Pie for reviewers. Velgarth belongs to Misty. Only most of the characters
belong to me. No taking them. The Gift of Hindsight is also mine.
[brackets] indicate Lee's thoughts. :colons: indicate Mindspeech. ~-~-~ indicates a vision, beginning and end.
There is emphasis on how Lee can't ride in this chappie cause I'm getting sick of all those other fics where the Companion shows up and they ride away like master horsemen. Horsewomen. Horsepeople. I dunno. Also, Misty has mentioned that many Trainees, because of the usual age they're Chosen, are klutzes, which no one has really followed up. All hail the Queen of the Klutzes, Lee!
Remember, Taliesin is the only shaych person in Lee's year-mates. I never said anything about the other Trainees, though, so don't worry about little Taliesin being all alone. Probably won't happen for a while, but when it does...*evil grin*
Muse(s) responsible: Scheherezade and Chaesa
Hindsight is Ever-Perfect
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Lee rode with Taliesin bareback, enjoying the fleetness of the movement, and the companionship of a friend. Tess jumped a log-and Lee fell off. "Tess! You know I can't ride!"
:Oops. Sorry.: Tess ducked her head as Lee stood and brushed herself off.
"Well, we can still catch them."
Lee vaulted onto Tess's back and held her mane for dear life, clamping with her legs as she jounced as much as was possible on a Companion. Tess ignored it and galloped after Nalani and Taliesin, who were laughing.
They stopped as Tess and Lee blew past and came to a stop. Taliesin's tears had dried by now, but Lee's shoulder was still wet.
Lee flailed her arms as Tess came to a stop, forgetting about her mane as she tried to balance. Tess shifted under Lee to try and keep her up, but Lee still fell.
"All hail the Queen of the Klutzes!" cried Taliesin as Lee stood.
[I'm never going to hear the last of this. EVER.] thought Lee as she looked at a snickering Tess.
The sky was darkening. "We should probably go in. I mean, wouldn't want the others getting..ideas," said Lee.
"Um. No. Seeing as you're the wrong sex entirely," said Taliesin.
[Good. Now it's out, at least to me, he's being open. Oh, wait...Tess...]
Lee glanced at Tess, but she didn't even twitch, just kept snickering. She looked back at Taliesin. "Oh, the Companions will keep it quiet, won't they?" asked Taliesin.
:Sure will. Won't even pass my-um-well, as I can't talk...: Tess dissolved into some rambling confusion. (AN: Hey, etcetera-cat, maybe she's related to Teva!)
"She will," said Lee, firmly.
Taliesin grinned and helped her onto Nalani, since Tess was still snickering too hard to move.
Nalani didn't object to the double weight. She carried Taliesin and Lee to the fence, then leaned to one side and dumped them off. Lee, used to the numerous falls she always experienced, set herself to land, but Taliesin crunched into the ground. "Ow."
"You'll live. It's not serious. Who's Queen-well, King, of the Klutzes now?" joked Lee.
"You are. I'm only a lowly noble of the Klutz Kingdom. Very lowly," poked Taliesin back as he examined a growing bruise on his knee.
Lee whacked him, and they went inside. Lee turned into the girl's wing, fully intending to take a bath. A long bath.
Tess fell into slumber at the edge of Lee's mind. Lee sighed and followed an older Trainee to the baths. "Hi. I'm Cerah. (pronounced Sarah) You're the one who just got here, right?"
"I'm Lee. Where are the baths?"
"Follow me! You look like you need it."
Feeling shy, Lee followed Cerah down the hall. Several friends joined Cerah, and Lee followed, sort of alone.
Some of her loneliness must have resonated down to Tess, because Tess came fully awake. :Wha-oh. Don't worry, Chosen. I'm here.:
Lee sent back, :That sounded ad-libbed.:
Tess sent a feeling down the bond, tinged maroon with sheepishness.
Lee laughed.
In the baths, she saw Jali and Temya again. They talked among themselves as they bathed. Lee scrubbed, then refilled the tub to soak. She sank into the warm water...
Jali shook he shoulder. "You napped. Time to get out."
Lee stretched and stepped out of the tub, drying quickly. She put on the nightgown Jali tossed at her and headed for her room.
Lee covered herself firmly with blankets, looking out the window. She always left the curtain open. The stars were shining so brightly.
Tess moved into Lee's mind. :All right. Spill. What was that vision today? It was clear as crystal and seemed to swirl backwards from the usual Foresight spiral.:
Lee sighed. :It was-a vision of the past. I've had them before, but I've never had them stretch so far back.:
Tess demanded, :How many have you had, and when did they start?:
:I've had a lot of them. They started a couple months ago, when I turned 13. The first one I had was of one of my friends trysting behind the barn with my cousin. That was...shocking. Then I relived the death of my grandfather, which creeped me out because I wasn't there and it happened when I was eight. Then, the day you Chose me, I had a-a vision-: Lee was blushing now :about our silversmith, who's shaych, trysting with a minstrel. That really, really freaked me out. Then, I looked at Kilchas, and suddenly that vision flashed into my mind.:
:We'll discuss this in the morning-I won't tell anyone just yet. Good night, Chosen,: said Tess, spiraling off into sleep again.
Lee soon followed.
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Chappie 5, let's do a hand jive! *Does the movements to the hand-jive song*
That was fun. Anyway, Lee's spilled, had more klutzy moments...yeah. I like this girl. Remember, the pretty purple button in the lower left corner looves being clicked on, and if you don't click on it, it'll be depressed. Poor little purple button. *pets review button, which purrs*
Whoa! It's alive! Anyway, remember to review!
