DreamLyrics™ Play-by-Post Forums Hall of Fame - Latest Top 10 completed games HWD: The Heartwood HWD: High Falls Tavern

there you go ...

As the days upon the road passed, Darian and Cesare took to walking with each other. Snippets of conversation and laughter occasionally floated on the eddies of wind to the others of their small group. On at least a couple of occasions they followed Longtooth into the brush. They spent nights keeping each other warm wherever they took shelter for the night.

Kadri comes down from the room upstairs, having apparently napped long enough, and goes to find a table. Looking around and seeing noone else immediately awake save darian, she pauses, and then moves that direction.

"Mind if I sit?"

Darian

"Sit if wish. I no mind," Darian tells her with a half smile.

KAdri:

"Alright then."

She slides herself lithely into a seat, then leans back. after a period of silence, she speaks again.

"Odd casting of fate, wouldn't you say? I mean. . all this. Reads more like some crazy story told 'round a campfire at night."

Darian

Her head tilts as she considers Kadri's words, not understanding all of them exactly but there is enough context for her to puzzle it out.

"That we all be here, together? Not common, true. Not know fate, just glad for good company on path. Path be long Darian think."

KAdri:

"All paths are long paths. No path ever truly ends, it just moves on to another campfire. Although my last stop was a good pause along the path, and I was. . sorry to leave it."

Darian

"Afore, path no leave territory. Many campfires there, know all. Now territory no more, must find new territory."

Kadri:

She tilts her head.

"I pitch my tent where need takes me, and take the company along the way as it comes. My territory is wherever I am, it travels with me."

She pauses.

"You have yourself. You have your companion. Longtooth. You have. . . "

She pauses.

"You have Cesare. You have friends willing to watch your back. It seems you have territory now; it travels with you, no?"

Darian

A brief grin. She has been enjoying her time with Cesare but she is under no illusion that it is a permanent thing.

"True, Cesare shares path. Friends also. Be good thing."

Then she shakes her head. "Territory no travel. Must find new. Master say so. Will know when find."

Kadri:

"Then. If you will know when you find it, it is not something to concern yourself over. It will happen when it will happen, and not until. You won't find it. It will find you, you just have to be ready for it when it comes. Myself. . . My path started long before, and my path will end when it ends, and who knows where that will be? In the meantime, it is. . merely important that I dance in the rain and live, breath, love, laugh, honor friends and spite those that deserve spite."

She grins and tilts her head the other way.

"Also, as my ma said. Sometimes I talk o'er much."

Darian

Darian returns the grin. "No, no concern. Darian travel path, see things not see afore. Make friends. Is good. Be long time since have friend."

"Aye, Kadri use many words. Darian not know all but think know what Kadri say."

Kadri:

She pauses again.

"My people. . .no. Not my people. The People that used to be mine, have traditions of. . telling stories. Fables. I listened to many. And old habits. . hard to break, I think, yes?"

Darian

"Aye, can be."

"We tell stories too. But... what mean fable?"

Kadri:


"Its. . . Hu'rafa. A story that teaches."

Darian

A look of understanding came into Darian's eyes. "Ah, we have teaching tales too."

"Do have teaching games too?"

Kadri:

"You mean. . like racing horses to learn? Back home. . back. . where I was born. Even the smallest child knows a horse, lives them, runs them and runs with them. Many. . many games are. . made around that."

Darian

"We run with...ruffs... chase, hide and find. Other games, no ruffs, still teach."

Kadri:

"YOu have your Ruffs. . . we have . . . they. . have their horses. Lisica. . is not just a mount. She is another piece of me. A friend. You understand, yes?"

Darian

"Aye, Lisica friend like Longtooth friend. We be lost without."

Kadri.

She smiles.

"Yes. That is it."

She pauses.

"It may be. . . too forward to ask, and if you do not wish to say, I will no longer ask. . but what happened. . back home? To you?"

Darian

"Grey Men come, say Pack must do what they say. We Hunt, kill all. This happen two times. Next time come, many horses, many men with no skill arrows."

"Master send Darian and Longtooth find new territory. Master go on Hunt. Hear days later from trader, mill built where lived."

KAdri:

"I remember you mentioning. . grey men. Dazi said. . Montague. Why would they. . want your people?"

Darian

"Want people for mines. Want littles learn not our way. Place we live good place, with fresh water, much hunting. Darian think ... we have, they want; find reason to take."

Kadri:

She nods a little.

"Vultures."

She turns her head to one side and spits. . into her cup.

"Those that deserve spite."