Well it's time to celebrate your birthday, it happens every year

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WHO: Anders, Nathaniel, and invitees!
WHAT: Fancy birthday party in Camp Shady
WHEN: Harvestmere 27, evening
WHERE: Camp Shady
NOTES: Will update.

Since many Wardens moved into the Kestrel House, there is plenty of space in the camp for a big top tent. Finding enough candlesticks, tables, and chairs required a lot of time and a number of bribes to pull off. The tables are nicely draped with fabric lent by one of Anders' patients, and each is decorated with flowers. The tent is alight and smells like good food--more donations from grateful patients.

One of the Wardens is known for her fiddling, and she plays lively dances and crooning ballads. In the center table is an ice sculpture of a cat chasing a butterfly (you guessed it--donated by a mage patient). It glitters spectacularly in the candlelight.

On the menu is a slow-roasted pig, spiced hot cider, spectacular salads, jams, cakes, delectably seasoned vegetables, a lamb-flank, and your choice of wine. There is even a hard-won bottle of Antivan brandy Nathaniel had to win several card games to achieve.

Relax, enjoy, greet the birthday boy, and mingle. The nights will be cold soon, but under this tent, life glows.

Comments

[conqueredhearts]

Survival did have its costs but he had a feeling that he would be like this no matter what. It was simply a part of his nature that he refused to give up on. For better or worse really.

Following after the mage, he wrapped an arm around his shoulders, an easy display of affection for his friend. Iskandar felt it necessary to make his friends feel special that. Lovers too, of course, but in this case just a friend. One he felt needed to understand he was going to continue to give him this sort of thing no matter what.

"I like the dances and music of these lands. I will have to learn even more of them."

[justice_is_blond]

The arm around his shoulders gets a momentary stiffness that fades away. He likes contact. He's still getting used to it with each person that gives it, though, aside from a few he's known for some time. The comment, though, gets a blink of surprise. That's entirely different from the previous conversation, and it takes Anders a moment to switch gears.

"You may have a great deal of time to learn. I don't know if any Rifters have managed to go home as of yet. And with Solas missing again..." That ends a lot of speculation on the rifts. They needed to get more experts on them.

[conqueredhearts]

"Whether or not I have a lot of time matters little to me. All time is precious and I will enjoy it to the fullest." Iskandar smiled at him then gave a sigh as he watched the merriment before him. Was there really anything better than joy expressed by those gathered to celebrate one they cared about? Not in his opinion anyway.

"Perhaps I will even write some of my own songs to add to those that can be found in this world."

[justice_is_blond]

Once he'd been all about living life to the fullest. He'd had quite a few exciting moments when on the run from Templars. Now he was starting to regain that, from time to time, like here at this party. But there was always so much work to do, too, and it often swept him back under.

"It seems a worthy goal." He was no songwriter, but perhaps Iskandar is. The man was full of ideas and drive, clearly. Anders took a breath and smiled at Iskandar.

"I wish you luck in trying that out. And I'm also going to ask to take leave of you; there are a few more people I should seek out."

[conqueredhearts]

"I'm not sure why you must be so polite to leave me. You are the man of the hour! Off with you and enjoy yourself!"

He laughed, obviously not bothered by Anders needing to leave. Or wanting to. Whichever it was. He fully intended to see this man again now that they were friends. If Anders wanted to go off to spend time with others or to possibly sneak off with his loved one then more power to him!