Completed Answering The Call (Ra'ema & Aerion)

[Ra'ema]

Ra'ema walked along the street with Mar'lis beside her. She passed by many shops and as she looked around, nothing really caught her attention. She didn't really know what to do with herself, the force that she felt pulling her here had somehow died down. She began to doubt the feeling was there at all. She passed a street corner and saw another small market. She decided to stop by and possibly distract herself until she figured out what to do. She tied Mar'lis to a wooden pole by the market, she knew she wouldn't try to run away, but it was just easier to keep her out of trouble this way. Mar'lis, like all gildlings, loved to joke and pull pranks. Ra'ema walked over to the market and looked around at the different carts spread about. She made her way over to the fruits and berries finding a few kinds of berries she'd never seen before. As she picked one up and examined it she had finally calmed her worries, for now... After purchasing the unknown berries she went back to get Mar'lis. Before she tucked away the berries in one of bags she took out a couple and tried one. Smiling in satisfaction she placed one in her hand and held it out to Mar'lis. She ate it gratefully and nudged Ra'ema's hand for another one. Ra'ema of course sensed her great liking to the berries and held out another one. "Here you are, but just one more. I swear I spoil you too much..." She let out an airy chuckle and watched Mar'lis eat the berry. She petted her forehead and then put away the rest of the berries. She began walking the streets again unknowingly humming a tune she heard back in Mura. She found herself completely peaceful for the moment, you could say she was happy in fact. It was still day time and the weather was quite enjoyable. Not too hot nor humid...

[Aerion]

Aerion was riding through the gates after having gone outside to explore a bit of the land outside of Syliras. He knew he needed to be in the city, but it had been over a week since he had arrived, and he had still been unable to find the reason he had been drawn here. He felt at certain points in the city, sometimes the same, sometimes different, the feeling was stronger, yet as he searched the area, the feeling grew weaker, and he was growing frustrated.

Today however, he felt the pull toward the market area and decided to look there. As he wandered through the stalls and shops astride Teren, he wandered near a berry vendor. Suddenly feeling the pull grow stronger, he scanned the crowd, hoping to find what he has been looking for.

The crowd was too numerous however and he was unable to see every single person in it, so he decided to urge Teren forward and go down the street, in the hopes of finding why he had been drawn to Syliras.

[Ra'ema]

Ra'ema was snapped out of her moment of peacfulness. She felt the same force as she had eariler. She turned around and glanced across crowd, there were too many people, how would she ever tell were it was coming from. She stood on her tippy toes to try and get a better view, but it did nothing for her. Sighing softly she started to walk back into the crowd, Mar'lis following after her. She could not let this opportunity to find what is was slip pass her. Her eyes moved from every strangers face until landing on Aerion's. She had immediately stopped walking, people angrily went around her saying to get out the way, some even pushing her slightly. Nothing would take her eyes off of him...Ignoring the angry comments from the ones around her she pushed her feet forward, gingerly walking towards this unknown man. She felt as if she was practically being yelled at that this is what she was looking for, yet some how she didn't want to believe it. She stood now a couple of feet away from him, she didn't dare come any closer, whether she was pulled to him or not...he was still a stranger. She only stared at him saying nothing...what would she say anyhow? Hello? Mar'lis came up behind her and nudged her a bit so she stumbled one more step forward into the path of his horse.

[Aerion]

Aerion felt a strange sensation, as if he was being watched. He passed it off as being paranoid though, he constantly got stared at by people. Whether it was because of his height, his finely crafted sword, his long hair tied into knots with leather strips, or because of Teren, there were usually eyes on him for various reasons. However... This time it seemed different, he was about to turn toward the direction his body sensed the gaze, when all of a sudden someone stumbled into his path.

Teren reared up on his hind legs in surprise at the person walking directly in his path, usually people stayed out of the way of walking horses. People near him screamed as he came back down onto his front legs, barely missing passerby.
Aerion suddenly felt his gaze drawn to the young woman in front of him. He knew instantly, she was the reason he was drawn to this city. He knew it just as he knew that coming rain made his back ache.

