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Vollerei yawned and stretched in the early morning light. Sitting up and grumbling as she stumbled about the slightly too small space, she quickly dressed and brushed her hair.
Since she’d been gone for so long, her sister Denker had slowly but surely taken over her side of the room. Now that she was back, it seemed like she was always stepping on or over her sister’s things.

“I should go make my own house,” she muttered to herself as she looked at the mess. It’ mean she had to keep it clean and cook everything herself. But then I’ve been doing that for the last year or so, she thought to herself. Won’t make too much a difference.

She pulled back the curtain that separated her part of the room from Denker’s and moved to sit on top of her sister’s sleeping form.
“Morning sleepy head.” She said as she started to bounce on top of her sister.

“Akk! Off! Volle! Stop it!” Her sister’s muffled voice cried out.

“Then get up.” Vollerei responded as she lay back and squished her sister.

“Ugh! I can’t if you’re laying on me!”

“Hmm... maybe I should take a nap here. Though your bony carcass isn’t too comfy.” Vollerei teased her sister. After a few seconds of chuckling at the dire threats her sister threw her way, Vollerei sat up and walked out of the room. “Mmm, Ma’s made breakfast. Better hurry or I’ll eat your share!”

Denker threw a pillow at her retreating back, causing Volle to chuckle again. Being home was nice; teasing her sister was fun. I missed that, she thought.
“Morning Ma’s.” She said to Sube and Saure who sat about the table.

“Morning Vollerei.” Sube responded with a sweet smile. “Did you wake Denker up?”

“Yup. I sat on her.” Vollerei said with a grin as she sat down and piled food onto her plate. Her mothers shook their heads. Something’s never changed no matter how old the children got.

“Quick question, what do I need to do to get a house?” She asked her parents before she dug into her food. Denker came into the room to hear the last bit,

“What?! You’re leaving already?” She said. “You just came home though.” She looked sad and appealed to the parents.

“Well, the rooms all filled with your stuff now Denk.” Vollerei said after she swallowed. “And it’s not like I’m going far away! A small house near here will work. Besides,” she looked at her parents with a grin. “We’re big girls now… well... I am at least. And the house is small.”

Saure laughed and nodded while Denker made upset noises. “It is… cramped in here. I can help you find the materials and get a few of the Sisters to help build a house. Unless you find one already built that’s empty or just needs fixing up.”

“I am too a big girl.” Denker muttered. “And it’s not cramped.”

“Is too.” Volle responded. “Side’s, I’ve lived on my own for a while now so it feels like I’m trying to fit into a too small space.”

Sube nodded. “It happens to everyone. This is where you were a child, so now that you are an adult and back here, it’s like you’re trying to fit into a child’s spot again. The house shouldn’t be an issue really. And if it’s nearby you can always come over for meals or to pester Denker.”

“Or take Denker with you.” Suare spoke up in her gravelly voice. “Be nice to have the house to ourselves again.” She leered at her wife while Denker rolled her eyes.

“You’ve never let that stop you before….” She muttered as she finally sat down to eat.

“I won’t go too far, Denk.” Volle said to her sister. “I’m not planning on leaving the Isles for a while. The whole War screwed up my plans on eating all the food from everywhere so I might as well just wait here for a year or so to see where things go.”

Her family smiled when they heard her goal. “That’s just like You Volle,” Denker giggled. “Eating all the food in the world…”

Vollerei shrugged. It was what she liked doing and who cared what others thought about it. “And if I get a place, you can come there to escape the parents… and I can have you take care of it should I need to leave or something.” It would work out. She smiled as she finished her plate. “Want to go show me about Ma?” She said to Saure. “You mentioned fixing a house up, that sounds better than making a new one.”

Later that day, after she and her mother had wandered about looking at the older houses that had been abandoned, they finally found one that looked decent enough.
Standing in the middle of its abandoned wreckage, Vollerei looked around at the walls and floor. “It’s sturdy enough and just the roof needs replacing.”

“A good cleaning, and new furniture will make it livable.” Saure agreed. “You have anything to barter for them?” She asked her daughter.

“Mmm, some. Liro knows some people I can ask for help with as well.”

“Ah.. Liro.” Saure said in a leading tone. Vollerei cocked and eyebrow and looked challenging at her mother, refusing to answer.
“Well. I have heard some things about her….”

“…”

“Decent girl…”

“…”

“But there’s some not good things….”

“…”

“You’re making this difficult.”

“Uh huh.”

Suare sighed. “Okay, bluntly. Liro is very flighty. Don’t get too attached.”

Vollerei frowned. “Mother…”

“Hush Volle.” Saure gave her a stern look. “Yes I know. First girl to be attracted to you and give you compliments. It’s heady stuff, I know. But… I don’t feel like she’s the one for you, sweet heart. She doesn’t really know you.”

Vollerei opened her mouth then closed it, thinking before she responded. “Well, she could get to know me.”

“She could.”

“Your tone suggests otherwise?”

