[Sanctuary] To teach is to care [Kavala]

(This is a thread from Mizahar's fantasy role playing forum. Why don't you register today? This message is not shown when you are logged in. Come roleplay with us, it's fun!)

Built into the cliffs overlooking the Suvan Sea, Riverfall resides on the edge of grasslands of Cyphrus where the Bluevein River plunges off the plain and cascades down to the inland sea below. Home of the Akalak, Riverfall is a self-supporting city populated by devoted warriors. [Riverfall Codex]

[Sanctuary] To teach is to care [Kavala]

Postby Sorian on July 18th, 2010, 4:05 am

Image

Something unusual creased Sorian's face when she asked him about beating some sense into the younger Akalak when its given due. A smirk. A rather amused one at that. It was a common expression from Navis, who is infinitely more brash, cocky and arrogant, but from Sorian it was a fierce affirmation of confidence. He was not going anywhere, and he was going to make sure that he remains a physical force behind her life, if the emotional part was to be discarded by marriage.

"I will be here," he whispered in silent Pavi, trying to muster enough confidence to shield the hurt he felt from her next set of words. The honest and confidante-style mention of how the coupling elevated her made things harder, but it was not so much of a struggle to accept It as it was trying to hide it. There was no use trying to anyway, not with Kavala's ability to empathize with him, and he knew that very well. But he was not going to change now, not when he's already two hundred years old.

What else was there to say? He didn't think that their mellow little exercise would turn into such a heartwrenching milestone. He can certainly comment that she is no slave, much like how the Nakivak are, and he prefers to think of her as just Kavala, his friend, his source of affection, but the words were lost to him. He simply stared at her, all emotions suppressed, waiting for her to say something else, like another set of Pavi words for him to learn, and not necessarily feel.
Image
User avatar
Sorian
The wheels of life have slowly fallen off
 
Posts: 225
Words: 202697
Joined roleplay: December 27th, 2009, 8:45 pm
Location: Cyphrus plains
Blog: View Blog (5)
Race: Akalak
Character sheet
Scrapbook
Medals: 2
Lore Author (1) Trailblazer (1)

[Sanctuary] To teach is to care [Kavala]

Postby Kavala on July 20th, 2010, 5:40 pm

Image"Thank you."

She hadn't meant to bring up hard things, for sure. But it was over and long past time that Sorian and her talked about Hatot. And while there would be no lasting ties - Kavala was not holding out for the hope of a marriage or any sort of status Hatot could give her - she was indeed grateful for his presence in her life. They would always be friends. He had saved her life in more ways than she could count, even if Sorian couldn't or wouldn't see the changes that had come to Kavala since knowing the other Akalak. She stopped moving like a shadow, sliding from one safe zone to another, standing back in the crowd, wearing hooded cloaks and jumping at dangers that didn't exist. She bared her face to the world now, stood tall and proud, and had slowly started to learn to fight in a way she considered vacating her brain and reclaiming her body.

Body. Good. Kavala smiled at the idea, and slowly and carefully began to point out in Pavi all the parts of her face. "Eye. Cheek. Forehead. Lips. Nose. Ear. Chin. Hair. Hairline. Neck. Chest. Arms. Legs. Hands. Fingers. Torso. Butt. Back. Spine. Shoulders. Breasts. Belly. Knee. Ankle. Foot. Toes." She said naming off the body parts slowly and pointing at each area. Then when she was done with that, she slowly moved on to clothing.

"Pants, Tunic. Socks, Boots. Belt. Bracelet."
She paused at the bracelet. It was small silver cuff that denoted her Navkivak Status. She had no idea what the word for them in Tukant was. And then, slowly, she turned, and waited for him to repeat the words, pointing at his own body parts and hopefully teaching her the Tukant words for them too.

Image
Image
The Sanctuary The Sanctuary Forum Riverfall The Cytali
Reverie Isle Wolf Creek Training Course
Please Note:
  • This pc is maxed out in Animal Husbandry, Medicine, Observation, Rhetoric, and Socialization.
  • Kavala a Master Teacher. Students she is teaching in thread can earn more than the maxium 5 XP per thread.
  • This pc has a Konti Gift of Animal Empathy. She has a superpower from a Riverfall city event that allows animals of all sorts and Kelvics (in kelvic form) to speak clear understandable Common around her.
  • Kavala is a Konti but was raised in the Drykas culture so her accent is entirely Pavi though she can speak Common, Pavi, and Tukant well. She's only conversational in Kontinese.
User avatar
Kavala
I am more than the sum of my parts.
 
Posts: 3025
Words: 3295757
Joined roleplay: October 25th, 2009, 1:46 am
Location: Riverfall
Race: Konti
Character sheet
Storyteller secrets
Scrapbook
Plotnotes
Medals: 17
Featured Thread (1) Mizahar Grader (1)
Trailblazer (2) Overlored (1)
Master Merchant (1) Donor (1)
One Thousand Posts! (1) One Million Words! (1)
Riverfall Seasonal Challenge (2) 2014 Mizahar NaNo Winner (1)

[Sanctuary] To teach is to care [Kavala]

Postby Baku on December 29th, 2010, 1:38 am

Image


Thou has written, and thou has completed, so I award thee the following....

Sorian: +1 Carpentry, +5 Teaching,

Lore: Avoiding the Group, A Silent Helper, Appearances in Life Can Be Deceiving, The Complications Horses Bring While Working, Language Barriers and Working to Overcome Them, Optimism in the New Day, What the Hell Did Kavala Just Say?, Learning the Basics of Pavi, Having Fun in Lessons, Going Pronunciations in Pavi, The Subconscious Slip of Words, Pained Emotions Over Where They Stand, Learning Kavala’s Situation, Solemn Pledge

Kavala: +1 Hostessing, +5 Teaching,

Lore: Accommodating a Silent Helper, Reminding Sorian of Civilization, Language Barriers and Working to Overcome Them, Offering to the Waking, What the Hell Did Sorian Just Say?, An Offering of Exchanged Lessons, Learning the Basics of Tukant, Having Fun in Lessons, Going Over Pronunciations in Tukant, The Differences Between Tukant and Kontinese, Questioning Navis’ Intentions, A Conversation of Where They Stand, Explaining Her Situation, Gratitude For What’s Been Given, A Final Recap in Pavi

Additional Awards:
Kavala: Language: Tukang(Smattering)

Sorian: Language: Pavi(Smattering)

Additional Notes: An interesting thread and prime example over how much can be said even in the simplest of exercises. Bravo to both of you.
Image

~Not all dreams, are meant to be had.

User avatar
Baku
Dream Eater
 
Posts: 187
Words: 151190
Joined roleplay: September 19th, 2010, 4:28 am
Location: Riverfall and Sea of Grass
Race: Staff account
Office

Previous

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests