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The first collection by Raf Simons for the house of Dior opens up haute couture to new perspectives. Today, it's all a question of attitude.
Is it a fashion show? No, it's much more than that: it's a manifesto. The first haute couture collection from the designer Raf Simons, shown earlier today, isn't just an assembly of wardrobe suggestions for next winter, nor even uniquely his vision of the Dior woman. It's about wiping the slate clean and starting again from scratch – and a total redefinition of haute couture, of all it is, and all it stands for. Christian Dior's New Look, the revolutionary silhouette that put the spotlight on the female form divine, responds to a new type of couture today: in 2012 femininity is an attitude. What Raf Simons understood before everyone else is that, at this point in time, the couture woman is looking for more than just being dressed: she wants to express herself. Refusing to be bound by the type of convention that makes straitjackets of her clothes, if she feels like putting her hands in the pockets of her ballgown, then so be it! The glamorous evenings of today are not like those of yesteryear, and these looks for modern nights out, couture in their inspiration and down to the last detail, are slashed, dissected, cut up, deconstructed and reassembled. Among the numbers, the characteristics of the famed Esther dress with its huge yardage of fabric are identifiable. But this new version finishes defiantly at the thighs, as if sliced with a scalpel. On the torso, it's all couture splendor; on the legs it has the attitude, the look, and the modernity of a skinny black pant. Gala evenings, most definitely, but women today no longer go to the ball to twirl in endless skirts and petticoats, they want to dance. And they must do so with couture allure.
This new femininity isn't solely Raf Simons' personal vision, it's rooted in the perfection inherent in the storied history of the house of Dior. The Bar jacket with its unmistakably Dior silhouette – narrow waist, peplum-accentuated hips – runs like a thread throughout the show.
Opening proceedings with a tuxedo incarnation, the shape of things to come is pared-down and pure. Reduced to its architectural essence, it evolves from look to look, on a dress here, rising to the throat there: the Bar jacket coming to represent an idea of a silhouette, a theoretic line. Devoid of reinforcing, it stands on its own merits of construction, a challenge met with deceptively effortless aplomb by the ateliers. The very life force of the house of Dior lies in pushing the limits of its savoir-faire. Complex weaves recall painter Sterling Ruby's canvasses, printed on duchess satin, mille-feuilles of multi-hued mesh, shaded floral embroideries, densely-colored furs - all testify to the inimitable talent contained within the house's walls.
And, finally, the flowers, that essential stylistic element beloved by Christian Dior. They appeared printed, woven or embroidered in all his collections; he cultivated them passionately in his gardens; they were the direct inspiration for his history-making Corolle line. The flowers that provided the first visual shock today were present before the show even started, the guests arriving to discover the breathtaking decor that Raf Simons had envisioned to act as a frame for his collection: walls covered with hundreds of thousands of flowers transport us instantly to Christian Dior's childhood garden in Granville, Normandy. Thus the flower makes its entrance, worked into the lines of the clothes, and a woman abloom with architectural prowess.
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I wonder why JACK support was removed, I know isn't used to the extend of ALSA but is not deprecated as the other two drivers.the old sound drivers for JACK, NAS, and ESD have been removed.
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I wonder why JACK support was removed, I know isn't used to the extend of ALSA but is not deprecated as the other two drivers.the old sound drivers for JACK, NAS, and ESD have been removed.
I think it's a great release because the audio redesign and the implementation of the DIB engine are 2 itens of the Wine 1.4 Release Plan. I don't know if they're ready, but they're being worked on for a while and looks like it's becoming usable now...
Holy smokes, mmdevapi actually seems to work correctly now! That was broken for so long I can't remember. Though that may have been fixed in the last release since I skipped 1.3.24.
How was today an unfortunate day for a WINE release?
Is this the long-acclaimed OpenAL backend support as well, or does the mmdevapi, er, API, connect to individual backends like ALSA and pulseaudio individually?
This thing has been in the works since about 2007, but it never landed in master until recently because Alexandre Julliard won't accept any commits unless they're perfect and solve all problems simultaneously. He doesn't have any concept in his head about evolutionary improvement. We've been having to maintain an external patch for pulseaudio support for years because Alexandre saw mmdevapi as the only viable solution.
