Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5824038-20151119155453/@comment-5824038-20160115105953

(And, the big day has finally arrived!)

When Talyaras got home she had to endure an hour of her mother shouting at her about responsibilities, the dangers of the city, and the importance of not disappearing. It was all stuff she had heard before, and she took little notice of it.

[Timeskip]

The day of the festival of First Planting had come at last! The city streets were heaving with locals and visitors alike, like stalls were selling their wares on every corner. Processions of dancers and musicians made their way through the city, and the very few practicing magicians in Mournhold put on fantastical displays. All in all, it was quite the celebration.

Talyaras and her family had been enjoying themselves, but the Bosmer girl knew that she would have to slip away soon. The opportunity arose when they went to see a mage demonstrating the uses of conjuration magic, as he summoned small ghostly creatures to prance about the stage. While her family were enraptured by the spectacle, Talyaras silently moved away form the crowd and rushed off in the direction of the city square.

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Xarxes had one last look at his speech. It was neatly written on fine parchment, and had half a dozen seals of approval at the bottom. The words had been carefully crafted over the course of the last three days, and he had rehearsed it almost non-stop.

'Sir? Are we ready to go?' came the voice of his assistant.

'Yes, yes, almost!' he replied, as he adjusted the traditional Dunmer magister uniform he had been given. It was uncomfortable and itchy, but the symbolic significence balanced this out. 'Okay. We can leave now.'

He stepped out of the room, and walked to the carriage awaiting him. In one hour, it would all be over, and he could finally return to Brightwall. The Senate needed him. Half the people on there were selfish sharks waiting to improve their own interests, and only Sofia had the balls (somewhat ironically) to stand up to them. Politics was not an easy career.