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* the staff had sucked the heat from her flesh; turned her black heart to white ice | * the staff had sucked the heat from her flesh; turned her black heart to white ice | ||
* Mercy' | * Mercy' | ||
+ | * after the river devil died, the walking stick changed; it killed the otterkin and it was aware< | ||
* blooded one of Lugh's creations in the heart of a creature even older and more magical than the walking stick | * blooded one of Lugh's creations in the heart of a creature even older and more magical than the walking stick | ||
* it's been made into something different | * it's been made into something different | ||
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* when Mercy was at her most prickly, the walking stick was usually somewhere nearby | * when Mercy was at her most prickly, the walking stick was usually somewhere nearby | ||
- | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] |
- | * after the river devil died, the walking stick changed; | + | * Uncle Mike thought Mercy quenched |
=====Death===== | =====Death===== | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
+ | * killed by the [[Nueth]] death spell meant for Mercy | ||
+ | * this time Mercy wasn't the walking stick' | ||
+ | * a dance in which the partner was more skilled than her; it would have been fun; she could feel the walking stick' | ||
+ | * the walking stick called death to their enemy when he may have recovered from the injury< | ||
+ | * the walking stick spoke to Mercy; Magic armor it told her< | ||
+ | * Widow Queen threw a death spell at Mercy; the walking stick recognized it and twisted in Mercy' | ||
+ | * Mercy buried the walking stick in one of the garden bed near the back door, with Aiden, Jesse, and Adam as witnesses< | ||
+ | * seemed like a good resting place for an old object of power, a safe place where pretty things grew; Mercy planted lavender on top of it because she liked lavender; she'd be able to see the lavender when it grew when she was doing dishes< | ||
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+ | =====Return===== | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] | ||
======Information & Usage Details====== | ======Information & Usage Details====== | ||
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* sometimes those old things can do unexpected things; it is very old; and old things can have a mind of their own | * sometimes those old things can do unexpected things; it is very old; and old things can have a mind of their own | ||
* Mercy tried to give it back to the fae but it kept coming back to her | * Mercy tried to give it back to the fae but it kept coming back to her | ||
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===== Bone Crossed ===== | ===== Bone Crossed ===== | ||
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===== Night Broken ===== | ===== Night Broken ===== | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | ||
- | * [[Alistair Beauclaire]] came looking for the walking stick< | ||
- | * Zee had been very clear that the fae would not be amused where the walking stick had ended up< | ||
- | * Beauclaire didn't believe it was quenched because it was finished long ago and not a new artifact< | ||
* it killed that otterkin on its own< | * it killed that otterkin on its own< | ||
- | * Beauclaire' | ||
- | * it had been old and beautiful—and loyal to her as any sheepdog to its sheperd< | ||
* if it had become tainted, then Mercy felt it was her fault because it had been her decision to use it to kill monsters< | * if it had become tainted, then Mercy felt it was her fault because it had been her decision to use it to kill monsters< | ||
- | * Beauclaire values the walking stick; | + | * it is not powerful nor it its magic anything that would interest most mortals or fae< |
* it was left with Mercy because whenever she tried to give it back, or one of the fae tried to claim it, it returned to her< | * it was left with Mercy because whenever she tried to give it back, or one of the fae tried to claim it, it returned to her< | ||
* the walking stick could be the first, or even, the only one< | * the walking stick could be the first, or even, the only one< | ||
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[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Night Broken]] \\ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Night Broken]] \\ | ||
- | **Of Your Free Will**\\ | + | **The Exchange Between Mercy & Beauclaire**: |
- | | + | Of my own free will, I give you this walking stick\\ |
- | | + | Fashioned by Lugh, woken by the oakman, and changed by blood, changed by death, changed by spirit\\ |
- | | + | Change comes to all things until the greatest change, which is death\\ |
- | | + | This I entrust to your care\\ |
+ | * he came looking for his father' | ||
