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Fleur de Neige / Snow Flower
Contes populaires russes en peinture sur laque
Éditions d’art Yarki Gorod
Saint Pétersbourg
2009
Artist : Nina Babarkina
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touch some grass y'all
#touchez de l'herbe vu qu'apparemment faut tout traduire#moi j'aime bien quand y'a des fleurs au printemps et de la neige en hiver#im a simple girl
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Noble Bell ; Book One, Part I ; The King of Truands
what if you were sent to Noble Bell College instead?
type of post: series characters: rollo, original characters (pierrot, bou, phoenix) additional info: reader is gender neutral, this is mostly my own vision, influenced by Disney's Hunchback, the 1939 movie, and the original novel
prologue | the king of truands, one | the king of truands, two |
Chapter One
That night, while you slept on uncomfortable bed of straw and mildewed wood, a council was held.
It is important to note that, for all its rules, and there were many, the body of staff of the proud Noble Bell College were rather removed from the common life. Outside the realm of the lecture hall and the office, the scholars were governed by a democratic and elected student council, that which organized the events, kept order, and administered discipline, when necessary.
The council was entirely egalitarian, but there are three key members: The Justice of the Peace, now sitting at the right hand of the stand, looking rather bored, The Vice President, M. Bou de Neige, whom we have already met, and The President, who is unusually absent on this chilled evening.
These three people are responsible for an entire body of students. They are looked up to, not only as scholars, but as diplomats, peacekeepers, and leaders. They are expected to keep the students best interests close to heart, to be the bridge between the scholar and the staff, and this is no easy burden, despite most of the council being no older than sixteen years of age.
You must understand, then, the significance of tonight's council.
Gathered around the dark hall, illuminated by the fire burning at one end of the long room, scholars and staff alike exchange whispers, glances, and moods.
"As far as I'm aware, they're still on school grounds," the Justice of the Peace scratches his head with his quill, and a spurt of black ink stains his light brown hair. "One of my men saw them going with Gregoire to La Tombe."
Bou de Neige, who had, up until this point, been rather quiet, grimaces. "The fool. He just can't help himself, can he?"
"Hospitality is a virtue," says the headmaster, a graying, old man in a white cloak by name of Monsieur Diacre.
"Where is the President?"
"No one can find him," Bou says. "I will be speaking for him tonight."
"Perhaps we should postpone until he's been found?" a council member echoes.
"As much as I would like to, this matter is grave," Monsieur Diacre says. "A decision must be made tonight. The fate of this stranger depends on our council."
A low murmur reverberates through the room.
"Now, I have received word from two arcane academies, and there, no mention has been found of this place they say they came from, in any language, in any history. There is, in principle, no proof that this person has ever existed.
Despite this, they have appeared at our doorstep, in our clothes. By merit, the Bell of Solace has seen them fit as a student of Noble Bell College."
Bou stands. "With all due respect, sir, I strongly disagree. How do we know they are not a thief, a beggar, or a vagrant? You know well the problems Fleur City has-"
"There is another thing," Monsieur Diacre says, calm despite the tension in the hall. "Perhaps even more grave."
"And that is?"
"If you will recall, some hours ago, in my office?"
"Yes," Bou says, sitting down again with his arms crossed over his broad chest. "A useless conversation about their home, which does not exist, because they are a liar, a thief."
"Not so. Remember the way their eyes clouded when we discussed the Bell, the school, and the ceremony? How they asked, in that confounded tone, about magic? Even you must know that they were truthful then,"
He narrows his eyes. The Justice of the Peace, who had, up until that point, been scratching the "Ph" of his name onto the stand with the fine point of his quill, finally looked up.
"You don't mean to say they don't know about magic?"
"That's impossible," Bou says, though his eyes are downcast, seemingly lost in the memory of their conversation.
"Perhaps we have become too dependent on the academics. The sciences," Monsieur Diacre says. "That we forget the power of miracle."
"You are sure, then- that this person- this stranger- has no magic?"
"None whatsoever?" the Justice of Peace echoes.
Monsieur Diacre gives them both a hard stare. "Monsieur de Neige, you were closest to them. Did anything seem strange as you walked them to my office?"
The boy presses his lips together to make a firm line. "...I did have such an impression,"
"We must consider the reality," he continues, "That is that we have a young person, born and raised without magic, on our campus."
A heavy silence follows. Only the matrons, the professors of Noble Bell College, old and dressed in gray, bell-shaped habits, murmur amongst themselves.
"But I do hope," one whispers, "That we will not keep them."
"I pity the housewardens if they are to be carried to their doors for shelter. I would rather shelter a thief!"
"A sign of bad luck for certain. The greatest calamities! It's no wonder we had such low exam scores last year,"
Bou leans on his elbows against the wood of the stand and grumbles.
"So, what will we do?"
"There are options," the headmaster says. "This very building was once a symbol of hope, a sanctuary for outcasts. I know how our scholars pride themselves on tradition..."
"And the other?" Bou asks, eyes narrowing.
"I am of the opinion," one older, respected professor says. "That it would be better for the scholars of Noble Bell, and the people of Fleur City, if that strange thing were not in our walls."
The room erupts into a frenzy of murmurs, whispers, and hisses. Monsieur Diacre sighs.
