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HOMECOMING




ROBIN HOBB




Day the 7th of the Fish Moon
Year the 14th of the reign of the Most
Noble and Magnificent Satrap Esclepius

Confiscated from me this day, without cause or justice, were five crates and three trunks. This occurred
during the loading of the shipVenture , setting forth upon Satrap EsclepiusтАЩ noble endeavor to colonize
the Cursed Shores. Contents of the crates are as follows: One block fine white marble, of a size suitable
for a bust, two blocks Aarthian jade, sizes suitable for busts, one large fine soapstone, as tall as a man
and as wide as a man, seven large copper ingots, of excellent quality, three silver ingots, of acceptable
quality, and three kegs of wax. One crate contained scales, tools for the working of metal and stone, and
measuring equipment. Contents of trunks are as follows: Two silk gowns, one blue, one pink, tailored by
Seamstress Wista and bearing her mark. A dress-length of mille-cloth, green. Two shawls, one white
wool, one blue linen. Several pairs hose, in winter and summer weights. Three pairs of slippers, one silk
and worked with rosebuds. Seven petticoats, three silk, one linen and three wool. One bodice frame, of
light bone and silk. Three volumes of poetry, written in my own hand. A miniature by Soiji, of myself,
Lady Carillion Carrock, n├йe Waljin, commissioned by my mother, Lady Arston Waljin, on the occasion
of my fourteenth birthday. Also included were clothing and bedding for a baby, a girl of four years, and
two boys, of six and ten years, including both winter and summer garb for formal occasions.

I record this confiscation so that the thieves can be brought to justice upon my return to Jamaillia City.
The theft was in this manner: As our ship was being loaded for departure, cargo belonging to various
nobles aboard the vessels was detained upon the docks. Captain Triops informed us that our possessions
would be held, indefinitely, in the SatrapтАЩs custody. I do not trust the man, for he shows neither my
husband nor myself proper deference. So I make this record, and when I return this coming spring to
Jamaillia City, my father, Lord Crion Waljin, will bring my complaint before the SatrapтАЩs Court of
Justice, as my husband seems little inclined to do so. This do I swear.

Lady Carillion Waljin Carrock

Day the 10th of the Fish Moon

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 Legends II

Year the 14th of the reign of the Most
Noble and Magnificent Satrap Esclepius

Conditions aboard the ship are intolerable. Once more, I take pen to my journal to record the hardship
and injustice to preserve a record so that those responsible may be punished. Although I am nobly born,
of the house of Waljin, and although my lord husband is not only noble, but heir to the title of Lord