another writing prompt
white:
purity
peace
eternity
sanctuary
clean
new
purified
weddings
serenity
new beginnings
hope
I look around this sanctuary. All of the inhabitants are silently going about thier business. All dressed in fresh white robes. I feel out of place. This place has a calmness to it. I look accross the courtyard. There is an old woman in a white dress who has hair just as white as her dress. She winks at me as she catches me looking at her. "come child. We will make you whole." she said in my head. I sensed no power here. Only the peace and calmness present when power and user have attained complete oneness. The power and the person are one. I have only sensed this once, Verach, my mentor and teacher.
"come child, we will wash you first." the woman held out a hand. This place was beaufitul. There was a dark stone fountain in the center of the hallway. The ground was polished white stone. I knew it was stone because I could see small flecks of silver running in viens. This is a place I can see myself coming to love. This is a place that the horros I have been through, can be forgotten. This is a place of healing. I didn't know I needed healing, but I sensed it now. I felt a warmth flood over my skin. This is a place of peace, a place of harmony. That's what the white means.
She led me to a washroom. It was a room with a large tiled bath, all was white, except for one small black water fountain that could almost fit in my hand. The ball that the water flowed over was qhite, the base was black. Yin and yang as it were. For all the whiteness there was also black to compliment the white. There were women who started to remove my dirty traveling cloths. This was a bizaar feeling. I felt nothing lustful about what they were doing. Only service.
"once you have been washed you will have a massage to relax your muscles. Then you will sleep. You are here to be healed child. First you must have a clean body and clean clothes. You will be given the same clothes the rest of the other women have been given. They are all of different backgrounds. None disclose why they are here, only that they once came just as you did child. All different ages, some even came here pregnant and scared and gave birth here. We do not ask why they come, only that they are here is enough. Every new comer is first taken to the baths and washed by some of the women out of service. You will bathe yourself after this. It's a symbol of washing your past life and wories away and accepting you as thier own. All of these women have powers like your own. Some are still having a hard time learning to be without thier other life, but all are hear because they wish to be whole again. Welcome, child, and be whole. I know that you are not here to stay here, but nonetheless I know you are in need of the healing we can give you. I can sense you are at odds with your power. We will teach you how to be one with your powers. Days and months have no meaning in this place. These women will become your sister. I am happy we found you when we did, little one. You were going to destroy yourself by weilding power you weren't ready for. Welcome to our sanctuary. Welcome to Liavia." said the old woman and then she turned to leave. "relax little one. you will find no harm to you here. Your enemies and demons can not find you here."
My clothes now were put into a basket and carried off. The women told me to kneel and turn around. Then they washed me. When they were done they handed me a white robe that was warm. They then took me to a room that was lit by a few candles. There another woman gave me a back massage that melted all my worries and tension away. Then I again was given another robe and led to a room with 4 beds that had white sheets. This place was so clean, it made me feel like I'd be desecrating this place just by being here. "It's ok little one. You will learn that it's ok to have a past." I heard a comforting voice in my head say. "sleep now. Tommorow we will start you on the path to true healing." And with that, I laid down. 3 other women came in, silently. all of them kneeled on some black pads just inside the sliding door and just sat in a calm state for a few moments, deep in thought. Then one by one they turned around picked up the mats and put them under the beds, and turned in. Each had a candle that was blown out when they headed into thier bed.
"goodnight, Castra, Giana, and I don't know your name, child. I'm Nedara"
"I'm Natario. So the one to m left is Nedara?"
"correct."
"I'm Castra"
"so the one in front of me is Castra?"
"correct. The one to the left and in front of you is Giana. She doesn't say much, only when it's important"
"so we have Nedara.... Castra... and Giana?"
"yes. Welcome to Laicia, child. We will get more introduced in the morning. Sleep, you will need it, little one."
