Post by Alyx on Oct 7, 2018 2:28:57 GMT -5
Joia
She needed to breathe. The Candidate barracks had seemingly closed in on her in the past few days; the lesson with the weyrlings had left her nerves raw and hurting. Everyone seemed to be talking about the baby dragons, Aleni and her little Gold for one. Joia couldn’t take it, it hurt too much. Even Nova’s normally chipper and hyper joy was almost suffocating, but she couldn’t bring herself to hate him for being happy. He didn’t know why it hurt her, he didn’t understand that she couldn’t be happy here, no matter how much he wanted her to be.
With no chores on the slate for her today and no lessons, Joia was free for the day to do as she liked. She’d stolen into the kitchen early to get food and a waterskin; but she filled the Skin with steaming, rich Klah instead. She dressed in her warmest clothing, including her new, thick boots, and collected the warm, fur-lined jacket she had finished only the week before. The best part of being a Weaver? You never had to wait for someone else to stitch your things.
She took her charcoals and sketchbook, fleeing the Candidates Rooms in favor of the cool, crisp winter air. It bit at her nose and cheeks, but to Joia the open air under the sky was far better than being trapped inside with the others. She didn’t share their eagerness for the next clutch, and it was becoming harder and harder to be around them. She found herself a spot near the Beast pens, where most of the snow was cleared away. She tossed the extra blanket she had brought onto the ground and then flopped down onto it.
Joia drew in a deep breath, the cold air burning her lungs a little, but she’d take it. It was freedom; crisp, clear, and unexpressive. The sooner she could get out of here and home, the sooner she could stop feeling like a waste of space or a half of person. For a few minutes, she wanted the herdbeasts mill about, then unpacked her book and charcoals, settling about sketching out the pattern for the new dress she had imagined.
kevna (Hope its an okay start. )