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(Sometimes I write shit...)
When he first saw her he couldn’t believe his eyes. Was this beautiful young woman really his little niece? The last time he had seen her she had been all skinny knees and tangled hair. Ah, but of course… Her nose had always been buried in a book and that was one thing that hadn’t changed a bit.
It had taken a lot of asking around in the city to find her. A lot of hope too.
He had not heard from her or her family in such a long time. There was always the chance that they… hadn’t made it. Before he was sent up North to fight back the scourge, he had seen the destruction of his home. He had almost lost hope right then, but he did not have the time to dwell on it. He stepped onto a ship and sailed to Northrend a few days later. Now that he had returned once more, the lingering destruction had only lowered his expectations of finding anyone he knew alive. Especially when he realized that the Scar ran straight over the buildings where they all used to live.
He had already spent several days in Silvermoon City and had not heard a single word of her or her family. He had all but given up hope. It seemed there was no family for him to return home to, even if the family wasn’t of his own blood. But then he heard a rumor drifting through the tavern of the young woman with her nose constantly in a book. Well, to be specific, the rumors spoke of the child she was bearing, but Thaelsen was more focused on the other details. The pale blond hair, the favored color blue and, of course, the books. Apparently she was never seen without them. It certainly sounded like the girl he used to know. Only…
This girl was rumored to be completely mute.
Regardless of that, he decided to try to find her. There was still a chance that it would be his little niece. So he tracked her down to the library in the Sun Spire… and that’s where he found her, half hidden behind a pile of books on the floor in the far corner of the room. The same pale hair, a lovely blue robe, and with her brow furrowed in concentration as she tried to make sense of the book she was reading.
It had always been hard for him to imagine the little girl he used to know so many years ago as an adult. But there she was. There was no doubt about it. It was really her.
Taking a step forward, he winced inwardly as the sound of his plate boots against the marble floors echoed through the room. But despite the noise the girl, no young woman, did not look up. A few more loud steps and he was standing mere feet away from her. Still no reaction.
“Celaniel?"
Only a few seconds after the name had left his lips, the book on the woman’s lap was closed with a snap and her head whipped up to stare at him. Her eyes were wide with a mix of shock, delight and… was that horror? But despite of all those emotions flitting across her face, he could still recognize his friends in her. Yes, this was definitely their daughter.
He remained silent for a while, giving her time to process things. He had never been a man of many words, nor did he usually showing much emotion, but he did manage a faint smile. She opened and closed her mouth a few times but no words came out.
Then suddenly, without warning, she let out a choked little sound, almost akin to a sob, and launched herself at him, slinging her arms around his neck. Thaelsen was a little taken aback at first, but then finally remembered himself and wrapped his strong arms around her waist. The girl buried her face against his chest and she was letting out dry little sounds. Was she crying?
He could not think of anything to say. Nothing seemed appropriate. So he just held her.
She was family, after all.
Annons
Insomnalia
Wed 29 Feb 2012 23:15
Jag blir genast nyfiken på Celaniel. Vem hon är, hennes bakgrund, vad som ska hända nu och varför hon är stum. :O
Kamalia
Wed 29 Feb 2012 23:30
^^ Hon är en av mina rollspels karaktärer i WoW :3 Hon är helt underbar att spela.
Anonymous
Fri 10 Feb 2012 12:11
Awwwwwww ^^
Kamalia
Fri 10 Feb 2012 11:49
^^ Thank yous!
I'm starting to introduce Thaelsen to RP. It's slow going XD
I'm starting to introduce Thaelsen to RP. It's slow going XD
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