Her trip to Tevinter, as an invited academic had been nice. She had dressed in a pretty green gown, had an interesting murder mystery, and had been sent home, all without causing an incredible scandal. And, she had secured more money for her research. Magic would augment potions and elixirs just fine, but when the proper mage wasn't there? And it really counted, physicians needed to be able to adjust dosage properly to heal even a newborn. Her studies and experiments had been able to prove it could happen. And her next steps? Figuring out just how minute she could trace potions, elixirs, and poisons down in someone's blood. She had known early on that she could trace certain things with magic, but, being a useless mage herself, she wanted to make sure those of magical persuasion could solve these things without.
And having secured additional funding, she could do that now. The Tilani family would be a great benefactor for her work. They'd basically given her more money that she had ever seen in her life. Philanthropy work, the woman had said in the letter that had come a few days ago. She had met the wife while in Tevinter, and then the woman herself the night of the ball. A lovely couple, and she hoped she'd get to see the two of them again one day. And then there was the question of if she'd get to see her friend again. Surely he'd come back to Val Royeaux soon enough, and she needed to get over her silly fear of being outside if she wanted to travel around to the different countries and study their plants. So many goals she needed to work towards, and a life of leisure that Luce had given her.
She wondered what her half-brother was up to today, after all -- the other half of the house was rather quiet the past day since her return. She had chalked it up to Luce and Maeve being busy with the baby, and she was certain she'd see them at breakfast in the morning. So, as she rose from the bed to go snuff out the lights around her library room, she paused as she thought she heard foot steps in her hallway.
He would be the only one up at this time of night, but he wouldn't be coming to her at this time of night, if it wasn't an emergency. She flew to the door, throwing it open, before a hand could even knock, her robes and hair disheveled in her flight from across the room to close the space as fast as possible.
@Lucien Beauvais
Background Song - Duran Duran, Ordinary World
And having secured additional funding, she could do that now. The Tilani family would be a great benefactor for her work. They'd basically given her more money that she had ever seen in her life. Philanthropy work, the woman had said in the letter that had come a few days ago. She had met the wife while in Tevinter, and then the woman herself the night of the ball. A lovely couple, and she hoped she'd get to see the two of them again one day. And then there was the question of if she'd get to see her friend again. Surely he'd come back to Val Royeaux soon enough, and she needed to get over her silly fear of being outside if she wanted to travel around to the different countries and study their plants. So many goals she needed to work towards, and a life of leisure that Luce had given her.
She wondered what her half-brother was up to today, after all -- the other half of the house was rather quiet the past day since her return. She had chalked it up to Luce and Maeve being busy with the baby, and she was certain she'd see them at breakfast in the morning. So, as she rose from the bed to go snuff out the lights around her library room, she paused as she thought she heard foot steps in her hallway.
Luce?
He would be the only one up at this time of night, but he wouldn't be coming to her at this time of night, if it wasn't an emergency. She flew to the door, throwing it open, before a hand could even knock, her robes and hair disheveled in her flight from across the room to close the space as fast as possible.
@Lucien Beauvais
Background Song - Duran Duran, Ordinary World
06-15-2024, 11:55 PM
