12-20-2021, 10:16 PM
“Are you talking about the boat or about me?” she said in return, tongue sharp as the rocky banks on which they were perched. He climbed in without the additional thought to shove the boat off shore, but before Kemala could call upon the energies of the wind, she was presented with something.
She blinked at the gift, gently stroking the cloth as one would a cherished prize. She had to assume it was a gift, since after several seconds he did not seek to retrieve it. The gift had to come with a quip of course. It wasn’t as if she could travel with a load of match luggage. What did he expect?
“I doubt all the shawls in the world can chase away this chill,” she muttered, unfurling the shawl. It was warm and snugged tight to her shoulders, but she did seem to relax a little afterward.
To push out, she called momentarily upon the energies of the wind, and with a nudge that may be mistaken as coincidence, the boat was freed from the shore and began to rock gently in the water. She would manage the engine so long as Soren gave the direction. The motor smelled of burned oil, but at least the heat exhaust thawed her fingertips.
“What heading?” she asked.
She blinked at the gift, gently stroking the cloth as one would a cherished prize. She had to assume it was a gift, since after several seconds he did not seek to retrieve it. The gift had to come with a quip of course. It wasn’t as if she could travel with a load of match luggage. What did he expect?
“I doubt all the shawls in the world can chase away this chill,” she muttered, unfurling the shawl. It was warm and snugged tight to her shoulders, but she did seem to relax a little afterward.
To push out, she called momentarily upon the energies of the wind, and with a nudge that may be mistaken as coincidence, the boat was freed from the shore and began to rock gently in the water. She would manage the engine so long as Soren gave the direction. The motor smelled of burned oil, but at least the heat exhaust thawed her fingertips.
“What heading?” she asked.