Whispers in the Sand

Blind Eye

She paid no mind to the rude creature as soon as she crossed to the other side of the door, there was a loud slam behind her as the door closed. That slam marked her sprint like the gun on a sprint race. As soon as she heard the noise she took off like a wild animal chasing its prey. Akaria jumped up and landed on an empty box in the alley before lunging towards a beam above her using her acrobatics skill to launch herself upwards towards the roof. She knew she would not have made it to her target. She adjusted herself to miss and roll out of a fall. Akaria missed her mark and saved herself from a bad fall by twisting her body and rolling out of her fall.

She kept her momentum from the fall and propelled herself forwards into an elegant leap. The young girl twisted in the air embracing herself to make her a smaller target just enough to fit through a hole on one of the stone walls. Akaria closed her eyes as she made it through the hole. She then opened her eyes, planting her hands on another wall to push herself up the next level of the building in front of her. She was an expert free runner able to parkour most environments in the city. She sped up now that she was on the highest part of the roof tops in the Red Dunes. The maze of buildings below her could be a pain to traverse if you did not know the way. Akaria ran to the edge of a building and gracefully jumped while turning around so that her back landed safely on a tents roof made of thick hide. She slid down before reaching the end she kicked off the tents roof backflipping down into safety.

Akaria landed then quickly took off towards a black tent with Elven writing, even though she had known Marian for a long time she never took the time to learn his language. She burst through the entrance of the tent and yelled out.
"Marian, where are you? We need to talk now!" she yelled. In a second a tall and slender man walked out of the back of the tent. He was about six feet in height but his slender body was riddled in muscles that made the few clothes he had on seem too small for his size. His pointed ears gave his race away. He was a desert elf bronze skinned and dark blue eyes that resembled ice. His hair was cut short and buzzed on the sides.

"Relaxe little Aka, why must you always yell?" Marian said with a wave of his hand. He then held onto the front of his vest the only thing he wore to cover his top. It did little to hide his thick chest and muscular structure. He wore commoner trousers that had a few holes along the thigh and knee. He seemed to take care of his hair more than his clothes. The elf had golden blonde hair that was kept neatly cut.

" Look, I would not have come to your tent if I felt it wasn't serious. I just heard from a fence that people are starting to go missing here as well. I thought it was something the outer lands were dealing with now it has reached the sands." She said with a tone.

Marian was taken back by her attitude, he had never seen Akaria like this.

"Calm down, the ones disappearing are all young, nearly their sixteenth living year." Marian spoke in a calm tone trying to make her a bit calmer.

"Mar, that is my age. My next living year is up and coming." She paused, "I only say i am older because if not I would not be taken seriously. " Akaria spoke almost in a whisper.

"Dear Throne, you should have told me sooner at least I would have been more on guard. I have heard the stories. Some sort of cult taking the children." He stopped and looked at the evil glance she had just given him. "No not that you are a child, i'm just saying" Marian stumbled over his words before taking a deep breath.

"Look I don't need that right now, just remember you owe me" she said almost venomously. The elven man nodded his head and motioned for her to follow.

"Akaria I know you plan on saving up to cross the sands. There is no doubt i know you, You have always chased the winds and the winds here are short they lead from wall to wall. I can see you are like a bird in a cage here. I am willing to help, there are things outside of the sands that call to me. So if you would have me, I would like to come with you if you would have me." He said with a slight bow of his head.