Someone Else Entirely

Writers: AL, Paula
Date Posted: 6th September 2010

Characters: Sh'lua, Lirit
Description: Sh'lua almost runs into Lirit and asks his help with his blinded son.
Location: Dragonsfall Weyr
Date: month 10, day 22 of Turn 5

Lirit let his fingers graze along the head of his canine companion, the dog
who stuck rather close to his side. A slight nod is given, as though
responding to some private thought or whispered reply from the animal,
though surely such a thing was rediculous. After all, canines don't talk.
"Ready boy?" But humans do.

There's a wuff from the creature - perhaps indicating that animals _can_
talk, just not in the language of humans. He butted his head against
Lirit's leg, which prompted a soft chuckle from the master. The harper
moved forward, the dimness of the hall not hindering him at all - why would
it when all he saw was darkness to begin with? "I know I'm ready. For some
food. For the other...I don't know." A soft groan escaped at the idea of
the upcoming recital, but Lirit cut it short. No point in thinking about
that. Not now.

Sh'lua had heard that the weyr had a blind harper and it's been his plan for
a while now to seek the man out and talk with him. But he never found the
time for it. Something always seemed to crop up and distract the bluerider,
a mating flight, Search and so forth.

He was hurrying along the corridor when he nearly bowled over the man and
his canine. The canine gave a warning growl and the bluerider managed to
stop his momentum before actually running into them. "Ach, I'm terribly
sorry," he said.

Lirit tilted his head, as if trying to sense the direction of the
bluerider, then let his sightless gaze settled in Sh'lua's general
direction. A smile crept over his mouth, lighting his features and he
nodded. "Don't worry about it. It's all right. Of course, I'm not sure
why you're apologising, but hey, I'll take it."

"I apologize for not watching where I was going and nearly bowing you down",
Sh'lua replied with his customary cheery tone.

"Ah, well then, I suppose I'll just have to accept the apology and move on
with my life." Lirit chuckled and Scout yawned, not really interested in
conversation.

"Yes," Sh'lua chuckled and then looked the man closer. "You aren't Lirit,
are you?" he asked.

"That is me, unless I did something wrong." Lirit's mouth quirked upward
and his head tilted down a little. "If that's the case then I'm someone
else entirely."

The bluerider laughed shortly again. "I've been planning to look you out for
a long time," he said.

"Uh oh. I must really be in for it. He went that away." The harper made a
vague gesture, then grinned as Lirit's hand fell back to his side. "Truly,
I am he. What can I help you with?"

"Well, actually, I thought you could help my son. He lost his eyesight for
Thread, you see. He's having hard time adjusting to blindness," Sh'lua
explained, his tone becoming serious.

"Ah, I see." Lirit's smile faded and his brow creased in thought. He
leaned upon the staff, other hand trailing down to scratch at his dog's
ears. "Well, I'd be glad to do that for you. I'm sorry to hear about it
but...maybe I can teach him some techniques that will help him cope."

"That would be great," Sh'lua sounded grateful.

"Just let me know when. I can give you my schedule and you can let me know
when we can meet." Lirit suggested, eyebrows raised.

Sh'lua nodded and realized belately that the other man couldn't see it.
"Sure, sounds good," he said.

Last updated on the September 23rd 2010

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