PrinceAlexus

Realms of Sun & Shadow

Syraeia Leela “Sy-a” Inn Keeper

Dawn Haven _ “The eye of the Beholder.”

Early Morning

Sya eye crept open, the "morning” was dark, same as every other morning and this had caused great distress and confusion at first until people found a rhythm of a sort, people went to bed, there was a morning though everyone had their own perception and version of the perceived time. This morning was different to others as she was entangled in another person, no, woman as they felt too light and curved to be male. Olivia, Oliva had joined her in the night and she smiled, waking up to another person next to you willingly was not a pleasure she had in over a year.

sleep came at her again… Sya fell back to sleep and snuggled back up deciding to get a few more minutes rest, she closed her eye and pressed herself into Olivia drawing comfort.

She finally woke up properly the next time she found wakefulness moving on her, unsure how much time had passed and looked around realising it was not a dream with somewhat of a giggle and content sigh. She had no desire to disentangle herself and did with regret and without hurry, placing slow lingering kiss on her bed partner's lips as a good morning before she pulled away regretfully looking around for where her clothes were kept and the comforting weight of her long dagger on the bed side table.

Stretching as she sat, she was a little sore from the prior day and an idea came to mind. “I'm gonna go to the hot springs, I can be open for late morning to lunch, one day I can hire someone, Becky. I need to talk about a potential job. I'll see you tonight if not before.” Sya said softly with a smile at the end, even if they were busy it seemed they would have time at least at night.

“No rest for the emberkin” She said with more humour than it deserved, her local Birth term for a blightborn, two she knew out of…how many ... .and she was the only one of those two alive she knew existed.

Sya moved to get dressed, first braiding her hair into a French style deliberately choosing the one that showed her more as a woman than a worker. she had more to her life now, more to show the world that she was more than the one who kept them fed and drunk.

Clothes she had less choice, her wardrobe was somewhat limited but of good quality for her place, if a bit boring and dull. Bright beautiful colours and styles and material others wore she was yet to be able to afford. One day, just not today.

She paused in the bedroom. door, her more sensitive hearing picked up the signs that people were beginning to wake up and start their day, people were moving and she would have to too. She had to put a note on the door, check on Becky, the kitchen before she could go to the hot springs …

Sya however left her hooded robe behind, she felt not the cold and had no need of its warmth, but its concealment and she decided that she no longer wanted to do that all the time. Her hair ran down her back in looser branded curls and eye glittered a bright blue with her pale ear tips poking visible against the brown.

She paused at the door handle in her small pale hand and took 30 seconds to compose herself before she faced the outside world.

@amorphical

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Welcome. We Don,t bite. Except thr vampire charceter :)

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@PrinceAlexus

...or maybe a carpenter on his way to town can get together with the blacksmith and make some sort of central town clock? ^^

Otherwise a 24/12hour sand hour glass is gonna be 'big'. hehe pun intended.

@amorphical

Yeah, time to invest in a large central clock! With chimes so we can know the time..

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<Snipped quote by The Muse>

"... and how would we know without the sun?" The heavens asked amused in a jestful and light hearted manner. XD

@amorphical

Umm..well being as sundial makers are kinda redundant.
The water clock maker should be busy with sales.

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Hey all! We'll be time skipping to the next day soon. If you haven't already, please wrap up your characters for the night :)

Almost completed one day, woohoo!! Lol

@The Muse

Sya can finally spend some time in the spa :)

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Syraeia Leela “Sy-a” Inn Keeper

Dawn Haven _ “The eye of the Beholder.”

Closed for Business

Sya had enough as she looked over and did the maths a 3rd time… it took 3 attempts to total it up meaning she had enough. Her eye was hurting a little and she was tired. It has been a day of…well a crazy day. She reached her hand back feeling the French braid and smiled. She might not even be alone tonight, it was stupidly fast but when it felt right…it was right.

Purring the book away under the counter to work on in the morning, maybe lunch and capped her ink carefully with a small stopper. “I'm closing up, anything else?” She called out to no requests so walked her way over and flipped the wooden board next to the door to “Closed for business” and barred the back door with a thick wooden bar. She felt safer and Sunni if he returned could use the main door still.

