SilverFlight
Tende altum, volare altius
Desrick smiled sheepishly at the two women's praise for his cooking (
Flutterby
The Suspicious Eye
). He watched the fairy take the bowl and eat, regarding her curiously when it seemed a cloud fell over her disposition.
"Your master must have been a great mage indeed, but from what I saw, you are putting the knowledge to very good use. I wouldn't be too hard on yourself."
Desrick let the stillness of the night stretch out between them, he turned his face to the scattered stars that winked brightly even drenched with the light of their fire. The stars were such a constant in his world that he couldn't even imagine a place without them.
"I suppose you have different names for the stars in Sumenna. We've named them after Cyndabrynde's deeds, and the creatures here..."
He cut himself off as a loud rustle sounded on the edge of their camp and a scruffy young skin changer appeared ( velleity ), uttered a few words of greetings and then promptly collapsed. Desrick was on his feet in an instant but the sumennan healer ( idalie ) was already at her side.
"You should be resting," Desrick begun, but as she began to heal her new patient he didn't say more. It was clear she wouldn't be stopped. The orc could only watch and shake his head with concerned irritation.
When she had done her work Desrick carried the skin changer to the fire and put her on his bed roll, pulling the blanket over her small body.
"Our party is growing." He sighed, though there was relief in it as he saw the expert work their healer had done.
He wasn't sure about bringing an unknown Cyndaran into the midst of his village, but, considering what else he was bringing, she seemed the least threatening.
The skin changer taken care of Desrick went to check on Eir, who was already curled up in her bed roll, and looked fast asleep.
"I'm going to have to keep an eye on you hmm?" He rumbled softly, taking a moment to pull the cover up to her chin and tuck it about her shoulders carefully.
He rose slowly, going over to a raised slope at the edge of the clearing. It made a good lookout spot. "I'll take the watch. You should all sleep while you can. We have a long trek ahead."
~*~*~
Thankfully the next few hours were quiet. Desrick caught himself yawning several times, but managed to stay awake. Every now and again the call of some beast or other sounded close by, but none of them felt brave enough to venture close enough to be seen. The air had warmed a little since they had left the mists and now carried moisture and the sweet scent of freshly-blooming flowers.
Desrick found himself looking back up at the stars, letting their familiar patterns bring him comfort. He tried not to think of the dead villagers he had found, or of the others still missing without so much as a trace. Crispin had probably reached their home by now. He wondered if they were gathering fighters.
All of these concerns played themselves out upon his face as he thought the others were still asleep.
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"Your master must have been a great mage indeed, but from what I saw, you are putting the knowledge to very good use. I wouldn't be too hard on yourself."
Desrick let the stillness of the night stretch out between them, he turned his face to the scattered stars that winked brightly even drenched with the light of their fire. The stars were such a constant in his world that he couldn't even imagine a place without them.
"I suppose you have different names for the stars in Sumenna. We've named them after Cyndabrynde's deeds, and the creatures here..."
He cut himself off as a loud rustle sounded on the edge of their camp and a scruffy young skin changer appeared ( velleity ), uttered a few words of greetings and then promptly collapsed. Desrick was on his feet in an instant but the sumennan healer ( idalie ) was already at her side.
"You should be resting," Desrick begun, but as she began to heal her new patient he didn't say more. It was clear she wouldn't be stopped. The orc could only watch and shake his head with concerned irritation.
When she had done her work Desrick carried the skin changer to the fire and put her on his bed roll, pulling the blanket over her small body.
"Our party is growing." He sighed, though there was relief in it as he saw the expert work their healer had done.
He wasn't sure about bringing an unknown Cyndaran into the midst of his village, but, considering what else he was bringing, she seemed the least threatening.
The skin changer taken care of Desrick went to check on Eir, who was already curled up in her bed roll, and looked fast asleep.
"I'm going to have to keep an eye on you hmm?" He rumbled softly, taking a moment to pull the cover up to her chin and tuck it about her shoulders carefully.
He rose slowly, going over to a raised slope at the edge of the clearing. It made a good lookout spot. "I'll take the watch. You should all sleep while you can. We have a long trek ahead."
~*~*~
Thankfully the next few hours were quiet. Desrick caught himself yawning several times, but managed to stay awake. Every now and again the call of some beast or other sounded close by, but none of them felt brave enough to venture close enough to be seen. The air had warmed a little since they had left the mists and now carried moisture and the sweet scent of freshly-blooming flowers.
Desrick found himself looking back up at the stars, letting their familiar patterns bring him comfort. He tried not to think of the dead villagers he had found, or of the others still missing without so much as a trace. Crispin had probably reached their home by now. He wondered if they were gathering fighters.
All of these concerns played themselves out upon his face as he thought the others were still asleep.
idalie Zazz The Suspicious Eye Brendanfp Flutterby deer