Mutual Acquaintances

*Ankaios* · 04-04-2017, 06:22 PM

Ankaios looked up at the sound of another, a sound which did not necessarily denote pleasantries. The female he found was larger than him, clearly quite wary and... Gods be good. He coat was a marvel, unlike anything he had seen since leaving his homeland. His hackles rose at once, assuming that she had been sent to find him, persecute him for leaving the tribe he had been born to. They were strict about all adhering to the whims of the gods, and his abandonment could be construed as treason. His lips peeled back for a moment, heart racing, wondering what he ought to do. Ankaios was no fighter, that much was certain. This woman was younger than him, and looked to be in her prime. Her frame showed muscle, as if hard used and regularly subjected to physical labor, very unlike his own wraith-like frame. During this inspection, last but certainly not least, he got a good look at her face. The shape of her skull, the set of her eyes, he saw in her something incredibly familiar.

Too familiar, even.

Slowly his hackles lowered, though his suspicion would not fade. She had not attacked him thus far, and he thought her a poor assassin for this, if it had been her original intent. By this point, he suspected not. “I don't know you,” he said, stating the obvious. “What is your name?” His tone was clipped, lacking the courtesy which was almost always present. To say he was on edge would be quite the understatement. He wanted answers, not to make friends. Who was this woman and how did she arrive here? He would not relax until he knew.

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