REVISED! This is changed with more sceneplay and smoother writing.
Tylah giggled. She couldn't help it, the way Rayek scrunched up his face whenever the wolf chief looked at Leetah. "Oh, brother...» she sighed with a grin. "When will you learn?"
Rayek gave a gruesome grimace as Cutter actually licked his lips while looking at the dancing healer. Tylah burst out laughing, getting a few looks from both tribes, a few knowing and a few interested. Sighing in frustration, Rayek turned to her with a glare. "Behave, Tylah! You are in the presence of Savah, and also...» his eyes shifted from one of admiration to disgust: "Our guests'...»
Tylah just shrugged and rose to her feet while snickering softly, getting another outraged look from her brother. "I will not sit here and grow wrinkles, brother! Enjoy life, tomorrow you can be dead and buried!" she said gleefully before bowing to him. She heard choked laughter around her and knew that most of the surrounding people had heard her. She grinned and joined into the dance with Leetah, Maleen and Gouna. She caught Gouna's soft hands sliding over her shoulders and Maleen's hip smoothly dancing around her while they hummed with the music.
Leetah looked at her in a motherly way before catching her with her shimmering cloth. Tylah laughed and elegantly wrapped herself around it, coming closer and closer to the red-haired healer. Once the cloth was fully wrapped around her waist and she was practically standing on Leetah's feet, she leaned her head over her shoulder and whispered in her ear, "The white haired wolf chief is watching you in a very unsuitable way, my friend.". Leetah took a quick glance to her left and grinned. "I have to say the same to you, except he isn't a chief," she said before tugging the cloth harshly, making Tylah spin around harshly. Leetah laughed and continued to dance with her cloth but Tylah fell out of dizziness.
Right into the lap of a grinning wolfrider. «Oh my! Sorry!" she squeaked with a big blush adorning her face. He was as exotic as they came, with silver eyes and hair, like a being from the nightsky. His pale white skin was burnt, though, which looked painful.
The silver haired wolfrider just smiled and took her hand, helping her up as he rose himself. "It's not every day such a beautiful maiden falls into my lap!" he said smoothly with a wink. Tylah blushed, and answered wittily "I can see why!» bringing another set of laughter. She just grinned at his shocked face and tore away from his strong grip. She leaped back into the dancing girls. Her arms formed into smooth gestures towards the fire and with her back arched, she opened her eyes to smirk at Leetah while she swayed her hips playfully.
She saw Leetah grin and shake her head before she ran away laughing. Cutter laughed at the still shocked Skywise. "Who knew it was only four words it took for you to shut up! I wish I knew many colds ago!"
Skywise elbowed him in the stomach and snarled at him before looking after her. She was at the other side of the gathering, sipping water from a goblet. She looked up and caught his eyes and winked dramatically before she turned her back and struck up a conversation with an elderly man. Skywise was gaping, he knew it. He ignored the howls of laughter from the rest of his tribe, and didn't even look up when Treestump slapped him in the back. He fell forward with a yelp of pain. When he looked up, the girl was nowhere to be seen, and Cutter had moved his attention to the beautiful healer who was struggling to get back her cloth.
Skywise snickered before he sank into the background sneakily, sniffing and trying to catch the trail of the scent blooming around him. He whiffed a scent of something sweet and quickly followed it. He jumped soundlessly between the little houses and gardens. He got distracted slightly by the scent of the many plants around him before the scent came upon him again, with the strength of dreamberries in the night.
Tylah smelled him before she felt him. He smelled of moistness and of plants, just different. And wolf. Like he was a wolf. She turned and saw nothing but darkness. Until she saw two eyes shine brightly right in front of her. She jumped back with a screech and held a hand over her heart, as if to calm it.
"Don't fear me!" a voice said and stepped closer. Tylah squinted and saw it was the same wolfrider she had embarrassed minutes ago. "Star-hair?" she muttered in confusion.
"'Star-hair'?" he repeated with an lifted eyebrow.
Tylah blushed again in embarrassment. "Your hair is white and bright... Like the stars...» she explained and reached a hand out to touch it. He let her, making her smile. "Soft...» she whispered, face filled with mirth and a little admiration of this exotic being. She laughed softly and lowered her eyes to meet his. When she did she couldn't hold back a gasp as her pupils widened and time stilled. Such a strange feeling almost like- *FAHR!*
She jolted away from him like she was slapped, gasping for breath as the name boomed over and over inside her head, imprinting itself into her brain. "What!" she cried and gripped her head. She was seeing double, he seemed to have a large animalistic shadow encompassing his form. She felt like time stood still as she met those silver orbs again, who were just as wide as hers.
Skywise felt it again. Recognition. He looked at her, and saw her. Not the beauty with all the traits of the sun maidens. Bronze skin, curvy body, big sparkling eyes and hair that flows smooth as water. He saw her soul. It was warm and welcoming, burning like a fire in the cold. He felt the need to protect her from danger and cradle her up in his arms, hide her away, stay in his cave forever. Just them and a couple of furs...
