Part II: The AmorosiLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 46th Year, Spring Ah, the spring of the forty-sixth year. A time of rebirth, of new beginnings, of fresh growth—and of course, the most exquisite political deadlock. As it stood, the Amorosi deceived themselves into thinking they were having a civilized discussion about something of cosmic importance... Continue Reading →
2.1 The Arbols
Part II – The AmorosiChapter 1 – The ArbolsLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 44th Year It may hearten you to learn that not every thread of this grand tapestry revolves around my inestimable self—though, if I had my way, it would, and the tale would be all the richer for it. But alas, A’H’s tiresome... Continue Reading →
2.3 In the Beginning
Part II – The AmorosiChapter 3 – In the BeginningLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Spring Arbola Forest, bathed in the soft, nascent light of Spring, was a picture of serene duplicity. Everything looked so pristine, so harmonious, but I knew better. The tensions of the council chamber were a cancer eating away at... Continue Reading →
2.2 Languishing
Part II – The AmorosiChapter 2 – LanguishingLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Spring Oh, how delectable was the discord that soon festered in Arbola Forest - it became a symphony of mortal frailties that I surely would have savored at the time had my gaze not been fixed on grander schemes! Yet even... Continue Reading →
2.5 The Dread
Part II - The AmorosiChapter 4 - The DreadLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Spring The most fascinating thing about mortals is their complete and utter predictability. They flail about in a world I so carefully crafted for them, and when they encounter a little suffering, a touch of chaos, they call it "dread."... Continue Reading →
2.4 The Blight
Part II - The AmorosiChapter 4 - The BlightLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Spring I must confess, slogging through this tedious tale of Nathily and her saccharine Amorosi kin is a chore I endure with gritted teeth—surely as agonizing for me to recount as it must be for you to wade through, when... Continue Reading →
2.1 The Arbols
Part II - The AmorosiChapter 1 - The ArbolsLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 44th Year It may hearten you to learn that not every thread of this grand tapestry revolves around my inestimable self—though, if I had my way, it would, and the tale would be all the richer for it. But alas, A’H’s tiresome... Continue Reading →
2.7 The Next Azoras
Location: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 46th year, Summer to Autumn Oh, the utter, magnificent despair of a mortal trying to change who they are. They believe that if they simply cut their hair or change their clothes, they can transform their very souls. It’s an adorable delusion, like a child putting on a cape and... Continue Reading →