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Date Posted: 22:14:26 03/30/02 Sat
Author: Alysia & Asyl
Subject: Dances in... & Strides in...

The sixteen turn old twins wandered aimlessly through the 'abanded' Weyr... the girl dancing and the boy taking long strides... the boy's leather pack banged against his back with each pounding step he took...

Reaching the cavern Asyl looked in and saw what seemed to be the only inhabitants of the weyr...

Alysia dance through the doors followed by her brother...


Smiling Alys shook his head at his twin's eccentric ways...

"It looks as if we've found every one 'cept the Weyrwoman-"


Knowing her brother too well, Aly looked at him and cut him off...

"No... we stay here, Asyl."


"B-"


"No! I said we stay."

Aly continued to dance her musical voice almost singing the words...


His eyes dancing with amusment, Asyl pulled up a chair and deposited his pack...

"You win this time, Aly. Though you should stop dancing for thy must be considerate of others."

Bending over his sack, Asyl pulled out a steel, dangerous blade and laid it before him... rummaging around through the satchel the boy found a piece of wood with an intricat design sketched on it...


"Here we go again... how long will it take this time?!"

Alysia rolled her eyes at Asyl...

"How long must I stay still for it troubles me, and you know it, brother, so let me sing to ease the time..."


Leaning over the wood, Asyl just grunted a reply, for the power of the wood had entranced him; the movement, the colors, the images... his fingers flew over the amber grains with the glint of steel close behind...


Watching her brother Aly sang songs of old to keep herself busy... her voice was clear, rich, and liqued though she'd no training...


As shaving flew from the wood, an image immerged from the wood...

A dancer, dress billowing around her slim form, curls tumbling down her shoulders, framing a dainty face... the face was smooth. Full lips, wide eyes, small nose, and arched brows adorned the dancer's face...
The dancer's arms were held above her, slim fingers entwined and hailing the sky... her legs were straight, as she danced on pointed toe... the figuerine was warm by the blade and looked real enough to dance from the sand carved below her feet...



Asyl blinked his eyes rapidly for the first time in a half hour...

"Done, Aly..."


Stopping her song, Alysia walked up and looked over her brother's shoulder with wide, innocent, niave eyes...


"I think that the dress could be a bit fuller, but other'n that it's good..."

Asyl critically critiqued his work with eyes less sheltered and niave than his sister...


"I think it is wonderful, brother... for it is of me."


Laughing, Asyl carefully place the blade away and dug through his sack...

"Aly, I'm out again."


"What?! How can that be? We just got you some hides at the last gather we went to."


"Well I am... maybe I've been carving too many of you..."

Asyl teased his sister with dancig eyes...


Taking his jibe, Aly shot back...

"That cannot be for you threw out most of them during your dive..."


"That is right, for I realized that they did look like you, and I could not bare to look at them!"


Maskign her face in fake anger, Alysia danced towards her brother and cuffed him playfully...

"Thy shall not be impudent, twin!"


Asyl jumped from his chair and ran in mock terror from his sister...

"No! Please! Save me your wrath!"


The pair fell to the ground laughing hysterically... catching their breath they stood and looked at the other's waiting in the room... looking to each other the twins set off another bout of hysterics for they knew the scene they must have made together...

"Well... she'll probably get here soon."

Asyl said sitting down again...


"Hopefully... though until then I shall sing."


Nodding his consent, Asyl locked his hands behind his head and leaning back listened to the sweet melody issued from Alysia's mouth...

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