laser power or slower speeds to effectively process.

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Special versions of wood laser cutter are made for specific wood cutting applications such as, for example, laser cutting plywood for label dies. However, for the purpose of this article we are referring to a typical benchtop format laser cutter <100w.

For most industries laser cutting anything beyond 12mm natural timber and 9mm plywood produces an undesirable result because the feed rate (speed of cut) combined with optical limitations causes the wood to adversely burn.

When laser cutting wood the rate of laser fume extraction, particularly underside extraction and air assist delivered through the nosecone, can never be too much. When vaporised, wood produces a very dense fume that if not immediately evacuated from the cutting line will rise into the path of the beam and absorb laser power, significantly dropping the feed rate of the cut and in turn accelerating the degree of charring at the edge of the cut.

High amounts of debris from wood laser cutting machine can also contaminate laser optics causing them to fail prematurely and also cause HAZ (Heat Affected Zone), which is an undesirable staining to the edge and surfaces of the material.

In machines where the design of extraction is poor, surface HAZ can be minimised by first applying a low-tack, paper based tape to both surfaces of the wood. The tape acts as a masking barrier, attracting the contamination. After laser cutting the paper is removed and the wood surface underneath is clean.

Natural timber has a tendency to warp, which is challenging for a wood cutting laser as this causes the beam to defocus, producing undesirable results. Therefore, if the application calls for laser cutting of natural timber it is best to process the material as soon as possible after receiving it from the mill.

Man-made or engineered woods can contain resins that are actually designed to be fire retardant. This is unhelpful when trying to burn through the wood with a laser cutter!

Therefore, if the application calls for using a form of engineered wood it’s wise to be very selective about the exact type of material you use. For example, plywood is most commonly available in a WBP or exterior grade. The resins used to bond this type of plywood are among the least laser friendly and will resist the laser cutting process, accelerating HAZ.

Interior grade plywood, sometimes called white glue plywood, is among the most laser friendly plywood’s. Not as commonly available as exterior grade, interior grade should be used as a preference for laser cutting if the job specification allows it as the resins in the material will vaporise much cleaner.

An often overlooked aspect is that of the surface finish of wood prior to laser cutting. If the part to be laser cut is the finished item then the surface should always be sealed/finished before it is laser cut. This reduces HAZ and any HAZ present can be wiped off with a slightly damp cloth. If however the material is to be post processed, such as sanding for example, then pre-sealing the wood is not absolutely necessary as the HAZ will be removed during post processing.

At Laser Systems we manufacture a wide range laser, marking and engraving solutions ideally configured for laser cutting and laser engraving wood. Our experts would be happy to recommend which configuration best suits your application.

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diksha5420 · 7 months ago

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Author: Diksha Kumari

Roll No: 22/5420

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MEDICINAL MUSHROOM: CHAGA

The local medicinal mushroom! There are many shrooms with medicinal properties, but let’s just say this one is having a moment.. Finally, after a few thousand years of use! It has recently exploded in popularity in the west thanks to the wide array of purported health benefits from boosting the immune system, stopping tumors, stomach trouble and allergies to anti-aging.. Inonotus Obliquus, it is a parasitic mushroom that feeds on mature birch trees in northern climes. It is hard as a rock, so not a mushroom to sauté up for dinner, more like a tonic, generally consumed as an infusion or in powder form.

Chaga growing on Yellow Birch

(Betula alleghaniensis)

HOW TO HARVEST SUSTAINABLY

Never take all the chaga from the tree- it should barely even look like you were there after you harvest. Unlike most mushrooms, which are the fruiting body of the mushroom organism, the Chaga that we harvest is actually a mass of mycelium. If we take it all, we kill the mushroom.

HOW TO IDENTIFY IT

Chaga is a polypore mushroom most commonly found on Birch (Betula sp) trees here in the Northeast, although it can also be found on Beech (Fagus sp), Hornbeam (Carpinus sp) , Alder (Alnus sp), and Chestnut (Castanea sp). On this particular day I found it growing on Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis). Identifying Chaga is fairly easy- it looks like a black, almost charred, growth on tree trunks bursting through the bark. Think you have Chaga but not quite sure? First, be sure you've got a Birch tree or another one of Chaga's host trees, next break off a piece and look for a rusty orange-brown interior. If it's got that characteristic color inside, it's Chaga!

