Tarot Beach Party

[lady_moon]

There are those of the tarot who know how to set up for a party.

Ruin had spent most of the afternoon building the bonfire. He has carefully made it much in the way he would have with the villagers of his mortal life when they would celebrate the harvests. Charity, Unity, and Skill had spent most of the day setting up food, both their sorts of foods and the sorts the sentients would be expecting.

Moon watched it all with rapt fascination, her eyes on the marshmallows Skill told her firmly she isn't allowed to touch yet. But they're white and fluffy looking and Moon is curious. Mons barks at her, warning Skill, and Moon is shooed off.

It's Fortune who puts out blankets, spread all over the beach area for everyone to use. Moon watches her family set up for a party, for guests... real guests who are coming simply to come instead of for answers. She watches Fortune set down a large stack of very warm looking towels, and she grins.

Swimming. Damian will like the swimming.

Her wolves run up and down the beach in excitement, and Moon knows it's time.

Disappearing back to Milliways, she sets it up so people can come and go as they need to, pleased with herself and her family.

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Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

Teja likes bonfires. He remembers the bonfire at Atton's birthday, nigh on a year ago, when he first realised, vaguely still, that he felt something about Charlie that was more than the promise he had given Demeter.

And two moons! They make it clear that he is, truly, no longer on Earth. What a lovely pace.

Re: By the Bonfine

[wheatencrown]

Teja is hugged by Demeter, she's missed him, but some time walking has helped to still some of her worries.

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

"Demeter!" Teja says, turning around to return her embrace.

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[wheatencrown]

"I've missed you. Tell me how you're doing."

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

"There is ever much to do, and many to speak to," Teja says.

Re: By the Bonfine

[wheatencrown]

"I hope most of it is speaking and doing good things."

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

"Oh, many things," Teja says. "There is much worry about Blodwen Rowlands; and I have not seen Ramon Salazar since he was a tree."

Re: By the Bonfine

[wheatencrown]

Demeter frowns and tosses something into the fire which crackles and flares,

"I turned him back and have not looked for him. I tire of his sense of self importance that he does not deserve. Who is Blodwen Rowlands?"

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

"An evil woman who can rot living things with a touch," Teja says. "She destroyed a tree outside, belonging to the girl Mary Lennox, and caused the hole in the floor, when she was fighting Yrael and Sameth."

Re: By the Bonfine

[wheatencrown]

"Is she a goddess and was anyone hurt?"

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

"I know not what she is," Teja says, "but she has great powers; and Sameth was hurt, the young prince from Yrael's world; he was poisoned badly, and needed his mother's magic to heal him."

Pause.

"He is something of an apprentice, or perhaps just one taken under my wings, as he works in the forge also; so I do take umbrage at her deeds against him."

Re: By the Bonfine

[wheatencrown]

"She has no right to destroy so. I'll see what I can learn of her. I'm glad the boy is well, of late Milliways has been full of too much excitement."

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

"I am glad, also," Teja says. "He is so curious and young and ungainly, and a bit overenthusiastic, and really, really bad at describing things; he reminds me of Adalgoth, a little. More than any that I have seen here, before."

Pause.

"Without any of the depth of feeling I shared with Adalgoth, but with much of that sheer enthusiasm and fearless youth that he had."

Re: By the Bonfine

[licensed-pro.livejournal.com]

"Fire good?" Charlie murmurs, half joking. "Hello, lover."

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

"It is indeed a good fire!" Teja says, turning to look at Charlie.

"And it is good to see you, my beloved."

He reaches out to touch Charlie's hand.

Re: By the Bonfine

[licensed-pro.livejournal.com]

He reaches out to twine his fingers with his lover's, with a smile. "Good to see you too."

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

"How strange love is," Teja says, "you touch me, look at me, speak to me -- and all the fear and worries of the last weeks slide away. There is only you who counts, then."

His fingers close around Charlie's, and he sighs deeply -- contentedly, at the presence of his beloved, and what it does to his soul.

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He pulls his lover closer, resting his head on Teja's shoulder. "What have you been worrying about?"

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

Teja rests his cheek against Charlie's curls.

"Many things," he says, softly. "What Ramon Salazar would do to those that mocked him while he was a tree. Whether Blodwen Rowlands will try and hurt Sameth again. Whether Carlotta is making the right choices. When I will see you again."

Pause.

"I often worry, and can easily imagine the worst, in all those matters."

Re: By the Bonfine

[licensed-pro.livejournal.com]

"You worry too much," he murmurs. "I do try not to mock any trees, and hadn't realized he'd gotten turned into one... Who is this Blodwen Rowlands?"

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

"She is an evil being who can rot living things by a mere touch," Teja says. "She poisoned Sameth, the young prince from Yrael's world, and he had to be saved by his mother's magic; and she rotted a great hole in the floorboards, in the bar itself."

Re: By the Bonfine

[licensed-pro.livejournal.com]

"Ah."

He's obviously missed more than he thought. "I'll have to meet her," he remarks, a little sarcastically.

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

Teja gives a great snort of amusement. "You might even get her to speak civilised to you -- you have that great knack of speaking to those that all else worry about. Perhaps you should join security, not I!"

He turns his head, and softly kisses Charlie's temple.

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[licensed-pro.livejournal.com]

"God, no," he laughs. "I'll attempt it, but mostly that knack you're talking about is just not trying to anger people."

Re: By the Bonfine

[ostro_goth]

"But you are amazingly good at it," Teja says. "And I think you do sometimes stand up to people, and mind not their anger: - just not those that all else have trouble with."