Life, interrupted

by Nepheri

The city of Whitestone. I understand where it gets its name from. But right now, it's less of a city and more of an eerily quiet tomb. Except I'd feel at home in a tomb. They're relaxing places of contemplation and rest. This is just life stopped in its tracks. I don't sense death, exactly - just life not present.

Vax'ildan helped us navigate the city, and we tried to keep away from the giant insect-like snakes burrowing through the area. But they caught up with us just as we passed by a giant tree at the centre of the city. While the tree might symbolise life, the remnants of one of the scouts sent to the city were nearby, several of the people frozen in place had become food, and both Lavia and Phennyr were in grave danger. I will continue trying to keep everyone on this side of death until it's genuinely their time, but I'm not sure what this version of the Raven Queen thinks...

We made it to the castle anyway and got some warmer clothes. Somehow, the sadness and loss these walls have seen still linger and makes the halls even more devoid of life. We found Vax' parents and his aunt, Cassandra, frozen solid like everyone else. They look like kind people. I hope we cat to talk and not just me speaking at a funeral.

The question now is, do we wander the castle looking for unlikely signs of life, or do we head down below to investigate this Spinning Orb od Death without a proper rest first. While I could certainly do with some rest, I'm reluctant to let these people be neither dead nor alive much longer. They need to be allowed to push to either side.

On a personal note, I wish I could figure Lavia out better. I think she's flirting with at least Dworik, but I'm not sure. Is she flirting with me? Is ay of it serious or just the way she tries to connect to people? Not that I mind. She's gorgeous and kind and having her attention makes me happy. And I hope Dworik gets to feel the same. I've never been good at understanding jealousy - if she can make several people feel better, that seems fantastic. Death awaits us all; it seems wasteful to not enjoy life. And watching her certainly helps me move on from... Yeah.

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