#dazkar

[for Daz, "So hey, whatever happened to that Rogue career you were trying at?"] Dazkar: Look. hah. I like my jobs simple- you tell me a guy is gonna be in a location. I go there. It's THAT guy. I get him. I'm not into the whole "✨intrigue✨" thing anyway.

dazkar family photos.

@sea-wolf-coast-to-coast

Timeline : 14 years ago

TW / Rating :  None, SFW

The arrival of spring was counted by the many shoots of plant life that had poked their heads up out of the thawing snow to catch spring’s first warming rays. It was a time of renewal within the clan of Dazkar, who had staked their claim at the base of a mountain for the long winter.

So, as the shoots were counted by the females that were allowed to leave the safety of the yurt, the men were tasked to dismantle their homes, and see the outside world for longer than a short span of time to travel to their next settlement for the summering months.

Kaidu’s first steps into a world that was being reclaimed by plant life was simply indescribable. To the heavens rending mountains that were capped with fresh snow, to the wide open plain still spotted with melting snow, and oh, the dancing shoots of grass that were gently swayed back and forth as the cooler, dying breath of winter kissed his round face. He looked upon the thawing winter with his eyes wide and mouth agape in awe.

For Kaidu, it cemented his favorite, childhood question:

“<Father? Why don’t we stay out here longer like the others?>”

“<This is the way of the Dazkar, Kaidu,>” Kaidu spun his head around at the voice that was not his father’s, but was a lighter tone instead, belonging to a fierce looking Xaela with glowing golden eyes. His mother. Kaidu hadn’t seen her too often due to her placement in the clan as a mounted warrior, but every time he saw her, he couldn’t help but smile at her wild hair that stuck up like a poofed up sheep.

“<You will be allowed to walk alongside your Father this year, too. The Khan has seen your strength within the home and has blessed your first steps into spring, my lamb.>”

“<Really?!>” Kaidu found himself jumping with joy, skipping across the large boulders that surrounded their home.

“<Watch yourself...>” She chided, looking at him with increased worry. She almost leapt out and grabbed the boy, but a nearby voice caught her attention before she did so. She looked down upon him with gentle eyes before she jogged off to join a group of tribeswomen that were preparing to ride ahead of the main group.

Content Warnings: Nope, just the doctor being dumb and lovesick.

@sea-wolf-coast-to-coast

Kaidu Dazkar had always felt lost ever learning that his tribe was an oddity.

“<Lost? Lost? Are you kidding me?>” Algadai let out a derisive snort and rolled his eyes, slamming an open palm against the table.

“<Next, you will tell me that you have a secret horse bride within the Goro because we do not marry horses! All tribes are different, but that doesn’t mean you go and leave your own because you believe you will fit in!>”

Algadai, Kaidu’s father, sat across from the adolescent with an almost tired expression on his face. His voice echoed and boomed as loud as the rain that pelted the yurt with increasing intensity. With one inhale from the pipe, he let the smoke ribbon out of his mouth before puffing as he spoke,

“<You are well aware of what lies outside the comfort of our yurt, Kaidu. The way of the fighter is not the Dazkar way. If anything, you would be lost and a poor fighter, if allowed!>”

“<I..s-still feel lost walking the way of the Dazkar. It doesn’t feel like the Xaela way,>” Kaidu mumbled out, breath hitched in his throat.

“<Don’t you DARE disrespect the way I have raised you, boy! I raised you the Dazkar way, and that is what you are!>” Algadai snarled out before he reached across the table and flung his open palm across Kaidu’s cheek, now looking completely enraged by his son’s deviating thoughts.

Kaidu sat there silent and shocked at his father’s sudden act of violence, rubbing his reddening cheek. His lips quivered as tears formed in the corners of his eyes.

Moments passed and Algadai sat back down, sighing loudly.