Signals and nightmares of a sunite (open)

[Keetena]

*two days after the incident with the vampire lord Keetena still was closed in her room, without feeding, crying and pledging for misericordy to all gods for her child, Braiden's legacy, so she took a decision*
*wheeping the tears she walks to the door and opens it, without a word until the balcon bellow she approaches Kale*

- Kale, meal to me.

Kale: - Yes Keetena, of course *seeing her disturbed face*, are you fine?

- No... just the meal please.

Kale: *nods*

*she eats with no more words, and in the end flips two coins over the balcon*

Kale: *worried* - Are you fine?

- No...

Kale: - What you'll do, I mean, you seens so different...

- I'll make someone pay, and I'll look for some friends to help... if no one can... so be it... I'll do it alone.

Kale: - Lady, maybe you needs think more... *he stops when see that she already left the inn*... I need send word to Jerico *sigh* this is weird *he stops his thoughts when a client asks for a beer*

[Keetena]

*Just after leave the Inn Keetena walks to the campfire, her mind securely closed in just one thought... she starts train at the dummy when friends approach*

Padrin: - Hello miss.

Son',ya: - Hey sister, how are you?

*after a brief time she finally notice they there and walks near to the fire...*

- Hello to you...

Son',ya: - Are you fine darling?

- No...

*silence*

- The baby is dead.

Son',ya: What?

- He killed my baby, and he'll pay for this... is still into me... silenced.

Son',ya: How, who?

Ailli: Oh...

- That vampire lord did, killed Braiden's legacy, and I promise he'll pay, I promise I'll take vengeance
for the child

Bora Yurden: - You said the baby is still into you? This can kill you.

- I don't care... I'm going to the last place where I saw he, if some of you wish accompany me, stay at will... if not I'll go alone.

*all of they specially Padrin tries put some reason in Keetena's head, but she seens obsessed, her face more white than the normal, her gaze directed and her expression blank with an unmistake mark of indignance and some other thing not to be expected in she... hatred? Until Redmist she said not even a word, but still they all followed she*

*they advance and enter the Redmist tomb, the waves of undeads surrounds they, as well as the trheats of magic, soon they are scatered in the middle of the disgusting deads... Son',ya, Bora and Keetena continues separated from Ailli and Padrin*

- A pity we met in such dire times ... dear (to Bora)

Bora: - Yes, but you shall remove the dead child or you'll gonna die.

- I don't care anymore... there is no time to this...

*soon they got separated too and Keetena was alone, in other time she would be worried, but she knows her friends well, she knows they are fine, she enter the place where Gial said the vampire did something to she he doesn't know what, taking a dead preserved undead headless she fix it at the wall with the lance he carried before decapitation and write at it 'you'll pay'*

*She makes her way back don't stoping at any time to collect not even a single coin*

[Keetena]

*taking her diary Keetena starts write*

*My lady, I ask you for forgiveness, cause now seens that I'll never forgive myself, today Ailli, Bora, Son',ya and Padrin accompanied me to another place of the evil thing, the tower east of here, a place of walking corpses and inteligent undeads, there I left another message after destroy a coffin 'you'll be destroyed' it said... but isn't matters, like Padrin said the child is gone anyway, Bora talked to me today, talked to much, and she has reason, for more that pains my heart and the more I wish be dead for such crime that I took part, I need continue, I'll be going to the temple in two days and find Tharius, I wanna another priest to the last trip of my dead child, and yes, Bora is right, if I do this now by certain I'll can be a mom in future... if I have one. Even if I need one to help protect and preserve my sisters and the land.*

[Keetena]

*In a rented room in Immersea's Inn Keetena receives a visit from Tharius, priest of the faith*

Tharius: - I came to see how are you faring. *from outside the door*

Tharius: - Come Keetena, open the door *he waits for a time*

Tharius: - Fine, if you don't wann... *the door half-opened, he enters and close it, he than looks to she, gaze to the ground she seens already thin and more pale than normal*...you're still not eating?

*still silenced her face serious blank and sad*

Tharius: *siting at her side, trying to look she in the eyes, but she looks to the other side* - Keetena, my friend, what happened to you was a tragedy, but we must confront how it was... do you think I liked do the ceremony to your aborted son? He was dead and to much young to have a soul to desire life back, trust me he'll gain another chance, if not in you, than in another, his soul isn't lost...

