Outside the City Walls (Open)

by **Guy Laliberte** on August 2nd, 2010, 12:41 pm

Enalahs spit out a bite of apple, and threw the other piece to the ground as well, along with half a worm. "Aren't going to eat that?" He asks, grinning once more.

"Where are you from? Syliras?" Came her question, taking a fresh apple.

"Ah - Why, yes, I am. I am one of the few who can actually say that, this city being so large, people move here all the time. But my family has been in this city for generations, so I have a fondness for this great city. And you? Where do you fare from?"

by **Enalahs** on August 3rd, 2010, 6:22 am

"Far away." She said, taking another bite from the, Juicy, red apple. "I lived in an Ephyrian town with my master, for a short time." She whispered, as she put her knife away and looked up at the sky above. It had only been a few seasons since the incident, but it still hurt her to discuss it.

"And now I'm here. In Syliras." She said, staring at one cloud, inpeticular. The clouds were white and fluffy. Odd shapes and even some ressembeling a few animals she had encountered on her Journey to Syliras. But one cloud, inpeticular, caught her eye. A long cloud with 6 branches. 6 'Arms'. "Master..." She whispered quietly.

"So you walk around all day, acting goofy and do what? Try to make people feel better?" She asked as she turned her head away from the clouds and back to Guy.

by **Guy Laliberte** on August 3rd, 2010, 12:24 pm

"Far away." Enalahs said. How vague can you get? She whispered the next part, Guy barely able to hear it. But at least he had a better idea of the source of her depression. Something to do with her master. Or, at least, her former master. She looked up at the sky, possibly towards Ukalas, and Lhex's small room of fate, and then changed the topic. Most definitely, thought Guy, The problem is her master.

"So you walk around all day, acting goofy and do what? Try to make people feel better?" Once again, Guy struggled to contain himself. GOOFY!?!?

"Ah- One could say that, I suppose, though goofy does not come close to what I do. I prefer to think of it as entertaining, and not just, 'goofy'. Why, one could even go so far as to say it is a form of art."

He decided it was best to let her change the subject. She would talk when she wanted to. Guy walked over to the wall and took off his vest, emptying the oranges into his pack, and then leaning against the wall, he slumps down until he is sitting on the floor, with his legs crossed. He motioned for Enalahs to sit in a likewise fashion, if she so pleased. "So. What is your.... Uh... Occupation?" He begins to peel one of the oranges from his pack, and offers her a piece.

by **Enalahs** on August 4th, 2010, 6:52 am

Enalahs continued to watch him. "I don't really do anything. I have no occupation." She said as she pulled her knife from her backpack, once more. Slicing into the apple with the knife she yawned slightly. "I've been traveling for a while now. Nearly..." She looked up into the sky, as she popped a piece of Apple into her mouth. "8 Seasons. The past 2 seasons I have traveled alone." She whispered the last part as she popped another piece into her mouth.

She could still remember the days she traveled with her master. Days of peace... before the incident. She shook her head as she turned her gaze back to Guy. "Why do you ask?" She said, rather questioningly. Never had she had another person take an interest in her, other than her master, and even now she still had a hard time accepting it.

by **Guy Laliberte** on August 4th, 2010, 11:31 pm

"Why do you ask?" Guy could see she was starting to get defensive. Perhaps he shouldn't be so inquisitive.

"No particular reason," He said, grinning. "Just innate curiosity. That always was one of my shortfalls." His grin lessens quite a bit, but it still stays there, as he asks, "Two years. That's a long way to travel. Your Master... Is he here?" Of course he's not, idiot, why bring it up. He couldn't help it, though, for it was true: His curiosity was going to kill him one day.

by **Enalahs** on August 5th, 2010, 6:59 pm

"My Master... is not here anymore." She said, turning her face away from Guy. His question had hit a nerve. Her heart sank, just as it did the moment after his death. Heartache, Sorrow, Anger, Depression. All the things she tried to hide from the world, were now trying to surface. "He died. 2 seasons ago." She said, hoping it would be enough for him to not press the subject.

The subject was hard for her, even after this long. But the sad truth of it all, was that no matter how hard she tried to forget about him... She just couldnt. She had many reminders of him and the abuse. Scars, memories and his sword. None of which would ever leave her, mind or body. But she knew, one day, she would be able to move past it... or she hoped, anyway.

by **Guy Laliberte** on August 5th, 2010, 8:19 pm

"My Master... is not here anymore."

I seem to have hit a nerve, thinks Guy, regretting bringing it up. Enalahs turned away, looking nowhere in particular. She seemed to be reminiscing about something.

"He died... 2 seasons ago." She didn't seem to want to talk about it. That's alright. You'll talk when you want to. And talk she would, Guy knew. He had a knack for listening to people. In the meantime, however, perhaps she was hungry for something more than apples.

Guy smiled kindly, and asked, "You look pretty starved. How about we get you something to eat?" He himself was hungry as well, and he had Miza to spare, having a good couple of days. The people were feeling generous.

by **Enalahs** on August 5th, 2010, 9:47 pm

"No thanks. I'm not hungry." She said, still staring off at nothing in paticular. Truth was, she hadn't eaten much since the incident, Just enough to keep herself alive and going. She barely slept or did much of anything except fight and wander. This was, after all, her first time in a city since it happened. She turned to Guy and placed a fake smile on her face.

"If you're hungry then go. I'll be fine." She said, not wanting to stop guy from leaving, if it was his desire. She began to wonder why she even cared. He was just a stranger to her, and she had never cared about strangers before.

by **Guy Laliberte** on August 5th, 2010, 9:52 pm

"No thanks. I'm not hungry." He could tell by the forced smile on her face that she was lying, but didn't press her. She would come around. "If you're hungry then go. I'll be fine."

"Not so hungry I would leave you out here, alone." He said, smiling. "Besides, I've food in my pack." He did indeed, though not much. Guy decided to save the oranges for his act, instead finishing the one he started and reaching into his back pack, pulling out a strip of salted beef. He took another piece and offered it to Enalahs, saying, "Are you sure you don't want any?" The smell of the meat was intoxicating, and he took a bite, waving the other strip around in her general direction.

by **Enalahs** on August 5th, 2010, 10:21 pm

She shook her head. "No thanks." She said, tossing the remainder of the apple into her backpack, and unsheathing her sword. She reached into her backpack, once more, retrieved a wet stone, and began to sharpen the blade of her Katana. She sat there, quietly, unsure of what to say. She was still unsure about this man, but he had been nothing but kind, and a little weird, to her, so she would try not to be cold towards him. Of course, the keyword was 'Try'