Morning Jog (An On Going In Between)

[Akirapryde]

She nodded as she turned and continued with their jog, "I don't know what is fully going on. But I do know that what ever it is, it is really big....." She paused in mid-thought making no attempt to conceal her pause. She was caught between what she has been taught and what she must learn. He was Free Council and she was Silver Ladder. Two factions that normally rarely see eye to eye on anything. But now she was hand picked to be part of a Cabal which one of the most powerful members of the Silver Ladder had created. Not only was he a recognized leader of the Ladder, but well respected.
She took a moment to clear her head of any doubt. Richard might be Free Council, but they were in this together. How could she expect him to trust her if she couldn't trust him.

"Give me a moment please" she said softly as her heart rate started to climb. She focused her mind and magical abilities on the spells she knew she would need in the moment. She wanted to make sure that no one could ease drop on this conversation. Either through regular means or via magical. She hoped that her own limited abilities would be enough. "Please don't be alarmed" she warned as she prepared her spells. "I want to make sure that what I tell you remains between us" she said. After a few disappointing attempts, she finally managed to get what protection spells she knew of up and ready. Satisfied that she has managed to do what she could to keep on ease droppers out of their conversation. I hope that is enough.

(OOC: I am still unfamiliar with the spells. I hope that what she is doing is possible for her levels. If the Narrator wishes to address this with me, by all means. If I am completely off on her action, than please assume her attempts failed.)

Still, she was unsure if she could trust him. So many times she was warned that the other factions simply couldn't or wouldn't understand her core beliefs. She paused once more second guessing herself. But one thing rang true in her mind. Faction over Blood. Her Faction Leader trusted him, so she would as well. Without, finally all doubt passed from her. "My father" she stated after another more than noticeable pause. "As well as other leaders of the Ladder have been involved in nonstop meeting. The World leaders of my Faction have gathered and are speaking about this. I don't know if your faction is doing the same as we speak, but I am in regular contact with my Faction and they have been keeping me up to date on what they know. Which as it stands now, nothing more than we actually know."

She hoped that her trust in him was not misplaced. She hoped that she wouldn't regret this choice. In that moment she realized that she couldn't hear his heavy breathing anymore. She glanced back wondering if he had fallen behind. To her surprise he had not only kept up with her but was doing far better than she was. 'Magic!' she thought quickly. She slowed her pace to allow him to move along side her. "I know its hard and takes a lot out of you to do this" she said speaking about the long jog that they were doing. It was even hard on her. Sure she could do it, but her own weak body was making this so much harder on her. "But this conditioning of mind and body will make us stronger in the long run" She got an idea and hoped it would help him over come the temptation of the easy way out. "Your faction has been known for personal courage in the face of adversity. This is a challenge for you, and I know it. But how you face challenge will define who you are."

She looked at him for a moment, "I wouldn't judge you. But I know in my heart you can be better. You can do better. Just like you inspire me to be better." In that moment she had inspiration. "Already meeting you has caused me to rethink a lot of my past choices. Have you noticed, since our first meeting I have not had any alcohol" she asked softly. "We are taking part in a grand quest. One that could literal reshape who we are at our very core." She smiled feeling good about her words, "I mean to embrace my weakness, like being over judgmental." She realized that she was sounding preachy and opted to take heed of that little voice in her head telling her to shut up. She smiled and gave him a nod letting him know she was done for the moment.