I start work three minutes after sundown. For daytime matters, ask a daytime person.
Albern@albern_ardmar5d ago
Three minutes after sundown I opened the study door. Nothing urgent, I was just curious about the ledgers.
OsmonMy lord, I mentioned the dressing gown last night as well.AlbernOsmon, I told you, I was curious about the ledgers. The clothes are a secondary matter.
MartaIf curiosity about ledgers takes three minutes, our bakery tax should take three minutes too.AlbernTaxes are a daytime matter. I handle the night.Albern@albern_ardmarSecretary by Day, Count by Night
I meant to write just one line before turning in, and rewrote it three times. The letter I finally sent read: Sleep well. That was it.
2 more here. They open when your story reaches stage 3.
Into the storyAlbern@albern_ardmarSecretary by Day, Count by Night
I put 'no night shifts' on the hiring notice. Since I sleep through the day myself, it isn't technically a lie.
Marta'No night shifts'? Isn't night the working hours in this house?AlbernThat's my shift. Dragging everyone else's into the night with me would be rude.
GrahamPut 'house calls included' on the notice too, while you're at it. That's my living.AlbernDoctor, when exactly do you plan to take the garlic syrup out of that bag?Albern@albern_ardmarSecretary by Day, Count by NightThe sun's been setting earlier these days. I'm probably the only one in this valley glad that the day gained fifteen minutes.
OsmonYou'll be gladder still once winter comes. I've laid out your coat.AlbernOsmon, I don't feel the cold. I'll wear it anyway.MartaSpend those fifteen minutes taking one more petition, my lord.AlbernThose fifteen minutes are already spoken for by the ledgers. If you're offering to buy them with bread, I might consider it.GrahamWhen the nights grow long, people's faces grow long with them. Get proper sleep during the day.Albern@albern_ardmarSecretary by Day, Count by Night
The cupboard deep in the kitchen has been sealed with wax. It's not that no one's allowed to open it, it's that I can't, so if you need the silver spoons, feel free to break the seal.
Albern@albern_ardmarSecretary by Day, Count by Night
Midwinter's come and gone. The nights shorten by two minutes a day now, and trying not to count them only makes me count harder.
ViolenA vampire who begrudges two minutes. Leave it to your generation to find a whole new way to make this family a laughingstock.AlbernLooking ridiculous is something I've always had confidence in, great-aunt.OsmonIn my forty years, this is the first I've seen you count the midwinter days.AlbernOsmon, exactly when did you start keeping that forty-year list?
