The Savant

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It was interesting that the woman didn’t want him to thank her, it might have been something weird to appreciate, but he did appreciate her kindness. He could tell there were subtle hints that she didn’t really enjoy this whole interaction. That she was only being kind and it seemed almost uncomfortable — he understood. Lunarians and Aurelians have always been at odds and didn’t care for each other. It was supposed to be different in Dawnhaven, right? Everyone was supposed to start getting along and he understood it wouldn’t happen overnight or maybe at all.

Sunni shrugged his shoulders with indifference, since he couldn’t compare his own experiences with Flynn, the sun priests, or any other Aurelian. They all had different experiences, but he didn’t necessarily believe this was important, especially more important than others. He didn’t believe that it was that interesting either. A sigh left his lips as he nodded, “I suppose so,” The smile was reassuring, the opposite of how he was feeling, since he was completely uncertain about this whole situation and how it was going. He couldn’t tell if it was bad or not… “Maybe we will be able to sit down and talk about our cultures, sometime, if you want to,” he gestured with his hands as he spoke.

It’s been a busy time for all of us.

Those words were true and reminded him that he had a list of things to get done. He needed to finish the roof of that house and get everything secured then the interior could be worked on. The thought of his own house getting done crossed his mind. A quick thought about the market building caught on. Everything that he needed to do came to light in his mind.

Sunni went to respond but his lips closed as he noticed her expression. Her expressions were not matching her words at all. She looked as pale as a ghost and it wasn’t in a positive way. At least it wasn’t positive to him. A somewhat serious expression with a saddening smile appeared on his lip as he stood there. Stood there and looked at Elara while he internally considered what he should do about this. “Elara, you do not have to make plans with me if you don’t want to be around me,” His smile seemed to become more genuine and bright while his expression softened. “I will not be offended. I promise. It’s somewhat painful standing here and watching you try while your body language and facial expressions are telling me the opposite of your words,” He chuckled lightly while looking down. His hands sliding into his pockets in a way to distance himself and protect himself.

Looking down at the rocks, he moved some with his foot, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have asked you to come on a walk with me. I know we are not supposed to get along. You being Lunarian and everything and I’m Aurelian. This is probably uncomfortable for you and I apologize for that. I’m sorry for last night too,” His eyes rose to look at hers. To examine the facial expressions she was making and what not.

“Once Octavia is feeling more up for conversation, I will talk to her about what she wants me to do for winter preparations,” His voice going into work mode compared to anything else. It was more serious and less light hearted. “However, I would enjoy reading or spending time with you. I really would but with how pale you have gotten by saying those words. I feel like you are going to get sick of the ideas of spending time with me,” Sunni laughed at that a bit. He didn’t seem that upset about it.

Looking back at the town, “Come on. I’ll walk you back to the royal cabin to make sure you are in the safer parts of town. I need to get back to working. The houses won’t build themselves,” Sunni gestured for them to follow the path as he began to walk towards it to make their way to the cabin. This time, not requesting that the woman hold his hand, since he felt like that would be rude of him to do so. Elara was already uncomfortable by the looks of it. He was trying to think of everything that he said. What did he say or do wrong? It’s about the rocks isn’t it? Why did she have to ask about the rocks and why can’t I just shut the fuck up at times?” He sighed at those thoughts while his expression kept a light smile, more for show than anything, but he needed to get back to work.

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Interactions @Qia Elara

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Lake Ambience

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Sunni… you might have fucked up by pointing that out, the man thought to himself as he noticed Elara’s eyes and expressions kept letting guilt and regret peer through her. Staring into her blue eyes, he glanced away at the rocks underneath them and thought a little more as she spoke. He was honestly shocked that she referred to the rocks as beautiful and understood why he would like them. A thought went through his head to remind him that he overstepped in plenty of ways last night — She is being nice.

Yes, he had to remember that Elara was nice. She was being nice. Nodding his head at those thoughts, he tried to smile to encourage her to do the same, but he was trying his best not to point out the notes of negativity on her face. “Thank you for being kind,” He gave her a little more of a smile.

