@[member="Syn"], @[member="Celtic Corcoran"]
As she continued her training, her free style evolved into a faster pace. Her lightsaber becoming a white blur within the space she practiced. Iella had become one with her blade and she could feel the essence of the Dragon filling her and feeling her spirit. The white mist forming in her mouth and swirling there only soft wisps escaping her mouth as she moved. A tightness knotted in her middle, she could feel that energy building up again, that untapped source yet to be discovered or rather investigate to see what the potential was of it.
A soft growl issued from her mouth as she could feel the build up to the energy, she only assumed this was something of the Dragon now dwelling inside her.
The White Dragon, longing to be released, trapped since that day on Tatooine when Iella had killed her in a battle that she lost. But the young girl gave her thanks for her gifts .. a white pearl and part of her skin to enhance her weapon. This young girl, now woman is worthy of such gifts. But the Dragon has a hunger, attracted to the darkside she wishes to feed but that will have to wait. For now she will strengthen his young woman and the day will come.......
Iella's heart raced with the exercise and her mind began to strengthen with a focus, the landscape around here feeding her with the force, she could feel it in her whole body, pulsing with the life around her. The presence of all the Cathar made aware to her, she could sense Celtic and Syn and ... another close by. Iella stopped and looked directly at the Cathar woman standing on the edge of the space watching her.
Their eyes meet. The woman nodded her head and turned indication for Iella to follow. Iella extinguished her lightsaber and followed.
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Her body stripped naked, she stood in the center of the room near a small fire blazing in a stone hearth, above the hearth a hole in the roof for the smoke to escape. Two Cathar females anointed Iella's body from her head to her feet, with slightly scented oils. The woman that Iella had followed, sat in a corner sing-speaking incantations in the in a low voice as she held a bowl filled with a brown liquid.
Other female Cathar played a gentle music, melodic and calling ... the music filled Iella with a sense to dance. The two young Cathar woman finished oiling her and beckoned Iella to dance, they commenced the dance and Iella followed their movement. The three, with light feet, danced around the fire, twisting and turning, their hips swaying in time to the music, it is a sensual dance, intoxicating and reveling.
The woman Iella followed stood and walked over to her with the bowl. The dancers stopped as she approached, the two dancing partners bowed low with respect and back away. Iella followed and bowed too, not knowing who this woman was. She is old and an Elder and Iella suspected a Nimir-raj. She stood close to Iella and ran her hand over Iella's body pausing over Iella's breasts and lower regions. She nodded only. Then took out a sprig of herbs and did the same again, the scent of the herbs infusing the oil on her body, she spoke while performing this ritual, an incantation.
"Drink", the Elder said in basic and lifted up the bowl. Iella took the bowl and lifted it to her lips and drank the liquid, as she did the woman continued. "You are past the phase of Changing Woman and have entered the next phase of womanhood. As Nimir-raj to one of our beloved Kings we anoint thee. I am Wise Blood the last phase of womanhood, Vycla the Wise I am known and my King has past on".
The Elder looked into Iella's eyes. "This is your rite of prosperity and fertility".
The Elder took Iella's hand and turned the palm upward, then with a small knife, she made a cut across her palm, Iella hissed with the pain. The Elder held her hand high over the fire and let the blood flow into the fire. "This is a release of bad blood, all those thoughts and feelings that dwell within you, a purge of ill".
"Now, Nimir-raj go and ready yourself for this evening". As the Elder said this the two female dances place Iella's dress on her. In silence they all left the room, leaving Iella there alone in her thoughts.