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. ]

Threaded | Flat

[ Trahearne's momentum withers rather quickly when he manages to pinpoint the book he needs: already checked out. By a dragon scholar.

He's done well thus far avoiding any negotiating with the dragons, interacting with them. He's done well, all things considered, keeping away from the island in general (he is not quite fond of being that high up in the sky). But he cannot very well betray the expectations on him, to be the one to secure this mirror--so he swallows his apprehensions and drags his feet for a few days, trying to think of ways that will make this easy on him.

One thing he does know is that he cannot do this alone. While he's in a much better place than he was last year, or even in spring, he does not trust his temper to hold, or for his fear to take over. And it doesn't take him very long to think of the very person he thinks might be his best bet.

After giving a quick rundown of the situation and extending an invitation, Trahearne finds himself waiting anxiously at the air balloon dock. He only draws his eyes down from the floating island in the distance when he hears approaching footsteps, and offers a small smile and a wave. ]

Thank you for coming out on such short notice, Zhongli.

Off the top of my head, Snow White features one for a little bit. Have you heard of it?

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

[Hmm. An interesting question...]

I have a little experience with actual magic mirrors. Would that be helpful?

The type of what other worlds call 'magic' that my world possesses utilizes special mirrors called mirrages in order to cast artes. Accordingly, it is known as 'mirristry.'

If you have further questions, I can answer them, as I am a mirrist myself.

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