Author's Note-First, Much love to my kindest reviewers Wraithlord42 and Mortathar! (Gives you each a slice of cake.)
Wraithlord42-Excuse my French but Damn it! Yes it's the Arbat, but for some reason I thought they hadn't given his name in the books and that I had to make up one...but I checked and you were right! Guess I'll have to correct that and reload it sometime.
Mortathar-Ah, you make me blush. "
Hope you two are in it with me in the long run!
Chapter:03
Perhaps that lecture should stand out in my mind, but somehow it is lost in the shifting waters of my mind. It is mostly a muddle of words, and how neutrinos tend to become excited and divide in severe ultraviolet light, but it is that afternoon the has made it's impression on me.
At first to my slight chagrin, Arbat kept trying to strike up a conversation with me, and when he mentioned he was part of testing the new Quantum Virus theory, my interested piqued. I had read of it in the scientific journals, and wondered if it could be true, and if it did, what it would mean for our military strength. Naturally, Arbat as a military employed scientist would be the first to test the theory. I was eager for information on the subject, my young mind finding it's complex formulas and the care it would take to align the chemicals just so a most tempting maze for my intellect to attempt to map out. In my ignorance, I did not see just how potentially dangerous such a thing would be, and how a stake would be driven between Arbat and I forever because of it.
Still thrilled with discussing the subject with someone who was an expert on the subject, I accepted Arbat's invitation to come to his family's scoop the next day, with my parent's permission of course (my hearts already shuttering at the thought) so that he could show me the potential formulas they were already working on. I already knowing it was only because he was attracted to me that he would, despite the "danger", I was set on expanding my horizons. My educational training would be over soon, and I already hoped that in some way this would help me get employment.
((Jahar, are you saying you wish to be permitted to be entertained by a male?)) My mother asked me with a wondering look, as she turned away from her own work when I had asked her. Me standing before her, rigid, as the need to do this going through my blood like iron.
((I guess you could call it that, but I think it is more like a tutoring session, we will only be speaking of academic matters after all,)) I replied stiffly, trying to appear as non-chalant as possible.
((Yes, at first, then it turns to other things,)) Faliter added smugly from the other side of the scoop, very much so enjoying being privy to the conversation.
((Are you implying you are familiar with that certain situation?)) I shot back calmly, I always promised myself never to let Faliter to get the better of me when it came to wit. Faliter shot me a dirty look, signaling my victory.
((I give my permission,)) My mother said, ((it has been too long that you have gone without any suitors.))
((He's not my suitor!)) I said immediately, causing Faliter to snicker.
((Tutor then, as you like to call it,)) Mother answered, I seeing clearly for the first time where Faliter and I got our wit.
The next day after that humiliating act, Arbat was waiting for me after school, and escorted me first onto the Public-Transport, then walked me to his scoop while regaling me with a commentary about his family land we traveled across.
((You see why we have more red grass than the neighboring lands is because my great-great-grandfather had the sense to take a piece of land rich in Kilop, which as I am sure as you know is an extraordinary grass nutrient.)) Arbat informed me with a sweeping motion of his hand.
I looked across the vast field, the land was quite beautiful, well cared for and elegantly grass-scaped. The hills of his land were dainty compared to my own, gentle and spread out like a calm lake, unlike mine who were like the upset waves of an overcast day on the shore. The trees strong, decorated with vines, hoober nests tucked in the spaces between, all giving off an aura of warmth and kindness as all cared for trees do. The grass was delicious and deep, not hacked down to the ground like most, making for a slightly romantic look. I was sure Arbat's mother must be an artist of some kind, I was later proven right.
((How did he know?)) I asked I was only half interested, most of my attention going into taking in the sights.
((Well, mostly by the grass growth itself, but it was only until he took a sample of the soil did he...)) Arbat stopped himself at the sight of someone approaching from the scoop that was now in sight. I looked on a bit nervously, I was apprehensive of meeting Arbat's family, already my family was jumping to uncomfortable conclusions; I didn't care for strangers to as well.
