Rainy weather

[Hardalio Carinus]

(05/06/07 17:18:23)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~Standing on the porch of Their cabin, the Man watches heavy strings of rain pouring down on the Island. He is not surprised... the warm and sunny weather lasted for several hands and He could feel the change coming... wincing, He shifts a little, hand slipping to His right thigh unconsciously. The wound He brought from Kassar is throbbing again... like it always does when it's rainy or cold outside.~

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(05/06/07 17:24:17)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~Leaning against the rail, tall Man takes a deep breath of fresh, fragrant air. Well, at least He managed to plow the field before the rain came. His sight wanders up, looking at thick clouds above, wondering how long this weather is going to last.~

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(05/06/07 17:45:50)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~As another wave of dull pain shoots from His thigh, He curses the bosk that bruised His leg while He was earning His courage scars back in Kassar. Remembering the salve Witness gave to His Woman, He turns around and walks into Their cabin, limping slightly. Now, where She could store it? Moving around the cabin, He peeks into various baskets and checks shelves for an ehn or two. Ah-hah! He grins as He finds the jar with salve on one of the shelves. Content, He settles in front of the hearth and rolls one leg of His leather, baring His thigh~

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(05/06/07 17:52:13)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~Slim fingers open the jar as He looks down at the long pale scar which runs along His thigh. Scooping a bit of salve, He applies it to the old wound. The salve felt cool upon His flesh and after several ehns, He could feel the bruise to grow numb, bringing relief from the pain.~

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(05/06/07 18:04:10)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~He sits there, beside the hearth, for a few long ehns before He rolls the leg of His leathers down again and leans over to throw a log into slow-burning fire. As soon as His fingers wrap around the piece of wood, an idea forms in His head. Well, the weather is too terrible to do anything useful , so why not? He tosses the log into the fire and begins to rummage through the pile of firewood... it takes Him only a while to find a nice block of softer wood. Content with the find, He walks to the porch again and settles at the stairs.~

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(05/06/07 18:13:14)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~The Man plays with the wooden block for an ehn, turning it around, letting His thoughts flow. Well, I am Grandfather after all and little Faraji is gonna need a toy. Then He nods slightly and reaches to boot, pulling out His dagger with short blade. Now the Man fully focuses on His work, He forehead furrowed as the dagger bites into wood, cutting only a small chip at the time~

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(05/06/07 18:20:18)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~Neither rainy weather nor His aching leg are bothering Him. His eyes are focused on that piece of wood in His hands, whittling, forming its rough shape patiently.~

[Joe MacBain]

-s-

[Hardalio Carinus]

(05/13/07 15:46:35)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~Settled on the porch of Their cabin, the tall Man sits, cross-legged, cloak cast over His shoulders. With a block of wood in His left hand and dagger in the right one, He continues with His work. Slowly, chip-by-chip His gives the wood desired shape.~

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(05/13/07 15:59:09)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~He lifts sight from His work and blinks few times, relaxing His eyes for a bit. He knows that His Woman is working on some project too, He noticed Her sewing box beside the hearth. His Woman.... Man's lips curl into a brief smile, remembering Her homecoming. She slipped into Their furs in the middle of the night, cold as an icicle. Familiar with Her night trips, He just wriggled, still half-asleep, and wrapped His limbs around Her tiny form to warm Her up. Once again, the Man looks down and focuses on His work~

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(05/13/07 16:14:54)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~In an ahn of whittling, the wood changes it's rough shape into shape of bird, its wings spread wide, head held high. Now when the rough shape of statuette is finished, He starts to work on details to give it all features a tarn has. The Man works with extreme care now, using only tip of His dagger to carve beast's head with a strong, curved beak, open wide in loud shriek.~

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(05/13/07 16:28:31)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~Once the head is finished, He takes a short break, moving a rotating His aching neck and shoulders. Then The Man takes the figurine and dagger into His hands again and proceeds with the rest of the body, detailing the shape of tarn's outstretched wings and chest, carving the feather-like texture all over bird's muscular physique.~

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(05/13/07 16:34:58)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~The legs and feet are next...thick thighs, strong, hooked talons extended wide, ready to pounce a prey. This was the trickiest part and it took Him another ahn or so. But it doesn't matter, He's got plenty of time in His hands now, when the Island is half-deserted and there's not much work to do with that pouring rain outside anyway.~

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(05/13/07 16:42:44)
/ Hardalio Carinus\
Mate to Sedim
says to ALL:

~With a groan the Man straightens and stretches His arm to take a look at the result, turning the tarn statuette around, correcting few details. Finally He is content with the outcome and slips dagger into His boot, rising to His feet .~