Looking from Corda to Alethrio she smiles, "Yes, she is....as long as I can see her and the stars in the sky, I know that there is still hope." She pauses for a moment and then takes Alethrio's hand in hers.
"Corda, Alethiro and I are getting married tomorrow night....I'll understand if you don't feel like coming....but, I'd really like it if you would. I was also kind of wondering....that is, would you like to stay with me in my room tonight? I don't want you to feel alone and I have plenty of room, but if you want to be alone that's okay too. I just wanted you to know you didn't have to be alone if you didn't want to be."
"I know my love. Hopefully she'll find her way. She said that the fact that we found something beyond battle in our love gives her hope."
Sādhanā leans in kissing her wife gently. "Now how about we get out of this armor and into a hot bath, besides I have something.....interesting to tell you."
"Then let's go have a look at them, shall we?"
"I'll be there Arista, don't you worry." Glancing at the moon once more, "Thank you for this, it helped." Turning towards the stairs, the young witch heads back down.
"Oh?" Clara asks as she unbuckles her breastplate and removes the padding beneath it.
Elena nods and takes Drago's hand, leading him to her family's store.
Asha smiles as her daughter and beau walk in. "What brings you two by?"
Elena goes behind the counter and brings out a small box. "I needed to look at the pins. Drago and I want to give a couple to Alethiro and Arista for their wedding. So, Drago, what animals do you think symbolize Arista and Alethiro?"
"How about, a dove and a butterfly. I think it'll suit them perfectly." Drago replied after thinking a moment.
"Yes, but it's a lot to absorb."Sādhanā says, standing up and starting on the fastenings on her armor.
Sensing the worry creeping into her love's mind she shakes her head, "Nothing bad...just....wierd."
Clara gets the rest of gear off and helps her wife. "Weird?"
Elena searches in the box and finds the two Drago asked for. The butterfly bears several small amber gems, while the dove has a tiny emerald for an eye.
"Perfect. These will work beautifully."
Elena smiles. "Anything else you'd like to do tonight, Drago?"
"Maybe seemingly impossible would be a better way of saying it."Sādhanā says, gathering the couple's things for their bath. "Remember the dream you had a few nights ago?"
Harakhty bids Zeph goodnight, then heads to turn-in himself. After a brief prayer, he passes-out without much of a wait.
In the morning, he went and visited Hasina. I may not get to see her much if I am to set out again. There were so many tasks that needed doing, but he was but a single person. She is right though - I cannot fault myself. I must get help.
And so it was the vanara set off around noon in search of Arista and her retinue, hoping to see which threat they would like to ward-off once their festivities allowed.
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"Good night, Cyna...my love," Sienna murmurs before falling asleep.
Cyna stares at the beautiful woman beside her as she drifts off to sleep. It was strange how simply being around Sienna made the Ranger feel more at ease, so much so that she could laugh about the horrors of the world around them. Like everything that threatened the pair was nothing more than a joke compared to the connection the two shared.
Cyna had never slept more peacefully than when she was wrapped around the woman at her side.
Clara nods.
Sitting at the edge of the bed, the Anizari looks at her wife. ”The Anizari were pretty much legends and myths to you growing up right?” she asks.
"Yes, they were."
"Have you ever even heard of a male Anizari?"
Clara shakes her head. "I can't say that I have."
"And yet you saw today, there are Anizari who appear to be in our age range, and others who are older, and I get the impression those in the places we weren't allowed to go had younger among them. They aren't immortal even though apparently they age slower, but that means more Anizari keep being born. That's what I wanted to ask about today."Sādhanā says taking Clara's hands in her own.
Clara tries to follow her wife's words. "Well, don't skirt around it, love. Whatever it is, I'll listen."
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A combination of wonder and trepidation floods through their bond. Taking a deep breath Sādhanā continues.
“Apparently Aroden decided to give the Anizari a…very special gift. Aside from being a sort of natural armor these markings apparently hold….my lineage? The bloodline I would pass on I guess.”
She runs her hand through her hair. ”On the last night of the year during the full moon there’s a special blessing of Aroden that will happen that would make it possible for an Anizari to get someone pregnant. As Jarrah put it the new moon rising will grant me certain “attributes” as she put it to make it possible, and the changes will last until dawn.”
Nervousness over Clara’s reaction floods the connection, mirrored in Sādhanā’s eyes as her wife absorbs the impact of her words.
Clara eyes widen for a moment, then she lets out a girlish giggle. "Oh, well...that would be wonderful, wouldn't it?"
The smile that spreads across Sādhanā's face mirrors the overwhelming sense of amazement and love filling her heart. Exceeded anything she could have hoped for, Clara's reaction left her practically speechless.
"It definitely would be love,more than I'd ever thought possible." she laughs taking Clara into her arms. "You definitely processed that faster than I did, Love."
"Well, your nervousness kind of gave it away," Clara says, kissing Sādhanā softly. "Come on and let's get our bath. I think today has worn me out."
With a contented sigh Sādhanā joins her wife on the walk to the baths. "Everytime I think I love you as much as my heart can muster, you make me love you more."
Clara laughs. "I don't want your heart to explode, love."
Sādhanā hears faint splashing coming from one of the bathrooms.
Cocking her head to the side,Sādhanā raises a finger to her lips as she stops. "Do you hear that?" she whispers."Splashing coming from over there," she says indicating the bathroom the sound is coming from.
Clara nods. "Couldn't it just be one of the group?"
"Probably, maybe I'm just being jumpy."Sādhanā replies.
Suddenly, as Sādhanā speaks aloud, the splashing abruptly stops.
Clara shakes her head and motions to the door.
Nodding silently Sādhanā moves towards the door motioning for Clara to move to the other side as she puts her ear to it.
Clara quietly moves to the other side of the door.
Sādhanā hears the sounds of someone trying to quietly exit a tub.
Sādhanā shrugs looking at Clara as she signals that someone might be getting out.
Clara shrugs.
Realizing that ye person bathing was probably isn't a threat, Sādhanā moves to the same side as Clara so as to not appear as if setting up an ambush.
Jelks opens the bathroom door and looks around. "Ah! Uhmm, hey..."
Her hair is still dripping wet and her feet squish inside her boots.
Taking the dripping young woman in, Sādhanā smiles. "Uh hi. Jelks isn't it? Did we interrupt you? You're .........still wet, I'm sure they have towels at ye common house."
"I'll be there Arista, don't you worry." Glancing at the moon once more, "Thank you for this, it helped." Turning towards the stairs, the young witch heads back down.
Arista sighs and watches her head back down before looking over at Alethiro, a worried look upon her face. "Do you think she'll be alright? I'm just....I don't know....I don't know what else to do for her except to make sure she knows that we're here for her if she needs us."
She shudders for a moment before wrapping her arms around Alethiro and leans against him, her head resting on his shoulder.