Agis Keavaris's Story

The sun doesn’t get the chance to wake up first when it comes to Filarion and his daughter Roshia. Both are up a good bit before it does and have a special routine they like to do. Each like to stretch, look over the house, and make breakfast. Though for Filarion he likes to check on the rest of the children that live there and makes a bigger breakfast. Roshia makes enough for herself and maybe her two brothers, Nasir and Elwin, though Nasir only comes when Ameria is home by the time Nasir decides to leave his home early enough.

The next to wake up is Penelo and Ameria. Both ladies have a quick meal before they are out the door. They go down to the dock and mediate, something they have been doing since America was a child. Next is everyone else, though Nasir usually is up, but just lays in bed staring at the ceiling wondering what the hell he is doing with his life and if he will be remembered if he left this world. Dark thoughts for such a solitude man.

Now all the family is up and it is time for them to begin the day.

(We are going to be doing a short time skip as bizarre 1 is no longer active and I can not reach them)

Ofelia waited until river had finished up with the foreign man's needs and then reserved her customers a room for the requested dates. She said thank you and bowed to both river and the man she had just met and bid them farewell. She then began her rather long walk back to he dragon ranch to tend to the small dragons and hatchlings​.

When Ofelia arrived in the dragon nursery she found that one of the young dragons had completely destroyed her table and chairs. She sighed deeply and scooped the culprit up. " I guess it's time for you to join the adolescents..You little trouble maker!" Ofelia chuckled slightly at the goat sized dragon she was carrying. She took him out to the pasture he kept the adolescent dragons in, and after checking for aggressive behavior from any of them, she shut the gate and began walking the property line between her farm and the neighboring families land. " I suppose I will have to order a new set of chairs and a table soon.." she shook her head.

Ofelia continued to walk the property line, looking for any dragons that might have crossed into her neighbor's land, as it had happened before and was not a pleasant deal.

Ofelia walked along singing to herself an old elvish song her father had taught her. Few people had heard Ofelia sing, but she had a sweet calming tone. Ofelia's mother was known for her beautiful singing, and her voice was one of the few things Ofelia had inherited from her.

She walked along until she heard some rustling, and then, the sound of someone chopping wood. Ofelia peeked around some trees to find a man from the neighboring family, cutting down a thick tree. She paused for a moment and looked him over. 'Must be Nasir? I had heard he makes beautiful furniture..I haven't seen him since we were both small. He looks well.' She thought to herself. She hesitated to call out to him at first. Their fathers had not been on great terms since the dragon disaster that had happened when they were young. But, Ofelia thought it might be time to forget that and work together once again.

She stepped forward, into plain view, careful not to cross the property line. "Hello? You're Nasir, right? Do you remember me? I'm Ofelia Taryn..." She spoke out stepping further into the sunlight as she did. The sun glimmered off of her pale blonde hair as she bowed slightly to the man. "It's nice to see you again...Would you be interested in building something for me? I have heard wonderful things about your work." She stated as she stood up straight, her face slightly flushed. She wasn't used to talking to men alone, let alone asking anyone for anything. She found herself a tad nervous as she waited for a reply.

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Nasir watched the big beast, he seemed gently and obedient. "I see, you did good. Ofelia, thanks. My sister, Roshia, she has a pet dragon she got from your farm. She and him are always together. Roshia loved him to death and vis versa. The story is Cossie, the nickname she gave him, chose her instead of her choosing him. He obeys her like this one obeys you. Funny how she can bond with such an animal. Same with Ameria, both can bond with animals so easily." He spoke as he dragged the log away from the dragon and closer to Roshia's house. I wonder how father is taking it? Did Roshia get to him yet? She is a fast runner, her long legs look delicate but are tough and strong.

Just as he dropped the log near the closets tree next to Roshia's house he saw a flash of curly hair run by him. It was Agis, Guess the kid didn't see me, usually he would stop frozen in place. Still don't know what the hell I did to the kid.

"Oh my gosh, it is a big dragon!" Agis screamed in excitement as he stopped right in front of it. "Can I pet him? My sisters let me pet theirs. Is he nice? He looks nice. Oh boy, I wonder if father would get me one big like this! Can he do any tricks? Agis rambled off questions as fast as he could think them. His curly red hair flopped around as he hopped from one foot to the next. He really wanted to pet the dragon.

