forum I just want a new rp

Started May 26, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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Caenya turned to Daniel, happier than she had been in a long time. "I need this," she said. "I really, really, needed this. To get out in the forest like this… away…"
Caenya took his hands.

Daniel happily took both of Caenya's hands in return.
"Then I'm glad I could be of assistance." In the clearing was also Daniel's camp site. He'd picked a perfect spot.

Caenya grew dizzy all of a sudden. She held a hand to her head.
"Whoa," she said, scrunching up her face. "Sorry… I just… had too much to drink."

Daniel nodded a little.
"Here, just go ahead and sit down. I'll get you some water." Daniel gently led Caenya to a seat he had set up for himself earlier.

"Thanks," she said softly, and sat down. "You've got a nice set-up here. Do you camp often?"

"Yeah," Daniel said. He came out with two cups and a pitcher of water.
"It's a lot cheaper than staying in any inn, and a lot more quiet, too." He poured Caenya a glass, handing it over.

She took the glass from him and sipped the water, feeling immediate relief. "Thanks," she said once more. "Perhaps I'll try camping one day."

"Someone like you would like it," Daniel said. "There's so much more to see if the world than just in city walls." He poured himself a glass a well, taking a sip.

"I've traveled from city to city," Caenya started. "I've seen many things, but they've always been inside the walls of a town. Is there anything else to see in the woods besides the stars?"

"Life," Daniel said simply. "The trees, the animals. None of it kept in cages or cut back by a gardener. The rivers, and valleys, mountains and oceans. There's so much that a city can't capture." Daniel smiled, sitting down on a log of wood.

Caenya tucked her knees up to her chest. "Everybody… everything is free," she whispered in awe. Then she shook her head. "Nobody should have to be kept in the walls. The city should be free, not guarded."

Daniel shrugged.
"Too many people think the wall is to protect them, not trap them. So many just… Never step out side the boundary of their homes." He looked over at Caenya.
"If one thing good came out of me leaving home, it would be just being free like this. And meeting you, of course."

"I agree. If I never traveled, I'd never had met you." She smiled softly. "Would you go back? Home, I mean, if you wanted to return."

Daniel went quiet for a moment, taking another sip of his water.
"No," he finally said. "I don't think I would be welcome." Daniel sighed a little.
"I really did fuck up."

"Oh." Caenya's voice went quiet. "I'm sorry. That… that's hard."

Daniel shrugged.
"It's been like this for years. I'll be fine out here, in nature." Still, he sighed softly. He really did miss home. He missed his friends, and his creator…

Caenya didn't have much more to say. She felt sad for Daniel, but how bad could it be to live out in the woods with these stars, the animals, the plants…
She found herself drifting off to sleep in the chair, her arms wrapped around her legs.

Daniel looked over when Caenya didn't say anything.
"Aww," he says quietly, smiling. He stood, carefully picking Caenya up to lay her down on his own bed. He could handle sleeping in the grass.

Morning came, and Caenya woke with a jolt. She sat, trying to make sense of her surroundings, when a sharp pain hit her head. She was surprised she even vaguely remembered what happened last night. Daniel lay on the ground, looking peacefully asleep. "You shouldn't have," Caenya whispered to herself. She found it hard to believe somebody would take care of her as he did.

Daniel was asleep on his stomach, tail resting on his chest to keep him warm. He was using his hands as pillows. Daniel's ears twitched when Caenya spoke, and he opened his eyes.
"Morning," he said. He didn't have much of a hangover, but it was still there.

"Oh, sorry," Caenya said. "I didn't mean to wake you. Here, have the bed. You really didn't have to sleep on the ground for me." She stood slowly, feeling a bit guilty from disturbing him.

"It's fine, it's fine," Daniel said, waving his hand. He stand up, yawning.
"I have no trouble giving my bed to you." He smiled at Caenya.

She returned the smile. "Thank you, so much. I wish I could stay out here, but I everything I own is back at the inn. Back in the city…" After seeing the stars last night, Caenya did not want to return to inside the walls.
(Do you have any specific plots ideas? Or we could just see where this goes.)

(I have a couple. Daniel is gonna have to find out about Caenya eventually. Maybe they have to head to Daniel's home?)

Daniel watched Caenya as she talked, seeing the look in her eyes.
"Well, obviously you have to go back for your things," he said. "But you don't have to stay in the city. Those walls couldn't contain your beauty." Just like the nature here, and the stars.

(ok!)
Caenya blushed. She would've liked to say something; compliment him back, but she just didn't know how. "I would like to explore," she said, toying with a small braid in her hair. "You know, see the rest of the world outside of city walls. But… I don't know the first thing about living out here."