09-01-2017, 03:47 PM
He takes his time navigating through the shale and splintered dark rock. It was no easy journey they were making, on another day he may have even found it tiresome or tedious, but not today. And Levi finds he likes her a little more when his little joke to himself about the dark does not slip past her. "Oh, why? You aren't scared of the dark are you?" his tone remains light, he makes an effort to keep anything that might resemble a threat out of his voice. It's juvenile, he knows, but he feels this Amorette isn't opposed to a little banter.
It never really got dark in Tephra - not dark like The Forest could get dark. Sometimes he missed that, the easiness of being nothing more than a shadow in the woods. But that nostalgia was rare. There was no future for him in The Forest or any place other than his home. Even if he did get a thrill out being one with the gloom of the forest like so many had before him.
He turns his concentration back to the trail they are blazing, visually picking out the best course for the next five minutes of their walk. Small flames appear two by two hovering at ankle height above the ground on either side of the trail he has visualized. The fire mage pushes heat into this flames making them glow brightly and despite the morning sunlight each beacon glows hot and white as far as the eye can see.
He had always been more for show than tell.
Each set of flames disappear as the pair passes. It doesn't take much focus to maintain the ones he has already placed ahead, so, he leaves them to light their way.
He consideres her question about his travels for a moment before replying. "I've seen a few, I need to visit more." The mottled stallion doesn't mention it could be a decade before he had a warm welcome from any other territory. But It feels wrong to mention Hyaline when the mood is so light and he didn't have much information about the other kingdoms to substitute in his conversation. Levi rarely lied - even if he wasn't an upstanding citizen in all respects. And truthfully explaining how he had spent his time in Hyaline would darken the mood at best. More likely she would turn and run.
"The Forest and The River both have their advantages if you don't mind the gloom."
Damn it, Levi, don't be creepy.
"But Tephra," he begins again with a hint of pride in his voice "Tephra is well protected, organized, and not bad to look at too. I don't think there is anything she is lacking." He looks back to see if his newfound companion agrees and then takes his turn as the listener while she speaks of her birthplace.
He realizes that she was born before The Reckoning, in a world he had only ever heard stories of, and his curiosity only grows. This serves as a reminder of how little he knew about so many of the horses he shared his home with and he decides that after he accomplishes his goal of walking all of the Tephra, his next goal will be to know his countrymen better.
"Is your family here too?" He regrets his question as soon as it leaves his mouth, and he turns his head away from her to look up the path. He had learned that many horses had lost loved ones in the turmoil during and after that terrible event, and in haste, he racks his mind for something else to say which she can respond to other than the question about her family. "I'm glad you feel that way about Tephra though, even if it isn't where you were born. Do you consider yourself a warrior or maybe a diplomat? I'm not sure what I am yet."
It never really got dark in Tephra - not dark like The Forest could get dark. Sometimes he missed that, the easiness of being nothing more than a shadow in the woods. But that nostalgia was rare. There was no future for him in The Forest or any place other than his home. Even if he did get a thrill out being one with the gloom of the forest like so many had before him.
He turns his concentration back to the trail they are blazing, visually picking out the best course for the next five minutes of their walk. Small flames appear two by two hovering at ankle height above the ground on either side of the trail he has visualized. The fire mage pushes heat into this flames making them glow brightly and despite the morning sunlight each beacon glows hot and white as far as the eye can see.
He had always been more for show than tell.
Each set of flames disappear as the pair passes. It doesn't take much focus to maintain the ones he has already placed ahead, so, he leaves them to light their way.
He consideres her question about his travels for a moment before replying. "I've seen a few, I need to visit more." The mottled stallion doesn't mention it could be a decade before he had a warm welcome from any other territory. But It feels wrong to mention Hyaline when the mood is so light and he didn't have much information about the other kingdoms to substitute in his conversation. Levi rarely lied - even if he wasn't an upstanding citizen in all respects. And truthfully explaining how he had spent his time in Hyaline would darken the mood at best. More likely she would turn and run.
"The Forest and The River both have their advantages if you don't mind the gloom."
Damn it, Levi, don't be creepy.
"But Tephra," he begins again with a hint of pride in his voice "Tephra is well protected, organized, and not bad to look at too. I don't think there is anything she is lacking." He looks back to see if his newfound companion agrees and then takes his turn as the listener while she speaks of her birthplace.
He realizes that she was born before The Reckoning, in a world he had only ever heard stories of, and his curiosity only grows. This serves as a reminder of how little he knew about so many of the horses he shared his home with and he decides that after he accomplishes his goal of walking all of the Tephra, his next goal will be to know his countrymen better.
"Is your family here too?" He regrets his question as soon as it leaves his mouth, and he turns his head away from her to look up the path. He had learned that many horses had lost loved ones in the turmoil during and after that terrible event, and in haste, he racks his mind for something else to say which she can respond to other than the question about her family. "I'm glad you feel that way about Tephra though, even if it isn't where you were born. Do you consider yourself a warrior or maybe a diplomat? I'm not sure what I am yet."
Levi
so scream you, out from behind the bitter ache.
@[Amorette]