Snow Elves

[tingmoonshadowpowers]

WHO: Rayla - OPEN
WHERE: Village, everywhere
WHAT: The Event!
WHEN: The Event!
WARNINGS: mild The Dragon Prince spoilers in Rayla's gift

A - The Traditional Christmas Puppy

[The last thing Rayla expected to find was a creature from home, let alone one specifically from Xadia, but she could be found running about the village, attempting to corral a small shadowpaw pup that happened to have her name on the tag that was attached to its collar.

Care to help her catch it?]

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B - Snow Elf

[Sure, you can be bland and build your snowman... but can you build a Snowelf? Well, that was Rayla, going around and "fixing" people's snowmen to be snowelves. Quite deliberately, too.

Are you going to tell her no?]

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C - Musical on Ice

[Rayla wasn't much of an elf for singing, but here she was, compelled to do so while exploring this ice castle. Granted, she'd managed to hold it back for quite a bit, but, try talking to her, and it'll all come out in song! She was never going to admit to this, though.]

Comments

[kallig]

That is correct. I'm sure even this place was as grand as where I'm from at some point.

[Not that it's so easy to tell any more.]

And yes, I suppose it it. Given what they're capable of, I shudder to think-

[She... Sounds a bit young, he supposes, for him to go into this. So he stops himself, and shakes his head.] Never mind. Best to keep a positive outlook, at any rate, and enjoy their good mood and the current peace and quiet.

[tingmoonshadowpowers]

[Rayla caught his hesitation, and then looked down. She understood more than he seemed to think.]

Yeah. You're right. Who knows what's to come.

[kallig]

I apologize for worrying you.

[He can tell. Even without the Force, it takes a lot for a child to respond in such a way. Even a teenager, even a mature one.]

We should take advantage of the good times while they last. And prepare for the bad times, when they come. You sound as though you're familiar with the concept.

[tingmoonshadowpowers]

I am.

[She took a deep breath.]

I've been on my own for a while. Runaan and Ethari raised me after my parents were chosen for the Dragon Guard. But, some bad things happened, and I had to atone for their misdeed. I trained hard to become part of the team that was going to exact our revenge for what had happened.

But, I didn't exactly carry out my whole mission.

Things changed... things that we had thought had been done weren't. And we found out. I'm hoping I can fix things again and stop the cycle. I just don't know if I can.

[kallig]

[He listens, flinching ever so slightly at the idea of a child being made to atone for something she didn't even do.

Either way, sounds like she's had it quite difficult.]

I'm sorry to hear that the world has put so much weight on your shoulders. That has to be difficult.

[When he was her age, he was a slave. It was difficult, but no one really expected so much of him. That only changed when he was dragged away to become Sith, but by then, he was already an adult.]

I can't tell your future, I'm afraid. But I can hope that things will work out for you when you return home. Should you need anything while we're all here, I hope you know you can rely on the rest of us, as well.

[tingmoonshadowpowers]

[She nodded slightly.]

Thanks. I don't know how much affect anythin' here has back home, but I'm hopin' for the best. It's all I can do right now.