Sinric the Wanderer (
thewidewideworld) wrote2016-08-01 09:03 pm
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{from here}
Sinric opens the door to his room, letting the wrap slip from his shoulder as he moves to fold it up. There's a little catch in his breathing and a happy sigh as he sets it down on his bed. "I go away for years and yet, I come back and nothing has changed. Even the scent."
Sinric opens the door to his room, letting the wrap slip from his shoulder as he moves to fold it up. There's a little catch in his breathing and a happy sigh as he sets it down on his bed. "I go away for years and yet, I come back and nothing has changed. Even the scent."
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"I'm very glad to see you." he kisses Ragnar's cheek, pressing his forehead against Ragnar's for a moment. "I've missed you both."
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"How long has it been?"
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Athelstan turns away from them slightly, closing his eyes again.
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"More than three years." He answers softly, making no effort to hide the longing in his voice. "But I reached the eastern edge of the world."
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[ooc: you can keep going without me for a while]
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No grammar is complex enough for Milliways.
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Duh. Silly Viking.
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Athelstan opens his eyes and nods.
"Yes, all's well." (It isn't. But he keeps that to himself.)
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"Kollam is a vibrant and exciting place but it has nothing like this." He sighs, luxuriating.
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"They don't have any bath houses?" Athelstan asks, not seeming to mind legs touching.
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"That would be terrible," he says. "Evwrybody smells."
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"But the baths in Nippon! Oh beloveds, they are... amazing! Great outdoor hot-springs like small lakes. With houses built over them so one may step from indoors, into beautiful courtyard gardens and into the springs."
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Athelstan nods eagerly.
"There are places like that - few and far between, but some - in England. Natural springs where the water comes warm from the ground, and though the shelters over them aren't so grand, it's the same idea. They used to be held as holy places."
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He leans back and submerges himself as far as he can.
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"Some of the hot springs are considered holy too. Something the emperor uses to his advantage. The imperial family claim right to rule by birth, being descended from gods themselves. It means the emperor can claim the best springs for use solely by the imperial family and their guests."
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"And the people who were in Britain before the Romans came", he says with a nod. "The Romans made the buildings over them."
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Athelstan nods.
"It must be hard work to keep them clean, with all those people passing through."
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