A tall man wanders into the cove, clearly lost and deep in thought. -- Daughter of Light

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Subject: A tall man wanders into the cove, clearly lost and deep in thought.

Author:
Steel Dream

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Date Posted: 13:36:32 01/16/02 Wed

His face is wearied and worn with long years of solitude and care, but his eyes contain a fresh light, a hope rekindled from a failing ember.

The sharp sea air captures him as his secret hideaway is washed by the liquid gold of the setting sun. Palms sway serenely in a warm breeze as the waves hiss and lull the sand. The scene is like the sweetest dream and it helps soothe the dull ache in his soul.

He is snapped suddenly from his thoughts as he sees a shape, a sitting form soaked by the waning reddened sun- Daughter of Light.

He chuckles softly to himself, not wishing to disturb her but seeing no alternative, he walks quietly up from behind and sits down behind her, gazing out across the unchanging horizon.

"Looks like I wasn't the first to find this place."

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[> Subject: She jumps at the voice and whirls around, one hand flying to her face to brush away a tear while she stares, groping for a response.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:47:35 01/16/02 Wed "I--I..." Words fail her for a moment and her gaze drops. She concentrates firmly on tracing patterns in the sand. "I didn't know anyone else came here," she says at last.

[> [> Subject: His gaze turns to the woman beside her and a slight frown appears upon his face.

Author:
Steel Dream
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Date Posted: 13:58:01 01/16/02 Wed

"This place has always been my solace, since I came to Paradise Isle." He smiles gently but becomes slightly more serious. "It looks like you came here seeking solace today."

In the richly coloured light, it amazed him how frail and human she seemed, her beauty now far more natural than her usual regal composure.

Remembering himself, he bites his lip. "I'm sorry. I did not intend to disturb you... I should go."

[> [> [> Subject: "I just recently found it," she says quietly, "and does work wonders to comfort me."
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:11:13 01/16/02 Wed "Please don't go," she almost pleads, emotion tinging the edges of her voice. She reaches out impulsively to grab his arm, as if such a small restriction would stop him. Working desperately to keep her thoughts from betraying more than she already had, she speaks gently. "Solace is not always found in solitude."

[> Subject: The slightest, softest smile appears on his face as the powerfully-built man is guided by her gentle touch as easily as the waves shift the sand as the tide comes in.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:41:20 01/17/02 Thu "You're right," he agrees, as though it had only just occured to him. "Perhaps it is not." Seating himself once more, the naturally soft-spoken man's quiet smile remains, slightly questioning yet not pressing.

[> [> Subject: Her eyes glow with a certain happiness, causing her mouth to curve up in a smile.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:40:39 01/17/02 Thu "If you don't mind me asking," she hesitates, then decides to continue, "what were you seeking shelter from?"

[> [> [> Subject: He too hesitates a moment, then throws caution to the surf. "The world, really."
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:36:43 01/18/02 Fri

[> [> [> [> Subject: Her voice gentles noticeably and her grip on his arm relaxes but remains. "How?"
Author: DOL [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:55:26 01/18/02 Fri

[> Subject: He too unconsciously relaxes as she does, sighing softly. "I don't want to worry you."
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:51:30 01/18/02 Fri

[> [> Subject: She grins slightly, although she is still serious. "Try me." After a short pause, she continues. "Look, we can trade sob-stories or what not."
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:18:40 01/18/02 Fri

[> [> [> Subject: He chuckles shyly, nervous at suddenly being taken into confidence by the one who had always seemed so far above him. But he takes the plunge, like a white bird into dark waters.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:00:41 01/18/02 Fri "Everyone needs me to be strong, so for them I am strong. But I am not strong for myself." The first words have escaped but the rest freeze within him, and he feels he has already said too much. But it is too late for regrets... Let her think what she will, now. Let her see me how I truly am. For I am frail...

[> [> [> [> Subject: Compassion wells in her and spills into brown eyes.

Author:
Daughter of Light
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Date Posted: 18:01:30 01/18/02 Fri

She gives a small smile of encouragement, and then suddenly laughs aloud. "We are in similar predicaments," she says, brimming with a sudden feeling of connection, realizing how very similar they were. "Everyone expects you to be a strong leader and me to be a perfect example." She chuckles lightly, thinking how utterly inappropriate laughter was in this situation yet unable to find another way to handle the irony. She leans back, the laughter helping her to finally feel perfectly at ease. "Expectations can be killer."

