Thursday, March 02, 2006

How many children?

Lairunya -

It is a pleasure to know that the passing years haven't changed you.

As to what I offered Mikhael: Proper rugs on the guest room floors, conceding the menu to Brandon - both of which you will, of course, share in (Culinary DeathMatch?) - and the third thing I apparently offered him was the opportunity to snub a VileRune who's been coming around as a potential marriage prospect for Angel. I don't know what I can possibly offer you that would be the equivalent to that last, however, given that I'm rather deliberately out of touch with everyone else's politics. Mik's, of course, are unavoidable.

And I'll just refrain from comment on his determination to control his daughter's destiny, shall I?

Re-reading your letter, I am reminded that you've created a little mob of your own. Clearly, I will have to build an extra out-building just to handle all the littles who are coming. Time to trot out the Mansion spell again, I suppose, though if the weather holds perhaps I'll just move the children into a tent in the forecourt. A very large tent. With armed guards. For our safety, not theirs.

Or perhaps just Dmitri. I'll ask him if he's willing to help your nannies with keeping an eye on all the children running around; he's fairly good at keeping his younger siblings out of trouble. Usually.

Yes. Definitely an outbuilding; between your children and mine (and any Cassia and Gideon should have or bring along) I genuinely believe the adults will be safer without having them underfoot.

I suspect that if you want anything resembling an acceptable vintage you'll have to bring it along; we tend to ales out here in the wilds, although one of my more recent Orcish settlers did bring some grapevines with him. We'll have to see if they take in the soil up here, however, or if it is too cold for them.

Nick

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