44th of Ashan, 717.
"Easy, boy." Nir'wei reached out once again to touch Greyhide, and though the wolf did not shy away from his touch,nor did he acknowledge it. He stuck to his rigid path, marching back and forth, up and down the length of the bed and around before the door, pausing for a moment with his ears pricked up, before turning around and skulking back to Nir'weis bedside. All day, from the moment he'd been let inside the Sev'ryns patient room within the Adunih Outpost of Rharne's Earth Quarter, Greyhide had been on high alert. He paced impatiently, growled at anyone who entered and at one point tried to sit himself across Nir'wei's body like a second blanket; not out of comfort, because he could tell it wasn't ideal for either of them, but he guessed because it was the best way to protect the most valuable parts of his body at once. Of course he'd shoved the wolf off and scolded him, but still Greyhide paced. "Is this because of our guest? Faith is the most trustworthy person I know, and if she thinks I should meet this woman then I'll be damned if I don't." Greyhide paused, for just a moment, as if mulling over his words before returning to his rigid marching pattern. He knew that it was rather silly, to talk to the wolf as if he truly understand everything he said, but Greyhide had proven time and time again that he was much more intelligent than he seemed.
"You know," Archailist cut in, "some animals, like wolves, can sense things that the rest of us cannot. Perhaps Greyhide means to tell us something through his behaviour... something we would be wise to take notice of, rather than ignore." Archailist's faded grey eyes sparkled in a way they most certainly shouldn't as he glanced to Nir'wei from the opposite end of the bed, squatting on the tip of a blanket-covered foot with his tail flicking behind him. "I wonder why Faith was so interested in having us see this person anyway."
Nir'wei frowned. "She told us why. Because they're half-Sev'ryn. Because they might not know about some very important parts of their heritage, things that you and I will be more than happy to offer." He had to emphasize the last part quite a bit more than normal. Archailist had always been very direct when he talked about their direct bond, but when it came to others, or anything a little more general that could be applied a little more universally across familiars and mortals, he'd been much more vague and roundabout, almost a little indifferent towards whether or not Nir'wei truly understood any of it. He'd shown that same attitude here, so far. Nir'wei had tried again and again over the past few days to test and query the squirrel in regards to what could generally happen during a spirit-quest the likes of which they'd both experienced in the past, and the squirrel had immediately obfuscated every response.
Archailist shook his head. "What do you know, though? Of course you succeeded, but nobody really prepared you for it, not the way they should have. Your parents never told you the stories, nobody ever told you what to expect, what to know and what to do... of course every joining is unique, just as every person is unique, but there is more to it that you were left blind to, and you still remain blind to. I don't mean to insult or degrade, but of all the Sev'ryn in the world to offer advice, you have very little to bring to the table, and yet she still asks you."
"Because she knows me!" he hissed back, tempted to slap the little creature regardless of whether or not it'd actually send the little rodent flying as he so very prayed it would. "Because she doesn't know about that part of my past yet, and perhaps more importantly, because I would know all of these things and more if you'd just tell them to me, instead of lording them over me and dangling them above my head like forbidden knowledge, all the while telling me that I am perhaps the only person of my species that does not know!" Greyhide, perhaps sensing Nir'weis frustration, begun to growl... but when Nir'wei turned to the wolf to try to calm him, he found the wolf was facing the door, not the squirrel.
"As much as I would love to offer my expertise, it would seem our guest has arrived," the squirrel chimed cheerily before vanishing.
"Easy, boy." Nir'wei reached out once again to touch Greyhide, and though the wolf did not shy away from his touch,nor did he acknowledge it. He stuck to his rigid path, marching back and forth, up and down the length of the bed and around before the door, pausing for a moment with his ears pricked up, before turning around and skulking back to Nir'weis bedside. All day, from the moment he'd been let inside the Sev'ryns patient room within the Adunih Outpost of Rharne's Earth Quarter, Greyhide had been on high alert. He paced impatiently, growled at anyone who entered and at one point tried to sit himself across Nir'wei's body like a second blanket; not out of comfort, because he could tell it wasn't ideal for either of them, but he guessed because it was the best way to protect the most valuable parts of his body at once. Of course he'd shoved the wolf off and scolded him, but still Greyhide paced. "Is this because of our guest? Faith is the most trustworthy person I know, and if she thinks I should meet this woman then I'll be damned if I don't." Greyhide paused, for just a moment, as if mulling over his words before returning to his rigid marching pattern. He knew that it was rather silly, to talk to the wolf as if he truly understand everything he said, but Greyhide had proven time and time again that he was much more intelligent than he seemed.
"You know," Archailist cut in, "some animals, like wolves, can sense things that the rest of us cannot. Perhaps Greyhide means to tell us something through his behaviour... something we would be wise to take notice of, rather than ignore." Archailist's faded grey eyes sparkled in a way they most certainly shouldn't as he glanced to Nir'wei from the opposite end of the bed, squatting on the tip of a blanket-covered foot with his tail flicking behind him. "I wonder why Faith was so interested in having us see this person anyway."
Nir'wei frowned. "She told us why. Because they're half-Sev'ryn. Because they might not know about some very important parts of their heritage, things that you and I will be more than happy to offer." He had to emphasize the last part quite a bit more than normal. Archailist had always been very direct when he talked about their direct bond, but when it came to others, or anything a little more general that could be applied a little more universally across familiars and mortals, he'd been much more vague and roundabout, almost a little indifferent towards whether or not Nir'wei truly understood any of it. He'd shown that same attitude here, so far. Nir'wei had tried again and again over the past few days to test and query the squirrel in regards to what could generally happen during a spirit-quest the likes of which they'd both experienced in the past, and the squirrel had immediately obfuscated every response.
Archailist shook his head. "What do you know, though? Of course you succeeded, but nobody really prepared you for it, not the way they should have. Your parents never told you the stories, nobody ever told you what to expect, what to know and what to do... of course every joining is unique, just as every person is unique, but there is more to it that you were left blind to, and you still remain blind to. I don't mean to insult or degrade, but of all the Sev'ryn in the world to offer advice, you have very little to bring to the table, and yet she still asks you."
"Because she knows me!" he hissed back, tempted to slap the little creature regardless of whether or not it'd actually send the little rodent flying as he so very prayed it would. "Because she doesn't know about that part of my past yet, and perhaps more importantly, because I would know all of these things and more if you'd just tell them to me, instead of lording them over me and dangling them above my head like forbidden knowledge, all the while telling me that I am perhaps the only person of my species that does not know!" Greyhide, perhaps sensing Nir'weis frustration, begun to growl... but when Nir'wei turned to the wolf to try to calm him, he found the wolf was facing the door, not the squirrel.
"As much as I would love to offer my expertise, it would seem our guest has arrived," the squirrel chimed cheerily before vanishing.
