Sentinekka is slowly skating on the surface of the crystal, while Ojtaro is trying to follow her lead. They are staying close to each other. Sentinekka is guiding her friend with both hands, and is waiting for him to feel calm. He's staring at the ice, scared that it might break and take them down, but he shouldn't be afraid. Under the rink there isn't water: there is a big and dark space, which looks more like an underground house. People say that that place was the Priestess's favorite one, of the whole Valley. It contains enchanted herbs that are used to make materials, potions, medicines...
«See?» Sentinekka asks him, smiling. «Skating is not dangerous, sometimes».
«Just because you're there, I guess».
The girl blushes for a little, then asks him:«Do you want to skate on your own, now?».
«Why?» he say, confused. «You think I'm already capable of skating?».
«I do! Are you ready?».
«Nope» he jokes, with a challenging stare. «I'd rather stay with you, so I know I won't die today».
«Oh, please!» she exclaims, shaking her head in an amused way. «You are ready! Remember: skating is like walking. You just need some control, and I know you already have it».
He nods, and finally she lets go of his hands.
«If you want to stop, spin for a little in one single position!» Sentinekka reminds him. That's what the Skater told her the day she learned how to ice-skate. Sen' is just saying what her teacher told her time ago, and it's working so well!
She moves across the rink gracefully, and she goes near the Spirit of the Twirling Champion many times. That Lightseeker is one of her favorite Spirits. She once tried to speak to him, but he never answered to her questions with a full and working sentence. The other Lightseekers told her that this Spirit doesn't know much about the mute language they all use to communicate, so she gave up on asking questions. But she still waves at the Lightseeker of the Valley when they see each other at the sapling zone.
Sentinekka looks at Ojtaro. Oh, he really was ready; he's skating as she did when she learned for the first time. She stops and keeps looking at the boy who was scared of the ice not even ten minutes ago.
He's starting to change.
... And she's starting to like him more.
YOU ARE READING
Fly Until You See The Light
FantasySentinekka, on her thirteenth birthday, the date known for the start of the typical journey in the seven realms, decides to bring her best friend, a fifteen year old who was never allowed to start her journey, through the exploration of the Isle of...