THE MEDICINE

Much of what we know of its medicinal use originally comes to use from Russian Folk Medicine, where it is held in high esteem. It has a long history of use for treating many cancers, especially stomach cancer, and also as a tonic, blood-purifier, pain-reliever, restorative and general remedy for all stomach complaints, including gastritis and ulcers.

Modern use of this mushroom in contemporary herbalism echos these traditional uses, and we use it most often today for its anti-tumor effects. Research into its pharmacology has confirmed the presence of immune-modulating polysaccharides, as well as powerful antioxidants. Best used as a long-term tonic, herbalists will often use Chaga in formulas to improve and modulate immune function, to increase vitality, and as both a cancer-preventative and fighter. Chaga really does look like canker growing on the tree, and some folks consider this a Doctrine of Signature pointing to its anti-tumor effects.

CHAGA CLOSE UP

PREPARATION

Chaga is best prepared as a decoction or double extract. Chaga Chai (the Chaga decocted with chai spices) is also a fairly recently popular way to enjoy it.

To make a decoction:

Simmer some small pieces of Chaga in water for anywhere from 5-20 minutes. 1 tsp Chaga: 1 cup water is a good ratio to use. When the Chaga is fresh, the rusty-orange interior (considered to be the most medicinal part) can be fairly easily grated for immediate or later use. Once it's dried it becomes rock-hard and more creative measures need to me employed to break it up. When you buy it at an herb shop it will come "cut and sifted"- already broken into small pieces.

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Dutch Oven Temperature Chart: No More Guessing How Many Coals!

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Dutch Oven Temperature Chart: No More Guessing How Many Coals!

Coals From Wood vs Charcoal

Before I leave home I ask myself: How much firewood do I need for camping? And, I make sure to include the wood I need for cooking meals in my calculation.

When I am using coals from firewood, I still use this chart to help me determine how many coals to use.

When I am doing that, I am using hardwood (in our area we have lots of oak and mesquite, in other parts, maple, alder, almond and pecan are popular choices) and I let the wood burn down to provide a coal that is about the same size as a charcoal briquette.

When I am really trying to maintain a very specific temperature (like when I am making temperamental baked goods) I prefer to use charcoal briquettes because of the consistency.

Charcoal Briquettes vs Lump Charcoal

Wood and wood byproducts are combined with additives then compacted to form briquettes resulting in chunks that have a uniform size and shape.

Natural wood pieces are charred to create lump charcoal resulting in chunks that have irregular sizes and shapes.

Generally speaking, charcoal briquettes burn cooler and slower than lump charcoal. Because of their uniform size and shape, they are easier to cook with because they produce a more even amount of heat and burn at a more even rate. Overall, briquettes perform more consistently than lump charcoal.

Cooking Method And Dutch Oven Coal Placement

Our Dutch Oven Temperature Chart is a general guideline indicating the number of charcoal briquettes required to produce a certain temperature for different sizes of Dutch ovens … and, if you don’t have one yet, we have help for you to answer the question, What size Dutch oven should I buy for camping?

Oven Size Persons Served

A general rule of thumb to determine the size of oven you need to feed the number of people you are serving:

Oven Size Persons Served 8-inch Dutch oven 1-2 people 10-inch Dutch oven 4-7 people Standard 12-inch Dutch oven 12-14 people Deep 12-inch Dutch oven 16-20 people Standard 14-inch Dutch oven 16-20 people Deep 14-inch Dutch oven 22-28 people

The cooking method of your particular recipe will more specifically determine the placement of the briquettes.

Unless a recipe calls for something different, the typical coal placement under the oven is a circular pattern positioned so the ring of coals is completely tucked under the outside ring of the bottom of the oven. The coals placed on top of the lid are usually placed in a checkerboard pattern.

Roasting

Divide the heat. 1:1 ratio with even coals on top and bottom.

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Baking

Divide the heat. 3:1 ratio with most coals on top.

