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 Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 8:25 pm
Kliment
(Sorry my image is so big. I didn't realize everyone else's were so small. If you want, you can make it smaller. D=)
Inclining his chin to the sky, the small, dark Twilif closed his eyes against it, finding the moon to be too bright for his liking at the moment. He knew he shouldn't have decided to make some stranger's garden his resting place, especially in the dead of night, but if he walked any farther he knew his knee would give out. Bright yellow eyes glared down at his injured knee, which he touched gingerly, all the while silently cursing it.
It hadn't even been that bad of a fall. He'd been traveling through the shadows of the trees, as he always did, and something had caught his ankle, causing him to trip. Of course, landing on a rock would certainly make it hurt significantly, but he hadn't expected it to bust the thing. He allowed his fingertips to hover above the bloodied knee now, dry from hours of exposure to air, noticing his own hesitation in touching it. He would have to eventually.
Leaning his head back against the wall of the inn, Kliment closed his eyes again, a shaky sigh escaping his chest. He could hear the soft murmur of voices through the wall, and squares of light were pouring from the window above his head. It felt... warm, the building, and yet, he found himself worried about being discovered. How quickly would he be able to get away, if the owner of the inn saw him and wanted him gone? God forbid it led to some sort of violence.
He let his leg stretch out, watching his knee carefully as he did so. Every time he heard a voice behind him he flinched, but other than that, he didn't let it distract him as he prepared to wrap his knee. Now he was squinting against the moonlight, wishing he'd just done this during the day.
"Curse my luck," he mumbled quietly, feeling a bit comforted, at least, by knowing he was somewhat covered by the vegetables growing around him.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 8:39 pm
Although the sun had already set, and everyone was enjoying dinner, Cuire thought it would be best to already begin breakfast. He would go to the vegetable/fruit garden and pick something ripe for tomorrow. He grabbed a basket and hopped out of the kitchen through the back door.
A soft breath of air reached his sensitive ears and he turned to the side, where another twilf was lying in pain. "A-are you alright..?" He whispered, kneeling beside him.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 8:47 pm
Emitting a startled gasp, Kliment froze, his hand poised above his knee stupidly. The Twilif didn't seem to mean him any harm, but he'd certainly been successful in surprising him. He must have been getting rusty...
"I..."
Instinctively, he backed away a bit, although he remained glued to the ground. His eyes were wide, masked in eyeliner that probably only added to his startled expression; he let out a breath.
"I am fine, I just... my knee." Gesturing to it, he looked down, feeling at once very foolish. "Is this... your garden?"
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:00 pm
Cuire shook his head, curious at the Twilf's actions. "It's my brother's garden.. But I tend to it and cook the meals here." He eyed the bloodied knee and continued to worry. "My brother has strict rules about staying here... But you're hurt, so that can wait.. "
He took the other's arm, tugging on it. "Can you stand? If you can make it into the kitchen, I can clean up your wound..."
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:11 pm
Casting Cuire a wary look, Kliment redirected his gaze to his hands on his arm. Normally, he would have reacted quickly, easily having avoided an awkward confrontation. Instead, he found himself staring into the face of a very concerned-looking Twilif. Not what he'd been expecting.
One brow furrowing, the other raised, Kliment's voice wavered a bit as he tried to stand. "No, you... that's fine, I don't need your help... I can walk... I'll leave. Forgive me for intruding."
As he put weight onto his leg, the sharp jolt of pain caused him to bite his tongue. "Augh! Damn it!"
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:18 pm
Normally, Cuire would cover his ears and shout out that someone had said a naughty word, but right now didn't seem like the best time to do so. He bit his lower lip and thought for a moment.
"You don't seem like you can move.. I'll be right back..." Cuire nodded and dashed back into the inn, going from one place to another, filling up his basket, then coming back outside.
He kneeled once more in front of the stranger, and reached for his knee, but stopped.. It would be rude to force his help onto another. "Please.. Let me help.. Just this once, if you want, but you can't move right now.. Let me clean your knee and bandage it.."
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:26 pm
Lowering his eyes to the ground, Kliment, too, bit his lip, but in consideration. The Twilif didn't seem to be the type to harm a fly, and he would be a fool to think he could go far on his knee.
Huffing out a breath, he glared stubbornly to the side, as if searching for an answer in the detail of the wall. When he was provided with none, he shook his head and turned back to the boy, sweat beginning to bead his brow.
"Okay..." he began, leaning a hand against the wall to support himself. "Okay, I'll... accept your help."
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:37 pm
Cuire nodded and proceeded to clean the other's wound. It wasn't deep, but it was on the verge of becoming infected.. He reached into his basket and pulled out a bottle of clear liquid. It was a special concoction that Noel had made from his mist back at his homeplace, where the waters ran pure.. Taking a small piece of cloth, he dabbed it onto the wound, where the bleeding began to slow. He used the rag to clean up any leftover dried blood and slowly began to wrap the injury, tying the ends together in a tight knot.
