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Taro Rae
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:40 pm


The paper fluttered down beside her, and at first, Danna did not open her eyes, thinking it a leaf from the tree above her. When the parchment laid to rest on her shoe, she felt how broad the piece was, and knew it was not a leaf. Danna turned her face down and opened her eyes. Though the pagewas askew, the script on it was so crisp and clear, she had no difficulty reading the words.
‘I’m sorry. I didn’t want to hurt you. That’s why I left.’
Danna blinked. She whispered to the paper quietly, "Hurt me?" Slowly, fearfully Danna looked up and saw Astaroth watching her. She winced visably, waiting to be repremanded, waiting to be scolded. She felt that would be appropriate, but she was still not sure what exactly had gone wrong. Everything had been so wonderful...and then?
"'Taroth, I don't understand..." Her words were hoarse, still whispered, as though she were either unable or unwilling to raise her voice. The Dogged look of a beaten puppy was about her, the denial of the pain, the prevailing loyalty, the insecurity, the tenacity.
Danna's head was aching from the run, from the weeping, from the trying to puzzle this out. She wished vainly that she were Melancholy so it wouldn't hurt so much, or that she were Academic so that she could understand this. But she wasn't, and she lost her resolve to keep his gaze and turned it again to her hands, weakly holding the paper. Astaroth's words stared up at her, unwavering, and she saw her hands twitch and begin to tremble. She was terrified of losing him. Little did she realize it was her everlasting hope that kept her fearful mind from telling her she'd already lost.
PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:30 pm


He sighed then, visibly relaxing. So she wasn't going to spurn him and turn him aside without a thought. Her hoarse words grated across him, though, and he fought valiantly not to frown. Danna was obviously upset and it pained him greatly, driven home by the ragged but loyal air about her. It made his heart swell with.... he wasn't sure what but it drew a thin smile from him and made his eyes glow with pride. Whatever misgivings he might have to flaws she may possess he knew he had a loyal friend in Danna.

Slowly, hesitantly, he reached out and began to rub her back to ease the tension he saw there. "I know. I..." Well, the wasn't any point in beating around the bush, especially with Danna. Honesty was truly the best approach - that's what he'd told her wasn't it? "I want an equal, not a servant... never a servant. I thought I'd made that clear...." He trailed off trying to keep the hard edge out of his voice. He may be speaking quietly, but his voice trembled between compassion and coldness. "You were trying to be positive, but I dislike the mentality of master and servant. Do you understand....?" He asked, his other hand coming round to still her trembling hands.

That Danna was in this state upset him greatly and he wasn't sure how to ease the problem.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:08 pm


"Servant and Master? What are you talking about?" Danna asked, her brows furrowing. "I thought we were friends, 'Taroth.... And as a good friend I wanted only to please you, to be of use to you, if I could. To serve our frienship, to be your bearer, your support... I am not strong enough in body or in mind to be a striver... And, I don't wish to be. But I thought..." She faltered and then sucking in a sharp breath held fast to her faltering courage and finished her sentance. "But I thought I might be the one at your side, to support you in your endeavours and take your directions." Danna laughed, but it was a mirthless, feeble warble. "I was too presumptuous, wasn't I? I've ruined everything, haven't I?" She asked, blinking back the saline in her eyes, refusing to cry in her fear.
It was a misunderstanding, wasn't it? The words and their connotations? Oh, blast being Journeyman, gifted only with the aftersight to understand how stupid she had been!
PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:52 pm


Astaroth sighed, looking down but continuing to rub her back, "I don't want that. I mean.... I want you but not as a follower. I want to share my triumphs." He paused eyeing her and bit his lips as he carefully considered what to say, "You -are- a striver, Danna. If there's anything I despise about you it's your self doubt. You say you want to be better? You tell me you want to serve our friendship?" He stopped, realizing he was likely going to start a fight speaking like that and breathed deeply, bringing his voice under control and speaking compassionately, "Then learn to set aside that doubt and take a leap of faith. I admire your passion, your zest, and your strength. Don't squander that with self-doubt."

He blinked, "What? Ruined what?" He didn't like the sour laugh that was joyless. He raised his hand from her hands to wipe away the residual tears, "You haven't ruined anything. Just because you said something I disliked doesn't mean I no longer like you.... I left so I wouldn't say anything hurtful to you." He frowned slightly, "I wanted to clear my head so I could explain that I want to be your equal. I'm not superior. Nobody is. Alright?"

