Cracks in the Glass (open)

[Kayiri]

When Eda sat down, Kayiri leaned back in his seat, folding his arms back over his chest. A laugh left his lips yet again-- he loved to laugh-- as she commented on how they always met when she was wandering the city bored. A glance was shot her way, along with a playful wink and comment. "Maybe I'm just a gift from the Gods to alleviate your boredom," a slightly flirtatious tone was in his voice, although it was most likely satirical. He had noticed the blushing, after all. How could he resist antagonizing his friend ever so slightly about it? An elbow nudged her arm, as he laughed once more.

Then, his attention shifted back to Raylin and her comment. Castes. Like, cast iron? Casting dice? He had never heard the word cast used by itself before. Odd, very odd indeed. The man furrowed his brow as he watched the woman. Was it a word for the social structure she mentioned slight further on? What was a dek? A Nursery? Was a Nursery a place where nurses were trained?

Kayiri had simply never been exposed to these words before. They were foreign to him. The Drykas did not have nurseries, or castes, or Dek, and therefore, they must not be important in the slightest-- especially to him. "Working is what makes society run, what allows us to live and thrive," Kayiri commented, dismissing his chain of thought on the words and their meanings. "Besides, brawling can not be as deadly as creatures that match the speed of our striders, with talons and beaks made of razor-sharp glass. Cliffs can never compare to the dangers of the flash floods and sudden storms of the Sea. Cliffs only claim the lives of those that are foolish enough to fall off of them, while storms claim the lives of any whom are there when Zulrav becomes enraged. They strike without warning, and without regard for strength of arms or wisdom of the mind." Ignorant and racist. Yep, living in a society on the other side of the world from another *definitely* did that.

[Raylin Sunsetfeather]

Raylin gave a small shake of her head. It looked like she wouldn't be able to win this fight, not unless Kayiri actually went to Wind Reach. She gave a small sigh and looked back over to the vial. It looked finished and so she slowly removed the mold. Sure enough, the vial was finished. The glass had cooled and become a beautiful white again. One done, 14 more to go. she thought as she carefully placed the vial on the table and went over to a new box of corks.

"So you two know eachother?" asked Raylin as she grabed 15 corks of the right sizes and brought them over to the table.

[Edalene]

Eda flushed at Kayiri's laugh. He sounded so carefree. Damn, Eda, be good. Smacking herself mentally, she outwardly composed herself. Hey, Eda, you know, this could be a chance to get some bonus points with Kayiri! "Perhaps you are, Kayiri. If you are indeed a gift from the Gods, I hope you're available quite a bit, as I think you'll need to alleviate my boredom several times in the near foreseeable future." Eda began to blush as she said that. It sounded good in her head? Damn, she wished she was alluring. Sitting back into the seat with a sigh, she watched as his attention turned to Raylin.

Listening to Kayiri's rant, she silently nodded along at his key points. She agreed with him. Working *was* what allowed the Drykas to survive after all. Even without a Strider, Edalene still helped with the Pavillion, preparing food and doing odd bits and ends. Despite her lowly position, Edalene's work was essential to her survival and the smooth running and safety of Endrykas. It was all a part of a whole. And besides, he was right. Anyone who died from falling off a cliff was just *stupid*.

Looking up, jumping a bit when Raylin suddenly addressed her, Eda squirmed a little in her seat. "Know eachother? Uhhh," she glanced at Kayiri awkwardly. "I guess you could say we know eachother, we've bumped into eachother a couple of times. Right, Kayiri?" Phew. Awkwarddddd.

"Raylin," Eda cocked her head curiously. "How is it that you got into glass work? Your work is very beautiful."

[Dymphna]

The young woman fell quiet, simply watching the glass being worked in front of her with a bit of awed respect. She felt thankful she’d managed to get a chance to watch, because it was very interesting. Really she couldn’t wait to tell Sam about it, and that thought caused her to go even more quiet… She was starting to worry maybe she fancied him a little too much for her own good. She was listening to everything that was being said, but the gentle Opal Clan girl had nothing of importance to add. She knew of Drykas ways. She knew Zith… Well, she guessed they could be called ways. There was another dubious glance passed between Kayiri and Edalene. The corner of her lips twitched as she fought not to grin. Dymphna had decided there was something going on between the two of them, or if there wasn’t there would be at some point or another.

[Raylin Sunsetfeather]

"My mother taught me when we were still in Wind Reach. It's one of the best crafts you can get into thier, being near a volcano and all. Some of my best memories are from my mother and I in the studio." Raylin said with a smile. She really loved what she did. And it was true, some of her best memories were from when her mother was teaching her the art.

