34th of Spring, 518 AV
Syliras is a nice enough place, but it's an odd city. It's a fortress, all stone and walls. When I first saw it, I thought that this might be the place I was being led to. I was fascinated with the knights, and the people, and the setting. But the longer I stay here, the clearer it is. This is not where I'm supposed to be. I have to keep moving. I only wish I knew when it was time to stop moving.
At least I get to be on a boat again. On the water. I've talked to a man at the port, a Svefra. He's willing to take passengers, and says he can take me as far as Riverfall.
Riverfall, surely, is where I'm meant to go. Other Konti have gone there before. I've even met a few of them. It would make sense for me to find a mate among the Akalak. I'm excited, but a little nervous. I have a good feeling. Riverfall, I think, is where my journey will finally end.
The clink of a plate on the wooden tabletop made her look up, blinking in surprise at the Konti woman that stood in front of her, at the plate of fish in front of her. Avela had almost forgotten that she had ordered food, so engrossed was she in her reading. It was still slow going. She didn't know as many words as she would like, and there were a few times when she paused to try and understand what word her mother was using or what she was saying. But it was coming faster to her now. She had gotten used to her mother's turn of phrase, to her mother's voice. She didn't realize how hungry she had been for it until she started reading.
The last passage was the most intriguing. She'd thought that after Syliras, her mother's next stop would be Alvadas, and that was where the journey would end. But here, her mother was convinced that she was going to end up in Riverfall. Avela wanted desperately to know why her mother had changed her mind. More than anything.
"You look off in space," Kay'Layza said. "Good read?"
"Mm," Avela said, sliding the plate of fish closer to her. Noonday sunlight filtered in through the open windows next to her table. "I'm getting better at reading it. It's not that hard now."
"That's good," Kay'Layza said. "You're improving. How about your spoken Kontinese?"
"Um..." Avela hesitated, looking sheepish. She'd become faster at reading Kontinese, but she hadn't had many opportunities to practice speaking it. After all, Kay'Layza was usually busy, and the only other Konti she knew in Alvadas, Okana, wasn't usually very talkative. She opened her mouth, saying what she hoped was 'It's a work in progress'. From the look on Kay'Layza's face, she wasn't even close.
"What?" she asked. "What did I say?"
"You said it was under construction," Kay'Layza said, smiling. "Alright." She took a seat across the table from Avela, fixing the younger Konti with a piercing gaze. "We're going to do this right. We're going to have a conversation, and you aren't allowed to speak in Common. Ready? Go."
Syliras is a nice enough place, but it's an odd city. It's a fortress, all stone and walls. When I first saw it, I thought that this might be the place I was being led to. I was fascinated with the knights, and the people, and the setting. But the longer I stay here, the clearer it is. This is not where I'm supposed to be. I have to keep moving. I only wish I knew when it was time to stop moving.
At least I get to be on a boat again. On the water. I've talked to a man at the port, a Svefra. He's willing to take passengers, and says he can take me as far as Riverfall.
Riverfall, surely, is where I'm meant to go. Other Konti have gone there before. I've even met a few of them. It would make sense for me to find a mate among the Akalak. I'm excited, but a little nervous. I have a good feeling. Riverfall, I think, is where my journey will finally end.
The clink of a plate on the wooden tabletop made her look up, blinking in surprise at the Konti woman that stood in front of her, at the plate of fish in front of her. Avela had almost forgotten that she had ordered food, so engrossed was she in her reading. It was still slow going. She didn't know as many words as she would like, and there were a few times when she paused to try and understand what word her mother was using or what she was saying. But it was coming faster to her now. She had gotten used to her mother's turn of phrase, to her mother's voice. She didn't realize how hungry she had been for it until she started reading.
The last passage was the most intriguing. She'd thought that after Syliras, her mother's next stop would be Alvadas, and that was where the journey would end. But here, her mother was convinced that she was going to end up in Riverfall. Avela wanted desperately to know why her mother had changed her mind. More than anything.
"You look off in space," Kay'Layza said. "Good read?"
"Mm," Avela said, sliding the plate of fish closer to her. Noonday sunlight filtered in through the open windows next to her table. "I'm getting better at reading it. It's not that hard now."
"That's good," Kay'Layza said. "You're improving. How about your spoken Kontinese?"
"Um..." Avela hesitated, looking sheepish. She'd become faster at reading Kontinese, but she hadn't had many opportunities to practice speaking it. After all, Kay'Layza was usually busy, and the only other Konti she knew in Alvadas, Okana, wasn't usually very talkative. She opened her mouth, saying what she hoped was 'It's a work in progress'. From the look on Kay'Layza's face, she wasn't even close.
"What?" she asked. "What did I say?"
"You said it was under construction," Kay'Layza said, smiling. "Alright." She took a seat across the table from Avela, fixing the younger Konti with a piercing gaze. "We're going to do this right. We're going to have a conversation, and you aren't allowed to speak in Common. Ready? Go."
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~Avela~
