stronger than you know and braver than you believe

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Luna

He had tried. With the stick in hand(his father didn't trust him with a sword) he had tried to deflect the blows his father attacked him with, feeling his arms go numb from straining to keep him at bay. At the end of it his father called an end and departed back inside, but not before giving his son a stare of disappointment. The small boy was just that - small, scrawny and a complete disappointment to his father. He dropped the stick when his father had vanished from view, running towards the rivers that crossed through the lands in order to find some solace.

He tried. He really did. When he failed to block a blow it wasn't because he wasn't trying, he was tired and small and he just couldn't. He ran until he couldn't run anymore, his lungs and legs burned as he reached the waters edge, not even bothering to wince when he ran across the jagged stones. This part of the river, while wide, it wasn't deep enough for the river monsters to swim in. They were in the deeper parts of the river and the lakes where they wouldn't get caught on the rocks. A stick lay by his feet in which he bent down, picked it up and went to throw it into the water.

Arm pulled back, he was ready to let it fly when he saw movement. Not the river monster but smaller and he dropped the stick to kneel on the sharp rocks to try and get a closer look. His hands went from resting on rock to dipping into the water, feeling the cool liquid wash over his skin. The creatures seemed oblivious to his presence which was fine by him, he'd heard of the monsters that came for blood when they knew food was near. Or so his father had said. Derrick had never actually seen them before and frankly, he didn't want to.

((ooc// i realize i don't know how old they are in this thread xD maybe around 8?))

[Luna]

Kom woda ‘so gyon op, gon woda ‘so kom daun

from water we are born, to water we return

L

una didn't always initiate violence. She had however hit another Natblida in the face today when they told her that her hair looked like a bees nest. It was unnecessary, and she almost felt guilty for it afterwards. But instead of apologizing, she just marched off. A disapproving glance from Titus at the immaturity level of the exchange. Her brother thought it was amusing. Luna would target him next if he started using that insult against her. Instead, the young Natblida was wandering around the woods, deciding to see her friend. He was just outside the city, and she had just managed to catch the back of him, fleeing from somewhere.

Curiosity peaked in the young girl as she bounded off after him, her hair bouncing at the speed in which she ran. Until he stopped. She hid behind a tree, peeking her head out from the side to just silently watch him. He looked sad. Upset. Something had happened. Deciding that it wasn't nice to spy on him when he was feeling this way, Luna revealed herself and started to follow his path along the rocks so that she could meet up with him. "Derrick!" She called out, effortlessly making her way over the rocks that led them further in the midst of the water. "Are you ok?" She asked, concerned as she finally stopped when near him and looked at her friend curiously.

tag: @derrick
notes: the age is perfecto!

crafted by Molly Josephine ☁

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Luna

He could do it. Just crawl into the water and let the rushing take him away. He didn't have to drown either, just get as far away from here as possible. His father wouldn't miss him, he was a runt, right? So what did it matter if he simply vanished? For now he let the water cool down his aching muscles rather than move further in and possibly drown, but a voice that rang out made him realize he wasn't entirely alone. But the voice did more than that.

It gave him hope. Funny how friends had that effect and family often had the opposite. Well except his mother. His mother was far nicer than father ever was so he couldn't exactly hate her. And he supposed it was his mother who told his father to train the boy because it was clear that his father hadn't wanted to.

Pushing himself up right, his arms and legs soaked with water, he turned to face Luna, feeling a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. "Luna!" He hoped the sadness had faded from his eyes, wiping his forehead with a wet arm and then it hung loosely by his side. "I'm okay." He felt his throat close up, hating the fact he was lying to his friend. "I didn't have a good day training." He mumbled, pushing a rock under the water with his foot.

"But it's better now that you're here!" He added, as if that made things better. He padded through the water, nearing the shore once more. "What about you? Are you okay?" The young boy asked, not quite leaving the river for dry land yet.