#banded surili

[life-on-our-planet]

The Raffles' banded langur is currently critically endangered due to habitat loss and hunting for food and the pet trade. They've been legally protected in Singapore since 1947, and there is hope that the addition of a recent nature park will ensure safe feeding grounds for these monkeys. ©

[kalki-tarot]

Channeled hindi songs from your soulmate 🪷

🪷 🦢 : from left to right — Instinctively select the picture that feels right to you, whether based on your thoughts or the desires of your inner self. Choose the one that resonates with you, keeping in mind that this reading is meant to be general in nature and may not resonate with everyone.

🪞🕊️ : Disclaimer — The images I used to select a pile were sourced from Pinterest, I hope the reading will deeply resonate with you. I'm not responsible for any decisions you make in your life from my readings. I'm just a beginner and these readings are just for fun.

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PILE 1

CHANNELED SONGS :

Mere haath mein

Bhare naina

Shukran allah

Mohe rang do Laal

Saiyaara

Sawaar Loon

Haan har ghadi

Noor e Khuda

Make a Playlist of these songs, and listen to them! Your soulmate wants to tell you things through these songs.

PILE 2

Mehndi hai Rachnewaali

Mere Humsafar

Surili Ankhiyon Wale

Pehle pyaar ka pehla Gham

Raatan Lambiyan

Jee le Zara

Jo tu na mila

Aye Khuda

Make a Playlist of these songs, and listen to them! Your soulmate wants to tell you things through these songs.

PILE 3

CHANNELED SONGS :

Bulleya

Simroon Tera Naam

Judaai

Humari Adhuri Kahani

Saiyaara

Daayre

Lo maan liya

Bedardeya

Make a Playlist of these songs, and listen to them! Your soulmate wants to tell you things through these songs.

PILE 4

CHANNELED SONGS :

Band Kitaabon Mein

Na tum saamne

Tu maan ja

Tera Chehra jab nazar aaye

Main Haara

Man Bhareya

Pehli baarish

Kali kali raat

Make a Playlist of these songs, and listen to them! Your soulmate wants to tell you things through these songs.

PILE 5

CHANNELED SONGS :

Jalte Diye

Halka Halka Suroor

Tujh mein rab dikhta hai

Genda Phool

Moh Moh ke dhaage

Bhula Dunga

Haare Haare hum toh dil se

Tera Mera

Make a Playlist of these songs, and listen to them! Your soulmate wants to tell you things through these songs.

Please share your feedback in the comments! Thanks for reading, may the divine bless you and bring you happiness.

[tastesoftamriel]

Sadistic Question Pop Quiz! What’s worse? A dull party with boring guests, bad music and a condescending host but with *excellent* mouth watering delicious food? OR a fun party with really nice guests, a good band and a gracious host BUT due to a horrific accident the food tastes like burnt but moldy quiche?

I am sitting here feeling torn, because I honestly can't decide. Since it's close to dinner time, I'm going to side with the former. During the heyday of my Dragonborn career, I had to endure many unpleasant social arrangements thanks to my newfound fame, most of which involved food of some description. Whether it was Thalmor and Imperial diplomats, Jarls, or whichever rich dolt needed my presence to boost their appearances, I sat through it all with the aid of many chefs and their work. (Partly what inspired me to begin my new career in earnest as a chef.)

Anyway, I'm capable of enduring Nirn's worst company, and I have. Just as long as there's free flow Surilie Brothers, cake, and a platter of roast meat, I can handle anything. ~Talviel

[starfriday]

Ed Sheeran Conquers Mumbai With ÷ Divide Tour

19th November 2017 - On a nippy Sunday evening, a lone ginger-haired singer-songwriter delineated musical enchantment on a stage as he held the arena’s attention with nothing more than a guitar and a loop station. Even disregarding his outstanding lineage, Sheeran had no need for backing singers or dancers — not with an audience this involved.  Sheeran's appeal lies in his mass likability and this showed in the make-up of the crowd which ranged from little kids to middle-aged couples and family groups. The singer-songwriter succeeded in capturing the undivided attention of the emotive crowd of about 10,000 with Ed Sheeran Live in Mumbai Concert brought to India by AEG Presents and PR Worldwide in collaboration with BookMyShow at Jio Gardens, BKC, Mumbai.