"...That is a possibility. I have received offer from Headmaster Crowley of Night Raven College, as he is looking for a new boarder, and would be willing to accommodate a magicless persons. We could-"
"That will not be necessary,"
Despite the obvious unrest, the symphony of whispers, the crackling of the fire, the single voice, the unwavering presence at the large doors of the hall, cold, dignified, carries over the room.
"President Flamme," Bou de Neige says. He is not greeted in return.
"Please thank Monsieur Crowley for the offer, and send him on his way. They will be staying at Noble Bell," the boy says, walking briskly into the room, cutting through the mass of students and staff like a hot blade.
He climbs the steps to the stand and sits between the Vice President and the Justice of the Peace. Both stare at him as if they were looking at a ghost.
"On what grounds, Monsieur Flamme?" the headmaster asks. A few heads nod in agreement.
"By our rules," he says. "If the Bell of Solace has chosen them, then they are ours."
For the first time, Bou seems flustered, stumbling over his words and making a spectacle of himself.
"But- well, yes, that is the rule, but- you must consider- there will always be exceptions! They made trouble at orientation, they ran away with Gregoire, and that's not even mentioning- no magic! How can they be expected to study at this college with no magic?"
"Compose yourself, Vice President," Flamme says sternly, folding his hands in front of himself on the table. "Noble Bell has seen them fit for our academy. There are greater powers at work here.
And who knows? Our Bell works in mysterious ways. Some day, they may be of great use to us."
"You are suggesting we enroll them as a student, then?"
The council waits with baited breath. After an amount of suspense, he nods.
"I am. Shall we vote?"
Chapter Two
You jolt awake to the sound of hard knocking on the door.
The makeshift home Pierrot had brought you to the evening prior looked quite different in the light of morning. You could now make out the interior:
On all sides, you are, once again, surrounded by stone walls. On one, the door, large and heavy. Above you, the ceiling is high, vaulted, and tiled.
Everything is thick with grime and dust.
On either side of you are what appear to be two large stone benches, engraved with arches, men in robes, and writing in a language you don't understand. Atop these benches are a number of things: papers, quills, bundles of clothing, a block of moldy cheese, and many, many books, piled and shelved as if this small place, whatever it was when Pierrot found it, had been baptized a library.
The boy himself, across the straw-covered floor, is just now waking, bleary-eyed and confused.
"Who is it?" asks Pierrot.
A low, annoyed voice comes from the other side of the stone door.
"Housewarden and Vice President de Neige. I've come on official council duty,"
The color drains from Pierrot's face. "Yes, just a moment!"
"Pierrot?" you ask, following him as he scrambles to his feet.
"You must speak to him first, I'll be out in a moment!" he ushers you to the heavy door, drags it open, and then closes it behind you with the unpleasant scrape of stone on stone.
The morning on the field is crisp and chilled, somehow much colder than the little stone room. Bou de Neige is standing in front of you, his arms crossed, an unpleasant scowl on his lips.
"Is he hiding?"
"He said he would be out in a moment,"
"Very well," Bou says. "I suppose we may as well start without him. I've come to prepare you for your classes."
You blink. "...My... classes..."
He scowls again. "Yes, and don't look so dumb. A student of Noble Bell ought to conduct themselves with the poise of the Righteous Judge himself. The council and staff held a vote last night. Despite your obvious lack of abilities, the Bell of Solace has chosen you for Noble Bell College, and thus, you will be permitted to study with us for the foreseeable future. Understood?"
You nod. He seems... unhappy, you think. Or perhaps he's always like that...
"Good," Bou crosses his arms. "You should consider yourself quite lucky. You have powerful allies on your side."
A loud, obtrusive crashing, and a high scream come from inside the little building. The stone door suddenly cries open again, and out comes Pierrot, now dressed in a black and white uniform, similar to de Neige's, except with pants rather than a frock. His hat is lopsided. Bou stares at him with clear disdain.
"This concerns you, as well Gregoire," de Neige says, hands on his hips.
"Me?"
"Wipe that stupid look off your face," he scowls. "Now, listen. You,"
de Neige points at your chest. "...Are useless in the practice of magic. Correct?"
You nod.
"And you-" he points at Pierrot. "Have lost your scholarship, your dorm accommodations, and your respect. You buffoon."
Pierrot blushes and sticks his hands in his pockets, as if feeling their emptiness. One has a finger-sized hole you can see his pinky wiggling out of.
"The council has come up with a solution that would be beneficial to the both of you. As an act of charity, the expenses of the new scholar have been covered by the college. That includes your books, uniforms, and meals. This does not change the fact that you at a clear academic disadvantage; magicless.
Here is the proposition: you and Gregoire, from the moment you accept, will count for one student. You will share your school materials, meals, and clothing provided by your scholarship, you will study together, take the same classes, and in return, he will perform the necessary magic for both of you."
You and Pierrot share a glance.
Bou sighs. "I, personally, would have never come up with such a ridiculous idea, but... unfortunately... your old tutor seems to have faith in you still, Gregoire,"
Pierrot's face goes pale. "You mean-"
"Either that," de Neige interrupts. "Or he simply thinks you are too weak-willed and incompetent to take advantage of them. I expect your answer before the first bell."