He leaned forward, tilting her chin up, "Look at me. I -don't- hate you. I doubt I ever will. I... I..." He found himself balking, the words piling up in his mind and he shook his head to clear them, "I like you. A lot. And it pains me to see you hurt. I just... just despise the thought of anybody believing themselves lesser then somebody else. It's not right." He stopped, not knowing what else to say to make her understand. Sure he was stinging from her words still but he would see to his own wounds after he looked after hers.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:30 pm


Danna felt herself melting into his touch, relaxing, and understanding so much better when she could feel the gentleness of his touch, the care in his warm fingers, the concern in the circles he made on her back with his palm. "Let me...make my words clear, if I can...." She said, "And I want you to please try to understand what I mean, and not take offense, 'Taroth..." She closed her eyes for a moment and then opening them, stared straight at him. "I want not to doubt. I do. I wish I were strong, or courageous, or bold, or certain. But I'm not. And I'm aware enough to know I should be, to understand when I'm being weak, and useless. That is why I hate myself sometimes, 'Taroth. Because I hate these weaknesses in me...and I can't seem to stop them. It's like watching from behind glass as my body goes and does something, and I can't be heard, screaming 'stop'." She paused for a second. "And in that way, I'm not good enough. You're better than me in these ways. You are brave, and so sure of yourself, and I wish that I could be like you. I only hope you'll teach me how. I'm not good enough, now, I am worse than others I've met. But I don't want to stay down at the bottom. I don't want to be a heel, or a hinderance to this city. I know I haven't got what it takes to be exceptional...but I hope....someday, that maybe - even if only for a moment - to be great." Danna smiled as bravely as she could. "And if you believe in me, there must be something you see that I can't. I have faith in you, and if you have faith in me, then perhaps I can slowly try to have the strength to work on my flaws. You give me hope that maybe they aren't so far away as they seem..."
PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:53 pm


He listened ever so carefully, not wanting a repeat of earlier. Understanding dawned on him opening up his mind and filling him up new found wisdom. What she said made sense and the comments she'd made previously all rolled into one coherent, definable problem and he felt like a fool for not having the insight to have seen it before. His hand stopped moving and he looked away, bashful and disappointed in himself. He'd been too vain to see her as someone searching for a way to improve. He'd treated the situation as revolving around him. "I'm... a fool. I couldn't see past myself long enough to think about you. I keep...." He trailed off, and his hands moved to hers, "I'm sorry. I thought I was so very wise and yet I was too blind to understand. I'm such a fool."

He shifted so that he was on his knees and bowed very deeply, somehow attaining an air of great formality, "Will you please forgive me my vanity?" As he moved upright once more, he pulled Danna into a tight embrace, running and hand through her luxurious hair and burying his face in her neck, "I know you can be great. You're.... special. I don't want to see you hurt. You're very important to me, you know that?" He paused for a moment, his nose touching hers as he looked deeply into her eyes, "I hate seeing you cry, so please stop?" He smiled hopefully, for once not shying away from being so close to another person. It felt... good, as though he were somehow more complete. His eyes were still full of compassionate worry as he gazed into her eyes, "I won't leave you. You have my word."

He fell silent, simply holding Danna's tired form in his arms as he delighted in her sweet, earthy smell. No, he wouldn't leave her. He would protect her and help her grow. He would always be there for her, support she could always count on. It rang true in his soul and he smiled; yes, that's what he'd do.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:46 pm


Danna's eyes were still misted, but it was with growing amazement and hope that perhaps the worst was over. Had it been settled? Had they finally understood each other? "Oh, 'Taroth!" Danna cried suddenly, throwing her arms around his shoulders and nuzzling his ear. "I was so afraid you'd passed judgment on me and found me lacking. I thought you were gone for good when you walked out of that Library! I'm so glad you aren't gone, 'Taroth.... I love you too much to have lost you so soon!" Danna was smiling in joy and relief and she pressed her round cheek into his neck in turn. "There's nothing to forgive, 'Taroth... Let's just move forward from here, okay? Together, you and I?" Danna hugged him, relaxing her arms to rest on him, and stayed still, hoping to remain close to him as long as he'd let her.
PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:58 pm


He smiled, "Oh heaven's no. I 'passed judgment' long ago when I decided I enjoyed your company. I'm not one to let things continue if I dislike them. You're far from lacking, Danna. I wish you would see that." He froze as she said she loved him, the brief moment that it took for those words to hang in the air breaking over him and bathing him in a warm, tender light. His decision was made. He pressed her tight, amused by the thought that he was willing to stay like that for a very long time. "Together. You and me." He wasn't sure if what he felt was love but he didn't want it to end.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:22 am


Danna nodded slightly, against Astaroth's neck and murmured. "I'm trying to see, 'Taroth. Sometimes it's easier than other times, though." She pressed her soft little lips against his neck and planted a tender little kiss on his skin.