*whispering* - I'm praying for this each very passing day...

Tharius: *half-smiling* - I'm certain you are, I'm praying to he too... but i'm praying for you as well... you're losting yourself my dear, how many days since you ate something? You must recover, even if you're fine now after my healing spells... you're still weakened for all the process... please, don't let us lose so early a champion of our lady.

*half-grin* - Champion? Heh... I doubt... in the most a fool.

Tharius: - This' enough Keetena... you have friends, they're very worried about you, and how about them? You ever asked how they are feeling? They know you're killing yourself here locked in an Inn's room? Your days aren't ended and you'll find another one like Braiden one day...

- Braiden has nothing with this, trust me, I just still can't accept the baby's death.

Tharius: - And kill yourself will put the things fine? For who? Just for you? And the love of you for the others, doesn't counts? Or you're forgetting so much about yourself?

*remains silenced for a brief time and in a bit more loud voice starts talk again* - I'm hungry, don't you wanna accompany me in a meal? They aren't so good cookers here, maybe I'll need the help of a priest after done... *half-grin*

Tharius: - Hah! *grining* Come, I'll help you *offering an arm to she, Keetena accepts and soon is standed up*. The heart will need more time I know, but the body needs just a little couple of weeks to recover... if you help yourself.

*noding* - I will... *she tooks a ring from her finger and offers to Tharius* Please my friend, this ring isn't a luck one... he saw three couples of love hearts being separated... by certain it isn't a luck one...

Tharius: *reconizing the aliance Braiden gave to she and remenbering the previous story her almost husband told she about the origin of it, in a sadened man that was lost in his heart cause was abandoned by his beloved lady, and she told to he, Tharius just keeps the ring* - Maybe one day you'll claim it... maybe not, but I'll keep it.

- At will dear... thanks for all, really thanks.

Tharius: - Not a problem darling, it is a pleasure help a heartwarder of the faith *pushing she a chair* - Now it is time to eat.

*nods*

[Keetena]

*taking pen and parchment Keetena starts write a letter*

*To Son',ya of Sune, maiden of hope

Son',ya my darling, my dear sister, sorry for my disapearing but it was necessary, as you must expect I'm no more pregnant, my body is healing and I'll be as new as before... at least in body, my heart is still shattered... so to this incurable wound Tharius is helping me to restore the best possible, so you must presume where I am, know that I need this time alone, but I have great faith that very soon I'll be returning to do the best for us all... I'll not surrender my dearest and I ask you to do the same, cause you're one of my spots of light, and one of the best

Kisses and be fine
yours
Keetena*

*she takes another parchment*

*Galia Tireir, maiden of hope

My dear and beloved friend, it is with pleasure that I send word about me, as you shall expect I'm no more pregnant and I'm recovering the best I can with Tharius assisting me, at least for now I wish to be alone, but soon I'll return, please take very care of yourself, and talk to Bora that I am fine and very grateful for her help before my decision of abort my dead son... yes, he was a boy. There is another thing... I count with you cause at least for now I can't help anyone, please take care of Son',ya, we know how good one she is, but sometimes she seens so alone, our precious girl and sister.

See ya soon
yours,
Keetena*

*thinking she decides take a third parchment and start another letter*

*Bora Yuen, of the soft heart

My friend thanks for all the reason and care you had about me, I writed a letter to Galia asking to she send word, but I changed my mind and decided do this by myself... for now I wish to be alone, but please don't take wrong. You're a good one and deserve the best, without your help I should probably be dying or already dead, so I have no words to express my feelings, know that my invite to you join our dream, the Maidens of Hope, is still open and I'll be very honored and happy if you accept the invite, but don't take this as obligation, do as your heart says, you'll be anyway always very welcome

take care
yours,
Keetena*

*sealing all trhee letters she walks to where the caravans stop when traveling*

...

- Do you know if someone here is going to Isinhold?

*unknown one* - Oh lady, that caravan is going this very night

- Thanks

*aproaching a man who seens to lead the caravan*

- Hello I heard you're going to Isinhold, this is true?

