((OOC Note: I'm so sorry Clover. I just... cannot write. This is why it took so long T_TÂ Â *keels over and dies*))
For K'nahli, the next bell and a half seemed to drag on for an eternity.
A whole day... and whole day to merely make the trip from their new settlement - in Thanalan's eastern reaches - to the city of Ul'dah. A trip, for the record, that could well be made in total silence for the entire duration. At least, such a thing certainly didn't seem like an exaggerated possibility. Not to K'nahli anyways. In fact, when it came to both her and K'rahto, she felt that there was simply no question about it. Though the pair lacked for a considerable amount of interaction with one another, it didn't take the wisdom of an elder to immediately tell that they were the least favourable pair when it come to creating conversation.
Even still, while there was a great deal of comfort to be found in such a thought, it still didn't push from mind that K'rahto's silence would only manage to unnerve her. Normally such a thing would be good, to not need to worry about sharing much conversation with K'rahto in particular... but even then, the entire atmosphere would still be incredibly awkward. Undeniably.
"....nn..." K'nahli hummed an anxious note to herself as she guided the two chocobo by the reigns alongside her.
The dry and brittle sand crunched noisily beneath their large feet with each step they took - it's otherwise pleasant sound only serving to remind the girl that she were drawing closer and closer to the moment that it would all, inevitably go down hill.
Her thoughts were momentarily interrupted, however, as Suna, the chocobo with whom she guided by the reigns in her right hand, seemed to tilt her head downward and to the side... until her large and beautifully dark eyes were peering closely into K'nahli's with an innocent curiosity.
Perhaps she sensed the girl's anxiety?
Blinking suddenly in surprise K'nahli simply stared back with a timid uncertainty before an eventual, nervous smile forced it's way across her expression. Some way or another, whether the bird understood what was going on or not, she always managed to make K'nahli smile with it's innocent, chocobo mannerisms. Perhaps it was simply her allowing the naive thought that such things could be understood by her fluffy companion that helped put K'nahli at ease at times like this.
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Having already checked around his tent again, the girl concluded that the tia would have chosen to return to where she had found him earlier. A particularly difficult spot to simply guide two chocobo over by foot mind you; it, of course, meant taking a slightly longer route as a result. "Already proving a nuisance" the girl thought to herself, frustrated - even while ignorantly acknowledging the fact that, had he not been there in the end and she walked all the way over there for no reason, it'd still be his fault as far as she was concerned.
Walking around the incline she had once climbed this morning, K'nahli finally draws to a momentary stop for a couple of seconds, having now spotted her target. True enough, he had indeed returned to the very same spot in the end. It was somewhat relieving that she didn't have more reason to be frustrated with the current situation. She'd need all the patience she could muster for the trip to come sure enough.
Pausing only to draw in a deep breath in preparation, K'nahli quietly clicked her tongue, ushering the two great birds forward as she began walking once again, coming more clearly into view now as she promptly approached K'rahto Tia.
For K'nahli, the next bell and a half seemed to drag on for an eternity.
A whole day... and whole day to merely make the trip from their new settlement - in Thanalan's eastern reaches - to the city of Ul'dah. A trip, for the record, that could well be made in total silence for the entire duration. At least, such a thing certainly didn't seem like an exaggerated possibility. Not to K'nahli anyways. In fact, when it came to both her and K'rahto, she felt that there was simply no question about it. Though the pair lacked for a considerable amount of interaction with one another, it didn't take the wisdom of an elder to immediately tell that they were the least favourable pair when it come to creating conversation.
Even still, while there was a great deal of comfort to be found in such a thought, it still didn't push from mind that K'rahto's silence would only manage to unnerve her. Normally such a thing would be good, to not need to worry about sharing much conversation with K'rahto in particular... but even then, the entire atmosphere would still be incredibly awkward. Undeniably.
"....nn..." K'nahli hummed an anxious note to herself as she guided the two chocobo by the reigns alongside her.
The dry and brittle sand crunched noisily beneath their large feet with each step they took - it's otherwise pleasant sound only serving to remind the girl that she were drawing closer and closer to the moment that it would all, inevitably go down hill.
Her thoughts were momentarily interrupted, however, as Suna, the chocobo with whom she guided by the reigns in her right hand, seemed to tilt her head downward and to the side... until her large and beautifully dark eyes were peering closely into K'nahli's with an innocent curiosity.
Perhaps she sensed the girl's anxiety?
Blinking suddenly in surprise K'nahli simply stared back with a timid uncertainty before an eventual, nervous smile forced it's way across her expression. Some way or another, whether the bird understood what was going on or not, she always managed to make K'nahli smile with it's innocent, chocobo mannerisms. Perhaps it was simply her allowing the naive thought that such things could be understood by her fluffy companion that helped put K'nahli at ease at times like this.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Having already checked around his tent again, the girl concluded that the tia would have chosen to return to where she had found him earlier. A particularly difficult spot to simply guide two chocobo over by foot mind you; it, of course, meant taking a slightly longer route as a result. "Already proving a nuisance" the girl thought to herself, frustrated - even while ignorantly acknowledging the fact that, had he not been there in the end and she walked all the way over there for no reason, it'd still be his fault as far as she was concerned.
Walking around the incline she had once climbed this morning, K'nahli finally draws to a momentary stop for a couple of seconds, having now spotted her target. True enough, he had indeed returned to the very same spot in the end. It was somewhat relieving that she didn't have more reason to be frustrated with the current situation. She'd need all the patience she could muster for the trip to come sure enough.
Pausing only to draw in a deep breath in preparation, K'nahli quietly clicked her tongue, ushering the two great birds forward as she began walking once again, coming more clearly into view now as she promptly approached K'rahto Tia.
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Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