Setting the tone for the evening for the India leg of  Ed Sheeran’s Asia ÷ (divide) Tour was 23 year old American artist Lauv who proved to be a worthy opener as he played crowd-friendly singles like “I Like Me Better” and “Easy Love”

Sheerios did not have to wait long to see their favorite redheaded musician. Promptly at 8:30pm, the man of the hour made his super casual entrance, strolling onto the stage sans introduction in a t-shirt and jeans, with the commotion from the crowd beginning immediately as he started to strum the chords to his ode to his hometown, “Castle on the Hill.” The singer from Halifax, United Kingdom ripped through the soaring guitar anthem whose rock band-influenced guitar builds crescendoed to a stadium-filling chorus.

The singer showed that he’s a dominant performer with “Eraser,” with a perceptible attempt expended in the song’s dexterous autobiographical rap, but the architecture of its percussive climax and falsetto harmonies was so efficiently constructed that one might not have noticed Sheeran at labor. Though he appeared and sounded every inch of a pop star, the message of the song seemed sincere as his smile never faded throughout his 17-song set on his 109th tour stop.

The crowd remained committed in emulating Sheeran’s passion, which seemed to peak during “Bloodstream.”. Building from a touch of turbulence to a stormy climax as fireballs and gloomy clouds filled the background screens, this song surely did stand out.

He shifted from “Bloodstream” to mid-set folksy ballad “Happier,” bringing a nice change of pace with its mellower tone and sentimental rendition.

“Perfect” started out quietly and then soared higher with Sheeran layering backing vocals and beats as the crowd sang along, finally ending with one of the most resoundingly passionate climaxes to a ballad you’ll ever hear live.

He performed anthemic songs from each album, but bulk of his setlist came from his latest album, “Divide,” performing 10 songs from that album, five from “Multiply” and two from his debut album “Plus” with songs like “Dive”, “Heart’s Don’t Break Around Here”, “How Would You Feel”, “Thinking Out Loud”, “Photograph”, “I See Fire” getting some of the night’s biggest singalongs. It wasn’t just the ballads that got the fans elated – the up tempo numbers, including “Sing”, “New Man”, “Shape Of You” and “Galway Gal” got them dancing and even rapping along.

The concert didn’t seem like a show put on by one man, but rather an event that relied on the inclusion of an arena-sized group. From the pit to the periphery of the arena, Sheeran urged each member of the audience to sing as loud as they could and dance to whichever move they pleased.

In an era where people seem to always be occupied by technology, it was a welcome change to see fans ditch their devices to wave both arms in the air and grab their neighbor for a dance during Sheeran’s Irish jig “Nancy Mulligan” inspired by his grandparents’ own love story, and “A Team” - done fully acoustic, with no looping, amid a sea of cellphone flashlights and a mass singalong

It was a high-octane conclusion with the night’s raucous, rap-happy closer “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You,” which seemed to be a true statement for every person in the crowd and provided a quick glimpse at Sheeran’s beatboxing skills. Because without Sheeran’s performance, how would they know what it was like to witness the greatest solo artist of this generation - the 26-year-old is just a joy to watch, with his boundless energy, his crowd-pleasing banter, and of course, those oh-so-singable tunes!  By the time he ended the concert it was safe to say that his Indian fans had truly got their money’s worth.

Ed Sheeran who was wearing  an ocean blue Cama Balpande of BookASmile  kurta stated, “India you are always special and this night is magical.”

Kunal Khambati, Head, Live Events and IP, Bookmyshow added on, “When you attend an Ed Sheeran concert, Ed Sheeran is all you get. We are thrilled by the response we got for his show. BookMyShow is committed to bringing mega live musical events to the country that allow millions of fans to get access to their favorite artists and we are happy to have delivered an outstanding  and a memorable experience to every single attendee tonight. We elevated this once in a life time experience for attendees by presenting a  world class event experience that was logistically successful and operationally efficient.”

Celebrities such as Akash Ambani, Anant Ambani, Aarav Kumar, Ananya Birla, Aftab Shivadasani, Surily Goel, Lopamudra Raut were spotted in The Jio VIP zones.

