Post by Daenara Kutsouris (H) on May 1, 2009 13:05:39 GMT -5
I was a bundle of nerves as I stood on the dock, waiting with my uncle Stavros as the servants carried my trunks onto the waiting barge that would take me to the nearby port city, and to the ship that would sail for Terre d'Ange. Thio stood by me, with a fatherly arm around my shoulders.
"Now, you will be careful in Terre d'Ange, agapimou? I am already worried for you."
I smiled softly, resting my head against thio's soft chest.
"Do not fret, thio." I answered, looking up at him, meeting his green eyes, so like mine. "I have studied very hard and am confident my trip will be a success."
Uncle Stavros said nothing, just hugged me closer. I knew he was going to miss me terribly, but he would never say such sentimental words to me. My uncle seemed like the perfect stoic, stalwart Hellene male, but he had a soft spot for me, which I knew was why I was not married off by now, and it was what I had used to talk him into this trip. Now that the time had come, however, I felt badly about leaving him behind. Not badly enough to ask him to accompany me, however. I had no mind to have a chaperone on this trip!
Finally, it was time for me to board the barge, and thio and I said our tearful goodbyes. Once I was aboard and we were floating down the river, I let my mind drift toward what I hoped was going to be the trip of a lifetime. I had sent two servants ahead to procure lodgings and fashionable clothes, and whatever else a young woman of D'angeline society might require. The trip would take much time, and I was impatient to be on my way.
Our family had many ships, and I was as at home on one as I was on land, and so I clambered barefoot over the barge, helping out as needed, though the men poling tried to dissuade me. It was unseemly for someone of my stature to do any menial tasks, but I enjoyed it and so I ignored them.
It seemed like forever, but it was only a day before I was safely ensconced on the ship that would carry me to Terre d'Ange. The trip was uneventful, and the sailors soon grew accustomed to my barefoot wanderings and were duly impressed by my seafaring knowledge. Soon I was as one of the crew, in breeches and a tunic borrowed from the cabin boy, and spending many an afternoon in the Crow's Nest. As such, I was the first to sight land when we approached Terre d'Ange at a place called Marsilikos. I hurried to my cabin to change and make myself presentable, my stomach lurching with excitement.
My hired men procured us a carriage and a wagon for my things, as well as a map to the Capital, the City of Elua. My appearance as I oversaw these preparations was met with many stares, which made me feel a bit self-conscious, but I carried myself with the confidence that comes from always knowing one's place in the world, and I soon felt at ease, though I was relieved to finally settle into the carriage. Only a few more days and I would be in the Capital proper! I could hardly believe that I was here, in the land of angels, where even the Gods tread lightly. I could feel in the very core of my being that this was going to be an adventure of the highest magnitude, and so I set off for the City with a light heart and an adventurous soul.
"Now, you will be careful in Terre d'Ange, agapimou? I am already worried for you."
I smiled softly, resting my head against thio's soft chest.
"Do not fret, thio." I answered, looking up at him, meeting his green eyes, so like mine. "I have studied very hard and am confident my trip will be a success."
Uncle Stavros said nothing, just hugged me closer. I knew he was going to miss me terribly, but he would never say such sentimental words to me. My uncle seemed like the perfect stoic, stalwart Hellene male, but he had a soft spot for me, which I knew was why I was not married off by now, and it was what I had used to talk him into this trip. Now that the time had come, however, I felt badly about leaving him behind. Not badly enough to ask him to accompany me, however. I had no mind to have a chaperone on this trip!
Finally, it was time for me to board the barge, and thio and I said our tearful goodbyes. Once I was aboard and we were floating down the river, I let my mind drift toward what I hoped was going to be the trip of a lifetime. I had sent two servants ahead to procure lodgings and fashionable clothes, and whatever else a young woman of D'angeline society might require. The trip would take much time, and I was impatient to be on my way.
Our family had many ships, and I was as at home on one as I was on land, and so I clambered barefoot over the barge, helping out as needed, though the men poling tried to dissuade me. It was unseemly for someone of my stature to do any menial tasks, but I enjoyed it and so I ignored them.
It seemed like forever, but it was only a day before I was safely ensconced on the ship that would carry me to Terre d'Ange. The trip was uneventful, and the sailors soon grew accustomed to my barefoot wanderings and were duly impressed by my seafaring knowledge. Soon I was as one of the crew, in breeches and a tunic borrowed from the cabin boy, and spending many an afternoon in the Crow's Nest. As such, I was the first to sight land when we approached Terre d'Ange at a place called Marsilikos. I hurried to my cabin to change and make myself presentable, my stomach lurching with excitement.
My hired men procured us a carriage and a wagon for my things, as well as a map to the Capital, the City of Elua. My appearance as I oversaw these preparations was met with many stares, which made me feel a bit self-conscious, but I carried myself with the confidence that comes from always knowing one's place in the world, and I soon felt at ease, though I was relieved to finally settle into the carriage. Only a few more days and I would be in the Capital proper! I could hardly believe that I was here, in the land of angels, where even the Gods tread lightly. I could feel in the very core of my being that this was going to be an adventure of the highest magnitude, and so I set off for the City with a light heart and an adventurous soul.