My lecture two weeks ago on the History of Torture was a smashing success. A little irritating interruption, but nothing unsurprising for such a large crowd. My thanks to Debia and to Bekke for the borrowing of a few items for show-and-tell. I was disappointed I couldn’t get the larger props. Apparently they couldn’t count as ‘signage’. I may do another session on what Dhe’nar must endure for survival training, but I’ve not decided on when yet.
There has been some recent inquiries into the Dhe’nar, and more specifically to the Tower and Legion lately since the new officers have been making their rounds. I may need to initiate a culture class to help facilitate education for the masses, since no one seems to want to *read* anymore.
My shira’qa has nearly finished her tasks for red silk. The black silk, she learns to serve and the yellow she learns to protect and support. With the red, she learns how to be pleasant company. She learns now to seduce the senses – touch, sight, hearing, smell, taste. In each, she must prove she has been paying attention to what her master likes (like bloodwine, and bacon!) as well as present herself creatively. It is a HUGE roleplay investment, and is meant to be a challenge. She has completed a cooking task (taste), a hearing task (song), and sight (dance). She has two more tasks to go (touch and smell), so I look forward to what she comes up with.
