songerein | Open | Do not fear difficulty.

Who: Trahearne & you!
Which: Journal post/open log
Where: Tree of Stories
What: Now that the Story Eater is taken care of, it's time to look into the next order of business: staying in Songerein.
Warnings: N/A as of now

> JOURNAL: A Query

Sender: Trahearne
To: All
Subject: Regarding Mirrors.

I am presently researching stories involving mirrors. If there are any tales from your culture that prominently feature magical mirrors, I would be interested in hearing about them. Thank you.

> ACTION: The Tree of Stories

[ If you are looking for Trahearne, you will...not find him at the archives, strangely enough.

For these past few days, he has holed himself up in the Tree of Stories, leaving only to get food and to feed his pets. He is scouring every inch of the multiple floors and countless shelves for stories involving magical mirrors, taking into account what others have told him, and what he has discovered on his own. Before long he's surrounded by stacks and stacks of books; he quickly skims through them, then places them in one of many of the other stacks, catergorizing them in a way only he understands. He seems totally lost in his work, oblivious to others talking or making noise.

Towards the latter half of his time spent researching here, he's starting to look...well. Wilted. There really is no better way to put it. His leaves seem to lack their particular shine, and the ones on his head seem to droop lower than they normally do. How long has it been since he went outside...?

Feel free to help him research, or perhaps test out a promising story with him, or even just tell him to take a break. Good luck with that last one, though. ]

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There is one such mirror from a tale called the Snow Queen from Grandmama’s native Denmark. Want to listen about it?

[ Hmm, another snow story... Interesting. ]

I do. Would you be willing to share?

Oh yes I would be honored to retell it. The mirror in the original Snow Queen story was a creation of a nasty troll. It has the power to hide the good qualities of everything it reflects and magnifies their worst qualities.

He and his fellow trolls try to bring it in the heavens to mock the angels in there, but as they try to bring it close to the heavens, it trembles in their hands and falls onto the ground, shattering into billions of pieces and going into a bunch of places. If they fell into the hearts of people, they unfortunately gained a cold and bitter disposition towards the world around them.

Two of the pieces fell into a young boy who not only fell for the troll mirror splinters’ power but also that of the Snow Queen who then kidnapped him and it is up to his childhood friend and neighbor to save him from their clutches.

[ Hmm, hmm... An interesting tale. For a second before responding, Trahearne tries to fit this into what he understands of Songerein. Would it be like reflecting nightmares only? An interesting thought. ]

I see. It sounds as though this mirror reflectively selects what it shows to the viewer. This sounds powerful, but rather specific. I'll have to consider whether mirror shards can serve the purpose of my research. Does this story ever say how large the broken fragments are?

[ He thinks the mirror has to be intact, and he doesn't quite like the idea of collecting scattered pieces throughout a story. But who knows, if the pieces are big enough, it's possible. ]

It's something to think about, however. Thank you, Anya.

It is hard to say how big or small they were but I did guessed that they had to be still small enough to slip into one’s body mostly undetected.

You’re welcome anytime, Trahearne. Hopefully the information from the Snow Queen story can help in some way.

That would make logical sense, wouldn't it.

[ Oh well. It was worth asking though! ]

It has. I'll keep it in mind as I continue my search.

Oh yes, I thought so too: how else would a mirror splinter get inside a person’s body if they were the size of a melon?

That’s good to hear. I’m always available to help out all the time.

[ That earns a little chuckle from Trahearne, though he doesn't show as much in his writing. ]

Of course. I'll let you know if I need anything else.

Sure thing, Trahearne. I will keeping an eye out for any help you might need. Always happy to help either way.

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