I'll try it out and see if it supports PA. If it doesn't, I'll resume my flaming.
As a wine end-user, I appreciate him being a dick like this because it seems to be working and getting things done. From a developer's standpoint, life under Julliard is an exercise in frustration.
Keep the faith aliquixotic.
Hmm, that's the last release before 1.3.20 becomes obsolete. I guess I'll have to update my graphics drivers and Wine after two weeks and try out my game collection again. I just hope that whatever things the D3D updates broke are already fixed.


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Playing music and making the vieewr read is stupid. Why aren't you appearing and talking etc? Fortunately most diabetics know not to waste their money on so-called natural cures because there are none. That term alone makes me think of Kevin Trudeau and most people know that he's a snake oil salesman/huckster/con man!
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The folks at Betty Crocker have done it again: given us mere mortals great, easy rpeecis my whole family can enjoy. The best thing about this book is that the rpeecis aren't made from weird food you have to hunt for; they are made from items already in your kitchen. And they are rpeecis anyone can eat for good health. So, if one member of your family has diabetes, the whole family can eat this food and love it.The rpeecis are great, especially the desserts. And you thought you couldn't eat dessert with diabetes! The Carbohydrate Choices is a great counting device. I've never seen it in any other cookbook and I find it much easier to use than exchanges. Plus, it's not just a cookbook. There's doctor's advice and management plans inside. This book is very uplifting and practical.GET THIS BOOK! IT'S THE BEST DIABETES COOKBOOK, hands down.
I did eat only fruit f one year, once, gave up on food, and ate only if invited to relatives homes, and did lose a lot of weight but got too low in weight and went back to food again, and now am over weight now, and have fat abdomen and and such, am about 40 pounds heavier over weight , now, and do not eat out much. \i am hating salt and fat, and love bread in a not too much eaten amount, |I hate white wheat foods and and use both kinds of insulin, and walk for exercise wisely, in sunlight, sore joints and burning feet that curl under in spasms , magnesium and b complex vit, for that helps, but now feet are even m ore of a problem, I minimally use feet, now, using dry brush and creams and but have to go eat , in sugar low, now... less weight gives better sugar control, and but food is a problem as it gives more sugar control problems.. diabetic means not so much food for you, and eating just fruit and vegetables is key ... just to fill tummy of hunger is best but not full range of foods... but taking vitamins is needed. Exercise and water is needed. I use milk and of low fat , and molasses instead of sugar in pure state for low sugar times. or fruit juice in real nature of no sugar added kinds. Or just oranges, ...and a few pieces of bread in grain bread kind. Lack of foods and Dr, helps in real kinds , out here..
We are from California, and now live in Egypt for 15 years, now, I am 62, and but there are a lot of scary so called doctors, out here, and driving far is dangerous , and so I do not see drs. and do not use blood monitoring equipment, as it is up and down and dysfunctional and is laboring to use all days and nights and is expensive to use.... it drives me mad.. We are going back to America to stay, now, soon. My feet are a problem and eye is acting up in vision but Doc says my eye is alright... and but feet respond to magnesium, and B complex vit. I am moody and have Menopause, and a long visit of that, I walk for 30 min. a day if I am not too tired to do so, and am depressed a lot, but love Rescue remedy a lot... or had it only once... but intend to use it a the Drs. here are crazy and not to be trusted... they over dose you in insulin and or say another line in less insulin.. I stay away from sugar and honey and dates, I get less sleep as grandchild and cat are my problems , and sleep in wrong bed, as house is full of people, and but are leaving, love ear plugs of wax, and and eye masks, Sore joints and burning feet, and awake to fix food and insulin to control foot pain. And to control joint pain... insulin high , right now..
My daughter 25 has had type 1 diabetes for14 years. She has retinaoipathy & is receiving laser teratment on a regulare basis. Does the Mayo Clinic have any new treatment to help with this devastating conditrion. Thankyou, from Canada
I appreciate the clarity of this post, it is also depressing. Is retinopathy inevitable?
I work hard to manage my diabetes and to limit incidence of high blood sugar, but am I just going to end up with complications?