"Agis, step away from that dragon." A deep voice that shook even Nasir came from the side house. Nasir turned to see his father walking over. "You have no idea what the temperament of that beast is. At least make sure he likes kids." His father walked past Nasir, paying him no mind, and towards Ofelia and Agis. Roshia walked behind him, staying by her house as she watched their father. She didn't even look at him. "Long time since I have seen you, Ofelia. You have grown well. Look just like you mother. I want to thank you for your service. I also heard you got hurt by one of my sons." His father looked back at him. "Lorelei will see to your wounds." His father smiled, something Nasir had yet to manage to make look right.

" Well I'm glad to hear they bonded so we'll!" Ofelia managed to say before a flash of curly red hair zoomed into view, bouncing around at hyper speed. " He is friend ly, and he loves kids. You can pet him." She said to the young boy. He motioned the dragon to lay down, and he did so immediately. Fleurdon gave a friendly chuff at the small child. " Im sure he'll do some tricks for you if you ask nicely, just keep clear of the tail"

Ofelia's attention snapped to Filarion, she remembered him from her childhood, as he was friendly with her father. She listened to him speak then said " Thank you sir. I'm afraid it was my own lapse in common knowledge that lead to my injury, if anything Nasir saved me from death via getting squished by a tree!. And for that I am truly thankful. " She spoke softly.

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"Either way, I would feel better if you went see her." With that he did a small bow, "it was nice seeing you. Hope to see you around." His father said before leaving them. He passed Roshia and Nasir, glancing their way, and made his way towards the fields. Agis patted the dragon and laughed while everyone watched his father go. Nasir shifted, looking at Roshia, but she started to walk off the opposite way.

"Sorry about that, you think your dragon would okay to stay here? Agis could watch over him, right?" He asked. Agis froze a little bit before nodding.

"Yeah, s-sure." Agis spoke lowly while petting the dragon.

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Roshia watched as her father walked up to the girl. She had no idea what was going to happen, so she stood on edge. She could feel Nasir watching her, but she paid no mind to him. She didn't feel like talking to him right now. When her father treated Ofelia with kindness she got a tad bit bored, but understood that there was no need for roughness. If anything the girl had gone through enough today with being thrown into a thorn bush.

She left when her father did, but went into her house. She wasn't needed so she didn't feel like staying, though she did watch from the window. Is she the reason he didn't come for breakfast today? Are they courting? It is about time he gets a wife and start on a family. Father has been a little concern that he would end up alone, but he has his family so how is he alone? She thought as she watched her little brother, Agis, freeze. Agis was scared of Nasir because he was always quiet and had a stern face on for most of the time. They never did get to spend time together, so Agis doesn't know how to approach him. "Poor, kid." She laughed before moving from the window. She had things to do, watching over Nasir wasn't going to help her any.

Ofelia smiled as Agis played with her dragon. "Sorry about that, you think your dragon would okay to stay here? Agis could watch over him, right?" She listened as Nasir spoke to his younger brother. "Yes, he will be fine here." Ofelia said and then wandered back over to the large dragon. "You hear that Fleurdon? You're gonna stay here with your new buddy, ok? You be a good boy and listen to him." She said then turned to Agis, kneeling down to his level. "If he gives you any grief just tell him to 'stand down' He will listen to that." She said as she gave the young boy a smile. "Oh by the way, he loooooves when you pet his chin fur! Puts him right to sleep!" She told Agis with a giggle. She stood back up and turned back to Nasir, who seemed to be staring off watching what seemed to be one of his sisters. But she paid it no mind. "Alright, lets get going shall we? I'd like to get this over with as I have business to discuss with you anyways" Ofelia said as she walked back over to Nasirs side, she paused to look back at the dragon, giving him a stern look as if saying 'you better behave' then turned and smiled warmly at Nasir as she waited for him to show her the way to his sisters home.

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Lorelei smiled and waved, "Bye! Can't wait to see you again. Remember to bandage your wounds after applying the medicine."

Nasir let her walk out the door first before following and leading her back to her dragon. Sorry about that. I just... the whole making a sibling thing. I mean it is normal here, but I don't know how people do... family things outside of the village. He rubbed the back of his neck, looking straight ahead. The sun was bright and a little hot, bit he didn't mind it. It was a nice day, bit today just seemed weird.

They were approaching her dragon when he saw red hair bouncing along, apparently he got the dragon to sway with him. Having fun? He asked looking down at the young one. Agis froze and slowly turned before nodding.

He looked from him to Ofelia, "thank you for letting me watch him." He quickly turned back to the dragon, giving him a pat, before running off. Seriously got to ask him why he is so scared of me.