Simmering & Stewing

Divide the heat. 4:1 ratio with most coals on bottom.

Frying & Boiling

Concentrate the heat. All coals on bottom.

How Much Heat 1 Coal Produces

Charcoal briquettes produce the most consistent heat but they are all manufactured using different elements and quantities of materials so there is no exact temperature calculation for each briquette.

Generally speaking, a charcoal briquette will generate about 10 F degrees of heat.

Coal Chart For Cast Iron Dutch Ovens

NOTE: This Dutch oven temp chart is based on using a cast iron Dutch oven. You will need to reduce the number of charcoal briquettes for aluminum Dutch ovens which we discuss below.

Some recipes don’t identify a specific temperature, they may require different levels of heat. In that case, use the following temperatures as a guideline:

Temperature Level Temperature Range Slow 250-350 degrees F Moderate 350-400 degrees F Hot 400-450 degrees F Very Hot 450-500 degrees F

Factors Influencing Coal Count

Use this Dutch oven temperature chart as a guide only because weather, elevation and cooking methods all play big roles in outdoor Dutch oven cooking.

This is where the “art” part comes into play … you will need to adjust the number of charcoal briquettes for your particular situation. Consider these factors…

Wind And Dutch Oven Cooking Temperatures

Because it adds oxygen to the cooking environment, wind causes coals to burn faster and hotter.

It can also blow heat away from the oven so you need to use some sort of wind block around your Dutch oven when cooking in windy conditions.

You can create a shield with rocks, logs or even aluminum foil; it is even easier to use a Folding Camp Stove Windscreen or Camp Dutch Oven Cooking Table.

Lightweight Compact Folding Camp Stove Windscreen

HIGHROCK Lightweight Compact Folding Camp Stove Windscreen

Using a tool like this Lightweight Compact Folding Camp Stove Windscreen helps reduce the negative impact of the wind while cooking in your Dutch oven.

It has 9 panels that fold neatly in its storage case. It is made from aluminum keeping it lightweight for transporting.

The more you can reduce the impact of the wind, the more accurate the Dutch oven heat chart will be in producing the expected cooking temperature.

Also, Dutch oven accessories are great camping gift ideas for people who love cooking on their camping trips!

Lodge Camp Dutch Oven Cooking Table

Lodge Steel Collapsible Outdoor Cooking Table

The Lodge Camp Dutch Oven Cooking Table is nice because it allows you to stand while cooking and can accommodate two ovens at the same time.

The 3-sided attachable 12-inch-high windscreen protects your Dutch ovens while cooking in windy conditions. The legs fold for easy transportation and it has adjustable leveling feet.

Ground Temperature, Moisture And Dutch Oven Cooking Temperatures

As I said, a Dutch oven cooking chart is just a guide.

If you are cooking with your Dutch oven sitting directly on the ground, remember that moist cold ground steals heat and can extinguish your charcoal.

This is especially important when you are trying to maintain a precise temperature for baking things like these easy Dutch Oven Biscuits.

I use an inexpensive cookie sheet or a disposable aluminum pan as a barrier between my charcoal and the ground to provide a dry surface for the coals.

Maintain Even Heat For Baked Goods

Also, don’t forget to use a lid lifter to turn your lid and oven about one-quarter turn in opposite directions every 10-15 minutes to produce evenly baked goods.

Try this technique with pies, like my Upper Crust Apple Pie.

And cobblers, like my Dutch Oven Berry Cobbler.

And cakes, like my Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake.

And breads, like my Dutch Oven Cornbread.

And quiches, like my Bacon & Cheese Dutch Oven Quiche.

Camp Baking Tip: Use liners to easily lift baked goods out of your oven to cool, slice and serve. Heavy-duty foil works but I like making my own parchment paper liners for pennies. See how to use Dutch oven liners.

Air Temperature, Sunlight And Dutch Oven Cooking Temperatures

Heat is robbed from your Dutch oven by colder air temperatures, higher humidity levels and higher elevations.

On the flip side, direct sunlight can make a black cast iron Dutch oven heat up quickly.

Warm temperatures and direct sunlight may create conditions requiring less charcoal briquettes for your cooking … remember, the Dutch oven heat chart is just a guide so monitor your cooking conditions and adjust your coals accordingly.

