Video | Imagination 6, ridiculously early

[wisdominshadows]

How quickly the months fly, do they not? And here we are once again, with another mission and another puzzle.

We're set for a jungle, this time. Something... immediate, I think. A new problem, though no less destructive for it. One that brings a sudden blast of fire and pain to the world.

[Sighing]

If anyone cares to speculate further at this hour, I'll be making myself a cup of tea in the dining carriage. And if that doesn't work... well. We'll see if we reach that point.

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[marriedanidiot]

[ She nods, and says quietly ]

My youngest son, my husband, and my eldest son perished by fire.

[wisdominshadows]

Ah.

[She pales.]

I'm so sorry.

[marriedanidiot]

[ Nerdanel shakes her head and tries for a smile ]

It was... a long time ago. I will cope. Tis just... a little disturbing.

[wisdominshadows]

If you wish, I can make a cup of tea for you.

[marriedanidiot]

If you do not mind? I could use... a little company.

[wisdominshadows]

Of course.

[She's already moving (not that that's hard; Zelda's unlikely to get to bed after this).]

Please, come as soon as you wish.

[marriedanidiot]

Thank you, I will be there shortly.

[ She dips her head and is there shortly, still a little pale but she smiles to see Zelda. ]

Thank you for the company, as much as the tea!

[wisdominshadows]

'Tis no trouble, truly.

[A small smile, then she pushes a cup of tea toward Nerdanel.]

Please, take as much as you need. I'm happy to make more.

[marriedanidiot]

Thank you. Are the visions common for you?

[ She smiles, accepting ]

[wisdominshadows]

They're not common, usually.

[Indeed, they're more regular on the train than they ever were in Hyrule. In its own way, that's a fact as disconcerting as anything else about their current location.]

But I've had them since I was a child. It's... supposed to be a gift in my family, if a rare one.

[marriedanidiot]

Oh dear. [ Nerdanel says sympathetically, having heard poor Earwen's tired sighs about her brilliant daughter and sons. ]

I hope they were not so frequent as the Train induces?

[wisdominshadows]

Not quite, no. A few times a year, usually.

[She doesn't think she could cope with any more, to be honest.]

The most important ones are more insistent, but those usually repeat themselves over time. The frequency of different visions is new.

[marriedanidiot]

Far more reasonable than here.

[ Nerdanel nods ]

For me, also, this is unusual. Perhaps it might be more likely for my more talented kin, but this is ... quite wearying.