12-11-2010, 02:57 PM
[html]ooc;; <3
He had never known what had been weighing on his teachers mind and body the first day he had met him. He remembered Saluce's tortured look, the way his shoulders sagged and his head seemed too heavy for his body. Over the past few weeks he had gotten better and with it his mood. But Saul had never been truely comfortable enough to ask him exactly what had been wrong. So when he say his teacher in much the same way as before, Saul wondered if whatever it was had happened again. There were a few differences- this time Saluce didnt look quite so devastated, like his whole world have caved in. He looked simply beaten and worn this time. But Saul had become sensitive to the blacksmith's mood and he could tell there was something very wrong. The first words that left the grey male's mind made him freeze.
He was leaving. Well that was certainly unexpected. Saul's mind had gone blank and he didnt exactly feel like he could breath. Saluce was not his closest friend, nor was he family. It wasn't so devastating as perhaps Bris leaving or his brothers. But Saluce was his teacher, his friend, someone who was always there, every day in his workshop. It still hurt that his teacher was leaving. He willed himself to concentrate on the rest of what his teacher had told him. Green eyes darted to the books on the table and he allowed his lips to twitch once upward. Books were something he was only just growing in confidence but he would do his best to read them. He nodded at Saluce's warning to stay away from forge. He wouldnt go near the thing without his teacher.
"I won't go near the forge while your away... When will you be back?"
What he really wanted to ask was why. But as though reading his mind, Saluce provided the answer. Saul would not pretend that he was savvy to the ways of married couples and he would never had guessed that Saluce was going to split up with Layla. He thought back to the hunt and they had seemed okay then. But he was naive to the world of love and there wasnt a thing he could say to his teacher to comfort him. He wouldnt have a clue what to say. But he had said that it was just for a couple of days. Saul didnt know if he would be able to read all these books in just a few days. But he'd try.
"I'm sorry to hear about you and Layla. Where are you going to go?"
He asked, head cocking to the side. He was tempted to scoop the books up but he wasnt ready to leave his teacher yet. He wondered whether Saluce would let him walk him to the borders or not. Best wait for the grey male to say so before assuming anything.
word count;; 491
"speech"
He had never known what had been weighing on his teachers mind and body the first day he had met him. He remembered Saluce's tortured look, the way his shoulders sagged and his head seemed too heavy for his body. Over the past few weeks he had gotten better and with it his mood. But Saul had never been truely comfortable enough to ask him exactly what had been wrong. So when he say his teacher in much the same way as before, Saul wondered if whatever it was had happened again. There were a few differences- this time Saluce didnt look quite so devastated, like his whole world have caved in. He looked simply beaten and worn this time. But Saul had become sensitive to the blacksmith's mood and he could tell there was something very wrong. The first words that left the grey male's mind made him freeze.
He was leaving. Well that was certainly unexpected. Saul's mind had gone blank and he didnt exactly feel like he could breath. Saluce was not his closest friend, nor was he family. It wasn't so devastating as perhaps Bris leaving or his brothers. But Saluce was his teacher, his friend, someone who was always there, every day in his workshop. It still hurt that his teacher was leaving. He willed himself to concentrate on the rest of what his teacher had told him. Green eyes darted to the books on the table and he allowed his lips to twitch once upward. Books were something he was only just growing in confidence but he would do his best to read them. He nodded at Saluce's warning to stay away from forge. He wouldnt go near the thing without his teacher.
"I won't go near the forge while your away... When will you be back?"
What he really wanted to ask was why. But as though reading his mind, Saluce provided the answer. Saul would not pretend that he was savvy to the ways of married couples and he would never had guessed that Saluce was going to split up with Layla. He thought back to the hunt and they had seemed okay then. But he was naive to the world of love and there wasnt a thing he could say to his teacher to comfort him. He wouldnt have a clue what to say. But he had said that it was just for a couple of days. Saul didnt know if he would be able to read all these books in just a few days. But he'd try.
"I'm sorry to hear about you and Layla. Where are you going to go?"
He asked, head cocking to the side. He was tempted to scoop the books up but he wasnt ready to leave his teacher yet. He wondered whether Saluce would let him walk him to the borders or not. Best wait for the grey male to say so before assuming anything.
word count;; 491
"speech"