This raises the question of what defines "safe" bgl numbers. Some people in the diabetes blogosphere question the ADA guidelines and assert that damage stops at 155 under and preferrably 140 or under. Maybe this is a topic for a future post?
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Its OBVIOUS that Lennart Poettering disagrees with a lot of other people. He is disregarding their views as "myths" and is ignoring their input and is even working to circumvent them. How successful can his projects be when it is so clear of his bias?
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Successful enough to get into Fedora and its progeny since he works for Red Hat.How successful can his projects be when it is so clear of his bias?
My point is: the people who don't like something are always more vocal than those who do.
And really success would in a way be forcing people to use it... If the project like systemd is successful then its widespread. User's dont decide what the distros use, the developers do and if systemd is widespread then the developers are probably using it.. The only people who have a choice are those that run Debian or Gentoo because they can use sysV, Upstart or Systemd or OpenRC. If you run fedora youre forced to use systemd. If you run Ubuntu youre forced to Upstart. If you run openSuse youre forced to use systemd.
Really people's complaints seem to be "I'm angry because my distro of choice is forcing me to use systemd." When the reality is, you were forced to use whatever they were using before it too. Maybe it worked well, maybe it didn't. But I doubt you had a choice in the matter. And if THATS the case, then what you're really complaining about: is change.
Which is fine, people don't like change. But the problem there is...welcome to computers and especially open source software. Developers come and go, projects are born and die but power always finds a place to rest its head. Change happens. If you don't like it, use windows that guarantees backwards compatibility back to 3.1, or use Gentoo or Arch where you're in control or use debian that is 2-3years behind at any given moment.
Change happens people, get used to it.
Edit: maybe its listed as an F19 feature because it'll have it at launch-time? When F18 got released systemd didnt have it and therefore wasn't considered a "Feature." F19 will have systemd 197+ at launch time and therefore it IS considered a feature?


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A MEADOW in South Warwickshire has been saved from the bulldozer.
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yes i agree games should be portable and able to use from second or external HDD
Hmm, he missed the existence of shared contexts and then says they can be used for threaded rendering (they can only be sanely used for threaded resource management). Not sure what he meant by writing his renderer to be multi-threaded; with shared contexts, you can't actually generate rendering commands and submit them in a proper manner. The closest thing GL has to D3D11's deferred command lists are display lists, but those are both deprecated and not at all what you'd want to use in practice (display lists don't have the correct semantics, they copy vertex data into the list which you'd want to keep in separate buffers). The best you can do is build up buffers in multiple threads then do all the command submission (and validation) on the main thread.
Like I want to just be able to copy the game's folder and run with it.
One of the biggest hassles with source ports on Linux is that they always throw their files in random places, like .zandronum or /usr/local/games/doom.
yes, please bring all of your games to linux.
In case you haven't noticed, even mediocre FOSS projects will tend to outlive their closed source counterparts. And, their developers tend to survive the current trend of disposing the old horse when it run it's course. This idea also came about at a time when computer systems were taking more and more life critical jobs so the question of liability for an engineer selling bad code also needed addressing.
Of course, all of this doesn't mean anything to big game publishers. They want to ship their games and move on. Long term livelihood for programmers? You better start saving your earnings. Liability? It's just games. Besides, for big companies that's what EULAs and lawyers are for.
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I'm Lara, a student at Bournemouth Uni in England. I'm hoping to do a documentary abroad for my final project in 2013. Trying to work out ways to fund it! Any advice would be very helpful.
I'm Homer. I'm pleased to join you at D-Word.
I'm a spanish-iranian filmmaker.
My film NATION will be premiered at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival:
Hope to see you there...
Welcome, Lara & Homer :)
Ditto. Congrats and hope to see you at Full Frame, Homer. Check out our Full Frame topic to find other D-Word members who are going.
Thanks everybody! Sure we'll enjoy with great films in Durham. See you.
Hi guyz, any of you interested in making documentaries in Nepal? Looking for collaboration.We do have a hell of interesting topics that will keep you riveted on the spot.
