Peaceful minds

Anann Kelevra · 09-06-2010, 07:36 PM

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Anann was a little surprise as Marahute left her perch and landed next to her. Looking down at the young eagle, Anann imitated the tilt of her head, a silly grin on her face. She then showed her empty palm to the bird, something she assumed would be a universal sign of peace, before she reached out to stroke the bird's head with gentle finger. Anann often wore her belt with a satchel of dried meat attached, as she did this day. Reaching to her hip she opened the pouch with deft fingers and pull a small strip of meat from its interior. She tossed Niro a look, making sure the treat would be alright before she offered it to the bird. Admittedly, the beak and talons of the bird were rather intimidating and while Anann trusted the bird, she kept a sharp eye and was ready to keep her digit out of harms way.

It seemed that all young creatures grew at an astonishing rate. It was true for her wolfen kin as well as the birds kept by her pack mate. Anann had learned from working with horses that they shared many of the same life stages as wolves. The early youth was when they learned the easiest and eventually they would reach an age when they would begin to test the boundaries and limits that had been set before them. Some would simply bend the rules, others would not be satisfied until they were broken. Anann doubted that the bond Niro shared with his eagle would be shattered as she grew and aged. While she might eventually seek solitude from time to time, just as Rem did. However, the Tobais was not a hatchling and it seemed he was already testing Niro's dominance and Anann nodded understandingly. "He is testing his boundaries, seeing what he can get away with and what the consequences are. At least thats my guess." Perhaps if it was horses that the silver male was working with Anann would have some real advice for him, but as it were she had no clue how he went about his training.

Anann was great amused at Niro's reaction the subject of her book. Mostly because his question was a fully valid one. "Quite a lot surprising, although very little about actually learning the arts." No, the book was not capable of teaching anyone how to fight. "It is more about mental aspect of training and combat rather than the stances and motions of fighting." Without opening the cover of the book or bringing before her eyes she began to quote from it. "Pay attention to the mind, not the body. Let there be neither insufficiency nor excess in your mind. Even if superficially weakhearted, be inwardly stronghearted, and do not let others see into your mind." It was just one of many tokens of wisdom to be found within the small, simply written volume.

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