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Post by Tray Parker on Oct 28, 2012 15:12:40 GMT -5
(All who are interested are welcome to throw their character in with Tray.) [bg=302729][atrb=width,500,false][atrb=border,2,false]
The green grass waved in the wind, rustling and whispering, driving white clouds across the azure sky. The Rapid River raged not far away its rumbling gurgle could be heard by the man as he sat sapphire pools watching a line of ants as they want along their way intently. Leaves bits of plants, seeds, even other bugs larger then the small insects passed by the man large boots as the ants carried their food to their hole. It always astounded the Captain, how something so small carried objects ten times larger then themselves? The sheer determination and will to survive along with they way they worked with one another reminded him of a close ship crew. Together like the larger humans and their ships the ants took down prey bigger then themselves dragging them back to their home under the earth, where they would share with others.
He wondered how their home looked beneath the earth, was it a network of tunnels and passageways one sees carved out as caves by water and wind? Or was it something entirely different, an intricate structure so unlike anything the Captain had ever seen. Alas he would never find out, for even his smallest was too large to fit within the confines of the ant’s burrow. Like the depths of the ocean these tiny creatures’s home deep under the earth would forever remain a mystery to the young man, only the trails carved out of the trunks of fallen trees gave him an idea as to how the ants may structure their homes. As for their social structure, that would never be solved unless he developed a way to communicate with the insects he had little hope of finding out anything about them; if they were capable of intelligent speech that is.
After staring at the insect for a time the captain of the Stargazer shifting his gaze toward the sky to watch as the wind pushed the clouds along, it too seemed to be over looked by others. Like the ant humans simply went about their lives with no regard to the wind and its purpose. It carried scents, seeds, and sent the clouds filled with rain to various parts of the land, it even helped the birds soar high in the sky. There were so many simple wonders of the world that were often over looked, but all were necessary for their survival. As he watched the clouds Tray noted how the wind caused the tall grass in the clearing to sway, like the waves of the sea crashing toward him before the invisible force hit him, toyed with his black hair tugging at his cloths before playfully scampering away to play with the leaves in the treetops.
Just up river from Drycreek where his ship was docked Tray could see the tops of buildings towering over the trees he knew that if he were to travel up river away from the bustling town he would reach the village of Vail by nightfall, so close were the two towns and yet so different, the one a thriving trade industry while the other remained a small poor farming community. Looking down at a piece of grass he had picked recently and had been playing with the man twirled the thin green blade, it was a stark contrast to the blades that rested on either hip yet the man preferred the peaceful grass over the tools many used for violence. As he sat there leaning against the large stone lost in his pondering, Tray became aware of a sound that was far out of place, the sound of something moving through the trees of Firefly forest; who or what ever it was it was approaching rather fast. Shrugging the man tossed the blade of grass back among its companions as he rested his right hand lazily on the hilt of one of his swords his head cocked to the left his eyes scanning the area where the sound was coming from.
(All who are interested are welcome to throw their character in with Tray.)
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