10 July 2004 Pink(?) potion from Ayame – got Ishu to us Green(?) potion is healing Corks also have info written in Japanese – sometimes contradicts the colour ***** Paraquote of Flora’s last vision: - cup - tough time - Winter Ruler will drink - Tough times will go away ***** - dead bodies from hidey hole – we bury in garden - Morwyn by tree - Bunny makes a plaque ***** INFO: Horn: get notes from Welwyn Leaf of Life [Note: Not sure what went on here] ***** 37 dross in bag – we use 4, leaving 33 ***** Outfit of Morwyn – riding outfit? - dirty on knee - pants & top - pure white - lace - pearl buttons - leather padding on inside of knee Unicorn: knew she lied – they were his/hers [notes: Not sure what went on here, but Flora earned 2 XP at this point, wish I had recorded more about why] ***** Little girl’s diary - Morwyn acting funny - Girl bored - Hearing impaired - House Dougall (deformities) - Wants to run away - Secret - going alone to Queen Mab (in Kingdom of Apples) -wants to become leader of Dougalls - said to possibly be leader of all fae in North Am. - likes Ferileth - Lenore / The Princess Lenore / The Heir to …. / etc. - 13 years old ***** Unicorn – loses some of the sadness - gains anger re: death of Morwyn ***** Behind tapestry in Grand Audience Hall: Passage to David’s bedroom - note – lovers’ note - from Morwyn to David (!) - begs to reconsider marrying Ferileth - 2nd reason: fears Eilunned woman for her upbringing - “don’t start tour” in Melga’s Atlanta (Kingdom of Willows) - dated 2 weeks before marriage - plain room for a high king’s domicile - open book/notebook: development of new kind of special metal - worried about Kingdom of Willows where it is being produced ***** Ferileth’s Room - beautiful, elegant, but ‘sense’ of darkness - uneasiness - Eilunned spell work has been done here - Even on real side, open window gives a sense of ‘bad Dreaming’ - Plain clothes – black and silver - Astonishing mirror o Push pillow against left wing § Voice: “I seek only good for the people of this world, yet they hate me.” § “…and my tears reflect all that goes wrong. I am afraid of my guardian. I do not understand why David insists we start our tour there.” § Sobbing o Different pillow – moans of ecstasy o Clothing – “Uncle Melga, I don’t want to!” § “Why do you always wear that mask?” § “I know, you taught me!” § “Ow! That hurts!” § Oh. Alright, I won’t mention that again. Don’t do that!” - decide to touch just about everything to mirror o nasty letters § take David away, therefore no queenness [W: for Ferileth, I presume] § Red Branch (Knights loyal to David) can’t help her § “My Lady, I know you have many sorrows. I have to go tonight with the sword because it is calling me in a certain direction. I wouldn’t leave you otherwise. Put your trust in Sir Lleu, he loves you well.” Sir Seif ***** Down spiral staircase - room with pictures - still life of red apple with unconscious Bunny before it - Flora vision (?) recap (?): o Winter King will come when Summer King’s time is over o When all the parts of the key are put together o Beware Heroth - painting of battle bulges [W: I am a bit fuzzy on who says what here, especially further down] o female, beautiful woman with three dogs walks out of painting to us o one of the Moirae (?) (servants of the Fates) o “You have seen much that should not.” o Clears Bunny’s horror – wipes memory o “The Loom of Fate binds you tightly to a certain box.” o “The Keramet carried it (one of the dead) o “the box had a soul (human) in it” o “our fate is irretrievably tied to the human whose soul is now not human” o “box is in the hands of the man who flayed the Keramet” o “contains human soul of a likeable person just appeared in your world” o “soul is not likeable” o “beware, as he believes he is the Winter King” o Heroth (name of the ‘likeable guy’? / bearer of the box?) o The Keramet died – box is in the hands of the one who flayed him § The soul must be brought back o “the Firbholg will bring it to the fleshy realms” o warning” “raven’s crook, crone visage” o “the Keramet, that creature, it’s box had it’s pull. Despite their power, the Sidhe are replete with weaknesses. They must exchange their souls.” o “someone is coming across with a Sidhe body, but now a human soul.” o “the Mute is far more than one enemy. § His entry is a danger to the true order of things § He defies Fate’s Wheel in his arrogance § The Paths of Balor are open once again § The path lies free. § Disregard this warning at your peril.” ***** - 3 silver paths in Dreaming garden: o right: #1: biggest, but cracked o middle: #2: narrow, 1 footstep wide, tarnished o left: #3: 2 persons wide, silver with crack in it (not as many as #1) ***** “Cold Iron” book - how to use the dagger - who it has killed - who has used it - looks like [W: looks like I didn’t finish writing this info :o( ] ***** Flora goes weird again! - “Leaf of Life …….. - What is life? - Life is blood. - KenKen, you said it. Oh, KenKen. - Leaf of Life …….. - What is life? - Life is blood.” - blood on page of book!! - Kenning shows Glamour! - Shape of a unicorn - We go to the Unicorn [W: 5 more XP awarded here – to everyone?] ***** - Unicorn tells story of how Morwyn got the Unicorn - Tells of the Protector visiting Morwyn - Morwyn told David not to trust the Protector – David too open and trusting - Morwyn followed the Protector one day, when the Protector tried to kill the Unicorn - When the Protector attacked with ‘the’ dagger, Morwyn threw her cloak over the Protector – Ensnared - Morwyn cast spell – made sheath out of the leather cloak – dagger could not damage - Unicorn drove the Protector off ***** wide path – leads to homestead, where many artisans for the High King have their shops middle path - ? #3 – trees, trees, trees - fortress “Rivenwood” – where Red Branch Knights are (supposedly loyal to King David) ***** locket on Unicorn – is box that will hold hair of the Protector – we place it there