Loren had done his part preparing for the Festival. He'd hung garlands, stoked up the fires, delivered booze from the Kraai, and helped set up stalls. Now, though, it was time for him to put up his lanterns.
There were too many, far too many for him to use his hands. Instead, he called upon his summoning magic: three monkeys, the same ones he'd used to help make the lanterns to begin with, popped into being. They took lanterns from him and scampered off.
One for Abasi in the form of a canopic jar and one for Weaver in the shape of a scythe, his lost loves. Maea's was a pure white figure in robes and rags, much like Ludo itself, Edy's was a hollowed out dildo with a candle in the middle, Kiada's was a bird of fire, Rexanna's was a moon, Peter and Adam had intertwined trees, Roana's was a sword, and Lusea's was in the shape of fire itself. He was closer to some of those people than others when they'd lived, but they'd all impacted him in some way or another.
Then there was a lantern in the shape of a lightning bolt for Zariah, which he'd struggled with. In the end, though, he'd decided that even she deserved remembrance. Finally, he had a lantern decorated in stars for Aoife, and a lantern decorated in blades for Cormac, Jax, and Rhett, which he'd struggled with for other reasons entirely.
All in all, it took the primates a long time to put everything up. When they finished, he dismissed them, then stood regarding his creations with eyes that flittered from more than the firelight.
There were too many, far too many for him to use his hands. Instead, he called upon his summoning magic: three monkeys, the same ones he'd used to help make the lanterns to begin with, popped into being. They took lanterns from him and scampered off.
One for Abasi in the form of a canopic jar and one for Weaver in the shape of a scythe, his lost loves. Maea's was a pure white figure in robes and rags, much like Ludo itself, Edy's was a hollowed out dildo with a candle in the middle, Kiada's was a bird of fire, Rexanna's was a moon, Peter and Adam had intertwined trees, Roana's was a sword, and Lusea's was in the shape of fire itself. He was closer to some of those people than others when they'd lived, but they'd all impacted him in some way or another.
Then there was a lantern in the shape of a lightning bolt for Zariah, which he'd struggled with. In the end, though, he'd decided that even she deserved remembrance. Finally, he had a lantern decorated in stars for Aoife, and a lantern decorated in blades for Cormac, Jax, and Rhett, which he'd struggled with for other reasons entirely.
All in all, it took the primates a long time to put everything up. When they finished, he dismissed them, then stood regarding his creations with eyes that flittered from more than the firelight.
you are lost, hope is gone
but you must go on
Loren
Base Code by Sky!
