Excerpt from Prince Talber’s Mâvarin Journal
(translated from the original Londran by Li Ramet)
At last I am on dry land, but it is a strange land I never expected to visit: Mâvarin. My people have all but forgotten there is such a place, but it is very real, and very different from home. Everything seems a bit primitive here. There is no outdoor lighting, there are no printed books except for woodcuts, and the clothes are rough by Londran standards. Also, there are mages here, doing their magic openly. Two of them, Fayubi and Rutana, rescued me from the ocean when I was still many miles from shore. Rutana has welcomed me into her home, and is teaching me Londran.
I thought for a moment when I met Rutana’s son, Li, that Londran and Mâvarinû were similar languages, but alas, this is not so. Still, I am determined to learn their language as quickly as possible. Only then will I be able to stand on my own in this new world--once my ankle heals, that is!
I have not seen the woman in my Teacher’s drawing yet.
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4 comments:
I've really been enjoying these fictional entries. And the art has been wonderful. You have a talented portraitist.
I'm glad you like them, Shelly! I'm going to bring up on the AOL sff board a concern I've had about posting the pictures of Rani--qs soon as I get a moment, that is! - KFB
I like the drawing of Prince Talber, and I enjoyed his journal entry. It seems real.
Thanks, Pag. It's kind of an interesting exercise, writing these little characters' journal snippets that aren't in the books themselves. This one is unusal for me, because most of the time in the book, Talber is speaking in a language he doesn't know very well. The journal entry is his words without that handicap.- KFB
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