Archived Training Grounds

[Aleandra]

When Alea realised that she had interupted Broawien's daydream, the Aiel almost blushed. It was pretty rude, especialy for a dreamwalker like her. But she wouldn't shame her more by blushing.
"well their tracks are all over the forest, and i'm not exactly sure what they're doing"

She turned her attention to the boy. Vos was sleeping, visibly exausted. Well, she'll just have to wait then. Near by, the older man was pacticing forms. She almost clicked her tongue at the sword, but she was in the wetlands, she had to tolerate these things. But she did frown at it.

"Seems the boy is sleeping, and after what he lived through i think he is entitled to some good sleep. I'll just wait."

Poor thing..she thought. That must have been traumatic...he'll have nightmares...little Caldin always asked her to watch over his dreams, even if it wasn't norally allowed. And she always did, from affar. Vos would surely slip into the World of Dreams, exausted as he was...maybe it would be good to watch over, from affar...she might be able to learn some things too...

"I should rest a bit too, you never know when your next good night's sleep will come" And with that she settled a little away from th fire, a tree guarding her back, and fell instantly asleep.

She was now between Tel'aran'rhiod and real sleep, in the great black desert filled with stars, their colors, fait and cristaline, refecting their owner's persnality. That little red one she reconised as her brother's...There were several black ones, some so black they seemed to suck light, but not the traitor's. He was still awake. But she did see a green one, one she though might be Vos'. Floating near it, she approached it as close as she could, without touching it. She feared that it might slip to the World of Dreams, and if it did, she'll folow. But she will not peek. She will not! will she?

ooc; hope you don't mind Tinker, Alea wouldn't do that normaly, but it was an occasion to enter the World of dreams and i couldn't resist

[MatrimCauthon]

Coming out of the forms with closing the fan Jaisin turned back to the clearing. He was unsurprised to see Vos asleep, he needed it, but the Aiel! It was only the afternoon, and she looked fresh. Strollingh back to the cookfire, he picked up some tubers and fruit and offered them to the Aes Sedai, the only one still awake. He decided he should atleast partially introduce himself, but she might recognise his family name...
"Will you eat, Aes Sedai? You must be hungry...My name is Jaisin. I saw the way you looked when I bowed. I have been trained at the tower, but never completed my final month..."
He looked away, thinking back to that day, when Oblar had told him of his striking resemblance to Lord Angmar Sharinen...

[Tinker]

ooc: Alea, it's perfectly alright with me.

At first Vos's dreams tumbled from nightmare to nightmare. Never lasting more then a couple of moments each. Some of them almost made him wake up, but he never managed to wake fully.

Suddenly Vos found himself in one of those dreams, were you know that you are dreaming. He was back in the clearing, but now he was all alone. This was far better then one of the nightmares, and he assumed that the others would wake him when it was time to move on. Still intent on getting as much rest as possible, Vos sat down.
As he sat down Vos noticed that his five weeks worth of dirt was gone, and he was also back in old good shape. Out of thin air his staff appeared. Of course his father had dissaproved of him learning to fight with the staff, just as he had dissaproved of hunting. Vos had sometimes managed to sneak away with his friends, pretending battles and duels. Vos had compensated his lack of weight to put behind each hit, with quick hands and feet.
Slowly he twirled the staff in his hands. Maybe he could get hold of something to use as a staff. It would not make much difference if it came to facing trollocs or something, but it would be better then nothing.

[Nailo]

Broawien nodded to the Aiel as she rose to go take a rest. She watched the tall woman lay down closing her eyes, almost immedeatly slipping into a peaceful sleep. Broawien started at the two sleeping figures, Aleandra had said that she needed a rest as soon as she had noticed that Vos was asleep. There was something more behind her needing a rest, she had been watching Vos most of the morning, understandably, he did look like he had been to the Dark One's own door. But Broawien was sut=re that there was something more behind it, almost as if Vos reminded the older woman of a son.

Broawien blinked as the other man sat beside her. Will you eat, Aes Sedai? You must be hungry. My name is Jaisin. I saw the way you looked when I bowed. I have been trained at the tower, but never completed my final month..."


The man, Jaisin, looked away as Broawien took the bowl from his hands. She ate the mush, for the first time realizing that she was hungry. looking at the boy, blinkinig her big green eyes, she said, "I am Broawien Grarebard Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. If you dont mind me asking, why did you not complete your training? There are a shortage of Warders, young men all going to carve up Artur Hawkwing's land for thier lords. Surely a man as obviously skilled and handsome would have found an Aes Sedai soon."

Broawien's eyes widened slightly as she realized what she had said, a faint blush colored her cheeks and she quickly ducked her head back to her breakfast.

