Smokey Ashes, Burning Fires

"Is there a way I can talk to her like that?" Esther asked as she watched Tasmaka walk over back to the other huntress. She was quite enjoying this talk with her sister, and the wolf was just totally adorable!

"Well that's cool" Esther grinned and watched her. "Maybe is three could go on a walk later?" She asked kindly as she looked at her blind sister in arms.

Esther smiled and stood up from the log. "Alright, let's go!" Se grinned and looked over at the other two. She wasn't sure where they would walk, but taking walks with some of the others was something Esther liked to do to get to know them better.

Esther slid her parka off and slipped it over her sister in arms. Se was accustomed to the cold, being a slave and enduring nights of darkness with nearly nothing had built up her skin to resist the freezing tempstures. "That better?" She asked as se walked down one of the nearby paths, trying to remember where exactly the river was, it could've been on the other path although she was sure it was this one.

Esther took it back and smiled "I can handle the cold, my years in my past helped, but if your too cold and won't take the jacket, then do you want to return to the fire?" She asked as she walked with her towards the river. They could hear the sound of the raging river now, the darkness surrounding them.

Esther watched as tasmaka went to drink from the cool water and turned to face her fellow huntress. "Yeah, big one too. Strong current, it's one of those rivers caused by the melting snow of the peak above us. So that water is more than likely colder than ice, its just not freezing because its a moving river" she smiled and looked to the stars of the sky before her gaze returned to her newfound friend.

Esther watched as her friend sat down near to the river, not exactly on the bank, but maybe one foot up, so come could still consider it the bank she guessed as she sat down besides her, staring out into the raging water, lit by the bright moonlight that followed them, and then raced right past in a blazing current of an icy river.

Esther smiled at her fellow huntress and sighed wishfully. "Me too...it's peaceful" she whispered as they sat besides one another, near the river. To the right they could barely hear the sounds of the camp, only a wise yet mile away from where they now relaxed. "Do you like to just listen to the water?" Esther spoke out again after a moments pause

"Don't you wish we could always have peace? I know we hunt monsters and we serve lady Artemis, but it's these peaceful moments that I enjoy the most. Not the thrill of the hunt, but the coldness of nature" she sighed and scotched closer to her new friend.

Esther sighed "yeah....your right" she hated to admit it, but she was right. And so was aria when she had talked to her about it. Esther couldn't stop the tears in her eyes now as she thought about the argument between her an her best friend... Sighing, she raised her dark hands to her eyes, rubbing them lightly.

"I guess not...." Esther muttered after a moment. She was staring up to the moon for signs of hope as she stayed close to Chris and Tasmaka. "I....I had an argument with my closest sister about peace....I don't think it went so well, and I...I feel almost childish about all this" she sighed and rubbed her hair in distraction

"But I think my views are correct...why should I apologize? I should though...aria....aria was my first friend when I joined the hunt. She helped me through all my problems and got me into the rhythm of this..." She sighed "I guess I am still trying to grow up, I didn't really have a childhood"

"I can see your point" she sighed and stroked tasks. She knew animals could sense emotions, and this was exact proof of it. "I guess I should go and apologize to her, maybe tomorrow" she whispered and stroke the deadly wolf. "Am I too childish though?"