Looking for adventure in the wastes [Nova Skyglow]

[Nova Skyglow]

Nova continues to stair back at Soren waiting on a retort. A few moments pass and no words are exchanged. Thinking the silence to be a bit awkward Nova continued to say, "Soren? Are you okay? Hmm, well if you aren't going to follow I will head back to the town myself." And as She finished her sentence she took he belongings and continued in the opposite direction she was previously traveling.

Along the way she was deeply hoping that the tracks she was following were her own and that a storm would not whip up soon. She ran though any and every possible probability that could arise and trying her hardest to make a sound plan for each. The blew a cold gust and caused a small flurry momentary and she suddenly realized that her hood and mask were down which she quickly fixed. Nova then turned around to see if Soren was following her however, he seemed to just stand in that one spot - gazing at her as she walked away.

Concerned for his well being she walked briskly in the snow and said, "Soren I will leave you. The sun is about to set and with that we need shelter, if we do not move soon, and I am no master on survival, I know we will not make the night again." She stared longingly in hopes of an answer, any answer.

[Soren Frostfawn]

Soren blinked out of his daze and stared up at Nova. He couldn't think of why he kind of stared off into space just then but it didn't matter. He quickly ran ahead to catch up with Nova. "Sorry I just dazed off for a second. Yes it is getting very cold around here we should probably head up to the city and stay in doors. It will be getting dark soon and you need to stay warm. Why not go to the bonfire? I hear from the other Frostfawns it is a great thing to see at night." He gave the woman a warm smile. She seemed genuinely concerned about his well being. Soren liked that, Nova seemed to be a kind person already and that was a quality the young Frostfawn admired in people. She also seemed a bit dramatic but hey what Vantha didn't have a little flare for drama. Soren started on the way back to Avanthal walking beside Nova and held out his hand as he walked offering it to the woman purely out of a sense of manners and respect as well as trying to give the woman a little sense of security while he escorted her out of the wilderness"So what do you say? mind accompanying a poor wandering soul tonight by a fire and maybe sharing a tale or two?"Soren said this, almost pleading with his eyes and almost willing her to say yes.

[Nova Skyglow]

As Nova was briskly walking away trying to get back to town before sun set she heard the crunching of the snow beneath someone's feet. She quickly turned with a smile as she hoped it was, and it was, Soren. "Sorry I just dazed off for a second. Yes it is getting very cold around here we should probably head up to the city and stay in doors. It will be getting dark soon and you need to stay warm. Why not go to the bonfire? I hear from the other Frostfawns it is a great thing to see at night. "So what do you say? mind accompanying a poor wandering soul tonight by a fire and maybe sharing a tale or two?" Soren said while offering a hand.

Nova giggle a little at the ofference of a hand, after all he was the one that probably could use the guidance! Seeing how he spaced like he did, she wrapped her arm around Sorens offered hand so that if he blanked again she would be able to pull him. Or if she fell at-least she'd have more leverage to catch herself with.

As Nova took Sorens arm she spoke in Vani saying, "So what would I do if you were to space again? I mean I am not that strong to drag you, we don't have a Tauntaun or any shelter other than this snow. I can dig pretty fast for my size but I'm not Iceglaze."

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[Soren Frostfawn]

Soren smiled as the Skyglow took his arm and together they started their journey back to the eternally frozen city known as Avanthal. He looked around at the sparse amount there was to look at in the wastes. A family of rabbits here, some caribou there, nothing much everywhere except snow. Always plenty of snow. Though Soren enjoyed the snow. By the time he realized his mind was wandering off he also realized Nova was talking. He got the gist of what she was saying though. How could the slender and light woman knock him out of a full daze? He could try the obvious approach, just dig one of her long fingernails into his right forearm and that should do it. Soren nodded to no one in particular, thats the one that should do it. Soren lightly touched the Skyglows index finger and tapped it."You can always use one of those nails and jab it into my arm. Or a light line down my forearm would do whatever sends you into a thirll." He shrugged nonchalantly and laughed a little at his own little joke. The sun was steadily receeding down the evening sky causing brilliant colors or oranges and purples to cross it. Soren pointed up. "Brilliant isn't it? The sunset around here?"

