K'nahli allowed a gentle though somehow clumsy smile to force it's way on to her lips. Work ethic? In truth she didn't know how she could wish for a day free of duties. Aside from the guilt of forcing her own tasks upon her siblings for her own bumblings, she'd only quickly find herself growing bored from the lack of activity. After all, it wasn't as though she could live out a day of leisure to her heart's content in this state either.
K'nahli nodded simply in response and carefully returned to her feet. Making her way to the exit of the tent, the girl paused a moment and glanced back over her shoulder. K'zhumi herself was not looking at that moment as she busied herself with clearing up her medical supplies. A natural compulsion to thank the woman and bid her goodnight wavered over K'nahli's mind, but unlike before, now that she lacked the intimacy of proximity, the girl was stung by a shy sense of reluctance. Though it was in that moment that K'zhumi, turning around now, met with K'nahli's lingering stare. The girl flinched slightly, embarrassed for having been caught but after a moment the girl offered a departing nod, accompanied be another small, returning smile before slipping through the tent flaps and out into the darkness.
The chocobo that had led her home remained outside not too far away, finding interest in a small patch of grass by a cluster of rocks which it had since commenced munching on. K'nahli watched it with innocent contentment before approaching the bird.
"C'mon girl, let's bring you back..." the girl whispered comfortingly as she tugged free a large, lump of grass from the ground before securing the animal by it's reins and proceeding to lead her back toward it's pen. The archer's limp persisted, but simply walking had at least proven to not be quite as painful now that she had some time to take the weight off of her legs. She watched the chocobo closely as it continued to much on the grass that remained in it's beak while she quietly led it forward through the camp, smiling with amusement as it did so. There was such a warming innocence to be found in the animals, unlike any of those native to the sands.
"It must be nicer when it's fresh and green" she spoke quietly to the bird while feeding it some more of the grass she had collected in her hand, earning herself an approving and happy chirp in the process.
K'nahli nodded simply in response and carefully returned to her feet. Making her way to the exit of the tent, the girl paused a moment and glanced back over her shoulder. K'zhumi herself was not looking at that moment as she busied herself with clearing up her medical supplies. A natural compulsion to thank the woman and bid her goodnight wavered over K'nahli's mind, but unlike before, now that she lacked the intimacy of proximity, the girl was stung by a shy sense of reluctance. Though it was in that moment that K'zhumi, turning around now, met with K'nahli's lingering stare. The girl flinched slightly, embarrassed for having been caught but after a moment the girl offered a departing nod, accompanied be another small, returning smile before slipping through the tent flaps and out into the darkness.
The chocobo that had led her home remained outside not too far away, finding interest in a small patch of grass by a cluster of rocks which it had since commenced munching on. K'nahli watched it with innocent contentment before approaching the bird.
"C'mon girl, let's bring you back..." the girl whispered comfortingly as she tugged free a large, lump of grass from the ground before securing the animal by it's reins and proceeding to lead her back toward it's pen. The archer's limp persisted, but simply walking had at least proven to not be quite as painful now that she had some time to take the weight off of her legs. She watched the chocobo closely as it continued to much on the grass that remained in it's beak while she quietly led it forward through the camp, smiling with amusement as it did so. There was such a warming innocence to be found in the animals, unlike any of those native to the sands.
"It must be nicer when it's fresh and green" she spoke quietly to the bird while feeding it some more of the grass she had collected in her hand, earning herself an approving and happy chirp in the process.
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Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
