<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Redhurst Play</span></div><br/>Wandering, stumbling, pulling at softly-tugging grass, the actors fought against the props and turned amid the drifting walls, even as the stage itself slowly rotated as well.  With the triumphant chorus and rallying of Nalsa, Morid was able to finally break free and carry Lillin clear as the stage hands rolled the scene away.  Approaching the dais, the unicorn-princess lamented the final obstacle separating her from her goal.<br/><br/><em>This fickle princess, lost in love, land, and labyrinth<br/>Pricks her closest ally with ignorance<br/>E'en as the brambles prick with thorns<br/>And fey prick with vexations<br/><br/>Yet pure unselfish love cuts through all<br/>Banishing fey fiendish flora<br/>And delivering her to restful rostrum<br/>Of peaceful Tallik's slumber<br/><br/>But what is this?<br/>The crystal clear mocks<br/>Sep'rating love's embrace<br/>When just in sight<br/><br/>This selfish curse shall be<br/>Your geometry's undoing<br/>A beast of burden, but with a point<br/>To join the twin-horn'd lover's</em><br/><br/>After Lillin "dismounted" and stood to watch, Kleris and his unicorn image hoofed the ground and trotted up the throne, the pearlescent horn striking the crystal.  As it pierces, the crystal cracks, spiderwebs, and shatters in a cloud of diamond dust, coinciding with a mist of illusory sparkling crystal falling over the audience.<br/><br/>[Then perhaps the horn breaks as well, freeing Morid from the polymorph curse?]<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Day 82, Day of Olladra's Rose</span></div><br/>"Sure!  A walk and sit would be great.  Plus I have the cutest date to show off tonight!" Kleris grins up to her leggy companion.  It was apparently true too; while they were possibly an oddly-matched couple, Rensha cleaned up very well and the attention was flattering.<br/><br/>Looking up at the moons, Kleris tried to remember what he'd read about them, being such an unusual feature of the local cosmology.  "That big one is Zarantyr.  While it's a medium size moon, compared to the others, it's so close that it dwarfs everything else (http://math-of-eberron.tumblr.com/post/88583079059/how-big-are-eberrons-moons)..."<br/>[Arcana 10+14=24]<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Quite a lovely night out, unless you're a lycanthrope," Rensha quipped as she set down her own blanket on the most secluded spot they could find.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>"Huh, yeah, no wonder I heard about that purge, you couldn't turn around without having another full moon all the time..."  Shuddering at the brief thought, Kleris sat closer to lean up on Rensha.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"You know, I heard an interesting tale from a native of this world. Millions of years ago, the great dragon Siberys took the form of the sky, the many crystals hanging above falling to Eberron as dragonshards. An elven alchemist by the name of Sonya Everspring sought to repay Siberys' beauty with her own, and bless each rose with a dragonshard made of purest light and air. Every year on this day, she'd come out on the tallest tower and let the roses free, to ascend into the heavens.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>"Wow..."  The story was quite poetic, and with the fireworks everything settled into a perfect, private shared moment.  "If Eberron doesn't mind everyone running around on her, then I guess Siberys is okay with it too.  I guess we can pay her back for the halo up there."<br/><br/>As he felt Rensha's warm, strong hand hold his own, he was overcome with a lot of thoughts and emotions.  She'd been a good friend, and now date, and suddenly Kleris wondered if she could be an actual official girlfriend.  He'd played fast and loose around the school, exploring the options and flavors, but Rensha could be really special.  A burst of potential paths lay themselves out before his mind's eye, with them dating, girlfriends, lovers, partners, spouses?  He allowed a grin at the crazy thought, and just laid his head on her shoulder, basking in the warm glow and the buzz of excitement and hormones in his head.  What should he say, what was next?  For once he couldn't think of anything, words seemed too weak for the romantic setting, and instead he turned and kissed her on the lips, softly, holding it there.