A long way to the gate

[Anastasia]

d100 real quick. Real talk, we're mostly doing odds and ends before vacation, with more plot hitting when we resume.

[Nephrite]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d100 : 92, total 92[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

You went sub table. Gimme a second d100.

[Nephrite]

I swear.

[blockquote]Rolled 1d100 : 95, total 95[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

Scary!

You settle back in atop for perhaps 20 minutes before, "Hello, Moore," Villisa calls, flying up from behind you.

[Nephrite]

Great, it's Dragon Aunt after all.

"Lady Villisa." Moore says as he turns his attention to her. "How can I help you?"

[Anastasia]

"Oh please, Villisa is fine." Villisa flies over and sits next to you, all warm smiles, "Romance is my domain, so I wanted to ask you how things are going with your sweet Ilsenine."

[Nephrite]

"We both have our duties, but we find time for each other." Moore says with a smile. "I was actually going to invest in making a mirror in my room I could use to talk to her more directly."

[Anastasia]

"Oh! How lovely," Villisa sighs, "I made one for Cresiel, but it was unfortunately broken." Then she perks right back up, "Tell me, is money a concern for it?"

[Nephrite]

"I've found that the higher and higher I climb, money becomes less of a concern for me." Moore says with a simple smile. "I could invest in it."

[Anastasia]

"Lovely, but if you do need aid with that, I'll be glad to help you." Villisa promises, "Lovers should be close and united, don't you agree?"

[Nephrite]

Moore laughs quietly. "You sound like what I imagine the first few lines of sermons of a Sharessian to be."

A smile as he turns to look out over the fields around his fortress. "You're right, though. I hope she's able to visit at some point, if just to take a break from her own duties. No rest for the wicked, as they say, though."

[Anastasia]

"A Sharessian's sermon would begin with more of an emphasis on pleasure," Villisa retorts, "How true, tasks drive us all. Then we'll need to make sure she can have a vacation, don't you think?"

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "Perhaps when the immediate threats are dealt with... but I could make that excuse forever, couldn't I?" Moore says, laughing quietly. "I'll have to plan to do something soon."

[Anastasia]

"Seize the day!" Villisa agrees, "Go for it and take your chance, Moore!"