He turns on his heels, long, dark hair whipping behind him, and disappears into the grove, on a dirty cobblestone path back to the school.
"...Well?" a voice says from beneath you. You jump, and look down to see the goat, Hugo. Talking. You're still getting used to that...
"Where have you b... never mind," you say. "What do you think, P- Pierrot?"
You look back around to see the gentleman on his knees in front of you, his hands clasped as if in prayer. He's giving you terrible puppydog eyes.
"Please, please, please, this could be my only opportunity! I have nothing else! My studies- Noble Bell is everything!"
You grimace. "...I don't know. I just met you."
For a moment, he almost looks... taken aback, as if he found it strange of you to consider him, of all people, a suspicious character.
His voice drops, and he answers carefully.
"...I swear to you, by my quill, by my hopes of success, not to even approach you without your permission and consent, but, for the Judge's sake, give me a meal plan!"
Hugo bursts out into bleating laughter, and even you smile.
"...Alright," you say. "Let's go give him an answer, then."
Chapter Three
The dining hall, eerily void of living bodies at this early hour, is a thin, and humble building reaching towards the edge of the campus.
Hidden by the monotonous stone walls of the school, it is rather indistinct, the only remarkable thing being that it is held between courtyards on both sides, making it a sort of bridge between one row of buildings and the other, not unlike the stone bridges that hold the embrace between the island and the city.
This modest, almost dull exterior is deceptive, though, as appearances so often are. Once inside the hall, one is met with the magnificent vaulted ceilings, painted dark with stars, held high by the thinnest of thin, delicate arches on the walls, themselves sheltering bodies of stained glass in every color the eye can perceive. Warmed by candlelight and the fire crackling at one end of the magnificent hall, it is nothing short of... well, magic.
The body, no matter how exquisite, dull, or deformed, is nothing without the matter of the soul.
You tilt your head. In a sad sort of way, the feeling reminds you of your straw bed. Dirty, but warmer than the harsh morning outside.
"What did the building used to be?"
"Hm?"
Pierrot hums, smiling as if he had not heard you, preoccupied with piling his plate. You had counted sixteen strips of bacon so far. At this rate, he would build a tower high enough to touch the painted stars on the ceiling.
"Where you sleep. Your room. It's not a dorm, is it?" you ask, following behind, setting a fruit or two on his plate when the opportunity presents itself.
"More oranges," Hugo demands from beneath you. You concede.
Pierrot finishes off his mountain of breakfast with a few slices of bread, and then leads you off to a far corner of the magnificent dining hall.
"Oh, no. A mausoleum,"
"A what?"
"Don't worry, it's empty," he says. "...I think. I've never checked. I recall reading that the bodies from the old cemetery had been moved."
"Cemetery?"
"Fleur City is full of them," Hugo says. "I've been to my fair share. People just leave flowers all over 'em. A free meal is a free meal, right?"
Pierrot nods in agreement, though he doesn't really seem to be listening. You grimace.
"Yes. The field is covered in tombstones. They're quite pretty," he says. "But the bodies were reburied under the tiles in Noble Bell a long time ago."
Each thing they add seems to be more concerning than the last.
Hugo bleats. "You're gonna have to get used to the cadavers, y'know. This place is old, and full of 'em... and their parts,"
"Yuck,"
"Nonsense," Pierrot says. "There is beauty and life in everything, even death itself. Such is the danse macabre."
You and Hugo share a look. What did he say he was, again...?
"Do you think he came out like that, or was he taught?"
"Rude," Pierrot mumbles. "But one might say it runs in my family."
He offers you a slice of bread, and you decline. The headache you'd been fighting off since first light is making you nauseous.
"Tell us about your family," anything to distract yourself now.
Pierrot smiles, his features warming like the sun on a winter day. He always seems quite pleased to talk about himself.
"I'm afraid it's nothing interesting. My father is a notary, and I have five brothers, though most are older than I. The closest in age, a year younger, is at another arcane academy. Alas, I was disowned, and haven't spoken to them in some time,"
"Unsurprising," Hugo mutters. He snags the slice of bread that would have been yours off the plate, between his teeth, and returns to lying under the table.
You lean into your elbow. "Why were you disowned?"
"By my passion," he smiles. "See, I tried to be a guard, but wasn't brave enough. I became a religious man, but was not devout enough, and couldn't drink enough, anyway. I tried carpentry, but wasn't strong enough. At last, I realized I was good at nothing- therefore, I became a writer."
"And your family didn't approve?"
"Not quite. But then I was here," Pierrot becomes quiet, his eyes turned up at the colored windows of the hall with a sort of holy reverence.
"...And the rest is history."
You blink. Disowned by his family, stripped of his scholarship and thrown out of his own dorm by his housewarden?
He's resilient, at least. You'll give him that.
"And your scholarship?"
"Bah, that was nothing. I simply... printed a pamphlet on free thought that the school officials did not care for,"
"Your dorm?"
"I annoyed the housewarden,"
This guy can't catch a break. No wonder he was so desperate for your help.
"Who's the housewarden?" you ask, watching him absent-mindedly scratch beneath his cap.
"Of L'Universite? You've already met him. He is the one who came to see us this morning, Bou de Neige,"
You hum. Of course... Perhaps he is always that unhappy, then.
