Old Siram Posts

Boredem is key. Most people hate boredem, they feel that adventure was great. Ali hated to much adventure most of the time, which is why she was perfectly content sitting on the shore, her small body curled up in the piece of cloth. It was the blanket she had always had, since longer than she could remember at least. She smiled at the cute little hand sewn bunnies dressed in tuxedos and dresses with little stopwatches and oprea glasses. Yeah, it was childish, but she still adored them, and thought it was hilarious that they could have such serious expressions while looking so ridiculous.
Shivering, she abandoned the blanket to dive into the water and play. In an extremely childish mood she started doing backflips and handstands and other tricks in the water, giggling when a wave brought her underwater before she expected it. She resurfaced to look around the shore to see if anyone had seen her burst of young energy, and when she saw no one, she got out, shook like a puppy dog, and rewrapped herself in the blanket.
After a mere couple minutes she got overwhelmingly bored, and checking yet again to make sure no one was watching, she started dancing with her blanket, letting the wind catch it so it billowed out around her, her sweet voice and high pitched laughs moving in gentle vibrations around her.
Boredem may be key, but eventually a fourteen year old has to let her inner child come out to play.

Sotaynrus concentration was soon broken. he heard the childish whims of a woman he didnt know hwo old she was nor did he much care maybe she was the person that would escort them into the abyss of sirams under water kingdoms or perhaps just the islands whom knew. raising up he made sure his face was covered once mroe as he appraoched the young one. he spoke in his calm itelectual tone " hello miss will you be our escort for this day?"

One thing Micah had learned while growing up, was how to be a trickster; how to deceive. In fact, over the years, she had come to be quite good at it. She was a child in a grown up's world, and being put in the situation she had been, had come to see that the only way to carry out what you truly wished to do, was to act like you were doing something else. This was not to say that she was hellbent on deceiving her people and defying the council; however, there were times in which she had grown curious as to the circumstances surrounding something she had no business being involved in, and so in order to satisfy her curiosity, the impulse to mislead overpowered her better judgement. These were one of those times, despite the small extent to which it applied. She was dying to know what she had missed while at work, the obvious signals that something out of the ordinary had happened between the two driving her to the edge. And while her eyes were visibly dead-set on the patterns of her kimono, she was secretly taking stock of ever detail she could notice about the two. The seemingly childish act of her appearing so interested in something as simple as the robes she wore were enough to mask the fact that at that very moment, she was calculating the proximity between the two, the different levels of color altering their skin, the abnormalities of their stances, the distortions of their usual expressions, and even the different pitches and tones they used when speaking to her. Being of a very musically inclined background, and clan in whole, made it easy for her to spot fluctuations in a person's voice, and identify them for their reasonings. She could tell something was up; it was the 'what' she just could not decipher.

"I'm very happy you would accept my request, Sachiel. I trust that my sister will also be happy, and that you'll keep her safe..." And in that moment, she could not help but to be lost in the sudden flashback of her parents, the night they had been murdered. The fact that things had happened as fast as they did... had ended so quickly, in such bloody tragedy, still baffled her, and stunned her into a relatively listless silence. She couldn't stop that memory from coming to her mind, the image of her family; mother, father, 'aunt', 'uncle', brothers... their mangled and lifeless bodies painting the cobblestone streets scarlet red. For a moment, the expression on her face wavered; just a moment. And then, like a wave would sweep the footprints of a passing by-standard smooth, her expression returned to its listless state; eyes shifting ever so slowly back to Sachiel for a moment, and then up to Naili. Besides her little sister, Naili had been the only other one in her family to not have been there, and to not have suffered the same fate as her parents and brothers; something she was grateful for. It took a moment for her to force a convincing smile, but once her lips were upturned, the easily persuasive appearance of a happy demeanor returned to her face; so convincing in fact, that even Naili wouldn't be able to tell the difference. "Very well. Go to your room and change, we will most likely be heading to all of the clans today, so I would dress appropriately. Alright?" It wasn't a demand, more like a question; asking Naili if she thought it was a good idea, herself. "I've got to run up to the island and meet with Ali for a few minutes before we head out, so when you're ready, meet me up by the shore?" Another question, but by the time the words had passed her lips, she had already started to move; carrying her envelopes quietly down the corridor Sachiel had taken upon his parture, heading for the pod station. As she passed the end of the hallway, though, she spotted the oddly placed ice rose on the floor, and decided that whatever it had been, she didn't want to know.