She saw him, rippling muscles and the never-ending need to survive. The pain and suffering he hides under joyful smiles and his long lists of love mates. His fear of being alone, his need to know everything. She felt captivated by the beauty of it, yet scared of how she suddenly could see. Like a blind that can suddenly see all the beauty in the world, and is scared that it will disappear or rot.
Skywise stepped closer to her and embraced her softly. He felt himself melting internally, her skin was warm and her heart was beating strongly against his own. He lifted her up and carried her with him. He didn't know where he was going, but he just went wherever his feet brought him. He looked at her the whole time, staring into her brown orbs. They remembered him of trees and earth. She looked like a deer, and he was a hunter. He would not let anyone hurt her! Even if it was himself!
He tightened his grip on her and walked towards the caves the sun village had granted them as sleeping quarters. But he wasn't planning on sleeping. Even the feeling of recognition couldn't keep his mind out of the furs. He heard stories of how joining after recognition was the closest thing to the high ones you'd get.
A loud coughing sound and muffled laughter from behind him snapped him out of his thoughts and turned. Pike and a girl named Shenshen stood there half-laughing, trying to hide it behind coughing.
Skywise looked at the very silent girl in his arms and saw that she was staring at him with wide eyes. He blinked and set her down on her feet with a pale blush in his face. Pike spoke up with his wide grin "We want Tylah to sing, Savah said she does so very beautifully! » Skywise narrowed his eyes at Pike. He had said her name like he didn't know it. He knew it. He could never forget it after this day.
Skywise nodded and grasped Tylah's hand. Tylah just stared at him, still shocked and confused. She snapped out of it when she heard Savah speak in her mind. *Child, your mind is disoriented. Come to me, let me clear it up.*. Tylah turned with a smile and walked up to her great-grandmother's mother. She felt Skywise hiss something she couldn't make out but ignored him.
Savah smiled and laid her warm, dry hands on the top of her head. Tylah felt cleansed, soothed and renewed. She'll let her worries sleep until tonight. She smiled at Savah's concerned eyes and let her brush her hands through her tumbling curls. "We can talk about this later, my child." Savah promised her gently, staring over her shoulder towards an frustrated wolfrider with a smile.
Tylah smiled carefree and heard the music rise louder in the background. She let the first notes come out of her mouth. The words had no meaning, but they held so much emotion that it left many speechless. The power in her voice made everyone's attention at her, and after a while there was no music at all, just the singing. Savah had closed her eyes, and silently tears fell from them. The only ones to notice were the wolfriders. They held great respect for the sun queen, and for this singing to cause such an reaction. They concluded that Tylah was of big importance for the tall beauty.
Tylah softened her singing into a slow humming before stopping. There was a silence before they erupting clapping. She saw admiration and jealousy in their eyes, though most of the newcomers stared in wonder and curiosity. Yet a silver pair stared in pride, and lust. Tylah shivered, and felt goose bumps covering her arms. She felt the same need that she saw in his eyes but she wasn't Maleen. She didn't give herself to whatever male that was interested. Even though she have had a couple lovemates through the years. She didn't find them satisfying at all. She sat down next to Leetah and she smiled at her.
"You can still stop time with your voice, dearest." she said, caressing Tylah's cheek. Tylah smiled at her and shifted her legs slightly. The feeling of a piercing gaze was making her anxious. She turned and saw two pair of eyes on her. The chief's jealous one and the silver haired longing one. She laughed and dragged Leetah away from the feast. Leetah joined in the laughing and they ran away, ending up in Leetah's hut.
Tylah sat down in one of the chairs, while Leetah threw herself down on her resting place. "Oh, Leetah... What are we going to do about those wolves?" Tylah sighed, running a hand through her red locks. She loosened her golden jewellery, letting it fall to the floor with soft sounds as they hit the mounds of clothing that was there. The golden sparkle amongst red, blue and purple sheer clothing made for an interesting display. Leetah's wild meowing pet launched itself at the mound, drawing laughter from the two elves. Leetah picked up the animal and started petting its soft fur with a smile. Tylah sighed and picked up a metal plate and looked at her face.
Leetah looked serious, before screwing up her face. "I don't want a wolf in my bed, Tylah!" she cried before bursting out laughing. Tylah laughed with her. "You don't have to do it in your bed, Leetah, there are so many places...» she teased, before getting hit with a soft pillow. Tylah laid down the plate and threw the pillow back.
"What about you? You disappeared with the star gazer for a quite a while! So many places, huh! Which one did you choose?" she teased back, though blushing deeply. Tylah cried out in shock before jumping on her friend in a tickling frenzy. The laughter and pleading of mercy came out through the window, and neither of them knew that two persons were listening intently with twin smiles.