Post by Markas Virnala on Jul 11, 2020 12:48:32 GMT
It had been more than a week since it ended. He had felt something was amiss even before it had but coming back had confirmed it. And now he was at a loss again.
Markas had initially chosen to look on his own, sensing something was wrong but soon ended up looking to others for help but it was becoming increasingly apparent he wasn’t going to find her. The nagging feeling was still there though and was steadily turning into another familiar feeling, one he hadn’t felt for a long time. The symmetry of the situation was not lost on him of course, the last time being almost exactly like this… He tells himself he’s not running away but the words sound a bit hollow, even when said out loud, much to Hoop’s confusion.
He spends the next few days tying up his loose ends, making sure to avoid running into Karen who was still peeved about the Dye incident. Finally, he packs up his kit, says his goodbye to Leo, Hoop having an emotional goodbye with the famous bard, and checks out of the Gilded Mirror.
The walk to the plaza is the same he has done a thousand times before but the trip feels a thousand times longer than it ever has until now. Reaching the plaza, he sees Jenna at her post by the portal. She looks up at his approach and realises that she’s needed to work again so promptly puts away the book she is reading.
“Where are you heading?”
Markas takes a moment to look back at the city and land he has spent the last year of his life living in, taking in the sights, the smells and the sounds before finally answering...
"We’re going home.”
“Ok… but where is that exactly?”
Markas had initially chosen to look on his own, sensing something was wrong but soon ended up looking to others for help but it was becoming increasingly apparent he wasn’t going to find her. The nagging feeling was still there though and was steadily turning into another familiar feeling, one he hadn’t felt for a long time. The symmetry of the situation was not lost on him of course, the last time being almost exactly like this… He tells himself he’s not running away but the words sound a bit hollow, even when said out loud, much to Hoop’s confusion.
He spends the next few days tying up his loose ends, making sure to avoid running into Karen who was still peeved about the Dye incident. Finally, he packs up his kit, says his goodbye to Leo, Hoop having an emotional goodbye with the famous bard, and checks out of the Gilded Mirror.
The walk to the plaza is the same he has done a thousand times before but the trip feels a thousand times longer than it ever has until now. Reaching the plaza, he sees Jenna at her post by the portal. She looks up at his approach and realises that she’s needed to work again so promptly puts away the book she is reading.
“Where are you heading?”
Markas takes a moment to look back at the city and land he has spent the last year of his life living in, taking in the sights, the smells and the sounds before finally answering...
"We’re going home.”
“Ok… but where is that exactly?”
