The Serpent and The Konti (Savi)

by **Nira'lia** on August 14th, 2012, 7:01 pm

The Konti looked at what he was pointing at. They were growing on the damp soil beside the river. Nira’lia approached the plants to get a better look, and she recognized the instantly.

“Oh, parsley!” she said.

If parsley had any medicinal properties, Nira’lia wasn’t aware of it. The only reason she had recognized it was because parsley was a culinary plant. Her mother often used it as a garnish in her cooking. Even if she didn’t think it was a medicinal plant, she was still happy that there were some around. She certainly wanted to gather some of those as well.

“This is used for cooking!” said the Konti as she glanced at Savitire. “Have you ever tried it? Hmm, perhaps I can try cooking you something some time…? I’m not very good though…”

Nira’lia reminded herself to pick some of it later on. At the moment, she wanted to see if there were any curious plants underwater. Again, she started to walk deeper into the river.

“Come with me!” she said, urging him to follow her. And she dove underwater. The feeling was replenishing as she kicked and propelled herself deeper. She knew that Savitaire couldn’t breathe underwater, and she wondered if he would at least hold his breath and follow her.

The Konti could see the ground of the river. By her estimation, it was around twenty feet deep. Various fish passed by her, and she watched them with curiosity. She swam just a bit deeper to see if there were any plants by the river ground. There were a number, but they were mostly common and mundane. There were also some plants which she couldn’t recognize. After taking a glimpse around, she turned around to see if Savitaire had followed.

by **Savitaire** on August 18th, 2012, 5:08 pm

Savitaire took a small bit of the plant and placed it in his mouth chewing it. The taste indeed was familiar, the strong green bite wasn’t at all bad, he nodded “I would be happy to try some of your cooking and I bet you are better than you think. I cannot cook at all as I have never needed to do so, I find I am a bit curious to learn, perhaps you can teach me.”

He watched her walking and chuckled to himself, following at a more sedate pace since he was pretty sure he’d tire before she did. When she dove under he followed keeping her in sight as best he could even if she was much more suited than he for an aquatic adventure. The water was cloudy to him just a bit, but he watched her swim more than a little envious.

by **Nira'lia** on August 24th, 2012, 11:15 am

Savitaire had dove under the water as well. Nira’lia grinned at him, though she wasn’t sure if he would be able to see it. Being in water always made the Konti feel enthusiastic. With that, she paddled deeper. Her webbed feet and hands made it easier for herself to propel herself forward.

When she finally reached the river’s ground, Nira’lia let her hands run over the numerous plants, as if examining them. Their textures varied, though she recognized nothing of value or use. She was disappointed to see that there indeed no plants worth taking.

When she was done looking around, Nira’lia started to swim back towards the surface. The Konti was sure that Savitaire couldn’t stay underwater for extended periods of time. That was just her.

by **Savitaire** on August 31st, 2012, 7:42 pm

As much as he tried to keep up the woman was much faster than he was in the water and he wound up losing sight of her. So he merely floated along the top on his back waiting for her to come up, he wasn’t worried in the least. He wondered if she found anything useful below the surface and if she did what use would the water plant have. He’d never given much thought to the growing things he saw all the time, mostly he was concerned with what was eating said growing things. It gave him food for thought that if he learned some of the uses of these plants would he have a use for that information? He wouldn’t know till he learned more, it gave him plenty of reason for them to talk more at least.

by **Nira'lia** on September 6th, 2012, 7:41 am

Finally, Nira’lia emerged to the surface of the water. Her drenched hair stuck to her face and she combed it back with her fingers to be able to get a better look at her surroundings. She looked around and found Savitare floating on his back. Grinning, she kicked over to him and splashed water at the Dhani to get his attention.

“There wasn’t much to find… actually, I didn’t bring back anything,” she told him, her tone disappointed. “Did I take too long? Sorry.”

She blinked at him, wondering if she had indeed been gone for too long. Nira’lia had not really noticed or kept track of time. Perhaps he was bored now?

“Anything you want to do?” she inquired.

by **Savitaire** on October 29th, 2012, 10:58 am

Savitaire grinned “You didn’t take too long, to be honest I didn’t think there would be anything useful down in that murk anyways. Not even the fish taste good, if you are still willing I’d like to learn more on the green things you are hunting. I’ve spent a lot of time out here so just pick a direction and I’ll play bodyguard. Learning about plants will help me at some point I think.”

He started to swim back to the bank, once there he shook the water from his hair slicking it back from his eyes. “That’s only if you want to though, I’m perfectly happy following your lead, I can’t think of anything I should be doing otherwise really…”

OOC: Sorry it took so long...

by **Nira'lia** on November 10th, 2012, 5:14 pm

The Konti laughed. As soon as he mentioned the bad-tasting fish, her stomach made a weak grumble. She was so hungry, but it was a long walk back to the city. Perhaps it would be a good idea to explore more, then. If they found any edible plants, hopefully they found berries as well, then that would be great.

She followed his lead and swam back to the bank. Nira’lia emerged and stepped back on the land. Her hair and clothes were dripping wet, but she didn’t mind. In fact, she welcomed the feeling.

“Well, I’m not really familiar with the place…” she admitted sheepishly. “Perhaps you can point a finger at a direction, and we should go that way? What do you think?”

Her stomach grumbled once more. An embarrassed expression spread over her face as she was confident that he heard that. Her stomach seemed to disagree with her decision. It wanted to go back to the city… to an inn… and it wanted her to purchase a large bowl of stew.

“Uhm…” she laughed weakly. “I think I have to head back and grab something to eat aside from plants… would you want to come with me? The inns actually make good stew.”

by **Savitaire** on December 10th, 2012, 4:21 pm

He grinned “To the inn then, lest we both waste away, plants are never a good substitute for a hearty meal.”

He pitied those who had to subsist on nothing but, they’d never understand nor enjoy other fare. “So, how long are you staying in the city?”

OOC:
I apologize, the holidays and resulting melancholy have made my muse a bit tired. I hope you’ll forgive me for my less than stellar reply.

by **Cloud** on June 3rd, 2013, 9:59 pm

From the sky falls your reward!

Nira :

Savi :

Misc! :

Well done you two, I always enjoy seeing people interact with Nira. She's a wonderful character to read. Shame the thread couldn't be finished though, still a good read nonetheless!

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