He leaned down from Teren's back, being tall enough to offer her a hand and pull her up. "My name is Aerion, I believe there has been something drawing me toward you for awhile. What it is I do not know, but I have a feeling that my life and yours are crossed by some force unseen. I believe I am supposed to protect you from something." It is the feeling he got as soon as he saw her, that she was in danger and needed his help.

[Ra'ema]

She took his hand and stood up, dusting her dress off. She listened to him and knew that it seemed like a very likely reason for them being called together. She wasn't aware she was in any current danger, but apparently the gods knew much more then she did. She looked up at the tall man saying, "So it would seem Aerion...My name is Ra'ema." She bowed her head down in apology. "..And please forgive me for my recklessness. If I would have know my horse would push me like that I would have been more carefull." As she said this Mar'lis came forward as if on cue, proud of the joke she pulled.

[Aerion]

Aerion looked at her seriously, agreeing silently that the gods knew more than they did, he studied her, wondering who, and what she was. He got the answer to one question almost immediately as she started speaking.

He gave a small smile and said, "It is quite alright, I understand how Gildings can act. A traveler came by our encampment one day, his horse, a Gilding, caused chaos among our horses and they were ordered to leave." He continued to study her, noting the whiteness of her skin, even during the summer sun, wondering what kind of race she could possibly be. Feeling it might be insulting to ask, as she appeared human and probably wanted to be treated as such, he decided not to ask at that moment.

He felt himself being watched once again, and looked up to meet her horse's eyes, which were staring at him with seeming interest. Although he could not be sure, as he had only ever been able to understand Teren, which was because of their bond.

[Ra'ema]

Ra'ema looked over at Mar'lis and smiled placing a hand on her back. Looking back to Aerion she said, "She seems to already be taking an interest in you. Her name is Mar'lis, I've had her for only a few months, but I would say we've become good companions." She perched her lips together and looked down at her shoes, not sure what else to say. With all the people around them, she figured that here would not be a good place to have a conversation in the first place. She looked up at Aerion and met his eyes,"Ah...Should we head somewhere else to talk more comfortly ?"

[Aerion]

Aerion studied the horse for a few more seconds when she starts speaking, "Do you know where we could speak without so many eyes on us?"

He thinks to himself that the only place he knows of is his encampment far outside the city, but that would do neither of them any good right now. He also wonders what they should talk about, for he still has no clue as to the big reason they were drawn together, other than the fact that he knew she was in danger.

[Ra'ema]

She shook her head,"No, I have not explored the city yet. I have tried to stay relatively out of the way until I was sure I would be safe here... Now that I have you here I don't think I need to worry anymore. " she smiled slightly. In all honesty she was just glad that she was finally meeting someone new. Her life back in Mura was a very quiet one, she didn't have many friends and the ones she did have always seemed to leave her out of things. It was most likely because of her tendency to get in odd and troublesome situations. Possibly that's truly how she gained her love for the sea and all it had to offer. It has been awhile since she's felt saltwater against her skin and she missed it. She even craved the taste of saltwater and the way sand seemed to get in very strange places. At this point she'd be fine with just sticking her feet in the water...

[Aerion]

Aerion responded, "I have been here for about a week, but have yet to fully explore the city. My camp outside would be a good place to have a chat, but it would take a few hours to make it there. I have tried to camp far enough outside the city to where they will not object, but close enough to where it wont take me all day to get there. I know of really no place inside the city however."

Frowning in frustration for exploring the city more, he thought harder trying to figure out a place they could go. Then a thought came to him, of a time he explored near the docks, seeing ships come and go, however people usually stayed away from the empty docks, "We could go to the docks, I explored there with Teren a few days ago, it is not usually full, and people usually have no reason to go to the empty docks."