The New Winds

His hand at her back, stroking along her braid is a comfort. A sense memory of her mother doing the same is settled into her bones. It’s familiar. Familial. The touch, his words, each reinforce the way in which Prashant has become Family. For nomads, home is where your family is, even if that’s a di...

“When the Ki-Rin were far across the Burning Sands we met many desert peoples.” There’s a steady recitative quality to her words, and she sticks to the language she learned the tale in. “Our line was born of one of the nomadic families who joined the Ki-Rin out between the great cities there. The fa...

In that case: Fine competitor/ Woman of a strong family/ The blood of the wise/ A lone pup looks on silent/ With admiration held in The pup has shown well/ Though they might be unworthy/ Blank mon perseveres/ Showing Courage and Honor/ What is a pup to a mare I rather like that the blank mon could b...

Mirai sent two that I'd rather have permission to share since they were otherwise private.

Ones I can think to find. From Part 1 thread Travel poems "Learn the language Learn the mind Tongues trip ever more lightly with time Whisper the Way, maybe a bit bent When we meet who we meet Kin and kind recognized everywhere." From the gift-giving ceremony. A full glass finds friends in almost al...

Why roninhood?

She listens, trying to apply her meditative practices, letting the words fall into stillness to be examined. Letting the feelings do the same. It was a lot harder to do with *these* feelings, but she tried, holding to the physical connection to ground her. They are so close, as he winds down, that s...

She nods. “Hai, I’m hoping to get home before Chimeg-chan heads to training. Something here will be for her to take with,” She stirs the beads and baubles with a soft clatter. “She just sees everything in a light I can’t even glimpse. It’s like… after the first time in Iaijutsu practice that you rea...

Definitely still puttering about finishing things, but wanted to also drop in with my appreciation. I had my doubts about assimilating such a pile of house rules and errata with the schedule I have to play in. But you've kept it presented in ways that made it easy to keep up on the fly, and I had a ...

Deel brushed to showcase the glowing purple haze of fine wool, hair in a single neat braid straight down her back, Nesrin comes forward, carrying the dignity and grace expected of a battle maiden, despite grinning openly in the crowd as her friends and comrades completed the ceremony. The chrysanthe...

1) How does Nesrin feel about each of the other in the Uni herd? The Ichiros: Utaku: Very brotherly. Which is one part comments back at P1 about Nesrin fitting into his rivalry with his sister, and going on from there. She's seriously disturbed by his newfound talent for almost dying. Moto: Almost ...

For a moment almost long enough to be rude, Nesrin just blinks as she processes that she actually heard what he said correctly. "Sakkaku? You've actually gone there? Like, through a portal?" She reigns in her response a bit, no need to be rude, even if the Crab were usually a lot more pragmatic abou...

That prompts a long intake of breath. "Like a certain ancestor showing up to exhort many of us to aid a participant who turned out to have a stunning array of forces arranged against him?" And that's just the supernatural event she actually saw instead of heard vague rumors about. "I hadn't consider...

Echoing his laughter, she nods, "such a lovely night for wading. Maybe catch some frogs." Hand fast in his, she leads, picking her way over mud and stones with a soft whistle for Tabudai, who follows. There's next to no light with the rain covering the moon, but pale stone stands out to dark-adapted...

XD Thanks for confirming the Unicorn Spice girls. I could have gone with a MLP: Friendship is Magic reference too, but ... I'm also here to say you should answer Vutall's standard question that wasn't asked here. :p Otherwise, we've chatted enough that most of my IC questions have been answered, oth...

"As mother of the Kami, it makes sense that her reach would be greater than the day. But it's something I never much thought about till I found myself with a need for prayers at night, and this the main temple." Her smile is somewhat weary after the long day, but sincere. "It's been a stranger tourn...

OK, I did not see that one previously. That is an awesomely creepy secret admirer gift.

<3 Just saw that. It's a very nice touch.

I think your Yogo's creeping through a bit there, Mirai.

"here is a rock." *makes up story about the significance of stones*