[ Ah... She should have expected as much, really, and were this a few months ago, she might have insisted upon a story about literally anyone other than herself. But as it is— no, as she is now... it takes her a moment or two more of consideration, but she doesn't shy away from the chance that Satoru gives her. Perhaps after speaking with Nanami about her day-to-day earlier, too, the days that have thrown her whole routine for a loop have surfaced to the top of her mind. ]
Mm... Well... Alright. I've got one. [ A beat, as she takes just another moment to collect her thoughts before meeting Satoru's gaze intently. ] So, my cousins Elenaril and Ehrendil - the twins, if you remember from that photograph... Since long before I was even born, they would adventure by themselves as a pair. Elven twins are not to be separated, you see - legends say that grave misfortune occurs if twins are separated for too long.
[ She shoots him a look that just says, I promise this ain't about them. Kind of. ]
Anyroad, one day, the twins returned to the inn after yet another adventure. They seemed to be completely fine, though I began to notice before long... that Ehren was acting a bit out of sorts. Of the two, he's by far quieter than his twin sister, and scarcely even likes to make himself known, but I would catch him... humming, and singing, and then stopping when he saw I'd noticed.
[ By the by, she hasn't been using any puppets at all, but she is rather enthusiastically gesticulating with her hand, flashlight held within her grasp and all. ]
Then one night, after Elenaril had gotten many drinks in while helping me behind the bar, she stood atop the bar and began a rousing rendition of the ballad "Nine Stars Around a Silver Moon," which then triggered a chorus from the rest of the patrons who know of the song. And then much to my utter shock, just when I thought to sit at the piano to provide the accompaniment... Instead, Ehrendil sat at the bench and played the piece so perfectly, and so movingly that some of our guests were brought to tears...
You see, Satoru, despite practicing a form of magic called bladesong, dear Ehren is painfully lacking in any musical inclinations! Not even half a century's worth of lessons from Grandfather could instill any sense of tone and pitch with him, or so I'm told. I knew at that moment that something was amiss.
...And that's how I discovered that Elenaril had bribed a changeling bard to shift and assume the identity of her twin brother so as not to cause any panic, while Ehren himself stayed in the Feywild where they had been adventuring after finding himself completely ensnared in an affair with some fey courtesan. Again.
And that's how I met Vaer. You should ask Winter about them sometime.
[ And if he remembers, too... Mina had mistakenly called Satoru by that name when she woke up after her shadow was returned to her. ]
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Mm... Well... Alright. I've got one. [ A beat, as she takes just another moment to collect her thoughts before meeting Satoru's gaze intently. ] So, my cousins Elenaril and Ehrendil - the twins, if you remember from that photograph... Since long before I was even born, they would adventure by themselves as a pair. Elven twins are not to be separated, you see - legends say that grave misfortune occurs if twins are separated for too long.
[ She shoots him a look that just says, I promise this ain't about them. Kind of. ]
Anyroad, one day, the twins returned to the inn after yet another adventure. They seemed to be completely fine, though I began to notice before long... that Ehren was acting a bit out of sorts. Of the two, he's by far quieter than his twin sister, and scarcely even likes to make himself known, but I would catch him... humming, and singing, and then stopping when he saw I'd noticed.
[ By the by, she hasn't been using any puppets at all, but she is rather enthusiastically gesticulating with her hand, flashlight held within her grasp and all. ]
Then one night, after Elenaril had gotten many drinks in while helping me behind the bar, she stood atop the bar and began a rousing rendition of the ballad "Nine Stars Around a Silver Moon," which then triggered a chorus from the rest of the patrons who know of the song. And then much to my utter shock, just when I thought to sit at the piano to provide the accompaniment... Instead, Ehrendil sat at the bench and played the piece so perfectly, and so movingly that some of our guests were brought to tears...
You see, Satoru, despite practicing a form of magic called bladesong, dear Ehren is painfully lacking in any musical inclinations! Not even half a century's worth of lessons from Grandfather could instill any sense of tone and pitch with him, or so I'm told. I knew at that moment that something was amiss.
...And that's how I discovered that Elenaril had bribed a changeling bard to shift and assume the identity of her twin brother so as not to cause any panic, while Ehren himself stayed in the Feywild where they had been adventuring after finding himself completely ensnared in an affair with some fey courtesan. Again.
And that's how I met Vaer. You should ask Winter about them sometime.
[ And if he remembers, too... Mina had mistakenly called Satoru by that name when she woke up after her shadow was returned to her. ]