Post by Kris11 on Dec 6, 2013 14:47:54 GMT 10
Title: Family Gathering
Rating: G
Prompt: "Jolly" (#96)
Summary: When word finally came that all of their children would be home for Midwinter, Coram had spun Rispah around the front hall like she had once danced in the Dove, before they'd found their dignity (or pretended to, anyway).
Rispah shored up three servants to prevent minor breakdowns as preparations for Midwinter in Trebond began. There were celebrations every December, but the entire family hadn't gathered since Daram and Liam had joined the Own, since Alinna and Buran had married and Rose joined the Riders. With Jonthair serving in the North, and Mylec and Thayine at university, Midwinter was a quieter affair.
This year, somehow, everyone was returning home. When word had come from Jonthair's fort and the City of the Gods the same day, Coram had spun her around the front hall like she had once danced in the Dove, before they'd found their dignity (or pretended to, anyway).
The older staff, who had weathered the grumblings of an old sergeant-at-arms turned Lord, of a knife-wielding Lady and the eight wildlings who made up their rambunctious brood of children, rolled their eyes and took the younger in hand to prepare for the family's reunion.
The weather turned frightful the week of everyone's arrival – setting Coram to worry something dreadful – but by Midwinter evening, all were seated round the table, Liam's hair still wet with melting snow. The grandchildren ran about the table as the adults laughed over it. Food was brought, steaming, from the kitchens as servants joined the happy reminisces of childhoods spent in constant misbehavior. Finally, inspired by some old story, Mylec grabbed hold of Alinna's hands and forced her into a jig around the room, to Thayine's enthusiastic rendition of a song Rispah had most definitely not taught her, Coram. With Jonthair's youngest perched sleepily on her lap, and her children laughing around her, Rispah reached over the table and took her husband's hand as the snow fell on Trebond.
Rating: G
Prompt: "Jolly" (#96)
Summary: When word finally came that all of their children would be home for Midwinter, Coram had spun Rispah around the front hall like she had once danced in the Dove, before they'd found their dignity (or pretended to, anyway).
Rispah shored up three servants to prevent minor breakdowns as preparations for Midwinter in Trebond began. There were celebrations every December, but the entire family hadn't gathered since Daram and Liam had joined the Own, since Alinna and Buran had married and Rose joined the Riders. With Jonthair serving in the North, and Mylec and Thayine at university, Midwinter was a quieter affair.
This year, somehow, everyone was returning home. When word had come from Jonthair's fort and the City of the Gods the same day, Coram had spun her around the front hall like she had once danced in the Dove, before they'd found their dignity (or pretended to, anyway).
The older staff, who had weathered the grumblings of an old sergeant-at-arms turned Lord, of a knife-wielding Lady and the eight wildlings who made up their rambunctious brood of children, rolled their eyes and took the younger in hand to prepare for the family's reunion.
The weather turned frightful the week of everyone's arrival – setting Coram to worry something dreadful – but by Midwinter evening, all were seated round the table, Liam's hair still wet with melting snow. The grandchildren ran about the table as the adults laughed over it. Food was brought, steaming, from the kitchens as servants joined the happy reminisces of childhoods spent in constant misbehavior. Finally, inspired by some old story, Mylec grabbed hold of Alinna's hands and forced her into a jig around the room, to Thayine's enthusiastic rendition of a song Rispah had most definitely not taught her, Coram. With Jonthair's youngest perched sleepily on her lap, and her children laughing around her, Rispah reached over the table and took her husband's hand as the snow fell on Trebond.
(But those names, oh lordy!)
Maybe once we'd have seen it during Smackdown!