[open] hydaelyn's house for wayward souls

[exarchal]

Who: Anyone!
When: All of November.
Where: The Haven, at the "classy" grade house maintained by some people from the FFXIV cast.
What: It's mingle time. Drop by for a visit, make your own toplevel, maybe ask who that weird old guy sleeping in the yard is. (It's probably crystal grandpa.)
Warnings: Mind FFXIV spoiler warnings in threads!

[ Located past the fanciest manor houses is something a little more modest. The most prominent thing one would notice about it is the front yard, which someone obviously spends some time in, though the cutting of certain bushes is a little close to amateur. More importantly, it looks a little messy but very inviting, and there's almost always the smell of something warm and delicious coming from inside the house. The lush and flowering garden in the back has a recently-scrubbed fountain and running water, as well as a near-permanent host of small birds. Is it magic? Probably. Most of the flowers are roses, though, which are a bit hardier than your usual flowers.

The interior is just as cozy, with a fire in the hearth that's almost always going, and plenty of books loaned or purchased from shops. Furnishings are occasionally sparse but the kitchen is fully-stocked, as is the family room where most people spend their time. The dining table exists and it's nothing fancy, but there's almost always a smorgasbord of fruit and other snacks left out for visitors.

New this month are tiny sigils drawn in faintly glowing paint along the windows and doors. Teleportation wards are in place, as well as soundproofing for each bedroom (ahem), so anyone teleporting directly inside the house will find themselves repelled.

There is a spare housekey under the mat, though, if someone gets locked out. ]

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[endsought]

Likewise I could say the same for you.

[Just a knowing smile. No accusation, just care. He doesn't know what she's been up to, but he does know that she's done far more than he currently recalls.

Perhaps she has been resting, that's how little he's been around at their abode to really check up on others.]

[poisontippedcure]

[To have her accusation lobbied back at her hurts a bit. Rose is very fond of breaks, and would shirk all of her responsibilities if she knew there would be someone else to take them up.]

There’s hardly little I can do to stop working. It’s not as if those summoning primals care if I have a vacation.

[Or to put it better: ‘It’s not as if the Ascians care if I have a vacation before they can destroy another planet.’ Which, now that she thinks about it, is probably how Aymeric feels. There are few that share his single-minded devotedness to Ishgard, and even fewer who are as competent as he is.]

[She sighs.]

You make a fair point.

[It hits her after a moment that he doesn’t remember the time she actually collapsed on the battlefield, and only happened to survive because Estinien happened to be nearby. She’s just gonna...not mention that.]