06-03-2015, 02:55 PM
She seems taut, like a bow string, but at his smile she seems to unwind. For that Cezary is glad, because he knows the toll that always being on guard can bring, he had seen it in his mother, who had broken as easily as an eggshell underfoot at his father's death. For so long, she had fought against those emotions, keeping up her barriers, staying alert and strong but - it had crushed her in the end.
"Pois?" he questions with a tilt of his head, his forelock falling into his dark eyes. He doesn't meant to put her on the spot, of course, he is just a little confused. But he realises how rude he is being and tries to change the topic. "Pleasure to meet you, Lye. You have a nice name. I've never heard it before."
Horses in Beqanna have a tendency to name themselves uniquely, so he's never actually met anyone with someone else's name, but he does think that Lye is a rather pretty name regardless.
"Ah yes, the trick is to accept the past," he says. "And to learn from it. The past is a lesson in forgiveness, self-discovery and letting things go."
Of course, he is no philosopher so he has no idea how true his statements are for anyone other than himself. "But that explains the rush, at least." he says with another well-natured smile.
"Did you come to the Field on purpose?"
"Pois?" he questions with a tilt of his head, his forelock falling into his dark eyes. He doesn't meant to put her on the spot, of course, he is just a little confused. But he realises how rude he is being and tries to change the topic. "Pleasure to meet you, Lye. You have a nice name. I've never heard it before."
Horses in Beqanna have a tendency to name themselves uniquely, so he's never actually met anyone with someone else's name, but he does think that Lye is a rather pretty name regardless.
"Ah yes, the trick is to accept the past," he says. "And to learn from it. The past is a lesson in forgiveness, self-discovery and letting things go."
Of course, he is no philosopher so he has no idea how true his statements are for anyone other than himself. "But that explains the rush, at least." he says with another well-natured smile.
"Did you come to the Field on purpose?"