It took a few moments to reach the pod system's underwater station; having traveled from the left wing of the kingdom all the way to its center, before happening across the right corridor and heading down it quietly. As she reached it's end, she stepped into a rather small room in which several pods were lined up along the walls. She was greeted rather grandly upon her arrival, the system workers sweeping themselves into unnecessary bows. This display of useless attention inspired a frown, once that when seen, caused them to dissolve into needless apologies. "Theres no need to apologize, and no need to bow. Darius," She looked over to the system tech-y on the right, a faint smile appearing on her lips then. "Would you mind sending me up?" By up she meant directly up, to the main island of Siram; despite the many other locations she could have asked to be sent to. "Of course, Princess." And her turned to lock down the proper settings of the nearest pod, before unlocking the hatch to the door and motioning her inside. She responded as called for, stepping into the relatively small, crystal clear pod and giving another weak smile to Darius, before being catapulted by an unseen force up through the equally clear underwater tube. The trip took mere moment; blasted through the tubing systems rather quickly to her close destination. As the pod reached to the top of the tube, its speed slowed to a quiet stop, the door opening up into a room much like the one she had just left. She stepped out after a moment, and before the system workers had the chance to submit themselves to her, she raised a hand to halt their bows, and quickly parted from the room; walking out to the fresh, open air of the main island. The bright colors was automatically enough to brighten her mood a bit. She turned momentarily backward to give a short bow of her own to the system workers, before moving out of site of the doorway and making her way through the island; her destination not far away, being the familiar little house Ali had moved into after the incident.

sitting in his meditative state sotaynru waited for one of the water clan of siram to notice hsi dust cloud his gaurds were beginning to grow a bit antsy but his concentration never wavered.

Making her way quietly through town, was a feet she hoped, but failed to accomplish. The most noticeable difference in her appearance as apposed to the rest of the clan was her hair; which flowed from her head and draped down her small body like finely spun strands of light. Being on the island, of course, added a golden tint to the strands she wouldn't normally have beneath the surface of the water, adding to her beauty. This was an easy trait to notice, which was why she hadn't been surprised her appearance on the island sparked some attention. Some passer-by's stopped to watch her, some bowed, some waved, and in the distance, she could even hear a man shout out "Its the Princess!". The added attention was indeed a bit flattering, but needless all the same. She returned their attention with a small; her very presence radiating a warm, protective, mother-like feel within a mile's radius; despite her obviously child-like body. Her sigh was silent as she continued on through the town; having meant to stop at Ali's small house... that was, of course, before the dust cloud need the shore became noticeably. But what was Sotay doing here? Such a question she could only answer by finding out, of course; and so her feet shifted in their path, leading her down to the beach, the envelopes still in hand. Her curiosity was rising with every step she took; but she did know that at least one good thing would come out of his visit. This would be one less clan she had to visit today, in order to drop of invitations.

sotaynru heard the new vibrations of the ground around him in a single movement rising to his feet his eyes opened to meet hers. through his black cloak he un covered hsi face as he took slight bow and wwatched her come near his smirk as he approached his gaurds got slightly unnerved why he had no clue this was the least dangerous land in the entire land. a place of true found peace... and..... boredom. ushering hsi gaurds to remain where they were without a word he spoke in his emotionless childs voice " hello lady of the ocean princess micah only your radiance would shine so bright. it appears you have somthign for me as i have a request for you were focusing on forming newly accustomed arts and such. so simply id like to deal with you in having some of my own artisians specialy chosen by me to come here and study your watery lands as well as this odd earth you walk of dampened beauty to explore our culture in return for letting us harness the power of water into a re working i shall provide you wiht a firm agree ment that in times of chaos your lands shall be treated as our sister lands and we shall protect you as our own also trade and commerce somthing tht i can do for you to make an adequate trade. perhaps? he waited for her response

'Why am I here?' She thought silently as she cam across the beach. No emotion appeared on her tan and porcelain like face. She had no Idea what she was doing. She was just here with her knowledge someone brought her here but..who? She came not from far away she knew that but she didn't know anyone. Or did they? She was quiet as she stepped closer and closer to her destination. He long Purple hair hung in her face and the sound of waves crashed in her ears. She looked around with dark blue eyes swirled with light gray. She spoke not a word as words entered her head.

