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I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Remi - 11-16-2018 {ADMIN NOTICE: Odd has used 700MP to obtain a hybrid pass for Remi.} Dusk had all but fallen, and though it was a good deal darker in the woods than in the surrounding fields, Remi didn't mind at all. He could shift his eyes if he found it necessary, but given that his stroll was an aimless one, there didn't seem to be any particular need to ensure he was looking where he was going. If he got lost (barring a rain storm and the heroic timing of a certain huntress), Remi could just fly himself above the treetops and find his way back to his 'house' easily enough. Humming softly to himself, Remi ruminated on what had been almost a weeks worth of new experiences. Some had been wonderful and new, while others had been downright earth-quaking. Others, had simply been lacking. Friends who were apparently not around–and even ones that were but had been mysteriously absent–weighed heavily on the alchemist's mind. Though this new world promised the opportunity to reinvent himself, Remi was finding that in the absence of so many of the people who mattered to him, it was difficult to know just who he should be. RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Ludo - 11-16-2018
RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Remi - 11-16-2018 The light ahead quickly caught Remi's gaze, and he didn't need his hawk's eyes too see it given the stark contrast between the soft light and the darkness falling heavily around. It must just be someone wandering in the woods ahead–one of their own? Or a local? but then– –remi No one had said his name like for so long. Almost 14 years, in fact. He'd grown accustomed to the way his name rang from the lips of those who had grown up in Northwind proper, hearing it with the same melodic cadence that spoke of his childhood made something low in Remi's stomach grow watery and for a moment his legs felt weak. Remi. Come, please. I have something to show you. Without so much as a moments hesitation, Remi obeyed. Lips parted slightly and eyes wide, the young man trotted in his eagerness towards the sound. RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Ludo - 11-16-2018
RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Remi - 11-16-2018 Without any real sense of depth or distance, Remi wasn't sure just how long–or far–he'd traveled before the light suddenly went out. As if plummeted into a glacial sea, Remi's veins seemed to freeze and his stomach dropped low. The base of his spine grew cold as he gazed about the almost magical darkness. Just as he was about to try and peer through the curtain with his hawk-eyes, the world exploded around him. Dizzy and disorientating flits of light darted around him, and though he was unmistakably surprised, his joy at this display of nature beamed clearly across his face. The one light brighter than the rest however eventually pulled at his gaze, and for a painfully long moment the content and blissful expression remained locked on his lips and cheeks even as his eyes widened with fear and hope. A breath caught in Remi's chest as his smile fell away all together, replaced with a woefully young and lost expression. [say]"Mother?"[/say] He whispered softly to himself, disbelieving. As she spoke Remi gasped, tears immediately obscuring his vision as a laugh bubbled upon the back of his throat. [say]"How?"[/say] He half mumbled before realizing that he didn't care. Rushing forward, he would try and scoop the smaller woman into his arms, nuzzling against her neck and wild mane of curls just as he had done when he was younger. RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Ludo - 11-16-2018
RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Remi - 11-16-2018 She smelled just as she always had; cinnamon and flour and lavender. There wasn't so much as a trace of the musty bed-ridden dryness that had settled on her in the last few months they had spent together. Of course Remi didn't even think to notice this. Instead he was entranced by the feeling of her against him. It should have felt strange but it didn't. This body had never held or been held by her. He'd been so young when she'd gone, standing hardly more than just above her shoulder. Now though as his strong arms tightened around her, he thought absolutely nothing of it. Green gazing into green, the alchemist's smile was one of unadulterated joy. Taking one of her hands, he pressed it against his lips, closing his eyes and revelling in the mere presence of her. And not questioning it. [say]"Of course."[/say] He said immediately. Obediently. Willingly. He had never denied her anything before. Even here, in the woodlands of this strange wood, he was not going to start. RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Ludo - 11-16-2018
RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Remi - 11-16-2018 Happily and easily his hand slid into hers. His fingers fit against hers, and as if to reassure himself that she truly was there, he gave her hand a small squeeze. Love and happiness bubbled brightly inside of his chest, pressing outwards and making him feel fit to burst. Her words, while sad, did not diminish the alchemist's adoration and unfettered joy at being with his mother again. [say]"It is not your fault mother."[/say] He said sweetly, gazing over at her with eyes still hazy with tears. [say]"You were with me always."[/say] Swallowing down the emotions that threatened to burst in happy sobs from his throat, the alchemist instead offered his mother a shaky smile. As the trees finally parted, Remi thought they might stop as the ground grew soft beneath their feet. However his mother continued, and Remi followed albeit with a confused look on his face. [say]"The ground here..."[/say] He mumbled, not wanting to argue, merely to understanding. Vaguely his mind bleated at him to remember the time when she lost the ability to walk all together. Though even in her health, she would have never just wandered into such mud. [say]"Mother surely it is better this way?"[/say] He implored, slowing slightly and pulling back on her hand ever so gently, his face a mask of confusion and concern. RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Ludo - 11-17-2018
RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Remi - 11-17-2018 As she teetered as if suddenly on the brink of collapse, Remi was there in a heartbeat. Instinctively his hand pulled out of hers and he grasped both of her shoulders gently but firmly, drawing her close to him. When he was a boy, maintaining her balance for her was a challenge. As a man however, it was all too easy to simply pull her to his chest and hold her until her balance steadied. As she looked up at him, his breath caught sadly in his throat. The lines around her face had deepened, and the beautifully deep olive skin was now wan and waxy. She appeared both too fragile but also hard at the same time. The same anxious and painful waves of indecision that used to drown him as a boy now sloshed ferociously in his stomach. Again his legs felt weak once again, the boy who was trembling in the body of a man pulled his mother closer. Now it was his turn to kiss her curls and smooth away the dark and wild locks. The tears that had departed returned now in full force, though rather than trickling down his cheeks with the slow build of love and affection, now they burned and pricked at the back of his eyes, streaking down already rosy and patchy skin. [say]"Alright."[/say] The alchemist gasped willingly. There was nothing this woman couldn't ask of him - save for looking or thinking too closely about this situation. The alchemist was fully enraptured by her mere presence, and his overwhelming love for her completed obfuscated any attempt at reason his mind may have been making. [say]"Here-"[/say] He said, releasing her shoulder and splaying his arms. [say]"Let me carry you. You can tell me the way."[/say] RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Ludo - 11-17-2018
RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Remi - 11-17-2018 As she spoke, Remi would bring her head towards his lips, gently nuzzling against her frailty and sighing softly. He told her that it wasn’t her fault–that it had never been her fault–and that he had thought of her every day. He spoke of Northwind and Northaven and the life he’d made for himself. Of his friends and the few successes he had (he left out some of the less savoury aspects, like losing the Tavern. There would be time for those details later, he was sure). [say] “Mother, I...”[/say] A smile radiated across his face as he hugged the woman in his arms even more tightly to his chest. His heart thundered as unfettered joy bloomed in his eyes. [say] “I’ve fallen in love.”[/say] Though Remi’s words were soft, they were heavy with emotion, laced with unequivocal certainty. It was only until the light all but died away and his body came to a standstill that Remi realized just how far he’d walked. Glancing over his shoulder, he frowned as he looked around. There was nothing out here, and this bog seemed to just stretch on. He’d imagined that the muck was only a temporary thing, but now that his movement was all but frustrated by its thickness, Remi grew concerned. [say] “Here?”[/say] He whispered into her dark curls, wrapping his fingers gently around her as he readjusted his grip. [say] “But there is nothing here?”[/say] Shifting slightly, Remi found that the muck seemed to simply envelop him more. [say] “There must be another way across, I can’t–“[/say] Again he struggled; ever the good son, always the obedient one. [say] “Come, let me take you back to my home. We can have tea and I can tell you about all that has happened.”[/say] RE: I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good - Ludo - 11-17-2018
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