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Post by Ventris on Jan 21, 2012 16:56:12 GMT -5
A huge carriage pulled by four beautiful Clydesdale Horses pulls into the archway of the last homely house and pulls to the side out of the way of others coming and going. A Dwarf perched at the front holding the reigns gets up and a hatch opens on the top of the carriage as he descends into it. The beautiful stain glass windows illuminate to candles and a main window slides open and the smiling Dwarf Hagan leans on the counter awaiting some customers.
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Post by Elrond on Jan 24, 2012 12:36:59 GMT -5
Elrond and Estel: His study facing the grand entrance of the elven home he established, the open side of the room letting him see all who came and left. He placed his quill down and stood from his desk and went to the veranda of his study and looked down when he heard the clatter of heavy shod hooves upon the cobble stone of the entry way of his home, his realm. His eyes beheld four grand horses and a cart with a dwarf whom, by the looks of it, had just set up shop. With a small smile pulling at the corners of his lips and a shake of his head he turned and left his study and made his way to greet the dwarf. Some elves had already stopped and where asking questions their curiosity great. As he made his way through his hall a ball of energy came peeling from around the corner and jumped into the air and flew at the elven lord. The smile already on his fair face grew all the more and he laughed as he caught the energetic child and spun the child around before settling the boy on his hip.
"ADA A big cart is hewe! With four BIG Howses and a Dwawf!" Came the excited voice of his foster son.
"Aye I know penneth, Shall we go greet this stranger?" Elrond's eyes shone brightly. Estel's energy and gentle and loving heart was contagious. One could not be happy with such a child around them.
"Yes Ada! Lets GO!" Elrond placed the boy down and watched him race ahead and laughed as the boy kept stopping and hoping up and down yelling for his ada to hurry.
They exited the doors of the grand building that held the hall of healing, and housed the ruling family of Imladris and the few higher officials and some guests. Estel managed to rein in his emotions and tried to take up the mask of his ada but was failing. Elrond smiled and chuckled at his son;s attempts.
"Well met Master Dwarf and Welcome to Imladris, To whom do I greet?" His voice was warm as a summer breeze and held the kindess of a great king.
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Post by Ventris on Jan 24, 2012 22:19:21 GMT -5
Hagan smiles a greeting smile as he polishes the counter of the Sales window one last time so reflection can be seen.
"Hail Lord Elf" Hagan began, "I am Hagan Daaz confectionist extraordinaire and proprietor of the Daaz House of Confections"
Hagen smiled ear to ear at the Elf Lord. Behind Hagan were metal containers with cold mist pouring from them, Above solid brass ringed kegs marked with their contents with a fine etching tool and spikot to access their contents, One of the Windows of the cart to the side of Hagan's service window clear as water showing fine candies, chocolates, pastries and even cakes and pie.
"I travel the lands to find the finniest ingredients for my confections!" he stated proudly with his Dwarven accent.
"I then craft them by hand and load my carriage here and travel to the cities to bring smiles to all old and small. These be dark times, and no one should have to always have darkness loom over their heads. So I created my Confectionery House and this here carriage to carry my confections so I may bring some joy where darkness has brought sorrow." Hagen proudly stated off his company's mission statement and added one more thing. "That and i can make a wee bit of coin while I'm at it." He said with a wink and smiled.
"These be my confections guaranteed best in the land, any questions please ask!"
Hagen then motioned his arm to the ceiling of his cart where hung a wooden menu with prices politely done in various languages and translated masterfully. The board like the Kegs and the rest of the carriage is made of fine hand carved wood very exquisite to the eye, and adorned with well polished brass on the rim.
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Post by Elrond on Jan 25, 2012 0:33:12 GMT -5
Elrond listened patiently and Estel like all young children grew board with talk and wondered over to the large equines. Elrond kept a close eye on his young child and he listened to the dwarf speak. Estel walked up to the large animal and looked up at the TALL horse, awed. He barely came up to the horse's KNEE! The large horse reached down and sniffed the human child with his Large nose. Estel giggled and reached up and petted the grand horse. A smile lite the elf lord's face again as he watched his son interact with such a large animal though to say his heart was calm as well would have been a lie, the old elf new the power such a beast held and as any horse if startled....well thing would go sour very quickly.
Keeping an eye on his son and ready to move if need be he spoke as the dwarf finished.
"These are indeed trying times before us, But the fact that such a pleasure can still be be found and by an exuberant one such as you mean there is still plenty of hope still in the hearts of free folk," The elf looked over the entire carriage with a smile, "And my manners I seem to have forgotten, I am Lord Elrond, master of this valley and protector of those within her boarders, Welcome to Imladris."
Estel let out a loud giggle as the horse started playing with his dark locks, and Elrond smiled all the more, "The child is my son, Estel."
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Post by Ventris on Jan 25, 2012 19:14:40 GMT -5
slightly taken a back by the introduction Hagen smiled and nodded to Elrond.
"Well for you my Lord what ever you and your youngling wish, is on the house today" Hagaen smiled with a stout nod left the counter smiling and opened the out side door with a huge basket of fresh carrotts. And made his way to his horses and Estel.
"lad they enjoy fresh carrots, here ya go." Hagen set the basket down and looked back at Elrond. "Dont worry my lord they be gentle giants, less you be an Orc or Goblin." He said with a grin and went back into his cairrage and up to the service window.
"So my lord what will it be?"
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Post by Elrond on Jan 25, 2012 20:03:34 GMT -5
Estel looked at the basket and to the big horses. Elrond walk forward and took one of the carrots and placed it on his son's hand. "Offer it to the horse ion nin but with an open hand, as if your hand was a plate."
Estel looked at his ada and nodded, and did as he was told. The horse bent down his mighty head and took the carrot and munched away on it. Estel took another carrot and offered it to another of the great horses and laughed and repeated this process with all four of them till the carrots were all gone. The human child was grinning from ear to ear and ran to his ada.
"They are SO BIG and Fwiendly Ada!" came his excited voice his eyes alight.
Elrond's eyes sparkled with mirth and he bent and picked up his son. "I believe master Hagan here would like to know what you would like Estel."
Estel turned to the dwarf. "Rweally!?"
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Post by Ventris on Jan 28, 2012 18:57:11 GMT -5
the Dwarf smiled warmly. "Aye lad! Anything ye wish! many children like this, my Frozen Cream"
Hagan took a spoon and pulled out a sample of Vanilla. "This be my most popular flavor, but every one is different. Try it see if you like it." The Dwarf smiled in ammusement
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Post by Elrond on Feb 4, 2012 16:38:47 GMT -5
Estel took the spoon from the dwarf and tried the cold frozen cream and his eyes went wide, indeed this DID taste wonderful! He wondered if he had Other flavors! Did he have Strawberry?!
"Do you have Stawberry!?" Estel asked energetically his eyes alight.
Elrond smiled fondly at his foster son looking down up his dark head and tightened his hold just a little showing just how much he loved the human boy even though he himself was Elf kind.
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Post by Ventris on Feb 4, 2012 22:49:58 GMT -5
Hagen smiled and noded. "Aye lad I do have strawberry, picked fresh from the Shire not long ago."
The dwarf grabbed another sample of straberry and stretched it out to the boy. "Here ya go lad try that see if ye like it."
"I can also put fresh whipped creame on yer frozen cream as well as tiney candies, chocolates, hot melted fudge, nuts, more fresh berries and even wee cherries." The dwarf gestured to the condiment containers.
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