A bitter guardian

I wish I had a more comforting reply.

Sun, 03 May 2015 17:10:19 GMT

It's too easy to drown in memories.

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But doesn't everyone?

Sun, 03 May 2015 03:17:09 GMT

I loathe doctors.

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Nursed back to health meme

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 02:02:13 GMT

Battle's aftermath

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She's right, of course.

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 02:00:32 GMT

What we need is an adventure.

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Unexpected, but appreciated

Sat, 14 Mar 2015 01:35:46 GMT

Back-alley battle, with an unexpected assist from Fortescue.

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This is getting to be a theme...

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 04:10:13 GMT

Drinks with Anna

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Sequel to a kiss

Mon, 26 Jan 2015 02:21:36 GMT

Drinks with Fortescue

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Hurt/Comfort meme

Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:42:48 GMT

A helping hand.

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Wed, 10 Dec 2014 01:42:12 GMT

She's an unusual friend, with other unusual friends, but a friend nonetheless.

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Sun, 07 Dec 2014 03:02:30 GMT

Sorcerer of another kind, yet not so different at all.

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Anna's aftereffects

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 19:01:30 GMT

Fallout isn't always bad.

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Boy in trouble...

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:27:26 GMT

Only marginally more volatile than your average teenager...

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Not in the holiday spirit.

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:24:08 GMT

Does this make me a Scrooge?

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Should've brought my hat.

Sat, 29 Nov 2014 22:18:18 GMT

Bookshop encounter in the rain.

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Mending a Split Soul

Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:42:35 GMT

(Continued from here...)

After tea, of course, and a quick trip home to collect what he needs, Horvath returns to Anna ready to make a trip to the astral plane. He's returned with a bag, and spends a few minutes puttering with dried things in jars and tins, making a sort of potpourri in a stone bowl that's already blackened inside. He does pull a heavy magic tome out of thin air, consulting it briefly with reading glasses perched on his crooked nose.

"All right. Chairs, or floor?" The book is gently vanished back to wherever it came from, and he looks for a good patch of open floor space for the ritual circle.

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In search of aglaophotis...

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:31:25 GMT

Walk in the woods... and beyond.
(Alternate Link)

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It came down from the mountains...

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 02:38:31 GMT

"The wind has teeth." The boy said...

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I don't have an answer

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:00:53 GMT

What keeps you going? Somewhat maudlin of me, perhaps, but it's a question I've found myself asking all too many times.

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Dragon in Winter

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:46:09 GMT

Unexpected visitor

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Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:37:52 GMT

Familiar Faces

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Late 19th Century England; a Quest & an Ally

Sat, 09 Aug 2014 01:20:31 GMT

(Continued from here.)
Some artifacts are lost to the mists of time for good reason, and this holds even more true for items surrounded by myth and legend. Those relics built up by false legends, which only fall apart under the scrutiny of modern reason, spread disillusionment in the world. Those surrounded by real magic, on the other hand, are even more dangerous uncovered, with the inherent risk of falling into the wrong hands.

The eldest of Merlin's apprentices has been around more than long enough to know the difference, and it is the latter kind he seeks. He did not set out, long ago, to become protector to an ever-growing vault's worth of dangerous magical items, but his master entrusted him with two objects that must be closely guarded, so what difference does it make to watch over a few more? Maxim Horvath was raised to use his magic to protect humanity, from themselves, if need be. The artifact he is chasing down now he would destroy if he finds a means to do so safely. Some items have their redeeming qualities, and thus are stored and guarded, but this object can be used only for ill. It is a cup, more properly a chalice, enchanted to accept a ritual that marks a specific human target and will deliver a poisoned drink to them alone. That anyone else may drink safely, and examine the chalice without finding any trace of toxins, makes it the ideal weapon for an untraceable assassination. The design is archaic, now, but to illusion the chalice into appearing as a more modern drinking vessel would be the least of tasks for any sorcerer of merit. The chalice only came to his attention involved in rumors of a Morganian assassination plot, and while he'd prefer to keep out of world politics, Horvath feels a duty to keep the Morganian influence out of them, as well.

There are three separate reports of the last sighting of the chalice, and each one more or less rules out the other two as being plausible. With the Morganians spotted poking around two of these possibilities, and the third option out of reach, Horvath is forced to pursue all avenues. He is not without allies, but they are fewer than once they were, and he has left a handful to guard the crypt that may contain the chalice. Alone he's come to race against his enemies down the other path of possibilities, and found an unexpected assistant in Dr. Evangeline Nix. Her curiosity strikes him as both dangerous and useful, but as long as she is of aid he can hardly turn down the offer. Thus far she has gained him access to a library with some very helpful resources, and offered to use her own contacts to research the auction houses the chalice may have recently passed through, unrecognized. Horvath can only hope the Morganians have not been so lucky. A day or so later, he's agreed to meet up with Dr. Nix in a teahouse to discuss what she may have turned up. He's chosen an out-of-the-way table, and wrapped it in a subtle sound-shielding spell to prevent any potential spies overhearing, but it still makes him nervous to meet with her in public. By being seen with him, she may be put at risk, and he knows it.

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AU Courtly Love Meme

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 04:07:42 GMT

Bringing trophies from afar, gifts from brave deeds done in your name...

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Pillow Fort!

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:34:40 GMT

There is absolutely nothing dignified about this situation.

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In a galaxy far, far away...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:28:38 GMT

If one must be trapped and lost, at least the company is lovely.

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We are not what we seem

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:49:28 GMT

A meeting with the Doctor

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