Dolasach - Of Ivy & Seafoam

Arts & Crafts 14k Gold Black Opal Foliate Ring

will you meet me in the ancient trees,, ?

dolayel (dolasach x rafayel)

“It certainly helps to know what your goals are,” Dolasach agreed, watching him curiously as they walked.

She wondered if he had any sort of underlying meaning behind his words that she couldn’t quite grasp, but she let it be for now. Some part of her felt that if there was, she wouldn’t be ready for it.

His teasing went purposefully ignored as she could tell he understood what her reluctance and flushed face meant—she didn’t even realize that she was pouting with her arms crossed.

How dare he.

The seahorse returning to her did get her attention, as did his reassurance. She stared at the flame-born seahorse, brows furrowed. The urge to reach out and touch it was strong, but she decided against it.

“I know your flames are different,” she said, glancing at him.

But it still looks like a fire.

As it disappeared and his attention turns to the flower she made him, the delicate and tender way he held and admired the small gift, something falls into place for her in her mind.

That she liked seeing him happy.

“Of course. You have me a flower of your own, after all.”

As they continued walking and finally reached the river’s edge, she beckoned him to follow further downstream. The river’s water was crystal clear, running smoothly down towards the sea in the far, far distance. The trees here seemed to be uniquely flowering, their purple blossoms trailing down from their branches in chains. Some lost petals and leaves drifted downstream, and some fish could be seen curiously poking at them.

“See that rock jutting out of the water?” she asked him, pointing at it in the distance. “That’s the spot. That’s where Eolchaire saw Caspian for the first time. It’s been eroded some over the years, but it’s managed to hold strong enough to still be a landmark.”

She pointed to somewhere in the foliage near the rock. “And somewhere in there, Caspian saw Eolchaire for the first time.”

₊❏❜ ⋮ i'll chase you to the ends of the earth. ⚬𓂂

@dolasach

He is used to it; however, that didn't mean he accepted it.

Rafayel sighed as he let his head rest against his palm, the same thing being drilled into his mind by the endless sea of words spewing the history of Lemuria and the world on the surface repeated like a broken record from the elders. He seemed to be falling asleep and was immediately scolded for not paying attention.

Evidently, something came up that had the elders leave the vicinity for the time being and this served as an opportunity for Rafayel to escape. He had attempted in doing so a few times, but he was sure that this time he would be able to be successful. 

A blue fish swam around him and held his hand out, allowing the fish to swim over his palm. 

"Shall we head to the surface? It's a little boring right now and I'm tired of hearing the elders saying the same thing over and over again." 

The fish continued swimming over his palm before seemingly directing him toward an opening to which he was able to squeeze through. It was then he realized that he was out of the city walls of Whalefall City and was able to swim to the surface.

He thanked the fish before it disappeared back through the city walls and Rafayel didn't have to think twice as he turned away from Whalefall City to swim up to the surface; however, before he allowed himself to fully come out, he swam slowly as the damn words from the elders rang in his head. 

"The world on the surface is dangerous, even if those people worship our Sea God, there is a chance that someone will try to capture him."

"As the previous Lemurians have..." 

"Rafayel, you must never venture out to the surface world. Your people are here, that is all that should concern you." 

And the annoying part of all. "The Sea God will one day meet the Goddess of the Forest, and when that day comes, should he fall in love with her, it will be the beginning of the downfall of Lemuria."

Rafayel always thought it to be those stories to be something a parent would tell to their child to make them listen. And besides, Rafayel had always been, not only a rebellious soul, but one of sheer curiosity. 

Once he peeked out from the water, he spotted a woman by the shore. And he had seen a few other humans before, but something about her was different and he couldn't help but to swim towards the shore, closer to her. Who could she be? For some reason... he needed to know and while he doesn't know why he needs to, he simply just has to try; in a way, it felt as though there were residual feelings, feelings that weren't from him and that in itself baffled him.

So without thinking, his mouth opened to speak.

"Who might you be? You don't seem... human to me, although you do appear to be." He tilted his head briefly before letting out a laugh. "Ah, apologies. This is bold of me, I will admit."

-Roland Barthes