About Rebecca M. Horner
A spinner of yarns (of the story sort, though I do crochet...and sew, and learning to make armor...)
Author’s Note: Confirmed, craziness is complete! We’re on the catch up on other tasks train now, I’ll get that organized tomorrow and thus we should be back to regular updates.
Disclaimer: Eira, her family, and all associated characters are mine but they are playing the sandbox created by the comic Hurrocks Fardel, now available on WebToons (it’s catching up to where we were, old pages are being redone so it is a consistent look). Whether any of this ends up canon depends entirely on the artist, but I’ll try to be consistent with what information they have provided. ^_^
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As tired as she was after helping in the garden, after dinner Eira went looking to their very small collection of books. Auntie had an herbal, but she wanted something more expansive.
Mama frowned when she left the kitchen and saw Eira with the largest book they had. “What are you doing, dear?” she asked.
“Looking up plants,” she said with a frown as she flipped through the pictures. She needed to know the weeds or else the cousin would get involved!
The answer seemed to satisfy Mama, at least a little, though Eira could tell she was being watched.
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Author’s Note: Another thing down at work! Next week should be the last of the absolute craziness, and then it’s just catching up on the backlog of less urgent tasks.
Disclaimer: Eira, her family, and all associated characters are mine but they are playing the sandbox created by the comic Hurrocks Fardel, now available on WebToons (it’s catching up to where we were, old pages are being redone so it is a consistent look). Whether any of this ends up canon depends entirely on the artist, but I’ll try to be consistent with what information they have provided. ^_^
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The cousin’s wife stepped in, putting her hand on Eira’s shoulder. “I can help with this, Egor, if you need to be helping with the mules,” she offered.
Eira eyed the toddler who was clinging to her mother’s skirts in suspicion before looking back up. This sounded like she was going to get assigned to babysitting.
Perhaps sensing Eira’s feelings, Papa shook his head with a smile at the cousin’s wife. “No, that’s alright,” he said. “I can show her the ropes today so she won’t be too much in your hair. Just let her know if you see something.”
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Author’s Note: Work is still bananas. Will hopefully be better by the end of the week. Got one thing taken care of today at least, and another is halfway done…
Disclaimer: Eira, her family, and all associated characters are mine but they are playing the sandbox created by the comic Hurrocks Fardel, now available on WebToons (it’s catching up to where we were, old pages are being redone so it is a consistent look). Whether any of this ends up canon depends entirely on the artist, but I’ll try to be consistent with what information they have provided. ^_^
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Auntie left in the same type whirlwind that she came. Rather than immediately set her to the sword, Papa took her to where they grew the common crops that were split up between the five houses. One of the cousins’ wives was there with her toddler, the rest were seeing to the fields of grain they used for trade.
“First, you have to get strong,” her papa told her, kneeling down with her in the dirt. “You can help pull weeds, and harvest what is ready.”
Eira nodded eagerly, looking over the greens to see what belonged and what didn’t.
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Author’s Note: Monday was missed due to work craziness, and today was almost missed because… MORE TORNADOES. I’m sneaking this in before we get hammered. (I repeat, I hate May. May is the worst month. And we’ve now confirmed the underground shelters that are oh-so-popular aren’t tall enough for me. My sarcastic “I need a house with a basement…” is now the truth.)
Disclaimer: Eira, her family, and all associated characters are mine but they are playing the sandbox created by the comic Hurrocks Fardel, now available on WebToons (it’s catching up to where we were, old pages are being redone so it is a consistent look). Whether any of this ends up canon depends entirely on the artist, but I’ll try to be consistent with what information they have provided. ^_^
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At first, Eira couldn’t tell what it was even as she got the package unwrapped and opened. It wasn’t until she got some of the paper out of the way that she recognized the hilt. “Oh, a knife!” she said.
“Not quite,” Oline corrected, helping her pick it up. “It’s a small sword. A little big for you, but you can grow into it.”
“Oline,” Egor protested.
She raised her brows at him. “I figured better I give it than Ma.”
He made a show of shutting his mouth.
Nodding, Oline added, “You’ll start those lessons soon, your father promised.”
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Author’s Note: This was almost postponed for reasons of TORNADOES but thankfully it’s all staying south tonight. (I hate May. May is the worst month. Especially the first two-three weeks of May. I need a house with a basement…)
Disclaimer: Eira, her family, and all associated characters are mine but they are playing the sandbox created by the comic Hurrocks Fardel, now available on WebToons (it’s catching up to where we were, old pages are being redone so it is a consistent look). Whether any of this ends up canon depends entirely on the artist, but I’ll try to be consistent with what information they have provided. ^_^
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Eira came scrambling into the kitchen, a paper-wrapped parcel in arm. “I can’t tell what it is,” she complained. “It’s heavy for its size though!”
