17.Oct.15, 11:10 AM
V’ler simply stared at the pair, trying to sort out if they were serious. When the lower lip quivered with the confession from Indivara, he knew that they were speaking the truth, though why he even thought for a moment that Venseth would lie was beyond him. He was about to comment on the fact that Indivara wouldn’t have been old enough to remember where they lived to begin with when the girl was suddenly sitting on the ground hugging her knees. What did he get himself into this time?
With a sigh, V’ler sat down beside the girl and stared out into the distance. They would never find the site that Indivara could technically call her first home. It was a large island when faced with such a task and he suspected that not even the twins, who would have likely been old enough, or even R’nd, could find their way back to their exiled homes. He knew some of the dragonriders could remember and even went back after the boundaries were lifted, but most didn’t want to remember and certainly weren’t driving themselves crazy searching for it.
Family, Veeth’s already soft voice was even quieter as he spoke only to V’ler, the bluerider quirking a brow as he glanced to the pale blue dragon. I think she’s lonely and… maybe… looking for that piece of herself that’s missing. V’ler was close to writing off his dragon’s idea but paused to consider it a bit first. Indivara’s family had died in the landslide and while she didn’t seem overly close to her mother, it did make a bit of sense to want to find a small connection to them again and see where her roots were, so to speak. It also could explain why it upset her so much not to be able to find it. Her mother would have known and not many more, meaning the location and memories died with her.
“I bet it was an area with trees that had low branches for you to climb on given your affinity for them,” one of their more memorable encounters happened shortly after his arrival at Katila where the feisty young woman sat in a tree and threw sticks at him; until she lost her balance and fell to the ground. “And near fresh water because of your love of bathing. If we look for streams or hot springs, I think we’ll be on the right path.”
It wasn’t much to go on but it was something and V’ler hoped it would help lift Indivara’s spirits a bit.
With a sigh, V’ler sat down beside the girl and stared out into the distance. They would never find the site that Indivara could technically call her first home. It was a large island when faced with such a task and he suspected that not even the twins, who would have likely been old enough, or even R’nd, could find their way back to their exiled homes. He knew some of the dragonriders could remember and even went back after the boundaries were lifted, but most didn’t want to remember and certainly weren’t driving themselves crazy searching for it.
“I bet it was an area with trees that had low branches for you to climb on given your affinity for them,” one of their more memorable encounters happened shortly after his arrival at Katila where the feisty young woman sat in a tree and threw sticks at him; until she lost her balance and fell to the ground. “And near fresh water because of your love of bathing. If we look for streams or hot springs, I think we’ll be on the right path.”
It wasn’t much to go on but it was something and V’ler hoped it would help lift Indivara’s spirits a bit.