Master_Archon Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 "I think perhaps we have underestimated one another," said the woman after considering his words. "You are stronger than you seem." "It appears we have," he said with a light smile. The woman walked between two wagons and knelt down, closing her eyes, she told him she trusted him, and that he could call her with a whistle. He smiled and continued his patrol, he felt better now that someone trusted him more. After some time he came around for maybe a fifth time and stopped, he looked over at her. "Excuse me, could you look into camp and tell me whether most everyone's gone to sleep or not," he asked, squinting his eyes as he looked into the dim lit camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Takara opened her eyes and turned to look. "It would seem that, while most of them are asleep, there are a few still awake." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 As dawn broke over the horizon, clear and bright in its brilliancy, Irithoi moved about the camp, banging a pot. "Wakey wakey, everyone!" he called, "C'mon! Up up up! 'Tis a beautiful morning to begin traveling at five AM!" Kyo woke from his light sleep as Irithoi passed near by, quickly running a hand through his hair as he sat up. He stoked the fire with new fuel, blowing on it a bit before folding the blanket up and giving a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasraLantill Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Inside her tent, Aya opened her eyes. Katsuro was still sleeping, curled up in a blanket like a contented cat. Aya grinned. She’d let him sleep for now. She yawned, then rose quietly, and poked her head outside. The sun had just risen and the world looked renewed. It was starting out to be a nice day. She inhaled a deep breath of the crisp morning air, then exhaled it slowly. “Shepherd’s delight,” she said under her breath. She saw Kyo stoking the fire. “Good morning!” she said cheerily. “Sleep well?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 "Fine, thank you." Kyo nodded, glancing up from the fire a moment, his hand patting the blanket. "Thanks to the blanket." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasraLantill Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 "No problem," Aya replied as she started to gather the bowls and the pot from last night's supper. "My father always said, 'you can never have enough blankets when you're on the road.'" She paused, and the corner of her mouth twisted up in a wry grin. "Not sure what he meant by that, but..." She shrugged. "So, think it's ok for me to go to the stream?" She looked warily out into the scrubby wilderness outside of camp. "Need to clean these before I pack them all up again." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 "It's probably safe..." Kyo said, standing up. The sight of the bloodied corpses reached his mind, soon followed by Aya's reactoin to the sight of Xan's blood. "Though I suppose I should follow as well, as a precaution." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasraLantill Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Her arms full of dirty dishes, Aya grinned. "Good idea," she said. "Don't want to tempt fate and lure any bandits that might be interested in stealing my dirty dishes. Or worse," she added, "one that might want to wash them." She started out towards the stream just outside camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 Kyo followed her, catching one of the pots as it began to slide from its position. He grabbed a few, still half smiling from her comments about the bandits. "You never know...there might be some band of criminals out there with a fetish about dirty pots..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasraLantill Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Aya let out a little laugh as they walked. "Well, if there are, please let them wash the dishes before you scare them away with that sword of yours." Reaching the stream, Aya worked her way down along the bank until she came to a small shallow pool. "That looks like a good spot," she said, picking a careful path to it. She sat herself upon a large boulder and was just about to dip the first of the bowls into the water, when she let out a little yelp of terror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 Kyo had been looking over in the other direction, towards where he had left the carnage that remained of the bandits when Aya screamed. He wheeled around, tensed. "What is it??" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasraLantill Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Aya turned to face him, her brow creased. "Why didn't you tell me that I looked like some sort of Banshee witch?" She looked down again at her reflection. "My hair's a right rat's next of a mess." She removed the decorative pin holding up what was left of her braid, and her dark brown hair cascaded over her shoulders in a tangle of loose curls. Holding the pin in her mouth, she fingercombed her locks, and began to deftly braid them up again. "Not dat I'm overly concerned about appearances," she said through clenched teeth, "but..." She tied off the braid, then pinned it neatly back into place. "I don't want to scare people away from browsing my wares. It's not good for my business." She let out a quick sigh of resignation then started to wash the dishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 "Erm..." he looked at her, his eyebrows raised. "I wasn't aware that your hair looked like a...what was it you called it? A rat's nest? Besides..." he murmured, scratching the back of his head, "You seem to be able to pull people to you rather easily." