out of character
Ovi had promised to keep an eye on Taru for tonight. The plan had been rather spontaneous, just chatting when Dalgina realized how much she missed being around her sister and asked to stay the night. Keldava had agreed, and now Dalgina found herself with a case of the butterflies. They were close, spending time together everyday and talking about everything under the sun. Some subjects were skirted, such as where Keldava had been during the hurricane and family, but everything else was mentioned. Dalgina had even brought out a sketch she'd drawn of Keldava as a warrior. It was a darker piece, desperation in her sister's eyes as she stood and battled the shadows that encroached on her. Dalgina still thought her sister would like it.
She was a little nervous heading over. Keldava was living by herself. What if she felt that Dalgina was an intrusion? Dalgina liked sleeping with her family around her, even if they weren't related by blood, but Keldava might have adapted to the lifestyle of living alone. Maybe she was just humoring Dalgina, and still thought her as weak. Dalgina could fight with knives now though, and had been practicing. She wasn't so weak that she couldn't defend herself anymore. She could take care of herself, and had supported Taru and Papa when they'd needed someone to lean on. It had been hard, but she had grown strong. Even if she felt the callouses on her heart where she had been forced to grow up too quickly.
Slowing down she watched as her sister worked with her sword, the blade occasionally bouncing out of her sore hand. At least Keldava was regaining the use of that muscle. She stayed there for some time, worried about interrupting. It was only when Tehu decided she'd been standing still long enough and bit her that Dalgina let out a small yelp and started forwards. Hi. It looks good. She nodded her head towards the sword. Hesitating a little she drew out the art. I thought you might like this.
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