((Arbat!)) The stranger greeted, almost immediately I saw the likeness in the two, and knew they were brothers. Except the other's fur was of a color I had yet to see on anyone else, a metallic blue, it went well with his staunch frame.
((Hello Alloran,)) Arbat greeted, then turned his eyestalks to me, ((Jahar, allow me to introduce you to my younger brother, Alloran-Semitur-Corrass, Alloran, this is...my friend, Jahar-Theril-Elrhol.))
I saw a certain look in Alloran's eyes, as he looked me over, he was sizing me up, not like as one does before battle, but to see what I was made of so to say. I had seen it before in the eyes of my father's colleagues, that evaluation that almost every warrior scrutinized everyone with. He was seeing just how I'd react to it, if I noticed at all, and make his own judgment from there. I could already see of the two, Alloran was definitely the warrior, Arbat the scientist.
However, I had always hated such pigeon holing that many males seemed to exercise, and glared at Alloran so narrowly that he stopped at once, and looked back at me with a blank mask of a face. Keeping his opinion to himself, but I could care less what he thought. ((It is a pleasure to be of your company,)) I told him formally, not looking at Arbat at the moment, he'd probably saw the whole thing, but I was still sure I could play it off with formalities.
He inclined his head slightly, ((And to be of yours,)) he replied just as formally. Then looked at Arbat with a mischievous glint in his eye, ((Well you were right about one thing, she most certainly keeps her own tail up does not she?))
I heard Arbat draw in his breath a bit at that, then much to my surprise replied lightly, ((Yes she does,)) I whirled on him, ready to remind them both I was right there when he added, ((most refreshing isn't it?))
Whether or not he meant that, or added that at my expression, to this day I do not know. Nevertheless, I am more inclined to go with the first now.
((Indeed,)) Alloran agreed, then giving me a look I could not decipher then, he turned back to the scoop, and after a few seconds, Arbat and I followed.
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Wow, that was long, hope you enjoyed!:D Now, don't make me beg again, but please review! I need feedback!!! I need it to live...! Well, you know what I mean. "
Wraithlord42-Excuse my French but Damn it! Yes it's the Arbat, but for some reason I thought they hadn't given his name in the books and that I had to make up one...but I checked and you were right! Guess I'll have to correct that and reload it sometime.
Mortathar-Ah, you make me blush. "
Hope you two are in it with me in the long run!
Chapter:03
Perhaps that lecture should stand out in my mind, but somehow it is lost in the shifting waters of my mind. It is mostly a muddle of words, and how neutrinos tend to become excited and divide in severe ultraviolet light, but it is that afternoon the has made it's impression on me.
At first to my slight chagrin, Arbat kept trying to strike up a conversation with me, and when he mentioned he was part of testing the new Quantum Virus theory, my interested piqued. I had read of it in the scientific journals, and wondered if it could be true, and if it did, what it would mean for our military strength. Naturally, Arbat as a military employed scientist would be the first to test the theory. I was eager for information on the subject, my young mind finding it's complex formulas and the care it would take to align the chemicals just so a most tempting maze for my intellect to attempt to map out. In my ignorance, I did not see just how potentially dangerous such a thing would be, and how a stake would be driven between Arbat and I forever because of it.
Still thrilled with discussing the subject with someone who was an expert on the subject, I accepted Arbat's invitation to come to his family's scoop the next day, with my parent's permission of course (my hearts already shuttering at the thought) so that he could show me the potential formulas they were already working on. I already knowing it was only because he was attracted to me that he would, despite the "danger", I was set on expanding my horizons. My educational training would be over soon, and I already hoped that in some way this would help me get employment.
((Jahar, are you saying you wish to be permitted to be entertained by a male?)) My mother asked me with a wondering look, as she turned away from her own work when I had asked her. Me standing before her, rigid, as the need to do this going through my blood like iron.
((I guess you could call it that, but I think it is more like a tutoring session, we will only be speaking of academic matters after all,)) I replied stiffly, trying to appear as non-chalant as possible.