Wind to thy wings!
~Fireblade, muses, and one pretty purple purring review button
[brackets] indicate Lee's thoughts. :colons: indicate Mindspeech. ~-~-~ indicates a vision, beginning and end.
There is emphasis on how Lee can't ride in this chappie cause I'm getting sick of all those other fics where the Companion shows up and they ride away like master horsemen. Horsewomen. Horsepeople. I dunno. Also, Misty has mentioned that many Trainees, because of the usual age they're Chosen, are klutzes, which no one has really followed up. All hail the Queen of the Klutzes, Lee!
Remember, Taliesin is the only shaych person in Lee's year-mates. I never said anything about the other Trainees, though, so don't worry about little Taliesin being all alone. Probably won't happen for a while, but when it does...*evil grin*
Muse(s) responsible: Scheherezade and Chaesa
Hindsight is Ever-Perfect
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Lee rode with Taliesin bareback, enjoying the fleetness of the movement, and the companionship of a friend. Tess jumped a log-and Lee fell off. "Tess! You know I can't ride!"
:Oops. Sorry.: Tess ducked her head as Lee stood and brushed herself off.
"Well, we can still catch them."
Lee vaulted onto Tess's back and held her mane for dear life, clamping with her legs as she jounced as much as was possible on a Companion. Tess ignored it and galloped after Nalani and Taliesin, who were laughing.
They stopped as Tess and Lee blew past and came to a stop. Taliesin's tears had dried by now, but Lee's shoulder was still wet.
Lee flailed her arms as Tess came to a stop, forgetting about her mane as she tried to balance. Tess shifted under Lee to try and keep her up, but Lee still fell.
"All hail the Queen of the Klutzes!" cried Taliesin as Lee stood.
[I'm never going to hear the last of this. EVER.] thought Lee as she looked at a snickering Tess.
The sky was darkening. "We should probably go in. I mean, wouldn't want the others getting..ideas," said Lee.
"Um. No. Seeing as you're the wrong sex entirely," said Taliesin.
[Good. Now it's out, at least to me, he's being open. Oh, wait...Tess...]
Lee glanced at Tess, but she didn't even twitch, just kept snickering. She looked back at Taliesin. "Oh, the Companions will keep it quiet, won't they?" asked Taliesin.
:Sure will. Won't even pass my-um-well, as I can't talk...: Tess dissolved into some rambling confusion. (AN: Hey, etcetera-cat, maybe she's related to Teva!)
"She will," said Lee, firmly.
Taliesin grinned and helped her onto Nalani, since Tess was still snickering too hard to move.
Nalani didn't object to the double weight. She carried Taliesin and Lee to the fence, then leaned to one side and dumped them off. Lee, used to the numerous falls she always experienced, set herself to land, but Taliesin crunched into the ground. "Ow."
"You'll live. It's not serious. Who's Queen-well, King, of the Klutzes now?" joked Lee.
"You are. I'm only a lowly noble of the Klutz Kingdom. Very lowly," poked Taliesin back as he examined a growing bruise on his knee.
Lee whacked him, and they went inside. Lee turned into the girl's wing, fully intending to take a bath. A long bath.
Tess fell into slumber at the edge of Lee's mind. Lee sighed and followed an older Trainee to the baths. "Hi. I'm Cerah. (pronounced Sarah) You're the one who just got here, right?"
"I'm Lee. Where are the baths?"
"Follow me! You look like you need it."
Feeling shy, Lee followed Cerah down the hall. Several friends joined Cerah, and Lee followed, sort of alone.
Some of her loneliness must have resonated down to Tess, because Tess came fully awake. :Wha-oh. Don't worry, Chosen. I'm here.:
Lee sent back, :That sounded ad-libbed.:
Tess sent a feeling down the bond, tinged maroon with sheepishness.
Lee laughed.
In the baths, she saw Jali and Temya again. They talked among themselves as they bathed. Lee scrubbed, then refilled the tub to soak. She sank into the warm water...
Jali shook he shoulder. "You napped. Time to get out."
Lee stretched and stepped out of the tub, drying quickly. She put on the nightgown Jali tossed at her and headed for her room.
Lee covered herself firmly with blankets, looking out the window. She always left the curtain open. The stars were shining so brightly.
Tess moved into Lee's mind. :All right. Spill. What was that vision today? It was clear as crystal and seemed to swirl backwards from the usual Foresight spiral.:
Lee sighed. :It was-a vision of the past. I've had them before, but I've never had them stretch so far back.:
Tess demanded, :How many have you had, and when did they start?:
:I've had a lot of them. They started a couple months ago, when I turned 13. The first one I had was of one of my friends trysting behind the barn with my cousin. That was...shocking. Then I relived the death of my grandfather, which creeped me out because I wasn't there and it happened when I was eight. Then, the day you Chose me, I had a-a vision-: Lee was blushing now :about our silversmith, who's shaych, trysting with a minstrel. That really, really freaked me out. Then, I looked at Kilchas, and suddenly that vision flashed into my mind.:
:We'll discuss this in the morning-I won't tell anyone just yet. Good night, Chosen,: said Tess, spiraling off into sleep again.
Lee soon followed.
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Chappie 5, let's do a hand jive! *Does the movements to the hand-jive song*
That was fun. Anyway, Lee's spilled, had more klutzy moments...yeah. I like this girl. Remember, the pretty purple button in the lower left corner looves being clicked on, and if you don't click on it, it'll be depressed. Poor little purple button. *pets review button, which purrs*
Whoa! It's alive! Anyway, remember to review!
Wind to thy wings!
~Fireblade, muses, and one pretty purple purring review button