“Goodnight” She said with a small yawn making way up the stairs, it got darker and cooler the higher she climbed till she found her sanctuary. The knight gave her a nod but barely replied too intent on his drawings, she did not expect Lunarians to be overly fond of her anyway.

Ahh.. she thought embracing the low light, only the moon's light came in and she had a window propped open to let the cool night air in. The cold never bothered her, the darkness felt homely, her eye ached but she felt better here. Her room had a lack of things, she did not arrive with much but it was hers, a trinket or so that caught her eye in market, a small pile of books, and such. her status at Mistress did mean she had a rather large bed at the end of the room, a pair of surfaces either side, heavy iron candle holders and such. She rarely used those or needed to. The coals Basin for heat she never needed.

“Ahh” dipping her face partly into water felt good as her eye soothed into the cool liquid, long dagger forged by her father dropped onto the side table, she just dropped her clothing neatly into the drawer and climbed into her bed, the warm covers not needed but kept the soft materials and the luxury of it all. Sya smiled and closed her big eye, shutting out the light, the noise, the chaos and having her own safe spot where she could sleep in peace was priceless. A quick tug and her brown hair was loose all over the pillow massaging her scalp and enjoying letting it free. It did not take her long to be content and I'd anyone wanted to bother her for no important reason they would find themselves thrown down the stairs.

That was not a hollow threat either with how her eye started to feel later on. Flashes of colours, pain and so. Sya just needed a rest, perhaps a cuddle and a good “night's” sleep. She traced one of her scars, an old wound near her heart, an attempt to kill her thinking she was a vampire of all things. Vampire no, it would have probably worked though. Above that though was a rather more pleasantly gained mark on her skin.

Her singing to self died away as sleep took her and she lay half covered, breathing slowly letting the cool night air help her forget and soothe her body lit only by the slice of moonlight making her seem even paler than she was.

Sya was at peace.

@amorphical

My Hider

Ban the User Above You

Banned for a bunch of cowlicks!

@Hannah

Banned. For shadowing.

the alphabet game. lol

Alpacca

Ban the User Above You

Banana-banned because it's in your name, you are the banana-bread loaf.

@Foster

Banned.

For foster.... ing bad vibes

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Syraeia Leela “Sy-a” Inn Keeper

Dawn Haven _ “The eye of the Beholder.”

Open for Business

Sya pushed her cloak back it had fallen in front of her for nth time as she compared costs, lists, her rough idea and the fact her maths was still a work in progress, she had to go slowly and check herself each step of the way.

“Yes. you seen far stranger, carry on.” Sya said to the room with more confidence than she felt dropping her hood around her shoulders, the point to her ears visible, single eye glowing almost with own light and her brown hair in the more feminine French braid down her back. Olivia had left marks too, but those she doubted people asked about, maybe Sunni… Her paler skin by virtue of her nature made them stand out more. She had not shown skin to open sunlight for at least a year thanks to her new second life.

She tended to hide herself by instinct but had begun to realise she was no stranger than anyone else and they were open… Olivia was confident. Why could she not be confident too? Orion and others never bothered to hide though they had Prince's direct protection and household. Maybe not that bold.

Damn, that was a 100…not 105… She was a fast learner but maths sucked and she hated long division etc. Looking across the room the door was still an issue but one she had no answer to right now, she had already got a woman sleeping in the basement and Princes who she hoped did not send anymore to her doors at present as she had to turn them away.

The Lunaris guard flinched slightly across the room but he did not react more than that, he seemed more content to observe and so more than act.on anything yet. She could understand that, caution and observation was the reason she was still alive and would put money on them thinking similar lines.

Sya knew it was a risk but also knew everyone had rumours and maybe this might be the better approach at present. And somehow she felt however whirlwind it was that a certain woman would be most upset if she was found to be hurt. Sunni too, but he did not have nails that felt like they could cut steel…

A glass in her hand she tasted the new batch of wine that came in recently and approved of it, a little sharp kick to it, it was no shine of selene but that had a kick that could maybe even phase Ivor. She could still enjoy alcohol but food was a pleasure denied her, Sya had rediscovered one other pleasure today but food was forever lost.

The tavern Mistress sang softly to herself as she worked, it helped her concentrate.