'The Nap at the Palace' by Jose Triado Mayol N ot much in the way of hobby-related activity happening here in the Grand Duchy lately. Sigh. And no surprise there really since there are only so many hours in the day, only so much mental and physical energy to spare, and you sometimes simply just have to give in and know when to say, um, "When!" A glass of wine and/or evening yoga by the hearth with the Grand Duchess (who has practiced for over 20 years), and then off into la-la land. Zzzzzzzzz. More immediately, I'm recovering, mentally speaking, from a grueling Friday in which I was involved with three (online) conference sessions, one right after the other, followed by a 90-minute meeting at the end of the day. Also virtual. My brain has been mush ever since, so an easy, completely unproductive Saturday watching intermittent snow fall outside (no accumulation however) and drinking coffee while the visiting handymen completed some repair work down h...
Spies in the pay of Stollen's General von Drosselmaier, privately referred to as "The Craven One" by officers junior to him, report that the invading Stagonian Army is formulating plans to sieze the village of Saegewerkdorf, strengthen it, and establish a suppply depot and magazine, which will provide the vile ones with the means to cement their hold on the Grand Duchy should they win the coming battle. Never ones to shirk when there is spying to be done, and as equally reprehensible as the Stagonians, Von Drosselmaier's agents of have also recovered a copy of this rough map, prepared presumably by Stagonian engineer officers.
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