Thread: Forest of the Sapphisari [FxF] (Raina_Reader X Javorcek)

If only I had been a little quicker, a little faster...perhaps they would not be dead... The thoughts were normal ones for a warrior to have although they were not healthy ones. Lexa had done her best as she always did...but still, part of her wondered what if she had been just a second faster, what if she could have rushed forward and been the one to fight the blacksmith, or what if she had been the one to trade blows with the sword wielding mercenaries. Her sisters were better archers and trappers than they were hand to hand fighters it was rare to find a female like her wandering the forest, someone who had been specifically trained by the military and proficient in a variety of weapons. Lexa had shared all of her knowledge with the tribe just as all new sisters did, but many of her skills did not fit well with a tribe that only sported a few handfuls of warriors who rarely even saw combat with anything other than wolves or bears. Naria's words helped alleviate some of her guilt. Deep down she knew that there was nothing she could have done, that the odds had been against them from the start. Even after they had killed 20 with their arrows, they had still been outnumbered 6 to 1...the fact that any of them were alive to tell was a miracle in itself. I know that the humans were scared, that they did not know they were trespassing in the first place...and I know that our new sisters will feel the weight of the sacrifice of our departed ones...I just wish all could have been saved. Lexa's ears perked a bit as Naria spoke about her past. The warrior knew that it was taboo to speak of such things...but she also knew that people who blindly followed were susceptible of doing terrible things. Many soldiers did brutal, awful things because they questioned nothing...Lexa could never bring herself to be so blind, not after how she had seen some captured warriors tortured for, 'the good of our country'. Information had been taken from them and instead of giving them a swift, merciful death, they had been tortured.... That was what blind trust wrought, and she would not be so foolish as to go down the same path. While she did not voice her disagreement about the taboo because she knew it served a specific purpose, she couldn't help but silently question if there could be a better way. Thank you for your kind words Naria... Lexa managed a sad smile before she started to nuzzle the top of the other female's head, trying to focus on something pleasant after all the pain she had had to deal with today. Let us speak of something else, so we may both sleep without heavy hearts... Lexa racked her brain, trying to think of something a little more lighthearted. Tomorrow they would have the funerals...but afterwards they would have a big feast to celebrate the lives of those lost and to welcome their new sisters. The festival should surely cheer them both up, provided the quiet caretaker would attend it with her. Will you accompany me to the festival tomorrow? I will stay by your side should you choose to grieve in this hut further. But...perhaps some dancing and music will cheer us both up... And it would hopefully be a good way to see if there was any chemistry between them. Right now they needed each other for comfort in this time of mourning, Lexa hoped that they could build a bond of friendship underneath that need.