Re: Svarik and the company II

[Mirach]

Svarik nodded, and left quietly, so that Jake could have a moment for himself. He went pstairs to join Melody and tell her about the trip to the bottom of the sea that Sage offered them.

[VisAnastasis]

" I haven't seen bottom of the sea before! " girl beamed a little. " I would love to see it. Maybe, if Sage is kiond enough, he could lead us to some nice beach where there are nice shells - I would love to find a nice shell for Birdie! Do you think he could?  "

[Mirach]

"I think we could connect the two things," Svarik smiled. "He said he knows of a place where the best shells are, but they are deep under water. We could make a trip there..."

[VisAnastasis]

" I would love that, if you agree.+! " little Spirit came and hugged him as freely and lovably as ever, always fast to express affection. " Would it be okay? Did you have anything other in mind, my Sunshine? I wouldn't like to spoil your plans for fun, if you had others... "

[Mirach]

"I just wanted to see some nice underwater places and colorful fishes, that's all," Svarik smiled. "I guess there will be some on the way there."

[VisAnastasis]

" It will be splendid! I am so glad! I love you so much, my dearest Sunshine! " girl beamed, and she chuckled innocently, as she lowered king's head down to her level, and playfully covered his face in kisses, as if finding no better way in her excitement to show her appreciation and love.

[Mirach]

Svarik chuckled. "It's a bit cold underwater, so take a warm cloak, alright?" he advised her.

[VisAnastasis]

" Or I can just do this... " girl grinned innocently, and she swirled around theatrically, as if in an elegant ballet move - and she disappeared from sight for a moment, and with gust of soft breeze and a pirouette, she reappeared again, this time, not wearing simple white dress, but a warm woolen clothing, and a cute comfy little cloak decorated with embroidered flowers. " You forgot for a moment that I can just imagine myself in different clothing, didn't you? " she chuckled at him. " Rookie mistake. I know human fashion like the back of my hand - anything I would know to sew, I can imagine myself wearing, of course. "

[Mirach]

Svarik chuckled. "Did Conrad learn that before or after he bought you some beautiful dress?"

[VisAnastasis]

" After, of course." Girl grinned naughtily, but then added, in more educational patient manner." Remember, it is most comfortable for us to have little clothes. If somebody took your Spirit clothes, it would mean trouble... it is easier to just have clotheless forms, and dress in human clothing. I am but a little Spirit, and when you meet big dangerous ones, you ough to run, and if your Spirit clothes are stripped from you, you can't run. Don't you remember all the stories?" Girl smiled wistfully." About boys that would steal fairy 's coats, so fairies would not be able to flee and would have to marry them?"  

[Mirach]

"Oh yes, I remember," Svarik said with the understanding dawning on him. "So that's what the stories are about..."

[VisAnastasis]

" Most certainly. There is lot of truth to old stories. Don't worry. You couldn't have known. But you noticed, for example, that Death never takes his shoes of or takes of his cloak, only removes them by shifting into form without them? That's what we do, to avoid undressing. Just slip into less dressed forms. " girl educated him gently and fondly, seeming to desire him to know more of culture and customs of her people. " When Spirit borrows you a piece of his clothing, it's like borrowing piece of himself. It's an act of immense trust and vulnerability, for as long as you carry the clothing, they can not transform or go between layers. You hold their safety in your hands. That is why  when Spirit shows such vulnerability before you, you know you're their friend and they feel safe with you. " she grinned, but her grin faded a little, as she thoughtfully added. " Same goes for demons... I suppose... "

[Mirach]

"I believe so," Svarik smiled at Erdel, who has borrowed him his cloak before. "So if you are dressed already, then I should dress as well," he said then, and took his cloak and warmer tunic.

[VisAnastasis]

Demon smiled fondly, and he looked away shyly, waiting for king to dress up properly, caressing Xia that was excited to go on another adventure.

Soon, Sage got ready too, and Jake as well came, dressed in his other pair of clean clothes, and with that, after they went to kitchen to take some food for snack on the way, they were all ready to go.

[Mirach]

Svarik then asked Sage if he could take them to the place with prettiest shells, and show them some nice underwater sceneries on the way.

[VisAnastasis]

Man nodded gladly, and he was a worthy guide indeed, knowing sea as well as back of his hand - and he had showed them many lovely and beautiful places along the way, while he led them to that one place he promised where there were some of the loveliest shells of the sea.

[Mirach]

Svarik was amazed at all the colors of corals that looked like underwater gardens, and beautiful fishes.

[VisAnastasis]

Melody, who must had seen some pretty beautiful and amazing things in other layers, as still very charmed by it, as if she'd be with anything beautiful - but it was Jake who was really awestruck. It was really something else - and he was astonished to see all the beauty of it. He seemed a little sad and melancholic, as if all the bright and colorful life forms reminded him on Spirit of Life, and he couldn't quite escape wondering how it would be to explore all this beauty with him, but despite it was painful notion, it could not quite spoil his joy, and every now and then, he would nudge Svarik or Erdel quietly, to smile with excitement at them, or to tell them what kind of fish just passed them, as, being a cook, he apparently gained knowledge of lot of edible sea life since he came here.

[Mirach]

Svarik sometimes nudged him in turn to show him some pretty sight, being exually amazed with it. "Now, I wanted to find the prettiest shell for Conrad as well," Svarik told Melody as they got to the place with shells. "So how shall we do it? Will you give him the pretties you find and me too, or will we pool them all and pick one for him from both of us?"

[VisAnastasis]

" I would like to find a nice shell for him, too, if it's okay. " Erdel voiced himself shyly.  " He has alwways been so good to me, I would like to do something nice for Ser Falcon... "
" Aww, of course you can do it, honey, of course... " girl encouraged him gently, with love and care. " Can we do it like this, Mister Sunshine? " she bid king. " We all find the prettiest shells we can, and we chose three nicest shells from our heaps, each. That way, Birdie will have three lovely shells, instead of one... "

[Mirach]

"Yes, that's a good way. We can't really search separately, since we need to stay in the air bubble anyways," Svarik said. 

[VisAnastasis]

" I can search separately. "  Erdel offered." I don't have to breathe, and I can see well underwater. I'd like to swim out of our bubble and search the area around us in water, if it would be alright, sir. That way, we can cover more area, and besides, Sage said there may be shell remnants of Spirits or Demons - I'd like to see if I can dug out something nice. With your permission, of course. "

[Mirach]

"Did you already learn to control when you breathe?" Svarik asked. "Of course you can do it then..."

[VisAnastasis]

" I was practicing during the nights while you slept. " Vampire admitted shyly. " It wasn't hard - it's a bit different impulse, but when I was a vampire, I did not really have to breathe, too. I still breathe in accidentally, but while I practiced in water, it seems I just kind of... drink water, instead of start drowning. I think Ben Temalion made me kind of.... undrownable. It has its perks, I guess. " he grinned timidly, and when allowed, he indeed went out of the bubble, and did not seem to have any trouble with it. He was swimming little slower and more carefully, as his hand was injured, but he seemed to ignore the pain under the excitement of the hunt, which, as a nice change, was not a hunt on living creatures, but just an innocent hunt on cute empty shells.

[Mirach]

Svarik watched him for a moment. "Can Spirits do that as well, by the way?" he asked Melody. "Breathe  just if they want to?"