First Meeting [Fraha]

by **Astraea** on February 21st, 2011, 10:37 pm

Astraea had finally arrived in Syliras, and she could not help but feel slightly nervous. She had never travelled outside of Wind Reach before and she found it exciting but was not too sure on where to go from here.
A little exploring? She liked the idea of that, but where to go first?

Spotting a soft patch of ground she walked over to it and dropped to the floor, crossing her legs and massaging her feet, switching from one to the other. They ached, and she was not surprised; she had been walking all day and only had a few short stops to eat. Sighing with the relief of removing the weight off her feet she swung her composite bow round and run her fingers along it, the corners of her mouth twitching up into a smile.

Suddenly remembering something she looked into her bag and found some left over bread; her last piece. Making a mental note to get some more she bit into it and gratefully swallowed it down, wishing it could last longer.

Some strands of her red hair fell in front of her face and she wiped it back as she swallowed her last piece of bread and looked around her, her bright blue eyes glinting slightly with hope and possible plans for the future.

What could she do? She guessed the ideas were limitless. Astraea had heard things about this lively, bustling city that housed many races. She knew there was a lot to be learned which would start as soon as possible.

by **Fraha** on February 22nd, 2011, 9:10 am

Timestamp: 85th winter 510 AV [put this as your first sentence

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Location: Syliras, The Fourth Tier, around the great Bazar.
Daytime: around midday.

The wooden bed crackled as Fraha turned from one side to the others, a foolish move, the window of her tavern room was exactly in that direction, facing to south, which meant that the sunlight flashed exactly in her face, waking her up in few moments.

She winked her eyes because of the intense light and realized that it was around midday. She actually slept a lot, probably it was because of her long journey to reach Syliras, she was very tired and went in the first tavern she saw.

She lifted up her upper body, and stretched a big while taking a deep breath. She slowly stood up from her bed and walked to the bathroom. After some minutes she came out, all clean and awaken. She started to stretch around pulling arms and legs to warm up. She liked the feeling of sleepy, stiff muscles tending letting the blood flow increase and circulate faster in her. She took of her sleeping robe and wore her usual go out clothes.

She was now stanging with her leather shoes, black cotton leggins covered by large silk black pants, a top robe, the shoulder-bag with all her ownings and over everything a a large white cotton cape-like cloak. she've put her wakisashis in the shoulderbag since there was no danger in Syliras, she was happy about it.

After making the bed she walked out down the stairs and after saluting the barkeeper she walked out.

She started to walk in a random direction, looking around she noticed a redhead girl biting a piece of bread and realized that she is starving. She decided to eat as soon as possible, curiously Fraha's eyes kept staring onto the girl's. They were green and wide open, full of energy. Fraha kept staring at her for some instants untill she realized that she was inappropriate and turned away untill she was behind her.

by **Astraea** on February 22nd, 2011, 11:05 am

Astraea sat humming to herself once she had finished the bread but she had no idea what to do now.
She saw people walking past, some carrying bags, others in hunting gear and children were running around giggling. That made her smile; she liked seeing the freedom they had and how everything seemed magical and more fascinating. It's not like she wasn't fascinated with life now, but she remembered her childhood as more eye-catching. She couldn't even think of the right word.

Taking in a deep breath she was just about to stand up when she caught the eye of an attractive girl walking past her and for a moment forgot what she was about to do. She had just thought of something too! The stranger had past her the next second so Astraea stood up and cleaned off the dirt on her clothes; she wore a pair of dark brown plain bryda trousers with a lighter brown vinati top that wrapped round her neck, leaving her mid-drift bare. Under her bryda she wore tough knee-length boots and she covered her shoulders and mid-drift with her black katinu coat. Her mid-drift was not completely bare, however, because wrapped around her waist was her light blue scarf, a family heirloom that she cherished.

Satisfied that she had wiped most of the dirt off Astraea looked up to see the woman not too far away from her, so making a quick decision she quickly walked up to the side of the stranger and cleared her throat.

"Hello, sorry to bother you, but I'm completely new and was wondering if you knew a good place to stay?" She was straight to the point - she wasn't too good at 'beating around the bush', so to speak.

by **Fraha** on February 22nd, 2011, 3:26 pm

As Fraha passed by the young Inatra she felt a light relief for not being noticed staring at her. She continued her walk slower than before, olmost foretting what just happened. But surprise and a little bit of scare popped in her as she heard steps closing to her in the middle of the crowd.

*it can't be her right? and besides what are you scared of?*

She thought and almost laughed of herself for being such a scaredy cat.
But suddenly, at her right side, a figure appeared. It was her! Fraha couldn't help it and got scared, so she instinctively jumped aside and quickly shouted "i'm Sorry!".

In a second she realized that nothing happened exept of her embarrassing action. The girl was looking at her and some other randoms cityzens that watched the scene smirked. Fraha blushed and quickly recomposed herself.

"excuse me miss, i didn't mean to...you were about to tell something?"
She was completely embarrassed, and didn't even know why she reacted like that.

She listened to the girls question and those words really lighted her up

"Wow really? That's great, i'm new here as well! My name is Fraha and what is yours if i may?" she was happy to find a newcomer like her, she hoped that they would go around together exploring Syliras and knowing themselfs. Her eyes were wide open and a smile was printed on his face while she waited and hoped in an aswer.

by **Astraea** on February 22nd, 2011, 8:12 pm

Astraea jumped back and gasped as she made the woman next to her jump, and she clapped a hand to her chest. She hadn't meant to startle her so badly!
She wondered if she looked 'weird' or different to her and quickly looked over her clothing. She thought she looked perfectly fine, but guessed that someone around here would find her very different, maybe 'funny' looking. She hoped she would not come across anyone like that, they always seemed to be ignorant.

