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 Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:57 pm
Second Yous Who Can Be Found Here:
Niyana
Ruque
Second Yous Who Might Make An Appearance
Celebor
Armus
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:10 pm
Niyana looked around her home. It felt so empty now that the most of the children were off training in the mountains. But at least she still had her sleeping son Ruque. He was so beautiful.
She watched him as he slept in her bed. They really need to get extra room in the cave for their family...even more so if Celebor and her ever thought of trying to have more children one day.
But right now her heart was full enough watching her son nap.
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:42 pm
Ruque's sleep was slowly beginning to lighten, and slowly, bit by bit, he rose to consciousness. His mouth opened wide in a huge yawn, and he stretched his short arms and legs, almost like a cat, arching his back to get out every kink. Then he collapsed into the bed again and scratched at one eyebrow, licking his lips to wet them and then rubbing his eyes with the back of one wrist.
Then he cracked one eye open and looked around, smiling warmly when his eyes lit upon Niyana.
"Morning, Mama," he said softly, sitting up and pulling his messy hair away from his face. He had a bad case of bed head, and his normally neatly braided hair was sticking up in every possible direction. He smiled again. "Where's Papa? Out hunting?"
He reached out his arms for her to come and pick him up.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:12 pm
Niyana did not care if she spoiled Ruque. He was so handsome even in the bed head mornings. She laughed and moved to pick him up. "Yes your father is out hunting it is just you and me for now..."
Smiling she moved over to set him on the table, "What shall we learn today Ruque, some more cooking or first aid...maybe some nice calming working out." He smiled, "but first I think we need to comb out your hair."
She laughed softly and pulled out a small comb, "How did you sleep Ruque?"
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:16 pm
Ruque giggled and hugged Niyana briefly before he was set on the table. He was just contemplating what they should do that day when she commented on his hair. He giggled again and put his hands to his head to see how bad it was ... worse than usual. Oh well.
"I slept real good," he smiled happily. "I had a good dream that you and me and Papa all went to get Kanis and Aras and Ruran from their training and we had a big picnic lunch ... or maybe I was just remembering last week."
He giggled and tried to sit still for Niyana so that she could brush out his long, golden hair that was so much like her own ... and yet so much like his father's at the same time.
"And how did you sleep, Mama? Did you have good dreams too?" he asked eagerly.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:53 pm
Niyana started to comb threw her son's hair gently. "Well I am sure when we pick them up again we can have a nice lunch at the bottom of the mountain." she smiled.
She hopped that Ruque would not get mad at her for brushing his head. With hair their length it needed to be brushed often. "Yes...with you and your father with me I slept and dreamt very well."
When she finished with his hair she smiled. "Well I think we should do some outside play until your father returns then we can cook some more."
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:59 pm
Ruque smiled softly and closed his eyes. He loved it when he got his hair brushed out ... sure, sometimes it hurt when the comb caught a knot, but overall it was a nice feeling.
"You always sleep good when Papa's here," he commented, an innocent observation. "It's good that Papa's always here with you."
His expression turned thoughtful at Niyana's comment. "What sort of play can we do?" he asked curiously. "Like ... a game or something? Or do you mean go and look for herbs? I like looking for herbs ..."
But it would be nice to play a game or something with his mother, too. He knew he wasn't nearly physically active enough, he was always learning or looking, but never running around like his siblings did.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:38 pm
Niyana nods, "Yes I do always sleep well with Celebor near...but your father can not always be with me...he has mission else where at times so I will not have him with me, and soon enough you will have your own room to hun."
She smiled, so glad that Ruque enjoyed herbs and what she could teach him. She laughed softly and smiles, "Well we can go pick some herbs...or maybe I can teach you how to defend yourself...it is not scary like what your siblings are doing...but everyone should know how to protect themselves. And it does not require much."
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:47 pm
Ruque understood that his father sometimes had to go other places - Celebor had sat down with him once when Niyana had been out picking herbs all alone and talked to him about it, and he agreed that it was necessary. But in that light, it was also a good idea for him to learn self defense ...
"I think maybe we can do some training," he said solemnly, sticking his legs straight out and grabbing his toes with his fingers. "If Papa's gone and someone comes ... I have to be able to protect you."
He was quite serious about that - it wasn't that he thought his mother was weak in any way, he just wanted her to be safe ... and what if she was asleep and he was awake or something? He had to be strong.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:53 pm
Ruque's words touched her deeply. "I am sure you would do a fine job protecting me. You are a very brave person." she smiled and leaned forward and kissed his head, "And you have a very smart head on your shoulders...I know you could think your way out of anything. You are so wonderful."
She smiled, "Don't worry it will not be hard...and you might like it dear. So please do not be sad sounding. We can eve pick out some herbs too."
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:08 am
Ruque couldn't help but frown at that. "I'm not brave," he said softly, wrinkling his nose a bit. "I'm a coward. Everybody knows it."
He didn't like being a coward, it wasn't like he was proud of the fact, but it was indeed a fact that had to be remembered. It was, after all, the reason he was here, and not up on the mountain with his siblings.
"But we'll have fun together," he added, hoping he hadn't made it sound as if he didn't want to train with his mother. "It's always fun with you, Mama."
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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:50 pm
Niyana smiled and shook her head, "No love...your not a coward. You faced going back to seeing Corrah and your siblings. You are staying here alone without your siblings. Your not afraid of blood or wounds. Many people freak out when they see blood or wounds, but your very calm around them."
She gently stroked his hair before smiling, "yes we will have fun...it will kinda be more like a dance than work."
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:13 pm
Ruque blushed hotly as his mother poured on compliment after compliment, and as she stroked his head he leaned into her hand.
"Should we have some breakfast before we get started?" he asked, looking up at her, eyes wide and warm. "You always say Papa needs his energy, if we're training like that we will need energy too ..."
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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:38 pm
Niyana laughs and nods, "Yes we should have a light breakfast at least. What shall we have, fruits and cream or eggs?" she stood up and moved over to their small pantry to look for something they could eat before they went to gather herbs and train.
She would try to make the self defense as fun and interesting for Ruque that hopefully he would want to continue working at self defense.
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:09 am
"Fruit!" Ruque chirped, jumping to his feet and running after his mother, hopping down from the table. He didn't fall this time - he had gotten used to getting around at his size, and his clumsiness was far less apparent than it had used to be.
He ran up beside Niyana and grinned brightly. "Apples and peaches?" he suggested, smiling eagerly up at her. "They're my favourites!"
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