[Galadel Vinorel]

After Giles had left Auutmn, the lass had sat alone by hte fire enjoying the sweet music of the fiddle and the heat of the burning fire behind her. Going over to the fiddlers, Autmn pulled out her flute and asked to play with them. Sitting down beside the musicians she began to play her flute to the melody of th fiddlers, though an dlittle slowerer and softer.

Building up her tune, Auutmn began to play the flute louder and faster. Finally she matched the volume and speed of the fiddlers and they laughed began to increase in volume. Smiling at them the lass began to increase her volume as well. Finally the one of the fiddlers actually broke a string on his instrument from playing too hard, andf all the musicians laughed, and the music in the room cut off for a moment.

Then Auutmn began to play a soft melody that her brother had taught her and the fidderlers joined her, softly playing their instruments. Then Autumn sped up her beat and the fiddlers did the same, and people stomped their feet and clapped their hands to the rousing beat. A few men and women, big and small, began to dance out in the middle of the floor and the musicians laughed and began to play faster, in step with the merry dancers.

[ January 11, 2003: Message edited by: Galadel Vinorel ]