It was slightly amusing to little Micah, the fact that the guards protecting her 'brother' of sorts, were unnerved by her presence. Siram was the land of peace, and she was one of the least harmful people in existence; at least, most believed. Precautions were precautions, however, and she could not blame them for being on such heavy guard. She hoped they would not mind, though; the fact that as she advanced, she did not hesitate or stop until she was in a foot's proximity to Sotaynru. This was her normal action; finding it only natural to be close to the people she is talking to, to keep their eyes' attention without waver, though she knew it made most uncomfortable. At first only a smile curved her childish face, though soon an arm outstretched toward him; a peace offering, so to speak. "Its nice to see you again, Sotay. How have the deserts been treating you?" She fell silent as he began to speak; listening quietly, carefully. Once particular sentence caught her off guard, though, and so once he was done speaking, she had to take a moment to ponder his words before answering. While she did so, she quickly shifted her attention to the envelopes in her hand, plucking the one addressed specifically to him, and outstretching it toward his hand. "Might I ask what you mean, by harnessing the power of water?" He spoke as if he knew for sure a war was coming, and soon, none the less. This fact unnerved her, herself; for so long she had been striving for peace, for her own clan, at the least. She'd thought it had been agreed, that any war to occur, she would be left out of. Now, there was talk of Siram needing protection? There would have to be a meeting between the clans, soon, she supposed. "I have no protest to some of your men and women coming in to to study, so long as they agree to serve by the rules we have placed here. No disruptions to the people are to be made, no fighting, no destruction to the land or property, etcetera." She supposed he knew the rules of Siram, if not by being told, then by obvious guidelines of the 'peace' stature. But would she ask something in return? The only thing she wished of him was peace, and she couldn't very well demand this of him. She thought for a few more moments, before returning her eyes to his own quietly for a moment, before speaking again. "All I ask for is peace, during the Ball at the very least. Everyone is welcome, but I would like the fights kept down, for that one night, at the very least." She could have been asking too much, but this was what she truly desired; at least one night of peace and happiness for everyone.

felling a new vibration in the earth he smiled a bit litening he looked just a bit had she followed him out of concern of his safety why was it no oen though he could handle himself he wasnt leader of the clan for any old reason sighing he called out not breaking eye contact with the water tribe leader. " lady veil what brings you this way shouldnt you be back int eh ho9melands leading where i am not around or was it time for a small vacation?" he snickered a bit as he truloy didnt care3 he couldnt blame her life had grown boring without getting to uswe his skills for anything truly useful

She looked up at him quietly and confused as she did so. "Lord Sotaynru.." she says not know why she was even here. She continued to him quietly and as she reached him she bowed lightly and calmly like she had always. Her expression lightened as he talked. "Lord Soraynru, I had come here for a reason I do not know." She quietly looked around and noticed another woman standing there and she bowed to her also. "Forgive me." she says lightly, backing away from where the two were talking.

Finally back... Sachiel thought, as he made his way back onto the island from his morning trip. He would immediately make his way back to the Kingdom, and get some rest, for he would have another class soon. However, he found his plans to be inturrupted, when, upon his arrival, he found the princess, unattended, among a handful of outsiders. She didn't seem uncomfortable, and there didn't seem to be any sort of confrontation taking place, however, he didn't feel it right for her to be alone. He made his way to her side, nodding politely to the man to which she spoke. "Your Majesty..." He said, calmly, not wishing to disrupt their conversation. He would simply remain there to ensure her safety, if it was her will, of course.

sotaynru smiled a bit he could see she was a bit unnerved she had to remeber he had no mroe idea than anyone else about a war. he was just a planner and everyone knew that in odd situations rules wre brokien or disregarded nto by him of course but others may have chosent that they wanted a more naval based army to attack his lands he could not let this occur so this truce was a necissary agree ment in all plaqnning correspondents. " simply what i mean by harnessing the power of water we wish to create nem metals with an iced fashion to add to newer equipment its not much but we only wish to harness the elements into the metals specificaly designed for them to amke high efficiency equipment via weapons armor and such to travel with and for odd war time situations again lady micah realize with my past i always expect this peace to end i always prepare it is who i am i assure you on my side there shall be no problems at your grand ball as i look forward to spending some times with old outreached clans one old frined in particular ichi is someone i cant wait to see of course the others as well but ichi is a great friend of mine in return for this we will harness the metals and help to dvelop this metla to trade to you as well as a quarter of profit made will be handed to your clan from all ice based equipment sales.

smiling a bit at lady veil sotay rose his hand kindly. " no need for appologys lady veil just wait a few and you may accompany back home there is or well rather may be much to speak of when we return to the home lands. much to plan for new commerce and such also try dearly to think of why you came here as i will be damnding of this answer as we return . he snickered a bit returnign his gaze to the lady of the oceans.

