Setting
The upper reaches of the Aerie Peaks are less habitable and often times covered in snow and ice for a good portion of the year, but at their height can be found the shrine of Havaja, one of several Shintenchi Guardians. It is believed that Havaja makes her home within these peaks.
Havaja is believed capable of blessing one with good fortune and fertility, and the Shrine of Havaja is a common destination for avorians who come in search of her blessing.
Anandi had been making her way up the mountain, toward her farm. She was not using the trail, however. She rode up the mountainside, not on a horse, but a giant Mountain Flea.
The creature was a horrid looking thing, oval in body, like a pill, with no neck to speak of. Its face was flat, and its mouth parted to reveal an array of many tiny, sharp teeth, which held a wooden bit in its mouth, which lead back with leather chords into the woman's hands. From just behind its jaws sprouted two short arms, oddly human in its appearance, with only two fingers, and no thumbs. It strode on four long, hairless legs, that were as lithe as its arms. It strode along the rocks with ease, even with the woman, who was swathed from head to toe in thick, colorful cloths and furs, on its back.
It was the noise of the carriage that had caught Anandi's attention at first, and shortly after, she was able to see it round the corner. She stopped the creature she lead for but a moment, narrowing her eyes at the stranger. Not many traveled the road to her farm. At least, not many strangers.
She rose her hand and whistled to her, trying to get her attention.
As Ty moved carefully closer to the other, a howling bark would be heard from within the wagon and Ty would stop and turn round “Hush” she’d say to the noise maker who only seemed to bark louder as its wet black nose peered over the edge of the wagon. Ty would roll her eyes as she turned her attention back to the stranger and offer a sheepish smile as the dog leaped out of the wagon and bound toward her Barking all the way. Ty would drop the reigns for the horse and snatch up the beagle before the poor anima got trampled, or eaten by the stranger mount. Greetings.” Ty would say over the dogs high-pitched howling.
"Greetings to yourself. I don't think I've seen you around before. You're new here, yeah?" she asked, her voice tinged with an accent that sharpened her vowels. "Are you lost? Or passin' by?"
The rider looked up to Ty with bright green eyes, flecked with bits of hazel. "A bit lost? That always means very lost," she laughed, reaching a hand to put on the horse's snout. "Where were you going? You are in Aerie Peaks now. Far from many places."
Ty would tilt her head slightly as she looked the girl over, her features where very unique and attractive, but when she was asked where she was going she’d snap out of her thoughts “I go where the winds take me, you see I’m a traveling trader so where ever there may be commerce then there I will be also.” She’d say as she moved to pat the horses’ side.
“Far from many places?” she’d sigh. That is not what she wanted to hear. She wanted to make her trades earn her coin and then go find a quite warm place preferable on a beach where she could lay out. “Perhaps then you could direct me to a place where my horse mutt and I can stay the night out of this cold?” she’d ask after a moment
She hopped atop her mountain flea and turned the beast around, falling in stride just far enough ahead that Ty would still be able to hear her.
"I am Anandi." She pointed to the dog. "I know that is Goldie, but who are you?"
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