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 Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:22 am
They were still in the woods- long after Valelldia said they should be free of them. Surely, the fae were playing tricks on their humble caravan. But- to Oqaia- no matter. There were more pressing things to realize. ...Like the dream that had come to her- only the night before, painting a very vivid yet puzzling picture, all the same. She knew only to go to Gwynna- and try to explain.
It was mid-morning, and the caravan was still moored, giving the gypsies a chance to eat from the firepot and talk a while before the train began to move once more. In this assemblage, Oqaia found Gwynna.
"Hello. ...Do you mind if we, speak for a while?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:16 pm
Gwynna looked up at Oqaia, a puzzled expression on her face. "I don't mind at all. Shall we go to my wagon?"
The gypsy stood and shook out her skirts. A moment later found the two women at the entrance to The Singing Bird. Gwynna motioned for Oqaia to enter and have a seat.
Nusa had been sleeping, curled up in Gwynna's bed amongst the blankets with her tail wrapped around her nose. The gypsy ran a dark hand down the little creature's spine; Nusa cheeped sleepily but did not wake.
"Is something the matter?" Gwynna asked, sitting lightly next to Nusa.
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:40 am
"Nothing is... the matter, so much as I had a dream that involved you- well, Nusa, really- and I wanted to ask you some questions. ...Have you ever been to the east? Near the swamps, or beyond?"
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:56 pm
((*lazy, so I'm posting on my main XD*))
"A dream?" Gwynna repeatedly, curiosity peaked. She shook her head. "I've not been much farther east than Mulden."
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:41 pm
"Oh." Oq said- not so much surprised as disappointed. There had been a hope in her mind that her dream could have been explained away. But she was not surprised that the meij would not let her free so easily.
"Well- I had a dream, like I said. And... I think it was you. I know it was Nusa, as well. She I could see. But you were... fuzzy. Maybe... different? Anyway- we were in the east. I could see swampland, but it could have been on the edges. And there was a great joy and sorrow in the air- and Nusa was being called the daughter of a queen. It was a very vivid dream, but I don't understand it at all. Do you know what it might mean at all?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:36 pm
Gwynna pulled the still-sleeping Nusa onto her lap, green eyes steady on Oqaia. After a few minutes spend in considerig silence, the gypsy woman shook her head.
"I'm sorry," she murmured. "I have no idea what such a dream could mean. I know little of queens; only of minor nobles trying to assert their dominance over anyone below them." Her voice was slightly bitter as the memories rose in her mind-- Shade offering to marry her, his parents forbidding any such thing, and Gwynna's subsequent departure from society.
The tension woke Nusa, who was usually quite aware of her mother's emotions. She peeped softly and sniffed at Oqaia, curious about the woman but reserved enough to stay firmly planted in Gwynna's lap.
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:19 am
"Well... I suppose it will have to reveal itself, then, as a dream of truth or as the flack of my sleeping mind." She gave a small smile- but did not truly believe such a vivid picture could have been anything but the saying of the meij.
"There was one further aspect of the dream. Nusa was young again- and she took from her three mementos from the forest. One was smooth and shining- and very specific. One was related to another Fortunette... and the other was taken from the forest itself. I think... that was a symbol of what was needed to grow. Nusa has too long enjoyed this calm, easy lifestyle- and especially as we leave these woods, she will need something to remind her of this place- that is not her old form."
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:18 pm
Gwynna nodded slowly. "Smooth and shining," she murmured, considering. "A stone of some sort, perhaps? And something to remind her of the forest..."
As for something relating to another Fortunette, Gwynna was stumped. The pair still knew relatively little of their sisters and companions.
"I will think on this," Gwynna said finally, "And keep my eyes and ears open." She smiled. "Have you anything else to share?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:49 pm
"Not... that I can think of," Oq said with a faint smile. But she did chime in about Gwynna's realization. "A stone. ...Perhaps Silver still has some- from that... incident that the girls had." She reminded herself- she would have to go and speak with them, or have Valelldia do so.
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:05 am
((Eh, lazy again.))
"What.. what happened to those girls, anyway? I missed some of the goings-on; I didn't want to be in the way." Or for Nusa to be hurt or stolen, Gwynna added mentally.
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:31 pm
"...I... don't entirely know, myself. I'm afraid to say I wasn't really myself during the recent events in these woods." She looked down- into her lap, then off into the darkness of the tress, rather than meet the other gypsy's eyes. "Valelldia dealt with it, I believe. But I think they were just fighting over something. This place has us all on edge."
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:50 pm
Gwynna nodded slowly. "I see. At least Nusa seems to have been content here." She smiled down at the red panda on her lap, who had curled up and fallen asleep again.
"Thank you, sister, for coming to me with your dream," the gypsy said formally.
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:31 pm
"Mama..." Silver was sitting on the bed, trying to get Khevashi to sleep when Aisrhan spoke. "Hrmm? What is it, hon?" Aisrhan looked down at the ground and then sheepishly back up at her mother. "Can I have my doll back now?"
Silver's eyes narrowed. "It's only been a few days, Aisrhan. I told you she was going to be mine for a while. You don't get her back until I decide you deserve it."
"But mama!"
"NO. Do not ask me again, or you may not see her again. Period. Do you understand me?"
Aisrhan looked at the floor again, then rushed over to plop down in her bed. She quickly rolled over to face the wall and did not speak again.
Silver thought she heard a growl, but ignored it. She sighed and continued to rock Khevashi. The girl had to learn that her way was not the only way.
Finally, Khevashi's breathing slowed as he drifted off to sleep and Silver lay him down on the bed, propping his head on her pillow and covering him with a blanket. She then went outside and sat on the steps in front of the doorway, the door propped open in case her children should need her.
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:45 pm
It took some asking around, but Gwynna finally figured out which wagon in the caravan belonged to Silver. She set off alone, having left Nusa safely asleep in her own wagon. With any luck, her errand wouldn't take very long, and Nusa was a heavy sleeper during the most trying circumstances.
Twisting her hands behind her back, Gwynna approached the woman sitting on the steps of the indicated wagon. "Pardon me, sister, are you Silver?" she asked with a smile.
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:55 pm
Silver smiled in return and nodded her head. She had seen this woman several times since she joined the caravan, but they'd never really had a chance to speak to one another. All Silver knew was that she called herself Gwynna.
"Why, yes, I am. What can I do for you this evening... Gwynna, is it?"
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