Hello! I am Dieter Bartels, a German-American Cultural Anthropologist and filmmaker specializing in Muslim-Christian relations in Indonesia and worked also extensively with Moluccans in The Netherlands. Together with Helen Huwae I have made a full-length documentary, called Maju Terus! Go For It!, about the failure and success of four generations of Moluccan exiles in The Netherlands. We have been screening the film at film festivals and are on the way to show it at the Fort Myers Beach Film Festival (Florida) and the Ethnofilm Festival in Rovinj, Croatia.
If interested you can find out more about the film and my anthropological pursuits on my website www.nunusaku.com
Hello Hello!
I'm Jon, I'm currently working as a director/producer at Collective Eye Films in Portland, OR.
I'm a filmmaker and a father of a 1-year old daughter. I've worked as a producer for the past 3 years on the documentary feature, QUEEN OF THE SUN: What are the Bees Telling Us? Queen of the Sun was theatrical released in 2011 and we're now out on DVD & Digital in the US & Canada.
I've been working with the director of Queen of the Sun, Taggart Siegel (The Real Dirt on Farmer John) producing and editing the film for 2 years and as on the distribution leg for the past year and a half. We're now developing two new feature projects.
As I'm sure many of you know, filmmaking is a busy, busy business– and the past few years been WOW levels of busy. I'm just now beginning to feel the time opening up again. I definitely know a few here already (pst Danielle Beverly) and I'm excited to meet more of you.
I'm looking forward to reading up and contributing where I can. So far my experience lies in all of the hats it takes to get a doc made, but Queen being my first feature, I'd say I've had the most recent relevant experience with grass-roots distribution techniques, which we've done a consider amount of.
Hi all, Douglas Lyon here. I am based in Paris, France and have been working for almost 20 years all over Europe and Africa as Producer, Production Manager, Line Producer, Field Producer, Journalist and Director for all the major Japanese television networks. I have worked in broadcast news, documentaries, live satellite broadcasts, variety shows, reality shows, sports events coverage, TV films, commercials, etc.
In the world of Japanese television I have come to be known as an "Africa specialist", but actually I began with Fashion and News, then Variety shows and Reality Shows, and although I love it all, but I must confess a particular passion for Broadcast News, Documentaries, and... well, you guessed it : Africa !
I have been working almost exclusively for the Japanese market, and would love to branch out to the English speaking production world as well... Please have a look at my website, and I am sure you will know me MUCH better with just a quick glance ! :
our alternate website is here :
and we can be found on LinkedIn here :
best wishes to all !
Douglas E. Lyon
Welcome Dieter, Jon and Douglas! Good to have you all with us here.
In reply to Jon Betz's post on Fri 6 Apr 2012 :
Hey Jon, was a big fan of farmer john. After much research, the UK govt panel just published a report on bees. Having taken the tests out of the lab and into the field – more than a decade it took, they have realised the true impact of pesticides on the decimation of the bee population. Duh!
In reply to David Herman's post on Sun 8 Apr 2012 :
Hey David---Yeah just this past week there has been a bunch of "more conclusive" info making pesticides the culprit. Something the rest of us have known for quite some time. I see that you're living in a Camphill community! We have worked with biodynamic beekeepers and the camphill and waldorf communities have been incredible to get to know more. Are you familiar with the Center for Discovery in the US? They do a lot of farm-based work with the disabled.
Hello everyone. I'm new to this and I have no experience in filming/producing any kind of work. I am currently training for a bike trip across the country which will begin late next month. My good friend and I will be raising money for a charity in the process. I would love to film this and create a documentary to show an audience what it's like to travel across the country (NY to LA) with just your bike and a few things. We will have no support vehicle which will make this trip a bit more interesting. I was going to create a project on Kickstarter until it asked me for a goal. Like I said before, I have no experience in this but I think it's an amazing idea. We have a website and that's where we've started. If anyone knows where I should begin or recommends I do anything, PLEASE, feel free to reply. Any advice is greatly appreciated. We really hope this happens. We just want to show people that anything is possible, promote healthy living and raise some money for a charity in the process. Traveling for a cause. Thank you and much love to all.
Since you are riding without support you need a very small set up. I recording cycling with a gopro, and would think that is your lightest/easiest/cheapest camera choice. Do you plan on bringing a laptop?
Fund raising for something like this is whole other story that I can't help as much with.
