Kwen was so excited about being here, it was a shame things were so boring. She had already completely unpacked her trunk and organized her things several times over. She had straightened a lopsided curtain over her future roommate’s window and smoothed away every visible wrinkle from the bed. There were so many new and unfamiliar smells here.

The rooms were rather small. There was little room to do anything. She couldn’t wait to find out what her roommate would be like. She sat at the desk for a few minutes, then got up and checked on her bedroom, which still looked the same as when she’d left it. Then she scanned the books on the bookshelf. The History of Graymane, The Health of the Body, and Political Dance were only some of the numerous titles. It looked like part of being a candidate was studying. She blanched at the thought.

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Since this is the easiest way to get this picture to my father, here is the link. Don’t forget to bookmark it, Dad.

That out of the way, yeah I missed last week. I’ve beaten myself up about it enough. First draft is bare bones and I still had a horrible time writing it. Blargh. More interesting soon.

I love gryffins, and I always have them in some way, shape, or form, in every story I write. In this story they’re a rather important part, seeing as how the gryffin of the Founding King is on the country’s flag. They’ll be more on gryffin knights later.

This post is a little less polished this week because I have gotten a copy of Adobe Premiere Elements and I am busy rushing up the learning curve of all Adobe products. (The way you edit text that is already in place is so far from intuative it made me sick.)

As for the story, Shae and Kwen are now in their new home. Or temporary new home. Not quite handmaidens yet.

Having an uncle in town when the inns are full is quite handy. Plus they get to meet the awesome Kelbrand!

Okay, interview’s over. Now to wait for the results. But what to do in this downtime? You’ll find out next week. Although it’s not too obvious, Garwood Valley is pretty behind in the times. Old traditions such as a woman not touching a man’s hand without a glove is something Shae was taught. It’s become a little dated along with several other things Shae has taken for granted.

Oh the annoyance of gray vs grey. I have decided to go with the former due to my own short research into it. As such, any use to grey is a typo. (My issues when it comes to spelling are so not helped by words that have more than one spelling.) I guess it’s my own fault for making the country’s name Graymane.