[Sanctuary] A Single Father

[Sama'el Sunsinger]

"You already have," he said, "so much. We'll be in the pasture for a while, until it's safe to travel back to Endrykas with Emrarre and the foals. If you'll take a look at him before we do leave to be sure Gissa's milk and everything is working properly... Then we will just have to get back to the business of living." He smiled. It was still terribly sad, but the strength was starting to show, and the hope. A Drykas always had to hold onto hope; despair could kill as fast as a rabid glassbeak on the Sea of Grass. The world dealt a person challenge after challenge, the last one being death. At least now she had helped him chart a path through the undiscovered country before him. Now he had gear, and knew more about the care and feeding of bear cubs. It would have to do. Again he smiled. "Just don't let me wallow."

[Kavala]

Kavala laughed at his last remark. "Wallow? You'll be too busy here to wallow. Everyone works, Sama'el. Tomorrow we're going to be trimming hooves on every horse in the herd. They don't run rock here or wear them down with the soft living around Riverfall, so every hoof has to be managed. I'll expect you and every Sunsinger that's able to report for duty after breakfast while your camped here. With your Pavilion present, we might be able to cut whats usually three days worth of work down to one if I can find enough rasps and hoof knives to go around." The Konti grinned wickedly, knowing trimming feet was hard work.

"So tell your people to sleep well. Breakfast is served at first light and we'll be bringing the herds in shortly thereafter. And... we have a ton of foals and yearlings to do. You know how they can be. We'll do them first and leave the mares and stallions for later because they are easier." Kavala said, rising to her full height and looking eager to get started with the mornings activities even though it was only a little bit into the early afternoon.

"We'll do health checks too. Some of your people can learn a thing or two by just coming to help. It's always a lot of fun." She said the word fun like her meaning was loose, but regardless, there was no misrepresenting what it was. The Sunsingers could stay, and always would be welcome. But they'd be treated no different than any other family... and put to work just as if they were all one big pavilion.

"Now, if you'll excuse me I have chores to attend too. Come find me if you need anything, Sama'el." Kavala said, and then abruptly headed off, already getting the attention of a passing groom and asking him something about one of the horses in the far pasture. And with that Sanctuary's Mistress was off again, looking to get as much done before tomorrow as possible.

[Traverse]

Thread Awards! Sama'el : Experience: Animal Husbandry 1 Observation 5 Socialization 5 Lore: The Pain of Losing a New Wife Becoming a Protective Mother Bear Inventory: +1 Yvas Bag Containing: 2 Glass Bottles w/ squirrel gut nipples 1 Recipe for Milk Replacer 6 Spare squirrel gut nipples Several clean cloths and towels 2 Pieces of Rawhide 2 Jars of Antiseptic Cream Several Bottles of herbs for: Calming Diarrhea To Help Stop Vomiting Charcoal to Draw out Toxins 1 Bottle of Liquid to Cause Vomiting 1 Roll of Bandages 3 Cranberry Raisin Bars + 1 Jivatalus Ghost Dog [Gissa] Kavala : Experience: Leadership 3 Reimancy 2 Socialization 5 Teaching 1 Lore: Building Sanctuary, Becoming Sanctuary Living in the Future Because of the Pain of the Present Shared Lore: Replacing Milk Requires a Look at One's Diet The Curse of Leadership: Providing the One Thing You Need to Others Additional Notes: : This was a great thread to really show the wear and tear on both Kavala and Sama'el, too bad no one takes vacations in Mizahar. Once again I find Kavala giving the hard yet inspirational speeches about the nature of Mizahar, and I enjoy the fact that even though both PC's are very aware of the cyclical and all encompassing way of the world that is so evident in Drykas culture, they both still struggle with it on a daily basis. They have both seen and experienced so much and are still so young (Especially Kavala ). Can't wait to see what happens with Emrarre! Questions, Concerns? PM me and we'll be to the bottom of it. Safe Travels!