Completed Answering The Call (Ra'ema & Aerion)

[Ra'ema]

Hearing the word 'docks' she instantly lit up. Not wanting to seem weird she tried to contain herself, but she felt that if she had a tail it'd be wagging like crazy. "Could we really?" She asked a bit of her excitement slipping through her words. If she had known she was so close to water it's possible she would have gone there and never got out. One could say being in the water was her addiction, but Konti were natural born swimmers so when she was in Mura no one really found it strange. If anything they thought she was a antisocial loner.

[Aerion]

Seeing the flash of excitement in her eyes, he smiled inwardly, he had no idea why he had come up with the docks, but she seemed to want to go. "Of course, it's not too far." Aerion helped Ra'ema up on her horse and lead the way to the docks.

Several minutes later they arrived, the birds screeching in the air as they enjoyed the air currents, diving down and then to attempt to catch a fish, the salty air flying off the lake. "Welcome to The Suvan Sea, it is technically a lake, but it is fed by the sea by a large lake running through the lad, or so I have been told by travelers and map makers." He turned around to see her response.

[Ra'ema]

As soon as the salty air hit her nose she couldn't help but smile. She looked across the lake and noticed the birds, a few with fish inbetween their beaks and others going towards the water for a second try. How mean.. was the only thing she thought of them. She knew they had to eat, but it was no excuse to kill the poor helpless fish. Dissmissing the thought as she barely caught what Aerion was saying. "Oh it's beautiful..." A glint of happiness in her eyes as she kept her eyes on the rather calm waters.

[Aerion]

Seeing that she enjoyed the view and possibly the smell, Aerion was relieved that his suggestion went over well. His mind suddenly turned to why they had been drawn to this city however, so he mentioned it to the young lady behind him, "Why do you think we were drawn to this city specifically? I understand the fact I must help you and protect you, but it's all pretty confusing. I pray to gods, but I have never specifically chosen one, so I do not know which one sent me the feeling I must be here, or really why."

[Ra'ema]

All of this was very confusing to her too...She had heard stories from other Konti women who revived a call, but none ever seemed as confusing as this. "I do not know...I only wish I did." She sighed softly and shrugged. "But the gods have brought us together and I think it would be best to not disrespect their wishes. It is also a possibitly that our lives are just on the same path...or similar paths. I have also heard that offen in many 'Calling' stories."

[Aerion]

Aerion sat there astride Teren, thinking to himself. A few minutes later he said, "Hmmm... I agree it is in both our interests not to disrespect whoever called us together, but I wish we had some information as to why we're here." Absentmindedly he gently put his hands into Teren's mane, softly rubbing the back of his neck as he tried to think about the problem before them.

He finally gave up and said, "Well I have no idea, and I am sure the answer will come in time. Hopefully before we get into the trouble that it's needed for. I wanted to ask this earlier, but I did not want to sound disrespectful, but what race are you exactly? Your skin is white, and on clear days such as we have had lately, a normal being would tan." He stared at the young woman with interest.

Teren snorted beneath him, then Mar'lis suddenly snorted too, and he could feel Teren's amusement over their bond. "What are you two on about then?" He directed his question toward the two horses. It happened in a flash as both the horses broke into a gallop and jumped into the sea. Aerion sputtered and choked on the salty water while holding onto Teren tight as the horse broke the surface.

[Ra'ema]

Just as she was about to answer they were pulled into the water by both of their horses making her answer turn into a yelp. Mar'lis soon after came up from the water while Ra'ema dispite her shock stayed under for just a bit longer. Once she poked her head out of the water she let out a fit of giggles. "Mar'lis! I would expect this behavior from you, but I'm very surprised you managed to get his horse in your prankster jokes as well! I'd say I'm disappointed in you, but I'm actually impressed." Calming down her laughter she turned to face Aerion. "Are you alright? You can swim can't you?" She was a bit worried as she saw how tightly he was holding into Teren.

[Aerion]

Aerion felt more scared than he did when he first faced a Glassbeak, holding onto Teren as their heads bobbed above the water. He did not know how deep the water was, and was not intending to find out. Aerion responded to her question with, "I may have been born in a Sea, but it was the Sea of Grass. I have never needed to learn how to swim before, due to large bodies of water being few and far between on the Grasslands of Cyphrus."

Aerion knew that Teren would never knock him back into the water, all the same he still held his arms around Teren's neck. "I'm not surprised that Mar'lis got him into this, he has always had a bit of a joking side, but never allowed me to fall into real danger. This doesn't count as real danger since he's here to hold me up."

[Ra'ema]

She instantly felt bad for laughing in hearing that. "Oh, ah...Do you want me to help you out the water? I maybe smaller then you, but I'm a strong swimmer. I for one was actually born in the water...All Konti are natural born swimmers." she swam over to him and held her arms out to him. "I promise I won't let you go." She gave him a reassuring smile, hoping he'd take the offer. Ra'ema had never met anyone who couldn't swim before, for her this was very strange. She respected this though, knowing it's tied to were he was raised. As she had now spent enough time in the water her scales became a bit more noticeable, especially as the sun reflected off of them.

[Aerion]

Aerion looked over at Ra'ema with fear of the water in his eyes, but upon seeing her, a look of interest replaced his fear, noting the scales that had appeared on her body. "So you're a Konti then, I have heard of your race, but never met one of you before. Is it true that there are no Konti males?" He asked, momentarily forgetting about the water around him due to his interest in different races.

He suddenly received a wave of water in his face courtesy of the tide, then asked is a quieter voice, "Do you think you could teach me to swim?"