Just outside the village, sunrise|Squallstorm

[altethwyth]

Since sits on a rather large rock, holding a small whittling knife in his right hand, and a piece of wood in his left. His hands work deftly, not shaping the wood consciously, but allowing his hands to bring out the wood's natural form. His golden brown eyes, deep with sadness watches the sunrise.

[iamtuo]

Off in the distance, Since hears some laughing and playing over a small hill.

(OOC: Umm...does Since live here or is he traveling by or something?)

[altethwyth]

(Since has since made residence in Squallstorm, about four years ago.)

Since hears the laughing and playing quite clearly. Putting his carving and knife away safely in his pack, and slinging it over his shoulder, Since heads for the direction of the laughing.

[iamtuo]

As he reaches the top of the hill, he can see a few children from the village playing around some of the rocks, pretending to fire off bolts of lightning and such.

(By the way..I know it should be noted somewhere..but Squallstorm does follow the laws of Shadow and such, but still look down on winds and waters when possible and all)

[altethwyth]

Since sits atop the hill and watches the kids, not wanting to bother in their game.

[iamtuo]

After a few moments of watching the children play, Since hears somebody cough to get his attention from behind him. "Hello Since, what brings you out here today?" The speaker is a man from the village, Since thinks he recognizes him as one of the guards, this one is probably out here to watch over the children.

[altethwyth]

"Same as always," replies Since, "Woke up with a nightmare, and couldn't go back to sleep. But besides that, isn't it a bit early for the children to be up and at play? The sun is barely above the horizon."

[iamtuo]

The guard grumbles. "Thats what I said, but the mayor decided to let them play outside this early because the parents were hounding him about it."

[altethwyth]

Since chuckles. "Well, I suppose it's all right." Since's stomach growls at that instant, and he gives an embarrassed smile. "I suppose I should head back to the village and find something to eat."

[iamtuo]

"This would be a good chance to make the kids come back in as well." The guard calls out to the kids. "all right, times up, time to go back to town, you can play your silly games some more there." The kids all groan and whine but the guard pretty much ignores it and makes sure they all follow him.

[altethwyth]

Since nods and follows the kids and guard back to the village.

((This topic seems to be going nowhere--and fast.))

[aivea]

Lykou watches Since from afar and his eyes glint with recognition. He begins to follow the group before calling out, "It's been a long time, Since... Who'd have thought that you'd be here?"

The man gives between the two Storm signs on his forehead a light tap idly, but doesn't attack. He lowers his hand, and waits to be remembered.

[altethwyth]

Since looks at the newcomer, a sense of familiarity coming back to him. Lykou, who Since used to jokingly call Like, was one of Since's old friends from several years ago. Since's body tenses up, remembering the sins he and Lykou both commited. Raising his hand, Since waves to Lykou. "Like! Is that you?"

[aivea]

"Good! You remembered me," Lykou chuckles with a wave. He rolls his eyes at the nickname, but remembers that protesting is futile. "So... What have you been up to? I was wondering where you ran off to."

It seems that this Storm is almost completely unbothered by having commited such a grave sin.

[altethwyth]

"After I...," Since pauses, trying to decide how exactly to say this, "... left, I wandered for a time until settling down here. I have a small shop in town, nothing big, but I earn enough to survive... And what have you been up to?"

What Since doesn't say is that his shop just sells small, wooden figures of his own make, mostly as toys for the young boys and girls of the village.