43rd of Spring 514AV
The bitter wind nipped at Grace's shoulders as she walked down the University's halls to the library. Jeno trotted beside her, he usually did since her stride was so long. He was cold too, his ears held tight to his head and his tongue was kept in. It was spring, and even if the sun was giving off heat, the wind was stealing it. Finally she reached the door of the library, stopping in front of it. She hoped they didn't kick Jeno out, he was a Deerstalker, but he was a well behaved dog. He wouldn't attack anyone unless they attacked her, in which case, it was fair, was it not? Ah, no one's kicked him out before, he should be fine. Grace told herself, scrubbing the dog's ear who sat patiently beside her. No matter how cold it was, that dog would sit beside her while she ruthlessly refused to let him enter the warm room. Grace stepped into the library, the warm light that radiated from the lanterns was welcoming. She gave a little snivel, the wind had made her sinuses liquid and she hoped it would clear up as she heated up. Jeno was close to her knee, the unfamiliar places always kept him close. He would probably want to explore in a bit or he would find a chair to lay down under and take a nap. She could be here for a long time, and the dog was perfectly content with sleeping during that time.
She had wanted to get over her for the past few days, Kavala's personal library just didn't quite have what she needed. She wanted to learn more about two Gods in particular. Nysel and Eyris. Her parents had deprived her of learning about Gods, saying that Sylir was the only one worth worshipping, if she felt the need to worship at all. Now her hunger for knowledge was digging into her free time. The librarian was an Akalak, naturally, it seemed that the blue men made up well over half of Riverfall. Grace sent him a quick smile, hoping he wouldn't ask to help her with anything, she wanted to find it herself. It occurred to her that he might say something about Jeno, but when he didn't, seeing that the dog didn't intend to bother anyone in the silent library, Grace's shoulders relaxed in relief.
The task proved easy enough when she found a section labeled Religion. Grace's long strides took her too the shelf and she searched the books, which were in alphabetical order for the two Gods she was interested in. "Ah ha." Grace's finger, which had been sliding along the soft spines of the books landed on one labeled Eyris. It was a rather large book, which was somewhat fitting for the Goddess of knowledge. A little farther down she found a few books on Nysel. They all covered different topics and Grace picked up the first. The Dreamlord's Ancient Cult: The Cytali
At the mention of the word cult, Grace slid the book carefully back into place as if it would detonate. Cults were bad news as far as Grace was concerned. But then again that was what her parent's had taught her. Grace shrugged it away, deciding she would dwell on the subject, in case it was bad news. In fact the idea that the God she was curious about had a cult, turned her off to learning about him. It was a childish anyway. Grace thought to herself, not wanting to mess with anything that could be bad. Her parent's close-minded teachings still having quite an effect on the girl.
Grace flipped the book on Eyris over in her hands, deciding she could do with a bit more books. Maybe something on working with foals. It was foaling season and though Grace knew a bit of what to do with the young horses, more knowledge wouldn't hurt. She intended to volunteer to help Kavala out with a lot of things, wanting to learn from the Konti, so it would be good to brush up on some things. Grace strode to the animal section, Jeno tagging along beside her. She found two books on horses and one on dogs. Strolling through the library Grace picked up a few more books. She pulled her miza's out of her pocket, deciding she would copy a few to keep for herself. Splitting the stack, into three, Grace walked up to the librarian. She set two books in front of him. "Could I have these copied? And check these out?" She slid another two in front of him, on a separate pile.
"Most certainly." The Akalak pulled out a registry, listing the book she was renting down "How about that one?" He nodded towards the book on Eyris in her hand.
"M'just gonna read this here, if ya don't mind." Grace switched the book between hands, taking the two she was renting as he handed them to her to sign.
"That's okay. To copy these books it will be __ mizas, you can come pick them up in about twelve days." Grace thanked him, giving him the mizas and walking back into the depths of the library to read her book. Jeno was at her feet again, stepping on her heels. She nudged him with her foot, a bit annoyed with the dogs attachment to her. But she could never really hate the poor thing, she loved him too much. The library was medium sized so Grace found a seating area quickly. Comfortable chairs and a little more light to read by were placed strategically around the small area and Grace said down at one, opening her book to read about this new Goddess.
She had wanted to get over her for the past few days, Kavala's personal library just didn't quite have what she needed. She wanted to learn more about two Gods in particular. Nysel and Eyris. Her parents had deprived her of learning about Gods, saying that Sylir was the only one worth worshipping, if she felt the need to worship at all. Now her hunger for knowledge was digging into her free time. The librarian was an Akalak, naturally, it seemed that the blue men made up well over half of Riverfall. Grace sent him a quick smile, hoping he wouldn't ask to help her with anything, she wanted to find it herself. It occurred to her that he might say something about Jeno, but when he didn't, seeing that the dog didn't intend to bother anyone in the silent library, Grace's shoulders relaxed in relief.
The task proved easy enough when she found a section labeled Religion. Grace's long strides took her too the shelf and she searched the books, which were in alphabetical order for the two Gods she was interested in. "Ah ha." Grace's finger, which had been sliding along the soft spines of the books landed on one labeled Eyris. It was a rather large book, which was somewhat fitting for the Goddess of knowledge. A little farther down she found a few books on Nysel. They all covered different topics and Grace picked up the first. The Dreamlord's Ancient Cult: The Cytali
At the mention of the word cult, Grace slid the book carefully back into place as if it would detonate. Cults were bad news as far as Grace was concerned. But then again that was what her parent's had taught her. Grace shrugged it away, deciding she would dwell on the subject, in case it was bad news. In fact the idea that the God she was curious about had a cult, turned her off to learning about him. It was a childish anyway. Grace thought to herself, not wanting to mess with anything that could be bad. Her parent's close-minded teachings still having quite an effect on the girl.
Grace flipped the book on Eyris over in her hands, deciding she could do with a bit more books. Maybe something on working with foals. It was foaling season and though Grace knew a bit of what to do with the young horses, more knowledge wouldn't hurt. She intended to volunteer to help Kavala out with a lot of things, wanting to learn from the Konti, so it would be good to brush up on some things. Grace strode to the animal section, Jeno tagging along beside her. She found two books on horses and one on dogs. Strolling through the library Grace picked up a few more books. She pulled her miza's out of her pocket, deciding she would copy a few to keep for herself. Splitting the stack, into three, Grace walked up to the librarian. She set two books in front of him. "Could I have these copied? And check these out?" She slid another two in front of him, on a separate pile.
"Most certainly." The Akalak pulled out a registry, listing the book she was renting down "How about that one?" He nodded towards the book on Eyris in her hand.
"M'just gonna read this here, if ya don't mind." Grace switched the book between hands, taking the two she was renting as he handed them to her to sign.
"That's okay. To copy these books it will be __ mizas, you can come pick them up in about twelve days." Grace thanked him, giving him the mizas and walking back into the depths of the library to read her book. Jeno was at her feet again, stepping on her heels. She nudged him with her foot, a bit annoyed with the dogs attachment to her. But she could never really hate the poor thing, she loved him too much. The library was medium sized so Grace found a seating area quickly. Comfortable chairs and a little more light to read by were placed strategically around the small area and Grace said down at one, opening her book to read about this new Goddess.
To the GraderI bought two books. A medium sized book on foal training and a light one on horse diets. I also borrowed a medium one about Akinva Deerstalkers and a light one about meditating. I'll let you decide the prices because I'm not quite sure what they would be.
PC/NPC Talking -- Common -- Thoughts
PC/NPC Talking -- Common -- Thoughts