Its Snow Going

[Nanna]

"One down, one to go." The young Beorni smiled lightly as she set a pendant down on the counter in front of her, making sure it lay neatly beside the pieces of fish bone that were not yet carved. Long pieces of sinewy string and other such beads of bone or wood lay in organized piles off to the edge of the small wooden table that sat in the center of her families home. She'd spent over a year trying to practice her bead making, hoping that she might make a necklace for her mother and maybe put a more permanent smile on her mothers face.

Nanna's mother used to be so happy, at least, until her mate had passed, or so said the other village adults. It pained her to see her mother so depressed and despondent, so much that she vowed she would do what she could to try and make her mothers life easier and happier. She did practically everything that she could to keep their home clean, and even went so far as to go get food for their meals while her mother was sleeping or away, hoping that her mother might relax for once.

The young Beorni picked up another piece of fish bone, one that she had already smoothed down to an oval shape, and began to delicately carve into it with her claw. There wasn't much meaning behind her carvings, sometimes they weren't even decipherable images but just intricate patterns that she had randomly come up with. Carving calmed her, and it was the one thing she often did to keep her focus and feel at peace.

Nanna hesitated for a moment, staring down at her paws. She stayed like that for merely a minute, her ears twitching back and forth as she focused on what seemed like nothing. She sensed something, something familiar, but she couldn't quite put her claw on it.

"Uncle?" She mumbled after another minute, raising her head to look towards the entrance to their house. A smile quickly spread across her face as she set down the pendant and ran for the door.

"Uncle Calder!"

[member="Calder Icehammer"]

 

[Viviana]

"I haven't been home since the last attack on Midvinter, so having someone with me is appreciated." Calder stood within the spaceport on Midvinter, his massive hammer resting on his shoulder. The Valkyri close by watched in stunned silence as the behemoth of a being stepped through the building and ducked below several low hanging arches. His silver blue eyes gazed down to [member="Alexandra Feanor"] . "It shouldn't be long until we get there."

Despite what he said, it was a long, cold walk. To get to the island was even longer trip in a wooden boat across an almost freezing ocean. Yet to those who could feel the Force it was alive. Singing. To Calder, he spoke to his ancestors, the spirits of his world. It had been so long that he forgot Alex was with him until they reached the island that housed the last of the Beorni. " [member="Nanna"] is an interesting one. Don't be too offended if she asks some.. Odd questions. She's never seen anyone such as you." A word of caution as they walked before his cousins home, and even just as he finished speaking the baby burr jumped out to great him.

A warm smile formed on his lips as he crouched down to greet her. "Ah, Nanna! Good to see you little one."

 

[Alexandra Feanor]

Alexandra was dressed in the same manner as before, a cloth wrapped around her head, hiding her hair and skin from the wold around her and the people that inhabited it. Her face was guarded by a mask, keeping her shut behind it as she heard the Beorni spoke to her during their travel to the child. She smiled a bit, the hint of happiness bleeding through her and into the air as she relaxed her guard. This was a secure place and the being beside her was a jedi that she could put a measure of trust into not leading her towards the end. She never fully trusted the creature, worried it might turn out like before but that was not important for now, at the moment she had to accompany him to pick up his... niece?

She turn her head when he mentioned the little one, curious and answering with a softer voice than normal, a bit more of her bleeding through with the teaching environment behind them for now.

"Not a worries, I've run into my fair share of interesting characters, just as I myself could be considered such. I am sure she is as a child normally is." Her head returned to its forward position, hands pulling the thermal wraps she wore closer to her body as the air bit into her, trying to leech away the heat.

She enjoyed the look of this place, it was quite and beautiful just like Alderaan. Bit too cold and her trees would never grow here without constant tending, but she lived in a forest on purpose. She did wonder if the Beorni felt cold at all under that fur and behind the muscle and fat that made up their bodies. Surely some form of chill reached them? And if not she wondered just how unbearable it was for Calder to be on Yutan.

Her head turned to the homes door as a voice piped up and a much smaller creature rushed the towering mass that stood beside her. Silently she stepped back to give the two room while she looked off into the sky and let them talk quickly.


[member="Calder Icehammer"] [member="Nanna"]

 

[Nanna]

The four foot Beorni child squealed excitedly as she quite literally jumped at her uncle, throwing her arms around his neck as she hugged him. "Uncle Calder! I can't believe you're back!" She giggled eagerly as her hug tightened around him, almost as if she'd never let go. "Mums and I have missed you so!" Nanna then tugged on the larger Beorni's ear a little, "Shame on you for not visiting more often!" Despite her scolding tone she grinned at him all the same, and poked his nose for good measure.

Smiling happily from ear to ear she took a step back and turned to [member="Calder Icehammer"] companion, [member="Alexandra Feanor"] . Nanna dusted herself off for a quick moment before lightly bowing to her uncles traveling companion, trying to be the model image of politeness her mother taught her to be. "It's a pleasure to meet you." She chimed pleasantly to the newcomer, her little ears twitching to and fro, "I'm Nanna. I hope my Uncle hasn't caused you too much trouble. He tends to find it wherever he goes." She smirked, clasping her paws in front of her.