[> Subject: But what does not kill us... he thinks, never losing the almost unnerving, quiet smile.

Author:
Steel Dream
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Date Posted: 15:07:14 01/19/02 Sat

He voices his thought, though not in so many words. "But I don't think it can kill us."

Sensing her relaxation in his presence, he is slightly surprised. Why does she trust me? is the foremost inexplicable thought in his mind.

Yet for some reason he cannot place, he returns the gentle laugh as a warm rumble, feeling oddly relieved for having said words that had been his alone for so long.

[> [> Subject: She chuckles, "Luckily for us."
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:18:43 01/19/02 Sat Sensing a subtle change in his demeaner, she puts on a mock-serious look, "Feeling better Clark?" she questions, eyes glittering with yet-to-be-determined thoughts.

[> [> [> Subject: He conceals a smile. "Certainly, Sue."
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:24:01 01/19/02 Sat

[> [> [> [> Subject: She raises an eyebrow in half-question, but decides to let it slide as one of the many "guy things" that she never understood.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:27:49 01/19/02 Sat She removes her hand from his arm, folding her hands in her lap. "Anything else bothering you?"

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: His wide brown eyes are drawn towards hers, almost of their own accord.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:42:11 01/19/02 Sat "No," he lies, forcing his smile a little wider.

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Sensing the lie immediately, she gives him a light, half-playful shove, although her face is concerned.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:48:50 01/19/02 Sat "If you have to lie to cover it, something's definitely wrong." Her voice remains gentle and not the least bit accusatory. "You can tell me."

[> Subject: "No, I don't think I can." His voice holds a different, slightly sadder tone but he smiles wryly. "I'm a terrible liar, aren't I?"
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:25:22 01/20/02 Sun

[> [> Subject: "Mmm," she muses lightly, "you'd probably be a better liar around people that you don't have a 'mental connection' with." She pauses for a moment, then speaks again slowly, as if deliberating over the thought. "Why can't you?"
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:37:23 01/20/02 Sun (OOC: HAHAHA! The first thing in my mind after reading that post was a verse from one of the lion king songs: "he's holding back, he's hiding, but what I can't decide. Why won't he be the king I know he is, the king I see inside" LOL! I used to love that movie)

[> [> [> Subject: He looks slightly surprised; he had forgotten about that! "Yes, yes," he muses, "you're probably right." He chuckles self-consciously.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:30:12 01/20/02 Sun

[> [> [> [> Subject: "You're avoiding my question," she says, pretending to be stern.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:31:17 01/20/02 Sun

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: "Yes, yes," he says with mock seriousness, "I think I am."
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:32:56 01/20/02 Sun

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: She sighs in exasperation. "Do I need to bring a gryphon over here just to get an answer out of you?"
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:33:52 01/20/02 Sun

[> Subject: He smiles with wild resignation, half-closing his eyes. "If you're going to insist..."
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:51:47 01/20/02 Sun "Then I might as well just tell you that I'm very much in love with you."

[> [> Subject: Her heart leaps and her mind rushes in bliss like a joyous school-girl.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:55:27 01/20/02 Sun She stares for a moment, a smile tugging at her lips. "And that bothers you?"

[> [> [> Subject: His eyes open fully, their wide, troubled brown filled with disbelief.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:43:32 01/20/02 Sun He sits in silence a long moment. "Not any more..." he says softly.

[> [> [> [> Subject: "Well," she says, smiling, "you may be pleased to know that the feeling is mutual."
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:52:17 01/20/02 Sun

[> Subject: He sits, silent and truly speechless. He doesn't dare smile, or move, and barely breathes.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:01:08 01/20/02 Sun Slowly, very slowly, he forces himself together. "Really?" he says in a low, slightly hoarse whisper.

[> [> Subject: With a smile as radient as a lightbulb, she chooses to remain silent for a moment, surprised at how not shy she felt.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:11:24 01/20/02 Sun "Really," she affirms, her voice suddenly breaking as she realizes the momentum of what the two had just said. "Really and truly and... very much," she concludes, her own speech lowering into a whisper of its own accord.

