RE: Militat omnis amans (Every lover is a warr ior) Part 2/?

["Beckett, Kevin" <kbeckett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for your comments,
Attached is part I

Kevin B.

-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Misa [mailto:akiraajl@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 2000 Jan 20 18:49
To: buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [buffywantswillow] Militat omnis amans (Every lover is a
warrior) Part 2/?


From: Anthony Misa <akiraajl@xxxxxxxxx> 



--- kevin.beckett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Militat omnis amans (Every lover is a warrior) Part
> 2/?
> K. Beckett (c) 2000 
> 
> Disclaimers:
> Buffy, Willow and all of the other characters and
> places from the show belong to Joss Whedon, 
> WB and Mutant Enemy etal. Everyone and everything
> else is 
> mine. None of my characters are meant to resemble
> anyone living, dead or 
> un-dead, if you see yourself you are looking way too
> hard.
> 
> Rating: 
> PG-13+ - heading to the R level
> 
> Other: 
> The Latin and Gaelic are mine; I take the
> responsibility for any translations 
> of them. In addition, the descriptions of the
> rituals, spells and other craft 
> work come from my traditions, so please don't take
> offence if something 
> described here does not match your traditions or
> what you think it should.
> 
> Archiving etc.: 
> Ask and I'll say yes. Don't ask and I'll get mad.
> 
> Spoilers:
> Everything up to the middle of season four - I
> diverge then.
> 
> Thanks to all who have commented on part 1, I
> appreciate everything that was 
> said. As before, any and all meaningful criticism,
> support and suggestions are 
> welcome. 
> 
> Please be patient, it takes me awhile to get
> everything down, as I have little 
> free time for writing.
> 
> More set up in this part, however, I promise to get
> to some serious action in 
> part three.
> 
> mailto:kevin.beckett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----------------------------------------------
> 
> A priori
> 
> Its Imbolg eve, Willow had just started to Invoke
> the Guardians when she was 
> contacted by persons from elsewhere who were in
> desperate need of her help. 
> Quickly handing over the night's ritual to Giles and
> another of her senior 
> witches she and Buffy left the circle by means of a
> portal which had been 
> created by the other group linking Willow's circle
> to the location of the 
> people looking for help. Buffy and Willow, along
> with Willow's very confused, 
> and stowaway, cat, enter the portal and travel for a
> great distance arriving in 
> a cold, unfamiliar place.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------
> 
> Part II
> Amantes sunt amentes (Lovers are lunatics)
> 
> "Damn, its cold," thought the blond girl shivering
> on the floor. Buffy took 
> another look around at her new surroundings. The
> room that she and Willow had 
> arrived in was large, easily twice the size of the
> workroom from where they had 
> just left. Candles and large torches lighted the
> room. In addition, there 
> were four large fireplaces adding their heat and
> light to the room. Despite 
> all of the fires, the room was cold, barely above
> the freezing mark. Buffy 
> noticed that they were surrounded by at least twenty
> people standing in a dual 
> circle, all dressed in heavy robes which had
> embroidery similar to the work on 
> her robe.
> 
> "Quickly, get some blankets and boots," Amana said,
> "they will be freezing in 
> this temperature."
> 
> With that, several things happened simultaneously. 
> Grael quickly dispelled the 
> portal with the words "dorrys skeaylley!" As other
> members of the group broke 
> the circle, which allowed them to collect several
> heavy blankets, which they 
> proceeded to wrap around the two shivering women who
> were in the centre of the 
> work circle.
> 
> "Where are we? Who are you? What's going on?
> Shadow-Cat, what are you doing 
> here?" babbled Willow as she was being wrapped in
> blankets with thick fur boots 
> being shoved onto her feet.
> 
> "We will answer all of your questions," Amana
> replied as she finished putting 
> the boots on Buffy's feet, "however, we need to get
> you warm and fed first. 
> Come, we will adjourn to more comfortable
> surroundings."
> She then helped Buffy to her feet and indicated that
> they should leave the room.
> 
> The entire group left the workroom and headed back
> down the corridor to the 
> study. The two travellers were given chairs in
> front of the fireplace and mugs 
> of mulled wine were handed to them.
> 
> Two of the group proceeded to drag the table up to
> the fireplace and then had 
> platters of meats, breads, sweets and cheeses placed
> in front of the two 
> women. In addition, several pitchers of various
> beverages - ales, wines and 
> ciders, were also placed on the table. 
> 
> "Ok," Willow said a few minutes later, after having
> drunk half of her wine and 
> beginning to feel warm for the first time since
> arriving. "Q&A time, deal us 
> the skinny."
> 
> Buffy was eating and drinking thinking to herself
> "better let Willow deal with 
> this, she is better on the witch stuff and she can
> fill me in later."
> 
> "Fair enough," Grael answered Willow. "Where do you
> want to start?"
> "I guess with introductions," Willow continued
> feeling strangely content in 
> this extraordinary company. "After all," she
> thought, "they did ask for my 
> help, I have no way of getting home without them, so
> I might as well deal. "My 
> name is Willow," she said to the assembled group,
> "my companion's name is 
> Buffy." She continued pointing out the slayer. "The
> cat that unexpectedly also 
> came along is mine and is named Shadow-Cat, I guess
> she will show when she 
> feels like it."
> 
> "Welcome, and well met." Answered Grael. "My name
> is Grael, and this is 
> Amana," he continued pointing her out. "We are the
> leaders of this group of 
> mages and are the ones who lead the effort to bring
> you here to help us."
> 
> "Speaking of here, where are we?" Willow asked
> looking around closely, for the 
> first time, at the room its furnishings and the
> lighting. "It looks very not 
> modern here."
> 
> "Here is not a simple question Willow." Answered
> Amana. "Nor is when, if I 
> can anticipate your next question. 
> "Where we are is in the mage's wing of Castle
> Maldor. The castle is located in 
> our capital city of Maldorstat. The building is
> modern in so that we have 
> plumbing, heat and a few other conveniences that you
> are used to, however, we 
> do not have mechanical lighting sources." She
> continued rising from the table 
> and moving towards the other end. "Frankel here is
> our most senior sage and he 
> will try to give you what we understand is
> happening." She said, standing 
> behind an elderly man who had until that point been
> sitting quietly at the 
> other end of the table.
> 
> "The simple answer is that you are still on Earth." 
> Frankel said, rising from 
> the table and taking up the conversation. "However,
> it is not your Earth, so 
> to speak."
> 
> "That's the simple answer? I'd hate to have a
> complicated 
=== message truncated


This fic has been well written!!! Glad to hear that
Willow will be trainned to defend herself... Can you
please send me the first part??? ===
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