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Posted by Rosa on November 7, 2008, 8:23 pm, in reply to ":‡:Our Bond is Endless:‡:"
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Every warrior has a story. However, for a story to be told it must first be witnessed. Only then does it spread, becoming legend, lore, and myth. Years prove to add their own mischief, throwing dragons, magic, or more into the tales. Or so we think.
“And he lay down his sword, looked to me with weary eyes, and he said ‘My dearest Rosa, go… tell the world what you’ve seen. Let them know that the chivalry of man endured this long, let them know that a world was destroyed to save them all.’ And with that, his eyes closed, a hand reaching toward me weakly to caress my face. Numb fingertips traced out my shape until his last breath. A bright light shone, his hand stopped, and I was no longer a part of his world just as much as he. Here I came, preserving his name. To let eternity know that even those blinded by religion, bound to spread their dogma, would not let my dearest knight die in vane. Even though his name was erased from history’s tombs, his story lives on. And in that, he still lives.”
Rosa quieted herself, watching the young doe’s eyes flutter. She’d long since fallen asleep. The young red wolf fem had that affect on others, a voice so soft and sweet normally did. Story finished, Rosa rolled to her side, feeling the cold rise up through the ground’s dried leaves. A winter fur of white, peach and soft reds had almost completely swallowed her summer coat of slightly darker colors. Dainty paws stretched out and she sighed, brilliantly blue eyes staring out at the space before her. She knew it would be hard for anyone here to believe her, but that wasn’t the important part. What was important was the fact that the story was told to as many as would listen. Only then was it sure to last.
She was no longer part of a world of knights, mages, and familiars. This one was a lot more bland, those who inhabited seeming confused with who they were or the power they had potential for. Another sigh escaped her. Rosa could feel this realm’s disease beginning to spread about her as well. Once the familiar of a noble knight, an animal with power that exceeded those of many mages and fought with the gods and justice on her side, she now felt small and rather… “Helpless…” Her voice was soft, barely audible. She’d never thought of life without her knight by her side.. But that was the price of justice. As a familiar, she often wondered what would become of her once her companion had expired, now she wished she didn’t know. A life without him just didn’t seem like a life at all. But she would keep her promises to him..
‘My sweet Rosa, promise me you will stay yourself, stay as I’ve known you in all my life.’
He’d made her swear to it, yet now she was worried she might falter. A tear slid down the curve of her face beside her nose, tickling the delicate whiskers. A powder pink tongue slid out from the corner of her black lips, tasting the salty liquid before returning to its place. Rosa closed her eyes, wondering on the justice of life. All her life she’d lived to uphold justice, and now she wondered upon it as men wondered upon the existence of their gods. What justice was it to have the pure and good die for the sake of mankind? To leave behind the tainted, the evil, and the confused. What would become of existence once all the righteous were wiped out? She didn’t want to believe that would happen…
The red wolf’s mind was about to fall over to the dream state when something edged her away once more. Though faint, Rosa unmistakably heard the sound of a clumsily placed careful footfall. Her ears perked, hoping it was just her mind over-working itself. For a moment, she’d almost convinced herself of the case.. But there it was again, and now she was on her feet. The bright blue eyes were fixed into the dark woods toward the direction from whence the sound came, ears perked forward and tail flagged up. A buck a leap’s worth away stood as well, focus in the same direction as the she-wolf looked.
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