Maea
And I hope that you don't suffer
But take the pain
But take the pain
Maea listened to the list of impressions Quanil offered, and couldn't help but raise a brow. It wasn't much. Definitely not enough for Jigano to have filled them in before coming here... which meant this was not official Loreseeker business.
A personal trip then. She shrugged, seeing nothing wrong with that. Quanil was of age, perfectly allowed to go wherever and do whatever they wished. Grown enough to take responsibility for the consequences too.
"Alright... that's not a lot. Come here then, let me show you a map." Stopping, Maea reached for the satchel and brought out a prototype of the map she and Loren had started to make. It was rudimentary so far, but showed an outline of Torchline, focused on the Ahi coastline and the inner islands, mainly Apopo and Haulani with surrounding areas.
She knelt down into the sand, oblivious to the skirts pooling against the ground, and spread the large paper flat. Held it down with her hands, and raised rocks and seashells with her telekinesis, to make them drift over and pin the corners down, safe from the mischievous winds.
"Here's where we are now," she told Quanil, pointing on a spot. "Kaiholo Port; it's off in that direction." She pointed along the curving beach; in the distance, the shore grew rockier, and deeper in the sheltered cove the outline of buildings could be seen. Docks, houses, and ships lying anchored by wooden piers, waiting for the tide to change come evening. "If you go north, you'll reach Haulani - it's a city, like the Settlement, only larger. This is the Ahi coastline, the volcano Apopo, and the ocean is called Arclight... all have interesting things to offer if you want to try some exploration.
"I would suggest you get proper swimming lessons before leaving land though. Swimming here is nothing at all like the Oasis." Maea looked over at Quanil, to see if they were keeping up.
A personal trip then. She shrugged, seeing nothing wrong with that. Quanil was of age, perfectly allowed to go wherever and do whatever they wished. Grown enough to take responsibility for the consequences too.
"Alright... that's not a lot. Come here then, let me show you a map." Stopping, Maea reached for the satchel and brought out a prototype of the map she and Loren had started to make. It was rudimentary so far, but showed an outline of Torchline, focused on the Ahi coastline and the inner islands, mainly Apopo and Haulani with surrounding areas.
She knelt down into the sand, oblivious to the skirts pooling against the ground, and spread the large paper flat. Held it down with her hands, and raised rocks and seashells with her telekinesis, to make them drift over and pin the corners down, safe from the mischievous winds.
"Here's where we are now," she told Quanil, pointing on a spot. "Kaiholo Port; it's off in that direction." She pointed along the curving beach; in the distance, the shore grew rockier, and deeper in the sheltered cove the outline of buildings could be seen. Docks, houses, and ships lying anchored by wooden piers, waiting for the tide to change come evening. "If you go north, you'll reach Haulani - it's a city, like the Settlement, only larger. This is the Ahi coastline, the volcano Apopo, and the ocean is called Arclight... all have interesting things to offer if you want to try some exploration.
"I would suggest you get proper swimming lessons before leaving land though. Swimming here is nothing at all like the Oasis." Maea looked over at Quanil, to see if they were keeping up.
Hope if everybody runs
You choose to stay
You choose to stay
