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 Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:49 pm
Cythraul looked at her with a steady gaze before he spoke, "Aye. Many a time. I be seein' many suffer during those times. I be sure me own family ran into those troubles. There be much to do durin' a plague or a drought." He didn't want to come off as taking advantage of those times too so he kept his mouth shut about that. So much chaos could happen that others looked the other way. "It be terrible." Adding a hint of sorrow to his voice, "I feel fer 'em."
It wasn't to say he was heartless, but he was numb to suffering. Maybe it was because he had suffered up until this point. Up until he took a hold of his future and turned it around, turned it from being a poor helpless cub searching for his next meal to one who took food.
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:18 pm
Aruná decided to trust him, for better or worse. She was going to tell him the truth, or at least something close enough to the truth. He was just a stranger so if he shunned her and thought she was tainted by what she'd experienced she would be no worse off than she had been before meeting him. And if he didn't, he might be a lion worth getting to know.
"My pride fell on hard times like that," she said, "That's why we left our home. It seemed like the only thing to do at the time, and there was a lot of confusion. I don't think there was anyone in charge left, really, so most just left... Or stayed to die."
It was the first time she really talked about it with someone other than her sister. When she started it was easier than she thought it'd be.
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:13 pm
The fact she was open was interesting. He would not share his truths unless he thought she would follow. At this point, sharing his truth was not going to happen. She traveled with others and relied on them and it seemed that their decisions would weigh heavily on her own. If she had been alone, well he'd be spilling his heart out.
"Aye. It be hard leavin' a place ye know and love. Startin' anew can be good fer ye and yer companions. I be sorry about yer pride." He did feel the sorrow though, she was so beautiful to be prideless. Not that being a rogue wasn't bad.
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:42 pm
"Yes," Aruná said, and her gaze was suddenly far away. She usually didn't think much about what had happened. She hunted, she travelled, she went on with her life. Shouldn't she feel more than this? "I'm sorry too."
The sun had climbed higher as they spoke without her really noticing. She hadn't told the others where she was going or what she was doing and they might start to wonder. She didn't want to 'share' this male just yet, but she did want to see him again. It was nice to talk to someone else for a change, and there was something exotic about him that intrigued her.
"I need to go," she said, without offering any explanation. "I..." she paused, finding it hard to say what she wanted to say, "I'll hunt here tomorrow around this time, if you'd like to join me."
She hoped he would, but tried to pretend she didn't care either way.
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