Accidental Meeting (Aerion)

by **Amara Waveracer** on July 6th, 2014, 2:18 am

Amara looked down at the table again, drawing small circles on it with her finger, then looked back up as the man finished talking only to see a small smile forming on his lips. She let out a small laugh which was actually nothing more than her letting out a larger amount of breath than usual. "First time I've heard a joke in a long time. To answer your question, I've been here around three years," she said with a fake smile still on her face. "It's Amara by the way, my name."

She takes a long swig from her mug before looking out the window. "You ever lost something.. someone?" A small frown welcomed itself on her face as she continued. "His name was Rico. He stole from the older members and they apparently found out. They threw him overboard so he could drown. They said he needed to learn how to swim, but I knew the truth. I was going to jump in and save him, but they held me back. I never stopped struggling but I wasn't strong enough, and soon his lifeless body floated to the surface. That's why I came here."

Tears brimmed her eyes and threatened to spill down her cheeks, but she wiped them away. She started to slightly shake again, and kept her gaze at the window, looking at nothing in particular. "He was only a young boy, never got to see the world." The tears spilled silently and freely down her cheeks and she did nothing to stop them.

She then stood abruptly, the beads in her hair hitting each other and making a pleasant noise as she did. "I'll be back." She walked outside without another glance in the mans direction, letting herself cry loudly as she reached the door. As she exited to get some fresh air, she heard a man say, "Shoulda let her down easy, lad," then laugh. She could tell he was drunk just by the way he talked. She shook her head slightly and closed the door behind her, sitting against the wall beside it, and forgetting the horse, Teren, was out here as well.

by **Aerion** on July 6th, 2014, 2:36 am

Aerion was about to mention his name, but she continued on, so he nodded in answer to her question, but before being able to respond vocally, she rushed in with the story of her drowning friend. Aerion grew quickly troubled by this, attempting to calm Teren down while listening, sharing the information with him as well.

When she suddenly jumped up from her chair he was a bit shocked and worried, until she said she would just be right back. As she headed toward the door he warned Teren to be nice, he agreed after hearing her story.

As she sat against the wall, Teren walked up to her, snuffling slightly and nudging her side in a gentle manner, trying to comfort her. He then snuffled in her hair as Aerion walked out and pets Teren down from his forehead to just above his nose. "It's alright my friend, we have all lost someone, and it always leaves a scar.." He says, trailing off into silence staring into the distance. "He wont hurt you, he's smarter than most people think horses could be... We share a sort of... Bond, that connects us. We were born on the same day, and have been together for almost all of our lives. We've helped one another out of many sticky situations. My name is Aerion by the way, you rushed out before I could say anything." Even though she didn't seem like she felt like talking, Aerion could feel that talking to her was alright.

by **Amara Waveracer** on July 6th, 2014, 6:15 pm

Amara wiped her remaining tears away now that she had calmed down and stopped crying. As the horse started to nudge her, she smiled slightly and attempted to push him away. She was slightly shocked both that he hadn't wandered off, and that he wasn't attempting to hurt her. She didn't succeed in pushing him away so she gave up and just sat there, looking at the ground.

Suddenly, she heard the man's familiar voice. He was incredibly light on his feet, and quiet at pretty much anything he did. She needed to pay much more attention if she was going to hear him coming. It seemed like he wasn't angry now, unlike earlier. As he finished talking, she looked up at him and there was a true smile on her face.

She moved away slightly, then offered her hand to him to sit down beside her. Amara had heard the sadness in his voice as he spoke. Curiosity got the better of her and she wanted to learn what the source of it was. She looked away again. Who have you lost?"

by **Aerion** on July 6th, 2014, 9:11 pm

Aerion accepted the seat offered to him and sat down against the wall. He frowned slightly at the girls questions, his distrust of others, and the feeling he should share with her what she had shared with him, was fighting inside him. He was silent for several minutes, and Teren had his head hanging down in sadness.

Aerion finally spoke, "It was my brother." He was still frowning, "I was off learning to hunt with my father, and since my brother was older, he stayed at home to guard the encampment. When we got back we found several glassbeak bodies outside, so we rushed to our tent, to find my mother alone, and crying.." He went silent, his eyes glassed over, but not a tear to be found, he had not cried since that day.

Feeling now that he might as well get it all out since he had started, he continued, "It had turned out that the glassbeaks took him and several others tending the horses by surprise. By the time the remaining men had rallied together to fight them, the horses were almost gone... The pack seemed abnormally large, and they killed most of the pack before they finally decided to flee, the beasts seemed unwilling to give up their kills, but seemed to realize they should flee all the same. My brother's body was still intact so we could release his spirit in peace, and he was returned to the earth as all Drykas are.."

Aerion continued to frown as he held onto the last piece of information, the piece that haunted him to this day.

by **Amara Waveracer** on July 6th, 2014, 10:35 pm

As he talked, Amara felt the need to stop him but couldn't bring herself to it as she was incredibly curious. When he finished, she felt an immense amount of sorrow for him."I'm so sorry." She could feel the sadness in the air and wanted to lighten to mood as much as she could. She saw he was frowning and it took every ounce of her to force a smile on her face, trying to help him.

She suddenly stood and offered her hand to him once again. She waited not even a few seconds before leaning down and grabbing his hand. She forcefully pulled him up to a standing position and looked up at him with an idea. She wasn't actually sure whether he would agree or not, so she started running while pulling him along.

When they reached the Main Gate, she stopped again and let go of him. "Wanna go somewhere?" She asked while turning to face him. "Nevermind, you have no choice, we're going." She grabbed his wrist before he could moved and attempted to drag him along behind her through the gate.

by **Aerion** on July 6th, 2014, 11:07 pm

Aerion looked at her, about to say something, then all of a sudden she grabbed his hand and pulled him upright. He looked down into her smiling face, a small smile appearing on his lips as she pulled him along the roads to the front gate.

Reaching the gate, Amara asked him if he wanted to go somewhere. Once again before he could respond to her question, she pulled him through the gate. He went along willingly, wondering what she possibly had in mind. Teren trotted behind them, neighing every now and then, neighs that sounded a bit like laughter to Aerion. He looked out into the forest hills wondering what the night would bring.

No matter what happened however, he knew one thing, he had finally overcome his mistrust of strangers, and made a friend. She may act a bit like a child, but he knew deep down she was more mature than she let on. He also knew he and Teren would now protect her with their lives while out in the wilds. His eyes flashing as he prepared to meet whatever came along in their travels...

by **Archailist** on August 12th, 2014, 4:50 pm

Amara :

Aerion :

Notes :

Was I a little too nuts in my grading?
If you've got concerns, just call me.

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