"I wont forget!" Ofelia said before the door to Lorelei's house closed, she walked with Nasir, the hot sun beating down on her and she was definitely feeling it. She walked for a minute, then stumbled, suddenly losing her balance. She regained her composure as Nasir began to speak. "Its alright, I wouldnt really know how families do things since i dont have sibling, it was just my dad and I on the ranch" She said when they back to the dragon Ofelia giggled as she watched Fleurdon playing with Agis. "Thank you for watching him for me, you can come play with him whenever you want ok? Just ask your dad first and make sure im home ok" She hopped onto fleurdon and patted him, telling him he was such a good boy with Agis. "Thanks for getting me bandaged up, I'll probably come over in a couple days to see what Lorelei comes up with" She said to Nasir. "And I'll bring another dragon for you to play with Agis!" She said to the child and winked. She then took off into the sky with Fleurdon and flew back towards her property.

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Elwin looked up at Atlas when he spoke, "No offense taken. She was actually... friendlier than she has ever been with people, especially with people around me." He laughed. "But she is hiding something, I can feel it. That is probably why she got rid of us so fast." They walked towards the front of the village where his parent's house was. It was quiet except for the two talking and the sounds of wildlife. The lights were on when they arrived, which was a good thing for them. He was happy that Atlas hadn't come for no reason, though he had a basket of fresh eggs to take home.

Elwin knocked on the door. He could hear Agis screaming someone was here and Beluar telling him to use his quiet voice and that they were right there. A familiar laugh weaved in among the chaos, his mother's. His father was the one to answer the door, "Oh Elwin, what a nice surprise and you brought a friend, come in." He stepped aside and let the two in. Agis creeped up to see what was going on, but his younger sister and brother weren't bothered once they saw who was here.

His mother came up, "Oh dear, who is this lovely man? Hi I am Penelo. This here is my husband, Filarion and those three over there is Beluar, Lorelei, and Agis." She pointed to everyone, including herself.

Elwin stood there a little awkward, "This is Atlas, he owns a really nice cafe in the city and was wondering if he could talk business with father."

His father looked the man over, "Of course, let's sit at the table and discuss." He said before walking to the table and sitting. Elwin following and sitting himself.

Atlas felt nervous upon reaching Elwin's parents home. He could hear children inside a woman laughing and managed to calm his nerves. The woman of the home, who Atlas had guessed was Elwins mother, introduced everyone. Then Elwin introduced Atlas. "I's a pleasure to meet you all, pardon me for the sudden intrusion." He said, he saw a young boy peering at him and gave him a smile and a small wave. Atlas followed Elwin to the table and took a seat. "Elwin tells me that you grow fresh produce and raise livestock, I was wondering if could strike up a deal? Currently I get my produce from a source off of Veritas Isle, and by the time it gets here I have to throw out what is broken, bruised up, or no longer fresh, so basically by the time it gets to me half of what ive paid for is pretty much garbage. But now that i know that your family is here I hoping that I could buy the produce needed for the cafe from you. I'll haul it to the cafe myself of course and on top of the payment received for the produce I would like to throw in a discount for anything in the cafe, for the entire family." Atlas explained. He seriously hoped they could settle on an agreement, as he always strives to only use the freshest and most local ingredients he could, and now he would finally have the chance to.

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Elwin stood up, "It is getting late, actually," he looked out the window and it was dark. "It is dark..." He looked back at Atlas with a sorry expression. If he walked Atlas back he would have to come back home alone, but if Atlas stayed he would have to walk back to his shop while it was still dark. He got up, pushing his chair in, and ruffling his brother's hair. "You need to go to bed. I will see you soon."

Agis huffed and waved goodbye. "It was nice meeting you, Mr. Atlas. Can't wait to have your yummy cake. He laughed at Elwin's face before running off to bed. Elwin opened the door for Atlas, which he noticed he has been doing a lot of that tonight. He let Atlas walk out before closing the door and following him.

"It is pretty late... you can stay at my place. I have a guest bedroom so you don't have to sleep on my couch and I will totally walk you to work. I could even help, if you let." He talked nervously.

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Elwin got to Atlas and smiled, "All done, you ready to go in?" He knocked on the door and his mother answered.

"Elwin! It is great to see you and you brought your friend again." She gave him a wink and let him in. They walked in. "What brings you two here? Missed me already?" She joked.

"We brought cake for you all." He said.

"CAKE!" Agis yelled from his room. The sound of feet hitting the floor echoed and he ran into the kitchen.

"Calm down, boy. Bel and my husbands are in the fields and won't be back for sometime, but they will be so happy to have cake when they get back. Thank you so much." His mother said.

