Sully leans back in her seat, humming thoughtfully as she listens. They haven't learned a bit, she reckons, or it's worsened with time. But people've always moved in their own ways, she'll say, some slower than others, and they're right lucky that Aefenglom's picked up the pace with Miss Bell's persistence at the very least.
She does recall a name from before then, in her long, long life. Drummond took over for a frail lady, Miss Linda Hann, who'd been in charge since Sully herself'd been young. The Speakers are a lifelong commitment, you know, it was only once Miss Hann's health was failing and there wasn't a descendant to be found that they asked for Witches worthy to test their mettle, who'd volunteer to lead Dorchacht. That's how it's always been, Sully says, if there's no children it goes to the most ambitious of folks.
Linda Hann, while under the same thought process as Morgana Drummond, wasn't half as unfair. Monsters weren't spoken of kindly, but they were seen as a necessity due to a Witch's tendency to explode -- and so were treated as such, not given complete equality the way Aefenglom runs but certainly better than how they are now. Proper housing, proper care.
She had a black dragon as well, which is called "Tarasque" in papers. Was often at the gatherings with her, which was unusual before Nessie. He can tell this is the case being that it's actually noted. Apparently very tall. Also noted in the papers. Many of them.
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NOVEMBER 2019 (SULLY'S ACCOUNT ON DORCH & LINDA HANN)
Sully leans back in her seat, humming thoughtfully as she listens. They haven't learned a bit, she reckons, or it's worsened with time. But people've always moved in their own ways, she'll say, some slower than others, and they're right lucky that Aefenglom's picked up the pace with Miss Bell's persistence at the very least.
She does recall a name from before then, in her long, long life. Drummond took over for a frail lady, Miss Linda Hann, who'd been in charge since Sully herself'd been young. The Speakers are a lifelong commitment, you know, it was only once Miss Hann's health was failing and there wasn't a descendant to be found that they asked for Witches worthy to test their mettle, who'd volunteer to lead Dorchacht. That's how it's always been, Sully says, if there's no children it goes to the most ambitious of folks.
Linda Hann, while under the same thought process as Morgana Drummond, wasn't half as unfair. Monsters weren't spoken of kindly, but they were seen as a necessity due to a Witch's tendency to explode -- and so were treated as such, not given complete equality the way Aefenglom runs but certainly better than how they are now. Proper housing, proper care.
She had a black dragon as well, which is called "Tarasque" in papers. Was often at the gatherings with her, which was unusual before Nessie. He can tell this is the case being that it's actually noted. Apparently very tall. Also noted in the papers. Many of them.