Glinting Blades, Warder Meets Aes Sedai

[WoT_Eagle]

OOC: (called 'Exposed') sorry it's a little short, i didn't know what to post.

IC: It was so dark outside that Aniram could hardly see. She could have, now that she was full Aes Sedai, used Saidar to light her path but that was out of the question for this particular night. Her sea-grey eyes could just make out a shadowy figure before her, turnig sharply down an outdoor corridoor leading to the Warder traing yard, in the strangled moonlight that managed to push through the blackened clouds. Aniram turned the corner in persuit of the figure. Her racing heart seemed to make too much noise in the silence of the night. It's going to rain before the sun arises. The irrelevent thought just popped into Aniram's head (she often had thoughts of weather) trying to distract her racing mind from the real problem it faced. Why am I afraid? He's just a young, trained weapon ready for bonding. And besides, I have Saidar for protection. Aniram paused and calmed herself, preforming one of the once-frivolous Novice excercises, before slipping into the shadows to watch.

Aniram had had her eye on Riahc for exactally a fortnight, although he probably hadn't even heard of her yet. She noticed him, practicing expertly in the courtyard, the day she gained the shall. Hemust be a darkfriend, or worse... able to channel. Aniram felt an uneasy fluttering in her stomach as she ran through the two conclusions she had come to in her mind. No one can advance that quickly with the sword without help of some sort. No one is that talented. Everyday since she had been raised, she spent snooping about the Tower's training records, droping inquiring questions around the Green Ajah quarters and listening in on various conversations concerning the length of time Warders take to train. Then everynight, after the setting of the sun, she followed Riahc in hopes to catch him at some foul act. Twenty days and twenty nights following the same rutine had come out fruitless.

I promised myself I would only keep this up for two weeks and it has been as long. I should just accept that Riahc is a natural Blademaster and go to bed. Yet even reaching this descion, Aniram could not shake the feeling of uneasiness about this man's means of success. Deep in self turmoil, Aniram rose from her crouched position in the shadows, wincing quietly from the tightness of the Oaths that was still upon her, and stepped out into the light of the trainging yard.

Suddenly Aniram felt a silent whoosh of wind graze her left ear, close enought to feel a blade slicing the air. She turned to her left in time to see Riahc sheathing an oddly rusty old sword. He looked at her with no expression on his face whatsoever and stood wihtout twitching a muscle. It was the offhandedness of his gaze, though, that rooted Aniram to the dusty ground beneath her feet.

[Bertricia]

(OOC: no worries, mine is short also n' if its bad, its not my fault...)

IC: Riahc was finishing his evening meal of beef stew and fresh baked crusty buns in the sitting room of his apartments in the White Tower, as he thought about the happenings of the past few days. A petite young woman, whom he supposed was Aes Sedai, from the lack of the Accepted's banded white dress, and the novice's all white skirts, had been appearing all over the place. When he practiced the sword froms with the other warders, she just happened to be with the Aes Sedai watching, as he ate his midday meals, she was chatting with a group of Warders a little ways off. This woman was following Riahc like a plague.

As he wiped the gravy from the stew off his clean shaven face - it was always clean shaven, for he hadn't the need to shave just yet - Riahc walked to the wardrobe to get his deceased father's sword. Old, rusted, and cracking in places, it held the memory of Riahc's family and the life he left behind.

Taking the sword out of the wardrobe and running his fingers over the blade, Riahc pricked his finger. Still sharp. He sheathed the sword in a beaten up leather sack and carried inside his cloak down to the Warder practice yard. And as usual, the young woman was not far behind. Light! What does this bloody woman want with me?

Shedding his plain but finely cut brown cloak, and his black wool shirt, and unsheathing his sword, Riahc began dancing the sword forms consumed in the oneness, ko'di. It was always best to fight without emotion, and by practicing with it, it became second nature soon enough.

Unsurprisingly, the young woman soon approached and Riahc made one final slash, close enough to her that she should have felt the air being cut. He stared at her without expression. Finally he would confront her on this invasion of his space. As Riahc stared at her, he for the first time noticed her. Actually noticed her. Her dark hair glistened in the moonlight, and her deep grey eyes watched him with what he thought was a twinkle of fear. Riahc layed down his sword on the short grass and ran a hand through his dark curly mop of hair.

"You don't have to be afraid -" Riahc began while deserting ko'di, but the flare of anger in the small woman's eyes made him stop. "I mean, I want to know why you have been following me these past weeks." Riahc started again.

Surprise and outrage flooded into her face and Riahc said with a smirk, "You really thought I wouldn't notice you popping up everywhere all these days?" However, his smile soon faded after hearing her reply.

[ladyofchaos]

*smacks Marina*
STOP NAMING YOUR BLOODY POSTS!

[BirgitteMo]

I agree with Sam. It does get annoying... THEY DON'T NEED TO BE NAMED!!! And then it just makes them seem like individual chapters...

[ladyofchaos]

*nods vehement agreement*
If you do that again, I will edit it out of your post. *glares menacingly*

[WoT_Eagle]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! TITLES MAKE ME HAPPY! DOESN'T ANYBODY SEE THAT? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? THAT I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING I WANT AND BE HAPPY?!! THAT'S TAKING AWAY MY RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH!!! AND BESIDES~HAPPY IS GOOD

[WoT_Eagle]

OOC: (called: ‘Untitled’)

IC: “You really thought I wouldn’t notice you popping up everywhere al these days?” The words left a smirk on Riahc’s angular face.

