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04-06-09, 03:46 PM
The Journey of Lalaam Rowan Forthswind
It is not trouble that I sought as I entered the dripping forest of foulest reds early that morning. I was awake long before the dew even ventured forth to kiss the bloody leaves. The place loomed above me eerily quiet as I had always imagined it. Fear was not an emotion that I felt. What could this damned forest take from me that I had not already lost? My life? Of course, but then I would arrive in heaven and perhaps dear Hadrian would be there awaiting me. Why would I fear such an outcome?
The truth be told, greater men than I have entered these woods and never come out to tell us what their eyes had shown them. But I planned on going in and seeing all. I am Lalaam Rowan Forthswind. I am one of few Seers in my land and I am on a journey. What am I journeying for? I journey to seek what I have lost, I plan to find my dearest Hadrian no matter the cost.
Ceaser Augustus once said 'Veni Vidi Vici', or 'I came, I saw, I conquered' I plan to do that very same, but by my own definitions.
All I took with me that morning was Glendleweise, Hadrian's noble silver mare, and my water aloe dagger. But the most important thing I brought along was my heart and my will. For Hadrian I would brave the unknown and travel all the worlds near and far without fear.
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The leaves overhead cast long red shadows across my pale skin. Strange noises rose here and there. Gledleweise never shied away. She was a good loyal horse and once again I was glad that Hadrian had left her to assist me. I shouldered my back again and pressed onward into the glowing red darkness that would soon become the only world I knew. I wondered at the people I might meet on my journey.
It is not trouble that I sought as I entered the dripping forest of foulest reds early that morning. I was awake long before the dew even ventured forth to kiss the bloody leaves. The place loomed above me eerily quiet as I had always imagined it. Fear was not an emotion that I felt. What could this damned forest take from me that I had not already lost? My life? Of course, but then I would arrive in heaven and perhaps dear Hadrian would be there awaiting me. Why would I fear such an outcome?
The truth be told, greater men than I have entered these woods and never come out to tell us what their eyes had shown them. But I planned on going in and seeing all. I am Lalaam Rowan Forthswind. I am one of few Seers in my land and I am on a journey. What am I journeying for? I journey to seek what I have lost, I plan to find my dearest Hadrian no matter the cost.
Ceaser Augustus once said 'Veni Vidi Vici', or 'I came, I saw, I conquered' I plan to do that very same, but by my own definitions.
All I took with me that morning was Glendleweise, Hadrian's noble silver mare, and my water aloe dagger. But the most important thing I brought along was my heart and my will. For Hadrian I would brave the unknown and travel all the worlds near and far without fear.
--
The leaves overhead cast long red shadows across my pale skin. Strange noises rose here and there. Gledleweise never shied away. She was a good loyal horse and once again I was glad that Hadrian had left her to assist me. I shouldered my back again and pressed onward into the glowing red darkness that would soon become the only world I knew. I wondered at the people I might meet on my journey.