[Dictated/Action]

[lightbranded]

 [Will had left the castle early in the morning, long before the sun was up.  It was nearly Spring.  And that meant one thing to him.  That it was time to watch the flowers grow.

He heads out to the garden and finds a comfortable patch of grass.  And then he lies down on his stomach, and he watches.  He watches as the sun rises and the morning frost vanishes.  He watches the dirt and the plants all around him.  And eventually he pulls out his journal and dictates into it in a dream-like tone of voice.]

This time of year is marvelous, isn't it?  That time in between winter and spring, when it is neither and both.
 

Comments

[fanstheflame]

[in the midst of shoveling his yard....]

I'd like it better if the snow would melt faster.

[lightbranded]

I don't mind. I like snow. Of course I like all the plants of spring and summer as well.

[fanstheflame]

Were you here last year? When we all had to clear it away ourselves?

[lightbranded]

No, I think I missed that.

[fanstheflame]

It actually happened right after I got here .... everyone had to shovel away the snow, cut up the ice on the duck pond ... even do stuff like help wake up the hibernating animals. It was bizarre... but it was good, hard work, and I got to meet a lot of good people.

[lightbranded]

It sounds like marvelous fun. [Will is grinning at the idea.]

[fanstheflame]

Once I got over how weird it was? Yeah, it really was. Even if all I was doing was helping shovel. There was one girl - she isn't here anymore, but ... she brought cocoa and tea and coffee around to everyone working in the cold.

[lightbranded]

It does sound fun.

[voice]

[nukeoleptic]

[ She sounds just as fond. ]

It's pretty nice, isn't it?

Re: [voice]

[lightbranded]

It really is. I'd forgotten how much I missed this sort of thing.

[voice]

[nukeoleptic]

Have you ever grown anything? In a garden, I mean.

Re: [voice]

[lightbranded]

AT home, yes. Mum had a kitchen garden for vegetables.

[voice]

[nukeoleptic]

I'm gonna start one here. You should help me!

Re: [voice]

[lightbranded]

I would like that, I think.

[voice]

[nukeoleptic]

You could grow the same things she did, if you wanted.

Re: [voice]

[lightbranded]

I suppose I could. It would be something to do.

[antimafia]

[He's walking outside, enjoying the almost-spring as well.]

In-between times like that are always the most pleasant.

[lightbranded]

[Will looks up from his position in the grass.]

I don't know about most pleasant. I like most seasons.

[antimafia]

Really? But the middle of summer is rather hot, and the middle of winter can be too cold. Everything has its down sides.

voice;

[storiestotell]

[ She was watching the sunrise from her window, journal open beside her. ]

It's very peaceful.

Re: voice;

[lightbranded]

I do like that about it. The quiet, I mean.

voice;

[storiestotell]

Especially in the morning like this. Not many people are usually up early.

Re: voice;

[lightbranded]

I think a lot of people in the castle like to sleep later. I never see very many people about early.

voice;

[storiestotell]

That's a shame. Why waste the day away when you can accomplish so much!

Re: voice;

[lightbranded]

I've always thought the early hours of the morning were some of the best parts of the day. Its a marvelous time, really.

voice;

[storiestotell]

They are. Watching the sun rise and the sun set are both wonderful.

voice;

[lightbranded]

Ah, I've always liked to do that.

[Will pauses and continues on thoughtfully.]

Are you new in the castle? I don't think I've heard your voice before.

voice;

[storiestotell]

I just arrived here a few days ago. My name is Katherine!

Re: voice;

[lightbranded]

Nice to meet you. My name is Will.

voice;

[storiestotell]

Likewise, Will.

I must admit, with the morning looking as nice as it is, I wish I had my friend Kailash were here. It's a perfect morning to go flying.

Re: voice;

[lightbranded]

...Flying? is your friend a bird?

voice;

[storiestotell]

That's right! She's a snow goose and a very dear friend at that.

Re: voice;

[lightbranded]

How marvelous! I've never seen a snow goose.

voice;

[storiestotell]

She's absolutely wonderful! Here, let me show you--

[ Grabbing a pen off the nightstand by her bed, Katherine set to work on sketching out a picture of Kailash. She continues to speak into the journal in the meantime. ]

I found her when she was but an egg and when hatched, she thought of me as her mother. Her parents had died before she was born so I raised her myself.

Re: voice;

[lightbranded]

She sounds like a good friend.

voice;

[storiestotell]

She is. [ And before she even realizes it herself, she sighs a little. ] I really do miss her.

Re: voice;

[lightbranded]

Loving bonds, between a friend and a friend or between family and family, are the most powerful things of all. There can never truly be an end to them. Not even through such a situation as this. Because no separation is forever. The things that truly matter all exist outside of time.