Fall 35, 523 AV
It was her first day starting her new job and Vest was being escorted up the tower by Svantia to be shown where the birds were that she would be caring for. She had them stored on a separate floor from the crows and ravens so that they would associate that place with home. Not only that, but Vest knew just how vicious crows and ravens are towards pigeons so she also assumed that it was for their safety.
“This is the floor you will be at while working with the birds. There are currently eight of them left as two escaped and were attacked by the others. Untrained birds not associated with the flock here are immediately attacked and killed, so keep that in mind while training. Now, let me take you to where you will gather your part of the messages.”
Vest felt a bit worried at the mention that outside birds would be killed. She would need to keep her bird safe and see if she could get it associated with the others here. She wanted to ash right away, but she had no time as Sventia started moving again. Sventia leads Vest up to the very top and unlocks a heavy looking iron gate. She leads the girl inside and immediately to the left to show her a board with multiple envelopes pinned to it. She took one down and flipped it over to reveal a colored seal.
“This is a standard envelope and wax seal. There are no markings that suggest it is from anything important so it can be passed off as some rubbish mail. The color of the seal indicates how important it is and which ones you need to do first. Black is of utmost importance and should be delivered even if your life is put in danger. Red is a common letter and we tend to get a lot of those.”
Vest watched as Sventia explained the color system before she put the letter up and grabbed another. This one had a blue seal and no address, unlike the others and Sventia’s face grew serious.
“Now blue is for secrets that the sender doesn’t want revealed. You will not deliver blues, the birds usually deliver them. But on occasion that the birds can't carry the letter, you will be tasked with the job and given no other job with it.”
“Are these secrets that i may need to put my life on the line for?” Vest was curious as to why Sventia got so serious, but she just watched the woman shake her head.
“Not necessarily. These secrets are ones that the sender wants hidden. For example, a forbidden love letter between two parties could be a secret that a third party may try taking from you by any means.”
She seemed so casual when she spoke about the situation and started escorting Vest out of the room. But she could get an understanding of the situation and didn’t ask any further questions. Once again, she listened to Sventia talk about a few other rules and regulations, most of with just telling her where she can and can't go in the buildings. She also said there was a place in town she could go to get a city map made for her for two gold and recommended Vest stop by there so she can get something to familiarize herself with quickly. With that, she was given orders to begin getting acquainted with the birds and left Vest on the floor with the pigeons.
WC: 592
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It was her first day starting her new job and Vest was being escorted up the tower by Svantia to be shown where the birds were that she would be caring for. She had them stored on a separate floor from the crows and ravens so that they would associate that place with home. Not only that, but Vest knew just how vicious crows and ravens are towards pigeons so she also assumed that it was for their safety.
“This is the floor you will be at while working with the birds. There are currently eight of them left as two escaped and were attacked by the others. Untrained birds not associated with the flock here are immediately attacked and killed, so keep that in mind while training. Now, let me take you to where you will gather your part of the messages.”
Vest felt a bit worried at the mention that outside birds would be killed. She would need to keep her bird safe and see if she could get it associated with the others here. She wanted to ash right away, but she had no time as Sventia started moving again. Sventia leads Vest up to the very top and unlocks a heavy looking iron gate. She leads the girl inside and immediately to the left to show her a board with multiple envelopes pinned to it. She took one down and flipped it over to reveal a colored seal.
“This is a standard envelope and wax seal. There are no markings that suggest it is from anything important so it can be passed off as some rubbish mail. The color of the seal indicates how important it is and which ones you need to do first. Black is of utmost importance and should be delivered even if your life is put in danger. Red is a common letter and we tend to get a lot of those.”
Vest watched as Sventia explained the color system before she put the letter up and grabbed another. This one had a blue seal and no address, unlike the others and Sventia’s face grew serious.
“Now blue is for secrets that the sender doesn’t want revealed. You will not deliver blues, the birds usually deliver them. But on occasion that the birds can't carry the letter, you will be tasked with the job and given no other job with it.”
“Are these secrets that i may need to put my life on the line for?” Vest was curious as to why Sventia got so serious, but she just watched the woman shake her head.
“Not necessarily. These secrets are ones that the sender wants hidden. For example, a forbidden love letter between two parties could be a secret that a third party may try taking from you by any means.”
She seemed so casual when she spoke about the situation and started escorting Vest out of the room. But she could get an understanding of the situation and didn’t ask any further questions. Once again, she listened to Sventia talk about a few other rules and regulations, most of with just telling her where she can and can't go in the buildings. She also said there was a place in town she could go to get a city map made for her for two gold and recommended Vest stop by there so she can get something to familiarize herself with quickly. With that, she was given orders to begin getting acquainted with the birds and left Vest on the floor with the pigeons.
WC: 592
.