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"alright." myra said, pressing the tips of her fingers together. "what've you found?"
alaris grinned, excitement evident in his eyes. "i didn't have much to go off of, as expeditions to the other continent are very rare - most people don't even know about it! but from the two accounts i've been able to find, i was able to piece together that the faster aging of species from the other continent on this continent has something to do with the chemicals in the air."
myra raised an eyebrow. "chemicals?" she asked. alaris nodded. "the other continent is very small - i'm sure you know that - and as such, the chemicals in the air around it only spread out a few miles in the surrounding sea - not even remotely close to this continent. all the natives of the continent - such as the elves and faun - have adapted over centuries to grow use to the chemicals to their advantage, and receive much longer lifespans as the chemicals clean out other harmful chemicals from the air."
"alright, i think i'm following." myra said. "but because those chemicals aren't in the air here, i'm pretty much inhaling harmful chemicals for the first time?"
alaris nodded. "yes, and they likely did a number on your system while you traveled here." myra nodded. most of her first week on the ship had been spent being sick. "but your immune system naturalized against them, so they won't cause you to become sick again - but they will still affect you like they do to a human. and without a way to clean them out - the chemicals over the other continent - you'll seemingly age faster, as your body forces you to."
myra wasn't sure she completely got it, but she understood the general point. "so a chemical found across the ocean is basically what makes me live longer." she confirmed. alaris shrugged. "pretty much. neither scientist i read figured out what was in the chemical though - humans and dragons can't breathe it in to long or they'll get sick, as human immune systems reject all strong foreign chemicals."
"but could humans adapt to the chemical and live on the other continent?" myra asked the healercrafter. alaris shook his head. "no. dragons could, potentially, but human immune systems are weak compared to those of dragons or elves, and most humans would probably - well, sickness would kill them before their body adapted to inhale the chemical."
myra pinched the bridge of her nose to ward off a headache that she knew would come from all the information. "alright. thank you alaris." she said, standing up. "that was a... lot of information to say the least, but it was a good answer. you've come far from when you first joined."
alaris offered her a small grin. "now about that candlelight dinner..."
myra sighed. "i've already told you no, alaris." alaris held up his hands. "i know, you made it clear it's never happening! i was just joking this time, honest."
myra was about to reply, but a knock on the door interrupted her. she and alaris shared a glance, and myra's fingers wrapped around the hilt of her dagger as a precaution.
"hello?" called a male voice from the other side. "the builders said i'd find some people in here?"
reminder: tell the builders they can't just tell anyone passing by where we are. thought myra. she then proceeded to open the door to come face to face with a dark-skinned elf. he jumped back in surprise and into a taller woman whos hand reflexively moved to her dagger. myra scanned the two. the elf was her height and had bright pink hair and no visible weapons. the woman was taller, had a mohawk, and a wary expression. she had only a dagger and a set of wings on her back. a nephilim.
the three stared at each other before alaris coughed meaningfully from behinds myra. the lady holder came to her senses and let the two in. alaris offered them each a seat and myra released her grip of her dagger, and made sure the nephilim did the same before introducing herself.
"i am lady holder myracle of dovefeather hold. who might you be?"
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kiiron eyed the apple in the tree. he pointed his bow towards the apple and let his arrow fly. he missed, instead hitting a tree behind it. he sighed and let his bow drop to his side. there was a snort from above him. "there's easier ways to gather apples, you know." asariel said, picking apples higher up on the branches of the trees.
kiiron snorted back at her. "says the woman who's flying." myracle swung down from one of the lowest branches of a nearby tree and tossed an apple towards kiiron. he barely managed to catch before it nailed him in the head. "then climb a tree." the lady holder said. "your a farmercrafter for faranath's sake! you should be apple to gather apples!"
kiiron rolled his eyes and tossed the apple back to her. she glowered at him before turning back to the task on hand. it had only been a few sevendays since kiiron had joined dovefeather, but he was enjoying his time at the hold.
"you know you're cute when you're angry!" kiiron called out to her on impulse. it wasn't a lie though, kiiron knew. it was the truth.
myra tossed the apple backhanded at kiiron and he stumbled back in surprise, tripping over a rock and falling flat on his back as the apple soared over his head.
"ow." kiiron announced. he looked up at the sliver of the sky he could see through the trees for a moment, and a huge bronze shape passed over it. "shards and -" kiiron said, scrambling backwards in surprise.
the bronze shadow passed over the canopy a few more times before leaving. myracle and asariel were both watching the dragon soar away.
"shards and shells." kiiron breathed out. asariel looked just as impressed. "was that a dragon?" the nephilim asked, her eyes still on the now-empty sky. myra gave a short nod of affirmation, and then realizing they weren't looking at her, said, "correct. bronzerider n'reg from black rock weyrhold coming to make sure dovefeather was doing fine, no doubt."
