The Hotel

[singindemonhq]

*Turns over in a bed that's wider and softer than the management would ever supply. Casts the mojo again and still can't find a position to sleep in. Turns over again, stretches and yawns.*

I used to think this place was comfortable enough for one night.

I wonder how Erynne is getting on?

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[singindemonhq.livejournal.com]

That's kinda complicated to explain - see, where I come from is real different. We ... we put a high value on magic talents and the ones with strong talents are the aristocracy. But we're supposed to marry out a lot.

Did you see the talisman? White gold and yellow diamond? She may be wearing the ring on the same chain, now?

[coronadesangre.livejournal.com]

It's true that the strongest talents I've heard of do seem to result from exogamous pairs...would Erynne's
being a 'changer put her on the same level ? She
is knowledgeable about magic, but has never tried
any of the more powerful workings, I thought.
She was wearing the ring on the chain, yes. So--marriage
by some kind of magical contract? What do you ask her to
do, exactly, for that?

[singindemonhq.livejournal.com]

*Laughs, tiredly*, That's not quite it. Exogamy gives very varied talents. Erynne says mine sets off a NIMBY reaction. It can cause chaos, and politicians don't want a strong truthseer around, especially not one who can make them sing the truth.

So I'm a Field Operative. Marriage to a human should modify it to something they like better - I mean for the children...

The whole deal brings in new people anyway, but never too many...

[coronadesangre.livejournal.com]

I can understand that but--Erynne should have discussed
the nonhuman aspects of her form with you, Sweet.
Particularly if you're hoping to have a family soon...So I hope you have some idea of what I mean. If not, you should ask her as soon as you can.
We've got a bigger problem and--there may be another
complication. One of the pack went missing last month,
just as we were moving out here. We're...fairly certain
he's the same one who broke Lamia's prison the first time, and that if he's with her, it's not because
she's controlling him. He...had quite a grudge against
Erynne. That would be reason enough for Joshua to side
with someone who hates her.

[singindemonhq.livejournal.com]

*Laughs* If you mean what I think you mean we've discussed it. My work takes me across the dimensions and I'd rather Erynne was with me. I think she's prefer that, too... *Shrugs* There's time enough to think of children, if that's what she wants.

Who is this Joshua? And why does he have a grudge against Erynne?

[coronadesangre.livejournal.com]

*unhappy sigh* Oh, Sweet, if I knew that I'd be a lot
wiser than most. Joshua's last name is Warfield. He's a
werewolf,too,yes,but was born one,not Marked. His parents died when he was a teenager, and his aunt sent him to stay with Corona.
He and Erynne got along all right at first but--Joshua's
one who's never had to work for anything. He expected to
be treated the same way by Corona's people.
Like he thought he was doing Erynne a favor by paying attention to her. When she made it clear she wasn't attracted to him, he took it as a personal insult.

That she outranks him doesn't help matters. Nate
wouldn't give him precedence over her, born 'changer or
not. She earned her place. Then Joshua tried to
challenge her for it and she beat him. That was the
last straw.
She could have killed him then, strictly speaking...or
when Lamia escaped last spring. I'm starting to think
Stephen was wrong telling her not to . And even he
agrees that he won't ask it of her again.

[singindemonhq.livejournal.com]

He won't ask her to kill him or he won't ask her not to? It sounds like this Joshua guy needs killing....

But you said he was born, not marked? I knew of someone like that too, lycanthrope from birth - but I kinda got the impression that it doesn't happen with Corona - was that what you meant?

[coronadesangre.livejournal.com]

There are Marked changers and those born to it. For
most of Corona's people it's the second, yes. Stephen
was born, like his mother. We think our baby's human
though we won't absolutely know until she's born...

In Joshua's case, he went against the leader's orders by
leaving, and it's not the first time. So if you or
Erynne see him...don't worry about anything but keeping
yourselves safe. If he threatens you...gut him.