[RPG] [Dwi][PeL] Alanna Anaris ~ An Unexpected Reunion

[Timothy Collett]

At last, Alanna returns to the gates of the palace, where a small group of
guards are just arriving, flanking an almost painfully familiar figure.
Alanna runs up to Yavanna and clasps her hands, her face radiant, with tears
of joy streaming down it.

"Oh, Yavanna, my friend, my friend; it has been far too long! Come, come to
my rooms. I have to leave for Giask by dusk, but you *must* come with me!
There is so much to talk about—and I am sure you have many tales to tell me,
as well!"

Yavanna embraces her old friend fiercely, her own face wet. "Too long, my
friend; too long have our paths kept us separated, and now the day my heart
was seeking more than anything has finally come! There is a lot to be
discussed with words—and much more to be discussed with the heart, and the
eyes.

"But look at you, in your rightful place! A fair Queen, as fair as the
Bright Lady of Ikalak!"

Alanna laughs, leading her through the gate and up the stairs. "Ah, but
there, I lived only for Ikalak; here, I live for *me*, and work for Pian en
Luries! Here, I am far fairer, and far less foolish!"

As they reach the top of the stairs, she calls down to the guards, who are
exchanging baffled "Nobles, what can you do?" looks, "Oh, and make ready my
ship! We'll be crossing to Giask within the hour!"

Turning back to Yavanna, she says, "Now, you must tell me *all* about where
you have been and what you have seen..." as they enter the palace, and the
doors shut behind them.
-- 
"The only thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart."
~ Miles Naismith Vorkosigan
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