#huntswoman laurel

[mellowthorn]

ever been stuck on a work trip as a third wheel to a foreign twink and his furry boyfriend with anger issues, all the while they are busy performing some weird-ass master-servant roleplay?

[sirguyofdykesborn]

If you'd like, would you draw the most competent member of Dutiful's search party/most over it third wheel of all time, Huntswoman Laurel? <3

mastering the art of timeline manipulation to tell her to abort that thing

[annot8]

Chade Fallstar - Advisor to the throne of the Six Duchies

[wobubling]

I think kettricken and huntswoman laurel were getting it on

[smalltownfae]

“But just now an intelligent and I must admit, very attractive young woman had just chosen Lord Golden’s companionship over mine.

‘There’s no accounting for tastes,’ I told Whitecap, who was looking after his departing mistress with an aggrieved air.”

*****

“‘Good. And now we must all try to get what rest we can before tomorrow’s hunt. Good night,Tom.’

‘Good night, Lord Golden, huntswoman Laurel.’

After a moment or two of silence, I realized something. I had been expecting Laurel to leave so that I could secure the door behind her. I had wanted to tell the Fool about the basket and the dead rabbit, but Laurel and Lord Golden were waiting for me to leave. She was studying a tapestry on a wall with an intensity it did not merit, while Lord Golden contentedly contemplated the gleaming fall of Laurel’s hair.

I wondered if I should lock the outer door for them, then decided that would be an oafish act. If lord golden wanted it locked, he would do it. ‘Good night,’ I repeated, trying to sound sleepy and not awkward. I took a candle and went to my own chamber, shutting the connecting door gently behind me. I undressed and got into bed, refusing to let my mind wander beyond that closed door. I felt no envy, I told myself, only the sharper bite of my loneliness in contrast to what they might be sharing.”

*******

“I turned and found the Fool regarding me sleepily. He lay on his side in his bed, his chin propped on his fist. He looked weary, but insufferably pleased about something. The effect made him look years younger.

‘I didn’t expect to see you in your bed this morning,’ I greeted him, and then, ‘How did you get in? I latched that door last night.’

‘Did you? Interesting. But you can scarcely be more surprised to see me in my own bed than I am to see you in yours.’

*****

“Was my friend honestly losing his heart to her? I considered her silent profile as she rode alongside me. He could do far worse. She was healthy and young and a good hunter.”

- Fool’s Errand (Tawny Man #1) by Robin Hobb

Presented with no comment

[iwillberunningfromdemons]

"Good. And now we must all try to get what rest we can before tomorrow's hunt. Good night, Tom."

"Good night, Lord Golden, Huntswoman Laurel."

After a moment or two of silence, I realized something. I had been expecting Laurel to leave so that I could secure the door behind her. I had wanted to tell the Fool about the basket and the dead rabbit. But Laurel and Lord Golden were waiting for me to leave. She was studying a tapestry on a wall with an intensity it did not merit, while Lord Golden contentedly contemplated the gleaming fall of Laurel's hair.

I wondered if I should lock the outer door for them, then decided that would be an oafish act. If Lord Golden wanted it locked, he would do it. "Good night," I repeated, trying to sound sleepy and not awkward. I took a candle and went to my own chamber, shutting the connecting door gently behind me. I undressed and got into bed, refusing to let my mind wander beyond that closed door. I felt no envy, I told myself, only the sharper bite of my loneliness in contrast to what they might be sharing. I told myself I was selfish. The Fool had endured years of loneliness and isolation. Would I begrudge him the gentle touch of a woman's hand now that he was Lord Golden?

Fool's Errand, by Robin Hobb (Tawny Man Trilogy #1)

[fireflymoonwitch]

Love & Conquest Lookbook

A CC lookbook for my Love & Conquest bachelor challenge contestants for @bumblingbunny​ ! 

Nyxa and Nikki are now available on the Gallery as ‘Love & Conquest’, Gallery ID FireflyMoonWitch. Make sure you toggle the option to include custom content!

Read their story here!