[phonakmarvel19-blog]

Phonak presents “Aji Sunte Ho” Radio Campaign

1 (Story) -

FVO: Mere Mummy-Papa, 25 saal ho gaye unki shaadi ko. Papa jo kehte, Mummy maanti. Aur kuch mahino se aisa ho raha tha ki Mummy-Papa ki baat taalne lagi. Nahin nahin, jhagda nahin hua tha, Mummy ko kam sunaai dene laga tha. Mere soft spoken Papa ko ab Jor Se baat karni padti. Jaise ghar ki raunak hi chali gayi thi. Phir maine Mummy ka hearing check up karvaya aur Phonak Marvel hearing aid la kar diya, Aur jaise phir wahi khushiyan, Mummy-Papa ka wahi pyaar ghar mein wapas aa gaya. CTA

2 (Story)

Bumper: 

Old age MVO: Aaj bhi yaad hai mujhe, nayi-nayi shaadi hui thi meri Rama se. uske aane se jaise ghar mein raunak aa gayi thi. Ab meri subah Rama ke sureele gaane se hoti. Aur dheere-dheere kuchh aisa ho gaya ki Rama ka gana hi mera alarm ban gaya. Magar kuch mahino se… achanak meri subahon mein soonapan chha gaya. Nahin… Rama ne gana band nahin kiya tha, mujhe kam sunai dene laga tha. Rama ne bhi ye dekh kar apna harmonium bakse mein rakh diya tha.  

Phir meri beti ne mera hearing checkup karvaya aur mujhe ek tohfa diya, Phonak Marvel hearing aid. Mujhe sab kuchh pahle jaisa sunai dene laga aur meri aur Rama ki subah, phir se surili ho gayi.   

3 (Story) 

Bumper: 

MVO: Mr. Gupta pichhle 25 saalon se roz subah time se office jaate aur der raat tak kaam karke ghar wapas aate. Apne hansmukh swabhav aur mehnat ki wajah se unhein office mein sab pasand karte the. (Murmuring sound of office. Someone says ‘Good morning Mr Gupta’) 

Unke Boss… har waqt kisi na kisi par chillate rahte, siway Mr Gupta ke. (Boss: is office mein sirf do hi log kaam karte hain. Ek Main… aur doosra- Gupta) 

Lekin kuch mahino se unhein kam sunai dene laga tha, shayad umr ki wajah se. Aur ab wo aksar office ke kaamon mein galati karne lage.25 saalon mein pahli baar Boss, Gupta ji par kaafi chilaaya. Magar thodi der baar boss ko realize hua ki galati kahan ho rahi hai. Boss ne Gupta ji ka hearing check up karavaya aur unhe Phonak Marvel hearing aid dilvaye. Gupta ji ke chehre par phir se pahli wali smile aa gayi thi, aur ab office ka kaam bhi pahle jaisa hone laga tha.   

To learn more about Phonak’s “Aji Sunte Ho” campaign and how it can help families resolve hearing issues their family members are facing, do visit https://www.facebook.com/PhonakIndia .

Phonak has been committed to developing, producing, and distributing life-changing hearing solutions for more than 70 years. Phonak’s mission is to create a hearing solution that changes people’s lives to thrive socially and emotionally.

Test your hearing from the experts. A hearing test is easy, hassle-free and will not take any more than an hour of your day, visit https://www.phonak.com/in/en/find-a-hearing-care-specialist.html    and enter your postal code to get information about the nearest hearing expert in your location.

Media Contact

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Email: phonakindia.ho@phonak.com

Phone: +91 9820242611

Address: 503 - 506, A & B Wing, Kanakia Zillion, LBS Marg, Kurla (West)

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Arung Jeram Seru Banget

Wisata Arung Jeram Paling Seru Arung Jeram atau Rafting adalah kegiatan outbound yang sangat menyenangkan. Betapa tidak. Anda akan mengarungi suangai-sungai berjeram sepanjang ribuan meter. 

Keseruannya terletak pada saat melewati riam jeram yang lumayan tinggi dan membuat jantung Anda berdebar. harga paket rafting arung jeram sentul bogor. Cobalah sesekali main arung jeram bersama kami, di Tempat Rafting (Arung Jeram) di Bogor. Pasti membuat Anda ketagihan.

Untuk kegiatan rafting ini, kami ambil lokasi di sungai sungai cianten yg terletak di kota bogor sebelah barat. 

Dengan akses yang cukup mudah dan cepat dari pintu tol keluar Lingkar Sentul Selatan. Sungai Cianten membentang dari beberapa anak sungai dari kaki gunung salak hingga bertemu dimuara sungai cisadane di daerah ciaruteun ilir, cibungbulang-bogor. 