Because we live and camp in Arizona with over 300 days of sunshine each year, we like cooking under the shade of our Camping Coleman Instant Canopy so we don’t have to worry about direct sun overheating our Dutch oven while we are cooking with it.

Camping Coleman Instant Canopy

Coleman Instant Canopy, 13×13 Feet

We use our canopy for protection from rain and sun when cooking with our Dutch ovens.

You can set it up quickly and it comes with a wheeled carry bag for transportation. The framed canopy has a vented top which allows air to easily escape during windy conditions.

Altitude, Humidity And Dutch Oven Cooking Temperatures

In the winter, we camp at elevations around 2,000 feet above sea level and we don’t need to adjust much from our Dutch oven briquette chart.

In the summer, on the other hand, we camp in the mountains at elevations around 7,000 feet above sea level and have to add more charcoal to maintain the temperature in our Dutch oven heat chart. Why?

At higher elevations the air is thinner causing the need for more coals while cooking with the best Dutch oven for camping.

High humidity can cause issues when you are getting your charcoal briquettes lit too.

Both scenarios may require you use more charcoal to reach and maintain a desired temperature.

Tips For Lighting Charcoal

We use our Chimney Starter for lighting our charcoal briquettes quickly without lighter fluid. We just place the number of briquettes we need in the starter, place some wadded up newspaper under it and light the paper. The airflow created in the starter’s design gets your coals red hot in minutes. It’s almost magic!

Weber Rapidfire Chimney Starter

Never seen one in action? Check our our VIDEO to see how to use a charcoal chimney! Lighting charcoal briquettes is a breeze with our Rapidfire Charcoal Chimney Starter.

Aluminum, Cast Iron And Dutch Oven Cooking Temperatures

The material your Dutch oven is made from makes a difference in heat requirements for cooking.

Our Dutch oven charcoal chart is designed for use with a heavy cast iron Dutch oven vs an aluminum Dutch oven. What’s the difference?

We discuss the differences between Stainless Steel Dutch Oven vs Cast Iron vs Aluminum in detail, so check out this post for more information. But, generally speaking:

Aluminum Camp Dutch Ovens

GSI Outdoors 12-Inch Aluminum Dutch Oven

Aluminum Camp Dutch Ovens are popular with people concerned about the weight of their equipment.

They weigh about 66% less than cast iron.

Aluminum ovens are rust-free, easy to clean and heat quickly.

They require approximately 25% less coals than cooking with Cast Iron Camp Dutch Ovens.

Cast Iron Camp Dutch Ovens

Lodge Cast Iron Camp Dutch Oven, 6-Quart

Cast Iron Camp Dutch Ovens heat more slowly but retain heat longer than aluminum.

They are the more traditional choice for camp cookware and they evenly distribute heat to cook food evenly.

Personally, we use cast iron Dutch ovens on our camping trips and have designed our Dutch oven charcoal temperature chart based on this more popular style.

We have more camping Dutch oven tips related to coal placement the you’ll want to see.

Food Doneness And Dutch Oven Cooking

Don’t rely solely on a Dutch oven cooking chart and food recipe instructions to determine when your food is cooked properly. Why?

Because Dutch oven cooking is a little more art than science, it is important to verify your food is up to temperature before you sit down to dig in … especially the internal temperature of meat!

If you are cooking after dark, make sure you have good campsite lights set up so you can visually inspect the food for doneness first.

When the food looks done, verify it is up to the proper temperature internally.

A food thermometer is an easy-to-use tool to check the temperature of your food; there are:

Inexpensive

More advanced

Most sophisticated

Great Reader Comment From Loren:

Really quite a good article! As you note, many factors can influence cooking temperature and since that temperature is in a near constant state of flux, one shouldn’t get too crazy about trying to obtain/maintain some precise heat level. A few factors not mentioned that can be important are the temperature of the food items going into the Dutch, the starting temperature of the oven, and the amount of iron in the oven (eg. thin/thick-walled or cooking a 10″ cake in a 12″ oven). Any and all of these will dictate how much of your briquette heat potential is used up just bringing the oven/food up to cooking temperature. I generally don’t make any significant change in heat application when using an aluminum Dutch. They do shed heat much faster than cast iron so are more sensitive to wind and won’t hold food temperature as long when off heat.

