Sohalia
The man's rambling charmed Soh in spite of herself, and her resulting smile was friendly as she began to relax. That he was working on a map surprised her, seeing as she knew no cartographers other than herself, and she instantly warmed to his presence, pleased to have found someone with whom she shared something in common. Reaching out, she leaned the sketchbook towards her so that she could look it over. It really wasn't as bad as the stranger seemed to insist, and she hummed softly as she considered it. "It's not bad," she assured him. "Distances are tricky to get right."
At his query, she held out her own sketchbook. The drawing was rough, as she had just barely sketched in the main topographical features of the landscape, but they were mostly to scale. It was clear that she was experienced with this sort of thing. "I'm a cartographer," she explained. "I haven't mapped this area before, but I sell maps in the city. For distances, I find it helps to pick a landscape feature and use it as a scale." She hesitated. "Do you mind if I join you? I can show you what I mean."
At his query, she held out her own sketchbook. The drawing was rough, as she had just barely sketched in the main topographical features of the landscape, but they were mostly to scale. It was clear that she was experienced with this sort of thing. "I'm a cartographer," she explained. "I haven't mapped this area before, but I sell maps in the city. For distances, I find it helps to pick a landscape feature and use it as a scale." She hesitated. "Do you mind if I join you? I can show you what I mean."
these aching memories still dance around me
