Well of Journeys (original) (raw)

| | Monday, February 19th, 2007 9:29 pm fuffybaby18 oooo I love what you did with it Lu!!! Now I just need to write something here, eventually... and finish reading Dakie's post! I still haven't gotten all the way through it.current mood: happy (3 comments | comment on this) Thursday, February 1st, 2007 9:03 pm Monday, June 19th, 2006 10:03 pm - Scarlett Caribbean daneelkohvas Three loud raps greeted those who came to the court of Queen Elizabeth the first on a warm summer day in London England. “ Your Majesty, may I present the lady Lucia,Captain aboard Her Majesty’s Ship ‘ Gale Rider.’ “ Lucia, a young woman of spanish and english blood slowly walked into view. Her sea blue gown barely moved as she walked down the carpeted path toward the steps that would lead to the throne. Queen Elizabeth the First, Queen of all England sat upon it with great interest as the girl approached looking her over intently. Lucia kept her head down slightly as a gesture of respect but also because she was mildly fearful. It was the first time she had ever been invited before royalty. She stopped just before the first step and let her clasped hands gently fall to her sides before grasping her skirts and slipping gently to one knee. She bowed her head and let her hands relax, her form looking like a bell that was laid upon the floor. The Queen regarded her with a blank expression and when she finally spoke her tone was equally unreadable. “ It is almost unheard of my lady to learn of a female in command of one of my ships. How is it you came to be in this position?” *TOSS* ( OK lucy... let’s see how you handle it...) (3 comments | comment on this) Sunday, March 19th, 2006 8:41 pm - thanks for the pic, Lucy : ) fuffybaby18 The shelter and isolation provided by the temple did nothing to keep out the sweltering summer heat, and the humidity created by the previous day’s rainstorm made the air thick and sticky. Atlaua had thought she might need a machete to walk through the temple, cutting through the air as she went as though she was walking through a dense jungle. The sticky heat combined with the ever-wafting incense and the day’s training had made her drowsy, and she wondered if she would make it up the steps to the top of the temple. She took the steps slowly and carefully, wary of catching her foot on a ledge and tumbling down the steep stairway. The light provided by the torches was hazy and she knew the brighter light that was now streaming into the temple was that of the sun, sitting low on the horizon. Atlaua felt the cooling wind begin to wrap around her as she neared the opening of the temple and smiled as she breathed in the fresh air. As her feet finally found level ground, she closed her eyes to allow the wind to direct her through the remaining passageway. She opened her eyes as she felt the sun hitting her face fully. Standing beyond the highest entrance of the temple, she could see for miles around her and the beautiful sight filled her with awe, as it did every evening since she started coming out here. The colours around her – the crystal blue sky, painted with purple and orange clouds as the sun began to set; the canopy that stretched out forever and seemed to contain every imaginable shade of green – were absorbed into her obsidian eyes. Birds flew around her on their way to find place to rest for the night. They flew, singing joyously; their song seemed to Atlaua to be just as musical as anything sung in the temple below; and the aroma of the countless different flowers from the jungle was sweeter than any incense as it drifted to her nose.With all the isolation the temple gave her from the city below them, Atlaua still often felt overwhelmed by the never ending buzz of temple life. It’d been eight months since she’d come out of her year of silent seclusion and a few more months until she was done with her training. She had never realized how loud it was inside the temple until she’d come out of her silence, and now she longed for that silence again. That’s why she’d been coming out here for almost a year, it was the only place to find peace. A smile crossed her face as she watched the sun sink into the jungle, a smile of contentment that she had been putting on less and less since coming out of seclusion.As the sunset faded into dusk and the nocturnal noises floated up to her ears, she closed her eyes again, loving how the wind blew her long, black hair around to tickle her face. She heard soft footsteps echoing out through the passage behind her, but kept her eyes closed and stayed still. It wasn't until she felt a pair of arms wrap around her that she finally opened them and turned to see the only other thing that still brought peace to her world.*toss* current mood: accomplished (comment on this) Thursday, March 16th, 2006 4:08 pm - Ancient and Tranquil.... Tuesday, February 21st, 2006 10:11 am fuffybaby18 ok, so we're all here...we're using this for rping, right? you guys gotta get me up to date with where stuff is...I gotta figure out a character and hope to all the gods that my dad gets to recital on time today so I don't have to play/sing in my marching shoes...crappy. I'll be around later today...maybe like 2:30/3ish. I owe Lucy a game of checkers (1 comment | comment on this) | | 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