Kwars: Night Sky

Posted by Llorana
Fri Apr 27 15:08:12 2007


The night sky was beautiful and as she lay on her back, attempting to catch her breath, she realized she didn't stop often enough to appreciate such simple things.

The moment passed in a blink though and then she was rolling out of the way of another strike from her opponent's ratan blade. A peal of triumphant laughter left her lips when he spun to catch her, only to feel the lash of her ratan blade along his side as she came up from the ground.

"Close, Garan." She laughed while patting his shoulder companionably.

The others who had gathered around to watch were all smiling and cajoling Garan now. It was heartwarming and it was what she wanted. Nerves and tensions had been high since they'd started marching, she felt it was important that they remember to smile.

Garan sighed, favoring his side now and bowed his head to Llorana who chuckled and motioned him up.

"I'm all for bowing and saluting when its proper, Garan," she said, "but not now. I think its time for a bit of rest."

Looking to her soldiers, she gave off a list of commands. Some were to return to Shalonesti for an hour or two, others were to relieve scouts but the majority were to seek their rest. They still had a long way to go. She smiled as she watched them all disperse and settled her ratan blade back upon its rack, acutely feeling her aches and pains. She made it a point to train as often as her infantry, if not more so.

Looking at the sky again, she marveled at the beauty of the stars - and nearly missed her sisters passing by! They were all so busy these days, no time to stop and chat, which was unfortunate but she could understand. Standing here, staring at the sky was a form of her own procrastination and with a deep breath she turned around and began heading back to her own tent where - no doubt - a stack of parchments awaited her with varying requests,
conflicts and needs.

While she walked, she considered her Sha'falas duties and the run-in she had been apart of the day before with the curious warlock and his enslaved cat. Never a dull moment in my life! She caught herself thinking and quite abruptly, found herself interested in something else.

Deviating from her original path, following a faint sound, she scaled a gently sloping hill and nearly stumbled upon a small number of Kyorl in the process of training... as far as she could tell. She thought she recognized a few faces but the shadows were deep and she honestly did not
linger, though she found herself quite mesmerized by their slow, thought-out movements.

Feeling oddly humbled but still curious, she made her way back down the hill and didn't give in to any more bouts of curiosity.