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2603
| Not much happening here. A peaceful year. |
2604
| 23/11 | Arrianne's
4th Birthday party - lots of strange people
and presents.
Wooden horse, pendant and bracelet from Hethcanter & Tess. Dark mauve dress from Tess. Arri's stuffed toy bear called Grizzly. First strange dream - no one around. |
2605
| 05/04 | Palasdine Empire fends off third attempt to retake the Island. Their forces are now well and truly dug in and being re-supplied. |
2606
| 26/06 | Arri
is taken on a tour of the surrounding area by her maid. She accidently
pushes a boy (Ryan)
into the local well.
Hethcanter returns just before the Mid Summer Festival. He and Arri play mind games - ie sensing things with eyes closed. A group of travelling performers also arrive led by Augustus Smith - jugglers, actors. Beth tells the girls a story about the Lady Mercy. Arrianne prepares for school in the village Arn and Brook become friends. They play together all the time. Kethry begins learning the lap harp. Arri learns her way around the library and sits with her father a lot. One morning Arri wakes up and has different coloured hair! |
| 28/07 | The
Empire push inland.
Palasdine forces land and take Ruga. |
| 02/10 | Palasdine takes Sulin by sailing up the River Ium. |
| 08/10 | Hethcanter
uses a spell - Summon Righteous Winds to ground 2 Palasdine warships on
the banks of the Ium. The crew are then hit by a "Sunken Earth" spell.
Arri's dreams continue - HC visits again - checks on her progress and plays a few more games. He tells her to keep things to herself and not to worry her parents. Will she and why? She also senses something different about HC but not what. Arri can sense who has entered a room without looking or hearing! |
2607
| 12/06 | Palasdine
Empire builds a large fortified Citadel in middle of Rugan /
Sulin divide called Stargalin. Palasdine soldiers press north into Esia and Yarili but are fought back. |
2608
| 09/03 | Mirren marries a local man called Tay. Tay is the son of a farmer called Lyle. Arri attends wedding as a Bridesmaid. Arri gets a new maid, a young woman called Sallymay. Kethry falls for young Brook. |
2609
| 15/05 | The Yarilian King - King Krusus, leads an army against the Palasdinian General - Wyldis. Wyldis is slain but Krusus is also Mortally injured. There is much mourning. |
| 23/11 | Arri's
birthday - she is given her first pony called Gentle and taught to ride.
While out shopping with her Sister at a market stall, Arri senses danger and life under a dress on the stall - she stops her sister from touching it. A snake slivers out. |
2610
|
Year |
A lull
in the war as both sides regroup and the war becomes one of assassination
and subterfuge.
Rumours about the Palasdine Empire abound… they use slaves, control people with magical metal collars and use magic to trick people. Arri discovers the ability to hear heartbeats and sense life. She can send her hearing out to overhear any conversation. Mirren
eventually has a baby girl. She asks Arri to name it as Arri has been visiting
her a lot and helping her through the pregnancy.
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2611
|
Year |
A strange
man lurks around Wild Court.
Arri sees the man vanish. Beth refuses to have guards posted around the
Castle despite Ben's wishes.
A week later Tess arrives to stay - a long overdue visit to catch up with her friend Beth… Arri hears them talk about Aduna and how much they miss her. A General Brody comes to stay - along with fifty soldiers and Jadian (who befriends Arn). The Castle is overrun with armour and weapons. Ben goes into hiding. Arri hears a lot about the war. |
2612
| Nothing to report. |
2613
| The
Fall of Gost Arnan
Gost Arnan is invaded by the forces of Palasdine, taken and renamed Sirilium. 7500 Palasdine troops land and re-fortify the city after 3 weeks of bombardment from both land and sea have flattened most of Arnan's defences. |
2614
| Men
are recruited from Esia for the war in Yarili. Arn leaves and joins up.
Ben begins speaking out against war. Some local Lords take a dislike to his speeches. Beth has to accompany him on his trip to Merlendy, leaving Arri as Lady of the House. There are terrible storms. Then an important visitor comes to stay the night, sheltering from the rain and lightning. It is Aslan - The High King of Daas. He is on his way to Merlendy to meet Hethcanter and the other heroes but is suffering in the lightning storms… he cannot channel at this time and feels weak. He is accompanied by his friend and bodyguard, Doman (one of Gray's legacy). Arri caters for him and look after him while he is ill. He does not forget her and wonders who the hell she is. His proper name which he calls himself is not Aslan, but Tean. |
2615
| As
the Palasdine war gets closer to Esia - people begin moving away. Most
of the men / boys have been recruited or have gone into training.
The village near Wild Court becomes one of women and old men only. Kethry
discovers the World Song
for the first time - she is frightened
Palasdine Empire has now well and truly occupied Esia. What
of Daas?
Aran rules over Daya as Lord of the Landsgard. His wife Parri has now had 9 children - Jolin, Jase, Farah, Karly and Murlin. Tana rules over Evaldevost and the Haimish. She has not married, instead devoting all of her time to Sheba - Her blessed daughter. Sheba is the same age as Aslan, Arri and Always. Sheba
is kidnapped by insane worshippers of Emonra
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