Aftermath (Kwars)

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[259] Nymaya: Aftermath ( Kwars )
Tue Apr 7 11:04:47 2009
To: New_Thalos ( Imm Cayenna RP Kwars ) Fastia Baruch all
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She reflected that wars seemed to rise and fall with a surreal sensation.

The waiting, be it a day or month, feels unending and upon the fall of the
first strike all the time that passed no longer matters for what the moment
brings.

Even cloistered in the palace, the rumble of the war reached her. The
shudder of the wall, the yells beyond it as the New Thalosian forces met
with Bakali steel - it was a frustrating position she found herself within,
though its importance was not lessened in the least.

She found herself matching gazes with the archers as she walked amongst
their numbers, trying to memorize what she saw in their eyes, what their
names were and what their faces looked like. It was important that she
remember..

She was remembering, those moments and much more, as she stood to the side of the Temple's entrance. The Bakali had taken far more casualties than New Thalos but even now, days after it had all passed, the wounded were still being tended to. There were still blood stains in the sand though she knew the desert would care for itself and the ground was still littered outside the southern gate.

The very literal rumblings of what delved there still would probably be a
constant reminder for quite some time before they figured out how to
dislodge the giant worm.

She glanced into the darkened entrance of the Temple where the soft murmur
of the Masjid could be heard alongside the quiet, pained moans of wounded
soldiers. She was no healer, so she remained outside, and though the worst
had not come to pass she had made a point of viewing the horrors that had
befallen the troops, unwilling to stand back unscathed while others had
sacrificed for the kingdom she now called home.

She was not ungrateful and she gave aid where ever she was useful. There
were plenty of things that needed doing now. The work served to keep her
more busy then usual and each night she returned to her quarters, she fell
to an exhausted and blessedly dreamless sleep.