[Aleandra]

Alea had been observing Vos's star for an eternity and a few minutes now. You could never keep trak of time in here.It did get you in trouble...like that time...

Alea's attention turned back to the star: it was fading! It could just be his waking but...NO! he had sliped to Tel'aran'rhiod!!! Of course there was no evidence of this, but in here you just...knew.

Quickly she when to the Wolrd of Dreams too, landing, as always, in the Waste. She was wearing the Cadin'sor, the exact replica of what she had worn in her Maiden days, but now was not the time to fret about appearances.

Concentrating on her need, her deep need to find Vos, she felt the world spin slowly, and she found herslef in a green meadow. I still surprised her...all that greeness.

But a figure could be seen in the distance, twirling a staff, practicing some moves. Light, please don't let him think about a target to practice on! But she felt it was too late, an uncertain figure was forming behind him. Appearing next to him, with her buckler and spears in hand (an unconcious move) she quickly formed a wall between the creature and them.

Don't you know what you are doing boy?! she shouted. She knew it was a mistake, and she shouldn't have done that, but it was too late. She hoped Vos would leave soon for his own dreams, so that he wouldn't unveil the Wise One's secret. Dreaming and Chanelling were two of the most important secrets the Aiel had to keep, and she had already unveiled the seond one...

Something was wrong...the Boy was still here...

[Tinker]

Sitting, twirling the staff in his hands, Vos's thoughts driffted. As always now it was the trolloc attack they settled on.

"Don't you know what you are doing boy?!" a voice shouted in his ear. Vos screamed out in fright, leaping up on his feet. Then he realized he was dreaming about the new woman, but he had dreamed her with some strange clothes, spears and a buckler.
Why woud he dream of her like that And come to think about it, this was the first time he had ever dreamed about someone else while dreaming a dream he knew was a dream.
Vos hesitated slightly, how did you treat a person you knew were only a part of your imagination.
He could at least be polite he decided.

-God day, you are starting to make a habbit out of scareing me by showing up with no warning.

Vos never noticed the vague shape behind him.#nosmileys

[Aleandra]

Alea heard Vos' comment, but didn't have time to respond, another one was forming behind him. She thanked the light he wasn't really paying attenion to his memories, the trollocs appeared slower this way. Grabbing his arm frimly, she then appeared in her Hold in the Waste. Since bloody meadow seemed to trigger his memory, then maybe he'll stop doing that here.

The familiar heat was but a shadow of itself here, but they were under her roof. She still held the boy tightly by his arm, and she looked firmly into his eyes. her Maiden garb was gone, replaced by her usual bulky skirts: at least now she was a bit calmer. Boy, do you know where you are? Vos appeared confused, and now a bit scared. Alea sighed and let his arm go. Of course he didn't. Why should he? You are in Tel'aran'rhiod.

[Tinker]

To Vos the sudden heat felt much like a hammer on his templets, and he was confused, even slightly frightened. Then he reminded himself that it was all just a dream. The only choice seemed to be to play along with whatever his mind was creating. The tall woman and this place did somehow fit together though, like if she belonged here.

-I don't think we had the chance to get properly introduced. My name is Vos.

-Is this where you live, in Tel'aran'rhiod I mean? and is it this hot all the time here?

Vos started to wish that they would wake him up soon. Somehow this situation was starting to get slightly embarrassing. Never before had a dream like this lasted so long, and he felt awkward talking to a person he knew wasn't real.

[Aleandra]

A small smile played on Alea's lips. He still thought it a dream. She created one of those wetlander chairs behind him. Please, sit down. My name is Aleandra, Wise one of the Nakai Aiel, fron the Black water sept. Tel'aran'rhiod is not where i live, it is the World of Dreams. It is a reflection of our world. You could say that this is my home, we are in the Waste. But look around you Every single object in the house was constantly shifting; a cup here disapeared and was replaced by a peice of bread. This world is more than just a dream Vos, It's dangerous. Cuts here will remain on your skin upon waking, and death here is death in reality...How old are you boy? The last question seemed to startle Vos the most, it didn't have anything to do with this, but Alea had heard of something like this. A boy with yellow eyes had once been able to go in the World of Dreams, and all since he had been in the wetlands where he said to have seen wolves. Have you ever seen a wetlander creature named "wolf"?

[MatrimCauthon]

"Hmph, bloody noble fools thinking they can carve out a country from this mess...", suddenly, what the Aes Sedai, Broawien Sedai, had actually said registered. As skilled and handsome!! Aes Sedai never slipped so childishly. Only then did he really look at her. She looked young, not ageless, she was newly raised...still learning, he thought wryly. Green Ajah! alarm bells rang in his head, stories of young green Aes Sedai leaving the tower in search of warders...
"Well, Broawein Sedai, I left the tower on urgent family business. It's not something I like to talk about it, one of my relatives died..." He had skirted the truth quite well he thought, his mind still flipping, Warders, Aes Sedai, Murder, Handsome....What was he going to do??

