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** As you unroll the scroll you can tell by the texture it is on recycled parchment ** I do not remember where I cam from. That is usually the part people expect to be dramatic, but honestly? I have not had time to sit with it. I was found wandering the wilderness.. dirty, tired and very confused. It was like I had taken a wrong turn and somehow ended up in my own life. The woman who found me saved me, fed me, and gave me something I didn't have before.. time. A second start. I call her my mother now, because that is what she's been to me in every way that matters. I spent many years tending to her.. but now I must find my own way. The woods were the first place I ever felt steady. No questions I couldn't answer. No expections. Just trees, wind, and the sound of my own footsteps reminding me I was still here. When you don't know your past, you learn to pay attention to what's around you. Nature doesn't ask who you were, it only cares how you move through it. It was in those very woods I found a small shiny stone. I am certain it is filled with luck.. though thinking back on it.. It was shortly after that I walked straight into a low branch I could have sworn was not there before.. Anyway.. I do tend to joke a lot.. probably too much? I like seeing people smile. It is like I can stitch something small back together by just being there. But, underneath all that noise, I listend. I notice paths others miss. I notice when something feels off. Sometimes that makes me quick to react, but I am learning when to hold still and when to move. When you grow up watching the land instead of memories, you learn to read signs instead of stories. That is why the Rangers called to me. Because Rangers protect without needing applause. They walk the edges. They keep balance without forcing it. That feels right to me. I want to learn how to move quietly, how to see clearly, and how to defend what can't defend itself. I want to master a bow because it takes patience, control, and intention. Three things I try to work on every day. I don't know what my past made of me. But I know what I want to become. Someone reliable. Someone who watches the wilds so others don't have to fear them. Someone who leaves the land better than I found it. I don't claim to know the way yet, but I am ready to be taught. I want to dedicate to this path my effort, my heart, and maybe a few bad jokes along the way. And.. if it helps.. I already like trees. -Eilionora | |