020414RilsetSami

RilSet PaceS through the hallwayS of the aStrolabe, looking for a human. SPotting one, he hurrieS forward. “ExcuSe me, human! Might I SPeak to you?”

 "Oh, uh....you're Rilset right?"

 "That iS I. Might I know your name?"

 "I'm Sami."

 "GreetingS, Sami. I waS wondering if you might be willing to helP me. Your aSPect doeS not haPPen to be Time, doeS it?"

  " Oh, no. I'm the Witch of Breath.  Kate is the Sylph of Time.  I think there's a troll named Glissa who does Time, too but....actually, I don't think I've seen her here.  But if you're trying to get someone to use Timey things, you should probably know..."

  "...Jack comes down really hard on anyone who uses Time but him. It's kind of a thing.  We got away with it once through a lot of Hope and a lot of Luck, but I don't know if we could rely on it working again."

 "Any uSe of Time? What I require iS not exceedingly difficult." RilSet decaPlogeS a flower. "ThiS Plant iS one of the laSt of itS kind. To StoP the SPecieS from going extinct, I need the helP of a Time Player to accelerate the SeedS'S growth."

 "I don't know for sure. I think little stuff might be okay, but Kate would be the one to ask.  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">I know big workings of Time get his attention, and it's never GOOD attention." <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">Sami rubs the back of her head as though remembering something terrible. <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">"I speak from experience."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;-qt-block-indent:0;text-indent:0px;"> "I know how terrible and Powerful Jack iS. But thiS iS very imPortant. Do you think thiS Kate would be willing to helP me?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;-qt-block-indent:0;text-indent:0px;"> "Maybe. I think she may have asked him what his rules are, so she would know better than me what she can and can't get away with."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;-qt-block-indent:0;text-indent:0px;"> "Well, I SuPPoSe I Should go find her then. Thank you for your helP, Sami." RilSet bowS hiS head Slightly.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;-qt-block-indent:0;text-indent:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">"You're welcome."