Lady Nyxa Kilward

Lorelai Hair / Eyes (Non-Default) / Lashes / Eyeshadow / Eyeliner / Blush / Black & Green Lipstick / Red Lipstick 

Crystal Necklace / Antler Necklace / Laurel Accessory / Earrings

Rune Tattoos / Forehead Rune / Sealing Brand Tattoo

Witch Dress /  Daily Court Dress /  Ballgown / Corset Dress

Bonus Outfits:

Athletic (Huntswoman): Blouse (V2) / Trousers (Scarlett Pants V2) 

Hot Weather:  Crown / Charlotte Dress / Dahlia Hair / Garter Tights / Shoes

Cold Weather: Crown / Dress

Seduction Sleep: Corset / Dahlia Hair

Nikki Black

Tattoos: Face / Dragon / Skulls & Roses / Snakes / Shoulder Flowers

Hair / Eyeshadow

Clothes: Winona Top / Swimwear (Not Shown)

Shoes: Gabriela Boots / Aprilia Boots / Heels

Accessories: Choker / Ear Piercings

[rimbaux]

So I finished Fool's Errand last night (more like early morning) and between the tears i did some sketches: Tom Badgerlock guarding Lord Golden's back while he charms the nobles, Huntswoman Laurel, Lord Golden again and young Dutiful and Fitz

[pop-culturereference]

Chade fallstar?

First impression: Creepy old man. Super sad that he’s basically Fitz’s only friend.

Impression now: Chade is what Fitz could have turned out to be. He was in the same situation and was treated the same way. I never really ended up liking Chade, but I did pity him, and I enjoyed him as a character and a mirror to Fitz even though I didn’t like him as a person.

Favorite moment: When he teams up with Burrich to save Fitz after he was killed. Also, when he sent his kids to live with Fitz because he knew Fitz would take care of them (if only he had had a better sense of tact and timing, and actually TOLD FITZ WHAT WAS GOING ON).

Idea for a story: Chade lectures Shine for the horrible way she treated Fitz but he does it in his usual Chade way and it ends up with Shine in a tirade. Chade is forced to confront and address all the horrible things that happened to her and they actually build a relationship instead of Chade just staying in the background. Everyone in Buckkeep is shaking in their boots because that is the combination from Hell.

Chade and Huntswoman Laurel?? how tf???? explanation and backstory PLEASE

Unpopular opinion: I think it’s a pretty general consensus that we don’t like Chade. Probably the only unpopular opinion I can think of is that we should cut him a LITTLE (very little) bit of slack because he plays an important purpose in the stories.

Favorite relationship: Chade and King Shrewd, I also loved it any time he and Burrich came into contact.

Favorite headcanon: We saw how desperate he was about Lant and Shine, but never to their faces. I’d like to think he cared for Fitz just as much as he cared about them and had a similar moment worried about Fitz.

[rragnaroks]

the worst part of the whole thing between Beloved and Fitz is that clearly, CLEARLY Fitz is in love with Beloved. And if Fitz could've just allowed himself to even think about why he felt so jealous of both huntswoman Laurel and Jek, or if he'd considered why he wouldn't call the Fool by his name, he would've eventually come to that realisation on his own. But no, he was so deep in denial he couldn't even consider the possibility he might have "unnatural feelings" for the Fool. Fuck. At least they'll be together forever eventually. And well, completely. Fuck, it's still so bittersweet.

[mizusjawline]

Huntswoman Laurel. 

Started off trying to draw Nettle. Then decided that she looked more like Jek. Ended up turning her into Laurel. Anyway, never really drawn a horse before. Really proud of the result.

[redscullyrevival]

Fool’s Errand: The Tawny Man Rundown

@sonnetscrewdriver I was up until 2AM crying so thanks for that.

Plot/Setting/Narrative

This was the first book where the “recap” part seemed a bit long to me, but as usual I still enjoyed it and I had to remind myself that people who read in the correct order would be coming from the high seas of Liveship Traders and not directly from the Farseer Trilogy like I was and would probably welcome a long reunion with Fitz and all he’s been up to. 

All the same The Information We Should Remember™ set up at the beginning of the book seemed a bit transparent; I knew instinctively that as Fitz told the Fool about his year with The Old Blood and all he learned there and the story of the woman riding the body of a deer through the wit that that was going to be recalled in some way, and I was not wrong.  

Not that any of that sullied anything lol I loved this book so much oh my god.

I loooooved the Piebalds/Old Blood discontent and political tension.

Very interesting stuff, bit more complex than the Red Ship Raiders, yet a more subdued threat/issue which made it all the more delicate.  

I loved it.

Oh, I cried though. 

The Scene: In the middle of the night my family asleep, me alone in the living room comfy chair gross sobbing over Nighteyes. 

Within the first few chapters of the book we’ve been primed to understand and expect that Nighteyes wouldn’t be joining us in the next installment, I knew that. Hobb used that. She mined that expectation not out of cruelty but so as to share a truthful experience of loss. 