“I was popping up everywhere-“she repeated his words with distaste “because I wanted to bond you as Warder.” Aniram was not sure exactly what she had just said, the words spoken in immediate response to that cocky little smile, but the reaction on Riahc’s face brought a victorious smile to her own. His smirk faded and a look much like that of a trapped animal blanketed his sharp eyes. Aniram searched her own mind to recall the sentence that had this effect on a man to store for later use. “…because I wanted to bond you as Warder”. Her own smile dropped just as quickly and that same trapped animal look came over her at hearing the words in her head. “…because I wanted to bond you as Warder.” How could I say such a thing? It was a lie! It had to be! Yet the first of the Three Oaths prevented that. Aniram couldn’t fathom her own words; the inner turmoil played on her features. I was watching him because he is a Darkfriend, not a potential Warder. He’s not even fully trained yet. No, there is no possible way that I would want to bond this man.

Aniram’s eyes acted on their own accord and scanned his body, searching for muscular flaws. None were found. Her probing mind flew out before she could retain it and it weighed and measured his qualities, personality, everything that went on inside his head. It searched for the right qualities to become a Warder. All were found. He would make the perfect Warder, Darkfriend or not. This realization set a permanent look of determination upon Aniram’s petite face. I will bond this man, whether he is willing or not.

Riahc still hadn’t moved. It was as if the word ‘Warder’ had frozen every muscle in his body. Aniram waited what seemed to be a very long minute. Riahc still did not move, he scarcely seemed to even breathe. I am Aes Sedai! No one can keep me waiting! Outrage caused her to act without much thought. She lashed out at Riahc’s unflinching cheek with perhaps too much of the One Power. A loud smack echoed in the training yard as the weave of Air placed itself firmly on his face. He blinked a few times. That was all the evidence, other than a purple bruise beginning to form, that he had been smote. Aniram swallowed what she had been going to say, for now she was sure that Riahc was fully alert and was about to explode.

[WoT_Eagle]

sorry, this one's really short

[WoT_Eagle]

see i posted i posted! and it's untitled! does that make you happy?

[Bertricia]

OOC: good for you marina! the having your post untitled i mean

IC: "... because I wanted to bond you as my Warder." Riahc couldn't believe his ears. This woman wanted him for a Warder? He knew she must have, for no lies could leave her lips. Riahc stood in a daze, but snapped out of it with a large smack echoing throughout the practice field. He realized that the smack had come from his face and his cheek began to feel tender. Blinking a few times, Riahc could feel the anger welling up inside himself as he discovered what had made that smack in the first place. Blood and bloody ashes! That flaming woman struck me with the One Power! Light!

"Why you -" Taking a deep breath, Riahc decided against lashing out. No good could come of that. Instead, he turned and began to walk the perimeter of the practice yard. Glancing through his dark curly hair, Riahc noticed the Aes Sedai cross her arms and turn in the other direction.

"Wait. Wait for a second." Riahc said as he turned around quickly. As he trotted up to her, he noticed a faint ruffling noice coming from the bushes surrounding the yard. As the dark haired woman turned around, Riahc looked into her eyes, and in the reflection saw the gleam of a dagger. Riahc snatched his father's old sword from where it lay in the dewy grass and as he stepped into the ko'di, a man dressed in rags leaped out of the bushes and plunged in to the light. Instinctually Riahc jumped in front of the young Aes Sedai and pointed his sword at the intruders throat.

"Drop your weapon." Riahc said darkly.

"You will kneel at the Great Lord of the Dark's feet!" the crazed man screamed. As soon as the words left the man's mouth, Riahc plunged the sword in all the way. When he pulled it out, he wiped the blood on the darkfriends motheaten coat, but couldn't help but notice a twisted smile on the demon's lips.

Riahc turned to see the Aes Sedai eyes filled with horror. "By the way," Riahc said casually, "I'm Riahc."

OOC: wow, i think that's my longest one yet, even though its not all that long anyway.

[Bertricia]

Wait, no that last post wasn't very long at all, my mistake. that was maybe my most eventful post i guess

[WoT_Eagle]

i'll post soon, and do you have any idea WHO that guy was, or is it up to me to decide?'cause i'm sure i could think of something, but anyway...

[Bertricia]

i hadn't thought of a specific character for the guy, so you can run with whatever you think up

[Bertricia]

marinaaaaaaaaaa poost already!!!

[Bertricia]

OOC: Seeing as Marina is NEVER gonna post, i guess i will

IC: With his father's old sword clutched in his hand, Riahc ran through a forest, stumbling on large rocks and tree roots sticking out of the ground. He was running from something, something terrible he knew, but he wasn't sure exactly what or who it was. In every direction there were twisted trees with black leaves and deformed branches.

Riahc slowed to as halt as he came to a clearing in the wood. The forest around the clearing was too dense to enter and all he could do was wait, ready for whatever was coming.

A man came running from the direction Riahc had just arrived. He was clad all in black, with black hair and black eyes. His eyes shone from underneath his hat with a gleam of hatred. Riahc stepped back, and prepared himself for battle. The man in black said somethng in a tounge Riahc did not recognize and began to charge at him, sword drawn. Riahc shouted something in that same strange tounge, but before he could take the few steps to reach his opponant, something grabbed his shoulders and pulled him out of the forest...

...and into his bed chamber at the White Tower. Riahc opened his eyes to see Aniram, the Aes Sedai whom he had encountered the previous night. Pulling his blankets off of his body, Aniram impatiently began laying out a pair of breeches and one of his good shirts, muttering about stubborn, lazy oafs.

"What's going on? Why are you here?" Riahc asked groggily as he sat up in his bed and began to pull on the breeches laid out for him.

"Something strange happened last night Riahc. More than just the darkfriend. I had a dream. It was so, well, it doesn't matter right now. All I know is, we have to do something."

OOC: There, make what you will of that and if it isn't quite what you had in mind to happen next Marina, its your own fault for not posting.