[Flashback] Treading on Ice (Eira) {Discontinued}

[Ashen]

45 Fall, 510 AV Wandering the streets of Avanthal was nothing like doing it in Syliras, but Ashen felt it was oddly calming and comforting. Then a blast of cold wind hit her in the face, whipping her hair around. She gave a small huff of annoyance and spat some hair out of her mouth. I suppose it has it's drawbacks. She thought, wrapping her coat tighter around her thin frame. Turning a corner, she found herself staring at a frozen lake gleaming in the sun. Many people were swirling and twirling about on it, seemingly enjoying themselves. Intrigued, Ashen walked closer, trying to see it better. She almost smiled when she saw a man fall flat on his back. Looks like fun. she observed as he pulled himself back up. After a small battle in her head, the Kelvic decided to go check it out. Walking in, she saw everyone everyone was skating around with a pair of skates. Her spirits fell. I don't have a pair of skates. Then her eyes landed upon the sign saying that you could rent pair. A bright smile lit up on her face before she quickly wiped it off and trotted over to the stand. This is going to be fun.

[Eira]

She thought of the cold day ahead of her and wrapped her coat more tightly around her chest. She let out a puff of breath which appeared as if smoke was coming out of her mouth. She passed by a skating rink and pretended she did not see it. Then Eira walked backwards toward it. She looked around it and saw she could rent some skates. She debated in her head, because she did not know how to skate and she could make a huge fool of herself trying. But then again, it could be fun. People were twirling and whirling all over the rink! She carefully walked over to the stand, trying to avoid slipping on ice. She rented skates and was trying to put them on. These are tight!She walked in an strange way over to the rink. Eira's eyes were almost as yellow as the sun peeking through the clouds, as if to say Hello!

[Ashen]

After carefully making her way over to the stand, Ashen rented a pair of skates and struggled to put them on without impaling herself on the sharp blade. Finally succeeding, she stood up straight and walked over to the ice. Well, more like wobbled and flailed her arms a bit to steady herself. She only fell over once, but sadly, she wasn't on the ice yet. Standing on the edge of the ice, she took a cautionary step forward... and promptly fell on her backside. Ashen groaned and hauled herself up, having to try a few times to find her footing. This looked so much easier than it is. she thought bitterly as she tried again. She stumbled a bit, but managed to stay upright this time. More confident, she hobbled farther onto the smooth and slippery surface. "Oh no." she moaned as she slipped once again. Wincing, she just sat there. "I guess I found something I'm not good at." she muttered, not having the motivation to get back up. She just sat there for a while, watching all the other skaters whizz by, some narrowly missing her. Ashen sighed and forced herself up so she wasn't such a hazard. "Well... this was a total fail." she said to herself as she wrapped her arms around her waist. "Look out!" someone shouted. Ashen snapped her head in the direction the voice had come from, her face showing her confusion. It then changed to look of horror as she saw another skater barreling towards her and flailing their arms wildly, obviously unable to stop. Frozen in place, Ashen squeezed her eyes shut and prepared for impact.

[Eira]

She was flying over the ice, about to crash into a poor girl who looked around her age.Oh great! When the impact finally happened, her and the girl crashed to the ground. The girl did not look too happy. I must look like a freak! Eira got up and quietly led her self to the stands. Oh Morwan, if i only had the grace you did! She lifted her head up and scanned the rink. The girl was gone! Maybe shes in the stands... She shifted towards the rink, and finally had the courage to get back on it. She took it very slow, and finally was skating. As roughly about two hours had past, she got faster and faster. She still sort of sucked, but she managed. Eira could have sworn she saw that girl again, but she always seemed to disappear! It's like shes not human, how fast she is...you idiot, more then half the people on this planet are not human! She sighed and continued skating.

[Ashen]

Ashen groaned in pain when her back hit the ice for the umpteenth time. Pain vibrated through her body from a point on her lower back. She gritted her teeth and rolled onto her side, muttering some choice words. After the pain had dulled to a slight throb, she finally managed to back on her feet. “That’s it.” She told herself fiercely. “I'm taking a break.” She waddled awkwardly and painfully off the ice, wincing slightly as she flopped down beside the frozen water. This was definitely not one of her best days.

[Eira]

Eira looked around the rink, and saw the girl. She ran up to her. Well, If you can run on ice."I'm so sorry! I can get you some hot chocolate..." Eira said.So she did. Eira gave it to the girl. She thought she heard the girl mumble some words, that Eira could not hear. "I'm Eira. I'm a vantha! What is your name? she asked the girl. The girl , whose name was Ashen, did not say anything but her name. Eira went back to skating gleefully. She is one of a kind, that is for sure. Eira got tired and cold so she grabbed herself a cup of hot chocolate. Mmmm.... The drink flowed down her mouth like a swift waterfall. It warmed her belly and cuddled her throught.