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Thinlómien · 03-14-2009, 05:56 PM

Modtryth was pleased. Like she had guessed, there had been lots of slender but strong branches long enough to serve as poles among the spare wood from the massive cuttings. With a little help from his friend Garstan, her husband was able to make them just as she had wished them to be. The two men also helped her to stick the poles to the ground in a nice circle and make a rope to connect the tops of the poles. Modtryth then went to find the pretty lanterns bought from the Mead Hall and yet unused at Scarburg and hung them to the rope.

"Aren't you going to light those?" Stigend asked after a while when Modtryth was admiring the work of her hands. She cast a critical look at her husband. A smile played on her lips. "They will be lit when it's time."

Stigend knew better than to ask her to elaborate, and even if he hadn't, he wouldn't have had the chance to ask any extra questions, as right at that moment a cheerful voice boomed: "Modtryth! Here come the branches you requested and the kids have the flowers... the boys didn't enjoy playing flower maids, though, I reckon!"

Lithor laughed as he approached arms full of beautiful branches. Matrim and Balvir at his wake were also carrying many, and every kid had a huge bucket of flowers in his or her hand. Despite what Lithor had claimed, the boys actually looked quite pleased with themselves, especially as Modtryth broke into a long praise upon seeing they had found some decidedly blue forget-me-nots.

Modtryth urged the five men to arrange the branches all around the settlement. She herself walked around with the kids, hanging the flowers at good places and also tied some of them around the poles supporting the lantern ring.

Everything was done in a surprisingly short time and the rather austere-looking camp had turned into a flowering shrine to celebrate love, fertility and an important union between two families. The men, the kids and the woman who had worked to achieve this stood side by side, pleased with what they saw.

"You may stay here and admire the work of your hands for a while, I will go and check if the Lord and the Lady need something else yet to be done, or if Frodides still needs assistance," Modtryth said.

03-14-2009, 05:56 PM	#11
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Modtryth was pleased. Like she had guessed, there had been lots of slender but strong branches long enough to serve as poles among the spare wood from the massive cuttings. With a little help from his friend Garstan, her husband was able to make them just as she had wished them to be. The two men also helped her to stick the poles to the ground in a nice circle and make a rope to connect the tops of the poles. Modtryth then went to find the pretty lanterns bought from the Mead Hall and yet unused at Scarburg and hung them to the rope. "Aren't you going to light those?" Stigend asked after a while when Modtryth was admiring the work of her hands. She cast a critical look at her husband. A smile played on her lips. "They will be lit when it's time." Stigend knew better than to ask her to elaborate, and even if he hadn't, he wouldn't have had the chance to ask any extra questions, as right at that moment a cheerful voice boomed: "Modtryth! Here come the branches you requested and the kids have the flowers... the boys didn't enjoy playing flower maids, though, I reckon!" Lithor laughed as he approached arms full of beautiful branches. Matrim and Balvir at his wake were also carrying many, and every kid had a huge bucket of flowers in his or her hand. Despite what Lithor had claimed, the boys actually looked quite pleased with themselves, especially as Modtryth broke into a long praise upon seeing they had found some decidedly blue forget-me-nots. Modtryth urged the five men to arrange the branches all around the settlement. She herself walked around with the kids, hanging the flowers at good places and also tied some of them around the poles supporting the lantern ring. Everything was done in a surprisingly short time and the rather austere-looking camp had turned into a flowering shrine to celebrate love, fertility and an important union between two families. The men, the kids and the woman who had worked to achieve this stood side by side, pleased with what they saw. "You may stay here and admire the work of your hands for a while, I will go and check if the Lord and the Lady need something else yet to be done, or if Frodides still needs assistance," Modtryth said.