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 Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:20 pm
 [color=#30354D][/color]  [color=goldenrod][/color]
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:22 pm
Ch'aska had wandered off from the Traders for the moment. Not to escape, or because she was going somewhere, but because she felt like a walk. They'd come to a resting point for tonight, and felt it would be nice to explore the area. Her ears were upright, and she was alert to potential danger, but she wanted to see... Maybe she'd find some useful herbs she wasn't familiar with, maybe she'd just find a lovely sight, she didn't know.
What she did know was whenever she got these urges to explore, she always found something that made it worth her time... And she was positive that this time would be no different!
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:26 pm
The nights had always been interesting, for the little princeling. Gone were the comforts of his flower clad beds, and the cushy pillows that'd lined his body as he rested, or the sweet aromas that aided in him drifting into a nice rest. Out in the real world, there were few things that compared to such luxury. But Hachi wasn't one to complain. He found softer grass patches during the night for rest, attempting to enhance them with additional foliage or shrubbery from nearby that was soft as well. Little nests of vegetation would become the evidence of his presence, when leaving come morning.
Tonight was no different. He was in the process of getting settled in, having created a cozy little bed just beneath an overhanging oak, that had a divot in its side near the roots. Tucking in there was quite comfortable! Alas, he could not rest yet, not without his nightly tea! the butterfly companions that never left his side since birth were flitting about, inspecting the nearby flora and plucking with tiny feet what would make for delicious tea. One just so happened to drift towards the wandering mare, flitting around her and daintily landing upon her plumage curiously.... more than likely mistaking it to be leaves of some kind.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:28 pm
Ch'aska felt the lightest of possible touches on one of her feathers, and turns, slowly, to figure out what caused it. When she spotted the butterfly on one of her tail feathers, she gently leaned so she could peer closely at the little one, but without scaring her or him off. She admired it's pretty colors, and murmured, making sure the air was pointing away from it, quietly. "Well aren't you such a lovely one... What brings you here, I wonder?"
She paused, watching it, and then continued "I know I have pretty colors like a plant, and I surely have the smell of plants about me from my wares, but I can't imagine I have much to offer a beauty like you... After all, I have no pollen."
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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 3:15 pm
The butterfly slowly fanned its wings as it analyzed the new surface it was upon. But with its tiny little straw of a mouth unfurling to taste along the feather, it was somewhat confused by the negative conclusion. Recoiling the straw, it looked up when addressed by the mare for which it had perched on, curious by the information provided. Daintily, it flitted up, and ever so gracefully placed onto the tip of her nose. While the winged insect had come up moot for what it'd been in search of, company was certainly something to be considered a positive gain! The princeling, after all, loved meeting others.
When all his butterfly companions had returned, aside from the single one, Hachi raised up from the small bed he'd made for himself to seek out the lost friend, calling out for them lightly. Following in the direction the missing butterfly had flittered off to, he easily came upon the scene of the interaction between bug and mare. "Oh!" someone new! Smiling sweetly, he trotted on over, stunted wings twitching with interest, "Hello there, I did not know someone else was resting nearby. I hope we did not disturb you." naturally a little bow of greeting was given when he'd come to a halt near the stranger, golden eyes flickering to his lost party member, "I see you're making friends, little one." he chuckled softly.
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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 3:22 pm
Ch'aska smiled a little, amused by the way the butterfly tasted her feather. She couldn't help but wonder how it tasted, to the butterfly at least, in comparison to what it normally was looking for. When it fluttered to her nose, however, Ch'aska's brows rose, and she very carefully breathed through her mouth, not wanting to blow it away. "You are a curious one, aren't you? So few butterflies would be willing to come this close!"
When she heard the voice of a nearby stallion, she turned her head, with great care... Fragile things, butterflies, and she had no desire to harm one. "Ah? Oh, hello. No, no not at all. I was just taking a walk. My herd is back that away..." She gestured with a wing, behind her. "And we decided to pause our travels there for the evening. I often enjoy exploring around the areas we stop in, to see what new things I might find, and who I might meet. I had been studying the local plants, curious about what herbs there might be, when your little one landed on my feathers." She paused, then added "I am Ch'aska... And if I disturbed your rest, indeed, my apologies."
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 2:42 pm
The tamed butterfly seemed rather content on its perch upon the femme's nose. But its interest was piqued when Hachi arrived. Gracefully, it fluttered into the air, and glid over to its caretaker, circling around with the other winged companions that were haloing around him. "There you are, little one. We were worried you might have gotten lost." he chuckled lightly, giving an affectionate nosing to the butterfly that'd come back to his side.