((Yes, at first, then it turns to other things,)) Faliter added smugly from the other side of the scoop, very much so enjoying being privy to the conversation.
((Are you implying you are familiar with that certain situation?)) I shot back calmly, I always promised myself never to let Faliter to get the better of me when it came to wit. Faliter shot me a dirty look, signaling my victory.
((I give my permission,)) My mother said, ((it has been too long that you have gone without any suitors.))
((He's not my suitor!)) I said immediately, causing Faliter to snicker.
((Tutor then, as you like to call it,)) Mother answered, I seeing clearly for the first time where Faliter and I got our wit.
The next day after that humiliating act, Arbat was waiting for me after school, and escorted me first onto the Public-Transport, then walked me to his scoop while regaling me with a commentary about his family land we traveled across.
((You see why we have more red grass than the neighboring lands is because my great-great-grandfather had the sense to take a piece of land rich in Kilop, which as I am sure as you know is an extraordinary grass nutrient.)) Arbat informed me with a sweeping motion of his hand.
I looked across the vast field, the land was quite beautiful, well cared for and elegantly grass-scaped. The hills of his land were dainty compared to my own, gentle and spread out like a calm lake, unlike mine who were like the upset waves of an overcast day on the shore. The trees strong, decorated with vines, hoober nests tucked in the spaces between, all giving off an aura of warmth and kindness as all cared for trees do. The grass was delicious and deep, not hacked down to the ground like most, making for a slightly romantic look. I was sure Arbat's mother must be an artist of some kind, I was later proven right.
((How did he know?)) I asked I was only half interested, most of my attention going into taking in the sights.
((Well, mostly by the grass growth itself, but it was only until he took a sample of the soil did he...)) Arbat stopped himself at the sight of someone approaching from the scoop that was now in sight. I looked on a bit nervously, I was apprehensive of meeting Arbat's family, already my family was jumping to uncomfortable conclusions; I didn't care for strangers to as well.
((Arbat!)) The stranger greeted, almost immediately I saw the likeness in the two, and knew they were brothers. Except the other's fur was of a color I had yet to see on anyone else, a metallic blue, it went well with his staunch frame.
((Hello Alloran,)) Arbat greeted, then turned his eyestalks to me, ((Jahar, allow me to introduce you to my younger brother, Alloran-Semitur-Corrass, Alloran, this is...my friend, Jahar-Theril-Elrhol.))
I saw a certain look in Alloran's eyes, as he looked me over, he was sizing me up, not like as one does before battle, but to see what I was made of so to say. I had seen it before in the eyes of my father's colleagues, that evaluation that almost every warrior scrutinized everyone with. He was seeing just how I'd react to it, if I noticed at all, and make his own judgment from there. I could already see of the two, Alloran was definitely the warrior, Arbat the scientist.
However, I had always hated such pigeon holing that many males seemed to exercise, and glared at Alloran so narrowly that he stopped at once, and looked back at me with a blank mask of a face. Keeping his opinion to himself, but I could care less what he thought. ((It is a pleasure to be of your company,)) I told him formally, not looking at Arbat at the moment, he'd probably saw the whole thing, but I was still sure I could play it off with formalities.
He inclined his head slightly, ((And to be of yours,)) he replied just as formally. Then looked at Arbat with a mischievous glint in his eye, ((Well you were right about one thing, she most certainly keeps her own tail up does not she?))
I heard Arbat draw in his breath a bit at that, then much to my surprise replied lightly, ((Yes she does,)) I whirled on him, ready to remind them both I was right there when he added, ((most refreshing isn't it?))
Whether or not he meant that, or added that at my expression, to this day I do not know. Nevertheless, I am more inclined to go with the first now.
((Indeed,)) Alloran agreed, then giving me a look I could not decipher then, he turned back to the scoop, and after a few seconds, Arbat and I followed.
))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( ((((((((((
Wow, that was long, hope you enjoyed!:D Now, don't make me beg again, but please review! I need feedback!!! I need it to live...! Well, you know what I mean. "