*unknow one* - Yes lady is true, and I remenber you Keetena, it shall be good a great bard as you in our caravan *smiling*

*looking to the man* - Gladstan, I never miss a face, sorry, I'm distracted these days, I don't see you in ages, I think you don't wish hear my musics and histories at least for now... but this is a long history, I wish ask you a favor

Gladstan: - Well, I always hear even just your voice, but if you say *smiling*... ask your favor.

- Here, I wish you to deliver these three letters to their destinations, can you?

Gladstan: - O'course *taking the letters* well, I think that will not be so difficult find these, where I can?

- Oh, any trouble just let they with Kale in the Regal Inn that he will deliver, here, take these gold pieces for your help *giving 15 coins*

Gladstan: *smiling* - Consider done lady.

- Farewell to you and safe travels

Gladstan: - Farewell lady Keetena *gazing her back open mouthed when she turns back to the Inn*

[Keetena]

*she takes pen and ink and start write in her diary*

*Many months of so hard work to turn that old mansion in a better place of beauty, of course the place already was one, but not so beauty as in its currently state, me, the girls and all that helped, employeed or volunteers really deserve be applauded, but for now we have more pressing troubles, so hard work to do to just three of us, of course we need more sisters to aid, and for now we need more funds as well, but the first step already is done, even my lack in many weeks don't stoped the process, this is good cause we must continue if some are down to do so, until all can reunite again... the Sanctuary of Hope is far more than just a build, but a promise to all the good people of Cormyr that we care about they.*

//ooc: I wish to say my thanks in the name of all players involved to all the team and specially to DM Laurk for the excellent job

[Keetena]

*she feels the sensation of the fine silken sash whip in her hand, and this makes she feel even more in the urge to find answers, for days she is walking from library to library searching for references about a sunite called Leevoth, now she is the temple of Sune in Immersea*

Tharius: - I'm advicing the most sunites I can about the threat against our faith you related Keetena, I'm glad to inform that after the shadows who attacked you in Suzail, apparently no sunite was attacked yet, found any answers?

- Not yet dear, my only clue is this name... Leevoth... if he was a so faithfull as at appears to use so fine whip so he certainly left a history somewhere to be find. Anyway I'll contact you if I find something... do you min if I stay for now to pray for us all?

Tharius: *smiles* - This is good, you're always welcome child.

//ooc: I wish to say my special thanks to DM Usurper for the great thriller and emotion in Suzail's streets small quest, and all things related

[Keetena]

*she bathes in a small pool full of rose petals and exotic perfums, calmly she get out of the pool and walk to a chair dressing herself in a filmy red satim tunic, on knees she starts a pray*

- Lady love, your guindance as well as of all of our patrons, as expected proved true, now we are six, a half dozen to assist those in need, to feed the body, the mind, and the soul, to start this greater dream than our simple lifes, to plant the seeds of hope and break the chains of ignorance. Make us strong enough to resist the trials we shall confront, let our minds clear enough to remenber our place in this important step to simple people, the people who will love you and the others and themselves even more, with your graces and my heart I thank you; my mother, my love, my light, my good dreams, my Sune.

[Keetena]

*fastly and nevoursly the pen runs the diary pages, some tears often blurs the ink*

*No words can discribe how hurted my heart is just right now, of all beloved ones I ever lost, my missed husband Braiden Adulson, my disapeared sister Liahn, my destroyed sister Tabatha, and all so many others, no one had so acrid taste of unjustice and tainted evil as this attempt to destroy my beloved sister Son'ya... only faith can hold me and the certainty her soul is safe and fine and as ever smiling to me, involved in Sune's protection. The visage of her body all full of arrows near Redmist in that so evil tainted land comes and comes again to my mind, the tears seens never end, oh my lady love, guide me and don't let foul emotions drive my acts, don't let me be part of their games and schemes of suffering, betrayal and lies.
Phelzaron my friend told me banites are part of this, anyway I swear I'll find a way to restore the damage they done, they cannot kill a dream and they can't enslave a free soul as well...*
*She picks some parchments and other belongings in her room and than walks from Red Gripphin Inn leaving pinned in the board just one message, over the one telling about Son'ya's assassination and the threat to abandon all hope*
//The text says
*Until one of us stay alive hope will survive and no coward burglars and liars will steal hope from the good land of Cormyr, as the history tells you dishonor shall be your ruin, and I'll assist in it with my sister.
Signed: Keetena Silkhair of Sune*

*to be continued*

[Keetena]

*after some days without news and under disguise Keetena discovers Son'ya is alive again*

- Kale my dear, milk please, as ever

Kale: *surprised* - Miss, good see you, I thought... well since your elf friend... passed... huh...