"I don't miss him. I kept to myself at L'Universite. The students were... unpleasant," Pierrot shudders, as if taken by some unfelt chill, and you raise an eyebrow.
He goes on without question. "You'd assume, with such a name, that the dorm is only for the most exemplary of scholars, but they're unruly. I was almost burnt alive only once, though,"
Huh. "Why is it called that?"
"The three dorms of Noble Bell are based upon the ancient divisions of Fleur City. On one side, the university district- L'Universite- on one, the aristocratic gardens- here, called La Ville- and in the center, the sacred island, which we call The City," he explains, snapping a crisp piece of bacon in half.
"...But the histories of the dorms have little to do with their personalities. They're only to pay homage to the time when Noble Bell was established. Up until Monsieur de Neige, L'Universite had no housewarden, as per tradition. It was overseen by the college itself..."
"Then the kids got too rough, and the administration had had enough of 'em. I heard about that," Hugo's voice comes from under the table.
Pierrot nods. "Now, de Neige has completely turned it around. He punishes anyone who steps out of line,"
This is a strange place, you think for the umpteenth time.
Chapter Four
Fed, sated, and warmed by good conversation, Pierrot leads you through the delicate halls of Noble Bell College with a renewed lust for life in his step.
He goes about, pointing towards windows and great pillars and plaques on the walls and floor, explaining their origins, which came from where, from what year and artist.
You nod along, content to just listen while your mind wandered.
It feels too real to be a dream, but it must be one. In your world, animals don't talk, humans don't cast spells, and schools don't have astrology classes.
Hugo had disappeared again, likely off looking for table scraps. He seemed to have a will of his own. Pierrot hadn't noticed yet.
"And the tile from this courtyard was repurposed from the Place de Grève..."
He talks so much to himself, it almost feels as if you are alone while right beside him. Despite that, and that he's facing away from you, his sunny self pointed toward the tiled courtyard he seems so enthusiastic about, you can't help but feel as if someone is watching you.
That strange, unnerving feeling had been following you since you left the dining hall. No matter how many times you turned over your shoulder, reassuring yourself that it was only your nerves, it lingered.
Every corner or so, another dignified scholar will pass you by, dressed in the same uniform, quiet, poised, looking straight ahead. Once, you walk by someone shrouded in a blue cloak, singing "Thaumarks to spare? Thaumarks to spare?" to whom you apologize for having nothing.
You don't even know what a thaumark is.
Pierrot leads you through yet another courtyard, and the feeling of eyes on your person never leaves.
It's beginning to weigh on you.
"How much longer?"
"Hm?" he finally turns to look at you, and the strange feeling subsides, slipping back into the shadows of the hall.
"Not much. Don't worry, Scriptorium is easy. As long as you pretend to be busy, no one will bother you,"
Chapter Five
Pierrot could not have given a truer description.
Though, he could have at least warned you about the boredom.
The melodious sound of forty quills on paper echoes off the stone walls and tiled floors. There is no talking, no eating, no foot-tapping, no whispers. The faint sound of the city, as close as it is, feels distant from here.
The parchment before you is as empty as it was at the beginning of class, and the book you'd been provided is on the very same page. The student in front of you has filled two pages already, delicately copying the contents of the book onto the parchment.
Pierrot, sitting beside you, seems to be writing something of his own. At least he seems entertained...
Then, all at once, everyone begins gathering their quills and ink, standing from their seats without a word. Pierrot jolts, shuffling around his things to cover his pages of writing as the other students pass him by.
Though he waits until everyone else is gone before getting up himself, avoiding their prying eyes is useless. Waiting outside the lecture hall is none other than his ex-housewarden himself.
"You. Come with me," Bou says, sharp, crimson eyes boring into you. "We have some things to discuss."
You share a glance with Pierrot. He looks sympathetic, waving you goodbye as de Neige leads you in the other direction.
"I trust you enjoyed Scriptorium?" he doesn't look at you when he speaks.
"Oh- um, yes,"
"Good. Copying manuscripts is an honored tradition of Noble Bell," he says.
"Until the invention of the printing press, all books were made by hand. Though the press made the process fast and inexpensive, the beauty of manuscripts remains unmatched."
You look at him. "You seem to have a lot of traditions,"
He returns your look with a glare. "We are a proud school. It would do you well to adopt a similar attitude. And not to let the idealistic drivel of that fool get to you,"
By "that fool", you assume he means Pierrot. That boy keeps getting stranger and stranger...
"What did he do, anyway?"
de Neige mumbles "heresy", and then clears his throat. "Nothing of your concern. Now, hurry up. You're dawdling,"
Chapter Six
As you pass through the halls of Noble Bell, you think of how easy one could get lost in a place like this.
It's almost labyrinthine. It seems as if every turn leads to another lecture hall, another crypt, another library...
"You should consider yourself fortunate," de Neige says. He's been going on about Noble Bell for some time.
"Of all the arcane academies, Noble Bell College's curriculum has the least practical magic."
"Right," you mutter, following him up another narrow flight of stairs.
"And despite that," he says, "You are already being coddled. The headmaster is... soft. Which brings us to the purpose of my visit."
