Tension

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He nodded at her allowing him to stay for the night, thinking how generous for her to let him rest here before he returned to his family.
    “Thank you...” Arkin replied.
    Gazing around the hut again as he searched for a place to sit down close enough to where she was located, Arkin found a chair to sit on. He ambled on over to it and sat down with his feet barely touching the ground. He glanced around again, seemingly deciding if he should ask her why she didn't have good encounters with his people.
    He lowered his eyes and stared down at his feet as he started kicking his legs back-and-forth lightly as he grasped both sides of the chair with his hands while biting his lower lips.
    Out of nowhere, he commented, “My mother and father wouldn't want any trouble if they do end up finding me. They are tired of war, fighting, and killing others. We have our own farm. It's pretty lonely out there, but my father wanted a better life for us...for me when I was born.” He stopped moving and sighed. “They didn't want me to - “
    He grimaced a little, stopping himself from continuing before he could say anything more.
    Looking up and right at her curiously, he questioned, “What did Azgedakru do? Did they...hurt you?”

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word count: 230

notes: Since we're doing an AU...my AU for Arkin is that he's a Natblida - that's what he doesn't want to say. His family tries to keep him hidden when they see that people are approaching their farmstead in case they are scouts, or they try to keep him close-by, and that's why he sneaks away. lol Part of his story about hunting for a predator is true though - he just decided to go where he shouldn't. ;p Let me know if you want to go for that AU. It could come up somehow. ;o

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[Malia]

Arkin

"Your family sounds decent. I think that if I were to meet them, we'd get along. I have great respect for people who live a life without violence," she said, looking at him. She didn't know what he was going to say, but they all had their secrets.

Malia clenched her teeth, looking away when Arkin asked her what Azgeda did.

"They attacked my village one night. I was young then, maybe around 12 winters old. Our people had not done anything to them, and we were not expecting it. They killed my family, but I played dead so they would not kill me. I do not trust them, nor do I want anything to do with them. I see now that I was closed minded to think that you are all the same. You proved to me that there are good people in your Clan," she said, smiling a bit at him.

OOC: That sounds good to me. It will add a twist to the plot. (:

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Arkin smiled warmly, giving her a nod. He thought it would be a good thing for her and her clan to meet the rest of his family. Perhaps they will all become good friends and allies. It would be a nice change, and his father and mother always told him that change is good when things like this happened. As he listened to what happened between her and Azgeda, his shoulders slumped at the mention of her losing her family. He lowered his gaze to the floor for a few moments. 
    "When I am older, I wish to stop all of this,"
    He looked up at her. "All of this fighting, killing, and war between all clans...I want it to stop..."
    He trailed off with a sigh, looking away. It was wishful thinking from a child or anyone tired of it, but he has seen the look in his parents' eyes, and in his brother and sister's own. They desired peace, and part of each of them wished to send him to Polis in hopes to achieve that peace, but they do not wish to lose him in a Conclave. They don't agree with that tradition, which is why they live in isolation ever since he was born, and try to hide him...and yet, he sneaks off to explore the world beyond his home. He wished he could tell her he was a Natblida, but he didn't know how she would react. 

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[Malia]

Arkin

"That is quite ambitious, but I do not think one person could do much to change the way all Clans live. War has always been a part of life. As nice as it would be to stop that, it is unrealistic," Malia said, she tried to sit up a bit. It hurt her ribs to move, so she stopped. She didn't want to lie in bed, she wanted to be out helping her people.

 

"Before I forget, make sure you talk to Piers. He is the one who is in charge of butchering the meat. "Tell him that I am allowing you to take the bear. You deserve it," she told him. She didn't necessarily want him to leave, but she wasn't sure why. She felt like he understood her, in ways that the members of her Clan couldn't. Perhaps it was because they were around the same age. He had things to do, she was sure, anyways. Piers wasn't going to wait before butchering the bear, anyhow.

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“My brother tells me I'm too ambitious with wanting all clans to live in peace...but, I know I won't be able to do it on my own,” Arkin nodded in agreement with her. “That's why I will find those who think like me and they can help me with it.”
    He gradually stood when he noticed she was having some trouble sitting up and stood there awkwardly as he wondered if she needed help or not.
    The boy sighed, biting at his lower lip for a moment or two, thinking about what he could do if he did go to Polis, in spite of what his parents did not want him to become. He then perked up when she told him that she was allowing him to take the bear, as he earned it.
    “Really...?” His eyes widen with surprise. “Thank you. I'll make sure to tell Piers then.” He smiled happily. “Thanks again.”
    As an after thought, he asked, "Do you need any help?"

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word count: 166

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[Malia]

Arkin

Malia hesitated a bit when Arkin asked her if she needed any help. She was starting to feel tired now, so she didn't want to sit up anymore.

 "No, I am good, thank you," she told him. She settled down a bit, making herself more comfortable.

 "I am going to rest now," she told him, letting him know that she wanted to sleep. She closed her eyes, feeling exhausted all of a sudden. She normally wouldn't shut her eyes when someone she didn't know was around, especially when it was just them alone, but she knew that he wasn't going to harm her.

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Arkin nodded. "Okay," he whispered.
    He stood there for a few moments, keeping an eye on her before quietly taking his leave to allow her to recuperate from her bear attack. As he headed to go look for Piers in the village, he wondered if he was ever going to see her again after this and if he could return here, and perhaps the village and his family can become allies. It would be a start to his wish for peace between clans. He had to start somewhere, and perhaps this was where he needed to be to work on it. Fate can be a strange thing if one believed in such a thing.
    He walked up to one of the villagers, asking, "Where's Piers? I was told to go talk to him."
    Nodding, the villager pointed him in the right direction and before going that way, he thanked them and left. Before long, he was where Piers was working in a hut, butchering meat that was brought in by hunters.
    "Piers?" Arkin called out his name. "Malia told me to talk to you about the bear that was attacking her, but I was able to kill it before it could kill her."

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word count: 203

notes: Wasn't sure if you'd like to RP as Piers or not, so I stopped there.

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[Malia]

Piers, a gruff-looking man turned around. He pointed a knife at the carcass. "It's all yours," he told Arkin. If Malia wanted him to have the bear, then Piers wasn't going to deny him it. He turned back to the rabbit carcass he had been cleaning up, leaving Arkin to do his own thing.


Malia had a nightmare, as usual. The bear was tearing through her village, killing everyone in sight. She had tried to stop it, but the bear simply killed her. She woke up screaming, jerking awake, her eyes flinging open.

OOC: It doesn't matter to me. (: