Wildflower... ((Ae'on))

[Ivy]

Was she supposed to wander outside of the Weyr? Probably not. Ever since the summit her place in the Weyr was rather confusing - before she had been a Candidate, but now she was considered just another of the weyrfolk by most of the Weyr's residence. Still she liked to insist that she was a Candidate - and the Candidatemaster had seen no issues with giving the girl chores to do as long as she kept insisting such. So while she really didn't have to answer to the Candidatemaster of Inverness, she still did. So was she supposed to wander outside of the Weyr? No, definitely not.

Yet here she was far outside the volcanic walls that enclosed Inverness. She had started out by following the river that fed fresh water into the Weyr, but it wasn't very interesting. The water was too frigid even in spring to swim in and it was moving far too fast for her liking. So she had wandered away from the river's edge into one of the many valleys that surrounded the Weyr and was picking flowers to make a small bouquet. So far she had found some white ones, some red ones, some pink ones, and a few purple ones as well. It was turning out to be quite pretty! Holding the bouquet of wildflowers in one hand she batted the long weeds aside with the other, regretting her choice to wear shorts out. No doubt her skin would have red marks to show off once she was done with her wandering, and small bugs were finding her a delicious delicacy to nibble on - something else she was not happy with.

[Ember]

How Ae'on came to possess a canine that actually got him off his ass and moving around, he still had no idea. Still, Aldonza made for a great running partner without any judgement about his health. Admittedly in the beginning that was vitally important. Not as much five turns later when she was well into her adulthood and he had gotten used to going on runs with her. Considering the fact that Aldonza was the only companion of his he had actually chosen he rather thought he had picked well. She was certainly the least annoying.

(Cue mental grumbling from both of his mindmates.)

The canine and her owner had been running along the river for quite a ways before Aldonza decided there was something rather interesting off their usual path. Ae'on stumbled a bit as his dog suddenly veered away from the river at a breakneck pace. "Aldy!" Ae'on shouted after her vainly. While usually a mostly obedient dog, Aldonza certainly had her moments. Sighing, Ae'on gave up on the hope of an uneventful run that day and instead took off after Aldonza to see just what had gotten her attention.


He really ought not have been surprised when he saw the dog yapping happily at a girl with a bunch of flowers in her hands. Ae'on slowed down his pace as he watched Aldonza weave around Camille's legs. He wrinkled his nose a bit at the scratchy weeds growing all around, grateful that he was wearing pants rather than the shorts the girl was wearing. Speaking of which..."You know, most people wear something less revealing if they're going to be wandering through the brush," Ae'on commented, disapproval lacing his face. Not because he thought she should cover up for modesty but because she should be covered up for safety's sake. Geez, common sense.

[Ivy]

At first the tow-headed young woman had been afraid when she heard the rustling of the tall grass behind her as something came at her - fast. Then she heard playful barking and turned to see an adorable dog coming at her. YAY! Giggling she bent forward and pet the dog as it ran around her legs, not minding the soft fur rubbing over her bare legs, it felt a lot nicer than the prickly weeds. So busy playing with the pup, Cami failed to notice the owner as he approached from behind her until he called out. Standing up startled she looked around and then saw the man, relaxing a bit, "I didn't plan on wandering through the brush, obviously." There was a tinge of annoyance in his voice, he didn't even know her - how dare he judge her?

[Ember]

Aldonza was quite pleased with having found such a friendly person thing. Her tail was wagging ecstatically and she peppered the woman's legs with friendly little kisses. The dog would have been more than content to continue on doing so except her alpha called her name and with a slight whine she left the girl. The slow, hesitant steps of his dog coming back to him made Ae'on sigh in annoyance. He rolled his eyes at the girl's answer.

Did people not think? Seriously, his least favourite things to tend to were the ones caused by a lack of thought. "And have you not noticed that the weeds are scratching you since you've wandered in there, miss?" Ae'on asked dryly, gesturing at her a little. "My dog licking those probably didn't help with the potential of them getting more irritated, so you should probably get out of there. You've probably got enough flowers there, don't you? The river water is mostly clean enough to wash off with."

[Ivy]

"Really, it doesn't bother me. But thank you for your concern." She may have said it a bit testily as she watched the pup wander back to its owner. Looking up from the dog back to the man she gave a slight head tilt so she could get a better look at him, the sun wasn't helping her endeavors either. So she began to make her way towards him. Not because he was right mind you - she just wanted to get a better look.

So she trudged through the tall weeds until she came out of them and into the clear area. Looking down at her legs she saw tiny red scratches and welts, only a few had lines of blood welling up from them. Really though, they didn't bother her. Shrugging slightly she decided to play nice - mostly because his dog was super cute. How bad could he be if he had a cute dog? So with a soft smile she twirls a strand of hair around one finger, "I'm Cami, by the way. What's your pup's name?"