| Catriana kept a precise log of where they had... 812 |
[Mar. 4th, 2010|03:29 am] |
Catriana kept a precise log of where they had been and what they had said and done thereDevin had assured her they could rely on his memory, but she kept her notes nonetheless
In public the Duke now called himself "Tomaz "Sandre" was an uncommon-enough name in the Palm, and for a mercenary from Khardhun it would be sufficiently odd to be a riskDevin remembered growing thoughtful when the Duke had told them his new name back in the fallHe'd wondered what it was like to have had to kill his sonEven to outlive his sonsTo know that the bodies of everyone even distantly related to himself were being spreadeagled alive on the death-wheels of BarbadiorHe tried to imagine how all of that would feel
Life, the processes of living and what it did to you, seemed to Devin to grow more painfully complex all through that fall and winterOften he thought of Marra, arbitrarily cut off on the way to her maturity, to whatever she had been about to becomeHe missed her with a dull ache that could grow into something heavy and difficult at timesShe would have |
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| The encounter that no one in this peninsula even... 128 |
[Feb. 15th, 2010|03:51 am] |
The encounter that no one in this peninsula even believed had taken place
What he had done was smile at the two commanders and confide that he had already marked off in his mind a significant portion of the newly claimed Nievolene lands for one of themSiferval, he said, more in sorrow than in anger, had been put out of the running by the conduct of his own men, but these two well, it would be a hard choiceHe would be watching them closely over the next while and would announce his decision in due course
How long a while, exactly, had pursued Karalius of the First
Truly, he could have killed the man even as he stood there, helmet under his arm, eyes hypocritically lowered in a show of deferenceOh, spring, perhaps, he'd said airily, as if such matters should not be of great moment to men of good will
Sooner would be better, had said Grancial of the Second, softly
Alberico had chosen to let his eyes |
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| Alberico, waiting in the room of the implements,... 593 |
[Feb. 11th, 2010|04:02 am] |
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Alberico, waiting in the room of the implements, had been terrifyingly enragedEach of the guards, from Siferval's Third Company, had been summarily executedIncluding the new Captain of the Guard |
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| This morning she had come out of the saishan... 234 |
[Feb. 10th, 2010|11:02 pm] |
This morning she had come out of the saishan looking for this certaintyAnd now, above this pool, her path came clear to her at last and Dianora saw that it led to the sea
The sounds of gathered people faded away, and then all the images, the bright sun of summerThe pool was dark again giving nothing back at all
Some time later, it might have been moments or hours, Dianora looked up againThe riselka was still beside herDianora looked into the pale eyes, so much lighter than the enchanted waters but seemingly as deep, and she saw herself as a child again, so many years agoYet not so many, a blink of an eye or the moment it took an autumn leaf to fall, as this creature would measure time
"Thank you," she whispered
And she stood very still, not flinching at all, as the riselka rose up on |
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[Feb. 10th, 2010|11:00 pm] |
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Welcome to my first blog |
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| Accusations against Iran's Nuclear Program "Irresponsible:" Russian Diplomat |
[Feb. 5th, 2010|11:10 am] |
"Russia has no proof of Tehran's alleged intention to create nuclear weapons, says a Russian diplomat.
""We have no reason to believe that Iran plans to move in this direction (developing nuclear weapons),"" Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Russia Today on Tuesday, adding that ""without serious proof (of this), it is irresponsible to pose such accusations.""
Ryabkov said Russia remains convinced that the only realistic way of solving the Iran nuclear problem is ""through the political and diplomatic settlement of widely known problems which have gone unsolved for a really long time.""
The diplomat said Russia has serious doubts that sanctions would be effective and said it was ""a well-known fact"" that ""Tehran is a difficult partner for the six countries.""
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China), together with Germany, are currently in negotiations with Tehran on its nuclear program.
Iran is at the center of an international dispute concerning its nuclear ambitions. Western powers suspect Iran is attempting to build nuclear weapons, but Tehran says its nuclear program is aimed at generating energy for civilian purposes.
Also on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said ""until today"" the six nations have not considered seeking new U.N. sanctions against Iran.
The spokesman said at a briefing that ""dialogue based on mutual respect and compromise is the only possible solution"" to the issue.
Tehran has been repeatedly urged to respond to a draft deal brokered by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, which calls for shipping most of Iran's enriched uranium abroad by the end of the year in exchange for fuel rods for research use.
The United States has threatened another round of U.N. sanctions against Iran if it does not abide by the year-end deadline.
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