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Early March, Early April » Gift

[shadowthief]

{March
[A small token heart with a number 1 carved into it is left on Jesper's pillow with no word, or note to go along with it.]

{April
[Another wooden heart token has appeared on Jesper's pillow, this time with a 2 carved into it. Perhaps the approximation handwriting in that carving is familiar enough, should he wish to investigate the concept further.]

package, june 2

[carmesi]

[when the caravans arrive from their travels to drop off supplies from not-so-far-off lands, certain parcels get pulled away and taken to go through customs. they are not for businesses nor for sale, but for individuals. the fact that they are for summoned individuals raise an eyebrow.

and so, through customs it goes, opened, inspected, and then—when none of the items are deemed as questionable—they are repackaged and sent to their designated recipients.

jesper will receive a couple of items. one is a pair of wooden combs, soaps, and several bottles that, upon closer inspection, will reveal to contain shampoo, conditioner, and lotions.

there is no letter explaining the contents of the parcel, but there is a single note. it is blank at first, until jesper holds it, and then swathes of scarlet magic will reveal writing, as if it were happening right in the moment by an invisible hand:

Please share these with Inej. Be well.]

Magic Message - Night of the Attack

[a_better_man]

[The words that appear are shaky and hastily scrawled with no attention paid to anything but getting the words down.]

jesper please tell me youre alright

please be alright

Re: Magic Message - Night of the Attack

[itookashot]

[ Jesper's pissed but not at Mat, so he responds right away. ]

I'm alright.

They destroyed Libertas. Not Cadens. Wiped it off the bloody map.

[a_better_man]

i know

they showed us jesper

they showed us while they did it

but they didnt say where

i dont know what happened

[itookashot]

They wanted you all to think they blew up Cadens, otherwise they would have clarified.

What happened is that Thorne wanted an excuse and they got one. Which is pretty suspicious considering ALL of the delegates got attacked. And now Free Cities has an excuse to attack.

Mat, you all need to get out of there.

[a_better_man]

they say it was the cities that moved first

a court mage was murdered

that is unlikely to be an option now

[itookashot]

They're lying. EVERYONE was attacked at the same time.

Mat, I'm going to find a way, and I'm going to come and get you and Rhy and anyone else there. This isn't our war, I'm not letting any of us be collateral for their bullshit!

[a_better_man]

someones playing a very complicated game aren't they?

jesper dont be a fucking idiot. its no safer you trying to get in than me trying to get out. we cant be stupid about this. im not in immediate danger.

[itookashot]

Yes, I don't know if it's one of the leaders or someone else. Someone else did get all the Summoned out of Thorne and they haven't been seen since. There could be another group involved. We don't know.

Listen, I know Free Cities, they wanted this. They have been waiting for it. They're not going to hit one of Thorne's lesser cities, they're going to go for the castle!

I'm not running there now but I'm going to make a plan and we're going to make it happen because I'm not leaving you in that castle!

[a_better_man]

i fucking hate politics

jesper...

your passion is both touching and humbling but this isn't some romance ballad. the lands in which we live are at war. openly and truly now. we have got to be smart about this. heads down. if the cities are going to attack you couldn't get here in time anyway.

if everyone was waiting for things to ignite then they're going to be prepared. thorne struck first so they had time to prepare for retaliation. i'm safe right now.

let me worry about me. i'm excellent at it.

[itookashot]

This is not my first time navigating an impossible situation, Mat. I’m going to make a plan I’m not going to just run off, but you’re my friend and my lover and I don’t leave those in danger.

Maybe we should all get out. It’s not like here is safe either. We could go to the Singularity and the area around it where none of them can get to.

[a_better_man]

and it's not my first time being under threat of danger. i am asking you jesper to hold off on any plans. i can't live with myself if something happens to you. and we don't know what tomorrow's going to bring.

a lovely thought but not in the least sustainable.

[itookashot]

A lot of people died. We can see the smoke from here.

[a_better_man]

I know. What I saw was enough to make me sick up.

But you and I are still here. And logically speaking, we here in the madlands are too valuable to the crown to not defend spectacularly.

[itookashot]

Once they let us go there, we'll know how bad it was. The Summoned here want to help out, but don't know if there are many people left to help.

We should've all run for Solvunn! Maybe quiet farmland is the best.

[a_better_man]

I hope it's not as bad as it looked from here.

Fuck me, maybe we should have. But we didn't and now we're stuck in opposing kingdoms, with only magic to reach out to one another. I suppose if nothing else I could give ballad writing a try, I think I've enough experience to pen one at this point.

[itookashot]

[ Jesper has to laugh, despite everything. ]

Are you telling me you're going to write an epic tragic romance about us?

Because low key I'm into it.

[a_better_man]

No I'm just saying that it would make a good one. I've never actually written a ballad in my life, and the gleeman that taught me didn't get that far in our lessons.

I can't even play an instrument beyond the hand drum. What we'd end up with is a bizarre poem.

[itookashot]

Well now I'm just disappointed, Mat.

I probably shouldn't be flirting with you at a time like this but it's better than wanting to assassinate Thorne's queen.

a day after libertas attack

[carmesi]

Hey, you.
Checking in.

[wanda is fully aware that in the midst of a war-like strike, distractions can be costly—even deadly. she doesn't want to put jesper in a situation where he's paying attention to the words in his vision when he should be keeping himself safe.

thankfully, no further attacks have taken place since.]

Re: a day after libertas attack

[itookashot]

Hey, you.

It's practically snowing ash at the moment. So things are doing just great here.

[a_better_man]

You really shouldn't be disappointed, it would likely be awful. You have an unrhymable name, to start with.

And better than losing our minds or weeping, I suppose.

[carmesi]

See if you can cover your nose and mouth if it's too thick. Otherwise you might find yourself with a nasty cough. Cover as much of your skin as you can, or it might get irritated.

It is easier to clean up from surfaces with some water, but do it gently.

[advice brought to you by constant air raids in sokovia]

I understand all the Summoned were in Cadens at the time?

[itookashot]

You can use my nickname, Jes. It rhymes with yes, which is what I like to hear anyway.

[ Rimshot. ]

The Crows usually laugh in the face of danger, it's our trademark, but it's difficult to feel it right now. We'd just been in Libertas for a festival. There were a lot of good people, innocent people.