Herculean Quests
06-20-2014, 08:58 PM
Her ashen tail would hang limply between her legs, the princess unaware of how she should hold herself around others. Her nervousness would not stop the boy, who seemed not to know about her personal space. Even though she couldn't see him she knew he was drawing closer. The sound of his breathing would shift from father from her face, to closer as she would offer him her knowledge. He would get so close as to almost touch her nose, she could feel his breath on her. "Your telling me you can't see me right now?" his voice would come to her, seemingly distracted from his earlier quest. "No. But I know you're there. I can feel your breath on my nose." Her confidence would slowly increase with him. He certainly seemed to be no more than a pup himself. "Why not?" The question was innocent of course, but she would still feel a bit of hurt within her. She had to trust in the gods and their decisions. They had chosen to refrain giving her sight, and so she would take it like a gift. She would hear his haunches fall to the earth, her own form would stay standing there wondering about her answer for him. She knew not the why, only that she had never gained the ability to see. "I was born with white eyes. That's just how I was made, I guess." It was all she'd ever realized, though deeper she knew the gods were behind it. However she was not ready to discuss her personal belief with this boy quite yet. She didn't know that she would be disappointing him from a wondrous tale. Walk "Talk" Think |