 

[Viviana]

A massive smile remained plastered on the large beings face as he picked [member="Nanna"] and patted her head. "Now now, I cannot come by as often as I'd like, but there's no reason to say I am trouble." He wasn't sure where the idea that he was trouble came from, but he had a feeling his cousin might be behind it. "I heard you can speak to the spirits, just like I can. [member="Alexandra Feanor"] and I are here to bring you with us to learn more on how to." He nodded to his companion as he introduced her, despite not knowing much about her himself. Perhaps he would soon enough, but it was about Nanna now.

 

[Alexandra Feanor]

Her eyes had remained on the area for a few moments, letting them embrace and chat, smiling behind her mask as she remembered what that was like and sparing a moment to look at the two of them with a flicker of sadness leaking out from behind her hidden form. She quickly silenced it and returned to a stoic nature, but her eyes closed while waiting for them to finish. It wasn't until she was addressed by the two that she turned and looked at them more directly from behind her mask. She smiled behind it, the expression hidden with her voices softly breaking past the covering.

"You need not worry about your Uncle, he has only caused as much trouble as I do myself. Infact, less as he has shown me your two's home, a place I will certainly have to return to." She bowed her head to the miniature version of the much larger ursine creature. Quickly and quietly thanking it for the chance before straightening up and speaking again. "And like your uncle has mentioned, we are here to help you communicate with those spirits far more readily and so that you can meet more like yourself."

Her eyes remained on the two for a few more seconds before turning away again and hiding any chance of an expression being seen through the narrow slits in her eyes, using the environment as an excuse for now.

[member="Calder Icehammer"] [member="Nanna"]

 

[Nanna]

"Go... With you?" Nanna's merry expression deflated and her ears drooped, her gaze flicking back and forth between the [member="Calder Icehammer"] and [member="Alexandra Feanor"] as she stepped back. Leaving with Uncle Calder, although full with the promise of adventure and knowledge, and a bit of a dream, meant leaving her mother behind on Midvinter, which is exactly what made her nervous. Even though she wanted to learn more about her connection with the spirits, she didn't want to just up and leave her mother. "You want me to go with you and learn...? But..." The young Beorni glanced back towards her home, her little round ears seemingly drooping further as she did, "that means leaving Mums behind doesn't it?" Her paws moved to clasp themselves around the pendant around her neck, turning her woeful stare back on her Uncle now. "I cant just leave her... She needs my help here at home. I can't help her if I'm off gallivanting across the galaxy...."

 

[Viviana]

"You're mother is why I am here lil' [member="Nanna"] ." Slowly he crouched down beside her, setting a paw atop her head. "What you can do needs to be trained. Understood. It is a glorious gift, and a terrible burden. The Elders here can't show you enough as I've learned during my time with the Jedi. Your Mother will always be here, always just a days trip to visit." The paw moved from her head to poke the pendant she was clinging to. "And she will always be here."

[member="Alexandra Feanor"]

 

[Alexandra Feanor]

[member="Nanna"] [member="Calder Icehammer"]

Alexandra let the larger ursine creature talk to his niece keeping silent while he comforted the girl. She wondered if this was normal, the conversation they were having she couldn't help but watch them without hiding the fact, wanting to know. It was a bit intrusive and her mind told her she should let them have this moment alone but she could only watch even though the through came to her mind. She didn't know what it felt to be in the situation infront of her but she was certain it wasn't easy for either of them to suggest leaving a home they knew.

Her hand tapped her arm while she watched, not out of impatience but rather as a habit while she thought. She was trying to think of anything she could say to help which left her casting her eyes down at the ground and staring at it, curious if she might be able to think of anything by letting her eyes drift off them. Her voice finally broke from behind the mask, speaking to the younger one and providing a small bit extra to Calder's words of comfort.

"It may sound heartless, and I apologize, but this way you will be far more able to help her if you leave and study what Calder is offering. I don't doubt there are a few here who could teach you, Ive known several from this planet, people who might help you but this is a chance for you to see more than just your home. Your mother will be fine, she will be happy to see you grow and become what you wish for yourself to become, but staying here wont let you do that. You need to create a path of your own design, not help others build theirs, there is plenty of time for that when you are older."

 

[Nanna]

Nanna shifted from one foot to the other, her gaze bouncing between her uncle and [member="Alexandra Feanor"] as she thought. "Well.." her ears drooped a little, "do.. Do you mind if i go speak with her real quick? I.. I wanna make sure that shes okay with it before I go." She looked down at the snow around her paws, almost indistinguishable between the white fur and powder, a faint smile across her face. "I would honestly love to go with you, but I want to make sure that Mums is okay with it first..." she looked up at the two of them hopefully.


[member="Tor Icehammer"]