Submitted by Katri on Thu, 2011-10-13 10:21
Katri walked into the tavern from her stop at the town post, a nearly ridiculously thick book and some writing materials carried in her hand. She figured it was time she did some of the work that "enlightened" white hair had dumped on her for all her misbehaving. Not that the Uordeq girl would do so silently, she grumbled irritatedly to her self. To any one listening occasional words like "crazy," "idiotic," "ridiculous," "bunny obsessed lunatic" and "slave driver" could be heard clearly.
Her grey-black-ringed eyes scanned the tavern for an empty table, those that knew her could likely see a colder change in the aura around her. She seemed different. Finally settling on a table neat the left middle of the building, she dropped the heavy book on to it with a loud thump. Neatly tapping the stack of parchment she carried back into alignment, she sat down and unstoppered her bottle of black ink. With a glance at the book and and a quick shake of her head, she sweapt her dark hair up and pinned it into a bun using a long strip of red cloth to ensure it was secure. She flipped open to the first page and growled low in her throat when she saw the strange language written there. Sighing she closed her eyes and gathered her self, still mumbling under her breath. With a gaze that held mutiny, she opened her eyes again and began reading [decipher script].
Every few pages, she would stop and cast murderous glances outside before dipping her quill in ink and writing down a neat paragraph or two before repeating the process all over again. "Damn you, Astrum..."