[The Sunset Falls] Climbing with Syna [Fraha]

[Vizyous Aconitum]

Spring 5th, 511 AV

At first, the figure attached to the wall of Avitar mountain may startle some. It was the highest of all the Cobalt Mountains, lit brilliantly by Syna as she lowered beneath the horizon. Only a few bells past twelve, the sunlight illuminating the drop off the mountain highlighted Vizyous easily as he made his way up the cliff wall. How someone would reach the height he had, as small as that height may seem, would be very confusing to an onlooker.

From below, the Symenestra may have appeared to be a very strange creature that was red in color, with parts of him bone pale. Wounded, one might think, but the red was only that of the torn silk that wrapped carefully and tightly around his lower half. The color continued further up, his once perfectly decent long-sleeved shirt now an open vest, sleeves torn off and ripped down the middle.

It had become so tattered not from the climb up, but from all of his recent travel and lack of miza. Sweat dripped down his pale face which held energized, amethyst eyes and a small, confident smirk. It rolled down his cheek and into his already damp gray hair, further plastering it to his nearly bare chest and back.

Piled beneath him on the ground that wasn't too far below was his ripped skirt that once reached his ankles and his sandals, a sign to whoever may visit the Sunset Falls that they weren't alone if they didn't see him immediately. Carefully, Vizyous pulled his left hand off of the seemingly flat surface of the rock, feeling the Symenestran microscopic hooks extending from his palm retreat back into his skin. He shrugged the left side of his vest down, then replaced his hand and repeated the action with his right hand.

The piece of clothing fell down through the air, landing nearby the clothing already piled below and leaving Vizyous with a soft breeze cooling his damp chest and back. He stayed there, for the moment, safely secured by his rough, bare palms and the even rougher soles of his feet. Catching his breath from the small distance he'd achieved, Vizyous placed his cheek against the coolness of the rock.

[Fraha]

It was right twelve when Fraha, stopped at the bottom of Avitar. She could tell by the sudden difference in the terrian. The bells made her remember that she had to eat, which for her, was easy to forget. She went to the Cobalt mountains because she wanted to explore the regions around Syliras and because staying constantly inside walls brought her somehow anxiety. So that day, she decided to have a little run and why not, a pic-nic in the nature as she would do in past. She would jogg in the nature untill she would be hungry. But her light headed behaviour would make her forget about it. So there she was, at the bottom of the mountain dressed as always, Black trousers and black robe. She left most of her belongings in the tavern so the she could have more room for the food she brought in her shoulderbag, which was under her black silked cloak. She bought some bread and some cheese, they were both wrapped in paperfoils and there was enough for her for lunch and dinner. She planned to stay out the whole day and to get back when darkness would start rising. She touched the rocks that were standing in front of her, they were warm, *it sure is a nice and warm day". As a Benshira she enjoyed heat and reminded her about her home. She noticed a few meters forward a red peace of clothing that just lyed there. She walked forward to it and realized that it was some sort of skirt She would lift her eyes to look at the mountain's height when a red peace of clothing attacked her on the face. It was too sudden for Fraha's calm state in that moment. "WAAAAAAH!" screamed she as her first thought was that of a spider or some other beast. She fell on the ground in panic as she grabbed the unedentified object and pushed it away from her face smashing it on the ground. She only then realized that it was another peace of clothing. Blush came on his face as long as she felt stupid and lying on the grass she hoped that nobody noticed her actions. Wirh her fingers still shaking and a slight adrenalyne rush still running in her blood she stood up looking first around then up in search of the origin of the shirt.

[Vizyous Aconitum]

The sudden scream that echoed through the mountains surrounding the Falls surprised Vizyous enough that his right hand startled, leaving him with one limb less to hold him onto the steep surface of the Avitar wall. Panicked, the Symenestra scrambled to put his hand back onto the rock, managing to scrape his right foot and knee in the attempt. After safely having all four of his limbs plastered to the Avitar, Vizyous started his hurried, clumsy descent down the mountain. The Symenestra didn't look down lest he wanted to panic even more, good with heights only when he didn't see how far up he was from the ground. "I-I'm coming, just wait--" Vizyous managed to yell down, finally glancing below when he saw leaves from trees begin to appear to his left and right. He was only 7 feet off of the ground now, low enough that it wouldn't petrify him. It was a girl, thin and possibly frail, dressed in black with hair the same shade. Her skin was deeply kissed by the sun, her light, pretty eyes telling of her Benshira blood. What such a young girl would be doing so far away from home, Vizyous didn't know, but he knew that the girl was lucky he wasn't a more sinister Symenestra that would take advantage of the situation. Vizyous reached the ground with a small jump below, making sure to land correctly lest he twist an ankle. The clothes were beside him on the ground, his already torn and ripped shirt having dirt on it that looked out of place. Judging by the Benshira's shaking state, she'd either seen him and became startled or been hit by his shirt and became equally startled. There could, of course, be an entirely different reason why she'd screamed, but considering she'd been looking up, it wasn't likely. "Are you alright?" He asked, not at all bothered at having to climb back down. A small break wouldn't be too bad, even if it meant starting over.