Sungai Cianten memiliki jeram yang cukup banyak di sepanjang pengarungan dan juga keunikan yang tidak ditemui di sungai-sungai lainnya, yakni masih menyimpan keaslian alam dan memiliki kualitas air lebih jernih. Selain pemandangan yg asri, selama pengarungan kita bisa melihat beberapa satwa dilindungi di Cianten seperti monyet abu-abu, sejenis surili (prebytuis aygula), biawak (varanus), burung paruh udang dan masih banyak lagi yang dapat dilihat di alam aslinya. lihat contoh

Arung Jeram Sentul Bogor adalah tempat yang bisa jadikan arena berpetualang untuk anda yang sukai tantangan dalam dialam terbuka terlebih di wahana sungai yang berarus deras atau berjeram. Arung jeram/Rafting juga adalah arena uji nyali serta keberanian yang memerlukan kemampuan fisik yang sempurna supaya bisa mengarungi derasnya arus sungai yang bakal dilalui.

paket arung jeram rafting di sentul bogor.

Arung jeram Sentul Bogor tak hanya untuk olahraga yang menantang serta mengasyikkan bakal berikan faedah kesehatan dengan cara fisik nyatanya dapat juga menambah mental untuk peserta yang ikuti aktivitas arung jeram. Dengan aktivitas arung jeram faedah mental jauh semakin besar di banding dengan faedah kesehatn fisik. Bagaimana tak, dengan aktivitas arung jeram di Bogor peserta diajak melupakan sesaat kebiasaan yang barangkali menjemukan dalam beraktivitas di kantor atau perusahaan.

Menurut pengetahuan psikologi menyempatkan saat sesaat dari aktivitas yang monoton bisa beri kesegaran pikiran manusia, hingga peserta bisa menyingkirkan desakan serta beban kerja keseharian serta peserta bisa meningkatkan kembali kreativitas serta efektivitas dalam bekerja. Serta argumen inilah, saat ini banyak perusahaan serta kantor lakukan aktivitas rafting/arung jeram untuk beberapa karyawannya untuk sisi dari aktivitas outbound training dalam rencana menambah kemampuan beberapa karyawannya.

Serta untuk program outbound trainingkami juga sediakan sebagian paket program outbound salah satunya yaitu silakan click ” paket outbound training team building “.

rafting di sentul bogor

Arung Jeram Sentul Bogor mempunyai Trek paling baik pada aktivitas arung jeram di lokasi Bogor. Dengan tempat yg tidak jauh dari tol Ciawi arah sukabumi, tempat bisa ditempuh lebih kurang 2 jam perjalanan dari Jakarta.

Arung jeram Sentul Bogor mempunyai sebagian paket program yang kami menawarkan buat anda serta perusahaan anda dalam aktivitas arung jeram ini, salah satunya yaitu program survival yang memiliki jarak tempuh seputar 7 KM dengan saat tempuh lebih kurang dua jam. Serta buat anda yang suka pada tantangan yang lebih seru, bisa mengambil paket rafting/arung jeram yang berjarak 12 KM. Dari seluruhnya paket rafting/arung jeram pastinya bakal berikan kesan sendiri untuk anda yang merasakannya. Bila anda belum sempat cobanya, maka peluang inilah yang pas untuk anda untuk coba serta nikmati sensasi dahsyatnya aktivitas ini.

lokasi rafting di sentul bogor

Seluruhnya paket Program arung jeram Sentul Bogor saat dalam mengarungi sungai, anda bakal disajikan dengan panorama alam yang asri serta sensasi yang mengagumkan saat melalui sebagian Jeram yang ada di sungai Sentul. Keadaan alam yang menentramkan waktu aktivitas arung jeram di sungai Sentul Bogor, bikin peserta bakal memikirkan bila dunia ini benar-benar indah serta penuh kedamaian. Serta seluruhnya itu adalah anugrah Sang pencipta untuk kita nikmati serta kita syukuri pastinya.

[thoughtlessarse]

A baby Raffles’ banded langur (banded leaf monkey/ banded surili) swings along in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve in Singapore - Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

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[tastesoftamriel]

The birthday (a long tale by Talviel)

"Lass, just trust me on this", he said, as he lifted me into a carriage and blindfolded me. "Hmm, I do and I don't, but I don't see myself as having any choice in the matter." I grumbled, still annoyed that our honeymoon had been ruined by work, Daedric princes, and more work. I did my best not to sulk or hold it against my new husband, but our once in a lifetime opportunity to relax and enjoy each other's company and nothing else had been tarnished by his inability to leave work alone for a couple of weeks, and I was generally sour since reaching Cyrodiil. Brynjolf begged me to trust him to make things better, so I sighed and thought nothing more of it. At best he would get me a birthday cake, and at worst we were probably going somewhere to train more youngbloods on how to pick locks. Either way I felt deflated, and sat in silence for most of the carriage ride.