In reply to Peter Brauer's post on Fri 13 Apr 2012 :
Hey, thanks for replying! I will not be bringing a laptop. I've thought about purchasing the go pro. Do you think we'd need a gps or will road maps do just fine? Also, can we contact the local news stations or any other place tothat might find our story interesting? Thanks for the help.
I have never done anything like what you are trying to attempt. So I got no idea about the GPS. I would say, it will be very hard to carry enough SD cards without the ability to dump them onto a hard drive. You can always reach out to the news, but I would think FB would be the best way to build an audience for your ride. http://www.facebook.com/pianoacrossamerica Take a lot at this FB page for a guy who drove around america with a piano for inspiration.
My son and his mates did a similar in the UK 2 years ago. Lucky them had padre along to shoot. They made quite a bit of money hitting tourist buses arriving in rest stops, especially when the camera was recording the hit.
That's awesome! Thanks for all the advice, guys! We have a website (AAFSO.org) as well as a facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Across-America-For-Special-Olympics/229855320432108) if you guys wanna check us out! We'll be posting pics and hopefully a documentary. Thank you all.
Incase you guys were not on the 'Hot Docs 2012' thread ... I'll be attending the entire festival and would love to meetup with any d-worder. Also as Im based in TO, I can meet after the festival, if you intend to stay back!
(double posting ... sorry!)
Hi there,
I'm finally getting around to introducing myself. Why? Because I need something!! Could I pick your wise and experienced brains?
I'm currently onlining my documentary, FELIX AUSTRIA!. At this very late point in the game, my experienced music composer raised a red flag and said that my credits don't look like the other credits he's scored – - it seems to him like they're missing a lot of the legal jargon.
Could someone speak with me about what I may be missing? I'm pretty sure my composer has only worked on films that have been pre-sold and have bigger backing with specific credits required, but I need to make sure I'm on the up and up here.
Thanks so much!
Christine Beebe
The biennial festival Berlin Documentary Forum is dedicated to documentary practices across a variety of disciplines. From May 31 to June 3, 2012, Berlin Documentary Forum 2 will investigate the ability of images to produce truth and authenticity, to provoke controversy, and to implement change.
Christine, since you're a professional member, why don't you ask your question again in the Editing topic, and perhaps give us a sense of what you have, so we can tell you if we agree that something is missing.
Hey Everyone,
I'm a video journalist and doc filmmaker who loves this line of work more than anything. I want to tell you all about this new media company I'm starting to empower VJ's and documentary filmmakers around the world. What we do is connect video journalists, doc filmmakers, and multimedia storytellers to the world's top digital publishers. Our mission is to help tell the world's most important, untold stories. Please check out www.storyhunter.tv for more information.
Hi All,
I'm happy to share the news that my film, High Plains Doctor: Healing on the Tibetan Plateau, will be screening on CBC documentary channel next Monday (May 7th). I hope those of you in Canada will be able to check it out. I'm going to start sending it to international festivals and I look forward to meeting some of you along the way. Here's the link:
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Everything I can see, and much that I cannot, is mine. Mine, to guard and protect. To order as I will. I can – There was a discrete cough behind him. He grimaced at Hithdol's interruption to his thoughts. –
"Breakfast is ready in the small study, sire." Aragorn was convinced this severe majordomo secretly enjoyed dragging him from what little moments of privacy a king could snatch. The quiet voice went on relentlessly. "King Éomer has already arrived. The Steward has sent word that he will be a little late this morning, as there is a crack in the foundations of the guildhall on the fourth level that he wishes to inspect. And Prince Imrahil would be grateful if you could spare him a few moments this morning before court."
"Of course." Aragorn turned and found his way blocked by a black silk tunic, its many edges encrusted with ornate silver embroidery. Two unfamiliar servants held it ready at the precise angle needed for him to struggle into it. He reached out to finger the collar. Scratchy, just as he expected. He shook his head and made a mental note to have Faramir look into the pension provisions for the armies of embroiderers who were no doubt going blind churning out the seemingly endless stream of elaborate, old fashioned royal costumes. He wore black breeches, soft low boots and a white shirt. That, he felt, was dressed enough for an informal breakfast. Surely, comfort for one meal a day should not be an impossible goal.
