Contemplations
The first time the two personifications met, they both had midnight-spun hair and gleaming obsidian chips for eyes, nothing resembling the golden strands and gemstone eyes that would follow later. The one eventually named Alfred had been following an eagle northward, racing beneath its shadow as he tailed the creature from one place to the next when he ran into the other who would later be christened Matthew. The other had followed a polar bear down south and both were now hopelessly lost, out of familiar territory and knowing nobody in the area. They had reacted with fear at first, both drawing weapons quickly before relaxing slightly when they realized the other was another human, the one from the south made the first greeting, "Osiyo." The other gave him an initially confused look, not understanding the language but soon responded with a greeting of his own, "Kwe'." After eying each other for a few moments more, the northerner signaled that he had come by following a river, but had lost track of the waterway after the polar bear had strayed westward. The southerner shrugged and shook his head, just as lost as the other. They stared at each other a couple moments more before making a farewell and continuing on their own ways, it was the first and last time they would meet as Native Americans of North America. A decade later, the northerner had changed into a young boy with a name and a head of ash blonde hair framing a pale face and violet eyes. Close to a century later, the southerner had undergone similar changes, turning into a honey blonde young boy with blue eyes set in a lightly tanned face. Matthew and Alfred had officially come into the world.
I apologize for any mistakes I might have made portraying their Native American personifications (by Native American, I mean the natives of North America); there really isn't a lot that I have to go off of. Or maybe I am a terrible researcher, but please don't hate me for it ok? T.T And they are both 23-24ish as personifications in the beginning because Native American culture has been established for a while.
Osiyo- general greeting in Cherokee
Kwe'- greetings in Mi'kmaw
I literally googled these so please tell me if they are wrong.