Bou stops in front of a narrow wooden door and turns in a swift movement to face you. "Follow me," he says.
He takes something out of the depths of his pocket and slots it into the heavy, iron-bound wooden door, then pushes it open as if it were a silk curtain.
You follow him up another flight of stairs, and into a darkened room. The only light, cold and gray, comes from a handful of flower-shaped windows, whose glow illuminates the piles of books and dusty furniture cluttering the small room. Another staircase at the far end leads further into the unknown.
Your eyes are drawn to the window closest to yourself, and you peer out over the island, studying the city, its shape, its color, the curve of its river. You could spend your life up here, alone, comforted only by stone and the dim, foggy noon outside.
Bou hums, drawing your attention back to the present moment. He seems familiar with the room, walking about it and dusting its worn furniture with the sleeve of his uniform.
"Here is the north bell tower. You will be staying here from now on,"
Your eyes widen. "But..."
"Careful. It would be unwise to reject such a generous offer," Bou says, refusing to face you. "The bell towers are spacious, quiet, and warm. Winters are quite cold here."
"But Pierrot?"
Finally, you can see the crimson of his eyes, as he turns over his shoulder to glare at you.
"The student council thinks it improper for you to be living alone with Gregoire. He will stay in La Tombe,"
"But-"
"The key," Bou says, ignoring your protests. He takes something cold out of his pocket and places it in your hand. His skin is almost as chilled as the metal.
"I'll see to it that your mail is forwarded here,"
He turns and leaves you in the room, the rough, cold key still cradled in your open palm. You scoff. What mail?
No one knows you. And no one you know knows where you are.
You don't belong. You're an outcast here.
Your fingers tighten around the key. The least you can do is tell Pierrot. You don't want him to worry when you don't come back tonight, after all.
Finally finding some semblance of purpose, you take long, confident steps back the way you came.
Down the narrow wooden stairs, out the left door, down the stone ones, through this passage, this hallway, this turn, then this, and then...
...No. You don't recognize this hallway. It's darker, and the ceiling is lower. You must have gone too far down.
You take a breath. Don't worry. You'll just retrace your steps.
It isn't over. You've been telling yourself that all day. This is not where it ends. You'll find a way out of this.
All of this.
And then, you're no longer alone.
Though there is no noise, no light, no voice that would indicate a human presence, you are suddenly quite aware that there's someone behind you, watching you from the way you came.
All the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and you stay in place. If you are to turn now, will you see someone- or something- standing behind you? A pair of eyes watching you from the doorway you'd just ducked under?
Or, worse- will you see nothing at all?
You decide you don't want to find out either way.
You keep going. Into the dark of the hall, over another threshold and another, around the corner. At some lengths, the feeling seems to subside, giving you a moment's worth of peace, and then it returns.
The halls are getting narrower. You have an inexplicable feeling that you are no longer in the school, but somewhere much deeper, much older, primeval.
The scuff of shoe against stone, which most certainly did not come from your own feet, makes you go cold.
"Who's there?" you shout.
The only response in your own echo.
"Come out! Stop following me! Leave me alone!"
The words come tumbling out without much thought. You can feel yourself slipping into a panic.
Thoughts chase each other through your mind, and then suspicions and paranoia poison those thoughts. You must ask yourself now, what is this? What's there, in the dark, just out of sight?
And your mind answers for you: it is a monster.
There is a monster in Noble Bell College, and it wants you.
"Leave me be!" you yell at nothing. You're starting to get desperate.
Nothing happens. Then, all at once, a light comes from ahead of you, not behind, and someone shouts:
"Who's there?"
You turn your back to the dark behind you in a frenzy, and, finally, the feeling of being watched disappears entirely.
"Me! I'm here!"
Around the corner comes a boy, one you had not seen before. Not tall, but not short, sturdily built, we'll say. He's quite good looking, at least compared to the other students you'd met, with light brown hair spilling out of a short, stubby ponytail, blue eyes, darkened by the black of the hall, and, curiously, the wisps of a beard on his chin. He's quite unlike any of the other students you'd seen so far.
But, the more pressing question-
"Who are you?" he asks it before you can.
You say your name, and his eyes widen. His stern expression turns merry, and he smiles.
"Ah, I know you. The magicless one,"
That's not very reassuring. You grimace.
"...How do you know who-"
"You shouldn't be down here alone, you know. It's not safe. We've had some thieves on campus lately,"
"Thieves?"
"Yes. Or so I've heard," he nods solemnly, and then a strange mood comes about him.
He smirks and puts his hand on his hip, his other at his hilt, purposefully drawing your eyes to what must be a sword. A big one, too, if his smile is any indication.
"But don't worry. I'll protect you. You know, I haven't seen you in person yet. The way everyone's been talking about you, I assumed you were some sort of monster. But you're actually very pretty,"
You give him a weird look. Perhaps you were wrong- of course, he's just as strange as the others. "Um... alright...."
"Ah, where are my manners? Let me escort you back to your room."
"...Right," you say, looking over your shoulder one last time. The boy follows your gaze, and then coughs for your attention.
"Bell tower, yes?"
You look back at him and nod.
"Then let's not waste any time,"
Chapter Seven
Despite his confidence, it takes the boy a full hour to find the right passage out of the tunnels. He gets to the bell tower easy enough, at least.
