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 Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:42 am
Appreciation, affection; they were things he hadn't really been privy to due to his duties and he had never found the appropriate female to experience them. To say that the petite goddess caused such a response was a touch disconcerting, if not down right alarming. He'd have to think it over more carefully, settle his thoughts and put his ducks in a row, but for now he couldn't help but take note of the lioness wandering ahead of him.
He knew that fur.
He knew that stride.
He distinctly recalled what had happened the last time they had met.
Thus he cleared his throat and called out to the lioness who he had met quite some time ago. This time she would be alerted to his presence rather than spinning round to deck him in the face.
"Don't do it, Tala," he warned with a touch of amusement in his voice. "It will end poorly for you this time."Words: 242
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:43 am
"You're in luck, I wasn't feeling very feisty," she reassured him and tilted her head to the side. "We appear to be heading in the same direction again," she observed and raised a brow. "Am I to assume I'll be having another fabulous escort through the wilderness as we discuss the finer points of social etiquette and not punching innocent individuals?" she teased.
She gave a pause and then finally began to walk again as he caught up.
"You know I met your son?" she added and motioned backwards with a quick nod of her head towards the Stormborn lands. "You never struck me as the slaver type," she confessed. "He seemed nice though, not at all like the rumours say..."Words: 221
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:54 am
"I think it's safe to say that you may have learned your lesson," Destati confirmed with a chuckle. Tala seemed to be in a good mood, though she was most certainly very far away from home. He had been under the impression that she was off for a brief stint and then back much earlier. "You still haven't gone home?" he asked, if only to satisfy his own curiosity. If she was lost then he imagined he would be able to find the route back, and given that it was most likely where he needed to go, it would be convenient as well.
Nevertheless when she made reference to his son and his pride he did pause mid stride and then shook his head. He wasn't surprised that she had the same view as the majority out here. It seemed that the Stormborn went out of their way to be as fierce-some and frightening as they could. Based on Arimathras's chattering he had gathered that not everything was quite as it seemed with that pride, though to what extent he wasn't sure of yet...
"Not everything is as black and white as that," he said at last and continued to walk once more. "There are good and bad eggs in there," he explained and glanced briefly over his shoulder in thought. "But they place great significance on honour, glory, strength," he raised a brow and then sighed. "I would assume that some of them believe that enslaving others is how they prove their strength?" he hazarded.
"My son does not follow that belief, he demonstrates his strength through other actions much like some of the other Stormborn," he pursed his lips. "So I wouldn't be so quick to judge them all, certainly be cautious of them but don't immediately lump them all into the same basket..." he mused.Words: 308
Total Words (Destati): 550
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:36 am
"Is that so...?" This tidbit of information seemed to give her reason for pause. Perhaps she had misjudged what Rag might have been like? Or alternatively, he could be exactly as the rumours said and was simply playing her for a fool. Based on what Destati had said, it could be anything. However he had seemed to take a more positive view of them and it was with that in mind that she decided to continue to regard Rag in high esteem. Who was she to judge him when he had only been nice to her, she'd never seen him those he lived with...
However he soon moved on to other topics and when she was asked as to why she was still out here she provided him with a sheepish glance. Truth be told she hadn't intended to be away for so long, she had planned for a brief stint and she'd simply gotten carried away!
"Well," she began and clucked her tongue. "I actually misjudged," she confessed and stepped around a petrified tree trunk, or what remained of it anyway. "I had only intended to be away for a short time and then I ended up meeting a variety of different people," she continued. She paused briefly and then smiled much more warmly than before. She'd seen far more than she probably ever would have managed if she hadn't taken the chance, she almost wanted to do it all over again (just not right away of course)...
"I've met all sorts from lions who think inanimate objects speak to them, to disgruntled leopards who dislike it when you don't ask permission to step under their tree," she mused. "But I actually just kind of...lost all my time in the Bahari'mtoto. I can see why some of my ancestors decided to stay there, it's truly beautiful," she murmured. She could recall the gentle breeze, the soft sands and the vibrant colours even now.
"The residents are lovely as well, very hospitable, they wouldn't turn you away unless you were truly a danger," she chuckled. "And even then, they have a great deal of patience provided you stick to their rules..."
The conversation continued as they walked onwards, Destati seemingly settling into the role of escort once more as he exchanged various stories and factoids with his companion. It would probably continue until the time in which they would have to part ways again.Words: 404
Total Words (Tala): 625
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