"that dragon had a dragonrider?" kiiron asked sounding faint. "mmmhmm." affirmed myra. kiiron peered into the sky, trying to find the dragon again with no avail - it was long gone. "i would love to be a dragonrider." he decided, sitting up.
asariel reassumed her usual serious manner. "while dragons may be impressive, i would never try an impression. i can fly perfectly well on my own, thanks."
myra shook her head. "i'd have to disagree. having a friend and partner for the rest of your life that understands you more completely than any other? being a dragonrider would be my ultimate dream come true."
silence ensued for a moment before kiiron broke the moment of awe by tossing the apple back at myra. the elf caught it and glowered at kiiron. "i won't miss the next time i throw this." the elf warned. kiiron laughed, but took her word to heart. he did not want to get hit with any more apples.
now.
asariel was sharpening her dagger when lady holder myracle found her. asariel looked up and nodded at the other woman. "do you need anything from me?" the nephilim asked.
myracle shook her head. "i don't need anything, but i feel like you do." for the past turn, myra had been noting both kiiron and asariel's actions, and there was a broad difference between the two. kiiron was much more carefree and boisterous, where asariel was always quick, precise, and always tense. myra knew there was a reason asariel closed up around others, and the elf could tell it was eating away at the nephilim's consciousness. if asariel could get it off her chest, it would likely be beneficial for the farmercrafter.
asariel gave the lady holder a guarded look. "i don't need anything, though it's thoughtful of you to come check on me."
myra looked at her. she wasn't going to be pushed away easily. "something's bothering you." the elf said. "you're tense all the time, and though you try to hide it behind humor, i see your hand go to your weapon whenever something surprises you."
asariel stopped sharpening her dagger and looked at the ground.
"whatever it is working you up, you should probably get it off your chest." myra continued, but she stopped there, letting asariel decide if she was going to open up. the nephilim set her whetstone and dagger aside before looking myra in the eyes.
"i was abandoned by both my parents when i was four. i grew up in the wild just fine, and a traveling caravan eventually found me and picked me up years later. living in the wild - it's tough. you need to be on alert for predators at all time, and you need to be pretty much ready for anything to happen anytime. and those first couple of weeks with the caravan? they were bad. everyone acted so jumpy around me, and after that passed - there was a lot of pity. many members of the caravan thought i couldn't read or write." the nephilim rolled her eyes. "i may have been abandoned at age four, but nephilims' minds mature much faster than a humans, and i knew much more than i was given credit for. i guess i'm always tense because living in the wild for years affects people - and in the caravan, i learned people can greatly misjudge you and your situation, and they'll do what they think is right about it. however, it's not always - it's not usually - beneficial for you, and i guess i'm not ready for people to start misjudging me again."
asariel clearly wasn't going to go on, so the two women sat in silence for a bit before myra finally said, "thank you for telling me. feel any better?"
in fact, asariel did. she offered the lady holder a small smile and myracle smiled back. "yes." said the nephilim. "yes, i do."
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good luck, buddy.
alaris's words echoed in kiiron's head.
myra turned me down in about a month.
kiiron shook his head. he would do better than alaris. something about the stern, sarcastic elf drew in kiiron, like a moth to a flame. and while kiiron wasn't a stranger to having feelings for someone, this was different. this was more than a crush. getting to know the lady holder over the past turn had been kiiron's favorite part of the turn. it had started out with innocent questions about the other continent, questions which myra refused to answer. so kiiron had started asking her about dragons. and while she wasn't the most knowledgeable, she knew much more than kiiron had. these questions had turned more personal until kiiron had uncovered many small things about myra - her love of the bow and arrow, her favorite food, her favorite book, and the fact that she was rather horrible at sword fighting.
shaking himself out of his thoughts, kiiron scanned his field of vision for the lady holder. he spotted her striding away from asariel's makeshift hut and hailed her over.
"kiiron." myra said, dipping her head as she approached. "do you need something?"
"uh." said kiiron. his mouth went dry. everything he had prepared to say went out of his head, so he said the first thing that came to mind. "do you want sword fighting lessons?"
this caught myra off guard. "where is this offer coming from?"
this time kiiron regained his senses and raised his eyebrows. "my heart." he answered. smooth.
myra returned his gaze with a half-hearted glare. "do i need to go and find that apple?"
"oh no, please don't." said kiiron. "i never wish to see that apple again. but i… well. i remembered you told me you were bad at sword fighting and just thought it was a skill you should know - and i would teach you."
myra rolled her eyes - he wasn't fooling her one bit. but she couldn't help offering him a small smile. "alright, i accept your offer. but you better be a good swordsman, or i am finding that apple."
besides, sword fighting could turn out to be a useful skill - myra never knew when she might need it.
[CONSUMPTION]
[ the people of dovefeather 21+ turns old consume 0 servings: fast ]
[ the people of dovefeather 6-20 turns old consume 0 servings: fast ]
[ the carnivorous animals of dovefeather consume 0 servings: fast ]
[ the omnivorous animals of dovefeather consume 0 servings: fast ]
[ the herbivorous animals of dovefeather consume 0 servings: fast ]
[ADDITIONS AND RANK CHANGES]
[ the following animals are welcomed to the hold: none ]
[ the following births are welcomed to the hold: none ]
[ the following villagers are welcomed to the hold: kiiron, asariel onefeather ]
[ the following crafters have been promoted to master: none ]
[ the following apprentices have completed their training: none ]
[ the following experimenters have completed testing: none ]
[ the following children have started testing: none ]
[ the following dragonriders have completed their training: none ]
[ the following candidates have become dragonlings: none ]
[PATROLS]
[ no one goes scouting ]
[ myracle goes patrolling ]
[ no one goes hunting. ]
[ kiiron and asariel gathering ]
[ no one goes on search ]
[MEDICINE]
[ alaris (1 KP) researches medicine ]
[CRAFTING]
[ no crafting takes place this turn ]
[SEEDS]
[ no seeds have been found ]
[TRAINING]
[ n/a ]
[FAMILIES]
[ n/a ]
[DEATHS]
[ n/a ]
[MOD NOTES]
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[PERSONAL NOTES]
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