(Thinking we can end this here since so much time has passed. The Inlet post follows after this one.)
The rain continues to pound her skin as she comes closer to the stranger concerned for her safety. He asks if she was sure and Claymore nods her dark head. This storm may not be the worst one of its time, or the worst she will ever see in her lifetime, but it was the storm in her heart that really broke her down. He says he was looking for someone and then asks why she was out here all alone in the rain. ”I’m looking for someone too...” Her voice trails off because she knows the ones she were looking for where nowhere near here. They would never return to these islands, she could feel that in her gut.
”Please, could you take me home?” Pleading eyes look up at him for help. ”Then once we get there you can tell me all about the person you’re looking for and we can learn more about each other.” She snorts, having got some water in her nose. Her head shakes before she begins a few shaky steps back towards the sea. Coming here had been a mistake, but perhaps it wasn’t all bad. She looks back towards Zharko after almost losing her footing in the mud. ”My father owns the Inlet on the island Tinuvel. I can show you the way I just need some help crossing the ocean.”
”My name is Claymore. What’s your name?” She gives the sooty stallion a smile as she waits for him to answer and help her into the crashing waves.
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