Summer, Day 64, 513 AV 7th Bell
It was still rather early, but Malla had woken up soon as the sun had risen so she could start to look around again. The scroll with the map and advertisements she had gotten on her way in sat next to her as she knelt by the clear lake in the gardens. She had found a nice spot under a tree and a bit from the gazebos built on the lake. Of course there weren't too many up and relaxing at this time of day, but there were a few. Some children playing, a few other visitors gawking at the beauty of the gardens, and some grown Akalak practicing their weapons. The few Akalak nearest to her gave her a few not too conspicuous glances every now and then, but she ignored them. She could appreciate the beauty of the gardens like the other visitors to Riverfall, but at the same time she was rather detached. The scent of wisteria drifted to her and a small smile came to her lips; her mother's favorite flower was wisteria. Yes, she had been accepted as a Drykas, but she still held to her Konti upbringing and that was passed on somewhat to her daughter.
The woman sighed and gingerly touched the wooden bird pendant on her necklace. She missed her parents and everyone else in her pavilion. But they were all long gone by now, only partly because she was much longer lived, age-wise, than Drykas. The humidity was starting to get to her when added to the heat from the early sun. It was a good thing she got here early, before the sun was high in the sky. She rather wished she could wear something more weather-appropriate, but she still felt she had to hide her scales and Windmarks. She sighed heavily then glanced around, noticing the two Akalak nearby were talking at this point and catches one of their looks, the tall man smiling charmingly to her, but she just turned back around and moved to have her feet over the water. She was in awkward position, but it would fit her means. She quickly slipped her boots off, rolled her pants up to her mid-calf then quickly stuck her legs that she revealed into he water. Yes, the water was very clear, but she was relying on people not approaching her if they saw her form the gazebos to her left and right or if they were just wandering the gardens. She rested her elbows on her legs, her chin in her hands and let her legs swish about in the water, slowly with the sun and water causing her scales to glisten. |