Oh but manners, manners! Attention focused back on the mare, his golden eyes widened with intrigue from the explination she provided. A herd? studying local plants? How fascinating! But with the sorry that was to follow, his ears raised, and he quickly shook his head to dismiss the apology, "Oh, no no! we were merely preparing for bed. Gathering a few leaves and petals for bedtime tea." he beamed, "I am Prince Hachi, it is nice to meet you, Ch'aska!" looking towards the direction she'd indicated, he nearly expected more like her to come trotting down. She was very different looking from any he'd seen, but it seemed there was a large amount of unknown branches of species he was unaware of. Since his journey he'd encountered quite a few interesting Soquili that were nothing like what he was used to back home, "you have a herd? I did not know that herds traveled. Where are you all going?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 2:59 pm
"Your friend is not at all shy, it seems, about approaching strangers. The little one landed on me with no fear at all. Beautiful little one, too." Ch'aska smiled at the butterfly.
Her brows rose at his introduction. "A Prince? My goodness, I did not expect to meet royalty today." She gave a low, practiced bow... There'd been royals, back home, that they sometimes had traded with, and she had learned the appropriate court gestures. However, she would not kowtow to anyone, not anymore. She'd had enough of that before she and her sisters left. "It is an honor to meet you, your highness." She paused, as his comments about tea caught up to her, and a bright smile lit up her face, especially with the rest of his questions. "Oh tea? Well... To answer your questions regarding my herd, and where we are going, I shall have to include tea in the explanation, for it is at the heart of our endeavors." She grinned, and nosed the small pack she still carried with her, the one that sat on the rump band. She'd taken off the large packs and left them with the herd. When she noses it, a slightly spicy scent fills the air, something reminiscent of ginger and maybe some cinnamon.
"I do have a herd, that I co-run with the stallion I consider to be my brother-in-spirit who I met in these lands, Chromatos. My sisters and I, along with Chroma and some others, formed this herd because we are, at heart... Traders. We are a traveling herd of traders. We specialize, in fact, in teas." She nods at the pack again. "Chroma's own brothers, and a good friend of his, have a herd who grow, amongst other things, teas. We bring their creations to those who do not live close enough to them to trade directly."
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 10:50 pm
His chipper smile and demeanor kept in tact as she showed respect towards his royal status, quite used to this sort of thing, but really not thinking much of it. In fact, in turn he gave another small bow of his head again. "Yes, my butterfly friends are quite used to others." he chuckled, with a glance in their spiraling direction. All things from his herd were quite friendly, well... his brother was withdrawn but... that was ok!
His interest was piqued as the topic of tea seemed to spark some means of interest. Eyes brightening, his wings raising to also convey his excitement, the young prince seemed to lean in eagerly for the story that was to be revealed by this mysterious stranger. Peeking around her side as she took to one of the satchels strapped on her, his ears flickered forward, and nostrils twitched to gather the new wafting aroma. It was... unlike anything he'd ever smelled before!
While he was listening plenty to the story that was unfolding, his gaze was focused on the enticing contents that the mare held in those bags. So alluring, the perfumes were, making his mouth salivate! Forcing himself to snap his eyes back to her, Hachi's cheeks bunched more with his smile, "That is amazing! What a wonderful lifestyle you have taken to! I am quite the tea lover, myself. In fact, it's VERY popular in my herd. We don't go a day with at least three tea times!" he chuckled, wings flickering and twitching merrily, "You must have so many different tea mixtures... I can already smell things that I've not yet been introduced to before!"
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:18 pm
She smiled some at the butterflies, then focused on the discussion about tea. Anything that involved tea, and her wares, were always a priority to her. She was, at soul, a trader of course. She noticed the way he reacted to the aromas, and smiled gently. She was glad she'd chosen to keep this pack with her, for if she'd left it, she'd have had to drag him back to camp for tea!
Not that she'd object to him coming, of course, just that he was set up over here and it didn't seem fair to do so. She smiled and opened the pack, to display the various bundles of dried teas and tisanes. She considered them with a smile. "Mmm yes, we have many teas available... And we often indulge, ourselves. After all, a good bargain for tea is often founded on the tasting of the wares, to show the buyer the quality and variety we have to offer. In here, I have my own favorite... Yerba Mate, from my homeland, far far south of here. I also have something Chromatos calls Breakfast tea... Not something I recommend for before sleep, as it's quite good for a wake up... A chamomile tisane, and a green tea blend."
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