Somebody's Getting Married, 2|Reave

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Reave had changed a lot in the time he'd been gone. Locke swallowed down a lump in his throat and firmly turned his mind to business: This was his first long-distance teleportion of the day, and after Reave he had to keep going.

The young Mind hailed a random person and got directions to Jhaal's home, finding it in short order and knocking firmly.

[jhaal]

Jhaal answered, for once his arms not full of papers.
"Can I help you?" he asked quite sunnily, obviously in a good mood.

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Locke bowed politely. "Sir River of Humontis would like to formally and cordially invite you to his wedding, which is occurring at the end of the month," he said, holding out the envelope.

[Northen Light36]

Latia, sensing the presence of another Mind and curious about what's going on, comes to see. "You've come all the way from Humontis?" she asks. "I'm impressed. Would you like to have something to eat or drink?"

[jhaal]

Jhaal took the envelope, smiling and turning it over in his hands. The invitation meant a lot to him and he would be delighted to attend.
"Yes, please do take time to refresh yourself."

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Locke blinked. "Oh. Um.... All right," he said slowly, taking that as an invitation to come inside. A little rest wouldn't hurt in the least before he got going again, he supposed. And the courier did have some small loaves of fruit-filled travel bread that was better fresh, so he could have one of those.

[jhaal]

Jhaal offered the Mind a comfortable-looking chair and pointed out a bowl of sweet berries, half-hidden behind stacks of papers.
"Please, help yourself," he said congenially, extending the offer to Latia as well with a smile in her direction. "Grown here in Reave, the first fruits of our labour to rebuild."

[Northen Light36]

Latia smiles back, with just the tiniest hint of a blush, as she takes a few berries. She looks curiously at Locke. "I'm Latia, by the way. I didn't catch your name?" Slightly nervously, thinking of her past, Latia adds, "Um, are you from Sensita?"

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"My name is Locke. It's a pleasure to meet you, Latia," the courier told the other Mind politely, and took a handful of the berries, chewing carefully. Once he had swallowed, he added "And no, I'm not from Sensatia, though I've been there a couple of times, never for very long. I'm from Mentis originally." He sat in the cushy chair, trailing fingers over the soft fabric.

[jhaal]

Jhaal took a few of the berries himself as he watched the two Minds interact.
"This wedding... I must say I am surprised but delighted to be invited. You may tell Sir River I will most definitely attend."

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"I will," Locke promised, inclining his head to Jhaal. "I'm sure Sir River will be glad to hear it."

[jhaal]

"Thank you," Jhaal said. "If there's anything else, you needn't trouble yourself coming all the way out here unless you want to- Latia's taken post here as a messenger of sorts- and while I don't pretend to understand how your gifts work, I hear you can communicate across nations by thought alone..."

He trailed off, trying to imagine what that must be like- to be a Mind. He felt almost jealous for a moment, a sick, heavy thump in his chest.

"You are of course welcome none the less, Locke of Mentis," he added quickly, with a smile that warmed as his envy subsided as quickly as it had come.

[Northen Light36]

Latia shoots Jhaal a smile. "We're going to have to discuss my abilities, I fear. There are more myths about Minds then there are fact. But yes, Locke and I should be able to reach either other... I think. Locke, forgive me for asking, but are you a one signer or two signer? The strain might be a bit much for a one signer, I'd think..."

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"One-sign," Locke said, finishing the bread and berries. "But my specialty is long-distance communication, so it won't be a problem if you need to reach me." He tapped his temple with a slight smile. "Just call and I'll probably hear you." He bowed to both of them. "As it is, I must be going. There are more invitations to deliver. Thank you for allowing me to rest a while."

[jhaal]

"Not at all," Jhaal said. "Thank you for your message, and a safe journey to you."