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[a_noble_flame]

[What comes first through the flung open door of Alice's communion is warmth. To some a warm spring day, to others an inviting hearth banked to a low, slow fire. Or maybe it's a campfire, a ring of bright light against the encroaching darkness. However it is viewed it's inviting, calling for rest and calm.

She's nudged her way into several communions by now but she's never opened herself up at large and it shows. Or maybe it's just that Alice is never one to hide much save the emotions she keeps buried away beyond the light of her fire and warmth.

Alice herself ... well, her image of herself is fuzzy. Ever present fire eats at her heels and in times of passion might silhouette her. She herself though is only as sharp as her mental image of herself and she's obviously not that great at conjuring it up.

At least she still feels warm though? And her tone of voice is the same even if her words are quite business-like.]

I apologize if I'm doing this wrong in some way.

[Apology given, she dives in.]

I would like to find someone to commission a sword from. I wish to be prepared for future fighting and in order to do so I really do need to keep up my training with my other weapons as well. My current weaponry can only offer so much in terms of weight and distance.

[... Should she give an example of what she wants to commission? She's drawn up something by hand, exact specifications given from memory and years of handling this particular weapon of hers.

Amusingly -- or maybe not -- Alice's mental image of the Mähne is much clearer than her mental image of herself. It's a good six foot in length, two longswords butted end to end with grips between them.]

I have saved up some for this and am willing to work off the extra should what I have not cover the cost fully.

[... How do you close these out? Just ... leave it open for communication? There's a sweep of heat as Alice flusters just a touch.]

Th-thank you. I appreciate any assistance that can be offered.

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[bakedapple]

Yeah. You didn't know? There's a few of us who've got animals or pets from home. Claude has his wyvern, Drizzt has his panther, Sebastian has his... uh... whatever it is that Sveinn is.

[ Whether any of these creatures can really be considered the same being as the ones that were left behind in their ruined worlds is a question Alice can find out about on her own. ]

[a_noble_flame]

I've seen Drizzt's partner, yes. I didn't realize that's how he gained her back though.

[At least she understood the panther to be more partner than anything else. Which she gets, that's how Ace and Piro are to her.

Her mental image smiles at that. There's a distinct feeling of heightened, pleased warmth rolling through her communion.]

I'm glad then. It might not be incredibly likely to happen but I would welcome the chance to see them again.

[Her voice softens. A mental image might slip through, a white-coated stocky draft-type foal trying to gain it's feet.]

I was there just after Piro was born. And when his grandparents died as well. They're both very attentive, brave mounts in battle.