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 Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:35 pm
Summer time was one of the more busy times for Shahram Adelmar. Corps were coming in, Mearh were complaining about work and droughts, the heat and anything they can think of. The only worse time for Mearh complaints was during the middle of winter. Both had weather to deal with but most often durning the winter Mearh would go to the King's castle to meet with him. Durning the summer however it was customary, more so durning the harvest time, that the king go to the Mearh. More often that not it was Shahram instead of the king that most saw. He was always going out to the villages and town to meet with those who had questions, requests, and complaints.
It had been a very long day so far but it was starting to wrap up. Shahram only had a few more Mearh to meet with then he could work on finding a place to get a meal and stay the night.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:29 am
 Kokoro was walking down the path with an another basket, this one held lavender. She was enjoying this summer so far. It was rather nice, this was one of the times that her sister Honoka was out on one of her own little excursions. As much as she loved her sister but it was nice to have sometime alone. She hummed a soft tune as she walked until someone caught her eye. A green stallion with golden markings on his arms. He seemed to be lost so she walked up to him. "Excuse me, sir, are you looking for something?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:06 am
Shahram turned as he heard a gentle voice call to him. He looked at the sky blue mare with a ring of dark flowers about her shoulders. His eyes then moved down to the basket of Lavander on her arm. Either she just picked them for home use or she was selling them. He smiled at her, "Hello there miss. I am not really looking for anything. I am just packing up then I shall head towards an Inn for the night. Is there any way I can help you miss?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:31 am
Kokoro nodded and smiled at him. "Thank you sir but I'm not in need of anything at the moment. However, the nearest inn is quite a ways from here. You won't make it to town until well after dark and I wouldn't advise walking these paths at that time." She shifted the basket on her arm and looked at him. "Come with me, my home is just a fifteen minutes away. I'll get you some food and a place to spend the night."
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:06 am
That is one thing that Shahram loved about country Mearh. They were always so kind and willing to lend a hand. "I would not want to be a burden to you miss. However seeing how what I carry is not mine it might be best not to risk trying to make it to the inn. Are you sure your mate will not mind me staying the night at your home?" He asked. Surely an unmated female of her age would not just invite a strange to stay the night in her home.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:17 am
Kokoro laughed lightly as she looked at him and began to lead him down the path. "My name is Kokoro, by the way. I have no mate, but it is sweet of you to think of that. Since you're cargo is important it is best not to linger." They walked over the next two hills to a small cottage with a rather large garden of flowers to decorate the outside. "This is my home."
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 3:28 am
Shahram picked up his boxes and carried them as he followed the mare. He did not watch her but instead he looked around at the surrounding getting his barring and making mental notes. "Oh how rude of me....you inviting me in and me not giving you my name first. My name is Shahram Adelmar. I am sorry to assume you had a mate. I am not used to mares inviting strange stallions in for the night. But I am thankful for your help miss Kokoro. "This looks like a lovely place to live."
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:02 pm
"Well it is nice to meet you, Shahram. It is not often I invite people into my home, but you needed help. I could not simple leave you there knowing that the sun was to set soon." Kokoro smiled and opened the door to her cabin for him, "You can set your package in the corner with the bookshelf." She moved to the counter and pulled a vase from the cabinets starting to arrange the lavender within it. "So what brought you to the countryside?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:25 pm
Shahram smiles, "Does it really get that bad around these parts after dark?" He followed her in and set his package down on the floor near the bookshelf. He tried not to think what it might look like if someone knew a King's Advisor was staying the the cabin of an unmated mare. But he shook his head. He would deal with any rumors that might pop up later. After all she was merely helping him out because he did not know this area.
"I am out here on business. I shall only be here for two more days at the most then I shall be moving on to the next village. This if a very nice little cabin." He said to her and turned to watch her arranging the flowers.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:44 pm
"Well if you are unable to see the path too clearly it is all too easy to fall and injure yourself." She set the vase of lavender on the table and smiled at him. "So you travel a lot then? It must be interesting." She moved to the counter to start chopping up vegetables and putting them in a pot. "I do enjoy the cabin, I live here with my sister. We both built the garden out front together. Do you eat meat Shahram?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:52 pm
Shahram watches her, "Ah so it is just darkness and not thieves that wander the streets here? Thank you for the concern to my physical safety. I am sure that I would have made it to the village just fine but I will stay here to night since I am already here." He looked around the cabin taking it all in, "Your sister will she be joining us tonight?" He smiled, "I am not overly found of meat miss Kokoro but I will eat it."
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:14 pm
Kokoro moved to the hearth ande lit the fire. "Do not get me wrong there are certainly thieves, but it is a lot harder to defend yourself and your possessions with a sprained ankle." She set the pot of vegetables on the grate over the fire and smiled lightly. "I'm not overly fond of meat either, but it is only courteous to ask." The Ista then moved to fill two cups with juice and set them on the table. "Do sit down and make yourself comfortable. My sister won't be here until later tomorrow since she decided to wander around the village some more. So she will stay at the inn for a night."
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:47 pm
Shahram gave a nod of this head and took a seat once she had offered it. "This is a true enough fact. Though when the goods you are carrying are not yours you are more likely to defend it if you where to know it was important." he shrugs, "Not that what I am carrying is anything more important that anything someone else might be carrying." Truth be told it was fairly important. "Ah i see. Then I guess your sister and I shall be trading places tomorrow. For I would not press on your kindness another day. "Thank you again for allowing me to stay here and providing me with a meal. Might I ask what it is that you and your sister do?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 3:10 pm
"I am glad to be of help. Kindness may be returned in kind of course, and as I do not wish anyone to be cruel to me. I keep a smile on my face and lightness in my heart." She drank a bit of her juice and nodded to the flowers in the vase. "We sell our flowers to earn our coin. Though I am thinking of boiling down the petals of some to make perfume. I'll do that so we may still have coin when winter sets in."
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 3:37 pm
Shahram gave a nod, "Yes kindness should be returned with kindness. I will be in you debt. And I do try to pay my debts back." He looked at the flowers and nods, "Perfumes are in a rather high demand. And your right perfumes would sell even more during the winter since it is harder to warm water for bathing. I do think that that would be a very good thing to get into. I would be glad to purchase some from you for my mistress."
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