Category: Change is the Only Option

Ser Pesch is not pleased…     “How can this be?” Emiliano screamed at his nephew, Chim Pesch. “How can my sister be living at the Residence? How can my stupid youngest brother be there too? Who is this woman they claim will be wife to that brain damaged fool, Megal Morales?”     “Ser, I only…

Repairing a stumble, finding a friend…     Megal made his way to the harem in the morning and asked if he could speak to Sarita.     His father’s elderly cousin who served as the harem steward was obviously upset. “Why do you even consult me, Megal? Why does Ser Francos even keep me on? Just…

Port, quick trip…     Blackie’s arrival in Port was greeted with cheers. The trade goods were quickly unloaded, and Jill was ecstatic.     “Get those littles ready, Lisa Beth, we got meat to feed them!” Jill called to the head of the nursery. Jill and Doc Gupta had been worried because there was not enough…

Stay or go home? “Mandy,” Blackie asked, “are you going to sail back with us, or stay here?” He was not sure they needed a full-time representative, but Tony had suggested it. Mandy was hesitant, mainly because of the sea voyage and her physical reaction to it. Mandy was not really looking forward to any…

    Refugio, a thwarted plan, a return from the dead… Emiliano Pesch yelled at Basilo, the worker he used as a spy in the Residence. “What do you mean my sister Rita is at the Residence? She is dead. Has been for years,”     “I assure you, Ser Pesch, not only is Sera Rita there,…

First meeting, secrets revealed…     The women were deep in conversation with Sarita when Marta saw Megal and Serept at the door. She located Sarita in the group. “Sarita, please join me in my office.” Sarita handed her spindle and supplies to Bella and crossed the stone pavement to join the older woman.     “I…

Merchandise to trade, learning how to market…     Francos and Tony joined Mandy and Blackie in the large meeting room near the harbor. They had unpacked the goods brought from Port. Serept had invited a few merchants to see what they had.     “Sera Doe, I am pleased to meet you. I understand you were…

Refugio, an arrival, and a meeting…     The small ship from Port had waited offshore for daylight to navigate the entrance to the harbor. As the small coastal ship approached the opening to the sheltered caldera, they lowered the sails to use the small motor to get past the reefs and into the harbor. The…

A troublesome priest…     “Please, I must see Ser Pesch.” Romerie Malfe was not used to begging but he had been denied entrance to the Pesch main house twice this past week. Now he had news that he hoped would put him back in Ser Emiliano’s good graces.     “It is essential that I see…

A conclave of confusion, a major loss, a major win…     The procession of Keepers and priests slowly filed into the auditorium. The conclave to elect the new Poh was beginning. The service held in the main sanctuary had been crowded, and Francos remembered the issue of a new, larger church had been addressed during…