Distantly Related, Closer Than You Know
08-31-2015, 11:07 AM
Zuriel let a sigh pass her lips as she made her way across the plains, her mismatched blue gaze taking in the area. She wasn't consciously searching for herbs, but of course when she spotted some in the distance she was quick to change her path to head toward them. She never turned down an opportunity to add to her stock after all. Besides, it was something to do at least and that was something she was in short supply of these days. Her family had finally gotten rid of the illness they had been passing around for a while now, except for Tornach, he seemed to be catching it in spurts still, but they needed much less tending now either way. Her younger siblings were now old enough to watch out for themselves for the most part so they no longer needed babysitters. That really only left collecting herbs and trying her best to learn more about them as her only pass time. She had a sinking feeling that she had reached the point that she could no longer learn any more about healing on her own. Her grandmother had given her a great base of knowledge and she had been able to pick up a few things here and there, but for the most part her knowledge was from observation and trial and error. But she wanted to know more. She had tossed around the idea of maybe trying to find a pack with some decent healers to learn from, but she knew how upset her parents would be if she left. Besides, who would look after their health if she wasn't here? As she stopped in front of a patch of herbs to inspect them a stranger's scent caught her attention. Her ears perked and she lifted her gaze, easily spotting the bright white woman at the edge of the plains. Her brows pulled together with confusion and uncertainty. From this distance she looked so much like her grandmother... but Zuriel knew that was impossible. Right? She slowly began to edge closer to the woman and as she shortened the distance between them she noticed that the blue of this woman's eyes wasn't the bure sapphire that Erani had held. There was also a curious violet marking between her eyes. Zuriel also realized her scent wasn't the same as Erani's, which really should have been the first give away, but for a moment her similar appearance had caught Zuriel off guard. "Um... hello," Zuriel said in greeting once she was maybe a few feet from the stranger. She suddenly realized she had been staring and felt like she might be taken as rude. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to stare, you just remind me of someone. I'm Zuriel." |