“She likes variety.” Saure shrugged. “And exotic-ness. You just happen to be one of a line of odd balls’s she’s attracted too.” Vollerei gave a small smile.
She had heard things.. but heck. It was fun being with Liro!

“Well... I like being with her… so I’ll just enjoy the ride but be aware, alright?”

“And that’s the other reason.” Saure looked at her daughter with a sad gentle expression. “You don’t love her either do you? You’re trying to, but you can’t feel what Sube and I feel for each other do you?”

Vollerei looked out of the ramshackle window before sighing and looking back at her mother. “No. And I feel terrible about it. Like, when we’re together it’s fun. Then when we aren’t… I don’t think of her. Not really. And I’ve heard that when you’re in love, you think of the other constantly. Only thing I think about constantly is food.”

Saure gave her daughter a hug and shook her head. “Well. Maybe one day you’ll find someone that makes you think of them more than food…”

“Ha.” Vollerei said with a smile. “Somehow, I doubt it! But… let’s go see some people about fixing this place up. I’ll deal with Liro and that situation later.”

And she would… perhaps she needed to be upfront with her friend. Maybe Liro won’t mind being friends with benefits… It’d be nice, Vollerei thought to herself as they left. I like being with her, it is quite fun and pleasurable… but… Food is still better. .

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I've agreed to take care of a little orphan. Girl's cute and shy. Probably still hurting, though her reaction to Zweil means that she's not too badly damaged!

I won't be having her live with me for a while: gotta let her get used to me and not until the house is ready for a child! I'll ease her into the whole adoption thing. And if she doesn't want to leave her grandmother? Then I'll just stick to being a nanny. No problem with that at all!

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Vollerei watched as the last of the sisters vanished into the jungle, leaving her the last leg of her trip alone with just Zweil. He sat happily perched on her bag, ready to return home. She smiled at him and ran her fingers through his feathers as she thought on the aftermath of Bandit hunting. After killing most of them, she and her sisters had taken all the prisoners back to their homes, most of the familiars without a collar or some way to know where they belonged went with the wounded. They could use the comfort of a companion to help them recover.. and she was sure those who had lost an animal to the bandits wouldn’t begrudged the poor souls who’d been enslaved becoming the new owners. Those that did have collar or their owners were known, and ones that she recognized, had already been sent back to the isles with an explanation of what had happened.

They wouldn’t be able to retrieve the slaves and animals already sold to the Obans… at least not yet. Perhaps one day, we’ll go back and fight and free those chained there, she thought to herself as she set off through the jungle to the beach and ferry to the Isles.
About midday, her stomach rumbled angrily and she sighed as she stopped. She was tired and rather starved from all the running around and not eating four times a day for the past week. As much as she wanted to just go home, she needed food as breakfast had worn off long ago. Guess I can't drop down to just three meals a day yet, Vollerei thought with a smile, not that I want to! I love eating.. but it does make long journeys a bit of a pain! All that hunting meant she spent less time traveling… cause what animal would be so kind as to wander in the direction she was traveling? Not a lot of them…

She stopped and gave a whistle with a trill at the end; the signal to Zweil they were going hunting. She heard his cry from above as he swooped off to locate something to eat. He was large now, but not large enough to be her mount, but still big he required a lot of food too! And he was getting old enough to help her in her hunts or hunt by himself. She’d spent time back on the Isle training him to locate prey then return to her to lead her to it. He could cover a lot of ground faster than she could, which often meant the hunt was over faster. He had also learned to scare prey towards her as well as knowing when to dive to kill prey she drove towards him.

She followed along the tree roads, jumping from tree to tree, climbing up and down large trunks to reach the small caches of stored nuts and fruit that the animals of Jauhar often created. Fast food that was easily eaten on the move; not enough to satisfy her but enough to put off the hunger for a bit.
She heard Zweil’s call echo about the canopy, he was coming close and chasing something. That meant, sadly, it wasn’t a Maglardilla. Probably a Radaku or some other large mammal or rodent. I’ll send him off to hunt a Maglardilla after we kill and eat this one, she thought, because one animal won’t hold both of us for long!

She settled into a spot, branches hiding her form slightly as she waited for the creature to approach. When a animal was running they weren’t paying attention to something that wasn’t moving so she had a better chance at surprising it and getting a clean quick kill.
Spotting the young radaku as it bound through the undergrowth, Vollerei dropped from above once it got near, spear ready to thrust. It as a clean hit; the spear went straight through… though Vollerei was worried by the snap she heard and felt through her spear shaft. Snaps are never a good sign!

A growl escaped when she saw the fracture in the handle.

”Drat! Now I need a new spear….” She grumbled to herself. "Oh well, I’ll buy it when I get back… About time for a new one any ways."
After eating she and Zweil ran to catch the ferry, wanting to get home. Nice to have my own place to return to, she thought as she waited on the ferry, wonder how Neska and Valera are holding up?

I’ll drop by a weapon’s maker and buy a new spear, she thought as she sat in the ferry and watched the tides roll by.

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• Part 1: Tale Camp
  
• Part 2: Battle
  
• Points claimed: +1 PRP point, +1 Battle Point, Yaotl's Companion, Healer's Accolade, Resistance Token.
  

