Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: Re: Barmaid's Journal 4 Message-ID: <1992May20.061654.2921@rat.csc.calpoly.edu> From: jax@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Jaxman) Date: Wed, 20 May 92 06:16:54 GMT References: <1992May19.234045.24796@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> Serene replies: > >Drax has offered her a gift from the chest of Mackeldvar. she is >obvioulsy curious and thoughtful. She tells him, "There is a little >girl who will grow up without a father present in her life as other >children's fathers are. She cannot point proudly to him, she will not >ride down the street on his shoulders or before him on his horse. >Children can be so cruel, and learn the cutting words so young. I am >searching for something to remind her that her Daddy loves her >ever-so-much and will always be proud of her..." She reaches gently >into the box... > Drax nods, knowing first hand how much the taunts of ones "peers" can damage at an early age. He seems to concentrate once more, and Serene withdraws her hand to find a small mirror, with intricate carvings around the edges. "With this mirror, she will be able to view her father, and perhaps even talk with him for short intervals, no matter the distance separating them. You also may use this, if you so desire, but beware, for if the man you speak of bears you any ill will, he will know he is being watched. If you have spoken the truth, and I see no reason to doubt an honorable friend such as you, it will allow some contact between the child and the father, regardless of where they each reside. And, although I doubt I will be here, when the child is born, if I still exist, it will receive a present from me at its birthing as well, for it will be difficult enough for it to thrive without a father." ----Drax