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Not found on any map, Endrykas is a large migrating tent city wherein the horseclans of Cyphrus gather to trade and exchange information. [Lore]

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Hide and Seek

Postby Merevaika on December 15th, 2016, 5:27 pm

3rd Fall 504

The children clustered together, their laughter and loud chattering filling the air. Her pavilion had been travelling with Endrykas for several days now, and Merevaika had soon found where the groups of kids gathered, most strangers although in some way or other, they were all connected through family and friends. There were the older children, who acted superior around the rest, either by taking charge or pretending they didn't care at all, and there were the younger children, who bubbled around them, lost in their fantasies.

Then there were the children Merevaika's age, who wanted to run around and do things like the adults did but were fair too young to actual experience the dangers of hunting and racing and whatever other things their parents did that they were not allowed to do.

At the moment, nothing was happening and Merevaika was getting very bored. Everyone was just talking and arguing about what game to play, instead of actually doing something. She moaned to herself, trying to spot a familiar face in the group, someone she actually knew well rather than had met a few days before. Not able to spot anyone, she stuck her tongue out at them instead, mimicking some of the arguing until they noticed her. "Let's play something!" she whined, grabbing the attention of a few more of the children, who agreed of course.

She didn't know what of course, but that didn't really matter. Anything would be fun. But because she had been so loud, now everyone thought she had an idea. "I don't know," she moaned, pointing at the crowd randomly, "What do you want to play?"

A yell came from the group, "Hide and seek!" Finally, a good idea!

"Who wants to count?" she demanded at the group, hoping that she herself wouldn't be nominated. She hated counting - it was the hiding part that was the real fun.
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Postby Baltair on December 16th, 2016, 8:30 pm

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Fall 3rd, 504 AV | You can't out run me!


Baltair stood among the crowd of children that gathered. Each one seemed to be calling one game or another, they argued back and forth between each other before one of them whined out loud growing impatient with the groups inability to pick a game. He stared at her for a good couple of ticks, a chuckle escaped his lips as a smiled formed. He waited for her to speak up, noticing that a couple of the other kids were staring at her.

After a few more ticks of arguing, one kid finally found the answer. Baltair bit his tongue at the idea of hide and seek, he was never really good at hiding. The girl that spoke out before now asked who wanted to be the counter. Baltair looked around before speaking up himself, his brown hair reaching his shoulders, "I'll do it." He shrugged as a few of the kids cheered and giggled.

Baltair covered his eyes and began counting with his face buried in his hands. As he grew closer and closer to the number that he was counting to, he tried to focus on the sounds around him. The wind blowing through the grass and the adults that were in various areas near him, each one chatting or going about their chores.

When he finally reached his target, he looked up scanning what he could see of the horizon. Adults and Striders walked through the camp, going about the day as normal. Baltair walked slowly towards one of the closest tents. He walked the edge of the tent before peaking around the back, he couldn't see anyone behind it but heard giggling from not to far away. He turned his head and continued on searching. He walked around another tent, this time a boy with light brown shaggy hair sat behind it peaking on the other side.

"I got you!" Baltair yelled loudly diving to catch the boy who jumped with surprise. The two boys ran around the camp Baltair trying to catch up to the other one. "Come back here! You can't out run me!" he shouted loudly. Balt rounder a corner chasing the boy and slipped on the tall grass, sliding forward and landing on his back. He winced in pain before laying out flat and looking up at the sky. It was a beautiful clear blue with a few changing dots of white.

He groaned and rolled over onto his stomach, pushing himself off the ground he dusted himself off and looked around. The boy was gone and Baltair stomped his foot into the grass. Maybe he wasn't to good at finding ether, he grumbled something under his breath and continued his search.


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Postby Merevaika on December 16th, 2016, 9:23 pm

There was a boy who stepped up. He was older than Merevaika. He has long, brown hair and an expressions she recognised. Not well enough, however, to deem him worthy enough to pin a name onto him, but enough so she knew she knew his face. It didn't matter anyway. She wasn't going to see a lot of him in this game. Because she was going to win. Stepping away from the "front" of the group, she nodded towards him.

"To one hundred!" she demanded as she passed him, trying her best to appear intimidating, "And no peeking!" Then, before he could even start, the girl darted away, the rest of the children scattering around her. They moved in every direction of the compass, running wherever their little legs would take them. Merevaika ran wildly too, no plan in her mind other than to find the best place to hide.

Spotting a clump of barrels, the girl moved towards them, feet slapping against the ground. Hearing her arrival, another girl, who had already been squatting behind it, peeped up. "This is my place!" Merevaika scowled, turning away and trying the cart beside them. That was taken too.

It was probably too late now anyway. Merevaika sighed, eyes peeled for a good hiding place that wasn't taken. Her eyes landed on a pavilion tent, and she debated whether or not it would be considered acceptable in this game of hide and seek to hide inside, and whether or not the owners of the tent would actually care.

Then Merevaika spotted something else, and decided it didn't matter. She had something better. Walking on tiptoes well aware of how close she was to the boy who was counting, the girl remained silent with all giggles suppressed. Then, quickly, she dived under the tarp that had been left in a large pile, snuggling under the creases until she resembled a clump of grass rather than a body. Perfect.

The girl held her breath as she listened, watching through the gaps between the fabric as a mesh hid the true happenings. Someone thundered past her, small enough to be one of the children. Shouting, then a large thump as someone else landed beside her. Merevaika stayed as still as possible, waiting for them to pass.

The boy flipped and stood up again, not noticing the girl in close proximity. Merevaika smiled, although she didn't giggle, as he grumbled under his breath. Not yet spotting her. She would be silent like a hunter, still like a frozen deer, hidden like both. If he managed to miss her with this close proximity, he wouldn't hear the end of it.
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