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On sunny days - Kemal - September 29, 2025
He returns to the pass with a new face at his side. It's strange to him, how Verpaz has suddenly began to see growth. First Panacea, now Margarida.
As promised, the first thing he does is lead her to a cache.
Here, come take what you prefer.Kemal digs up the carefully stored meat; rodents, lamb, and lizards alike. He wonders how their prey will change when they move north. It won't be far, but the mesa and pass are different nonetheless.
For the others, the tasks he plans to assign seem obvious. Their skills are clear, weaknesses apparent, but Margarida? He can't quite decide. Maybe she's just too new, maybe she hasn't revealed enough of herself.
He knows from stories that Soto would have told her to have children, find a man, something that would lead her down a soft path of motherhood. Kemal wouldn't feel right doing the same. It isn't something that should be demanded.
RE: On sunny days - Margarida - October 03, 2025
her thin frame folded low as he unearthed the cache, the sharp scent of earth and blood mingling as the meat was drawn up. dark eyes softened, lashes low, and she dipped her head.
obrigada, senhor kemal,she murmured, voice soft, lilting, her tongue curling the word as only her people did. she nosed gently toward the lamb, the tenderness of it a balm to her starved belly.
a glance flicked upward, fleeting, a shimmer of gratitude plain upon her face.
you are kind… too kind. i will not forget.
her plume-tail shifted slow behind her, a gesture of compliance, of quiet respect.
RE: On sunny days - Kemal - October 03, 2025
Kemal couldn't smile at her words. "Too kind" had always felt like more of a threat than a compliment. He shrugged, turning his head to stare down the pass.
If you are mine, I take care of you.That was a promise he was determined to keep. Verapaz would not suffer under his rule, even if it meant he would.
Did you come from far?He asks, relaxed enough to sit.
The lowlands are not an easy journey for most.Though she seemed relatively healthy, which Kemal supposed had kept him from doubting her.
He considered taking a snack for himself, but held off for the time being. Later he would hunt down a sheep or an off-guard pronghorn, something he could bring home to share. It would be a better use of his time than eating meat now meant for others.
RE: On sunny days - Margarida - October 11, 2025
her eyes softened at his question, though she did not answer right away. the wind was kind to her today—warm, carrying the salt of the distant flats, the memory of the coast. it tugged gently at her fur as she lowered herself near him, graceful, unhurried.
sim,she murmured, voice lilting like the hush of waves.
from very far. across water, across stone.her gaze followed his to the pass, tracing its long spine into the horizon.
many nights walking. many suns.
there was a faint smile then, wistful, secretive.
casal de são simão,she said quietly, though she doubted the name meant much here.
my mother called it terra de mel e vento—land of honey and wind. i think... i miss it.
her shoulders lifted in a small shrug, elegant even in weariness.
but verapaz,she continued, glancing toward him,
it feels... alive. it breathes. like something waiting to grow.her tone held that same reverence one might use for prayer.
you care for it,she observed, soft but certain.
and i care for those who care, senhor kemal.
RE: On sunny days - Kemal - October 16, 2025
Kemal listened in silence, taking in her words with an expression that said they were not simply passing through him. A land of honey and wing sounded far more pleasant than anything he knew, and he wondered why she had come here.
I understand.He missed his first home, too. But Siena was gone now, and he knew better than to hold onto it.
But I hope that Verapaz will become a place you could miss, too.Kemal wondered if it was that for him, and he supposed it had to be. He could have fled the pass after defeating Soto, that was what he had planned to do, but here he was.
There was something of acknowledgement that sparked warmth in his chest. He did care for Verapaz, very dearly. It felt good to have someone recognise it.
Care for me?He repeated, managing a smile that only pricked the corners of his mouth.
Then I will not let you go hungry.He swore it. He wasn't so sure how else to respond to her words.
When you swear to our omerta, I will have to give you a task for you to ascend ranks.Kemal clicks his tongue,
Your first will be easy, but after that.. not so much.He recalled stories from Leandros, how he had been sent on impossible search for a nameless woman, and Leto who had been told to have children.
Tell me what you are good at.
RE: On sunny days - Margarida - October 31, 2025
sorry for letting her drop. can i get her added back? thank you!
what i am good at…she echoed, the words soft as prayer, touched by the musical tremor of her native tongue.
ai, senhor kemal—isso is a difficult thing to say of oneself, não?
margarida’s gaze drifted to the horizon, where the light bled gold through the pass. the sun caught in her lashes, in the silvered edges of her fur.
i have known hunger,she said finally, tone low and contemplative.
the kind that makes you clever. the kind that teaches patience. i am good with small things—threads, herbs, the way hides dry in the wind. i know how to listen, and how to see what others overlook.
a pause, and she looked at him then, truly looked—dark eyes steady, flecked with that quiet, unflinching curiosity that seemed to make men uncomfortable.
and i am good with secrets,she confessed in a whisper, almost a smile ghosting her lips.
they come to me, sometimes. maybe because i do not speak them back.
her tail brushed the earth idly.
if verapaz breathes, i can help it breathe softer. stronger.her chin tilted, a little proud.
you will not regret my oath, senhor.
RE: On sunny days - Kemal - October 31, 2025
For sure :) there's a meeting in the mesa, you're welcome to join. Margarida and Panacea are going to be promoted once it's archived.
Kemal shrugged. Was it not important to understand your own strengths and weaknesses?
Nonetheless, he listened to her speak. He supposed that what she told him was expected; soft skills for a soft woman. His mother would have approved. Kemal could appreciate someone who knew how to listen, it was a something that proved surprisingly difficult for most.
I'll keep what you have said in mind.He promises. Dipping his head, he turns to leave. Margarida will be left to eat in peace.