Something about him tells you he's not from here, either, but you keep the thought to yourself for now.
"Well, here we are," he says, hands on his hips as if he had just accomplished something.
"...Yes. Well, thank you,"
He beams, gives you a courteous bow, locks of hair falling over his face as he does. They turn golden in the sunlight. "It was my honor. And if you need anything else-"
"There you are," someone says from within the bell tower. You recognize the gruff voice, but before you can answer, the heavy wooden door bursts open and Hugo tumbles out.
He chuffs. "We've been worried sick, 'ya know! Pierrot's all over the place! Who's the stiff?"
You turn to the boy, and his smirk sharpens at the acknowledgement. "Um... I don't know, actually. Who are you?"
"My name is Phoenix. It means, ah, sun bird," he chuckles.
You and Hugo exchange a glance, and he stops laughing. "I'm the Justice of the Peace of the student council. I was doing my rounds when I heard you shouting,"
You turn back to Hugo to explain. "I got lost,"
"No kidding!"
"I didn't know you had a kid," Phoenix says, the same sly smile on his lips. You almost scoff.
"Yeah, and he doesn't take kindly to pigs!" Hugo says. "Now, get lost! That's our magicless human!"
As the two go back-and-forth, a little glimmer of white against the dark brown of the floor catches your eye. You kneel, and pull a thin envelope from under the wooden door. It has your name on the back, and a bite taken out of the corner. You roll your eyes at that. Hugo.
The goat sets off, headbutting Phoenix back down the narrow stairs and leaving you alone again. You sit on the floor and open the letter.
Dearly Beloved, it starts,
The King of Truands has reviewed your case and sees you fit to join his Cour des Miracles. All thieves, beggars, vagrants, or otherwise outcasts, welcome.
You turn over the parchment, noting its weight, and stuck to the back is a thin pendant, woven of purple and teal twine, in the shape of a leaf. At its heart, a small, golden cross.
How strange...
You squint at the pendant, and then the letter, which, quite rudely, bursts into flame in your hand.
You drop the fiery letter and it dissolves into ashes on the floor. You huff. Magic...
"And stay out!" Hugo's voice returns from the stairs. For a goat, he certainly has a loud bark.
The white of his small head crowns over the steps, and you stand.
"Hugo," you hold out the pendant to him. "Do you know what this is?"
The goat stops and squints, then scoffs. "One 'a those touristy necklaces. They're all over the city, I can't remember what they're for, though. Just that they don't taste good,"
You hum, bringing the pendant back towards yourself. Why would this King of Truands send you a souvenir?
"...Maybe Pierrot will know," you finally say. He seems to know a lot of useless things, after all.
You hurry to the stairs, Hugo trotting behind you. "What's the big deal?"
"I don't know," you say, paying close attention to each step. You don't want to get lost all over again, after all.
"I've had a bad feeling all day. I think this means something."
"Great, a fortune teller," Hugo sighs.
He follows you, anyway.
Chapter Eight
The sun is already setting over the city when you stumble down the steps of Noble Bell.
The sky is streaked with fiery pinks and oranges, making the school look cold and dull by comparison. Even the clouds, red and descending on the wrought iron gates like a bloodied army, turn the stone of the city into a dull, lifeless blue.
You stumble across the sports field and into the grove at the end of the island.
"Slow down!" Hugo gasps.
You don't. But you do stop at La Tombe and pull open its heavy stone door. It's dark inside.
"Pierrot?" you call for him, as if he were hiding behind a book or in a stray shoe.
Nothing.
"Hey, come look at this!"
You abandon the mausoleum and turn to its side, where Hugo is standing over an attached tomb. Its stone lid has been pushed to the ground beside it, and there's light coming from its depths.
"You think he...?" you start, unable to look away from its gaping mouth. Instead of dust and bones, there's a flight of stairs.
"Who else?" Hugo sighs. "He was looking all over for you."
"He must've panicked when the sun started going down," you murmur. "We have to get him."
"What?" Hugo asks, eyes wide. "Are you crazy?"
You take the pendant out of your pocket and hold it against the warm light coming from inside the tomb.
"I just have a feeling," you breathe in slowly, and take your first step into the grave. "Let's go find Pierrot."
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Raymond Tibaut • La Neige des Fleurs, 1940
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La lettre S
S’adonner
Bien s’entendre
Sacoche
Sac à main.
« Vieille sacoche » = détestable femme âgée
Schnolle
Testicule, couille
Scraper
Détruire, démolie
Sécheuse
Sèche-linge
Secondaire
Deuxième palier d’enseignement. Après les 6 premières années du primaire, les étudiants passent 5 ans au secondaire, de 12 à 17 ans.
Secousse
Un intervalle de temps assez long. Exemple: Ça fait une secousse qu’on n’a pas eu de photo de Carole!
Senteux
Personne curieuse, indiscrète
Séraphin
Avare, pingre
Serrer
Ranger, mettre de côté, à l’abri, remiser ou entreposer.
Siffleux
Marmotte
Slush
-> granité
-> mélange des neige fondante et d’eau qui se forme sur les routes où les trottoirs l’hiver.
Sparage
Gesticulation, manifestation nerveuse, déplacer de l’air dans le seul but de distraire.
