adding this before breakfast
crystal-sings-with-lightning is a very interesting person and they feel safe to be around
i get the sense that i can trust them implicitly to act ethically and with integrity
it's the same feeling i get from meledri corus
both of them are conscientious in an almost intimidating way – not that they actively judge me or anything like that but i feel a bit like i should be on my best behavior because i don't want to disappoint them?
they do share one thing in common that might explain part of this
there is a ritual to guard against possession and as proof of its effect it leaves a complex glowing sigil called an "erebean seal" on one's body
they each have one of these
this is why i found myself telling song about emmer sykes' book of schemata and my hope to find a way to reverse the rust plague
they explained that it would be best to have an erebean seal of my own before digging around in it
they requested that i let them keep it for now
i would normally expect that to feel like a huge risk but it's actually a relief
the book should be safe with them until i have the time to arrange for the lengthy erebean seal ritual ... but that won't be until we return from the everglow
for now my saddlebags feel a little lighter