((silence as ice melts and flows raggedly down the river//white ghost nearby)) -- The River

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Date Posted: 17:31:40 02/15/03 Sat
Author: Erashun
Subject: ((silence as ice melts and flows raggedly down the river//white ghost nearby))

The white beast enters an all-too familiar area of the territory silently, massive paws settling to the moist earth with only the rustle of luxuriously long fur to betray motion. As is usual for the huge male, his tail is slung low with blade tilted so that the blunt overcurve is horizontal, sharp edge pointed downwards. A sudden wind whips up, sending thick waves through silky fur; Erashun closes his eyes as the breeze speaks to him, still maintaining his slow, steady pace. Silver-white claws do not clench the soil at each step, as most Korats do naturally, but barely caress the fertile earth with each stride. Despite his size, the white is a very subtle presence.

After a moment, a deep breath is taken and Erashun's profound silver orbs open; a glance is thrown over his shoulder at the Korats who follow. In a whisper, the male speaks. "You are all at different stages in your lives, with different stretches of experience backing your current mindset. But I feel you and I know you." Silence falls for a long moment. Erashun curves his path and soon is padding parallel to the burbling river. "Some things you will forget. Some things you will always remember. Let what I am about to say be the latter." Eyes half-close as the white male continues, stride easing into a smoother gait.

"I can teach you many things, but I am not your teacher. I can train your bodies and your minds, but I am not your trainer. I merely pass on what I have been taught; I merely share my own training." A heavy exhalation ruffles the male's beard, and his whiskers tingle as the wind touches his senses again. His voice strengthens to a quiet but normal speaking tone, deep and fluid. "If you are willing to learn what I have to give... then tell me why. Why are you walking with a stranger in lands that you've only recently come to know as home? Why are you listening to my words when you know me not?"

"Why do you wish to learn?"

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Replies:

Pah-merfph... All deepishness... ((and the hampster runs around the plastic box like a lunatic)) Don't ask... -- Zrego, Jysulehn, Yoshi, 18:35:27 02/15/03 Sat
- ~!@#$%^&*()_+ -- Deyt, 22:13:35 02/18/03 Tue
  - ((snowy wind rustles the leafless branches in a whisper of untold secrets)) -- Erashun, 10:42:33 02/19/03 Wed
    - Dah.. I got two big fat F's on my Korat Exam... WAH! -- Jysulehn: whose eyes are actually gold... who'da thunk it, Yoshi, Zrego, 01:52:44 02/21/03 Fri
      - ((tiny droplets of ice flung into the wind and across a freshly-blooming meadow)) -- Erashun, 02:24:00 02/21/03 Fri
        ~!@#$%^&*()_+ -- Deyt, 18:54:57 02/25/03 Tue
        ... -- Zrego, 17:17:37 02/28/03 Fri
        ((the calm of a snow-covered landscape)) -- Erashun, 20:15:26 03/06/03 Thu
        ~!@#$%^&*()_+ -- Deyt, 17:34:00 03/07/03 Fri
        Sort of Erashun's place to post next but... meeh... *peers at Kenshin again... starting the fourth repitition for the day... someone should really be pulling me away soon... I watched it in english twice, Now I'm going for japanese with english subtitles...AH! KENSHIN SOUNDS LIKE A WOMAN IN JAPANESE... *SWITCHES IT BACK! SWITCHES IT BACK!* -- Zrego, Jysulehn, and Yoshi, 16:23:07 03/10/03 Mon
        ((crimson droplets spattered across freshly-fallen snow)) -- Erashun, 18:32:33 03/22/03 Sat
        ~!@#$%^&*()_+ -- Deyt, 21:55:23 03/24/03 Mon
        Watching from a respectful distance, having one of those arguments -- Rachedith and Adi, 19:41:47 04/12/03 Sat
((single drip-drip-drips of water from a grey icicle, freezing mid-air and shattering on the ice below)) -- Erashun, 21:28:08 04/12/03 Sat
- *Audible sigh of relief* -- Adi and Rachedith, 21:13:34 04/15/03 Tue
  - ~!@#$%^&*()_+ -- Deyt, 17:57:52 04/17/03 Thu
    - Hello... (I warp time a bit here... so erm... yeh) -- Zrego and Jysulehn, 21:09:46 04/17/03 Thu
      - ((black ice on a clear, chill night)) -- Erashun, 22:11:47 04/17/03 Thu
        Sheesh! -- Rachedith and Adi, 20:31:44 04/18/03 Fri
        ~!@#$%^&*()_+. Jeez, get off poor Deyt's back, will ya. She's just doing her job. XD. -- Deyt, 09:22:53 04/20/03 Sun
        Oh... my. -- Adi, 17:18:47 04/20/03 Sun
        ((ice shatters in the silence of the moon)) -- Erashun, 20:51:19 04/22/03 Tue
        Mother instincts -- Rachedith and Adi, 08:39:03 04/24/03 Thu