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by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:02 am

At some point towards the evening Sam is shown a place juuuust on the edge of the village where she can make camp, suggesting that Sight-of-the-Sun's talk with the chief went okay if maybe not perfectly. And after a while Do'noma makes her way over with a steaming bowl an a waterskin slung over her shoulder. A handful of kids are following her, sticking closely together once Sam comes into sight.

"Hope you do not mind. I was not being able to send them away." she chuckles.

((Parallel thread so the other can go at it's own pace))

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:19 am

"Not sure what your idea of 'relaxing' is, here."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:24 am

She tilts her head slightly. "But they do not think you are strange like your people do. They are curious..." she says, not quite getting that 'relaxing' for Sam probably means 'less people'.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:26 am

"Don't think I'd be this much of a spectacle in town."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:31 am

"I apologize. I thought it would be nice difference. They are not bad stares..." she says, looking a little dejected.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:35 am

"I'm sorry. I just... I wasn't expecting quite this much attention."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:42 am

She nods and turns around to the gaggle of kids.

"<I'm sorry, but the Dreamwalker is tired. Maybe tom-- >" One of the kids tries to interrupt her but she doesn't give him the chance to. "<Listen to your elders. You do not demand to talk to the spirits either. Now go.>" And the kids, grudgingly, turn around to leave, though not without trying to catch a few parting glances at Sam.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:44 am

"Didn't have to be so harsh on them."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:00 am

"I was not harsh. Did that sound harsh to you?" she asks curiously, handing Sam one of the bowls before sitting down on the ground, folding her legs.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:03 am

"I'm just guessing from how they reacted," she admitted.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:05 am

"Oh they are disappointed. But is a good lesson for them too. Learn patience."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:07 am

"If I'd known it was going to cause this much of a stir, I wouldn't have tried that with that boy earlier. I just thought... well, you said it's accepted here."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:14 am

"It is! But... this like a thing from stories. Skinwalker and Dreamwalker..." she shakes her head like she's still not quite sure if she believes it. Afterall, she only witnessed one of the two herself.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:17 am

"It's like stories we have too, but you don't ever expect to be that."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:32 am

"Yes! It is story, not real so it is hard to believe."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:12 pm

"So maybe you understand why I don't think of them as my people. They probably wouldn't think of me as one of theirs."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:16 pm

She seems to think for a moment. "But stories are part of people too. It does not mean you do not belong."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:21 pm

"But who wants to live with a fairy tale?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:26 pm

"It is not actual story. Story can mean different things. It is just why my people reacted that way. Because stories taught them that you are very very rare."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:34 pm

"They accept you. I guess I'd just hoped..."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:38 pm

"They do. They let you make camp here. That is big. If you were one of us there would be celebration."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:42 pm

"Maybe I don't want to be celebrated," she frowned.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:50 pm

"I know now. But it means they do not mean ill. They want to know and being alone is not something we think is good." she tries to explain.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:52 pm

"So you said. It's just a lot to take in."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:59 pm

"For them too. Both need time, I think."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:21 pm

"That sounds about right. You've still been very kind."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:30 pm

"Sometimes they say I am too young and reckless still to be seer. I say some spirits are reckless too." she says with a bit of a cocky grin.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:31 pm

"Suppose they can't argue that you are a seer."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:38 pm

"Why would they doubt it?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:40 pm

"And since you are, who is to say you're too young?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:49 pm

She chuckles and shakes her head. "Very true. And sometimes just follow gut even if you can not hear the spirits directly."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:52 pm

"It's hard not to envy you, really."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:56 pm

"Oh? What do you mean?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:56 pm

"Because it all makes sense to you."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:05 pm

"You want me to explain better? More?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:05 pm

"Explaining is all well and good, but it just seems like you know."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:12 pm

"I do. Because the spirits talk to me and I listen. I teach others." she nods in the direction the kids ran off to. "I can teach you."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:27 pm

"That's a lot of trust from you, or for me to give."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:35 pm

"Well first there are stories. They are not secret. Your people just not listen."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:33 pm

"I'm still not fond of you saying that..."

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