Suddenly Danna straightened her back, her eyes wide. "'Taroth! I left Yggdrasil all by herself in the Library! Oh no!" She adjusted the strap of her satchel and, bracing herself on the roots of the Oak, pulled herself to her feet. "I've got to go get her before she gets thrown out or taken by someone else..." Danna said, guilty that after all, the terrible moments in the Library had been gross misunderstandings for things they both needed to communicate, and she had left the Golem behind, thinking her unwanted.
PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:40 pm


He leaned into the kiss a little but paused and glanced at her as she stiffened. Upon hearing her concern, a knowing smile graced his features. "She's perfectly fine, I can assure you." He nodded at the paper Danna had squished, "Well, maybe a little worse for the wear but she's hasn't been lost." His smile was wry as he took the paper and flipped it around so she could see the drawing on the other side.

"I.... forgot my bag and went back to get it. I didn't think she should stay there by herself, especially after all the hard work you put into her." He smiled gently, as he let her go and leaned against the roots unable to suppress a smug look in his eyes.

"I was thinking I'd stay here. You're welcome to stay as well. It's a beautiful view from here and some company would he appreciated."

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:04 pm


Danna looked first terribly relieved and then mollified as she saw the crinkle in the paper that she caused. "Oh no! Oh, I hope she's all right!" Danna inspected the drawings carefully. Finally, apparently relieved that Yggdrasil herself is unmarred. "I think it'll stil be okay to send to Raelyn." Danna smiled up at him. "We worked hard on her, 'Taroth. We did." She watched with admiration and an appreciative gaze as Astaroth settled himself back and she calmly took a place beside him in the tree's roots.
"Stay?" She inquired quietly, wondering what he was talking about. She turned her gaze away from him with a great deal of difficulty and focussed on the oak leaf canopy above her, smiling at the puzzle-piece pattern they seemed to make.
PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:28 pm


"Just listen." He replied, reaching over to wrap an arm comfortably around her without a second thought, "There's more to silence then you might think." Indeed, as he fell silent, the quiet of the flora gardens filled the space with the tranquility he so enjoyed. A light breeze rustled the leaves and flowers, turning their solid forms into an ever shifting mosaic; almost hypnotic in the way that the various natural shades blended together.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:49 pm


Danna nestled against him resting her head on his shoulder, and gazing on the beauty that was the Flora Gardens. She nodded softly and 'mn-hmn'd in her throat, unwilling to speak and interrupt his tranquility but agreeing whole-heartedly. This was why she loved the Gardens so intensely. The trees were alive, their whispers weren't silence, they were words, songs and banter between the birch and the aspen, the oak and the olive. These were her playmates as a Gardener.
PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:58 pm


In the days after his lunch with Kallisto, and surrounding the harrowing time of Bellona's coma, Yambati spent most of his time in the Gardens. He wanted everything to be perfect for when he eventually asked Kallisto to come down.

He didn't want to split seeds without a purpose, though, so instead he simply tended the plants. Each time he came to the Gardens, he took what he would need for seed splitting from the supply shed, just in case. And each time he left, he put it all back, unused.

This day, he had just arrived, and retrieved his tools. He stood near the entrance, contemplating where he'd work that evening.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:28 pm


The Gardens were one of the few places that Aysel did not frequent. Gardens, and gardening in particular, held very little interest for her...although she did appreciate the blooms that were produced as a result. Such blooms were what brought her here, now..where she would not bother coming down to view them for her own sake, she now sought to surprise Antigone with a gift..a living gift, she thought, a faint smile finding its way onto her face. Bringing her love a flower was a way to show affection to her without appearing to be overly clingy...something that was very important to the melancholic female. To be clingy also meant to be dependent..vulnerable..weak, and she refused to be those.

But what sort of flower should she procure..and how? Honestly, she reprimanded herself, she should have thought this through more carefully before coming down here. She truly had no idea what to do, now that she was here.
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