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Yay Gen can post <3 - I wasn't sure how to phrase this well, Tammi..
Silvano heard the cries and he heard the noise. He heard shouting in the manor, roars and growls. His eyes were weary as he rubbed at them, having finally gotten a couple of hours of sleep in that night. It was rough being awoken so soon after he laid himself to rest; sleep would not find him again for a long time after. He wondered what the noise was about as he rose, still groggy. But then the calls of others in the manor roused him faster, as he focused on what they said. The howl came in clear and the young man grabbed at his scavenged knife immediately. It was too small to really be useful against anyone bigger than him, but Silvano was pretty big himself. The knife was just in case. It was lethal enough in the right part of an opponent's body.
He understood what this meant. He was not young and book taught him enough. The warning in the voice forced him to move. He heard Cypress calling for his mother, but the Sadira did not know if she was still abed. If she heard the call, she might already be on her way. There was no reason to look for Savina either; she was definitely out. Silvano got out of the house, onto the porch, and sniffed the air. He could smell his mother heading one way, following Jazper, he thought. The smells of strangers were thin on the air but they were there. None had reached the manor yet. And hopefully, none would.
Silvano followed the scents, but found one, nearby that was clearly lost in the land he was invading. Silently, he slipped into the shadows, following silently after the lost pale invader. He wasn't sure who he was, but until he knew, he was a hostile in his home and he would be dealt with properly. As he followed, circled, watched, the Sadira saw a coil of rope laying around nearby, hanging off of a fence. It was probably going to be used in the orchard, for a young tree. But the youth saw its use and took it, as he continued on.
Image courtesy of wit@Flickr; table by the Mentors!
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