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you couldn't afford me ([personal profile] for8000amonth) wrote in [community profile] crescentview 2023-02-13 10:44 am (UTC)

[ That, they have in common- even in this picturesque ideal of relaxation, the lap of waves and soft chatter in the background, he is ever prepared to move in the blink of an eye. He does, after all, need no more weapons pouches or hidden blades. A twist of the wrist is all he needs. His head tilts upwards, towards the passing white clouds, and he exhales sharply. ]

Most of the people here are ignorant and carefree. Most of them would not survive a day in Ostoya.

[ Most, because some are excluded from this. Only some. Those who have had hardships of their own, who's homes are not as quiet and forgiving as this place. Here, the food is healthy. The water is clean. They greet their neighbors with smiles and waves, and rarely if ever worry about receiving a knife to the back. It's baffling, even after two months have passed.

He does not think he will ever, fully, get used to it. Adelis can adjust, he can somewhat relax, but his guard will never drop fully, and he will never not sleep without a blade crackling at his fingertips. ]


Would be that we could live in the same passive ignorance.

[ But he would not choose to- he is who he is, and they are who they are. Ostoya defines them, molds them, and has spit them out to be what they are today. Adelis holds no love for the moon-kissed lands, but nor would he up and deny his heritage. ]

Perhaps one day, if the mood strikes. But I can content with what my fields have offered. [ It is already enough of a luxury, to have an abundance of healthy produce at hand. ] And I've already been, yes.

[ He still has those gems at home, now that he thinks about it...he has yet to do anything with them. Hm. ]

It was aggravating, but rewarding in the end. I simply haven't decided what to do with my spoils.

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