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

[el_tybs]

Sam hums lightly in agreement at that, letting the seriousness of those words sit there for a moment.

"You're a pretty lucky guy to have someone like him," he says after a moment though, a small smile pulling at his lips. "I mean, having to deal with Purrelden using him like a bed and all." He doesn't know Nate himself very well, but the man clearly cared for Anders, standing by him this long and even throwing this party.

[justice_is_blond]

"I'm very lucky," Anders says as the smile returns in part. "He's amazing. Steady, earnest, compassionate..." He shakes his head. "I'm the luckiest person in Thedas to have his love and support. You can be second-luckiest, I'll give you that."

[el_tybs]

Honestly didn't every man feel like they were the luckiest when they found something like that? Especially men like them. "Second-luckiest. Well aren't I fortunate? Suppose I'll have to just accept that. Hard to argue since he's given you such a fine party. I must say the jams are rather good."