Spirit Seeker
The spirit searched the forest; he knew the seeker was
near. It had taken a long time, to
long. He descends lower thru the trees,
and bonds, with his mate.
Cosima awakens with a start. The dream had been like a lovers caress.
"I feel it, my spirit mate has arrived to me this night"
She lies back down by the embers of her fire. Tonight will be her rebirth. She will bond with the spirit now within her
and her quest will begin.
Cosima walks thru the forests near the kingdom of
Fanelia. The spirit guides her to meet
the one she was destined to help. She
nears the spot, slowing to look around.
The spirit whispers to her.
"Soon, be patient,
watch for the feather to fall."
She sits and watches.
Hours pass with nothing but the sounds of the woodland creatures, and
the distant calls of dragons. A lone black falls slowly to the ground. Sound and movement in the brush at the far
side of the clearing. A small woman
stumbles into view, her cloak tangled in the brush. She is mumbling, a sure sign that the girl is scared. 'Well, well
so this is her. I expected someone
more, more, sure and older.'
"Gowns and long cloaks are hardly the proper attire for a
journey thru the forest."
At the sound of another human voice, the girl jumps.
"Stay back, for I am a great sorceress. I will protect myself!"
The spirit whispers in Cosima's head "She is but a trickster, the true power has
yet to awaken."
"If you are a great sorceress I will but leave this
place. I only though another woman
would be a nice traveling companion. A
lone meal bothers me not."
"Meal. Wait, maybe I was being to hasty. I to would enjoy some company, but a girl
can never be to careful."
The spirit again guides the seeker. 'Sooth her, calm her and she will grow to
trust you, she needs to trust for she has been betrayed by one she thought to
love her.'
"Let us make a fire together, and share this meal. Perhaps we travel in the same direction, I
am going to the Moon Festival in Fanelia."
"I too travel to Fanelia for the festival. This I feel is a good omen. I am Cherry Blossom."
"Well then Cherry Blossom, we now travel together, I am
Cosima, Spirit Seeker."
Cherry Blossom looks at her closely; she doesn't look like a
bonded one. She wonders what quest the
woman will begin when they get to Fanelia.
Well no matter, once they reach the city, she will never see her again,
but for now a meal and a traveling companion are enough.
