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The wind whipped off the high reaches of Kolvir. Chill bitch kitty cold, sea salt and spray, even this high, at the gates of the hollow tomb where Eric so hoped Corwin might one day lay. Now, a short way to the north, Eric himself is interred, dead, but not forgotten. | The wind whipped off the high reaches of Kolvir. Chill bitch kitty cold, sea salt and spray, even this high, at the gates of the hollow tomb where Eric so hoped Corwin might one day lay. Now, a short way to the north, Eric himself is interred, dead, but not forgotten. | ||
− | Corwin's tomb is nearly regal. He rebuilt it to include a chapel, a small fountain, and a few benches for people to rest. A small alcove is dedicated to Deirdre and includes a tomb and a candle stand. Corwin often lights a candle there when he is in Amber. Oberon's tomb is being built to the south of this fine construction | + | Corwin's tomb is nearly regal. He rebuilt it to include a chapel, a small fountain, and a few benches for people to rest. A small alcove is dedicated to Deirdre and includes a tomb and a candle stand. Corwin often lights a candle there when he is in Amber. Oberon's tomb is being built to the south of this fine construction. |
Eric's is to the north, a drab, austere, but formal place. Many have noted that Eric would not have been caught dead there. There was considerable sentiment for building his tomb on the spot he died but in the end Random vetoed that. | Eric's is to the north, a drab, austere, but formal place. Many have noted that Eric would not have been caught dead there. There was considerable sentiment for building his tomb on the spot he died but in the end Random vetoed that. | ||
− | It is not difficult to reach these tombs. Tourists come here frequently. Empty tombs for Brand, Finndo, & Osric sit higher up the mountain. Mirelle's tomb holds her | + | It is not difficult to reach these tombs. Tourists come here frequently. Empty tombs for Brand, Finndo, & Osric sit higher up the mountain. Mirelle's tomb holds her, I am told. They are not nearly so accessible. Of course, their histories are either less well remembered, or less lamented. |
To this isolated place come the lonely, the lost, and the maudlin. Rules have developed that you do not disturb those who avoid meeting your eyes. One also does not use titles here; not lord, sir, nor your august royal majesty. Only the dead are accorded their ranks. | To this isolated place come the lonely, the lost, and the maudlin. Rules have developed that you do not disturb those who avoid meeting your eyes. One also does not use titles here; not lord, sir, nor your august royal majesty. Only the dead are accorded their ranks. | ||
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Into the grim square of black stone go the sons of Oberon. | Into the grim square of black stone go the sons of Oberon. | ||
− | Bleys | + | Bleys goes to the sarcophagus, a stone box surmounted by a slab of marble a foot thick. The two regard what is written upon it. |
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+ | Brand | ||
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+ | Son of Oberon & Clarissa. | ||
− | + | Born 3308 in Amber | |
− | + | Died 5200 before the Fane of Zila, | |
− | + | at the Battle of Patternfall. | |
− | + | Unlamented dies the Villain | |
− | + | Lamented is the lost laughter. | |
Bleys looks at the inscription and chuckles. | Bleys looks at the inscription and chuckles. |