Soft Sounds (Marshall & Angelica)

[mysterykitten]

(I would like to keep this one-on-one, thank you. )

[Time of day - Late Morning ]

Order:

-Marshall
-Angelica


Marshall walked along the banks of the stream, humming quietly to himself. The soft sounds of the running water lured him to stay and sit for awhile, which is most likely what he will do. After finding a nice, comfortable spot, the tom took his large sword off of his back, sitting down and placing the flat of the blade across his lap.

Pulling out a cloth from his belt, Marshall began to polish the blade. Over time, the metal collected dust, dirt, and whatnot from the constant use, every day the black and gray cat practiced with it, striving to get better. Now, the cleaning of the large blade had gone into rhythm with the song he was humming, that happened quite often, and that made cleaning more enjoyable.

Looking at the two-handed sword, Marshall smiled when he saw the side he was cleaning was fully polished, shining and beautiful. Flipping the blade over, he proceeded to polish the other side. This time, cleaning in rhythm to a different tune he was humming.

[xforeveralonex]

The sound of the rushing river near by covered the sound of the black and white she cats paw steps. Her wooden bow was strung under her shoulder as she walked. She had an arrow in her paws and she looked as if she was chipping at the flint tip. It had dirt on it from her missing the target and it going into the river bank. The violet eyed cat had, had a difficult time getting it out without getting to wet. But she couldn't complain, she was lucky not to have lost it in the current.


She was lost it getting the thing clean as she made her way alone the river. Most cats would have washed it off in the river but she couldn't risk getting a cold from the water. Even if it was summer her risk of getting sick were higher then most cats. That's why she had her scarf. The air was warmed as she exhaled so when she inhaled she wouldn't cough from cooler air.

[mysterykitten]

Still humming, Marshall began to clean the handle of the large sword with long, smooth strokes. The handle always has the most grime from constant handling, the next in place would be the blade edges. After deciding it was clean, the tom held it up to inspect his work. "There," he meowed. "All clean now."

'Well,' he thought. 'Might as well clean my other weapons as long as I'm here.' Pulling out his daggers, Marshall ran the cloth along the blades, these were much easier to clean, because of obvious size difference.

[xforeveralonex]

She chipped the last of the dirt from the arrow head and inspected it carefully. It was a habit of hers that even the orphans complained about. She was a bit of a neat freak and anted everything to be clean before going somewhere. Even the smallest speck was enough to set her off.

Luckily for the arrow it was clean now. No more dirt could be seen on it. She grabbed her quiver and placed it back with the others that she carried. Now that she no longer had something to focus on she could hear a faint humming coming form ahead of her. Ahead of her was a tom with a two handed sword set out before him. At the moment however he seemed to be cleaning daggers. How many weapons does this cat have! She joked to herself silently.

[mysterykitten]

Once the daggers were clean, Marshall put the blades back in his belt, pausing when he sensed the presence of another cat. Remaining alert, he looked over to one side, spotting a dark, violet eyed cat. "Oh," he meowed. "Hello." Where had he seen this cat before? After a brief moment of studying the cat, he finally figured it out. She was the mother caretaker! He'd seen her around when he walked past the orphanage. Ah, what was her name? Angel? No, Angelica! Yes, that was it.

Though he already knew who the she-cat way, he politely waited for her to introduce herself, and he would tell her his name as well.

[xforeveralonex]

When he turned and looked at her she smiled sweetly. His weapons were no longer in his paws. He must have finished with them. He looked familiar but it took a wile to place where she had seen him. He had passed the orphanage a few times but she hadn't been paying much attention to him. Though the few times he had she was careful to watch him. And kids were kids and wanted to know everything so she had made sure to take notice just in case one of them would go to him and ask about his weapons.

"I'm sorry if I interrupted anything. I'm Angelica, by the way." She held out her paw for him to shake.

