Sketches and Daydreams

by **Miu Lonewolf** on January 27th, 2014, 1:29 am

✯Miu✯

"I will find peace within the future, This is what drives me forward."

Winter 513AV 17th- Camp site.

Miu woke that morning grumbling as she felt the sun shine on the tent as it began to rise in the sky to start the day, for once it was warm which was a pleasing feeling on her pale skin. She smiled getting dressed in better clothing, Her long sleeved shirt and simple pair of pants was hanging over the stream near her camp site already dry to her surprise and the water was actually moving freely but the wind was bitter against her skin as she pulled on her boots and held her coat close as she went to get her clean clothes before doing the horrid washing of the body she promised herself every three days to keep her from stinking, her nose was rather sensitive... Oh man I might die from this crap... I guess if I just keep hopping in and wash off quickly it shouldn't hurt much... it's warm anyway and I'll dry off. With that she slipped into the water throwing her clothes off in a hurry making Rowan snort and shake her head as if laughing at her squeak as she hurried to wash herself off, switching she jumped out shaking off the water before getting up in her less wild form shivering, her lips purple. "Gah!" she grabbed the clothes as she ran to the tent, jumping in she pulled her clothes on cursing the weather and heavens.

Rowan watched her master curiously as the white haired woman came out fully clothed in her leather jacket that went to her hips, Her hair was wet but fluffed in places due to being quickly washed off with her shirt that was stuffed into her brown pants that were stuffed into her knee high leather boots that were tied tightly, she found her rush to finish shaving, combing and brushing herself clean in her odd process of grooming herself Amusing.

Miu was getting used to the razor and cold water but hated to comb her hair which now lay flat due to being wet, it was short in the back but in the front hung over her gray eyes that watched the forest around her, Snow was melting but would soon be back during the colder night. It must have been a blessing or a spot of goodluck to have such a warm day in Riverfall, she smiled patting Rowan as she led the mare to the water to graze on the plant life that was showing under the snow and to get some water. "You're getting skinny... But fear not Rowan I have at least twenty two gold mazias to spare so I think today is the day I treat you with a pack of feed or Apples to eat." she leaned against the dark wood of the tree beside her that was very tall, the bare branches looked to be intertwined as if they held eachother in that poor, cold month; reaching for more than light in that gloomy time. "Hmmm...If my campsite is here and the orchards are to the east and the city is north than.." she mumbled drawing in the mud with a stick a small map of her mental image of where she was. "I think we should keep hunting here.." she poked the ground in the middle of a circle she had scratched there. "Eh?" she looked to the mare that didn't do much in reply looking for greens.

by **Miu Lonewolf** on January 27th, 2014, 2:46 am

✯Miu✯

"I will find peace within the future, This is what drives me forward."

"Nobody can live like this..." She mumbled under her breath as she readied Rowan to ride, "I have heard many warnings and know of the danger but how is one to get a place to live without pay?" She questioned the cream and white patched mare who took a gentle pat on her pink and black nose with joy as she shook her head waiting for the girl to mount, But... She was looking out at the trees across the small stream that was running down south, starting from who knows where. The tree's were bare and twisted like hands reaching to the heavens, she often saw trees to be reaching it seemed.

After nodding she mounted the mare and pulled back on the reins, "There has to be some sort of Game to catch today or new places to see, Aye?" she slid her long bow between her legs and made sure to have arrows in her pack, she had at least ten left. Hunting and practice had wasted most of them but they wouldn't be used today, they were simply there for comfort and protection even though her aim and skill with the bow was poor. "Don't worry Rowan we'll make it..." she smiled combing her fingers through the mares cream colored mane as they trotted along, her hooves packing down the snow as she watched the wood grow more and more clear intill they were walking along a dirt path. "Ah! A path!" She smiled enjoying the sun on her skin for once since she got to riverfall. "Looks great doesn't it? Maybe we'll have lunch here soon." She was traveling along the stream hoping to get a fish for lunch and eat rabbit for dinner.

by **Miu Lonewolf** on January 27th, 2014, 3:58 am

✯Miu✯

"I will find peace within the future, This is what drives me forward."

Miu had been riding down the path for what seemed like forever as she took in the sights even in the bitter winter, it sparkled with snow as the suns light hit the icicles and melting snow the wind came from the east carrying with it smells of pine needles and sounds of birds that had stubbornly stayed behind fighting to live just as she was. She stopped at a good looking spot behind a large rock that kept the wind off her, she felt it was time to eat and gave Rowan an apple she had within her weeks worth of food smiling, "This is nice eh?" she started to clear the snow and collect fire wood when she heard a surprising sound, it was the sound of a fish slapping against the water as it came back down from jumping. It caused a bright smile to fill her expression as she tied up rowan near the stream and relived her of her saddle.