- Oh dear, she is well and alive, those monsters couldn't end my sister light *smiling*, but I'll keep my eyes well open to any new threats

Kale: - I'm glad about this... you know, business always diminish when you girls vanish from here *laughs*

- I hope all will be fine now dear, well, excuse me, I need travel to Suzail, we have an infirmary and a full art and culture place to put in motion, and no one wil stop us *smiles*, by the way I'll say Son'ya you're happy about her fare

Kale: *nods grinning and shaking head* - You're welcome

*she leaves the place measuring witch one of her steps but with a confident grin*

[Keetena]

- Kale, my prefered innkeeper of Cormyr... better, my most beloved innkeeper over all Faerun *smiles*, I need a favor!

Kale: - Hmmm... to be adressed in so kind way I fear this favor...

- My darling, I always adress you in the most kind of ways... but don't worry, is a very simple one *smiles* I just need you deliver this letter when you see Cormac, I had no luck to find he in about one week.

Kale: - Oh, this I can do, yes... gimme the letter and I give it to he, unless you find he first, he's always here.

- Thanks a lot darling *kissing his forehead*

*The letter*

* These words are enspelled to be read only by you or simply vanish Cormac my dearest friend, I need your help, the threats against the sisterhood are greater than I thought and doesn't ended after Son'ya was almost terminated, I cannot say more by now, but I'm thinking about a way to defend my sisters, and I can trust only you, I don't felt so alone in ages, and I wish to say to you as well that I considered your offer and we'll be more than pleased about have your services to train our guards and help keep our sanctuary secure, the invite extends to your bride as well. I'll meet you just here in the Regal Inn, after I finish a job in Suzail.

Yours,
Keet *a red mark of lips* *

[Keetena]

*after some days without answer from her friends Keetena descends the Regal Inn Stairs and puts a small note in the board*

*Please cease the hostilities, I wanna talk with your leader
signed: Keetena*

[Keetena]

*Her body tensed, even if she doesn't saw the fires of adventure for weeks... Padrin was gone as well, like her sisters, like her gold and maybe even a large part of her hope, but still alive, she needs do something, she must continue, her own love driving she to such loss*

- My people, my loves... what shall I do... still useless here...locked in my own pain and lack of options, lady love, my maiden and sun even in the darkest nights, her the pleas and prays of your devoted heartwarder... bring back to your daughter hope... to help and assist my people to their best *gazing at the sky Keetena drop to her knees and starts a long pray*

[DM Grizwald]

As Padrin walks over the hills and comes upon suzails walls, he takes a deep breath and ponders the words he has thought of telling keetena for a few weeks now. He slowly makes his way through the crowds, heading to the sanctuary of hope.

Just then, she walks by. Padrin tightens up and looks away. "Not yet, he thinks to himself, i should wait till we get to the sanctuary. He follows keetena to the large mansion where he takes her inside for the long awaited discussion he needed with keets.

Hours go by and finally Padrin leaves the building. Rubbing his temples as if having the worst migrane of his life, he stands there slowly going over what just happened. Everything he planned to say never came out. He never was good with talking to women, but this time he knew what keetena told him was true. He just hurt one of his oldest friends, someone who has never done him any wrong.

"I have to make it up to her, there must be something i can do." He says to himself. The pain of knowing you were the cause of someone else's broken heart and their grief is one of the worst he has felt.

After that incident, Padrin exits Suzail's north gates and disapears as he has done so many times. Off to go reflect and ponder on certain events, and also find peace with himself once again.

