{"id":63,"date":"2017-08-03T15:09:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T15:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/?p=63"},"modified":"2017-08-03T15:09:55","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T15:09:55","slug":"thirteen-attracting-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/2017\/08\/03\/thirteen-attracting-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirteen: Attracting Attention"},"content":{"rendered":"

She could only see the glow at first, but as she straightened back up, she could make out features – plains-people, plains-straight hair and plains-flat nose. \u00a0She bowed again, just to be safe. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh, none of that,\u201d laughed the voice. \u00a0Male, or male-like. \u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ll take care of this place. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t need these stones to be sacred, you know. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t need anything but this place to be sacred. \u00a0But if you\u2019re worried – and you look like you\u2019re worried – there is something you can do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

There was always something she could do. \u00a0\u201cYes, honored one?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt won\u2019t even take you out of your way.\u201d \u00a0The god-touched sounded even more amused. \u00a0Raizel didn\u2019t know how to feel about that. \u00a0\u201cThere is a thing, a Journal. \u00a0It is known as The Found Book, because it is always found at the wrong time, showing up as if by magic. It looks like exactly what one needs – and then it does things to one\u2019s brain that are unhealthy, to say the least.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou want me to destroy it?\u201d Raizel didn\u2019t <\/span>mean<\/span><\/i> to sound tired, but she felt like she was becoming She Who Destroys Trash. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, no. \u00a0I want you to <\/span>subjugate<\/span><\/i> it. \u00a0Much as you\u2019ve subjugated this one here. \u00a0I\u2019ll give you the golden rope to do it, and when you succeed, I\u2019ll give you 20 forn.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Twenty forn was more money than Raizel had ever held in her life. \u00a0\u201cTwenty\u2026 \u00a0How do I subjugate a journal?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou wrap it in golden rope. \u00a0\u00a0It will hold anything – and may be useful for holding this one until you get to it – and will bind it to your will.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat am I supposed to do once I have it, uh, subjugated?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPut it on a bookshelf, bury it, dump it in the sea. \u00a0It can\u2019t be destroyed – that will free it – but otherwise I do not care. \u00a0It simply needs to be bound.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, well, where am I to find this thing?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a strong feeling it will come to you. \u00a0You\u2019ve been attracting attention, Raizel of the mountains.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if it doesn\u2019t come to me?\u201d \u00a0She didn\u2019t think about the rest. \u00a0She tried very hard not to think about the part where the god-touched one knew her name. \u00a0\u201cWhat then?\u201d \u00a0Twenty forn was a <\/span>lot<\/span><\/i> of money. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThen look where the chaos lies, and there you will discover the Found Journal. \u00a0It will look like an ordinary book, until you open it. \u00a0Then it will look like whatever you think you most need. \u00a0So be careful. \u00a0It can be very dangerous, although the pixie-curse on you ought to protect you at least somewhat. \u00a0You can see things for how they really are more than most people. \u00a0Here.\u201d \u00a0The person pressed a length of golden string into Raizel\u2019s hands. \u201cThat\u2019s yours either way, for being interesting. \u00a0It will come in handy with this one, I can tell you that. \u00a0He\u2019ll squirm right out of your hands, and believe me, you don\u2019t want that. \u00a0You find the book, you bind it, you do what you will with it as long as it stays bound. \u00a0And twenty forn is yours.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll see what I can do, but I make no promises and accept not geasa.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs I would not expect you to. \u00a0It\u2019s a hard enough road you\u2019re walking. \u00a0Go with her, son of the corvids. \u00a0She\u2019s going to need you, whether either of you like it or not. \u00a0And this place – this place will be fine, with Raizel of the Mountains\u2019 name writ upon it for all to see>\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to go anywhere,\u201d he complained. \u00a0\u201cI want to stay here, to guard this place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut that is not your lot right now. \u00a0There are things you need to move past. \u00a0Go on, son of the Corvids.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not my name!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo.\u201d \u00a0The deity-touched smirked at the Diamond Raven. \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s what you are. \u00a0That is rarely the same thing as your name. \u00a0Go,\u201d the deity-touched repeated. \u00a0\u201cDo not make me say it again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Go they did, moutain-child and Diamond Raven. \u00a0Raizel led him by the rope around his neck until they could no longer see the glow of the deity-touched. \u00a0Then she stopped and looped the golden cord around his neck. \u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t run off with that,\u201d she warned. \u00a0\u201cIt wasn\u2019t your quest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t want me to run off with it, maybe it shouldn\u2019t be around my neck,\u201d he muttered. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI can think of other places to wrap it,\u201d she threatened, and that made him quiet. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell, then. \u00a0Let\u2019s see if we can get to the train without anyone else asking us for help.\u201d \u00a0She had no hope of that, but it was good to think positive nonetheless. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

She could only see the glow at first, but as she straightened back up, she could make out features – plains-people, plains-straight hair and plains-flat nose. \u00a0She bowed again, just to be safe. \u201cOh, none of that,\u201d laughed the voice. \u00a0Male, or male-like. \u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ll take care of this place. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t need these stones to… Continue reading Thirteen: Attracting Attention<\/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":"Side Quest Chapter Thirteen: Attracting Attention - Oh no~~","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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quest"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Tn4Q-11","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49,"url":"http:\/\/www.lynthornealder.com\/sidequest\/2017\/07\/14\/seven-moving-on\/","url_meta":{"origin":63,"position":0},"title":"Seven: Moving On","author":"Lyn Thorne-Alder","date":"July 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The black-and-blue light danced upwards like a geyser and then seemed to be sucked downwards, towards the books. \u200b\u201dNo!\u201d Trinner Traln shouted. \u00a0Raizel glanced at him just in time to see him jerk away from Esterzon Gorenz and dart towards the idol. 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