[> [> [> Subject: His hesitance melts away in the warmth of her smile, and he echoes her expression as his heart pirouettes.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:54:34 01/21/02 Mon Reaching out in not only a literal sense, he takes her hand and cups it in his. "You look amazing," is all he can say.

[> [> [> [> Subject: She glances down, faint color tinging her cheeks.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:45:22 01/21/02 Mon She draws her gaze back up to meet his, warmly conscious of his hands around hers. "Thank you," she replies, her voice nearly inaudible.

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: He breathes a soft sigh, and it speaks volumes of a past life and concealed pains, but also of hope for a new one.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 05:48:19 01/22/02 Tue He looks up, the quiet, ineffable expression that had always graced his features banished by the glow of a warm, released smile. "Perhaps... perhaps we had better be getting back now? There are people out there who need us." With that, he chuckles.

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: "I suppose," she says, sighing as well.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:02:32 01/22/02 Tue "I guess I can't be relieved of my responsibilty forever," she says, trying to produce a smile in her slightly dampened spirits.

[> Subject: He looks dismayed. "I'm sorry... I think we could stay just a little longer." He smiles querelously.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:44:21 01/22/02 Tue

[> [> Subject: She smiles genuinely in response to his downturn of emotions.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:11:38 01/22/02 Tue "We can go," she concedes. "But," she adds with a coy smile, unusual for her, "you'd better promise not to go shy on me."

[> [> [> Subject: He chuckles meekly. "I'll try! I'm not that bad!" he protests.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 06:00:04 01/23/02 Wed

[> [> [> [> Subject: She removes the smile from her face but cannot keep the merry glint from her eyes. "But of course you are," she says as if that was the most reasonable thing in the world.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:15:44 01/23/02 Wed

[> [> Subject: (you know what's weird? yesterday I looked up "querulously" and then it was a vocabulary word in school today! that was soo weird!)
Author: Ashley [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:48:59 01/23/02 Wed

[> Subject: He smiles for no reason and offers an elbow. "So, shall we go then?"
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:45:40 01/25/02 Fri

[> [> Subject: Her expression turns somewhat mischievous without an obvious change in her features.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:09:14 01/25/02 Fri A smile creeping across her face, she takes his hand instead, the smile in her racing heart and mind much greater than that on her face.

[> [> [> Subject: He smiles back, squeezing her hand slowly and walking slowly.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:11:55 01/25/02 Fri

[> [> [> [> Subject: Euphoria washes over her like the waves near them, and for a moment she decides it can't be true.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:17:40 01/25/02 Fri Suddenly she giggles, bursting into light and ruining any chance at a "romantic" moment. "Race you!" she calls, laughter running wild in her voice.

[> Subject: He too laughs, breaking into a run. "Last one there is... the last one there!"
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 05:53:47 01/26/02 Sat

[> [> Subject: (I decided my last post was too much like the player and not how DOL would act) Jerked into motion by their connection, she quickly picks up the speed and runs beside him, ignoring the knowledge that he wasn't running quite as fast as he could.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:52:59 01/27/02 Sun

[> [> [> Subject: He laughs warmly as they leave the cove at speed. This is like I never imagined it...
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:55:56 01/27/02 Sun

[> [> [> [> Subject: Giving an apologetic glance, she releases his hand and shifts back into her palomino self, then canters past him, tossing her head in laughter.
Author: Daughter of Light [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:01:09 01/27/02 Sun

[> Subject: "Hey!" he shouts indignantly. "No fair!" With a human laugh, he becomes the powerful chestnut stallion, galloping in counterpoint to her triple-beat.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:03:31 01/27/02 Sun

[> [> Subject: A shiver runs down her spine at the sight of the stallion, visible only as the rippling of her coat. Her stride flows smoothly into a gallop, her hooves pounding the sand in a rythmic blur of motion.
Author: DOL [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:08:17 01/27/02 Sun

[> [> [> Subject: He gazes at her golden form, moving with grace and elegant strength, and speeds up slightly.
Author: Steel Dream [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:11:00 01/27/02 Sun