“What I was saying then, were things I wanted to say before.  But while you were gone the wind began to speak to me, and I grew restless on my perch.  While you were gone I flew away because I realized that I couldn’t wait for you, that I didn’t want to.”  She finished, flashing a smile that reflected her pride, and insight.

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When Rai had thought about what would happen if Odran and Esras actually met face to face a lot of arguing came to mind.  She knew that both parties were not particularly trusting of the other, and with reason.  Both men had their own presence and power, and she knew that when they faced each other they would push, pull and generally fight ( Read more... )

  “You never stop do you?”

He asked while he chopped some carrots, he didn’t look up, just continued to focus on the task in front of him.  That was his way in the end; he took what was in front of him and dealt with that first.  Rai was standing in his kitchen space watching him, feeling like an intruder, as though she was some dark spot ( Read more... )

  Everything was on fire, every bone, every sinew of her body screamed at her in protest.  Lying on the cold earth facing the sky Rai tried to collect and control her body, to make it listen to her.  It had not happened like she thought it would have how she had pictured it in her head.  She had walked in with Esras’ approval that he would be there ( Read more... )

  Rai sat in the stool picking at her food lightly.  Her thoughts were elsewhere tonight and so she felt little hunger.  Esras was sitting next to her; he towered over her even when they were sitting.  His ragged hat was seated on the empty stool next to him, his worn dress coat still sat snug to his thin frame.  Unlike her he happily ate up ( Read more... )

  There is a story to be told.  It is whispered in the wind and written in the skies, a tale of freedom, love, loss and anger.  No one can hear it all, just bits and pieces, small touches of those who were involved wishing to impart their knowledge to those around.

She can hear them though; she stands in the middle of the wooded park, next to ( Read more... )

  She sat still on the stone perch.  The wind tore at her, working its fingers at her bound hair in hopes of freeing the brown locks from their confinement.  The wood around her was otherwise still and calm, no creature made its presence known, the sense of danger loomed over all of them.  A small sound came from behind her, but she makes no effort ( Read more... )

  She was sorry that she interfered.  It was at times like this though that she couldn’t help herself.  Laying there on the bed she stared at the curled form in front of her, when their friends had gone to get food for the movie they were about to watch, she felt the air shift, as emotions were less crowded.  There was only two in the room now.

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  She drifted gracefully across the ice, the smooth surface surrendering to her blades as she glided and twisted among the people.   She had always loved skating.  Although the space was limited, she continued to round in circles, not caring that she was the only person there skating alone.

She smiled at the lovers, holding hands with one ( Read more... )

He stood there, his presence hovering just in her vision and yet just out of reach.  To really look she would have to put some effort into it, and in the past she most likely would have.  But now, now she would not.  She paid attention instead to the screen in front of her, it was a simple game, she had played it many times in the past.  Fit the ( Read more... )