Fail to take advantage of an opportunity, http://www.dictionary.com “Katja!” She was walking up the ramp leading to the main aetheryte plaza of Limsa Lominsa’s Upper Deck when the call caught her ears, causing them to flick toward the voice. A violet-haired Seeker came toward her, waving to catch her attention....
nounthe specific, prescribed, or official course or means of communication http://www.dictionary.com “Huntress Aultena Sephimiri.” The majordomo announced, stepping aside as he admitted the cerulean miqo’te. Her amber eyes latched on to the only other occupant of the room, the Dean of Magics in the Studium. The elezen rose to his...
nounan opening; open space; chasm http://www.dictionary.com There is nothing to fear but fear itself. A proverb Katja had heard innumerable times in her life from sailors down on the docks, to passing mercenaries in the Carline Canopy and the Drowning Wench, even her own mother had told it to her...
adjectivecharacterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm http://www.dictionary.com “Valeria, why are we here?” Katja huffed as the hyur half-dragged her into the Weaver’s Guild. Even as her boots skid against the sandstone flooring, Redolent Rose looked their way, the massive roegadyn breaking into a beaming smile. “Well, if it...
verb (used with object)to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker: http://www.dictionary.com It was the winter I turned fifteen. Our gardens had not prospered because mother had been so taken to her bed, thanks to father’s… visits. Food in the Shroud was a commodity thanks to...
adjectiveburdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship http://www.dictionary.com A Villanelle What duty must a daughter giveWhen life has left one that’s adoredAnd onerous grief holds her captive Hope burns like a waning votiveEach day cuts like new-forged swordWhat duty must a daughter give For love must one eternally liveFeelings carefully, secretly...
Do something in the easiest or least expensive way; also, act illegally http://www.dictionary.com Bright La Noscean sunlight cascaded over the ramshackle cottage, the stark contrast casting deep shadows over the building’s interior. The carpenter sighed as he ran a hand over the blackened support beam overhead, mouth crimping with disapproval...
noun Metallurgy. the degree of hardness and strength imparted to a metal, as by quenching, heat treatment, or cold working. http://www.dictionary.com Tiny embers rose like molten fireflies, stoked into being as calloused hands stirred the coals of the kiln. Eyes filled with the knowledge of a craft passed down from...
Dear Book, It’s been a busy week. I received word from the local authorities in Limsa Lominsa that mother’s house was going to be put up for auction and the property sold if something wasn’t done with it. It’s been so long since I’d been there, I’d almost forgotten… Part...
Dear Book: Went on my first mission for the Vanguard Company. It… wasn’t exactly what I expected from a mercenary company. We were helping Iris Yuzuka move out of her apartment… or rescuing stuff from it. It’s hard to say. She’d been evicted by her landlords on zero notice along...