The small twilf pulled away, with a smile, pulling his basket out infront of him. "It's all better now.. And... Um.. I brought you some supper as well.. I don't know if you're hungry or not.. But.. Food always makes the body heal faster.." He whispered, slowly pulling out a covered bowl of soup and a small loaf of bread that he had gathered from the tables.
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Silent Comet Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:41 am
Serenity nodded and smiled at Rylia. "My day's been very well, thank you. Did you enjoy dinner?" Serenity glanced, not for the first time, at the water chestnut rubies and suppressed a sudden appetite for them. They were one of her sister's favorites, and just seeing them brought homesickness. Swallowing it, she kept her attention firmly on Rylia, covering any such undignified emotion with a smile.
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 8:19 am
Rylia smiled as Serenity smiled back at her and nodded, answering her question. She figured that what she meant by her statement was a good one, so she was happy that the constellation had, had a good day. But the second part of her statement, the question about dinner, she had to really think about. Dinner was that strange water and then fluffy stuff she ate first right? If so, it was really good! She liked it a lot, but wasn't sure if she could express just how much she enjoyed it. She attempted to ponder for a minute, but shook her head slowly, glancing up at her again.
"It was....good! really...good!" she said rather proudly. She was getting better and better talking to people. At least that's what she thought. Either way, she had noticed the sight movement of Serenity's gaze, but didn't read much into it. But she was curious if anyone had been behind her, so she turned around for a minute to see if anyone was there. Unfortunately, there had been no one. Maybe Serenity didn't like her colors and was glancing away because of it. She frowned at that thought as she looked over towards a small bowl.
Blinking, she walked over to it and looked inside to see some type of strange food in it. She didn't know what they were called and didn't know what they tasted like. They did look edible though, so she gently picked up one and slowly pushed it into her mouth chewing. After finishing that piece, she smiled widely, more so then she had done previously. It was really good! She then grabbed about 4 more in put it in a napkin. She then ran over to Serenity with them and held them out for her, smiling, the expression on her face clearly showing happiness and excitement. "Try?" she asked smiling as she held up the napkin for her to try the water chestnut rubies.
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:48 pm
Passhon had found his way out of the kitchen and several other episodes to find Noel. He was glad to see his master was safe, but the twilif nearby wasn't. And the new one, Cuire, was his name. He was also very cute as well. Slithering over to the group, he spoke,
"Is everyone alright? Master Noel? Master Cuire?"
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:47 pm
Noel pulled away from the group and moved to hug Passhon. Yes, hun, everything is alright.. Just let Cuire and the new comer be, alright? He knows what he's doing. He siled and nuzzled the Newt, shyly holding out a cup. May I have some tea? I'm a bit tired.. It's been such a busy day..
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 12:53 am
"Why of course master Noel. Here, come inside. Let them be, as you said." Passhon was big enough to scoop the constellation up into one arma and slith his way inside. His teapot seemed abnormally big compared to everyone else. It was almost as big as Noel's head and shoulders! Anyhow, Passhon took Noel to the tea room and set him down gently on his own big pillow. Noel was actually on Passhons pillow!? Passhon was a jolly fellow and all, but he never let anyone sit there! Noel was a special person to let him do so...
"Ah, here we are. Some lavender will help your soul ease and rest." Passhon chuckled and tippping his pot over poured his master a nice warm cup. He was afraid to make it too hot for he didn't want to burn the fragile thing.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:16 am
After all the commotion of the day, Noel was beyond pleased to rest in a nice, quiet, secluded spot.. He was slightly startled when Passhon decided to lift him up and place him on his very large Pillow, but he more than welcomed the effort to make him comfortable.
Once handed the cup of tea, he took a sip and smiled a wide, sincere smile. It's so divine, Passhon.. Thank you so much.. You always know how to make a person relax.. The mist letters lingered for just a moment before disappearing in a wisp of air.
The mute was so tired and as soon as he finished his tea, he set down his cup and closed his eyes, slowly drifting to sleep on the enormous pillow, Passhon by his side.
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Silent Comet Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:43 am
Serenity smiled and nodded at Rylia's halting response. She wondered suddenly why she had trouble speaking, but didn't want to ask such a personal question. "Good! I enjoyed it very much myself." But the twilif apparently noticed Serenity's previous interest in the water chestnut rubies as she had a sudden interest in them herself. Serenity breathed a chuckle as she watched her move over the bowl suspiciously. But the twilif smiled when she ate one and Serenity laughed, almost sadly, to herself as she realized Rylia was bringing some back.
"Daddy, daddy, they're called rubies, just like my ring!"
"Hahaha, yes dear, only I'm sure these taste much better! Serenity, come over here and -"
"Try?"
The memories were dispelled with the presentation of a napkin of the chestnuts in front of her. Forcing a smile though the sudden ache in her heart, she popped one into her mouth. The sheer taste threatened to carry her mind away, and she swallowed hard. Smiling and patting her stomach belately, she kept the forced smile. "Yummmm..."
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