[Nova Skyglow]

"You can always use one of those nails and jab it into my arm. Or a light line down my forearm would do whatever sends you into a thirll." Said Soren as he laughed at himself. "Soo..." Nova said as she really dragged out the "oo" and over eggzagerted the word on purpose in-order to seem innocent and to catch Soren off-guard as she slid her hand up his arm under his coat.. "Like this?" and she dug her index finger nail deep into his bicep, hard enough to leave a small mark but not hard enough to break the skin. Nova giggled as she saw Soren retract with shock on the pain. However, he continued to follow suit and casually tried to be the "tough guy" and changed the topic. "Brilliant isn't it? The sunset around here?"

She thought to herself, "It is quite beautiful, I've painted it several times before. I wonder if he'd be interested in seeing my art collection sometime, I mean after all I think he's cute." Nova kinda blushed thinking this in her head, noticing she was silent for a few moments after he mention the sunset she chirped up and said, "Yes!" her voice squeaked a little and very unexpectedly, probably from the cold and the sudden burp of wind escaping her lungs to answer his question quickly. Trying to hide her red blushing cheek from the embarrassment of her voice she pulled her mask up a little more almost covering her own eyes. She cleared her throat and tried again this time a little more muffled by her mask, "Yes, I do think it's quite brilliant. Very Beautiful and highly motivating and quite captivating."

Hopefully their current trek would end and they can carry onward into the city to explore it great vastness. "I wonder if my parents are worrying about me yet. Should I stop back at my place? Introduce Soren to my family? Or should I just accompany him where ever then mail him when I'd like to meet him again." Nova thought to herself amongst hundreds more.

"About how far out are we from the city walls? she said almost inquizically.

[Nova Skyglow]

Nova arrives at the city after a few days of randomly wandering around in the wastelands. Luckly she had enough food packed and rationed it very well. She then made her way back home. Home she thought, Home....

When she arrived she stood at the tall wooden door, pondering what her parents are going to say because of her absence or if they would even care that she's back. She slowly opens the door and cautiously walk in almost as if she were walking in a mine field. The sun was already starting to hang low and the night was starting to rear on the opposite horizon. Her family was all in the living room, fire blazing, eating a meat and some vegetables, laughing and having a good time as if they were not worried at all that their little girl was missing for the last few days.

Nova slowly made her way back to her room, set down her large back-pack full of equipment for painting and slowly began unwrapping her cloth mask and other cloths around her wrists and around her ankles. Very slowly and with a few small grunts and sharp inhales from the soreness of her past journey. She then takes off her large coat and her snow pants and laid them out on her bed and then slowly began to take off her top and laid it across her bed as well.

As she finished undressing herself she sat on her bed facing her far wall with a blank face, slowly breathing as if trying to process everything that had happened while she was lost in the wastelands and all the dangers she came across and conquered. Thinking she needed some normalcy she stood up naked against the elements and made her way to the restroom to freshen up. As she was in the restroom sponging off all her sweat, blood and tears, she had an epiphany.

She quickly finished sponging herself off and cleaned her water as her mother taught her, and dried off with the nearest clean towel and quickly made her way back to her room. She entered her dresser and pulled out some ebon black leggings and pulled it over her legs, grab her bra and hastily put it on, grab a mid-thigh length pearl-white skirt and pull it over her leggings and carefully adjusted it under her belly button but above her pelvic lining, and grabbed a long sleeved ebon black undershirt that matched her leggings and pull that over her head. Lastly, she grabbed her pearl white top that hugged her figure and finally pulled it over her head as well. She then ran a comb and a brush through her long hair, put some touches of makeup on, grabbed some mint leaves, crushed them and rubbed them all over her person. It is now fully night, like the black fur of a black bear. Nova was going out tonight.

She grabbed her wide pencil, and a stencil paper and made a beeline straight to the local tavern where she hoped to meet a nice fellow, or even a female. Nova with the rest of her stuff in her hand, money too, swiftly and quietly made her way back to that tall wooden door and snuck back out leaving the only trace that she was home was her winter clothes.