[Keetena]

*From Keetena's diary*

My lady love I know I wasn't a good girl but your child just tried please you in the ways of passion... so left me remenber the incident of this day while I'm here exhausted after hours dancing with some of the pompous but funny nobles and riches of Marsember.
All the day started after I spent a good time of it telling a lot of people I wished travel to Marsember, well, I knew Padrin was asking for me so I took the wrong road and after some time, there he was, ready to talk and accepting my company... I must confess to you my lady, I never thought my men could be so hard ones, am I doing something wrong? Please enlight your faithfull. After some time we were in the road to Marsember, and I know he was drived not only for the certainty of my safeness but more for my company, if not only for it. It wasn't hard too to convince Padrin come with me to a room... well.. after all I used my charms and was at every time puting confidence about my good iuntentions... well, I told you my ways were in passion today, so I hited with my best in the art, my most relaxing massage and my sirenic voice, I know I could do worst... but after all he is Padrin and I had hope he could do by himself something. Than after I exposed myself in intimable and skinny ways to make things very very clear he just turned aside unable to continue. I know he is one of my best friends, and you my lady knows better than anyone how your faithfull needs truly friends... in the end I discovered this simple thing, Padrin really likes me, but can't betray his friendship, neither can't stop think about Shivata... What is done is done, I accept what I did, now I'll leave to Padrin decide... but it was clear he was jealous when saw me dancing in the Inn. Ow my sweet friend Padrin, you have no idea how I respect you, so much I learned to love you... but today I wished only one day, and you proved be so noble. I hope the gods bless you beloved friend and man, my sweet half-elf.

[Keetena]

*Padrin's love about Shivata is a truly one, as few I already saw in these lands... so as a good girl and servant of love I shall honour and respect it, since I'm a servant in the love dogma... I should had chose passion, but it's a bit late to this and by certain my goddess is satisfied the way I am. Now my prays and blesses shall be to the two happyness and joy, about me even when alone I'm complete, cause Sune fills all my days, so given time all shall be healed, and I already saw a glance of my lady nearer than I imagined, just hope all goes well this time.
I'm thinking about a small gift of my apreciation for true love, the piece is aready in my mind, just need find the proper jewelcrafter*

[Keetena]

From Keetena's diary

*The sweetest of all blesses love is unpredictable and hard to define but always easy to recognize. Your son, your friends, pets, you will love they even if you can't describe exactly how, and you'll care for they as well, unless of course you're tainted by other things than love... but still even in the darkest souls something exhist they care for... or at least I believe this way.
My lady love, when I was alone without company my eyes gazed one who ever loved me in many ways, as I ever loved her in many ways as well, but our minds occupied in others blinded us of some details... now Son'ya, my beloved and dearest sister is my lover too, I hope you accept and bless our union my beacon of light, my lady love who I love more than anyone or even myself, and with my very soul and all heart.
The ways of passion drived me to find a suited male to be the one to fertilize my once wounded womb, that now completely healed claims to fill the void of a special love I lost years ago, my taken son by the claws of the evil vampire lord. When my ways didn't functioned with Padrin and I found myself with Son'ya, after a time we started work in this, we found one suited enough, the always gentle Garistan. I suspect Son'ya like Garistan more than she thinks, and I confess I really like him, but not mucher than the love I share for all my best friends. I doubt Son'ya shall leave me, we are two and one, but I still fear hurt Garistan... he doesn't deserves. Sune, my most beloved, forgive any mistakes your child possibly did, but believe in your faithfull that I really did all for love, passion and beauty, and I'm certain I did well to please and praise you.*

[Keetena]

*From Keetena's journal*

I hope the dices lady loss are rolling to me stop soon of make room in my life, cause I ever looked for Tymora's luck. How could I imagine the same Talbot who once adressed me gently and by the name, asked me in past to even look in his larder when he had fear about demons hided there, the ephisode when we found the corpse of a tiefling; the same Talbot who once even flirted us in one or two occasions and pointed how he liked our cleavages; the same one who once was gladly and content with one of my singing shows I gently made free of charge in his stablishment, even before the time when the Inn was for property of Alea and Thorstein... now a pig of a man expeling me from his Inn for 'use less clothes', forgeting all the manners who ever were a mark of good inkeepers, but yes, I should had expect no more than this, my outrage was so great I even spilled one or two offenses about his now rebought Inn and his own change of attitude. In a land of honorable man by certain I'll not respect a man of double speeches and different words, but still hurts me see how someone who once respected me now act in so unpolite ways, still I'll pray to he my lady love, as I do for anyone.
But this is a minor problem when compared to the happyness of this day. I accepted gladly the path of love my lady, and Son'ya my beloved one accepted as well, and we soon shall marry... if only Jerico can do the cerimony so we can be even richer in joy... my ways with passion about others are sentenced to an end as I walk this path with whole heart, one more swited to your follower who ever look for the best of my cared ones and the people we love.

