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“...and bloody time, too...” Orgia was directing the removal of most of the bedding from Laun’s sleeping chambers. She had a few plans when it was to be put back in, a more traditional room, with chairs and a table. But that would have to be done when Laun was not around. One of the things Orgia had found about Laun was that the young Lady did know her mind, but sometimes her decisions were not the best. At least from Orgia’s standpoint.
The tapestries were one thing that Laun had specificly asked to be taken down and aired. Orgia wondered what had been taking place that may have led to that, but the chatelaine found that Laun was right to want them aired out. They seemed musty, and with the cold coming soon, it was better to do it now.
Laun came from one of the harvesting houses and saw the tapestries laid out along the bushes by the road. Some of them were being beaten with willow branches, the whippy sticks letting small puffs of dust into the air at each hit. A few of the servants were inspecting the tapestries and making minor repairs as they found gaps and holes. Laun picked up corners of the tapestries, looked at the repair work being done and noted the faded colors of the generations old hangings.
Laun finally found the two she wanted. The Orchard, with the apple trees, the road that seemed to encircle it and the little house. And the Castle with the keep surrounding it, a road coming up to it’s gate. The Lady went to turn the Orchard over and found that it was heavier than the other tapestries. She had to enlist the help of several of the others to fold the Orchard in half. She looked and did not see the holes that she had looked through as a child. She did see some words. They were picked out in slightly different colors from the backing material, odd little embroidered knots in sets of three and four after each word. »Read More
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