Elemental Elements

Tarra asked to speak to me .. aside from the fires. Now I have spoken briefly with Tarra but we have not spoken much since that day at the fires when I had to walk away.

I am tired of every time I try to do something for her .. assure her of my belief in her .. my respect ... that my words are turned around into something negative.

I spend enough time being negative .. when I am not ... I would really like some damn recognition for it.

Once we were aside from the fire she told me she had done the reading that Ayguili had asked her to do .. and she had a question for me ... she asked me what element pulls me the most.

I asked her in turn .. if she meant which one pulls me or which one I possess.

She said she knew I worked with fire .. that she had seen me do so ... but she wanted to know which one spoke to me .. pulled me the most.

So I told her .. I am drawn to water. I had to smirk .. told her I did realize. She did not understand so I explained to her ... that air would feed fire ... water tended to be a little more ... traumatic.

She told me it was a good combination I had. I have to disagree. Being as how I have it .. I think I am a good authority on whether it works for me or not.

It does not.

She told me about what she had been shown .. a storm ... brothers ... and something needed from both her and I. I asked her what element she was connected to. She said she was connected to all of them .. but that water was where she was most comfortable.

I nodded .. they all spoke to me as well from time to time. But there was one constant that was always there for me ... even when it was not exactly appropriate. That was fire. I asked her then if there was something she wished from me .. or if she simply wanted to inform me of all this.

She said she wanted me to know because she felt I was someone that was to help .. as well as I should know about the storm. Especially since I had voiced a few concerns at the Main Fire.

I nodded to her and told her it was indeed appreciated.

She said .. that I may be needed with the storm .. if I was up to learning something new.

huh

I simply told her I would be there .. if I was needed.

She asked me what I meant that night at the fires .. and what I thought. So I told her .. again.

I told her that I meant that any person who doubts themselves .. who does not believe in themselves ... does their gifts a disservice. I told her I had wished her to know that her gender did not effect how I saw her as a Haruspex. That my respect .. has nothing to do with gender.

She said that .. some believe it does. That she had never doubted herself as a Spex.

I told her .. that at least she knew what I thought. For what it was worth.

She thanked me .. reminded me she had wanted me to know of the vision for the reasons stated ... I told her again I appreciated it.

She asked me if we would talk .. of more things. I told her I was wiling to talk any time ... and would continue to be so unless our line of communication broke down again. In that case I would turn and walk away and we would have to resume at another time.

She apologized .. and told me that night she was not herself. I told her I was not looking for an apology.

She returned to the fires .. and I remained where I was for some time ... thinking over the things she had said to me. The vision ... the storm to come. I wondered what would come of it.

Elements.

Fire and Water.

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