For those at rialian's Open Study

[jarandhel]

I just wanted to say thank you all for providing a very pleasant evening last night, even if I wasn't really myself or initiating conversations to the degree that I normally would. Some things had come up that morning which had me preoccupied. Dusk and I were woken up yesterday morning by a call from his father. The main barn of the boarding stable his mom works at burned to the ground overnight. All ten horses in that barn died, including two that Dusk and his mother owned. The cause of the fire is still unknown. He was out there with them for most of yesterday, and is out with his mother again this evening, trying to provide what support he can; though he's taking this pretty hard himself as well. I've been left feeling that there is very little I can do, but have done some metaphysical work to aid the families involved in healing and to help the souls of the horses lost in the fire. From what Dusk said, though the bodies were very damaged there seemed to be a sense of peace about them; he believes that they probably succumbed to the smoke and ended up dying in their sleep. From what I've been reading about spontaneous combustion of hay, and the properties of hayfires, I think he might essentially be right; if treated with certain chemicals hay when burned will give off cyanide gas. Even still, the transition may be confusing, and I thought the working for them was not out of place.

Comments

[lyssabard.livejournal.com]

Oh lord, honey....*HUG*

I wanted to say in your other post that I was pleased that you trusted me enough to show me that part of yourself. I feel honored.

I'll make the soup extra warming.

After all...i am making a meal to fill hearts and heal grief.

We'll talk more later if you want to--just know I am here.

[jarandhel.livejournal.com]

*hugs back tight* Of course I trusted you enough, why wouldn't I?

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's so sad. It does seem likely that the horses had little chance to notice anything. I hope they died peacefully.

::hug::

[jarandhel.livejournal.com]

I think they probably did, though it's still not a way I'd want to go myself. *hugs*

[dogemperor.livejournal.com]

*talked to you earlier on this, hugged you then, hugs you some more for good measure*

[jarandhel.livejournal.com]

*hugs back tight*

[jolantru.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[jarandhel.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[rhiannasilel.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I'm so sorry I had no idea.

[jarandhel.livejournal.com]

It's ok, if I had wanted people to know I would have said something. It was better for people not to know so we could all have a pleasant evening together, I needed that more than consolation. *hugs*

[dancinglights.livejournal.com]

agghh. I'm sorry.. that's terrible. please send my condolences and hugs on to Dusk, will you? He's good people. He shouldn't have to deal with random horribleness like that.

[jarandhel.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I will. *hugs you gently* And you're right, bad things like this shouldn't happen to good people. At first I was thinking it was probably arson too, this close to Halloween and Mischief Night, but I've done some reading and it seems likely it may have been spontaneous combustion of the hay. Hay is more likely to combust if somewhat damp... it's a composting reaction that generates a lot of heat, and if the bale is large enough that heat can't escape so it ends up igniting.