Pico, Day 8

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Here's today's post for your snippets,comments, thought.

Comments

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

600 new words today, helped by some of yesterday's research. I decided to fill out Rupert's attempts at archaeology a bit more:

He pulled the weeds more firmly out of the way to reveal a small, rusted metal sign, almost buried in the soil at the foot of the grave. Rupert moved to one side, so his shadow no longer obscured the remaining words, and made out part of a name –d FitzAlan-Howard, then below it more words –inquished to the earth and below those a date –ber 1927..

Rupert tried to make sense of his new find. This couldn't be a second grave – not even the grave of a faithful spaniel. The Dukes of Norfolk were Catholic, like the Dowager Duchess Margaret, and had once owned the moors he stood on. He wondered whether the family had found the grave, as he had done and recognised the name of its occupant. Perhaps they had cared for the surroundings until at last the land had been sold, and the grave relinquished once again to the wilds moorland.

[kerravonsen]

Intriguing. Always like a good mystery.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Rupert has plenty of them to unravel.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

I'm enjoying all this archaeology. It's a great way of disgorging history slowly.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And an elegant one to avoid blatant info-dump.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks. it's tricky at times figuring out how much information to give up at any one point.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm glad it's working for you.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

I am intrigued. He'll be doing more research, I think.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Almost certainly.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I like how methodically he thinks, especially given he is young...

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Rupert's mature for his age in some respects, and really quite young in others.

[avon7.livejournal.com]

I like your details here - especially that first sentence.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

Now that's an interesting find!

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

It's definitely given Rupert more to think about in terms of his place in the world.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Sounds like an interesting thing for him to find and a mystery to solve that is less related to his immediate background.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It should take his mind off other worries...