[Nailo]

Urgent business? Relative dead? Broawien wasnt sure, but she didnt think that such things were cuase enough for a Warder in training to leave, but then again, she could be wrong. Studying his face, Broawien tried hard to find anything that might suggest he had cuaght her slip. Not finding any, she sighed.

"I'm sorry to hear that. Surely you were on your way back to the Tower, seeing as how you seem to be far from anywhere. Perhaps you would like to accompany myself and young Vos to, uh, well I cant seem to remember where he said he was going. Oh well, I suppose he will follow me, most men do, especially after saving thier lives."

Broawien looked at him again, setting aside her bowl, she liked sun darkened skin, and blue eyes. Unaware of it she began speaking her thoughts out loud, "Such sharp features, and piercing eyes. Yes he would make a fine Warder, or at least a fine time. Yes it has been a while since the last time I was with a man. Yes he would be a fine one to have."

[MatrimCauthon]

ooc: hahahahaha that's pretty open...if we go much farther this is just gonna be cheap porn

Jaisin's face flamed as the Aes Sedai mumbled
"Such sharp features, and piercing eyes. Yes he would make a fine Warder, or at least a fine time. Yes it has been a while since the last time I was with a man. Yes he would be a fine one to have."
What kind of Aes Sedai was this? How did she manage to get the shawl, unable to think in her own head...Or had she done it on purpose, to put him offbalance? With Aes Sedai, you never knew. Ignoring what she said, he cleared his throat...
"Well, I'm going south, so if that is the way you travel, I will go with you. However, if you intend staying here long, I will have to leave. I cannot stay around here..."
Company would be welcome, but he wasn't going to be caught by the guard for a roll in the hay, even with a beautiful Aes Sedai. He shuddered, thinking of Aes Sedai like that...He must be mad! He kept his face stony, there were no lessons on that at the tower, but when all the warders looked like that, it was easy to pickup.
"Pardon Broawien Sedai, but how is it that you don't know where you're going? How long have you known Vos?"

[Nailo]

hehe, I dont plan on taking it that far!! (yet) lol, I just wanted to show that Broawien is a ditz of the best sort.


Shaken from her thoughts Broawien blinked, "Excuse me? Oh, yes Vos, I have been with him a night an a day I believe, although I cant be sure how long we were unconcious. At most I would say two days. I am not sure where I am heading because I was heading North, but I am not about to face a trolloc army myself, so I believe that we will be travelling in the same direction."

Broawien looked at the man again, he was slightly red, Light, she thought, was I running off at the mouth again. The Mistress of Novices told me it would get me in trouble, the Amyrlin Seat told me I needed to control my mouth and thoughts. Clearing her throat she decided to start practicing her learned skils from her Domani friends. Not that she intened to bond either of the men here of course, just in need of practice. Blinking her long lashes, Broawien said in a throaty voice, "Thank you for the breakfast, it was jsut what I needed." Leaning forward she knew that he wouldn't be able to help but glance from her face.

[Tinker]

ooc: Am I so glad Vos is sleeping. He woud be shocked. lol

Vos didn't like how this dream developed. It was like if it lived it's own life, apart from him. Dreams should not behave like this, it should not be able to startle him so. With his mind wrestling with the strangeness of this dream he answered the womans questions without really thinking. "I'm nineteen, and yes I have seen a wolf once or twice."
It had always seemed to him that when he was aware of a dream he had some controll over it, so he tried to erase the woman with all her strange questions from the dream. Nothing happened.
Vos decided to try something else entirely.

-You are telling me that you really are the strange woman who sneaked up on us today. If you are then when we wake up you'll know that I got this scar falling of a wagon, when I was five.

Vos showed the woman a scar that reached from his elbow down to his hand.

-But since this is a dream...

Then Vos was wide-awake. He looked around in the clearing. Broawien Sedai and Jasain was sitting close together, talking quietly. The other woman was sleeping, and Vos felt how his stomach turned slightly at the sight.

[MatrimCauthon]

Jaisin only thought he was blushing before hand, now his face was in flames! He had been brought up to be reserved and respectful around women, especially Aes Sedai, and this one was about as reserved as a tavern wench (haha). "Don't mention it, you seem the type that is used to being served...". So, he was travelling with her now, was he? He supposed that included Vos, and the maybe the sleeping Aiel. He noticed Vos heard someone shifting behind him and tore his eyes from Broawiens face. "Oh, Vos, you're awake. Are you feeling better, you look a bit peaked." Vos was staring at the Aiel, why, Jaisin wondered. He had to get away from Broawien, he had always chased women, this was outside his experience...