Knowing it was going to happen, even while reading the passage I knew must be goodbye, holy hell I was still hit so hard by it. 

There is a difference in being moved to cry over plot-happenigns (like a sudden character death used as shock or to accentuate a scene/moment for the main character) or ideological/theme reasons (like when I cried at Kettle’s backstory and healing as it tied into the woven ideas of Assassin’s Quest) and then feeling actual loss from a book. 

I cried real grief. 

Intense stuff.

Exhausting even.

I’m thankful Hobb wrapped the rest of the book up uneventfully after Nighteyes’ passing. If more intrigue had evolved I don’t think Fitz or I would have had the energy to care.

PS >> Treasure Beach, FUCK YEAH! 

I love that horrifying place. 

The others look kinda like those blobby Witch of the Waste’s minions from Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle in my head and I think of them as being kind of cute even though I know they’re supposed to be unnerving and, ya know, “OTHER”.

Dey my creepy cute widdle fishy jerks.

Fitz

Oh boy oh boy, I love me some adult Fitz.

Infinitely more interesting!

Pitting Fitz against the younger characters of Hab and Dutiful? Brilliant and delightful!

I’m a big fan of adult/kid combos in story telling because of mentorship and comparisons and conflict and blah blah lots of reasons; I loved Burrich for this reason (its why I like Batman, come on) but it was undeniably fun to see Fitz slip into this role, one I much prefer him in.

Fitz settled into my mind comfortably in this book. How I perceived him and how I saw him was more consistent than within any of the three Farseer books and some of that may be by design and some of it may be just me, I’m not sure but I appreciated it. 

The Fool

This idiot.

Their Lord Golden persona tickles me.

I love the bits were Fitz and Fool get to be their unguarded selves but oh do I hope more personas are on the way as well!

Haha please let one be Amber, I miss her.

Fool hasn’t seemed to grow or... Really be different in any way and I’m surprisingly okay with it. 

Ever the mystery. 

Hap

As my two year old would say, “Dats my boy!”

I’m a bit nervous for Hap as I am all teenagers because oh man those years are so weird but I do think Hap has a good head on his shoulders and I adore his fret over Starling and Tom. 

Hap is so good for Fitz and his love of the boy is life sustaining, in a fairly literal sense. 

They need each other and I desperately hope they’re aware of that and cling to it whatever may come next. 

But, ideally, Hap will be outside of whatever Farseer nonsense affects poor Fitz.

Let the boy seek love and the joints of cabinets in peace! 

Prince Dutiful

Dutiful deserves to be free from judgement from me, for now.

I say that because he is so well crafted I’m simultaneously a bit irritated with him and then dramatically sorry for him.

I’ve the advantage of knowledge and age over the young Prince, all that Fitz knows I know so for the first time ever I find myself directly and completely in tune with Fitz’s feelings towards Dutiful.

Which is yeah a mix of annoyed then sympathetic.

I look forward to learning more of the Prince and his betrothed. She had a total of one paragraph about her and I forget her name, but I love her already. 

Honestly I’ve been waiting for another mischievous little girl to appear in our series! I’ve missed having a Molly Nosebleed-like presence around.

Speaking of mischievous little girls: I’m still a little bitter about Rosemary, on her behalf of course! Poor thing was so young that by default she was being used. I hope she shows up at some point again because I’m incredibly curious. She was a much better assassin than Fitz - god I hope she didn’t die. Hope her Mama and Papa are okay to. :(

Huntswoman Laurel

Laurel is the first character in any of these series I don’t really have an opinion on. 

Which is a new experience so in a way I really like her lol

but at the same time she’s kind of... Meh? Meh is the word I’ve got.

I assume she like everyone ever presented in these series will grow and become more defined. 

Jinna

THE NEW FAVE 

lol

I’m so predictable but eh you know whatever I love her

I like that she’s just doing her thing.

She isn’t judgmental. 

She isn’t impulsive.

She’s mature and settled. 

She knows herself and has her own responsibilities and her own life.

I think she may be able to help Fitz realize life isn’t about producing or proving something, to help maybe finish the lesson Nighteyes tried to share? 

I dunno

I just like her okay?!

Starling

Oh child

I told y’all she was self-destructive 

What a mess of a person but I get her

I still like Starling. Her cutting tongue is a trait I enjoy in it’s own way, different than how I enjoy aspects and traits of other characters but an enjoyment all the same.

She’s the Fool’s foil in a way and I like her being around to stir the pot.