+ | * Zee had been very clear that the fae would not be amused where the walking stick had ended up< | ||
+ | * he didn't believe it was quenched because it was finished long ago and not a new artifact< | ||
+ | * His disparagement of the walking stick stung Mercy to her surprise< | ||
+ | * it had been old and beautiful—and loyal to her as any sheepdog to its shepherd< | ||
+ | * if it had become tainted, then Mercy felt it was her fault because it had been her decision to use it to kill monsters< | ||
+ | * he values the walking stick; it is not powerful nor it its magic anything that would interest most mortals or fae< | ||
* the walking stick was warm and eager to go to Lugh's son | * the walking stick was warm and eager to go to Lugh's son | ||
- | * Beauclaire | + | * he said it was fake and tossed it back to Mercy< |
* it felt rejected; sulky; not as happy to go with him as it had been before< | * it felt rejected; sulky; not as happy to go with him as it had been before< | ||
* it was changed from the last time he held it a thousand years ago, more or less< | * it was changed from the last time he held it a thousand years ago, more or less< | ||
* Lugh's small magics tend to be more stable than the larger ones< | * Lugh's small magics tend to be more stable than the larger ones< | ||
* almost seemed the walking stick spoke to him< | * almost seemed the walking stick spoke to him< | ||
+ | * the walking stick could be the first, or even, the only one< | ||
+ | * Mercy gave it to him but it came back to her< | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
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[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
- | * admired the walking stick | + | * Mercy was uneasy with the walking stick and Coyote knew it; he admired the walking stick and hoped she'd understand why |
- | * Charles had taught Mercy about guests and things they admired | + | * Charles had taught Mercy about guests and things they admired; she gifted Coyote the walking stick |
- | * she gifted Coyote the walking stick | + | |
* he said it's gotten a bit dangerous recently; and together the two of them would have marvelous adventures | * he said it's gotten a bit dangerous recently; and together the two of them would have marvelous adventures | ||
* Mercy had given the walking stick back to the fae often and it had always returned; she thought it would stay with Coyote | * Mercy had given the walking stick back to the fae often and it had always returned; she thought it would stay with Coyote | ||
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[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Night Broken]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Night Broken]] | ||
* Mercy had given the walking stick to Coyote as a gift, and he'd taken it as a favor; she wasn't sure how he'd react when she asked for it back< | * Mercy had given the walking stick to Coyote as a gift, and he'd taken it as a favor; she wasn't sure how he'd react when she asked for it back< | ||
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* maybe there were three staves that did the same thing or maybe there was only ever one walking stick; or maybe he was able to teach it to ape its brethren< | * maybe there were three staves that did the same thing or maybe there was only ever one walking stick; or maybe he was able to teach it to ape its brethren< | ||
* Coyote hadn't fixed the walking stick entirely, or possibly at all, because it tried to hurt Adam< | * Coyote hadn't fixed the walking stick entirely, or possibly at all, because it tried to hurt Adam< | ||
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[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Fire Touched]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
* don't give magical things to Coyote; he'd returned it and it was...different< | * don't give magical things to Coyote; he'd returned it and it was...different< | ||
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* Let the Gray Lords in their halls know that the Columbia Basin pack holds these lands and grants sanctuary to whomever we choose | * Let the Gray Lords in their halls know that the Columbia Basin pack holds these lands and grants sanctuary to whomever we choose | ||
- | + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Night Broken]] \\ | |
- | + | * it had been old and beautiful—and loyal to her as any sheepdog to its shepherd< | |
+ | * it was left with Mercy because whenever she tried to give it back, or one of the fae tried to claim it, it returned to her< | ||
+ | * had a fae artifact follow her home; it wouldn' | ||
+ | * the last time Mercy held it she'd felt its thirst for blood, and its magic had thrummed in her bones; now the wood was cool and she felt no magic; in knows how to hide itself better< | ||
+ | * the walking stick has a lot of affection for Mercy< |
walking_stick.txt · Last modified: 2022/01/01 20:43 by spd