November 14, 2021, 07:43 AM
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Seighard continued his trek through the night. With no particular destination in mind, he couldn't predict when his voyage would be over. The rhythmic ebb and flow of the ocean waves was new to him, and he found its sound to be strangely soothing as he trod along the beach. He would never admit it to anyone, but he had initially felt a jolt of trepidation when he'd first glimpsed the ocean and its vastness... But it's not half-bad, is it? he mused, contemplating the smoothness of the water-tossed stones and how it contrasted with the grittiness of the sand. This was so different from where he'd grown up.
He knew what he was abandoning, but what would he discover here? Still, being confronted by the unknown was more appealing than what he was leaving behind. Despite the bidding that he had done in the last year - the orders that he had followed with barely any resistance, and the consequences that he had wrought - he had been able to catch glimpses of lives so disparate from his own, and, against all odds, he had begun to develop the notion that perhaps he, too, could secure such a life... His thoughts hit a wall and he sighed, suddenly feeling a fool. Did he even deserve it?
He paused, a shallow pain originating from his front left paw. He briefly lifted it and scented his own blood - just a few small drops from where his pad had cracked open. Placing it back down, the very end of a far-reaching wave seeped underneath. Sieghard's head whipped to the side and he glared at the ocean in an accusatory manner. The salt had made his minor annoyance flare; he hadn't expected the ocean to have such a bite when touched.
Up ahead, he sighted a wolf who was partially sitting in the water. Sieghard started. Was this fellow some sort of masochist, or was he doing penance? Some would argue I have much to atone for, but... No one would find him willingly subjecting himself to the ocean's touch, not when it was so fiery! He couldn't tell whether the other's eyes were open or closed. "Ho!" he called by way of greeting. "Are you well?" he then asked, confidence already draining from his voice, sounding as uncertain as he felt.
@Aiolos
He knew what he was abandoning, but what would he discover here? Still, being confronted by the unknown was more appealing than what he was leaving behind. Despite the bidding that he had done in the last year - the orders that he had followed with barely any resistance, and the consequences that he had wrought - he had been able to catch glimpses of lives so disparate from his own, and, against all odds, he had begun to develop the notion that perhaps he, too, could secure such a life... His thoughts hit a wall and he sighed, suddenly feeling a fool. Did he even deserve it?
He paused, a shallow pain originating from his front left paw. He briefly lifted it and scented his own blood - just a few small drops from where his pad had cracked open. Placing it back down, the very end of a far-reaching wave seeped underneath. Sieghard's head whipped to the side and he glared at the ocean in an accusatory manner. The salt had made his minor annoyance flare; he hadn't expected the ocean to have such a bite when touched.
Up ahead, he sighted a wolf who was partially sitting in the water. Sieghard started. Was this fellow some sort of masochist, or was he doing penance? Some would argue I have much to atone for, but... No one would find him willingly subjecting himself to the ocean's touch, not when it was so fiery! He couldn't tell whether the other's eyes were open or closed. "Ho!" he called by way of greeting. "Are you well?" he then asked, confidence already draining from his voice, sounding as uncertain as he felt.
@Aiolos
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how far you'll go - by Aiolos - November 02, 2021, 11:12 AM
RE: how far you'll go - by Sieghard - November 14, 2021, 07:43 AM
RE: how far you'll go - by Aiolos - November 14, 2021, 02:49 PM
RE: how far you'll go - by Sieghard - November 14, 2021, 09:40 PM
RE: how far you'll go - by Aiolos - November 22, 2021, 10:45 PM
RE: how far you'll go - by Sieghard - December 06, 2021, 05:55 PM
RE: how far you'll go - by Aiolos - December 12, 2021, 05:42 PM
RE: how far you'll go - by Sieghard - December 27, 2021, 08:44 AM
RE: how far you'll go - by Aiolos - January 09, 2022, 04:09 PM