Occasionally I'd sneak a peek out beneath the blindfold. I recognised the odd bit of scenery from my previous travels, but nothing remarkable stood out. Trees, Ayleid ruins, more rolling green plains that were untouched by winter's grasp. Brynjolf would catch me now and then, and smack my hand away from the blindfold, admonishing me for trying to spoil his carefully planned surprise. "This, lass, is going to be the best birthday of your life. I promise." I couldn't help but smile. Most romantic gestures were lost on me, but I did my best to maintain an air of cheer to mask my apprehension. I was never the best at being on the receiving end of surprises.

After a day or so, the rumbling wheels of the carriage halted, jerking me into wakefulness. Brynjolf told me to wait as he paid the carriage driver, and helped me down onto firm ground at last. I took a deep breath, trying to figure out where we were by smell. Flowers, herbs, and various tree scents wafted over me. And something else. Sea salt perhaps? Guiding me gently by the hands, Brynjolf helped me crunch up a gravel path. "Ready, Vi?" He said, sounding as excited as a child on New Life Festival. "I guess? I'm just glad to be able to stretch my legs after all that sitting." I yawned, standing on tiptoes and raising my arms into the cool air. "Alright, here we go." The soft suede tumbled from my eyes at long last, and my eyes ached momentarily in the bright orange sunlight that had started its slow descent over Cyrodiil. I squinted until the shapes around me focused, and gasped. A beautiful villa expanded in front of me, its great oak doors beckoning inside with cheery candles glinting from chandeliers. A large garden sprawled on either side of the gravel path we stood on, blossoming with fruit trees, exotic flowers, and to my delight, a herb garden.

"Bryn, this is fantastic! Where are we?" I beamed in awe, taking in my surroundings. "We're in your new home, lass. Welcome to Nightingale Manor, north west of Anvil." My jaw dropped and I tore my eyes away from the house and garden to stare at my husband agog. "Don't jest with me Brynjolf!" "I'm not, I swear it. I've got the property deed in the strongbox upstairs, signed in your name. Happy birthday, my love." He smiled, pulling me close to kiss me on the top of my head. I grabbed him and planted a kiss on his sweet mouth that always smelled of cinnamon and cloves, my eyes starting to tear up embarrassingly. "I honestly don't know what to say. Oh by the Nine, Bryn. I don't think I'll ever be able to top this for a present!" I spluttered, unable to believe my eyes and ears, and feeling guilty about being so testy towards him over the past few weeks. "It's not a competition, Talviel. But come on in, just wait til you see the place." He grabbed me by the hand and I stumbled after him, giggling giddily.

We stepped into the main hall, warm and inviting as firelight glinted off the polished wood panels that covered the floors and walls. Looking up, a beautiful frescoed ceiling showed scenes of country Cyrodiil. A young Imperial man emerged from behind a door to greet us, carrying flutes of sweet dessert wine and taking our coats. He introduced himself as Barnabas, my housecarl. Excusing himself to attend to our luggage, Barnabas nipped outside as I sipped my wine and walked around, unable to believe my eyes. "Bryn, I honestly don't know what to say. It's a dream, owning a place like this. What in Tamriel possessed you to drop septims on a villa?"

"Well, it's rather a long story. About three years ago, one of our marks owed us a lot of money, but as usual, didn't have a coin to her name. All she had was a large house in southern Cyrodiil, she said, and it was ours if we let her off the hook. Delvin, damn that old bugger, agreed to the arrangement without ever thinking of sending someone to check on the place. Of course, when we finally did get someone down here, it was an absolute mess. Half of it had been burned and looted when Anvil was hit in the Great War. The garden was a mess, the rooms were fit for only a skeever to live in. Nocturnal knows I chewed Delvin's head off for that, but I held onto the deed anyway, figuring we could probably sell off the land one day. That is, until you came back." Brynjolf explained, leading me out a back door onto a marble veranda overlooking the sea, sparkling beautifully in the late afternoon sun. "Before I even proposed to you, I thought that this would be the perfect wedding gift, somewhere to disappear to on our honeymoon. But of course, there were delays here and there by the crew I'd hired to fix the house up, which is why I had to...detain you in the Imperial City. Truth be told, this is my first time looking at the place in years, so I'm glad they didn't make a fool out of me in fixing it up. It looks wonderful, and it's all for you, lass."