The redheaded man found himself feeling guiltier and guiltier as he noticed how uncomfortable Elara was looking. She looked guilt-ridden herself. Maybe you should stop talking… Except he found it hard to not talk around Elara since he wanted to share thoughts and things with her. Usually, he was able to play cool around women and had done so for a long time in Aurelia. Going to bars and having fun. One-night stands. Not making an idiot of himself. Showing Flynn how to pick up girls and smooth-talk them. Those years and years of skills withered around Elara. It gave him the same feelings as when the tutors would punish him for speaking out of line, wrong, or using “peasant words” and so on.

I care very much about learning things about you.

Those words sounded honest though he felt like they lingered with other emotions and a slight frown appeared on his lips before it quickly pursed into a thin and straight line. “You…” His culture? What about it? The man couldn’t think of anything distinctive or great about it at the moment. “You would probably learn about Aurelian culture better from the prince or the sun priestess… or something…” The man stated unconfidently. He didn’t believe that he was the best to talk about Aurelian culture, especially with how his father spoke about him.

I’ve expected so much from you, my first born son, and this is how you repay me? By wandering around with lesser individuals? Acting like they are more your family then I or your siblings?

Why can’t you be more like your siblings, they understand their places in society, and you clearly do not understand your place in all of Aurelia!

Staring at Elara when he thought about those statements and many more, he shook his head, since he did not believe one bit that he was good in that category. It was a constant disappointment that he didn’t fit into the societal-cultural lines of Aurelia. His father constantly reminded him of that.

Looking back at the rocks to give himself a break from staring at Elara, he looked at the shore of the lake, and how the water greeted the rocks lovingly with little waves and movements.

Hearing how she was not proficient in the arts, he nodded his head, and he decided to not bring up how he enjoyed painting. That wasn’t something that would pique her interest at all then. Walking over to the shore of the lake, he noticed a rock that he wanted, and it was more turquoise with darker green stripes and white dots. His body movement and the parting of his lips, it seemed like he was going to show her the rock, but he quickly shifted his body and put the rock in his pocket.

Sunni chuckled a little and smiled when she clarified that she was talking about books. Was she making fun of him? Since he clarified way too much especially when he brought up painting? A charming smile that showed his pearly whites could be seen as he continued to walk a little bit and look at rocks. “I’ve always enjoyed reading. It’s somewhat of a good way to escape from reality. I find myself reading scholarly books more than anything. I sometimes enjoy stories. Romance or adventure. Those are fun to read at times. Do you have any favorites?” He wondered as he stood up and looked at her.

“I’ve found that I do not have much free time since arriving at Dawnhaven, so I haven’t read that much,” Sunni confessed. There was so much work to be done that he found himself participating in manual labor more than anything.

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Jonathan & Joseph

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There was no leadership in sight and they assumed they got the day off today. After having a simple and quick breakfast the boys found themselves playing with one of Sunni’s many decks of cards. These ones had star signs decorated on the back, the sun, and the moon plus two decorative backs that resembled the moon and sun goddesses. They were very pretty. With a creak of the door, the youngest boy, Joseph jumped up thinking that their boss had arrived yet he seemed surprised that it wasn’t Sunni’s face coming through that door. “H-hello!” The younger one shouted out louder than he thought he did.

Jonathan was sitting on the stool and his head turned to see who was calling out. A larger woman and the innkeeper were at the front of the market building. “You do not have to be so loud, Joseph,” He corrected his brother before standing up with a semi-charming smile for a middle teen aged boy. “I’m sorry but Mister Emberani is not in at the moment,” He politely informed the ladies who were searching for the older man.

“If you want, you can leave a note for him or something, or we could tell him,” Jonathan gestured to Joseph who was on the other side. The younger brother looked confused at first before looking around. Grabbing a writing utensil and some parchment that was on the counter and handing it to his bigger brother.

The older one grabbed the items and handed them to the women. “We will make sure it gets to him too!” Joseph assured them with a smile. Bright and innocent.

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Definitely. Thanks looing forward to getting more involved. I'm glad i waited to post and have everyone else to interact with. ^^
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@amorphical

We will definitely get Becky interacting with Sunni.

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@amorphical At the ending of your post, I am assuming that Becky went to the market building, Sunni's area? I will definitely have Becky interact with someone, possibly Joseph or Johnathan, the NPC teenagers that work for Sunni because he's not at the building at the moment.