Legends of Belariath
Sarai
Part 6: Kami
An accurate conversation with an odd pixie
sarai{Ehl} "ok...who are you?"
Kami "I'm Kami! Is that the right answer??”
sarai{Ehl} "if thats your name then yes..."
Kami beamed. "Ask me another question! I bet I can get it right too!"
sarai{Ehl} I rubbed my head slowly, pixies are hard work "so what brought you to the inn?"
Kami "I know this one too! My feet! I like this game. Ask me another question!"
sarai{Ehl} “its not a game....why did you come here then Miss Kami?”
Kami stopped to ponder. And is silent for a long time. Thinking. "Oh! For peach juice. And to get soldiers for my army. Are you a soldier?" peering at me.
sarai{Ehl} "an army?....what for, oh and I’m a ranger"
Kami "To stop the bad people," she replied in all seriousness. And then launched without further questioning into an explanation of her army's goals. "First," holding up one finger. "We are going to stop people from cutting down trees. And, two, we are going to make it wrong to kill poor little bunnies and deer’s and things. And, three, and...are you writing? You can write the funny scribblings?" breaking off, staring wide-eyed at the page I had opened to. "Read to me?"
sarai{Ehl} "it only what you’ve been saying Miss...and your army seems to sound like what rangers do...whose in it?
Kami looked baffled. "Me and Infernis and Lylac. And all other mages and healers. And Moriel kittens. And you!"
sarai{Ehl} “And me?!!”
Kami nodded brightly. "You're a ranger and rangers are soldiers and they do what my army does. You said so yourself. Therefore, you're in my army. I'll pick you up a pink blanket later. Or would you rather have a ball of yarn?"
((At this point Sabina *purrr* comes over))
sabina{LI} purred softly, padding over towards my table, kitten ears perked forward curiously. Eyes drifting to the huge book, left eyebrow arched slightly. "Morning sarai, hi Miss." Nodding politely to Kami.
sarai{Ehl} “a ball of yarn?....why would I want a ball of yarn?”
sabina{LI} blinked and yawned. "Ummm, what..."
Kami turned to greet the newcomer with a wide smile and a chirped, "Hi, I'm Kami. It says so there," pointing to a random sentence written in the book. "Do you know where to find a Moriel kitten?”
sabina{LI} mewed softly, head shaking slightly. "Not even sure what a Moriel kitten is Kami, but it's nice to meet you anyway. So... what's with the giant book? And ummm, what's this about an army?"
sarai{Ehl} “I’m writing the hopes, dreams and fears of people...well hoping to”
Kami blinked. "I have an army. Everyone's in it. And everyone gets a pink blanket or a ball of yarn. Their choice." She nodded exuberantly, white hair swishing. "We're going to stop bad humanses and elveses and things from cutting down trees and setting fires to forest and killing poor little animals. And big animals too”
sarai{Ehl} “why do people get a blanket, or yarn?”
sabina{LI} nodded slightly. "The blanket sounds nice, is it warm?" Brow furrowed slightly, she seemed to be trying not too giggle.
Kami "Umm...Infernis said you had to pay soldiers to be in your army. And Lylac said pink blankets were a good payment. And THEN Infernis said...that I should offer pink yarn for kittens. Especially Moriel kittens. Cause they like playing with yarn. But only the pink kind. And then lylac swatted him. And then he started biting her neck. And then I got bored and left." she nodded. "And Lylac wouldn't let me see under her skirt," unhappily. Finally, she turned to sabina again. "They're very warm! Did want one?"
sabina{LI} listens closely, giggling. Nodding quickly with a warm purr. "Sure! i could use a nice warm blanket thank you. Where did you get enough blankets for a whole army?"
Kami Her eyes opened wide and she leaned close, confidingly. "Did get from the general store. Am going to have my army go there. Because they are bad people there."
sabina{LI} “So you already have the blankets? Ummm, why does the store need bad people?"
sarai{Ehl} "bad people?"
Kami shook her head. "Only has a few blankets right now. But will get more." She blinked. "They skin the fur from pink...furry animals, No NEEDS bad people. IS bad people. Am going to give them a good talking to. Me and my army." Not yet realizing that the main function of an army is to kill and/or enslave its enemies.
sabina{LI} nodded, glancing at me, giggling softly. "Good luck with this one."
sarai{Ehl} I slowly wrote, then sighed, looking to sabina, then to Kami, "erm...there are no pink animals...and your blankets are pink...and erm..."
Kami looked startled. "There aren't? Where did he get pink fur for blankets from then?"
sabina{LI} “They are dyed sweetie.”
sabina{LI} nodded slightly, tail flicking slowly.
Kami frowned. "Of course they are dyed. There's no animal that can live without its skin on.”
sabina{LI} plopped down next to me, jaw dropping. "No, not dead, dyed! Ummm, stained?"
((I kissed Sabina at this point))
sarai{Ehl} “erm Miss Kami, animals are skinned, then colored pink, and made into blankets...if a blanket is wool, they are just shaved, the wool grows back”
Kami noded her head, emphatically. "Skinned. That means killeded. Bad. Who owns store??"
sabina{LI} “the clothing store? Last i knew Ehlanna owned it.”
Kami gasped. Then bounced over to hug first sarai then sabina, guilelessly. "Don't forget, you're soldiers now!" she chirped, darting off. Then a moment later came rushing back to plant a kiss on sarai's cheek. "I forgot! Did have more questions?"
sabina{LI} giggled, nuzzling Kami nose to nose at the hug. Brow furrowing slightly, glancing at sarai then at Kami. "Ummm, yes. When do i get the blanket?"
sarai{Ehl} blinked and purred softly at the hug, then giggled, then blinked, "erm...whats the first word in your head right now?"
Kami beamed. "Shinies!"
sabina{LI} “Goodbye General Kami!”
Kami blinked then, face falling. "Does have no more right now. Am waiting to get more in. Already gave ones that I got first to my other soldiers."
sabina{LI} “That's ok, I will wait.”
Kami giggled, puffs up and kisses her cheek as well, darting off to see if the store got more blankets in.
((A typical pixie...though with thougts of war mongering))