I set down my empty wineglass and buried my face in Brynjolf’s chest, blubbering uncontrollably. I'd been awful to think he was intentionally spoiling our honeymoon when all of this had been unfolding behind my back. Ever since I was a child on Beggar's Row, I longed for a big house with a lush garden or even a vineyard, where I could see the ocean. As a young thief, I used to say I was going to own a mansion of that sort one day, which the others used to snigger at. But Brynjolf always took me seriously, when we would sit at the Ragged Flagon and count out my earnings. "Each piece of gold you earn here is going to get you that dream one day, lass." He used to say, both encouraging my desires and motivating me to work hard for the Guild. Never did I think that he remembered my words after all these years, and had turned them into reality.

Behind us, I heard someone clear their throat. "Sorry to interrupt, but dinner is served, Sir and Madam." Barnabas said, beckoning for us to follow him down a small staircase into a secluded alcove framed by trees and overlooking the sea. A table was set in the middle of the alcove, and a bard was playing her flute in the corner. More and more magical by the minute. "You didn't think I was going to let you cook on your birthday, did you?" Brynjolf smiled, as I awkwardly sat and the food and wine began to flow. "I'm not used to being cooked for, or being given any sort of luxury really." I smiled, digging into the cheese and onion tart that had been served as the first course. Pretty good- I would have to ask Barnabas for the recipe. Brynjolf and I didn't say much for a time, enjoying the food and the atmosphere of our very own home. The sun was swallowed by the ocean by the fourth course, and billions of stars came out to play in the velvety night, as torchbugs and luna moths flitted through the tree branches.

By the final (tenth!) dish, I was so full I could have melted in my chair and fallen asleep at the table. Brynjolf helped me up and suggested we explore the villa some. We made a lap around the property, admiring the garden and how well the outer facade had been restored after the War. Creeping vines had begun to cling to the trellises and walls, giving the manor a rustic countryside charm. An empty animal pen had room for chickens, a couple of cows or sheep, and maybe a pig. A roomy sheltered stable around the corner could house Roach and two other horses comfortably. The vegetable garden had been arranged so meticulously my heart sang, eager to try the produce for myself. We went back inside, but Brynjolf insisted we save looking around the house for the morning.

Guiding me down the stairs to the basement, I was delighted to find a large hot pool in a spacious side room, surrounded by little candles. A bottle of Surilie Brothers Vintage 188 (my very costly favourite) was chilling in an ice bucket, and fluffy white towels and soaps were laid out. Brynjolf and I stripped each other naked slowly, sinking into the hot water as we made love. I floated on my back in the pool, smiling with my eyes closed. "Darling, thank you." I murmured, as Bryn wrapped me in a towel and carried me all the way up the stairs on the second floor to our bedroom. "The pleasure is all mine, lass. With the way you used to talk about your mythical dream home, I found myself wanting to be there too, with you. And here we are, finally." Stepping into the bedroom and closing the door behind us, he rolled me onto the bed, dropping the towel. There was a small Jubilee Cake, my favourite, on the table at the far side of the chamber. I groaned, both out of appreciation, and not being able to eat another bite. "Come on lass, just a little slice, for good luck." Brynjolf cajoled me, waving a fork heaping with cake in my face. I whined about my aching belly, and without warning, I was met with a faceful of cake.

"You're going to pay for that!" I cackled, wiping whipped cream from my eyebrows and rubbing a fistful of cake into my husband's red beard. "Great, we're going to need another bath, not that I'm complaining. Come at me, you're never too old for a cake fight." He laughed, and in minutes the cake was decimated and he was licking cream from my breasts while I moaned on the floor with pleasure. Giggling like teenagers, we streaked down the stairs back to the bath, washing off the mess. Finally falling into the soft feather bed as the last candles guttered out, I curled up in Bryn's lap, resting my head against the sturdy shoulders I knew and loved and trusted with all my heart. "I love you, Bryn. Thank you. Thank you so much, for everything." "I love you too, Vi, my little stone of Barenziah. Happy birthday, lass."