She nodded lightly as she began to think why she came here. 'what is here anyway?' she thought as he stopped talking. "Yes, Lord Sotaynru. I will do so. " She turned around quietly as they were talking. Her long purple hair was still in her face as she continued to think. Her mind came out blank every time she thought of it. 'Is it because he is superior and I was protecting him?' she shook that thought out of her head. 'is it because someone kid napped me?' She snickered at that and slapped herself mentally. 'Is it because...' her mind shut off as she glanced up at him and she shook her head lightly.

The presence of not just one, but two Clan Leaders on the island was surely enough to rise attention, she could see, as people soon began to show up to accompany them. The first was a girl in which Micah did not know, but by the way that she and Sotay talked, Micah could only assume she was from Septur Kana. Her apology, however, seemed to bring her back to that depressed state she'd been in before; giving a gentle shake of the head to her. "No need to apologize..." Her words echoed Sotaynru's own to her, and after a moment a smile once more touched her lips; a hand outstretched toward her in sign of peace and friendship. "It is nice to meet you, Viel. My name is Micah, Micah Masi." She would not know if the woman would be able to identify her as the leader of Siram or not, but whether she did or didn't, Micah would not mind much. Her attention then shifted to Sachiel as he seemed to materialize at her side; large, bright blue eyes looking up into his own with a peak of interest, the smile remaining on her lip. She seemed to take a step closer to him then, identifying him as a familiar, though she knew Sotay quite well by now. This had been the second time her and Sachiel had crossed paths today; surely this wasn't just coincidence. "Sachiel, glad to see you again. This is Sotaynru, the Leader of Septur Kana." She motioned then with her hand toward the man she was speaking to. However, once Sotaynru started to speak again, her attention was quickly returned to him. The words he spoke now were clarifying enough to where the mustered a simple nod. "That sounds like a fair exchange, I suppose..." She wasn't very experienced at this 'business talk' stuff, but from what she understood, his words made sense enough to easily agree. At his comment toward the ball, the small smile planted on her lips easily doubled; deep blue eyes brightening noticeably. "So long as you save me a dance, of course." There was a high level of amusement to her tone now, that child-like expression returning once more to her face.

Sachiel was more than pleased to stand by Micahs side as she discussed business with this man. He was honored. Be it directly, or indirectly, her safety was ultimately his responsibility, and one he took on with pride. As she introduced him to the Septur Kana leader, he smiled, and extended his hand to the man. "A pleasure to meet you." He said. He was courteous, as always, however he always had his reservations about outsiders. The upcoming ball made him both excited, and quite nervous at once. Of course, Sachiel had arrived too late to overhear the details of whatever arrangement the two had made, but it was none of his business anyway. So long as the Clan remained safe. His eyes shifted between those present, but he remained silent. This, after all, wasn't his place to speak

nodding once to sachiel. he examined the man quickly seeing no reason to take action sotaynrus gaurds were on there feet at his side again now sotay sighed getting slightly frustrated people wouldnt leve him be today even though he had won the entire war of kana with his single mind that wasnt enough he didnt understand it finally he decided to ignore the gaurds he spoke directly to sachiel now. " your a bit on the slow side sir if i hd been an assassin she would be dead already but still good moral support. he enxtended his hand to meet the mans. he really meant no disrespect to the man at all this was sotays oddly sadistic mind at work. his lue eyes locked upon micahs. speaking once mroe." then i shall send a maximum of 3 artisians to your land and one coordinator to keep it all in tact. thank you for your presence lady micah. her next request though thre sotay off quite a bit. his face growing red he merely nodded to her dance comment. covering his entire face but his eyes again. he took her hand quickly then turned to veil " so miss veil you have anythign for me yet? his voice wqas emotionless as if he truloy didnt care but this was just the way sotay had become power nto had done this but merely he found nothign exciting unless it tested his minds strength.

Her head yanked up as the woman spoke. She didn't know who she was but whe was beautiful. By the way Sotaynru talked to her she must be a friend of some sort. She really didn't know but she was glad to meet her even if her face didn't show it. She nodded again as she stopped talking, and shook her hand with a small soft grip of her own. "Salutations. It's a pleasure to meet you Lady Micah." She tried to smile but all that came out was a blank stare. She released the woman's hand and bowed to her once more before stepping back to let the two talk.

Sachiels eyes narrowed upon hearing the words from Sotays lips. He did not take lightly to even the hypothetical threat of Micahs life, however, there was some truth in the mans words. He had not imagined Micah would be walking around without AT LEAST having Naili by her side. He took a deep breath, and swallowed his pride, not allowing it to take the best of him, and affect his behavior. He nodded, and remained silent. Listening to the conditions of their conversation carefully. Micahs remark about saving her a dance brought Sachiel to a realization. people DANCE at fancy balls like this one! He wondered if Naili would save a dance for him, then shook the thought from his mind. His eyes fixated of Sotay once more, as he wondered what the objective of these men he was sending would be. Perhaps he would have the opportunity to ask Micah later. But for now, his only concern was her protection.