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Takara's eyes opened and she laughed softly at Irithoi's yelling. Though she had not actually slept, she was fully rested and she stood. Xan, she saw was still circling the wagons and was just coming to her again. "I think everyone shall be awake soon," she told him. "Thanks for your hard work through the night. I'm curious now... when do you sleep?" ----------------------- Katsuro's eyes opened slowly, just after Aya left the tent trailed by Kyo. "Sleeping, am I?" he whispered. With a grin, he folded his blanket neatly and left the tent in search of his mother. Now that he awoke to discover her still absent from the tent, he knew she had not merely gone to speak with Irithoi the night before as Kyo had suggested. But that still didn't answer where she'd gone... or how Kyo had known the codes somehow present as triggers within his mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasraLantill Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 "I like people," she said matter-of-factly to Kyo while she worked. "And, bandits aside, most folk are good people for the most part. Met lots of them travelling with my father.” She grinned. “He liked people, too. He always said, ‘if there’s one thing you can never have enough of, Aya, it’s friends.’” She smiled reminiscently. “He had lots of friends. All over.” She paused then. “You know, if he had been less concerned about his friends and more concerned about money, my family would have been better off and I wouldn’t be here right now trying to earn a living.” She looked over her shoulder at Kyo and smiled broadly. “And, I wouldn’t have met you, or the others. Or experienced those Volcano S’mores,” she added. “And that was a culinary experience worthy of remembrance.” Dishes done, she filled up a pot with fresh water. “Speaking of food… let’s go and get some breakfast. I expect Irithoi wants us to get moving pretty soon.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 He nodded. "Probably..." he grabbed the pot ful of water from her, "Here..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasraLantill Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Aya took pause as Kyo took the pot to carry for her. "Thanks," she said appreciatively. She walked back with him in silence. Not that she didn't have anything to say, but she rather enjoyed the sounds of a camp waking up--harnesses clinking, tents being folded, and people quietly murmuring...and Irithoi bellowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 Kyo's lips twitched in a smile as he watched the camp begin to stir, Irithoi still moving around, banging the pot incessantly. He was probably going to have a headache from that... "So..." he said, "What's on the breakfast menu?" ((OOC: Ugh...sorry about the lame post. I have less than two braincells to rub together at the moment -.-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasraLantill Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 "Oatmeal?" Aya suggested. "Either that or we can see if we can barter around for some eggs from someone. I've got salted bacon, but eggs are a little hard to transport by pack pony." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 He smiled. His laugh wasn't a practiced expression - the small chuckle caught in his throat. "I suppose they wouldn't be." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasraLantill Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 "Well," she said as they reached the campfire again, "if you want to set this pot on what's left of the fire, Kyo, I'll go and see if I can scrounge up some eggs from someone. Bound to be somebody that has some extra ones." She set down the clean dishes on his folded blanket, but before she left, she cast a glance at her tent. "Better check on the boy first though." She opened the tent flap, thinking to find Katsuro still sleeping. But... "He's gone!" Aya said with alarm. She scanned the general vincinity, then looked worriedly at Kyo. "We've got to find him. He's probably gone looking for his mother. But..." Her eyes scanned further afield. Takara wasn't in sight either. "What if he wanders out of the camp looking for her? What if he gets hurt, or falls in the stream, or..." She sighed. "Some sitter I am," she chastised herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 Kyo set the pot over the fire, stoking it before standing up. "Relax." he told her, "You make the food, and I'll find Katsuro." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasraLantill Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Aya nodded. While Kyo left to find the boy, Aya wandered over to the wagon of a merchant she thought would probably have some eggs. After a bit of haggling, Aya walked away with a basket full. She retrieved bacon, tea, coffee, and oats from her food satchel (after giving Bob a few handfuls of oats for his breakfast) and began preparing the first meal of the day. Breakfast was important to her--it was fuel for the rest of the day and she didn't skimp on portions. As the oatmeal bubbled, and the eggs cooked, and the tea and coffee brewed, and the bacon sizzled, she inhaled deeply. There was no better scent in the morning. If Kyo couldn't find the boy, the aroma of breakfast might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 Kyo searched the camp, his sharp eyes scimming each group of groggy travelers, each fire and tent. Eventually, he made his way to the edge of the wagons, and found the boy. "Katsuro!" he called to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Carwyn had never been one to sleep in one position all night. As such, this morning he was sprawled across his blanket, which had come undone overnight. His limbs all akimbo, from afar he looked more like a rag doll than a human being. Opening one eye groggily, he looked around and spotted Aya over the campfire, cooking. Sniffing the air, his other eye fluttered open as he caught the aroma coming from whatever she was cooking. Raising his head up, his hair all tousled and sticking up everywhere, he said, "I smell bacon." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.