"Later." He slithered around the impassive servants, dodged his majordomo, and escaped through the room and into the hallway, calling back. "I'll put it on later."
Aragorn strode down the corridor towards his private study. On the way, he passed the archway to what the servants referred to as the large study, where he entertained formally before dinner. He had another small audience chamber for after dinner: more intimate than in the Tower Hall, but more public than the royal apartments. Aragorn sighed. He had never wanted the trappings of kingship. A king's business was to give his people a land at peace, where men could live out their lives without fear of threats from inside or outside its borders. He knew it was within him to give his people that.
In Aragorn's opinion, there was no need for additional ceremonies or formalities to mark him king. He had observed Ecthelion as Steward keeping a more than adequate royal presence, and no doubt Denethor after him did the same. While he appreciated the efforts of the palace staff, and knew the value of the appearance of majesty, he did not wish to always be the king out of legend. His domestic staff did not seem to understand that he needed at least one private place where he did not have to sit in their idea of proper state. If that made him eccentric in their eyes, so be it.
Today, at last, he expected to be comfortable at breakfast, if nowhere else. The ugly chair with the deeply carved emblem of Gondor - too many sharp pointed stars, and lumpy tree branches in inconvenient places - would be gone. Hobbits, if anyone, understood comfort, and he had given Pippin the task of making his private study cosier and more welcoming.
Quickening his steps, he reached the room and pulled the door open. The chairs Pippin had added were obvious. Éomer was lounging in a nicely padded chair by the… Pippin had perhaps taken his instructions a little too much to heart. Aragorn walked forward and stared down at the table. The short - very short - stubby-legged table that yesterday had been normal height. Aragorn wondered if Pippin had sawed down the legs himself. No, the tabletop looked level. It seemed more likely he had summoned a carpenter. He took in the rest of the changes: a low couch strewn with ruched velvet pillows in jewel tones of red, blue and green had replaced the chairs on one long side of the table; deep-red velvet drapes and thick carpet had replaced the thin, shiny black curtains and bare stone floor.
Bending nearly double, Éomer leaned over and snagged a hard-boiled egg off the tray laden with food in the center of the table. Nonchalantly reaching down to crack the shell on the tabletop, he looked like he was having a hard time repressing outright laughter. "Interesting. I may have to get one of these built for Meduseld."
Aragorn sat down at the end of the table and leaned comfortably against the chair's padded back. "You could take this one as a parting gift."
"Pippin would never forgive you."
"He would no doubt be flattered and promptly cut down another." Aragorn grabbed an egg for himself, peeled it, and began to eat.
Aragorn looked across at Éomer and realized he would miss him and his easy friendship. While Aragorn was well pleased with his Steward, their association had not yet had time to acquire depth. Faramir may have quickly adapted to Aragorn's preference for informal briefings every morning before court, but there had been little time beyond that for other than formal and official interactions. With Éowyn also returning to Rohan with her brother, Aragorn hoped that he and Faramir would have a chance to become better acquainted.
Éomer was busy making arrangements for the remaining Rohirrim to leave in two days time. Before they left, the King of Rohan wished to honor some of his Captains with a party in Minas Tirith. It was no fête of great import, but it promised to provide the King of Gondor with some real entertainment amidst the more formal functions he was expected to attend every day. However, Éomer faced a small but embarrassing, problem. He had approached Aragorn yesterday requesting a minor favour.
Aragorn ripped off a piece of bread and spread it lavishly with a soft cheese. "Not that I am not happy to provide some, but how is it that the King of Rohan is short of coin?"
"It's not that I don't have the resources, Aragorn," Éomer explained, "But when we came south, I was not expecting to have to pay so much from my private purse." He shrugged and poured another pint of ale into his mug. "While you have been very generous in supporting my troops since we arrived, I really do not expect Gondor to pay for this. And the tavern-keepers of this city are just as suspicious of foreign soldiers as ever. I could make arrangements as the King of Rohan, but," he shrugged again and paused with his mug halfway to his lips. A broad smile spread across his face. "I'm no more used to being a king than you are, and I want to enjoy myself without worrying about them telling tales in the House of Starlight of the wild King of Rohan. It's bad enough that they will talk about the wild Rohirrim. You are still planning to join us?"