Raylin picked up the vial that had just been made as well as a cork. She then carefully put the cork into the vial and put it into a near by box. Then she started making the secound vial. Once finished, she put a cork on it and put it into the box just like she had with the other.

[Kayiri]

A soft chuckle passed through Kayiri's lips as Eda flirted with him. His eyes danced over to her, and a smile played across his face, followed by a simple: "I'm available whenever you need me, and I'm certain you know where to find me." It may or may not have had a flirtatious undertone to it. That was for her to decide entirely. A small grin went her way before he began paying attention to the others once more.

Dymphna had fallen rather silent ever since the topic of Wind Reach and its inhabitants had come up. For some reason, this interested him. Did she simply have nothing to add? Did she harbor some sort of opinion that the rest of them would find controversial? Brows furrowed as he studied her for some sort of small clue. Nope, nothing, and he was not one to pry verbally. His short attention span snapped, and he went to focus on something else.

Vol-cay-no. Another weird word. What was that, some sort of mountain, or an ocean? The brow was furrowed once more as the warrior attempted to decipher the meaning of this mysterious word.

[Edalene]

A blush highlighted Eda's cheeks when Kayiri responded back to her. Was that flirtation? Or wasn't it? Gah! Why did the art of romance have to be so darn difficult? Eda was much more comfortable telling things straight out, but even the bold Drykas seemed to draw a line at romance. As Kayiri turned his head away, she began to focus more on what was going on around her. After all, she couldn't let one man dominate all her thoughts. There was life outside Kayiri, as shocking as it seemed.

Eda decided to retreat into herself for the time being. Kayiri had much to say and to argue with Raylin about, however, she hereself, being far less knowledgeable, decided to listen and learn. The conversations were quite enlightening, and Eda found it extremely interesting listening to the contrasting viewpoints of Raylin, of mixed blood and Kayiri, the proud Drykas. With a knowing look at Dymphna, Eda settled back into her seat and took her lead from the other observational Drykas.

Watching the skills of Raylin was inspiring. She wished that she had the same creational talents, but knew that her creative skills were lacking. It was, however, a thrill to watch the process of creativity. With a sigh, she sat back and watched Raylin display talent that she would never had. She was too unfocussed to concentrate on such a task, anyway!

[Dymphna]

Her eyes caught Edalene, and the grin broke through before she could contain it. The truth was that Dymphna knew that look. She’d felt it on her own face quite a lot recently. What, with Sam and all. Her gaze darted away before she could get caught by Kayiri, though she leaned over into his ear and whispered, “Edalene’s awfully pretty, isn’t she?” Sometimes you had to dig and snoop. That was just the way it was. She cleared her throat and looked to Raylin. “Raylin, where does the glass come from?”

[Raylin Sunsetfeather]

When Dymphna asked her question, Raylin was finishing up the 4th vial. She corked it and put it in the box with the rest when she said, "I'm pretty sure its made from sand. I have yet to learn how to make the glass its self, but I watch someone make it once. They used a gritty substance that I always figured was sand."

When she looked over to the group, she noticed the connection that was forming between Eda and Kayiri. She let out a small chuckle and a smile in thier direction before turning back and starting on the next vial. Raylin hoped to one day find someone, but she continuously told herself that the right person would come in time. This made another smile appear on her face as she thought of her parents, especialy her mother, who waited to see eachother again for more then 10 years and even after that time they still loved each other.

[Kayiri]

Eyes danced over to Dymphna as she whispered into his ear about Edalene's beauty. Hm, he hadn't really thought of that too throughly. His eyes flew over to Edalene, looking her over once or twice from head to toe, taking in every little aspect of her appearance from blushing cheeks to her shoed foot. Yeah, he supposed she was awfully pretty. A slight smile played across his face as he turned back to Dymphna, speaking in a hushed, conspiring whisper not too dissimilar from the one she had spoken to him with. "She is beautiful, I'm not going to deny that," his lips curved into a small smile as his eyes returned to Raylin.

Wait, why was Raylin grinning? Kayiri raised a curious eyebrow and met her gaze, trying to discern why she was giving Eda and himself that odd look. What, did she think there was something going on between the two of them or something? Trying to change the subject, he brought up the sand she had guessed that glass was made out of. "That would make sense. Glass is expensive, after all. Sand is hard to find in the Sea of Grass," He didn't know how sand was made, but he *did* know that it wasn't found anywhere within the Sea, save on the borders of the ocean.

With the topic hopefully changed, he went back to shooting furtive glances at Eda. Oddly, it had taken that little prod from Dymphna to notice the hidden beauty of the young woman beside him.