“Because it’s supposed to be a surprise, snowflake,” Oline said with a laugh. Of course Eira knew what did and didn’t belong in her packs. She gestured to the table, and Eira hurried to take a seat.
“Now, there’s rules with this surprise,” Oline warned. “Your father will have to hang on to it for a bit, until you prove you can be responsible.”
Eira gave her a serious nod, too responsible by half already.
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Author’s Note: Yep, schedule flip. Also, my weird feet issues continued today. Why are my feet weird?
Disclaimer: Eira, her family, and all associated characters are mine but they are playing the sandbox created by the comic Hurrocks Fardel, now available on WebToons (it’s catching up to where we were, old pages are being redone so it is a consistent look). Whether any of this ends up canon depends entirely on the artist, but I’ll try to be consistent with what information they have provided. ^_^
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“Please tell me it’s a book or something,” Egor asked, though he had few hopes.
Oline snorted. “If it was, your wife would confiscate it,” she joked. “I’ll save those for when she’s older.”
Egor groaned, this fell firmly under the title of things he didn’t want to know.
“I thought you’d already started her training,” Oline continued, ignoring his reaction. “So you’ll want to hang on to it until you are comfortable with her having it.”
That…wasn’t good. He rose his brows at her back, noting she wouldn’t look at him. “It’s a knife, isn’t it?”
“Ha, you wish.”
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Disclaimer: Eira, her family, and all associated characters are mine but they are playing the sandbox created by the comic Hurrocks Fardel, now available on WebToons (it’s catching up to where we were, old pages are being redone so it is a consistent look). Whether any of this ends up canon depends entirely on the artist, but I’ll try to be consistent with what information they have provided. ^_^
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As much as she’d like to stay outside, Eira knew she had to take the basket back. Careful not to swing it, she came in the back door and was surprised that Mama had left the kitchen to Auntie. And Papa was still here?
“I have the strawberries!” she said, bringing the basket to the sink.
“Good work,” Auntie praised, helping her lift it. “And I have something for you too. A late birthday present. Would you go get my pack from upstairs?”
Eira beamed and hurried to the guest room. Auntie always helped her feel useful and have fun.
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Disclaimer: Eira, her family, and all associated characters are mine but they are playing the sandbox created by the comic Hurrocks Fardel, now available on WebToons (it’s catching up to where we were, old pages are being redone so it is a consistent look). Whether any of this ends up canon depends entirely on the artist, but I’ll try to be consistent with what information they have provided. ^_^
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Eira was picky about the strawberries for Auntie—if she was making jam, she would want some green ones in there to help set it. One of the cousins had talked to Mama about jam, and Eira had been stuck at the table.
She wished they had netted the bushes, but Mama told the cousins that was too much work.
Mama didn’t like strawberries.
Eira helped herself to a couple of them, humming. As long as they weren’t green, she liked them just fine, and jam would last over the winter. Maybe it would help her avoid so many pickles.
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Author’s Note: Starting a new way for the below menu bar to work so I edit it less. You can now “skip” to the next 10. So 1-9 link back to 10, 10-19 link to 20, etc. If we aren’t at the next round number yet, then the “latest” function will stay until it is reached.
Disclaimer: Eira, her family, and all associated characters are mine but they are playing the sandbox created by the comic Hurrocks Fardel, now available on WebToons (it’s catching up to where we were, old pages are being redone so it is a consistent look). Whether any of this ends up canon depends entirely on the artist, but I’ll try to be consistent with what information they have provided. ^_^
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Egor left Senta making breakfast for them and finishing Oline’s baking to walk his sister towards the cabinet he kept for weapons. As long as they spoke softly, Senta wouldn’t hear. Especially as she was smacking pans around.
“I’ll work with Eira,” he promised, glancing over his bows. None were suitable for a child, but he could trade some grain for one. It could be a real gift Eira would actually enjoy for her birthday.
“Good,” Oline said darkly. “Because next time, Ma is going to get involved, whether we want it or not, or risk a repeat of Gina.”
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Disclaimer: Eira, her family, and all associated characters are mine but they are playing the sandbox created by the comic Hurrocks Fardel, now available on WebToons (it’s catching up to where we were, old pages are being redone so it is a consistent look). Whether any of this ends up canon depends entirely on the artist, but I’ll try to be consistent with what information they have provided. ^_^
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“She’s my daughter, not yours,” Senta interrupted with a hiss. “She will learn like I did from mine—”
“Love, your mother was under influence of your father’s desires,” Egor tried to gently coax her around.
“And I just said you can still teach her those things,” Oline complained. “Hell, I bake.” She gestured to the hearth. “I darn, I even knit. But you gotta give her little adventures while you can still set limits. Give her the other skills she needs—woodcraft, weapons work.” She didn’t add the last one, socialization. She had a feeling Senta was at her limit.
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Rebecca M Horner 