{"id":60,"date":"2017-07-27T13:34:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T13:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/?p=60"},"modified":"2017-07-27T13:34:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T13:34:42","slug":"twelve-watch-what-you-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/2017\/07\/27\/twelve-watch-what-you-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Twelve: Watch What You Say"},"content":{"rendered":"

The man who might or might not b the Diamond Raven struggled, but he couldn\u2019t seem to do anything about the cord around his neck and, rather than have Raizel tug it tighter, he followed her. \u00a0\u201cI have things I should get-\u201d he protested, but she didn\u2019t listen, and then \u201cI shouldn\u2019t leave a candle burning-\u201d and then \u201csomeone needs to watch the sacred spot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone does,\u201d she agrees. \u00a0\u201cBut having it be you might be a bit silly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd why would it be silly for it to be me?\u201d \u00a0He raised his eyebrows at her in challenge. <\/span><\/p>\n

He was, she had to admit, not all that intimidating. \u00a0He was barely taller than her, skinny in that sort of way that suggested he\u2019d missed a few meals lately, his black hair in need of a wash and his skin sallow, like he hadn\u2019t been outside in a while. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell, there\u2019s the whole issue – perhaps, or as I\u2019ve \u00a0heard it said,\u201d she allowed, \u201cof the relationship between you and Nadya. \u00a0Or the fact that she\u2019s willing to recruit people to move you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a relationship between her and I, or there was, when we were young. \u00a0She used to love this place. \u00a0Now she wants to destroy it.\u201d \u00a0The probably-the-Raven gave one last longing looking at the chapel. \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a sacred place, still, you know, even here in the city.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a relationship between her and I, or there was, when we were young. \u00a0She used to love this place. \u00a0Now she wants to destroy it.\u201d \u00a0The probably-the-Raven gave one last longing looking at the chapel. \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a sacred place, still, you know, even here in the city.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI will talk to her, if we can find her.\u201d \u00a0She glanced over at her captive. \u00a0\u201cWhy \u2018Diamond Raven,\u2019 anyway?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He flushed and tugged at the lasso in a half-hearted attempt to get away. \u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t see what that has to do with anything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything has to do with something, and if it\u2019s a name you chose yourself, it has to do with so many things. \u00a0Diamond Raven.\u201d \u00a0She tested the name. \u00a0\u201cShiny, glittery, thieving? \u00a0You steal yourself?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He stopped tugging on the rope and frowned at her. \u00a0\u201cNadya told you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNadya doesn\u2019t know, does she? \u00a0Why you call yourself that, that is. \u00a0She knows it\u2019s your name.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNadya should know. \u00a0We were children together. \u00a0We were lovers when we were teens. \u00a0We were going to be wed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMany people are going to be wed when they are teens.\u201d \u00a0She hated herself for saying it. \u00a0How many times had she and Amos and Emma talked about it? \u00a0Even if their families might not allow it, even if <\/span>her<\/span><\/i> family might not allow it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t let her take the chapel! \u00a0The gods need it!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf the gods need it, perhaps they ought-\u201d Raizel stopped herself, but it was too late. \u00a0She\u2019d said the words she knew better than to say. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Diamond Raven stared at her. \u00a0\u201cWho are you?\u201d he asked into the glittering, sparkling air. \u00a0\u201cWhat are you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMe? \u00a0I\u2019m a mountain child going to the capital to pay the taxes and file the census paperwork. \u00a0Nadya po\u2019renz Ettera of Esteronzerai-and-Ettereteret paid me – no. \u00a0Offered me my name in stone for all to see if I got you out of here, if I tied you up. \u00a0And I have some skill with tying people up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s a sacred site! \u00a0An old site, even if they have moved on, the people, the – the others!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He, at least, was smart enough not to say <\/span>gods<\/span><\/i>. \u00a0Raizel wondered if, by the time she made it home, there would be enough left of her to care about things like family or romance. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWorry not about the others. \u00a0Worry about things more immediately to hand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That was not the Diamond Raven. \u00a0That was\u2026 nooo. \u00a0Raizel would have put her hands over her face, but she was still holding the end of the lasso. \u00a0Instead, she bowed. \u00a0Bowed very deeply to the deifically-touched person standing in front of them. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The man who might or might not b the Diamond Raven struggled, but he couldn\u2019t seem to do anything about the cord around his neck and, rather than have Raizel tug it tighter, he followed her. \u00a0\u201cI have things I should get-\u201d he protested, but she didn\u2019t listen, and then \u201cI shouldn\u2019t leave a candle… Continue reading Twelve: Watch What You Say<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Tn4Q-Y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58,"url":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/2017\/07\/25\/eleven-the-diamond-raven\/","url_meta":{"origin":60,"position":0},"title":"Eleven: The Diamond Raven","author":"Lyn Thorne-Alder","date":"July 25, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Esteronzerai was the biggest town Raizel had been in yet, and it was where the carriage\u2019s route diverged from Raizel\u2019s, whether or not she had been stopping to lasso a wizard. \u00a0She bowed to the driver and, her grandfather\u2019s words in her mind, tipped him, although she had not been\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Quest"","block_context":{"text":"Quest","link":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/category\/quest\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":69,"url":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/2017\/08\/16\/fifteen-singing-of-fire\/","url_meta":{"origin":60,"position":1},"title":"Fifteen: Singing of Fire","author":"Lyn Thorne-Alder","date":"August 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Diamond Raven was fussing at her as she walked over to the veiled Tzarin - but he walked with her the whole way. \u00a0Raizel didn\u2019t listen so much to his words as she listened to his tone. \u00a0He wasn\u2019t happy with her, no, but he was also worried for her.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Quest"","block_context":{"text":"Quest","link":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/category\/quest\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":56,"url":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/2017\/07\/23\/ten-the-perils-of-ones-past\/","url_meta":{"origin":60,"position":2},"title":"Ten: The Perils of One\u2019s Past","author":"Lyn Thorne-Alder","date":"July 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"She should have thought of it before she agreed, she supposed. \u00a0She might be stepping into some long-held family feud \u2014 their mountain had several of those \u2014 or maybe into the sort of thing where the city wanted to move someone whose home had stood in the same place\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Quest"","block_context":{"text":"Quest","link":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/category\/quest\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":72,"url":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/2017\/08\/22\/sixteen-the-arrow-pulled\/","url_meta":{"origin":60,"position":3},"title":"Sixteen: the Arrow Pulled","author":"Lyn Thorne-Alder","date":"August 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Tzarin and his people wanted to leave slow and late the next day, so Raizel and the Diamond\u00a0Raven left them behind, not without some relief. 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