Aragorn laughed. "You can count on me to be there, even though I will have to sneak away from something more formal. We are agreed then. Your stallion Firefoot will cover four mares from my stables, and my privy purse will pay for your party."
"Four? I do not remember agreeing to four." Éomer sat up, an alert gleam in his eyes. "We leave very shortly. I would not want Firefoot to stint your mares."
"Nonsense." Aragorn let his grin widen. "Firefoot will be only a little more docile on the ride home."
Éomer snorted, then leaned back in his chair again. He grinned. "Do you have four mares of the proper quality, in season?"
Aragorn hid a moment of dismay. He had no idea how many mares were in the royal stables, much less if any were in season. Properly caparisoned mounts, either Roheryn or other stallions, had simply been appearing whenever he needed one since he left on the march to the Black Gate. There was certainly no way to squeeze an inspection of the stables into his already crowded schedule.
"Three, then," he bargained. "One now and two later." There had to be at least one suitable mare.
"Agreed." Éomer leaned forward and offered his hand to seal the bargain.
"But no damage to the house, mind you. The city is battered enough." Aragorn reached over and shook Éomer's hand.
Éomer looked around puzzled. "Was not Faramir to be here to handle the funds transfer discreetly?"
Aragorn laughed again. "He is. He was. My Steward needs a steward. He received word this morning of a crack in some historic building or other and needs must check it out himself. He'll be here presently."
"Ah, then I can wait." Éomer drank a deep draught of the ale. "Good breakfast ale is hard to come by in this city. Prince Imrahil keeps wanting me to discuss border issues with the Dunlendings over breakfast. Once was enough for that. " Éomer shuddered. "Odd herb drinks and tiny, sweet cakes. Faugh." He stabbed a slice of meat off the tray on the table between them with the point of his belt knife. "At least you know what a man's breakfast should look like."
Aragorn raised his eyebrows in disbelief. "I remember your grandmother. She knew what a fork was for." He looked down at his own utensil, a knife very similar to Éomer's, and tisked self-righteously. "Rohan has gone sadly downhill." Leaning over, he speared a piece of meat, then sat back and put his feet on the edge of the table. He caught Éomer's eye and they both started to laugh.
The men were still chuckling when there was a knock at the door. Prince Imrahil entered and bowed formally to his King. He turned slightly and bowed again to the King of Rohan. Aragorn had fond memories of Imrahil as a teenager. He had been all awkward elbows and knees on land, but he had taught Aragorn to sail with calm assurance in the face of the sudden squalls on the Bay of Belfalas. Aragorn remembered his own white-knuckled grip on the tiller, wrestling to hold the small vessel on the right tack, but Imrahil had reefed the main sail, dropped the jib, and made his way back to the cockpit, rain flowing off the scraggly ends of his hair, with a delighted grin on his face.
Aragorn was not certain that Imrahil had recognized him as Thorongil. The man who stood before him now was far removed from the boy Aragorn had known. His hair, now a little more threaded with silver than Aragorn's own, hung over his collar in smooth waves. Already dressed in full court garb, Imrahil had entered with a stiff and determined look on his face. Now, his eyes were darting to the table, to the feet on the table, and back to Aragorn's face. Aragorn knew that Imrahil would prefer his king to be always formal. He believed that, most of the time, he did not disappoint the Prince. Yet Imrahil would have to learn to live with the occasional moment of discomfort.
Waiving a casual hand, Aragorn indicated the platter in the center of the table, still heaped with food. "Breakfast?"
"I have already broken my fast."
"Good." Aragorn spoke before Imrahil could say more. "Éomer King has, for a consideration, agreed to have his stallion cover one of Gondor's mares before he leaves. I know you are meeting with the Dunlendings most of the day, but could you make the arrangements?"
"Certainly, Sire." Imrahil bowed again and as he straightened up Aragorn thought he saw a speculative gleam. If the 'Gondorian mare' belonged to one of the Swan Knights, they would, Aragorn thought, all be well served.
Imrahil recaptured his determined look, and went on before Aragorn could deflect him again. "I have unfortunate news. Sire, there is a problem in the city, and I am not sure that anyone but you can resolve it."
Aragorn removed his booted feet from the low table and sat up straighter.