Determining when something is done is a frequent question, especially when first learning to use a Dutch. In the absence of a thermometer, the following works pretty well: 1. if it doesn’t smell, it ain’t done 2. if it smell burnt, it is 3. if it smell done, it probably is or is nearly so Enjoy!!

Thanks Loren!

I want to give a big shout out to Loren … Thanks for sharing your tips with us Loren!

Accessories For Camp Oven Cooking

One of the most popular brands in outdoor cooking gear doesn’t stop at ovens! The Lodge Dutch oven accessories can be used with any brand of Dutch oven.

You can also find other brands of camp Dutch oven accessories that make camp cooking even more fun than it already is!

Maintaining Cast Iron Cookware

Dutch oven chili recipes are in almost all campfire cookbooks on the market. You can cook this classic campsite meal using a grate or tripod directly over your campfire ring. But, make sure you clean it properly after dinner because the acidic ingredients will wear-off the layer of seasoning in your oven. Vegetables like tomatoes (fresh or canned) deteriorate the smooth surface you build-up with proper cleaning, drying and oiling of cast iron.

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alder-reid · 5 months ago

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"The second thing is a-- a will." He struggled to get the word out, and even as it hung in the air between them it felt absurd. It wasn't as though Alder hadn't squared up to the idea of death a lot over the last couple of years, but in those cases he'd been able to think about it as a more random occurrence. Fate. There was something more... intentional about what would happen in these Games, and the he felt like intentionality needed to be met with better planning, for some reason.

"It's not super long. I don't give a shit about most of my stuff, none of it's really mine anyway, but it does set aside money for Ellie. I have no fucking clue if the Capitol will honor that. Probably not. Figured it was worth a try." He shrugged.

"There is a part about, um. Where I want to go. After." He couldn't bring himself to describe it much further, but he knew he wanted to end up in the same resting place as his parents, even if they were just some charred ash in a random logging field, indistinguishable from the other rebels the Capitol had bombed the hell out of with them. It was a shitty place to remain forever, but out of his control. He couldn't bring them anywhere nicer, not really, so instead he'd join them there. There was something fitting about it, really, the three of them together on the grounds of a fight they believed in despite the odds. Earth that nature was slowly reclaiming, indifferent and unstoppable.

There was something incredibly isolating about being named Linden Understory as of late.

Her father long dead, her mother freshly buried, and her allies joining them in the ground. Her daughter, only three, who wasn't able to understand but was old enough to need her, to want her, to know something was off. but too young to share, to explain.

So Linden held it all alone, on her shoulders, and with her mentors, if they let themselves be there.

And Alder had. He'd always been there, except when he'd been snow knew where doing snow knew what (or maybe the point was that snow didn't know...). But he'd stuck with her, through the oddness of all of this, the pain. He'd helped her. He still was, even in his own impossible situation, looking after her. looking after them both.

She wanted to grab him, to hold on, but if she did, she'd break. And she was the one who couldn't, right now. She couldn't say she was sorry for pulling his name (he knew), or that she wished she'd volunteered on the spot instead of reading it (she wished she had, but it wasn't practical, and he knew that too). Instead, she just looked at him, tears misting over her eyes as she held his house in her hands. She clutched it, refusing to let the paper go as she leaned her shoulder gently against his. silent, for a moment. Just until she was pretty sure she wouldn't cry if she opened her throat to speak.

"I'll take good care of it." she promised. Another thing to handle, but she could and would do it gladly. "Ellie too. It'll all be taken care of. Don't worry." That little bit of peace of mind was all she could offer, but hadn't he given her the same thing six months ago? having her write down her address, so Ellie and her mother... well, just Ellie... would always be taken care of?

"What else?" she asked after a moment. He'd said there were multiple things in here. and, knowing this was probably all affairs-in-order type of stuff, it felt wrong to open it in front of him and find out.

#linden #136 #tw: death #tw: dark as hell?!?!

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