Hoping for good fortune

[Raegan Brice]

Third week of winter, Year Two of Queen Sabrina's reign

I had looked around my bedroom this morning and decided that it still felt too much as if it was just mine. When I had redecorated, I had put only my own desires into it and now I wanted a few things that would be more comfortable for Darien. I wanted him to feel as if it was his home as well.

Not exactly sure what I was looking for, I headed out determined not to return until I found something. I had dressed in a warmer gown of violet blue, taking care not to catch a chill while out shopping.

I began my search at Cible, having had luck there before. After a few moments, I found myself considering a leather chair, wondering how Darien might like it.

[Kaden nó Gentian]

I had decided to leave Gentian for a while, with it seemingly too stuffy there, and went down to the Artisans' District and just wander around and see if I still could guess what peoples' dreams were telling them. Granted I hadn't done this in a while, so I may be out of touch for a while before I regained the touch. I reached Cible and walked in, shaking off the cold and lowered the hood of my Tsingino style hooded cloak and stepped out of the way of the door.

There weren't many people, so I wandered around, looking at the different items as my cover. I spotted a young female dressed in a violet blue gown and casually made my way over. I came up beside her while she looked at a leather chair. As I walked up, I used the Dromonde on her then refocused quickly.

"Lovely chair," I said.

[Raegan Brice]

I’d been so lost in thought I had not noticed a woman approaching me.

“Is it?” I asked. “I am trying to decide if it would suit someone. Do you think it is … manly?”

[Kaden nó Gentian]

I looked at the chair, head tilted to a side, studying the chair. I pictured the chair in what would be classified as a "man's room" regardless where it was in the home. "It'll do," I finally said. I looked to the woman. "So, found someone you care for, have you?"

[Raegan Brice]

“Than…..” I started to thank her, but her last statement stopped me dead. “How do you? I mean… pardon me?”

[Kaden nó Gentian]

"Surely you have a special someone," I stated. "A man that you love. Otherwise you'd probably be elsewhere."

[Raegan Brice]

My brow furrowed a little, unsure I followed her logic.

"I do have a man that I love, yes," I said carefully. "Why would I not be here if I didn't though? I shopped here before I met him too."

[Kaden nó Gentian]

I shrugged. "Mayhap you were shopping for yourself. There's nothing wrong with that."

[Raegan Brice]

I glanced at her, wondering just who she was. I decided to take a direct route to finding out and introduced myself.

"I'm Raegan," I said. "Raegan Brice."

[Kaden nó Gentian]

"Kaden nó Gentian, adept." I gave a small, but respectful, bow to Raegan.

[Raegan Brice]

The House of seers… ah, that explained it.

A smile spread across my lips. “It is a pleasure to meet you, Kaden,” I said.

[Kaden nó Gentian]

"And a pleasure meeting you, Raegan," I replied. "So, what charming man brings you to be looking at this chair?" I motioned to the chair and stepped to side relatively next to Raegan to look at the chair better.

[Raegan Brice]

"His name is Darien," I said, my smile growing. "I would like a few things in my house that were more suited to him. I am wondering if this could be one of them."

[Kaden nó Gentian]

"Well... How's he built?" I moved to sit in the chair. "Picture myself as him. How would he sit in a chair like this?"

[Raegan Brice]

I looked at the chair for a moment and then closed my eyes, picturing Darien in it. “He would lean back, relaxed, one arm in his lap the other on the arm.” I opened my eyes again. “Yes, I think it fits him,” I said, still smiling.

[Kaden nó Gentian]

I moved to attempt to show Raegan what her love would look like if he was in the same position in the chair. After she said it fit him, I stood and smiled. "That's good to here."

[Raegan Brice]

"Thank you very much for the help," I said, still smiling. "I might have stood here all day had you not come along."

[Kaden nó Gentian]

"You're welcome. If you're ever in need of a seer, come to Gentian and ask for me." I gave a slight bow and began to walk away. It was one of those walks I do to give the one I was speaking with time to think if they should arrange an assignation then and there. The only thing that needed doing was going to the Dowayne and signing the contract.

[Raegan Brice]

Suddenly she was walking away and I wasn't sure what to do. I felt as if maybe I'd done or said something wrong, to make her just leave like. I didn't know what it was though. I would have followed and asked what I'd done, but that wasn't me, and if I had upset her then likely she didn't want anything more to do with me.

Sighing, I looked back at the chair, thinking Darien would like it but feeling unsure about everything now. I looked around at the other chairs, seeing if there was something else.

[Kaden nó Gentian]

It didn't work. Though the "I'm giving you time to catch up to me" walk works only part of the time. I turned down a near aisle and looked like I was browsing. I made my way back to Raegan, who looked like she was helpless now. I came up and said, "is everything alright?"

[Raegan Brice]

I blushed as she came towards me again.

"I'm sorry for whatever I did that made you walk away," I said, looking at my hands.

[Kaden nó Gentian]

"You didn't do anything," I said, attempting to reassure her. I put a reassuring hand on her nearest shoulder. "Why don't you come with me back to Gentian."

[Raegan Brice]

I looked up as her hand rested on my shoulder. "Alright," I said after a second. "Let me pay for the chair first and then I'll come. Alright?"

[Kaden nó Gentian]

I nodded, agreeing. "Okay."

[Raegan Brice]

“I’ll be right back,” I said, giving her a smile before going to find a clerk. I paid for the chair and arranged its delivery before returning to her.

“All done,” I said with another smile.

[Kaden nó Gentian]

I waited patiently while Raegan found a clerk so she could pay for the chair and arranged for a delivery. "That's good. Shall we go?" I smiled and offered an arm.

[Raegan Brice]

“Yes,” I said, smiling still as I hooked my arm with hers. “Lead the way.”

Then something occurred to me. "I have my carriage outside if you'd rather ride than walk."

[Kaden nó Gentian]

Considering it was only a few weeks after Midwinter, I nodded. "The carriage would be nice. The weather's going to have a bit of a nip later." My gaze went unfocused just for the briefest of seconds to see what the weather would be like later then refocused.

[Raegan Brice]

I tried not to stare as she seemed to go away for a moment.

"The carriage it is then," I said as we stepped outside. I signaled my carriage with my free hand.

[Kaden nó Gentian]

I closed my cloak a bit and waited patiently for the carriage.