Imrahil squared his shoulders, took a deep breath and continued, "The Hobbits have been drinking in several taverns in the lower city."
Aragorn knew all too well the drinking habits of hobbits from the time he had spent in Bree. That there was beer left in the citadel continually surprised him. With four hobbits and a dwarf to supply, he expected to hear of shortages every day.
Imrahil's bearing became even stiffer, if that were possible. "And last night Faramir accompanied them."
Aragorn waited, still wondering what the problem was. As the pause continued, it seemed that Imrahil was finished.
"And?" Aragorn prompted.
Imrahil paused, then let out his breath with a 'hmph' of disappointment and shook his head. "Always in the same taverns."
"Ah," Aragorn prevaricated. "That is certainly unfortunate."
"I was there last night as well," Éomer contributed. Aragorn assumed Éomer thought he was being helpful. "Pippin has been searching for brews that compared to the ones in the Shire and Bree and he and Merry disagreed on the flavours. Faramir and I went along to …" He trailed off into silence as Prince Imrahil raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, it is most unfortunate. Understandable that they should patronize only taverns frequented by soldiers, but unfortunate." Imrahil bowed to Éomer and turned to Aragorn. "I am sure the young Hobbits are unaware of the rivalry between the taverns used by the guard and the ones that cater to craftsmen, but Faramir certainly could have told them to spread out their patronage."
"Faramir has been very busy," Aragorn said soothingly. "I am sure it just slipped his mind." He stood and maneuvered Imrahil towards the door. "Yes, you can leave it to me. I will certainly speak to the Hobbits about drinking in a wider variety of taverns." Aragorn spared a thought imagining the glee in Pippin's eyes when he was told he was expected to drink in every tavern in the city in rotation. "I hope you will be able to finalize the border issues with the Dunlendings, as we discussed them, today. Until court, then. Just before third hour, so we can enter in state."
He closed the door behind Imrahil and turned back to resume his interrupted breakfast.
Seconds after the door closed behind Imrahil, it opened again to admit Faramir. In Aragorn's opinion, his Steward looked far too wide-awake and cheerful for a man who had been out late drinking the night before and who was now carrying a thick sheaf of reports so soon after dawn. Before Aragorn could speak, Faramir held up a hand to forestall him.
"Have I disgraced you to the point where you ask for my resignation?" he said, smiling. "Uncle Imrahil certainly seems to think you would call for it when you heard about last night. I did speak to old Galdor at the Golden Stallion when I saw the sign that said 'periannath prefer our beer'. " Faramir turned to the table and hesitated. He looked down at the low table and back up at Aragorn. "What happened?"
"Pippin. It is more comfortable now," Éomer said.
Faramir stared at the table for a moment longer, then shrugged, and dropped the reports onto it. "I do wonder what Uncle Imrahil was doing in the third level at that hour. He never said. If he'd been called to quell a riot, I surely would have heard."
Aragorn sat back down and gestured Faramir into a vacant chair. He pulled the reports to him and flipped through the top few pages. They were exactly what he needed for the court sessions today, and many of them were in Faramir's simple, clear hand. Did the man never sleep?
"You seem to be useful as my Steward," Aragorn said lightly. "I don't think I need to dismiss you just yet." He poured Faramir a mug of ale and handed it to him.
"I hardly need hair-of-the-dog." Faramir gave a wry grin and bent over to put the mug down. He helped himself to a piece of bread from the tray. "Isn't there any tea?"
"Nah, nah," Éomer said gesturing with his own mug. "Breakfast ale. Weak enough for babies."
Aragorn had had enough. He looked severely at Faramir. "I do, however, have a very serious issue to discuss with you about your behavior last night." He included Éomer in his disapproval. "Both of you."
Faramir awkwardly swallowed the bread. "Yes, my lord. I am sorry…"
Aragorn ruthlessly cut off his explanation. "You trusted Pippin to be able to tell the difference between ales. You, lords of Gondor and Rohan, went to many of the taverns in the city and drank indiscriminately. With soldiers!"
Faramir and Éomer exchanged guilty glances.
Aragorn drove the lesson home, 'And you didn't think to invite me?"
House of Starlight and The Golden Stallion used with permission.
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