Dinner at the lakeside

July 4, 2021 trade school
When we got to the eating-house a young man let us in and showed us to a table at the window (as I’d asked; they have large glass windows on the side of the water). Riei asked for a screen so we could be on our own a little, and…

Back in Tylenay

July 1, 2021 trade school
Neither Riei nor me wanted to stay in Silvermine or close to the bandit village any longer, so we collected Erne and Arin and the mules and Erne’s borrowed donkey, and Tarn who was really interested in going to school in Veray, especially because he’d talked to his old grandfather…

Captain Aidan writes to his brother

May 16, 2021 trade school
Alysei Aidan astin Velain, captain of the regiment of Turenay, to Alysei Athal astin Velain, king of Valdyas. I’m writing to you as one brother to another; your clerks will probably deal with my official report. That official report says that I detained Rayin and Doryn, formerly of the council…

In Silver Village

May 15, 2021 trade school
It was strange to be without Riei! Though I could still feel her in my mind, that made it less bad. And I was with Venla and Fian and Lochan and Liase. The village already knew we were coming, more than half the people there are gifted! And all the…

Not a Dog Person.

May 6, 2021 trade school
In the evening, in our bed, Leva and I had a loooong talk. She told me that doctor Airath was worried about me, about me having problems with, well, doing more than cuddling, and that he thought she’d better keep an eye on me. I daresay he’s right. I still…

Think while you work

April 25, 2021 trade school
Sometimes I want to jump out of my skin with happiness. (Sometimes I don’t.) Tylenay may not be the best place to be, it feels less safe than even Veray, but just like in Veray we’ve got people looking out for us, and I’m doing what I do best. The only…

On a Day Out

April 25, 2021 trade school tylenay
On the eve of the day of Anshen, we all went to High Penedin, on the other side of the lake. It’s quite a trip, over two hours with donkey and cart. It’s the only time the doctors take off, every other week — the other week it’s Serla and…

Fish, Iron and Love

April 15, 2021 doctor cora trade school tylenay
In Tylenay From Tal Rayen to Tylenay is about a day and a half. You have to go the little river port place again, and then further east-north-east. Or maybe that’s not exactly correct. I’m not a cartographer. The road was pretty amazing, though, well graded, with a good, deep…

Tal Serth and Tal Rayen

March 31, 2021 trade school
We stayed a couple of days in Tal Serth. This is probably the place in Valdyas where the best glass is produced, and some of it can even compete with glassware from Idanyas. Leva was really interested in seeing how all of this worked, and especially in how various metals…

A departure and a ducking

March 21, 2021 trade school
And now it’s my turn, Arnei Riei’s, to write down what Leva and I are up to. Right now, that’s a trip along the Rycha. That means, Gralen, Tal-Serth, Tal-Rayen and Tylenay. Leva and the other students at her school are going to measure the incline of the Rycha river,…