Quickening [Leto]

[Sama'el Sunsinger]

Sama'el sat there and kept eye contact with Leto when he could, listening to his stuttered telling of what he already knew, the summoner trying to put it into some kind of context for Sama'el, or perhaps for himself. Sam knew he certainly rationalized the hell out of his own past to make it more palatable at times. Finally he sighed, pulled Leto by the nape of the neck until their foreheads were touching, eyes still open and staring, kind, accepting. "You were right to run. When a battle is lost, sometimes it is better to flee, to save what remains of the pavilion, to guard it and nurture it back to health. When the bandits killed my family, my strider, H-Hasieran... I tried to fight even though it was stupid, even though I was horribly outmatched. All that got me was slavery, beatings, rape... They took away my Drykas soul and I didn't really get it back for ten years, even after I escaped from Sunberth. "I'm glad you ran, Leto. You spared yourself that degradation. For the longest time I didn't think I was worthy of being Drykas again. You survived. That is enough. Don't let the ghosts keep you from living." That said, he knelt down in front of Leto and embraced him. His fingers traced the scars on Leto's back without having to see them, the memory of them blazoned into his own. "These too are holy, my friend."

[Leto Sunsinger]

As Sama'el embraced Leto, he couldn't help but embrace him back. Feeling the tracing of the lines of scars upon Leto's back, his tears continued to flow as he held Sama'el tightly, the memory of the attack fresh upon both of their minds. After a few moments, he said, "Th...thank you Sama'el... I'm sorry for both of our misfortunes, but... at the same time... I think it's brought us closer somehow, knowing what has happened to each of us... I never meant for it to come out this way, but, sometimes Lhex has his way with what happens, i guesss..." A sigh escaped Leto's lips as he spoke this to Sama'el, still embracing him. After a few moments further, he pulled away from Sama'el slightly so that he could look into his eyes once more, through the blurry vision that was his own.

"I'm sorry that it happened to both of us, and that, I did indeed run... but you're right in a sense... And no matter what, don't let anyone tell you different... you are, and always will be a drykas. Even if you felt you lost that status for a time... you will always be a Drykas in my eyes, and the eyes of Endrykas," he said, wiping away the last of the tears that had blurred his vision so that he could see Sama'el much more clearly than before. The words he wanted to say were upon his lips, but he wouldn't let them flow forth from his mouth. He wanted to tell Sama'el how he truly felt about him, how the bond between them had grown so much in the past few seasons, that he felt like he had fallen into a boyish love with him, even though he was more of a teacher than a friend to the man that knelt before him. He wouldn't tell Sama'el yet, but in due time, he was sure it would come out into the open.

"Thank you again for everything you've done for me..." he finished speaking to Sama'el as he watched him through obsidian hued orbs, a slight smile crossing his face as he knew that this experience would hopefully bring him and Sama'el closer than they ever were before, knowing what had happened in each other's pasts, and being able to move on from the trials they had to overcome when they were younger. It was a start, and Leto was glad for it...

[Sama'el Sunsinger]

END

[Lariat]

Sama'el

Experience:

Horsemanship: 3 xp
Rhetoric: 1 xp
Observation: 2 xp
Glyphing: 1 xp
Summoning: 1 xp

Lores:

Handling foreign memories (Poor)
Selecting memories to give to memosites (Moderate)

Leto Treebearer

Experience:

Horsemanship: 3 xp
Observation: 1 xp
Rhetoric: 1 xp
Summoning: 1 xp
Glyphing: 1 xp
Strategy: 1 xp

Lores:

The patterns of horse copulation
Reimancy tactic: Steam wall

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