Recent content by Hruugen

"Ah, no I won't be competing." "Yes, they are... No, I would never do such a thing." "No, competition is not my way... I much rather like the look of these shells. Are they sourced locally?" "I do not drink. My apologies." "I really have no interest in competing, thank you all the same."...

Slowly, as Hruugen was drawn down the gallery by each new piece he began to hear the subtle and meaningful conversation of two souls speaking in lyrical harmony. It was impolite to eavesdrop, this he knew of course but they were so earnest, so honest and he thought it so beautiful. Surrounded by...

"I embrace this duty as I have all others." Hruugen replied to Kaira without missing a beat, following her eyes to the form of the white haired woman as she disappeared into a side door from the main hall. "Thank you Guardian Kaira, Guardian Mabbon, please. Enjoy the Festival!" The sticky...

Splendour? The idea almost made him smile. He kept his composure though, only nodding to Solomon and the Somners at large before turning to leave. As he sought some comforting solitude outside the chamber Hruugen thought on Solomon's words. He had been raised to be serious, contemplative. So...

Hruugen, his own mask removed from before, was grateful for the warm reception. He still did not know exactly what to expect from the other Guardians. That feeling was still there, it clung to his skin like tar. "It's an honour to meet you both. I have not met your Grandfather yet. I am still...

The feeling did not leave him. Hruugen moved towards the couple, aware that he was already unsettled by one of them, perhaps both. "Greetings." He tried his hand at introductions with a simple nod. "I am the latest Guardian of Light, my name is Hruugen. You are also Guardians are you not?" He...

Casting his eyes up at the speaker Hruugen had clean forgotten the other company about them. There was an intimacy to the proceeding that he felt was dissolved. Still it was encouraging to hear all the same. He had not been chosen nor decided to go to the temple. It was something he had just...

"I look forward to it, Guardian Lyta. Farewell." Hruugen watched Lyta melt back into the throngs from whence she had come and breathed a sigh of relief. So far things were going well. The outside world was much strange to his cloistered life but he was beginning to find his feet. Setting his...

"You are a kind and skilled teacher Guardian Lyta. You flattery me." Hruugen bowed in return. He knew little of the other Guardians so this Stella seemed like a good person to meet next and the Guardian of Wisdom was bound to have insights pertaining to his own struggles with the Stone of Light...

"Heh, yes I do think they miss me sometimes. Though I admit I often caused a few headaches for my masters. When I was younger the old monks raised the height of the garden wall twice to keep me taking peaches." He remembered the sounds of Dumah's voice in his ears and the pain of the rod. He...

In his mind he wondered why the stone would choose a single family. Solomon had spoken of destiny. Could a destiny be passed as one may a house or some other inheritance? Perhaps it was the stone, maybe it saw something in Lyta's bloodline that called to it. "On the contrary," Hruugen...

"The 36th Temple trained me in funerary rites, blessings for the dead, scriptures of the Nine hundred Heavens and the Six hundred Hells, embalming ritual, the ways of Dead Spirits and exorcism." Hruugen felt strange saying it, it was not nearly so morbid as it sounded. Death relieved much...

Flattering words, true enough Hruugen had always been more outgoing than the others at the 36th Temple but that was compared to The Monks of Mourning. The competition was hardly stiff. "Chosen, I am curious." He mulled over the question he was about to ask. "May a Chosen Guardian deny the call...

Hruugen's long and tight face smiled at Lyta. He was unused to physical contact but he understood it was one more thing to get used to. He must adapt to the change in his life and meet it with grace and dignity. "I'd be honoured Guardian Lyta. Please." With his free hand he gestured to the...

"It is not trouble, the journey was pleasant." It really was, the reeds and rush were starting to wake from their winter slumber. Life was coming back to the wider world. He nodded in response to Solomon's bow graciously. "The Stone of Light remains largely a mystery to me. Only having revealed...