[Fraha]

As she looked up, Fraha understood where the skirt came from. There was a man, or maybe a girl and Fraha went surprised by his or her skin color. White skin and white hair, was that figure some kind of ghost? But *oh god* tohught Fraha as the ghost lost stability. "watch out!" shouted Fraha as she panicked for him. *what have I done now this person could fall and it would be my fau...!" She stopped her paranoia as the man regained balance and shouted back at her. With a sigh of relief she saw him climbing down. She was now sure it was a man but still curious about his skin color. She calmed down, seeing that the situation was under control and altrough she was worried she waited patiently for him to climb down. She really hoped that nobody noticed what happened before altrough it made her smile cause it could look very stupid. But if he would ask here what happened what would she answer? She thought about any possible reason and looked around to search some source worth being screamed for. The man jumped down right near her, and asked her about her state she quickly answered "yeah!" looking him in the eyes. She slid the hand behind her ear to guide the black hair behind the head. "I..I just saw..a..there was ahm" blabbed she while gesticulating in random directions, still in search of something to say. She didn't want to admit what happened to not feel stupid. The man in front of her however was very interesting, Fraha never had seen a Symenestra and didn't think of him as such. The man still wasn't massive but had a sculpted athletic body which confused Fraha even more in her, not so working lie attemp.

[Vizyous Aconitum]

"There was a...?" Vizyous questioned, a small smile breaking through was more a curious smirk. "A, umm...?" He teased, enjoying how flustered the girl was. It was a very good thing, indeed, that he wasn't as wicked as his brothers. With sudden playfulness, Vizyous looked both ways, eyes narrowed as if in search of something. Their surroundings were empty of intruders, strangers, and unwelcome company, but the Symenestra decided to keep his mask of caution. "An 'Umm'? You've seen an 'Umm', you say?" His gaze returned back to the striking eyes of the girl, "Oh dear, those are very dangerous indeed. Umm's aren't even supposed to be in this season.." Whether the girl thought he was crazy or teasing, it didn't matter to Vizyous. His smile remained, though, lingering even as he'd searched their surroundings.

[Fraha]

Fraha, went even more worried as he asked about the umm, and tried to interrupt the symenestra by saiying something. But the guy was smiling and looking at the umm. She felt a bit joked and tried to interrupt him but it was useless. He gave up and started to laugh seeing that he joking. *probably he saw me and was joking!* thought she. Fraha however liked the way he joked about it. "haha you are funny" said she with a smile. She didn't percept any treath in him, she actually never felt like someone would harm her *why would they* was her usuall thought. She was standing slightly sideways to him, with one leg before the other and she extended the left thin hand, unwrapping her long slim fingers to him "I'm Fraha!" Said she confidently before realizing that she pulled out her left hand...it wasn't like her to not controll the movements.

[Vizyous Aconitum]

His smile only became more amused as the girl laughed, introducing herself only to realize she'd extended the wrong hand to shake his own. Feeling in a playful mood, the Symenestra ignored her waiting, frail hand and instead gave a deep, sweeping bow. The movement ached his slightly tired body for a second, but the pain disappeared before he'd risen again and the girl saw his face. "Fraha? A pleasure to meet you! My name is Kovius," it was yet another false name, used more out of fun than anything else at this point. It wasn't likely that the girl held any threat. "and I was climbing up until I heard a scream."

[Fraha]

she giggled and flicked the right foot behind the left one and lowed the knees and the head as he bowed as well. His playfull manners almost fascinated her. He somehow looked childlish and that amused Fraha a lot cause she was like this aswell and it was kind of rare to meet people like that. His pale skin and unusuall appearance, frightened her too but she wasn't the type to judge by that and besides, he was very interesting. "Kovius? wow nice name, kind of unusuall, i've never heard of it" said she smiling as she stood up back again, slightly sideways to him. It wasn't a guard stance but a balanced one, Fraha was into these thing a lot, since not so rich in mind she compensated with body and rationality. She remembered how high Kovius was, *impressing* thought she. Anyone who knows just a bit Fraha is aware of the fact that when she gets exited about something she starts to speak very fast. Now the thought of knowing a person so similar to her was like splashing water inside a horse's ear. "I was just going around you know, exploring, learning, training, I thought about stop and eat here something wanna join?"

[Vizyous Aconitum]

Fraha's voice seemed to come to life even more, her speech becoming fast and making the Symenestra pay attention closely to hear what she said. Easily picking up her mention of eating, the man smiled widely, happy. "Food?" Vizyous said without embarrassment, feeling his stomach churn at the word. Oh Viratas, it had been a long while since he'd properly eaten, and the girl was offering food without payment? "Yes, please!" He exclaimed, voice picking up speed out of excitement. It was a copy of her mannerisms, a habit he couldn't break when hungry or stressed out. "We will have lunch together?" He asked in hope of a positive answer, eyes taking on a slightly pleading light. "I've not had the company of a beautiful girl in quite a while." Vizyous gave a dazzling smile, careful to appear more admiring than perverted.

[Fraha]

As she mentioned food she could see his exitement raise fast. She blinked with the eyes and her head a couple degrees back as a smile went out. *( is he very hungry?)* thought she. She quickly considered how he was dressed and what he was doing *(I bet he's some sort of artist or athlete)* stated Fraha to herself. She noticed something familiar in that reaction but didn't think about it as she had to confirm him about the lunch together. "sure!" enounced Fraha just before freezing in surprise of a compliment made so directly and unexpected. She froze for a halfsecond speechless after a short laugh came out while the tanned cheecks were gaining a slightly red colour. "why thank you if that's what you think" *(sweetie)* added she mentally. He indeed was atracting even though kinda pale, but Fraha never had these sort of problems. "I only got bread and cheese, is it ok?" Asked Fraha as she turned frontly to him and moved the Cloak sideways to the right with her left arm revealing for a bit what was under it. A tight black robe and the black pants. The robe was a bit short and left the lower abdomen exposed and the trousers were quite lowed on the hips. She, with the right hand, grabbed the shoulder and untied the know letting it fall from her shoulders.