February 05, 2019, 12:05 AM
the gods had been kind to her, the day she. . .died? she had teetered on the edge of oblivion and some invisible hand had pushed her back, as if to say—no. not yet. and who could deny fate? death comes when it is ready; it was not ready for her, yet.
but the fall had taken much from her. memories, for one. she woke with an empty, pounding head, no knowledge of who she was or how she got there. her bones ached; one leg was twisted beneath her at a gruesome angle. she was littered with cuts and contusions, and nauseous, to boot.
slowly, everything came back to her. but it took time. a group of coyotes on the plains discovered her, one of them kind enough—she was shocked—to nurse her back to health. she hunted with them for nearly two moons, enjoying the pleasure of their wily company. she was small enough that she fit the mold. cunning enough, too.
but the rolling flatlands returned to her the life she had lost. khorasan. the luks. conquest. the sardonically-nicknamed 'climber' was now tashkent again. the barbarian princess had returned to herself.
with some sadness, she parted with the coyotes, for while they were a beloved band of comrades, they were not family. the luks were all she held dear, and the luks she must seek out. the crashing of waves in a nearby sea were what called to her now, and so like a gull to the coast, she flew. ungainly, still, with a hind leg still on the mend—but for the first time in a long time, now, she feels free.
the brown-pelted woman nearby is like a shadow-figure from her dreams; tashkent knows her, but not by name, nor could she speak to where the she-wolf came from. the luk drifted toward the other, eyes at once sharp and soft, intrigued but gently inquisitive. not one of her sisters or cousins, for her eyes are a gold and not the sea-green she remembers. . .but someone meaningful. someone known.
but the fall had taken much from her. memories, for one. she woke with an empty, pounding head, no knowledge of who she was or how she got there. her bones ached; one leg was twisted beneath her at a gruesome angle. she was littered with cuts and contusions, and nauseous, to boot.
slowly, everything came back to her. but it took time. a group of coyotes on the plains discovered her, one of them kind enough—she was shocked—to nurse her back to health. she hunted with them for nearly two moons, enjoying the pleasure of their wily company. she was small enough that she fit the mold. cunning enough, too.
but the rolling flatlands returned to her the life she had lost. khorasan. the luks. conquest. the sardonically-nicknamed 'climber' was now tashkent again. the barbarian princess had returned to herself.
with some sadness, she parted with the coyotes, for while they were a beloved band of comrades, they were not family. the luks were all she held dear, and the luks she must seek out. the crashing of waves in a nearby sea were what called to her now, and so like a gull to the coast, she flew. ungainly, still, with a hind leg still on the mend—but for the first time in a long time, now, she feels free.
the brown-pelted woman nearby is like a shadow-figure from her dreams; tashkent knows her, but not by name, nor could she speak to where the she-wolf came from. the luk drifted toward the other, eyes at once sharp and soft, intrigued but gently inquisitive. not one of her sisters or cousins, for her eyes are a gold and not the sea-green she remembers. . .but someone meaningful. someone known.
i know you,tasha croons, though perhaps not with the same swagger as she would have offered the sentiment before. she still holds an air of mystery, but there is a childlike element to her speech now, like a toddler discovering new things for the first time.
i know your face. do you know my face?
native tongue // common tongue
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remember when you were only a child - by Indra - February 03, 2019, 03:35 PM
RE: remember when you were only a child - by Tashkent - February 05, 2019, 12:05 AM
RE: remember when you were only a child - by Indra - February 07, 2019, 10:51 AM
RE: remember when you were only a child - by Tashkent - February 08, 2019, 03:59 PM
RE: remember when you were only a child - by Indra - February 09, 2019, 05:41 PM
RE: remember when you were only a child - by Tashkent - February 17, 2019, 08:35 PM
RE: remember when you were only a child - by Indra - February 23, 2019, 11:25 AM
RE: remember when you were only a child - by Tashkent - March 03, 2019, 09:57 PM
RE: remember when you were only a child - by Indra - March 16, 2019, 10:09 AM
RE: remember when you were only a child - by Tashkent - March 22, 2019, 05:22 PM
RE: remember when you were only a child - by Indra - March 23, 2019, 09:24 AM