Battle for Wesnoth

The rest of Alric’s visit with Heppa goes smoothly, which is a surprise to Heppa. For some reason, her mother never takes her to task over defying her. It is late in the evening when Heppa returns from dropping Alric back off at the Parting Glass. On her way back to her house from Butterbell’s … Read more

Cleomithir represents the Wesmere elves at the council. They are here mainly because he himself applied pressure to the Kal’ian to support Estbryn Forest. While Cleomithir may have lived in Wesmere for thirty years, he is still very protective of his home forest. At the council meeting, Tric learns that Ash, too, is part of … Read more

Tric does get in some more quality time with Terwaen before the business of war begins. He shows her some of his favorite fishing spots, but the place that most catches her interest is the obstacle course that the scouts practice on. Tric gives her a few pointers and sets her on the average course … Read more

Tric and Heppa have different ways of processing the family dinner. Back in the scouting hut assigned to Alric, Heppa shares with her boyfriend her concerns about her father. Something felt off to her during dinner, but she cannot exactly put her finger on it. Could he just be acting this whole time, his whole … Read more

Unwilling to make a scene, Penna waits for the proper moment to drag her nephew over the coals. She keeps Nasir out of this, though. It is not her brother’s fault that Tric gives no thought to the collateral damage he could cause. No, that is a trait Tric inherited from Anador. After enough of … Read more

Tric arrives at dinner without any humans in tow—Terwaen was not invited, but she already had plans that evening with Baeowin anyway. Not so for Heppa, though. She brings her human boyfriend. Despite his generous gift of cider, Alric’s presence is met with a scowl from Penna. Heppa sees the glare but silently holds her … Read more

Heppa manages to avoid her family for several days, but when her grandparents Cleomithir and Quaemilya arrive in Estbryn Forest, there is no more putting it off. There is much fanfare, since they bring with them Wesmere’s troops. Unlike when a human approaches the border of Estbryn Forest, no one halts and interrogates them. Nor … Read more

Once they reach Estbryn Forest, Heppa puts off taking Alric to her house for as long as possible. She is partially helped by how carefully he moves in this foreign environment. Although he has spent plenty of time with falcons—Aderyn is entertaining herself overhead as they go—he is not used to the wilderness itself. He … Read more

With spring just around the corner, Tric receives notice that there is a human at the forest’s edge asking for him. Renwick bears the news. “Now there are humans from the north asking for you!” he complains. Tric jests about rearranging his busy schedule of fishing in order to accommodate the new arrival, but in … Read more

As the first days of spring approach, Penna subjects Heppa to the usual judging looks and critiques regarding her failure to settle into a career. Quaemilya has been a sorceress for a full year now, and Heppa has not yet even entered the shaman ranks. This particularly rankles Penna since her younger daughter has been … Read more

Talking with Baeowin is higher on Tric’s priority list than visiting the troublesome druid Fenowin. Upon tracking her down, he updates the scout leader about the saurians and dwarves, and then asks, “Do you know if Lintanir is sending a group? The Great Forest seemed already aware of some undead trouble in the east.” It … Read more

After their meetings with the saurians and the dwarves in the Estmark Hills, Heppa and Tric return safely home. So do the ponies; Salras did not eat them even though the cousins were delayed returning from the dwarvish mines. Tric had injured his wrist down in the caves, but by the time they get back … Read more