She looked up at him quietly and opened her mouth to speak and she began. "Lord SotaynruIt's because I care for you. I mean in the way I don't want you to be alone." She mentally slapped herself again for that and she continued. "I mean. I don't want you to get hurt and me not know about it." She said innocently as if she was afraid to admit it. She was good at lying and she was good at telling the truth. She happened to just be telling the truth on this one.

Micah's eyes held tight to the small exchange between Sachiel and Sotaynru, her curiosity of this conversation reaching its peak at the comment about Micah having already been dead if he had been an assassin. Most people would find it out, a sudden outburst of laughter, from such a comment like this. However, oddity was her nature, some could say. She was quite amused by the comment itself, which had been the reason she laughed. Though, her amusement settled smoothly into a warm smile, as the conversation commenced between the two clan leaders. "Very well, I will call for living arrangements to be made in the underwater kingdom, if you would like? I'm sure your men would enjoy comfortable beds to sleep in during their stay." His reaction to her last request inspired a new round of quieter giggles, now the hints of a childish, innocent grin transforming her face into that of a true child at play. She shook his hand gently, before turning to bow to the other women, Veil, gracefully. "Contact me prior to their arrival, so I know to send an escort for them. If you have any more questions before the Ball, you know how to contact me." She turned her attention once more to the woman, the smile remaining on her lips. "It was nice meeting you, Lady Veil. Good day." She spoke to the both of them, before she turned her attention to Sachiel, an eyebrow perking slightly. "Shall we go?" She wondered idly if he would accompany her back to the Kingdom, or if he had other plans for the day. She did assume, however, that he was tired from the training, and was then reduced to the sad feeling she might have been keeping him from sleep.

again with the fear of him being alone th8is was truly becomein ga bit annoying. though she was close to him they planned everything together for the land he smiled a bit and shook his head " just be sure that feelings of such calibur dont cloud your eyes as an advisor to the lands lady veil. if you can do that i have no problems with this and for now our land ios ok so there was no problem following me but merely ask next time you know my paranoia level is a bit out of control so it could save you great pain letting me know he smiled a bet through his cloak turned back to the woman micah he called to her." a noble oen there lady micah be sure to keep him near you and sir sachiel soem day i do hope i get the pleasure to duel with you out of fun of course take care jewels of the ocean and you two ." he looked to his gaurds and pinted in front of him for them to go ahead as they began there trip home.
(veil go to the trails forum from here on so we can get back to the desert)

Sachiel turned to face Micah, and offered her his brightest smile, glad to divert his attention back to her, instead of the man that he had allowed to get under his skin. But in truth, the man had only upset him, because he knew tht he was right. "It would be my honor." He said, offering his arm in preparation to escort her back to the Underwater Kingdom. He turned back to Sotay, upon hearing his final statements, and smiled to him, even offering a polite bow. "It would be my pleasure." he said. Something about this exchange had put the jump back in his step, and he was more than happy to do anything for Micah that he could. That was something that he did not see changing any time soon.

Veil glanced at The woman with a nod and looked to Sotaynru as he spoke. "Forgive me again." For the first time she actually smiled not much but just a little, enough for others to see that she really did care what happened. She nodded to him and followed along with him. She looked at him. "My eyes are not clouded with this feeling or anything. It's just, what would I do with out you? What would Septur Kana do without you?" she said looking down.
(okay will do)

The bright smile that played along Sachiel's lips was enough to brighten her previously down mood, and return that warm, peaceful smile to her face. She could see Sotay's words had gotten a tad bit under his skin, but considering the fact that it was, in fact, Sotay, not much could be helped. She figured he would be alright after a little while, if he hadn't already dropped it, and everything would go back to normal. With the conversation said and done, and the second invitation officially presented, Micah could safely go back to the Kingdom now and wait for Naili to be ready, so that they could go out to deliver the rest of the invitations. She linked her arm securely with Sachiel's own, turning once more to Sotay with her final greeting. "I will do just that. It was nice seeing you again, Sotay. I'm looking forward to seeing you again, at the ball." Once more turning her smile to Veil, she shook her head once more. "Like I said before, no need to forgive you for something you should not apologize for. I hope to see you at the ball as well, Veil." With a dismissive smile, she gave them both a friendly nod, before turning back to Sachiel, and starting forward into town slowly, sticking close to his side all the while.