this morning medya put on her gauntlets and they fit perfectly
to describe my emotions requires a pile of words so here they are
delight accomplishment relief excitement pride encouragement love
also there was much exploration and now she can change how sharp her talons are without having to use caps so no more accidental punctures in my hide!
don't worry that didn't happen very often
anyhow to celebrate we took the day for ourselves but mostly for her
back when we were on the train to starilaskur rakela had something called a songbeetle (no idea why) that could echo any sound played into it and hers was filled with music she liked
while exploring the "tradefair" district we found a songbeetle vendor so we each bought one to be loaded up with a wide variety of music from all over khorvaire
we also found the perfect scented polishing compound for her – evergreens and something she calls "mountain air"?
then we took an skycoach to one of sharn's outer towers and found a very nice park where we enjoyed a picnic in the sunlight
medya was so happy she couldn't help but sing which attracted a small group of listeners and before long there was a circle of children singing along and dancing
i was so happy i actually joined in the dancing which i basically never do in public
for a moment it felt a lot like home
which was exactly what we needed
after that we visited a florist to get some houseplants that can survive without being watered for a couple weeks because the h&h could use more green but we seem to travel a lot
then we picked up our fully-loaded songbeetles and returned to the h&h feeling rejuvenated
we were just in time to help bell tidy up and ready the place for a small gathering of folks in the "missing pieces network" – a mutual support circle for forged veterans
ploughshare organized the meeting
i hadn't expected to sit in on it but they insisted we'd be welcome so we did
as folks arrived i worried that the talk of what they'd been through would put a dark cast on the day but the whole point was to lift up out of that darkness
they did discuss those difficulties ... but also of finding healing and joy so many ways that also reminded me of home
they sang together – ploughshare has a beautiful voice!
we also heard some good news
herringbone – the forged we met on that same trip – made it to his destination at "fort light" and is happily settled in!
the meeting finished pretty late in the evening but by then everyone was in good spirits including us so i'm glad we stayed for it
then it was off to bed ... though we were up a bit longer to explore medya's new gauntlets some more
i'm really glad her first day with them was a good one!