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 Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:36 am
Ah. Uzumati's gaze softened slightly as he listened to Zadia. He could somewhat relate since he had forced himself to sleep through sheer exhaustion after hunting and fighting all day while he was growing up in the wilderness. If he didn't sleep then it meant he couldn't recover and so he forced his body into sleep, sometimes restless other times more like entering an oblivion from having absolutely no energy to even fight it. He did wrinkle his nose at the tea, something he was still adapting to enjoying even though he mostly only drank any for medical purposes, but her words made him curious. "Tea help?" Uzumati found himself asking quietly, worry crossing his brow. Did he ruin her cup of tea for the evening? Should they make more so that Zadia could try to sleep?
[Uzu 8]
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:36 am
Painted Moose (discord)
His question had her looking toward the cup and nodding. “It’s more of a comfort than actual help. These tea leaves are imported from Tale around the same village I was raised in and sometimes just smelling them helps me to focus.” Drinking tea came second nature to her; any child of Uquin’s was bound to grow an affinity for it. Still, while there were many that aided in sleep non had really worked for her. The nightmares were a lot stronger than any tea could help with, and while she was overcoming her fears in the waking world her subconscious was another matter.
When she looked back to him and saw the concern Zadia waved it off. “Don’t worry; it’s nothing. Come on, we should get you inside.”
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:36 am
Uzumati's lips pursed stubbornly. It was the same look he gave whenever someone told him that he shouldn't or couldn't go after something back home. Can't hunt that? Can't help with that building cause it's too complicated? He would find a way. The earthling man shook his head as he thought about things before an idea crossed his mind and he found himself studying Zadia again. "Come visit Tale?" He offered with a small encouraging smile, his gaze hopeful. Even though he knew that they didn't have the big city there was a comfort about being in his home forest where he had built his home. The tree house had several attachments now, walkways going through the larger trees in the forest and connecting the three wooden buildings to create a guest room for family and to allow his children to have their own space away from him and Padma. There were plenty of tea leaves there and the forest was relaxing in a way with its cooler nights, the melody of insects, the faint breeze rustling through and the babbling noise of the nearby brook the only sounds for the most part unless a summer storm rolled through. Could that help Zadia relax? There was plenty of tea back home as well! He owed her that much for her help tonight after all.
[Uzu 9]
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:36 am
Painted Moose (discord)
“Maybe.” She offered a small smile. “I haven’t been since I went to pick up Lioe. It might be nice to go back home for a while.” Her more introverted brother had needed some help wrapping everything up in Tale before moving to Belrea. Honestly he probably just needed motivation to get out, shut in that he was. Lioe and Isaia couldn’t have been more different.
As they walked back to the cabin, she looked up at the sky and wondered if it looked the same in Tale. Would she even notice the difference? Still, there was so much work to be done at the Apothecary, clients to look after, tinctures to make… “If I made another pot of tea would you have a cup with me? I don’t think I’m ready to call it a night just yet. We could just sit outside the door.”
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:36 am
Uzumati found himself perking up at the smile. Even if he did feel like he was a world apart from his Belrean relatives there was a bit of a step forward with some connection it felt like. "Sure." He nodded his agreement at the cup of tea. Even if he was not the most talkative companion, Uzumati was good for sitting in silence or just simply listening to anyone who wanted to talk. He could do that much at least, especially since his body was still screaming at him with these recent injuries. There was definitely no way that he would be doing any crazy movements for the next day or so if he could help it. Maybe though despite almost getting killed by a dage this trip to Belrea hadn't been such a bad thing. It was definitely different from anything he knew but not...bad. Uzumati nodded at the thought before following Zadia to enjoy some tea together.
[Uzu 10]
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