As she stomped the snow from her boots she grouped up the sticks and branches she had found to be the driest before quickly scratching the flint and steel together making a spark shine before her. "Yes! works like a charm!" she bent down and blew into the smoking sticks carefully as the fire started to show through, poking at it she watched the stream before glancing back to find the fire rising and calming flickering before her. "Woah that's the quickest I've made a fire..." she pulled her pack off mumbling as she put away her flint and steel pulling out her fishing rod and hooks pulling a rock over. "Now for lunch..."

by **Miu Lonewolf** on January 27th, 2014, 4:23 am

✯Miu✯

"I will find peace within the future, This is what drives me forward."

She grinned pushing the pool between her legs as she bit down on the fishing line, holding the end she took the curved hook inbetween her fingers eyes narrowed as she slipped the line into the hooks small hole carefully, after having tied it twice fore luck she pulled out her rabbit meat she had wrapped in deer skin that she had washed, softened and cut after taking down her first deer, it was mighty buck in his prime which had taken hours to track by foot and even longer to shoot down with her arrows, the three arrows used to take down the large animal was well worth it. She valued it's horns, skin and meat and used it for many things as well as making a cover for Rowan at night and then used to wrap her rabbit meat in while other strips were used to tie sharpened sticks back with rope hidden among the leaves to catch whatever unlucky creature that came by her trap only to hang there by it's legs or neck intill she came by checking the five traps she had set up around the small camp site she had with her tent up, a small circle of stones with fresh sticks ready to burn, a flat rock for cooking, a larger rock for sitting and the tarp up to keep the wind off Rowan that slept tied to a tree near the stream where she liked to dig with her hooves for dead greens to eat, warmed by the fire Miu kept burning most of the night only to wake her when she began to feel the bitter winter.

She hooked a chunk of raw rabbit meat on the hook carefully before standing only to sit near the water drawing out her line to water for lunch, Rowan grazing on dead grass and early buds that would have died anyway, even the apple core was eaten and the horse still looked for food.

by **Miu Lonewolf** on January 27th, 2014, 4:57 am

✯Miu✯

"I will find peace within the future, This is what drives me forward."

After at least twenty minutes of waiting for a bite she reached over for her pack grumbling a bit, she felt around in the pack for a minute or two she pulled out what was left of her bread that she had cut in half from the night before and what was left of her berries, spreading the sweet berries with one hand crushing them over the bread she held it out to Rowan, "Want a bite?" The mare snorted sniffing at the bread before taking a bite of the end with berries making her smile once again, it was a good day indeed. she wasn't worried about Rowan's thinning sides and could just sit and fish.

A few moments later she felt a jerk followed by twitching on the line. "woo!" she shouted in surprise sitting up from where she had been dozing and daydreaming, she tugged at the line and the fat black and silver lined fish splashed making her laugh, "Come on..." she bit her lip with her rather sharp canine and worked the fish into the shallow water where she could see the large catch. "Just a bit more..." she yanked it up and the fish swung and squirmed on the hook hanging there, Rowan whined and kicked in annoyance getting splashed. " It's a big one!" She grinned throwing it on the flat rock she had pushed over stabbing her eating knife into it's head to give it a quick death before putting a bit more rabbit meat on the line, leaning the pole on a forked stick to let her start working on the fish.

by **Miu Lonewolf** on January 27th, 2014, 5:48 am

✯Miu✯

"I will find peace within the future, This is what drives me forward."

It was just starting to get to be noon when she had stripped, cooked, cut and completely ripped apart the fish, the rock was covered in blood as well as her eating knife, she handed over another apple to Rowan just to keep the mare from staring as she devoured the catch completely, she was dozing on the cold earth then mumbling as she yawned, happily warm and full with food. "We're gonna make it Rowan... I promise." she smiled watching the clouds roll by and the sun shine down on the mare and her, it making the spot a bit warmer than it should have been in the winter. "Bless this spot, this will be my fishing spot for now on." she pulled her eating knife out of the remains of the fish and started to carve into the tree, the large sloppy 'M' was there on the trunk forever intill someone were to scratch out the marking. she started to pack up her things when she noticed her line was twitching.

She thought about letting this one go intill she saw how big the catch was, it was huge! a fish that size would last her weeks! she laughed yanking on the pole and waited for another tug, it never came... she had lost it. But she did not grow too sad over the fish, "Haha! I'll get ya next time!" she shouted out to the water laughing, by dinner she was packed up and riding back to rest for the night, Rowan happily warm with food that night as she set the fire to burn intill almost dawn. "Night Rowan, wake me up in the morn'." with that she was in the bed snuggled up into the bedroll dozing off to dream of catching the monster fish.

by **Magpie** on January 29th, 2014, 8:40 pm

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