Stolen Warrior

[Txon Taronyu]

[member="Kiara"]
Txon was disappointed that this woman was not willing to teach him out of the goodness of her heart. In any case, he had nothing to offer. Anatasi cared little for riches. Debts were settled in the dueling ring, and everything from food to shelter to weapons were shared, made, or bartered. But, it mattered not. This woman was obviously not the only one to possess such power. Txon would find another. And he would not be banished anywhere. He would not be forced to do anything he did not wish. If he wished to leave, he would leave on his own terms.

"I have nothing to offer but my thirst for knowledge and my promise to use these arts with honor," he said, "If that is not enough, then I am finished here." Txon backed up towards the door, his instinct to never turn his back on a threat kicking in.

"My thanks for your food and water," he said, "But I have no further need of your guidance. If there are others on this world I will find them, if not I will make a new home here. Do not speak to me of danger, or try to convince me there is no way I will survive without you. I am Anatasi. I will find my own way."

Harsh words? Perhaps, but Txon would not be pushed around. He had no patience or desire for groveling, or begging. If this woman would not teach him, he would find another. If that one would not teach him, he would go further. Whatever it took, he would learn these arts.

 

[Kiara]

The woman sat quietly and watched him go. He clearly didn't want her arts so much that he'd be risking more than he was used to for it - and that was fine. Not everyone was cut out for the job. She carefully shut the door behind him with the butt of her staff, then lifted the droid and put it back into it's position.

There was nothing else to do but let the boy go.

[member="Txon Taronyu"]

 

[Txon Taronyu]

[member="Kiara"]
Txon felt no regret, no sadness. He had sought a teacher, and found none. He had lost nothing. He had only gained a resolve to push on, to find someone who truly desired to teach, who truly wanted to see him grow in skill. This woman was not the one. Let her sit in her hut, thinking herself so high and mighty that she could ask for whatever she wished and expect to receive it. Txon left the hut and plunged into the swamp. He walked about a hundred yards from the hut and stopped, searching the surrounding area with his senses. He smelled the swamp, but nothing that would lead him to a way off this planet. No matter, he would travel further. Even if he never found a way off the planet, he would make his new home here. He would train himself.

Suddenly a light went on in his head. Why couldn't he learn himself? He searched his mind, and remembered the woman levitating the water and stick. If she could do it, then certainly he could do it. He racked his brain, trying to remember what she had done. She had had some sort of hand movement, she had focused. He should try it.

Turning to a small rock nearby, Txon stretched out his hand. He locked all his mental focus on the single rock, doing his best to mimic the woman's motions. He called on his Blessing, digging deep, focusing like he would when shooting a bow, or striking with a spear. The rock did not move. Angered, Txon strained harder, harder, harder. He gritted his teeth, shut his eyes tightly, and put everything he had into raising the single rock. When he opened his eyes, the rock, no bigger than a pebble, was floating in the air at eye level. Txon's mouth broke into a wide grin, his fangs glinting in the scarce light. Lighting upon an idea, he focused once more, and called upon his Blessing to push the pebble. With a thwack the rock buried itself twelve centimeters into a tree on the other side of the clearing. Txon's grin broadened. The woman had taught him more than she realized.

His grin refusing to leave his face, Txon pressed further into the swamp, following a faint scent of something that was definitely not natural.

(OOC: Yay! Txon has learned telekinesis! Thanks for the great RP, it really expanded my character's personality. Good luck with your future endeavors!)