It's The Journey

Now it was Mes’ turn to tilt his head as the singer replied to his question. He pressed his lips together as he thought about her small adventure with the cloth creatures.

"Just be very careful, being lost in the desert…ah, I’m sure you know the rest."

Being lost in the desert, it was hard to become unlost, with the miles and miles of sand hills. Ruins were the only good navigation sometimes as well as the mountain, and even then ruins could look the exact same.

"True, true."

Mes agreed nodding his head.

" Seems the fates have things in mind."

"Perhaps they do." Shira nodded in agreement, her grinning face turning back to the sands before them.

It was silent once again as they trudged up another dune. Cresting the top, Shira scanned the horizon. In the distance, a group of ruins rose from the sands, a group of ruins she recognized. She let out a pleased chirp.

Instead of going through the list of questions she would have asked, Shira turned her attention back to the space landscape before her. He must be used to silence. She did not mind though, she enjoyed just having someone to walk with. Though she did begin to drift as they walked, gravitating toward the man before righting her steps before she could bump into him.

At the peak of each dune, the small singer frequently slowed or stopped completely. Each time, getting her bearings and checking landmarks before continuing forward. 

He continued behind her silently until she spoke up, and the wayfarer raised his head from his glancing straight ahead to turn his attention to her.

"Hmmm?"

The man hummed out, enjoying the feeling of the rumble in his throat and chest for once.  It was..pleasant.

This part of the desert?

The traveller thought to himself.

"I was heading towards the snow.  Someone I have great interest in lives up there. I wanted to appear to give him my salutations while I could speak. "

Which later turned out into a large fumble, but he didn’t realize that right now.

Thinking on Shira’s question, she shrugged, //In this specific site? I’d have to say a month or two? I’m not so good with time and dates.// she winced at the confession, //And not so much on my own. Well. Yes and no to be honest. Chewrip and Mhallea usually look at old and new maps and look for places that hold promising finds in glyphs and inventions. But I and Synyx are the ones who go out and look for them. Although some ruins were accidental found and a few are what I’ve found when I travel alone. Oddly that is quite often.// she shrugged at the idea that such a sociable one as herself often traveled without companions.

Whispering, //A few of them are where I am Chewrip’s birth tribe traveled for festivals and such but Chewrip will never admit it.// Giggling, //And one or two closer to the mountain are what my tribe found once or twice when going to markets.//

As Srimhet continued, Shira settled back, bringing the cup of tea to her nose. Inhaling the herbal scent, she nodded along as her friend spoke of all the places in her travels. ( I would one day love to travel to all these places you speak of. ) Shira sighed, taking a sip from her cup. ( I am not one to travel long distances into unknown territory, not by myself anyways. ) She laughed.

One day, she thought to herself, one day she would go out and venture the far ruins herself.

Hearing her friend begin to tap out a rhythm, Shiras attention was brought back to the girl.

Alright got a start on the second series of sweaters! I’m doing Sweater Belles in honor of Andrew Belle (I swear I tried to find something else and I know the name is super duper cheesy but oh man I promise to make these as cool as I can). My goal is to get two more parts done before school starts on the 28th so we’ll just have to see how that goes.

Anyways, I’ll break down my thoughts on each of the characters.

If I remember right, Etoile is supposed to be a crafty little seamstress so my brain wanted to do something more fancy. After all, she is the elegant wanderer! So I made hers more form fitting and gave it some length (and spahkles aw yis). I imagine she’d look super spiffy wearing this as a short dress with leggings as well if she wanted.

After reading the drabble between her and College!au Buki about covering her scars in the heat, I just REALLY wanted to make sure I drew her in something that wouldn’t easily overheat her. Asha’s wearing something with a wider cut at the neck to help offset the scarf around her neck in case it’s too warm out. The sleeves are also cut about midway and loose to help make it more breezy.

She looks so young oh man…but Shira seems so easy going that I didn’t think she’d mind. Something simple and extra cozy to get comfortable in. I kept thinking on her and the rest of her dynamic trio chilling in someone’s dorm on a lazy saturday eating Shira’s cupcakes and watching Hulu or something. Probably a little thick for colder temps, but super snuggly.

I’d like to think this is a sweater she stole from Neph’s closet. It now smells of fabric softener and something sweet and in certain lights you can notice some sort of glitter she’s gotten on it. Soft and warm on the inside, and just a little big, it’s nice for cold weather or naps in the chilly library. Neph’s name may or may not be on the tag.

GOT MY HAT

Haven't done anything too exciting, just prepping for the weekend, making plans, sewing and cleaning. It's kinda nice relaxing off the computer, but I'm getting inspired to write and draw again finally. This mini break has done some good :D

ALSO, going to be a DragonCon this weekend if anyone is going. Just shoot me and Ask or Skype if you're going and want to meet up.

 viczar said: ((Blah, there really is no correct way of learning. It’s called self-taught artist ^^ Give up now and you’ll never learn))

 shanzathejourneyer said: ((It can take a lot practice to get the results you want. You gotta make yourself work at it just like traditional art!))