[OOC Note: All remarks, memories and comments in this post were IG interaction with Talbot When DM Possessed, and by any means I mean ofend or criticize any DM attitude - just to be clear ]

[Sarah]

*on long sunny day Son'ya travel around Cormyr seeking people who needed her help, after long day was over and the sun begin to set, Son'ya headed to Immersea where she was hoping to find an answer to question she has, she got to Immersea just befor sun was setting, she walked to the temple of Sune and kneel befor the statue as she prayed and hoping for answer to her question, she prayed softly with her eyes closed tightly and whisper so softly that no one could hear but Sune* "may dear Sune please annswer me. I have question that needs answer. my heart feel for two people and I need to know. one of them has asked me to marry them but my heart feel sad with out the other. is there anyway I can love both with out hateing them?" *sighs softly and finishes her prayer, she slowly stands up and moves to the statue where she place a potion of love infront of Sune befor nodding and then leaving*

[Keetena]

*Alone in a place in Redmist docks Keetena embraces and talk with herself, reciting to the waters.*

*Takes a deep breath gazing at the sea, and talk in a low tone.*

- One place to where I don't travelled, the seas.

- What mysteries you hide, wich gods shall walk laming at your surface?... May the fury of Umberlee or the grace of Deep Seshalas?

- How many vessels the sea already claimed? By tempests, by war, so many lives were lost...

- ... still no place can bring more life to us like the water that sooner or later run to you, to always fill this infinite source.

*sighing a bit*

- Son'ya my Son'ya, Braiden, you who I lost so young, I cannot stop think about you two when I stare at the sea, cause you ever bringed life to me when my hope was weak... like in an ocean your love, our love ever was infinite.

*lowering her hood Keetena turned back to a good rest at the Inn, passing a hand over her belly she smiled at the now dilated abdomen, carrying her three months generated baby.*

[Sarah]

*Son'ya kneels befor the statue of Sune with her hands over her chest and praying for answer for her lost love Cortiana, Son'ya weeps deeply with her eyes filled with saddness of the lost of Cortiana as kneels she talk softly and clearly hoping that Sune will answer*

Sune the love of my heart I come befor you seeking how I can bring Cortiana back to the warm love of my arms

I call to you in the name of love *looks up at the statue with tears running down her cheeks and onto the floor* please answer me...tell me what I most do to bring the one I love back

I would do anything to bring her back...I would give my life for her's

please Sune I need Cortiana...she mean so much to me I need her in my life...tell me what I must do to bring Cortiana back

*she remains praying to Sune for next faw days with out rest or having no food, she keeps praying for long as it takes for her voice to be heard*

[Keetena]

*Keetena prays to Son'ya be well and fine, she doesn't see her since the day of Tia execution, but the execution while a tragedy opened her eyes to her own lack of dedication in the last half of her pregnancy to the needs of the good people of Cormyr. Decided Keetena travels back to the city of Isinhold, where she shall return to assist the population for a brief time before find Abby, Keetena time to bring a baby to the world is very near, and she can't trust other more skilled than Abby to be the one who will bring her son or daughter to this world, after this she shall return as soon as possible to Suzail and do the final preparations to the festival in honour of the free city of Arabel*

*A small passage in her diary*

*Nothing can be better than grant my child a great future starting in the most gentle and benevolent hands of sister Abby, and at same time I'll be here to help the simple people and heroes of the small city of Isinhold... may the good gods bless us all in the task of aid the lands of Cormyr. My heart beats fastly and anxious to return Suzail and drive to Arabel, so much work to do, but so much reward in our souls.*

[Keetena]

*From Keetena's diary*

*These days in Isinhold are being truly interesting, I already met a lot of new adventurers, like the halfling Nura, the dwarf lady Coppler, Zakhary, Zakho, Persifal, the gentle half-orc, amongst many others; look at them is just like look at a mirror reflecting my own passing years lurking in crypts destroying the evil servants of uglyness... ah, I miss that times, must confess... so could be no less a pleasure bless them with the gifts of arcane I learned with Sune blesses in my bardic ways, so they can journey more safely trhought places eliminating the enemies of Cormyr and the threats that still terrorize the innocents. Times to times one wounded comes, and again with Sune blesses I'm able to assist them, fortunately the city seems safe enough... I only hope find sister Abby soon... I can feel the way for my offspring is short now. May lady love continue blessing so luck a child of her I am, granting me the proper ways to assist the lands and the people I love.*