[mysterykitten]

The tom stood up to make the introduction a bit more formal. "Marshall West, but you can just call me Marshall." he replied. shaking the paw. "You may have seen me before, I'm a first class legionary soldier." Marshall gave the she-cat a nod. "That should be a good explanation on why I have quite a few weapons." he pointed to the large sword that was laid gently on the ground.

"And you didn't interrupt anything." the soldier reassured. " I was just cleaning."

[xforeveralonex]

His formal manner surprised the black and white she cat. She wasn't used to being greeted in this manner. Living with children she had become used to the thunder of paws as they ran to her with greetings, questions and complaints. But she'd wait for them to be silent before saying a word.

"First Class Legionary Soldier, yes that would explain the the weapons. And I'm glade that I didn't disturb you."

[mysterykitten]

"Would you like to sit down?" Marshall asked, gesturing to the area where he was sitting before. "I could use the company." The tom smiled. He assumed that it was hard work caring for all the children most of the time, maybe this could offer her a break. Sitting down where he was before, he moved his sword so it was at his left, and motioned for the she-cat to sit at his right. He always kept a good eye on his sword, no matter who he was with, it was quite important to him.

[xforeveralonex]

"Sure." The Mother Caretaker took her bow off of her shoulder and grabbed her quiver's strap as she sat down. She slung the quiver over her head careful not to get it caught on her scarf and not to empty it of the arrows it held. She managed it without anything going amok. She set it in front of her with the bow. The string looked like it was starting to fray at the ends and in the center. She would have to replace it before it broke when she needed it the most.

[mysterykitten]

"So what brings you here, if it's not rude to be asking." Marshall asked, crossing his legs and looking to the mother caretaker. He wanted to be cautious of what he said, just in case the she-cat came here for personal reasons. After adjusting his belt, he looked to the small stream, watching as the water went by, it was sort of hypnotizing.

Realizing that he got lost in the flowing of the water, he gave a small shake of his head and looked back to Angelica, hoping she hadn't given an answer yet.

[xforeveralonex]

"Oh, I just came to practice with my bow. I don't like to practice with the kids running around." She said with her paw on the quiver, "I don't even have the arrows out. I keep them hidden in the empty space above my room. Can't have them running around with something as sharp as an arrow." She laughed as she thought about it. Saying it out loud made the entire thing sound silly. But she still wouldn't risk it.

[mysterykitten]

"I see." Marshall nodded, looking at the she-cat's bow. "I've never actually used a bow before." he admitted before giving his two-handed blade a pat. "I'm more of a sword kinda cat, but that's probably obvious." The soldier turned to face Angelica completely. "Mind showing me your skills with that?" he asked raising a brow, he wanted to add a more interesting tone to this meeting. He pointed over to a slightly distant, but not too far away tree, it stood out from the others. "Think you could hit that?"

[xforeveralonex]

"You've never seen a bow! Well I'll fix that for you here and now!" He pointed out a tree not to far off. She stood and removed her scarf from over her mouth. Her paws went in front of her as she tried to get a good sight at where to hit it. Her violet eyes narrowed as she continued to study it. The tree was smooth and didn't have any good placed for her to aim. But closer to where the leaves was a place that looked as if it had been stripped of a small patch of bark. Smiling she looked back to him. "Oh I'll do more then hit it." Her paw went to her bow and quiver. The black she cat's confidence in her skills showed as she spook every word. "I'm going to tell you where I'll hit it." She slung the quiver over her shoulder and held her wooden bow at her side. "You see where the leaves start? Below that is a bare spot. I'm going to hit that."

[mysterykitten]

"I see it, let's see what you got." Marshall said with a grin, he had read in a book before the mechanics of the bow and arrow. Though he's never seen it up close before, he just knew it takes a lot of skill and patience to make a good shot. Lots of accuracy was needed as well. The soldier watched in suspense as the archer prepared her shot, would it make the mark Angelica has set? The tom would just have to wait and see to find out.