Expressions
S’énerver le poil des jambes
S’exciter exagérément, perdre patience rapidement, céder à la panique.
S’habiller en mou
Porter des vêtements très conformes le, comme un survêtement sportif ou un pyjama.
S’enfarger dans les fleurs du tapis
Se compliquer la vie pour des riens. S’arrêter à des détails insignifiants.
Sans bon sens
À un degré très élevé. Beaucoup.
Exemple: c’est long sans bon sens avant d’avoir une photo de Carole.
Sauter la clôture
Commettre l’adultère
Se faire passer un sapin
Se faire avoir, se faire duper, se faire tromper.
Se peinturer dans le coin
Se placer soi-même dans le pétrin, se faire prendre à son propre jeu, être acculé au pied du mur par sa propre faute.
Sentir la chnoutte
Sentir mauvais. Dégage de mauvaises odeurs (chnoutte = 💩)
Sentir le fond de tonne
Empester l’alcool
Se sécher les dents
Sourire niaisement ou faussement.
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Les délices de l'automne Les feuilles d'automne se posent Tels des papillons sur les fleurs. La chaleur d’hier se repose Dans un tombeau bleu comme l’heure. Je suis vivante. Mes poumons Se gonflent; le jour rétrécit. Tout mon corps chante la saison Qui me fait danser sous la pluie. Où allez-vous, oiseaux du ciel? Fuyez-vous le froid qui vous pique? La croyez-vous plus douce et belle, La nature dans les tropiques? Je vous suivrais si les fantômes Hantant les rues grises du cœur Ne m’enfermaient pas sous un dôme D'émerveillement et d'horreur. Halloween approche à grands pas, Se faufilant derrière moi. La célébration du trépas, De dos, pointe mes yeux du doigt. Les dernières flammes d'Hélios Peignent en jaune-orange un arbre. Bientôt, le sol aura des bosses De neige blanche tel le marbre. -écrit par Marine Mariposa (mon nom de plume et alter ego digital) P.S. Je prends une pause d'environ une semaine, mais ne vous en faites pas... Je reviendrai vous hanter sur Internet!
#poetry#poesie#french literature#autumn#autumn aesthetic#autumn leaves#fall vibes#autumn vibes#dank memes#fall aesthetic#autumnal#fallen leaves#fall season#fall leaves#fall#butterfly#raindrops#birds#wild birds#ghost#halloween#sunlight#marine mariposa
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Je souhaite à tous un miracle pour janvier !
Dès la première seconde et pour toute l'année !
Et pour février - le confort de la maison,
Le bonheur au lit. Et un décollage spirituel.
Venant d'une page de Mars propre
A la veille d’un printemps grisant.
Avril - le farceur peindra des visages,
Un sourire de bonheur ! Contes de fées et rêves.
Aux abricots, jasmin, fleurs de cerisier
Sur les ailes du vent, il apportera Mai à tout le monde !
La chaleur du mois de Juin vous attirera plus près de la mer...
Détendez votre corps et votre esprit cet été !
Compote de cerises, tarte aux framboises,
La chaleur est de plus quarante – c’est tout le mois de Juillet.
Je souhaite à tous la climatisation dans leurs appartements.
Laissez Août apporter le tulle dans la cuisine.
Des arômes magiques de pommes mûres !
Septembre décorera la table avec des légumes,
Et pour qu'Octobre soit velouté et lumineux,
Que le soleil illumine chaque maison !
Et que Novembre ne pleuve pas,
Après tout, l’automne est un petit résultat.
Décembre brillera d'une neige merveilleuse,
Pour fêter la nouvelle année comme dans un conte de fées !
Printemps thaïlandais
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Some of my poems (in french and english)
Also, reblogs and any form of interactions always appreciated
Not all of my poems are there but ye
Eng: I always write free verse poems by the way. I let my pen guide me when I write.
FR: Je fait tout le temps des poème en vers libres by the way. Je laisse mon stylo me guider quand j'écris.
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Court poème sans nom/ short poem without a name
Prairie des montagnes, fleurs de moneuil.
Les oiseaux chantent dans un son aigu l'arrivée du printemps
Ainsi que la saison des amours.
Les petits renardeaux attendent le retour de leur mère
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Les facettes
Douce expression de soi sans effroi.
Un savoir si grand et sage, malgré son jeune age
Jolie voix, Grand cœur froid
Une surface parfaite, ce n'est qu'une facette.
Les oiseaux chanteron ils encore demain ?
Il paraît heureux, mais c'est bien plus brumeux.
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fin de bataille
Rosée du matin, feuilles de Bambou. La fin de la guerre, le Samourai à terre. Les enfants ne courent plus. Il n'y a désormait que la melancholie du chant des oiseaux.
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Brises d'Hiver
Un hiver froid, les joues Rouges La neige et les arbres sans feuilles, les animaux hibernent, les bois sont calmes Le vent froid, les écharpes. L'Hiver s'annonce rude mais quelque peut réconfortant.
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Longer love poem
Ils étaient là, dans le lit. Lumière tamisée, ambiance romantique et Relaxée.
Une intimitée semi présente. Intimitée entre deux corps encore trop jeunes pour fusioner mais pourtant. Ils étaient là. Stressés et amoureux sous la faible lumière des leds accrochées au plafond.
