"I am surprised you didn't seek a bed at the abbey, then. It's a comfortable place.
She's at least the third person since my arrival to openly express surprise that I didn't seek shelter at the abbey. I sometimes wonder if such places are less retreats devoted to lofty pursuits than colonies of a certain sort of leper. It's not just that those like my own order shut out the outside: in another sense, it's as though the world is happier to have walled them away. "I spent a lot of my young life cloistered, but I've spent many years traveling, and to be honest, I'm in no hurry to be put walls between myself and the world again. I do intend to pay my proper respects one day soon."
She introduces herself as Noma, and the other, gruffer woman gives her name as Syl. "Noma. Syl." I taste the names as I say them, committing them to memory. "Good to meet you both."
They ask after the skills I mentioned, and I brush wet hair back from my face. "I certainly didn't want that to come across as arrogant. Meant only that perhaps I can be of service." A thin finger of cold water makes its way down my neck. "I've a scientific education, knowledge of woodscraft, and a number of experiences that could prove salient."
We are joined by another person, and I bow my head politely in greeting. "Does anyone know if there were actual witnesses to the event?"
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Date: 2012-02-16 07:31 am (UTC)She's at least the third person since my arrival to openly express surprise that I didn't seek shelter at the abbey. I sometimes wonder if such places are less retreats devoted to lofty pursuits than colonies of a certain sort of leper. It's not just that those like my own order shut out the outside: in another sense, it's as though the world is happier to have walled them away. "I spent a lot of my young life cloistered, but I've spent many years traveling, and to be honest, I'm in no hurry to be put walls between myself and the world again. I do intend to pay my proper respects one day soon."
She introduces herself as Noma, and the other, gruffer woman gives her name as Syl. "Noma. Syl." I taste the names as I say them, committing them to memory. "Good to meet you both."
They ask after the skills I mentioned, and I brush wet hair back from my face. "I certainly didn't want that to come across as arrogant. Meant only that perhaps I can be of service." A thin finger of cold water makes its way down my neck. "I've a scientific education, knowledge of woodscraft, and a number of experiences that could prove salient."
We are joined by another person, and I bow my head politely in greeting. "Does anyone know if there were actual witnesses to the event?"