Red-Scarlet
Supernova
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2015
Layla looked at her shrine. It had small statuary, an old mural of many dragons, a tiny fountain with three coins sitting in the clear water, and a single bench. The shrine was located just off the path heading into the village of Stawford, and it had seen better days. Her mother, who had passed a little over a year ago, used to be full of stories about the old days, long before she had been born. Where the shrine was a temple, and dragons came to take tribute and offer blessings!
But, the temple's structure had been taken down eventually, used to help reinforce some of the homes. Its chimney was now Stawford's well. She sighed, and kneeled in front of the center, the largest statue of the ancient wyrm Herakto. "I miss you, mom," she said. "I wish I could've seen a dragon, even just one, like you did. You always told me how inspiring and awesome it was. I can just imagine you as a kid, being so excited..."
She stayed there for a few minutes, in thought and reverence, before she stood. She cleaned the dust from her skirt, a modest grey garment that went just past her knees. Her tunic was slightly paler, but still very mute, and hugged her curves nicely. Her originally white skin was tan from the sun, and she had a few burns from her work in the local blacksmith's forge. "Come on, Layla," she muttered to herself. "William needs help, and you need money."
But, the temple's structure had been taken down eventually, used to help reinforce some of the homes. Its chimney was now Stawford's well. She sighed, and kneeled in front of the center, the largest statue of the ancient wyrm Herakto. "I miss you, mom," she said. "I wish I could've seen a dragon, even just one, like you did. You always told me how inspiring and awesome it was. I can just imagine you as a kid, being so excited..."
She stayed there for a few minutes, in thought and reverence, before she stood. She cleaned the dust from her skirt, a modest grey garment that went just past her knees. Her tunic was slightly paler, but still very mute, and hugged her curves nicely. Her originally white skin was tan from the sun, and she had a few burns from her work in the local blacksmith's forge. "Come on, Layla," she muttered to herself. "William needs help, and you need money."