When Rosanna awoke, she saw Aren already up, just watching the streaked sky. It was orange, and paintbrushed with turquoise and lavender. She sat up slowly, and crawled towards him.
Rosanna leapt up, and clamped her hands onto his slim shoulders.
"Augh! Troll!" Aren cried, laughing. "What's with the...beast?" He gestured towards her wild array of soft hair, framing her pale face and shoulders.
She grinned, showing straight, white teeth, and laughed. Crystal sat up and yelled at them to go to bed. She was not one to be a morning person.
Aren had been thinking. Maybe, he could wean them back into civilization, take them to Helgen. To his proud manor, with all the servants, maids, cooks, and gardens. But then...suitors would be at her door, tapping on her window during sweet summer nights. He knew. Rosanna is easily the prettiest girl he had ever seen. She was petite, with a heart shaped face, big lavender eyes, and long hair,
Right now, Rosanna was scratching at the ear of Kev, the wolf-ish dog. She had a peaceful, happy look on her face that almost made Aren feel guilty for having such thoughts. She curled her lean legs under her, and watched the sunrise with him.
He glanced over to her, and saw her messy hair, flung back from the breeze, and her eyes. They had a certain...fire to them.
"Good morning, early birds." Alessi chirped from her tent. The two started, and smiled sheepishly. In a matter of minutes, Crystal was out, complaining in a joking manor about the morning,
The three eventually had to dress. Aren felt obligated to turn around whilst they were changing into their furs.
Aren accidentally caught a glimpse of them. Crystal was tall, and curvy, whilst Rosanna was much thinner. She had a sunken stomach, that showed a bit of her ribcage, and clearly defined hips, her thighs no hope of touching.
"Imperial, you can turn around" Clara called. He jumped, and swivelled around sheepishly. Now, Rosanna's hair was brushed, and tamer, a long fringe covering most of her right eye.
The air was chilly, with a mist that covered the lake, and assured utmost silence. Rosanna took a deep breath, and waded into the waters.
She had never gotten the reason of Septims. The higher-up people who lived in towns and wore finely stitched clothing that didn't trade furs and mammoth tusks always used coin. The three had gathered a smart amount of coin from those kinds of travellers.
She slowly flipped the coin betwern her pearlescant nails, and tossed it into her bedroll again. There was a long silence between the 4, broken only by Irin's loud breathing.
"Crystal? Alessi? Rosanna?" She turned to the sound of her name, forgetting about the Septim.
"We're listening." Crystal rapped out, and a playful smile crossed her face.
"I want you to come to me. To Helgen." He let out a breath, and gazed at them expectantly. Crystal and Rosanna glanced at each other, then at him again. Alessi wasn't a part of this, so she sat on a bedroll. Rosanna raised her brows slightly, and gave a small smile. Crystal usually spoke for the both of them.
"Rosanna isn't quite sire. She has a pretty solid image of what towns are like. But I'm fine with it." She flipped back a few brown curls. "Maybe it'll change our life outlooks. We'll do it."
The road was long. Aren looked over to see Rosanna gazing at the forests longingly, or bending down to pet one of the dogs.
"The sky is so blue. I wonder how that is." Crystal musef. Aren smiled, showing dimples he was unaware of. He liked that girl.
Rosanna looked down. Of course she understood if he likrd her instead of Rosanna. After all, Crystal was pretty c more outspoken, and louder than her. Rosanna thought before she spoke, and tended to look at the ground.
When Rosanna began to get anxious for her camp, Aren clapped a comforting hand on her shoulder.
Surprised, she jerked to the side. She had never taken well to kind gestures. As a child, Da had always been involved in his preachings.
"It's going to be alright. You'll love Helgen." He whispered to her.
"I'm scared of one thing." Rosanna responded quietly. She could hardly keep her eyes on his face without her heart skipping a beat.
"What is it? Tell me anything." He said firmly.
"I'm not so sure I'll be able to find myself after this." Was all Rosanna needed to say.
Author's note
Spelling and grammar's much better! Reviews are appreciated, and there's more to this story coming soon!
