The Portal
12-11-2017, 07:48 PM
Ah, this is contentment.
Sitting before the fire with her companion beside her, Taivas has of sense of being home, something she has been missing for weeks now. Even thinking back to the state of the Fields prior to her leaving, she would guess this feeling had been missing for longer - months, even.
This sensation grows inside her as the boy answers, granting her a name to match his face. Waker, a curious name, to be certain. The title seems to match his coloring, a dark, dreamlike name. An ocean at night. Taivas nods in recognition that she heard him, watching as he struggles to draw in another breath, deeper into his lungs. I'm Waker.
He surpasses her expectations of conversation in his current state. The small collection of words hardly anything, but more than enough to assure her that he would be fine once the cold was sapped from his skin by the fire. At least, he would be fine physically.
Taivas had no way of knowing where his thoughts took him. Judging by his level of exhaustion, even taking into account the hypothermia which wracked his body with violent shivers and threatened his life, he had travelled long and hard prior to ending up here in the Rift. The shaman knew her own journey here had been long and arduous, which is why she had not realized her universe shifting into this fractured world at first. Fatigue blurs your vision and dulls your senses.
While she had been seeking refuge in her mother's former home, what had Waker been after? Why had he run his body ragged?
She doesn't ask.
Curiosity doesn't outweigh her naturally quiet disposition, at least not today. She suspects it could be nothing positive, for desperation rarely arises from pleasant circumstances. All the more reason not to bother with questions.
So, she settles on remaining a quiet companion for him. Nodding once more, the moonlit girl turns back to look at the fire. A sense of pride that she sparked it into life warms her cheeks all the more.
""
Sitting before the fire with her companion beside her, Taivas has of sense of being home, something she has been missing for weeks now. Even thinking back to the state of the Fields prior to her leaving, she would guess this feeling had been missing for longer - months, even.
This sensation grows inside her as the boy answers, granting her a name to match his face. Waker, a curious name, to be certain. The title seems to match his coloring, a dark, dreamlike name. An ocean at night. Taivas nods in recognition that she heard him, watching as he struggles to draw in another breath, deeper into his lungs. I'm Waker.
He surpasses her expectations of conversation in his current state. The small collection of words hardly anything, but more than enough to assure her that he would be fine once the cold was sapped from his skin by the fire. At least, he would be fine physically.
Taivas had no way of knowing where his thoughts took him. Judging by his level of exhaustion, even taking into account the hypothermia which wracked his body with violent shivers and threatened his life, he had travelled long and hard prior to ending up here in the Rift. The shaman knew her own journey here had been long and arduous, which is why she had not realized her universe shifting into this fractured world at first. Fatigue blurs your vision and dulls your senses.
While she had been seeking refuge in her mother's former home, what had Waker been after? Why had he run his body ragged?
She doesn't ask.
Curiosity doesn't outweigh her naturally quiet disposition, at least not today. She suspects it could be nothing positive, for desperation rarely arises from pleasant circumstances. All the more reason not to bother with questions.
So, she settles on remaining a quiet companion for him. Nodding once more, the moonlit girl turns back to look at the fire. A sense of pride that she sparked it into life warms her cheeks all the more.
""
So seize the day 'Cause you have come so far
Watched a million frowns turn into smiles
Lost all track of time Felt the energy of a million stars
You'll feel love again after the rain
Watched a million frowns turn into smiles
Lost all track of time Felt the energy of a million stars
You'll feel love again after the rain
Taivas
