06-08-2017, 08:34 PM
Relief came in waves when her eyes traveled back to his. He held her gaze in a hard attempt to read her. She who he found so interesting. His marked lips pulled into a small smile as she echoed his words. His name, long not spoken by others, was free once again. A name full of stories.
She spoke once more, Krigare finding himself interested in her assumption. She was correct. The stallion was not from these lands. Nor had he realized where he truly was. He looked around quickly, noting how very odd this place was.
"You are correct."
He replied, nodding as she continued to speak. The statement was mundane. Normal for someone to say. A simple something she had pointed out. And then the word hit him like a million tons of earth. Crushing him entirely.
home.
He had not thought about anything close to the word in a while. He had simply considered the land where he lay to be his 'home'. But no. Those four letters meant so much more. Home meant a place to stay, to feel safe, somewhere where you no longer had to wander.
And that was all he had known. Wandering.
He opened his lips to form a reply but found his mind empty. He silently thanked whatever it was that caused her to speak again. Once more, his lips had no words to pass through them. He was speechless.
What was he looking for? This home she spoke of? A friend? That was what he had wanted at first wasnt it? But oh no. Now he was yearning to wake up to the same stretch of land each day. Alone or not. He was yearning not to see all new places for once. He was in need of this 'home' wherever that turned out to be.
"Truthfully? I dont quite know Spark."
Krigare found himself vulnerable under her gaze once more. He was always so sure of himself. So sure that wherever he went he would be fine. That if his legs finally gave and he found himself surrounded by wolves, he would be okay. That whatever it was that kept him alive would keep him safe.
Though now he was faced with real questions. Something she most likely didnt realize how much it impacted him. Because he had never had to think about these things. He only needed to think about where he was going, and that was nowhere. It was just forward. Onward until he could run no more, onward until he could no longer walk, onward until he could no longer keep his open or breathe clean air. Onward until the screeching of his burning body finally stopped him and he collapsed wherever it was until he found strength to go again.
Yet here he was, asking what he wanted. What he truly wanted, and like most.
He had no clue what that was.
She spoke once more, Krigare finding himself interested in her assumption. She was correct. The stallion was not from these lands. Nor had he realized where he truly was. He looked around quickly, noting how very odd this place was.
"You are correct."
He replied, nodding as she continued to speak. The statement was mundane. Normal for someone to say. A simple something she had pointed out. And then the word hit him like a million tons of earth. Crushing him entirely.
home.
He had not thought about anything close to the word in a while. He had simply considered the land where he lay to be his 'home'. But no. Those four letters meant so much more. Home meant a place to stay, to feel safe, somewhere where you no longer had to wander.
And that was all he had known. Wandering.
He opened his lips to form a reply but found his mind empty. He silently thanked whatever it was that caused her to speak again. Once more, his lips had no words to pass through them. He was speechless.
What was he looking for? This home she spoke of? A friend? That was what he had wanted at first wasnt it? But oh no. Now he was yearning to wake up to the same stretch of land each day. Alone or not. He was yearning not to see all new places for once. He was in need of this 'home' wherever that turned out to be.
"Truthfully? I dont quite know Spark."
Krigare found himself vulnerable under her gaze once more. He was always so sure of himself. So sure that wherever he went he would be fine. That if his legs finally gave and he found himself surrounded by wolves, he would be okay. That whatever it was that kept him alive would keep him safe.
Though now he was faced with real questions. Something she most likely didnt realize how much it impacted him. Because he had never had to think about these things. He only needed to think about where he was going, and that was nowhere. It was just forward. Onward until he could run no more, onward until he could no longer walk, onward until he could no longer keep his open or breathe clean air. Onward until the screeching of his burning body finally stopped him and he collapsed wherever it was until he found strength to go again.
Yet here he was, asking what he wanted. What he truly wanted, and like most.
He had no clue what that was.
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