[Keetena]

*In the sanctuary Keetena have a bath and walks back to her room, to craddle and feed her baby, Lauriston.
She has being living in sanctuary and far less be seeing in towns as her duties allow few time to act outside, sometimes helping in nurse the wounded and sick, or helping in cook, she seems always busy.
Today is other common day in her life... or it was. She looks to the mirror and for a very brief time she has the impression to see a scar in her arm, maybe she is imagining things, she was a long time in kitchen near a source of fire, but still that sent shivers to her spine, as a sunite of great faith she knows the lady sometimes send messages using mirrors or reflections, and they are always subtle, still she was near fire for long... she gets worried, something may be amiss, so after feed Lauriston she kneels and start pray for hours and hours until exhaustion seeking ilumination and clarify*

((this thread is OPEN to anyone who wish or have or had contact with Keetena, if you have any word to deal with her or while in sanctuary wishing to a representative there please be free to post here //

[Keetena]

*It seens to darken a soul the way is far faster than put light in some.
Today I discovered Yulena that once was of Oghma is completely changed, annoyed and begging atention from a drunken Ranan she spated disdain words and offenses at us, as ever I ofered my smile, but nothing touched her, all she did was blame Sharita and Shivata for something that happened to Kelric... I'm so far of politics and the struggles of law that I confess I ignore what occurred, as a fact she only stoped when finally duelled outside city limits with Shivata... it was pityful to see how her blind rage made her an easy target, a shame to see one I saw so noble now apparently complete lost.
About Ranan I don't know what happened, drinking a lot he was the shadow of the evil before, adressing blasfemies and dirty words to us maidens of hope, I confess I felt some pity of him, and would really feel more if I didn't know the monster the man I once loved can be. He is so certain Lauriston is his child that I don't really know if he was provoking me or only trying to find something to hold like an heir. The man that once was gentle now is a drunken idiot, arrested for cause disturbance offending a purple dragon... still I can't believe this will end here.*

[Keetena]

*From Keetena's diary. Words written after she had her child safe in home under her embrace*

*How they dare? My son, my most beloved son, child of Sune, more important than meself. They captured Lauriston, in a way I don't know, and I have to confess maybe not a mortal thing... for the 'glory' of the nasty, most coward, damned lord of murderers... I know my lady only knowns about love, but I am not perfect as she is, and I can't avoid feel this rage within myself, for what could happen with Lauriston. By the good gods, I still can't avoid the tears, and the outrage for the crime they commited with an innocent baby. Cowards and liars they are, but if there is any justice in this world I am certain they will never prevail.*

[Keetena]

*From Keetena's diary.*

*So many months locked in the Sanctuary, Lauriston recently completed his 2 years and apparently we are safe now, after all loses, specially our beloved Manshin, may Sune embrace Man in love to cease the hate of his enemies. Today I finally had the courage to relax a bit again and allow myself a time to make new friends, and how sweet it was.
In Isinhold I found Aren Moonbolt, didn't see the girl in ages, and she is a pearl of purity, so sweet with his companion, the taste of love is like the purest melody in my lips, and met other of the people, Corellon certainly can be proud. But the best surprise came unexpected, Crom appeared, my big fella, without Man he is probably the second male I care more, after the rock-head Padrin of course.
Crom have a home now, in Eveningstar, where the people respect and care for him as the true hero he is, even now as a squire again in the service of the Crow. Crom accepted my help to finish clean his house and preapre his meals for the next weeks, until him can find a proper cooker and cleaner, funny to say this looks like vacations for me, I'm so happy, and I will bring Lauriston too, after all he have the blood heritage to taste the coldness of Eveningstar. Life is perfect.*

[Keetena]

Many years, loves and songs, and even battles, I lived most of my life here in Cormyr, but nowadays the time passed for me, I feel it is time to go, I'm not juvenile anymore, and if not by my lady love favour (and the magical cosmetics) this could be visible in my face.

It was long ago I retired as adventurer, since I got pregnant of my second child, Lauriston, nowadays a tought boy, tragic to remenber I never told him about the child I lost, never was something something easy to recall, even harder than remenber the husband I lost and the many friends who died during the times I used a bastard sword or a whip to fight for Cormyr freedom and glory, and more after this, like Manshin, one of the most gentle souls I ever knew... and I never had the chance to assist my dear sister Galia.

