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standing cliffside scared to jump; Lethy - Raed - 04-22-2019 it's a lonely road, I know, and nothing ever stands between a bullet and your soul; As he was so prone to do, he had disappeared. He had never been very good at anchoring himself in one place, or next to one soul, for long. He was wayward in so many ways, even if he didn’t always want to be. He has sought the comfort of another’s flesh more than once since his return, but Osyva had been the first to capture his attention – similar to the way Aevie had, but not the same. Aevie had been chaos and storms, with a sharp tongue and a smile that could cut him open. Osyva had been soft light, like the warm glow of summer. And still, he didn’t stay, but neither had she. Somewhere in the back of his mind he might have been worried. Not too long ago, he had felt the great tremors that had radiated from the general vicinity of the Mountain, but having been born here, he had hardly glanced backwards at it. It wasn’t until his body began to run hot with fever, and crimson blood trickled from his nostril, that he realized perhaps that great shudder had been something worth paying attention to. He would have taken Osyva to safety, if he knew where she was...and if he even knew where was safe anymore. But it was beyond his control, and could not help someone he couldn’t even find. And so when he felt that familiar itch in his muscles, he caved into it, and he wandered. Much of this new Beqanna was still foreign to him, and disregarding the boundaries the kingdoms had put into place, he entered wherever he felt fit. Loess was a place he had not been to yet, and it was in the dusky twilight that he found himself picking his way across the rocky terrain. The blue of his coat became muted tones of slate and navy in the dying light, and looking out with blue-gray eyes, he scanned the surroundings. He did not expect anything, or anyone, to catch his attention. There was little that piqued his interest anymore, but the sound of movement to his left caused him to tilt his head. Deftly, his vision shifted, and instead of straining to see through the night, he found the source of the noise – a mare set in the warm hues of orange and yellow and red, against a backdrop of cooler blues and greens and purples – before shifting back. Normally, he would keep walking. Normally, he would not be interested in idle conversation. But her scent smells of the outlands – the outside. He watches her for a moment, debating inside of his head, before finally he approaches. His steps are fluid, vaguely predator-like in their slinking mannerism, and yet there is no malice in his shadowy eyes as he comes close enough to greet her. “You are not from here,” he says in his quiet, water-smooth voice, and he does not mean Loess. Here, there is a upward tilt of his lips, a hint of a boyish grin as he says, ”Welcome to Beqanna. I’m Raed.” R A E D @[Izora Lethia] RE: standing cliffside scared to jump; Lethy - Izora Lethia - 04-22-2019 forget me not; but never remember Lethy @[Raed] RE: standing cliffside scared to jump; Lethy - Raed - 04-26-2019 it's a lonely road, I know, and nothing ever stands between a bullet and your soul; She seems unsettled. He can see the way she is still struggling to even her breathing, and while it is so tempting to pry inside of her mind – she wouldn’t even notice, for he had long since mastered his ability – he refrains. It was not something he often did, and he never did it just for the sport of it. He found it invasive, but not only that, he had learned that most other’s thoughts were fairly boring. He was nearly certain she had just been having a nightmare, and though he was a little curious of what kind of monsters haunted her at night, he lets her keep her privacy. She had not escaped the effects of the plague, similar to everyone else. He can hear it in the quiet rasp of her voice when she speaks, and can see the glassiness of fever in her eyes. She is lovely, nonetheless, and he notices how even in the night her coat is lustrous golden color, and her eyes such a dark purple they nearly matched night sky. “Your name is unique.” There is another faint, yet agreeable smile, before he says, “I like it. Pleasure to meet you, Lethy.” Almost imperceptibly, he shifts closer, muted beams of moonlight spilling across the blue of his skin. “No, I’m not from Loess. I don’t permanently live anywhere, actually.” Raed had been born in a different Beqanna. A Beqanna where Loess, and none of these current kingdoms even existed. He doesn’t think he misses it, but there is a part of him that has not fully melded into this new era. The few that he had held close were long gone, and even he had several relatives that still lingered, it wasn’t quite the same. “I just get bored, I suppose you could say.” His gaze settles more firmly on her face, noticing the apprehension that seems to have etched its way there. “You seem worried.” Again, he is tempted to dip inside of her mind – it was so much easier, but this was some moral line he had set for himself, and he had to be pushed to cross it. “Why is that?” R A E D @[Izora Lethia] RE: standing cliffside scared to jump; Lethy - Izora Lethia - 04-28-2019 forget me not; but never remember Lethy @[Raed] RE: standing cliffside scared to jump; Lethy - Raed - 05-05-2019 it's a lonely road, I know, and nothing ever stands between a bullet and your soul; He is not usually so bold with others. Raed was quiet, usually much preferring solitude over companionship. But he is not immune to the temptations of autumn. Spending so much of his time alone, it was difficult to swallow down his urges when he happened to come out – especially this time of year. She was intoxicating, without really meaning to be. Consciously, he was aware of the apprehension that he read on her face; she was unsure, and in a new land. But his instincts were doing their very best to claw their way to the surface, and he fought to regain his self-control when the winds shifted and he caught her scent. The blue stallion finds himself stepping closer as she speaks, his own smile unfurling across his lips as he says, “I dream of the past too, sometimes.” Unbidden, he dreams of the Beqanna of his youth, even though he could never claim to have done anything great during it. He had never stayed in the kingdoms, despite both parent’s involvement. He had mainly done exactly what he did now; lingered on the outskirts, only to be lured out by pretty faces and tantalizing curves. “It always proves to be fruitless. When I wake up, nothing has changed.” He gives a lazy roll of his shoulders. He wasn’t one to really get sentimental, even if he did miss what Beqanna had been like before. By now, he is close enough to touch her, and he finds that he cannot help himself. His blue muzzle sweeps the arch of her golden neck, carefully gauging her reaction to his touch. Even brimming with want and lust, he was not cruel, and his mother had instilled plenty of respect in him; he would never take something that wasn’t freely being given. “You have no reason to be worried here. I don’t there is anything too terrible lurking in Loess.” R A E D @[Izora Lethia] RE: standing cliffside scared to jump; Lethy - Izora Lethia - 05-06-2019 forget me not; but never remember Lethy @[Raed] |