"Its good to see you again, Mrs. Keavaris" Atlas said as he greeted the woman and entered the home. He chuckled as Agis yelled about cake and ran into the kitchen. "Yes, cake! Are you ready?" Atlas asked Agis as he set the cakes out in their boxes on the table. He counted them out, making sure he had all of them. "Yup, theyre all here. Theres a few different flavors, so just pick whatever you like, the boxes have the flavors written on top. Oh and I brought the list for your husband" Atlas said to Elwins mother.

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Elwin looked at Atlas, "I can put that in his study and mom can let him know when he gets back." He said as he got the list from Atlas and left to go to his father's office and placing it on his desk before returning. "Well we wanted to deliver the cake. I will show him around." Everyone said their goodbye, Agis tried to with a mouthful of cake and the walked out the door.

Atlas stopped Elwin before they walked too far from the house by grabbing his hand and stopping. "Elwin, I'd love to stay and get shown around, but I have to go back and open the cafe, I'm already a little late, which is fine since no one that lives in the city is up this early...But I really should be going. I had fun with you this morning, we gotta do that again soon. Next time we can do something of your choosing okay?" Atlas smiled then flashed quite the evil smirk before pecking Elwin on the cheek before stepping away. "You better come visit me at the cafe!" He said as he flashed a huge grin at Elwin before he turned and jogged away down the path leading up to the city. He ran back to the cafe and opened everything up, ready for the day ahead of him.

Atlas had been busy all morning packing up and decorating different cookies and other small treats and pre-making any syrups he needed for drinks for the festival. Atlas wouldnt be working the booth though, he had planned on going to the Festival with Elwin, who he had been spending a lot more time with in the past few weeks. He finished packing things up and writing out a list for his store manager to look over before loading up A large paper bag with treats that he had made to bring Elwins family at the village when he planned on surprising Elwin with a visit, and coffee of course. He took the treats and walked down to the village with them, knocking on Elwins parents door first to deliver the cookies and say hello to everyone since it had been about a week since he had been able to visit due to a busy week at the Cafe preparing for the festival.

Roshia and Elwin got ready, the band had begun to play. Roshia slowly walked down the aisle, like any other bride would do. She felt nervous and like she was going to puke again. She looked around, all eyes on her, but then her eyes landed on Rowan and she wanted to laugh, because it was just like him to look over the top Mr. Fancy. Elwin helped her, holding the train so it wouldn't completely drag the ground. He smiled, looking at everyone, but landed his eyes on Atlas. He was worried. They got to the front and Elwin hurried to Atlas. Roshia smiled and took Rowan's hands, her's shaking. They said their vows, slipped rings on, and kissed. Roshia was a mess. She hadn't really actually kissed Rowan since that god awful night or good night... she really couldn't remember the details. Everyone cheered and walked with them back to the village to celebrate.

Rowan couldnt believe he had just gotten married, but he was happy, he married a lovely woman who was unbelievably beautiful in her gown. He was genuinely happy. He held Roshias hand as they walked "You look absolutely beautiful, the dress really suits you." He said to her as they walked. Rowans parents ran up and congratulated the two, Rowan's mother completely gushing about the wedding dress and the beautiful hair piece. Rowans dad was nearly knocking Rowan over with proud pats on the back. "I'm sorry about them, You'll get used to it...theyre just uh..a little eccentric sometimes" Rowan said rubbing the back of his head after they wandered off to chat with Roshias parents.

Roshia was glad that part was over now she just had to hide the pregnancy for a few weeks. Couldn't be that hard right? She met his parents and loved how happy go they were. She only ever met the Mayor once, so it was nice not to have to feel so formal around them. His mother was precious and reminded her of her own. Her parents came walking up, well her father did, her mother ran. She congratulated them and so did everyone that was there. When the party started to settle down she pulled Rowan to the side. "So uhm, congrats on getting married. You did great up there, didn't look too nervous. Just a little pale." She laughed softly. "Also want to thank you for the gift. It is beautiful. I appreciate it and you doing this. You are a great man and I love that about you." She blushed.

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The wedding was beautiful and he wished he could have been one hundred percent there, but he was so worried about Atlas.
He had zoned out once it started. He knew what something was going on and he was hiding it from him, which he said he wouldn't keep things from him. Once the wedding was over Elwin grabbed Atlas' hand and dragged him off into the trees away from the village. "Atlas, please tell me what is going on. You are zoning out... what is keeping you away?" He asked.