With passion and love I fought, and even if the dark arms of death got very close to my soul, close enough to embrace me a few times, the love of Sune prevailed, and fortunatelly I still breath.

But everything is past now... many months ago I made my decision, in the same day I saw his head in a stack at Redmist borders, Ranan, the father of my only alive son. Our child is my spot of light and anchor of happines and joy. Lauriston isn't a child anymore and as such I told him everything about his father, Ranan strange behaviours and even about how I sensed he had some kind of tragic past he ever hided, a past that mixed with his choice for a god made him one of the more interesting and gentle companies and in same hand one of the most cruel men I ever knew.

Still even if I am a good person, I respect the freedom of all to choose their own roads, and so I only lectured Lauriston about his father deeds and acts, but never told him to oppose Ranan, this is his decision to make, when adult. In my heart I know Ranan will return, his thirsty for power is greater than death and his favour by Lord Strife makes him relevant in his god's plans here in Faerun. But my time here in Cormyr is over.

Now while I write my last words in this journal I'm about to close, I cannot stop the tears that come easily, I was famous here in past but very few know me nowadays... this should sadden most bards, but I feel my time here is over so I depart with a lightened heart. I have many roads in mind, I want show the world to Lauriston, but my final journey will be back to Icewind Dale, where I was born, and where I wish to be in my last day in Faerun, before join my lady Sune.

- Thank you Finnegar, Ranan, Son'ya, Padrin, Manshin, Braiden, Galia, Liahn, Tabatha, Cormac, Aren, Darkharp, Abby, Yulena, Kelric, Jerico, Crom, Tia, Gial, Sharita, Vind, Torgeir, Shivata, Nura, Alea, Thorstein, Garistan, Bora, Ailli, Tharius, Gladstan, Phelzaron, Jacob, and the many dozens I forgot mention.

*Keetena closes her red and delicate journal and smiles to herself, looking to the stars and the rest of the caravan, now passing Cormyr northern borders. Keetena let herself be hugged by her son.*

- Lauriston... one day soon you will decide your own journeys, and if you desire you can return here, but for me your love is enough, and the roads ahead are long my child.

*tears mixed with a smile Keetena bids her last farewell to her greatest loss, her first child who died in her womb here in Cormyr, a man she never had the chance to baptize, if born his name shoud be Braiden, like his father*

*Lauriston* - You said something mother?

- Yes my son, I said I love you. *grins*

[Keetena]

Keetena opens her leathered diary, this new one have only new songs, poems and passages about her life after leave Cormy, than she starts write on it

*A month ago I received a sealed letter from Son'ya, inviting me for her marriage, with Brezzen. I felt happiness and joy, Son'ya is one of the few persons able to make me move my way back from Icewind, and for the sake of love I would never forgive myself if I didn't. Nowadays Lauriston is a growed boy, with some instincts of his mother, and maybe some of his father, he left to travel the World just three months ago, but I'm still his mother, his family, and I intend to make my way back, so he'll have a safe heaven to return... as long as lady Love allow me to live here. Very soon after my arrival and after the first meet with the lovely couple, Son'ya invited me to assist them against other remnants of the disgusting undead army of Ulrog, and I did, thinking about remenber the old days when I battled against these abominations and offenders of beauty, but I couldn't, in the end I chanted to them, helped casting protective melodies, but remained invisible, in the back, almost vomiting because of the putrid stench of death and decay, by the love of the Lady, I didn't remenber how disgusting it was, and I realized, as I did more than a decade and a half ago, my times of adventure are gone. Brezzen said that would be an honour if I chant in their marriage, and the honour, maybe he can't realize as I do, is all mine. After the 'adventure' Son'ya travelled with me to show some new places of Cormyr, specially the bardic school at Marsember... while travelling I couldn't stop thinking that I have to visit some other persons, if I have the chance, but I didnt talk anything to Son'ya, she maybe would not understand why I have to talk with the father of my son. These years changed me too much, more than even I could imagine when younger and more fool, nowadays my soul and body serve love, of the paths of the lady I abandoned passion, even before leave Cormyr, my bed shall have only me now, until my very final day.*