And with that all of them blew thier candles and went into a deep much needed sleep. The walls of a place have never been so comforting, not since I was taken from earth and told about my powers had walls felt so safe.
purity
peace
eternity
sanctuary
clean
new
purified
weddings
serenity
new beginnings
hope
I look around this sanctuary. All of the inhabitants are silently going about thier business. All dressed in fresh white robes. I feel out of place. This place has a calmness to it. I look accross the courtyard. There is an old woman in a white dress who has hair just as white as her dress. She winks at me as she catches me looking at her. "come child. We will make you whole." she said in my head. I sensed no power here. Only the peace and calmness present when power and user have attained complete oneness. The power and the person are one. I have only sensed this once, Verach, my mentor and teacher.
"come child, we will wash you first." the woman held out a hand. This place was beaufitul. There was a dark stone fountain in the center of the hallway. The ground was polished white stone. I knew it was stone because I could see small flecks of silver running in viens. This is a place I can see myself coming to love. This is a place that the horros I have been through, can be forgotten. This is a place of healing. I didn't know I needed healing, but I sensed it now. I felt a warmth flood over my skin. This is a place of peace, a place of harmony. That's what the white means.
She led me to a washroom. It was a room with a large tiled bath, all was white, except for one small black water fountain that could almost fit in my hand. The ball that the water flowed over was qhite, the base was black. Yin and yang as it were. For all the whiteness there was also black to compliment the white. There were women who started to remove my dirty traveling cloths. This was a bizaar feeling. I felt nothing lustful about what they were doing. Only service.
"once you have been washed you will have a massage to relax your muscles. Then you will sleep. You are here to be healed child. First you must have a clean body and clean clothes. You will be given the same clothes the rest of the other women have been given. They are all of different backgrounds. None disclose why they are here, only that they once came just as you did child. All different ages, some even came here pregnant and scared and gave birth here. We do not ask why they come, only that they are here is enough. Every new comer is first taken to the baths and washed by some of the women out of service. You will bathe yourself after this. It's a symbol of washing your past life and wories away and accepting you as thier own. All of these women have powers like your own. Some are still having a hard time learning to be without thier other life, but all are hear because they wish to be whole again. Welcome, child, and be whole. I know that you are not here to stay here, but nonetheless I know you are in need of the healing we can give you. I can sense you are at odds with your power. We will teach you how to be one with your powers. Days and months have no meaning in this place. These women will become your sister. I am happy we found you when we did, little one. You were going to destroy yourself by weilding power you weren't ready for. Welcome to our sanctuary. Welcome to Liavia." said the old woman and then she turned to leave. "relax little one. you will find no harm to you here. Your enemies and demons can not find you here."
My clothes now were put into a basket and carried off. The women told me to kneel and turn around. Then they washed me. When they were done they handed me a white robe that was warm. They then took me to a room that was lit by a few candles. There another woman gave me a back massage that melted all my worries and tension away. Then I again was given another robe and led to a room with 4 beds that had white sheets. This place was so clean, it made me feel like I'd be desecrating this place just by being here. "It's ok little one. You will learn that it's ok to have a past." I heard a comforting voice in my head say. "sleep now. Tommorow we will start you on the path to true healing." And with that, I laid down. 3 other women came in, silently. all of them kneeled on some black pads just inside the sliding door and just sat in a calm state for a few moments, deep in thought. Then one by one they turned around picked up the mats and put them under the beds, and turned in. Each had a candle that was blown out when they headed into thier bed.
"goodnight, Castra, Giana, and I don't know your name, child. I'm Nedara"
"I'm Natario. So the one to m left is Nedara?"
"correct."
"I'm Castra"
"so the one in front of me is Castra?"
"correct. The one to the left and in front of you is Giana. She doesn't say much, only when it's important"
"so we have Nedara.... Castra... and Giana?"
"yes. Welcome to Laicia, child. We will get more introduced in the morning. Sleep, you will need it, little one."
And with that all of them blew thier candles and went into a deep much needed sleep. The walls of a place have never been so comforting, not since I was taken from earth and told about my powers had walls felt so safe.