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By: Synbios Posted on: December 31, 2010


Tapping her chisel fervently against her most recent collection of uncut gems,
DeBurr began make the necessary cuts to chip away rough edges. She grunted in
annoyance as the gems began to crack under an unnecessarily heavy-handed blow.
She screamed in frustration as she went back to her stock room.
It was a request for a new set of earrings that Rudolpho intended to give to his
beloved Camilla during Logosmas. He was not specific on what he wanted with
regards to the materials, but the letter merely stated that he wanted DeBurr to
"surprise us".
Taking this as a challenge from her favourite customers, she had begun toiling
day and night, making requisitions everywhere for the finest ores from Moghedu.
As days went on, and the deadline began to loom, DeBurr felt that the task was
becoming more and more impossible. The ores were not the right colour! The
hammer was too heavy! The deliveries were one hour late! Her tea was too cold!
The sun was too bright! Worst of all, she also had to deal with her other
jewelcrafting duties. Eventually, she slammed the door and declared that she had
closed shop, so that she could better work in peace.
Even in the silence of her workshop, she had her own troubles. She hit a mental
brick wall when she was considering the design for the earrings. Should she use
Camilla's favourite colour? Or should she go with pearl? No, Camilla was not one
to favour them. She often said that pearls did not catch the sun well enough.
Ruby? No, that would distract attention from her face. Already, her bin was
piling up with discarded sketches as she rejected them one after another.
Finally, just three days before the deadline, she collapsed, dead-tired and
nearly weeping from the impossibility of her task.
That night, she woke up, smelling the faint scent of ale in her workshop. Quite
sure that she did not have any ale on hand before finishing(and rejecting) her -
seventieth? One hundred and twenty first? - design, she looked up and saw an
extremely rotund dwarf, bent over her sketches and muttering drunkenly.
Immediately standing up, she said, "Who are you, and what are you doing in my
shop?"
Nearly stumbling over, the dwarf merely swayed and gave her a friendly wave,
before speaking in a drunken slur, "Why hello, Misssh Deburrr. I see that you've
been busssy."
"I said, who are you?" DeBurr had already raised her hammer in warning.
"Calm dooown, caaalm down, I'm just a friend who's worried about you." Setting
down an iron-linked bag, he sat down on a nearby stool. "I hear youuu had a job
for the Rudolpho boy."
"Yes, I- how did you know that?"
"You doooo know that the Rudolphoo boy and the Camilla girl are your friends as
well. Do you think they would think any lessss of you if you just worked with
your heart for them...and not merely with your mind?" The dwarf suddenly began
to vanish slowly, as he began to burp and guffaw.
"Wait! Who are you?!" Trying to reach him, DeBurr stumbled against her chair and
began to black out as she hit the floor, as she heard the words "Logosmas is a
time for giving. But remember that the gift must come from the heart! Ho ho
ho....!"
Waking up the next day, DeBurr felt a bit lighter in her heart. Whether what
happened last night was a dream or not, she decided to begin her work one more
time, this time with the thought of Camilla and Rudolpho as her long-time
friends, rather than long-time patrons.
On the day of the deadline, she invited the two lovers over. Unwrapping the
sapphire and silver earrings from a soft cloth, Deburr was surprised to see the
two hug her tightly, saying a multitude of thanks for the most beautiful present
they could ever have.
As the three headed over to the Silverdrop to celebrate Logosmas, they barely
heard the sound of a hearty laugh and the faint belch that followed in the sky.

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