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Vollerei sighed with relief when she saw her house come into view. She was finally home! She clambered up and opened the door to be met with silence… Neska must be at her grandmother’s or my parent’s house. She thought. The silent house was actually a bit depressing she found; especially the empty kitchen! Guess I get to go and drop in on my mother’s! Vollerei thought with a grin as she dropped her stuff off in her room. She cleaned up, changed her outfit and changed the dusty bedding before heading out to go find her adopted daughter and family. She headed first to her mother’s house; best they be warned she was coming for dinner!
“Hello~” She boomed out happily as she barged into her childhood home. “I am back and hungry!”
Sube looked up and laughed. “Welcome back Vollerei…. Guess it’s a good thing that Saure went hunting this morning. We’ll have enough to feed you! Neska!” She called up the stairs before looking over at her daughter with an amused smile. “She’s been over with her grandmother most of the time. It’s nice to have a granddaughter… though it does make me feel old.”

Vollerei laughed and bend down to catch the young alkidike girl who came scampering down the stairs and launched herself at Volle.
“Hey there lil one.” Vollerei said as she hugged the girl. “Told you I’d be back didn’t I?”

The only response was a squeeze from the child. She chuckled and looked up at Valera and Denker who followed Neska at a slower pace. “Did you hear any news of the war? Or do I need to go into the details?” She asked curiously. She didn’t mind talking about it, but felt it wasn’t something she should chat about over dinner.

“Word of the victory came a few days ago,” Valera said. “Neska was happy.. but at the same time very um…. Upset you hadn’t gotten back with the news.”

“Sorry.” Vollerei said to Neska, “I got held up in the jungle…”

That night was a loud one as the small house was filled with Vollerei’s family and they all had things to talk about, stories to tell, gossip to exchange. Even little Neska pipe dup; telling of her adventures in capturing a poscuta who she’d kept and called Mimi.
Afterwards Vollerei found herself pulled off to the side by her more gruff mother Saure.

“I thought you might like to know about Liro.” She said once they were outside and away from the chatter of the table. “She’s moved on.”

Vollerei nodded; she figured that it would happen… Since she wasn’t in love with the other girl it didn’t hurt really, a bit sad but oh well. “It was to be expected. Liro was looking for a something a bit more than I could give.” She looked over at Saure and grinned. “Not gonna go all soft and girly and cry on your shoulder.”

“Drat, and here I was hoping you’d do so.” Saure said with a chuckle. “Denker does that a lot… Guess you got my personality and not Sube’s!”

“Probably!” Vollerei agreed. “Dunno if I ever told yo, but after our conversation I talked with Liro.”

“Figured you had.”

Vollerei had always felt close to her grumpy mother. They could be honest and straight forward and understand each other… Always a nice thing!
Later that night, after putting Neska to bed and making sure that all the animals in the house had a comfortable place to live, she sat outside and relaxed. She lay on the roof and watched the leaves move in the wind, the clouds scuttle across the stars and smiled. War and fighting was not something she loved to do; it was a job that needed to be done but all in all she preferred this; quiet, food, family, food being made for her, and peace. Be nice if I could find a partner, she thought. Someone Neska likes!
Her mind skipped back to one shy quiet girl she’d met before Liro had entered her life as more than an acquaintance. I wonder how Niabi’s doing… if she helped out in the war at all. War had a habit of changing people… and what if that girl’s shy smile had been broken? That was a sobering thought… Vollerei knew she was quite a bit more resilient than most; and hoped that the rather cute Niabi hadn’t been changed too much.

I should go look her up, Vollerei thought. It’s about time I thought about settling down, and I do want a partner. She grinned at that thought; love had never been really important to her. But with Neska in her life, she was beginning to realize that love was actually something she rather wanted… A partner, she thought, one who I can love back. Not a friend with benefits… that’s nice for a while but not what I want. Liro had taught her that much at least!

Maybe I should see if Niabi would like to go hunting again? I’ve been thinking of getting Neska a Kinfa after all… and an archer would be useful that! It bore thinking at least. Vollerei decided she’d also go wander about and talk with others, make more friends. Maybe fall in love. Maybe just find a really good cook and mooch off of them for a while…

I know, she thought sleepily, I’ll teach Denker some of the new recipes I discovered on my travels! Wonder if the traders have the meats and spices from other lands… She smiled. Yup, food was the best thing ever! It brought people together, tasted delicious, and eased her hunger! Maybe I’ll teach Neska too… give her something fun to do with me while she grows up!

She got up and went inside with a smile; she had plans now! Lazing about was only something she could do for a while… something she planned on doing for a good week before figuring out what to do with herself.

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Rain: World Event VP (can count as Battle, RP, or Solo.

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Volle fights several people as she's traveling with Niabi!
Liiro needs to be taught to not waste food! And Kaa needs to keep her eyes to herself and off Niabi! Tahi they meet and spar~

Win vs Tahigwa: +10 exp
Win vs Liiro: +54 exp
Win vs Kaalnia: +54 exp