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 Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:53 pm
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:30 pm
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Was she... was she crying?
But she wasn't hurt, or at least, not visible to Quetzal's eye. Perhaps she had just been scared, and that's what provoked the tears on?
"I am fine, all save but my pride, Lady Eydis." he said solemnly. It was time to confess his cowardice. "I did not defeat her, but instead managed to escape her cruel attacks. I am a sorry excuse for a knight."
Hanging his head, he wasn't sure of what else to say. What did one say after failing their purpose, their goal that they strove for?
"But I am very glad to see that both of you are alright." he nodded, finally assured that they were indeed untouched by the evil being that had attacked them.
Paco felt his own ears flatten as he heard the confessions of his mentor. It was unlike Quetz to back down from a battle, but Paco didn't blame him for a minute. He had been brave in simply standing up to that green brute, and Paco'd never hold it against him to have fled when the moment showed itself.
"I think you did mighty fine, all things considering, amigo." He said thoughtfully, nodding his smaller head. "What do you think, Lady Eydis?"
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:37 pm
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A 'sorry excuse for a knight'? How ridiculous! Eydis knew that he was far from that!
"You are still a knight in my eyes, and a brave one at that," said Eydis with a smile, her tears fading away. "You're goal was to protect me, was it not? And I am I now safe? I am, you have accomplished your goal. Sure, the dragon may still be alive, but it is not always a knight's mission to kill. Its to protect and make sure that all are safe, and that is exactly what you have accomplished. You are far from a sorry excuse for a knight, you are the best knight I could ever dream of meeting."
Eydis nodded and smiled sweetly as she spoke. She wasn't sure where all those words had come from, but she knew them to be true. Perhaps the most truthful words she had ever stated.
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:52 pm
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Surprised eyes looked up and met with the gentle eyes of the mare's. Once again, it was hard for him to fathom receiving such kind words from another, when life had thrown both scoffs and slander at Paco and him for so long. True, he'd admit to himself as being a bit.. eccentric, and most of the time Paco was the only one phased by others' words, but Lady Eydis had looked past appearances, past faults, and found the true knight within.
Feeling much better about his actions, the stallion once again puffed out his chest and stood proudly. "You know... you're right, m'Lady. I have completed my task! Oh ho, Paco! We've done it!"
Excited, he stomped one foot on the ground, then winced yet again, remembering his bitten shoulder.
Paco beamed happily towards the female in their troupe, thrilled with what she had to say about his partner. He believed every word, and it excited him to no end to know someone else felt the same way about it. And such eloquent words! Paco knew he himself could never have phrased it so nicely! Such a scary incident had turned out splendidly in the end!
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:30 pm
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:08 pm
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He nodded, then gestured to his shoulder. "Tis only a flesh wound, m'Lady." He said, very matter-of-factly. "I would have been far worse off had you or Paco been injured... or worse. A knight is expendable, while a Lady and his Squire are not."
He tried to put on a smile and ignore the annoying pain in his shoulder. In time, it would indeed go away. It just stung like a brute now since it was so fresh. "I think it's far time we got you back to your resting place, Lady Eydis... this was far more of an adventure I think ANY of us were expecting!"
Paco nodded, still remaining quiet. It wasn't his place to interrupt their conversation, though when Quetz brought up the subject of returning Eydis back to her home, he couldn't help but feel a wave of sadness come over him. Although they had only been together for such a short time, Paco had grown attached to the sweet mare who seemed to dote on him like no one else had. Perhaps they could go on more grand adventures later on, if this one hadn't scared Lady Eydis too terribly.
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:25 pm
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:36 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:49 am
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:30 pm
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He nodded, listening to her directions. He himself never traveled near the waters often, but wasn't exactly against it, either. Swimming was not his specialty, but where the Lady Eydis directed them, he would follow.
"And there are no serpents, no monsters... no evil beings that lurk around the salty sea?" he asked, curious. He'd heard stories as a colt about water dragons and beasts of the sea, so imagining them existing in real life was not far-fetched for this particular stallion.
Paco happily clomped along, listening to the two Soquili speak to one another. He was content to being a listener, as he always had been, and it was especially more interesting this time around now that there was a second voice in the conversation, and not just Quetzal's monologue. He liked the beach, feeling the sand under his hooves, the salty breeze in his face. He couldn't wait!
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:56 pm
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:03 pm
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:24 pm
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:23 pm
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Biting his lip, Quetzal mused over that mental image. A Soquili that lived under the water? But how did they survive, without anything to breathe? Or did they breathe water, just as he and Eydis breathed the air around them?
"These Kelpi sound... adventurous." he concluded, his mind racing. Sure, they'd just survived a near-death experience, but who said adventures couldn't be strung together, one right after the other? "I say we go find ourselves a Kelpi and INVESTIGATE!"
Paco was more hesitant than his colorful friend, and couldn't even begin to imagine what or why a horse would live under the water when it was perfectly sensible and logical to live on land. He opened his mouth to interject a protest, but quickly found himself closing it, as Quetzal had resolved for the group to continue on. Sometimes, it just wasn't worth trying to make a point to the stubborn stallion.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:36 pm
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