The burning light of the setting sun greeted the Xaelan's eyes mercilessly as he awoke from what felt like a long slumber. Blinded by it's dazzling brilliance at first, the warrior retreated his gaze to the darkness once more before returning a more adjusted gaze toward a most confusing sight. What he saw was anything but what he had expected to see, for neither was it the open sky that greeted him, nor was it even the inside of a tent, but rather the interior of a very particular structure. A particular structure which he had up until now been aware of, but was otherwise very unfamiliar with.
("A... building..?") he asked himself, perplexed.
Grunting lightly as he had now begun to stir, his sudden waking had quickly earned the attention of a feminine voice - something which also sounded to be very unfamiliar.
Perturbed though he had been, lethargy soaked through him like a biting poison - stinting his movement and initially rewarding any attempts with a throbbing headache. Regardless, the man forced his gaze in the direction the voice has sourced from, until finally, an even stranger sight had entered his vision.
An unfamiliar face...... but not only that, there was something even more unusual about this particular girl, something that, in his current state, took Nhogai a few moments to fully understand - long enough, in fact, for this girl.... this Raen girl, to exit the room.
Astonishment and skepticism both quickly washed over Nhogai in that moment. Sheer awe from the encounter bled out through his expression and prompted the warrior to hurriedly force himself upward from the futon into a sitting position - only to quickly see himself drawing to an immediate halt.
"...aggh..."
A weak and uncontainable groan escaped from the depths of his throat as weariness proved an unrivalled foe and challenged his attempts to move into submission. The man grimaced this time as he caught his breath and reached a hand down toward the ground for support. He breathed deep yet silently as his demanding gaze threw itself across the room in search of the fleeing stranger. She had said something to him... he was sure of it, though little of it had actually processed with him.
Though in reality only lasting a few seconds, the warrior's eternal glare searched out through the empty doorway for what felt like the longest time before it would finally be torn away once again to then turn it's attention upon the unfamiliar sight of his now, heavily bandaged body. Perplexed by the situation though he was, a dark expression akin to cynicism was all that his features revealed as he carefully applied pressure across his arms and chest over where the bandages had been wrapped, inspecting the damage that they otherwise concealed. Surprisingly, it would appear that most of the pain had subsided, even while purposely prodding at the wounds. In fact, the fading headache that he suspected merely came about from being out cold for so long seemed to be the worst of it - however long that may have been.
".........."
Residing alone in the room's silence, the Xaelan's mind quickly became swamped with questions in his idleness. His gaze reached into the abyss beyond the room surrounding him as he eagerly searched through the foggy remnants of what he felt to be his freshest memories, though to little avail.
One thing was for certain at least, though he was burdened by neither the company of restraints nor any apparent guards, he yet lacked the energy to do very much more than sit upright, something which didn't lend much toward earning him a sense of ease for what was yet to come.
Frustrating as it was for a man of is nature, all that he could do for now was sit and wait for the answers to come to him.
("A... building..?") he asked himself, perplexed.
Grunting lightly as he had now begun to stir, his sudden waking had quickly earned the attention of a feminine voice - something which also sounded to be very unfamiliar.
Perturbed though he had been, lethargy soaked through him like a biting poison - stinting his movement and initially rewarding any attempts with a throbbing headache. Regardless, the man forced his gaze in the direction the voice has sourced from, until finally, an even stranger sight had entered his vision.
An unfamiliar face...... but not only that, there was something even more unusual about this particular girl, something that, in his current state, took Nhogai a few moments to fully understand - long enough, in fact, for this girl.... this Raen girl, to exit the room.
Astonishment and skepticism both quickly washed over Nhogai in that moment. Sheer awe from the encounter bled out through his expression and prompted the warrior to hurriedly force himself upward from the futon into a sitting position - only to quickly see himself drawing to an immediate halt.
"...aggh..."
A weak and uncontainable groan escaped from the depths of his throat as weariness proved an unrivalled foe and challenged his attempts to move into submission. The man grimaced this time as he caught his breath and reached a hand down toward the ground for support. He breathed deep yet silently as his demanding gaze threw itself across the room in search of the fleeing stranger. She had said something to him... he was sure of it, though little of it had actually processed with him.
Though in reality only lasting a few seconds, the warrior's eternal glare searched out through the empty doorway for what felt like the longest time before it would finally be torn away once again to then turn it's attention upon the unfamiliar sight of his now, heavily bandaged body. Perplexed by the situation though he was, a dark expression akin to cynicism was all that his features revealed as he carefully applied pressure across his arms and chest over where the bandages had been wrapped, inspecting the damage that they otherwise concealed. Surprisingly, it would appear that most of the pain had subsided, even while purposely prodding at the wounds. In fact, the fading headache that he suspected merely came about from being out cold for so long seemed to be the worst of it - however long that may have been.
".........."
Residing alone in the room's silence, the Xaelan's mind quickly became swamped with questions in his idleness. His gaze reached into the abyss beyond the room surrounding him as he eagerly searched through the foggy remnants of what he felt to be his freshest memories, though to little avail.
One thing was for certain at least, though he was burdened by neither the company of restraints nor any apparent guards, he yet lacked the energy to do very much more than sit upright, something which didn't lend much toward earning him a sense of ease for what was yet to come.
Frustrating as it was for a man of is nature, all that he could do for now was sit and wait for the answers to come to him.
Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)