Marta - Revision history

Rivers Between Us at 00:41, 6 November 2006

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	This particular location was built into the cliff face, approachable only by a high, winding stairs that passed along a narrow, damp bridge behind a waterfall. The tiny terrace was barely six yards across, carved from the cliff face so that it was sheltered from the sky. A low screening hedge provided some safety from falling, but the chief decorative feature was a hanging screen of flowering creepers. Tiny, pure white blossoms grew in clusters along the vines, creating a lace-like curtain that filtered the light of the setting sun. The moist stone floor of the niche was covered in a fine patina of moss, but the curving wooden benches at the rear of the room were dry.		This particular location was built into the cliff face, approachable only by a high, winding stairs that passed along a narrow, damp bridge behind a waterfall. The tiny terrace was barely six yards across, carved from the cliff face so that it was sheltered from the sky. A low screening hedge provided some safety from falling, but the chief decorative feature was a hanging screen of flowering creepers. Tiny, pure white blossoms grew in clusters along the vines, creating a lace-like curtain that filtered the light of the setting sun. The moist stone floor of the niche was covered in a fine patina of moss, but the curving wooden benches at the rear of the room were dry.

	[[Marta]] stood seated opposite her brother, [[Rivers Between Us]]. Nervously she twisted the hem of her blouse, where a thread had come loose. She knew that if she continued to fidget with it, the hem would begin to unravel, but thinking about this made it easier for her to avoid looking her sibling in the eye.		Marta stood seated opposite her brother, [[Rivers Between Us]]. Nervously she twisted the hem of her blouse, where a thread had come loose. She knew that if she continued to fidget with it, the hem would begin to unravel, but thinking about this made it easier for her to avoid looking her sibling in the eye.

	“Marta, I know how you must feel about this, but I know she wants to clean break from what she was before. She has even sworn this to me.” She could tell that he was trying to convince her, but she was afraid of even looking at him and seeing the force of his fervor. “I swear to you...”		“Marta, I know how you must feel about this, but I know she wants to clean break from what she was before. She has even sworn this to me.” She could tell that he was trying to convince her, but she was afraid of even looking at him and seeing the force of his fervor. “I swear to you...”

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	[[The ~~Gardner~~]] seemed nervous. Over and over it trimmed the same bushes, turned the same soil. All the while it’s piping voice continued to play a low work song, but there were deeper undercurrents reflecting the gravity of the situation.		[[The Gardener]] seemed nervous. Over and over it trimmed the same bushes, turned the same soil. All the while it’s piping voice continued to play a low work song, but there were deeper undercurrents reflecting the gravity of the situation.

	The final tier of the [[Plum Blossom Retreat]] was accessible to guests and residents with awakened essence or specific leave, which was generally granted on a day to day basis. Since it was fully as large as any of the other wards in the Retreat, it was indeed a vast place. The terrace was almost entirely given over to meditation gardens: winding paths, streams, pools, teahouses, guest houses, arches, rock gardens, grottoes, caverns, and arbors.		The final tier of the [[Plum Blossom Retreat]] was accessible to guests and residents with awakened essence or specific leave, which was generally granted on a day to day basis. Since it was fully as large as any of the other wards in the Retreat, it was indeed a vast place. The terrace was almost entirely given over to meditation gardens: winding paths, streams, pools, teahouses, guest houses, arches, rock gardens, grottoes, caverns, and arbors.
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	“Until now.”		“Until now.”

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	~~[[Heaven’s Mandate]]~~

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 Lately she is attended by [[The Gardener]], an automaton built to protect her and help her in her work.
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Rivers Between Us at 04:52, 3 August 2006

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	Marta's favored activity is gardening, and she has taken it upon herself to maintain the extensive gardens of the manse. Thus she is frequently swaying in the branches one of the plum trees and deep in the underbrush on a wooded slope, though her pony, Duskeyes, is never far from her. When her brother is home she will put other projects on hold and dote on him, but this is increasingly infrequent.		Marta's favored activity is gardening, and she has taken it upon herself to maintain the extensive gardens of the manse. Thus she is frequently swaying in the branches one of the plum trees and deep in the underbrush on a wooded slope, though her pony, Duskeyes, is never far from her. When her brother is home she will put other projects on hold and dote on him, but this is increasingly infrequent.

			Lately she is attended by [[The Gardener]], an automaton built to protect her and help her in her work.

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Rivers Between Us at 21:30, 30 June 2006

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	2. [[Heaven's Mandate]]		2. [[River's Contacts]]

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Rivers Between Us: Description of Marta, River's Sister

2006-06-30T21:11:41Z

Description of Marta, River's Sister

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Marta is [[Rivers Between Us|Nathan's]] sister, and she is two years younger than him. They look similar; she has his same broad face and brown hair and eyes, though her own hair has grown to waist length. She is more reserved than the typical Murakan, and close inspection reveals an explanation. She has a poker-shaped burn low on her right cheek, dark with time but still horrible to see. Similar scars are placed at regular intervals along her right arm, disappearing into her smock. Despite her reserve, she has always displayed a pleasant disposition in company, acting as a generous young hostess at the [[Plum Blossom Retreat]] to the many tribes there. She is a servant to all that she meets.

Marta's favored activity is gardening, and she has taken it upon herself to maintain the extensive gardens of the manse. Thus she is frequently swaying in the branches one of the plum trees and deep in the underbrush on a wooded slope, though her pony, Duskeyes, is never far from her. When her brother is home she will put other projects on hold and dote on him, but this is increasingly infrequent.

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1. [[Rivers Between Us]]

2. [[Heaven's Mandate]]