Snapping out of her thoughts she came back to reality and listened to what this woman said, her plump red lips curving into a youthful smile as she found out this woman was also new and - thankfully - seemed friendly.

"I'm Astraea." Was her reply. Her voice was firm yet feminine, and she spoke with confidence despite what her movements said about her. "I apologise if I scared you just now, I didn't mean to creep up on you. The truth is I can be a little socially awkward." As she smiled she thought that it would be best to get that out of the way, a sort of ice-breaker, and carried on talking. "You're new here as well? What a relief! Maybe we could get lost together." Her eyes twinkled with anticipation at the thought of exploring Syliras in great detail.

by **Fraha** on February 22nd, 2011, 10:25 pm

Fraha giggled as the Inatra reacted the same way as she did. Looking at her reaction made herself more comfortable in the situation. She quickly looked around noticing that people vere staring, some curious, some frightened, some amused. The situation was different from normal indeed but the unusuall thing was that it wasn't only Fraha that made it like this for once.

"nice to meet you!" said Fraha moving her hand forward asking for a handshake. The girl seemed a bit tense to Fraha, she couldn't blame her, but she was sure now that this tension would soon end since they weren't alone anymore. She couldn't help but to feel happy about it.
" Yeah i came here yesterday, this city is amazing, i slept in a tevern, the prices are cheap and the beds are really comfortable. Also the milk in that inn is delicious, i think it's fresh maiden or somethink like that, do you like milk?" she shut her mouth realizing that she was, as usual, taking too much confidence with a stranger.

by **Astraea** on February 22nd, 2011, 10:55 pm

Astraea glanced around her as she saw Fraha do it and noticed that people were indeed watching. She smiled confidently and raised her eyebrows at a few, waving at others, and they quickly shuffled away embarrassed.
Serves them right too, for being so nosy, she thought.

Turning back to Fraha she smiled slightly at being asked about milk, and shook her hand. "Nice to meet you Fraha. Milk?" She repeated slowly, as though contemplating the question. "Yeah milk is nice, but only if it's ice cold. Warm is a no-no."
She grinned and looked around her again, noticing that mostly everyone who was staring at them before had moved on.

"Wait did you say a tavern?" Astraea quickly added as she raised her eyebrows. "That sounds like a nice play to stay, especially just for now. An alcoholic drink would come in handy right now, I'm exhausted."

Exhausted, but she could still go on. It was what she was used to, but there was no denying how much she loved a soak in a bath and a soft bed to sleep on.

by **Fraha** on February 24th, 2011, 12:28 pm

Fraha watched her attitude, she looked pretty self confident and she liked it. A brave companion is what she needed. They had similar tastes too, this new meet was getting more interesting every second.

Astraea wasn't shy at all quite the opposite, she had no problems in throwing herself in the conversation. Her lack of hesitation somehow made Fraha hesitate a bit, just to not overwhelm the situation. Things like these, she knew from experience, were not to speed up.

she made a little jump and clapped her hands together as she said

"yeah, it's a nice place, the barkeeper is sympathetic and the rooms are good. You could sleep right there. As for the alcohol i don't know if it's good but i saw a lot of different kinds of ale and vine" Fraha never drank alcohol in her life so she didn't know, her parents, who rarely drank always told her that it's dangerous for her.

In that moment she felt her tummy grouling, or better she heard it cause the sound was pretty loud. She placed a hand on her belly for the embarrassment "oouhh, sorry. I'm very hungry, don't you wanna eat something too?" asked she.

by **Astraea** on February 24th, 2011, 2:11 pm

Astraea listened patiently and smiled as Fraha jumped and clapped her hands together. Fraha seemed to have an air of ease about her, and Astraea guessed that she easily made people happy with her nice attitude.

This tavern she mentioned sounded very nice, and it always made a big difference when the person owning the place someone stayed in was welcoming and respectful. Some of the places she had stayed in whilst travelling had been horrible - damp cold walls with mould growing on all kinds of surfaces. The beds had been hard with thin stained blankets, and some did not even have a pillow! On the other hand, she had found some nice hostels/taverns. Some had even had complimentary chocolates on the pillows. Astraea loved the little touches.

Different kinds of ale and wine? She thought, smiling slightly to herself; that sounded perfect. She was by far no alcoholic, and hoped that she had not given that impression to Fraha, but it did normally calm her down and help her sleep sometimes. She did not drink alcohol often.

Hearing Fraha talk about being hungry she realised she was still hungry too - that piece of bread was regrettably small - so nodded enthusiastically.

"That sounds like a great idea." Astraea replied and grinned. "I haven't had a hot meal for a few days. You really start to miss it after a while, and sooner than you think! Shall we?" She took a step back and allowed Fraha to point the way, guessing she might know this place just a little bit better than herself.

by **Fraha** on February 28th, 2011, 9:57 pm

Oh how she knew that, travelling was a great experience but it sure had it's negative sides. Fraha nodded at her words. "I know, I totally understand what you mean"

"Yes, we definetly shall!" answered Fraha, all enthusiastic about the understanding between them. "although i'm not sure on where to go, I just came here yesterday so you know" she giggled a bit embarrassed.

She looked away from Astraea for a second thinking on what to do best. "ahhmmm" then an idea popped in her head she snapped her fingers and with eyes spread anounced "let's just go around a bit, we will certainly find a good place to eat" She looked at her right to see a corridor like street, midly crowded, with little and bigger boutiques or stalls full of merchants offering goods of all kinds. "I suggest we go there" said Fraha pointing her finger in that direction.

So she started to walk with Astraea, with happiness aside her resulted by her new acquaintance and the idea to eat something. "So, tell me something about you"