Le silence, le bruit de leur coeur qui battent à la chamade. Ces deux corps relaxés dans un baiser. Enfin, après échange de salive, Ils se détendent dans un monde de rêves anjoleurs au de lendemain.
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Ce cœur.
Ce cœur qui hais
Ce cœur qui trahis
Il a pendu ses amis
ceux avec qui il a rit
Ils sont maintenant partis; tout est fini.
Ca coeur qui trahis, lui qui a tand aimé, mais il a aimé. Il deteste aimer. Il se sent blessé, car il a perdu tout ce qu'il avait de plus cher.
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Douce voix de Soprano
Cette douce voix de soprano qui transperce les cristaux de mon cœur Cette voix Si douce, comme une rangée de Jonquilles qui se faufile dans le creux des fissures de mon âme.
Cette voix de Soprano qui mue, un changement désespérant. On ne fait pas de miracles.
Il faut Chanter malgré les changements, Chanter malgré le désarroi, Chanter avec espoir
Le changement est normal, jeune Soprano. Alors continue de faire chavirer mon coeur avec ta voix et ton cœur pur.
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Fr:Poème dédié à Carlo du Jeux Lies of P
Eng:poem dedicated to Carlo from lop
Des yeux marrons
des yeux marrons, un sourire malicieux un rêve dangereux mais ambitieux
des yeux marrons, un sourire perdu
Si seulement il lui avait fait ne serait-ce qu'un câlin
Des yeux marrons, un cœur brisé
Tout ce qu'il voulait était sa reconnaissance mais il n'est même pas venu pour la remise des diplômes
Des yeux marrons, un cœur perdu
Seulement la haine pour lui reste, l'amour n'est plus.
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Poem dedicated to Roméo de Lies of P
(Celui ci n'a pas de titre, ça m'arrive souvent)
(This one doesn't have a title, I often do that)
Des cheveux blonds aussi beau que l'or des rois aussi clairs que les reflets du soleil
Un cœur courageux coeur de poète, cœur théatrale
délicat comme de la soie, sensible comme une fleur de lys
Beau en scène comme à la ville
Beau comme la vie, grand comme un chêne.
fidèle comme une ombre
Une sensation de chaleur dans ces yeux bleus teintés de marron
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FR: Poème dédié à mon OC, Ayezl.
Eng: Poem dedicated to my OC Ayezl.
The goddess of ice and her bottled up emotions.
She gets mad at every little thing because her heart is in pain. She does ballet to help her go through strong emotions.
She dances to make the pain go away.
A dance so graceful, and yet, it aches.
She tries not to think about it too much like.
But, it always ends up like an explosion of feelings with tears burning her cheeks like acid.
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FR: Poème dédié à mon petit ami (enfin, l'un d'eux.. oui je suis poly tu va faire quoi?? XD)
Eng:Poem dedicated to my boyfriend (well, one of them.. yes I'm poly what you gonna do?? XD)
My sweet dove, as sweet as love
My Sunshine in the sky
a light in my heart who became a part of my mind and Soul
This scary experience named unconditional love.
Love is for us to share
No matter how strong the emotions
No matter what, our love will remain.
For as long as it can, wishing it could be forever.
This feels like a fever dream.
Is it really happening? Or is it just an addicting hallucination..?
I can only imagine the day we meet for now and dream about it.
My dearest, my tulip, my darling, my love. But your prettiest name is [his name]
FR: (Oui je ne dit pas son nom, because confidentialitée mon ami 🥸)
Eng: (Yes I won't say his name, because confidentiality my friend 🥸)
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Fleurs de saison
#springIsHere #flowerPower #snow #vegetal #flower #spring #blooming #fleur #neige #floraison #nature #printemps
#Instagram#springIsHere#flowerPower#snow#vegetal#flower#spring#blooming#fleur#neige#floraison#nature#printemps
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Un poème pour ceux qui s'en vont. Ne restez pas à pleurer sur ma tombe à et il a été écrit en 1932 dans sa forme originale Do not stand at my grave and weep par Mary Elizabeth Frye. Ne restez pas à pleurer devant ma tombe, je n’y suis pas, je n’y dors pas. Je suis un millier de vents qui soufflent, je suis le scintillement du diamant sur la neige, je suis la lumière du soleil sur le grain mûr, je suis la douce pluie d’automne, je suis le silence du matin, je suis dans la course gracieuse des magnifiques oiseaux qui volent, je suis la douce étoile qui brille la nuit. Je suis dans chaque fleur qui s’épanouit, je suis dans une pièce tranquille, je suis dans chaque oiseau qui chante, je suis dans chaque belle chose. Ne vous tenez pas devant ma tombe en pleurant, je n’y suis pas, je ne suis pas morte
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#perce neige#snowdrops#snowdrop#campanilla de febrero#bucaneve#fleur#fleurs#flowers#fiori#flores#nature#vidéo#vidéo de fleurs#flowers video#video
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Comme ça sent bon le printemps ... Bonjour, bonjour, petites fleurs ! A présent n'aie plus peur du froid, de la neige et du gel, et rejoins les hirondelles. Elles volent en liberté car le printemps est annoncé.
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