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Traveling to the other Judean cities only ever reminded Arela of how boring they were compared to her own. For starters they had no soldiers roaming around the city, and though she knew her father wouldn’t approve of her thoughts, if she was honest it made her feel exposed - even vulnerable. At that thought she chuckled, it was the opposite feeling she had been told time and time again that she should have. And yet there was no denying her feelings as she glanced over her shoulder yet again - sure someone was there lurking. She reminded herself again of what Avariam said when they had arrived, 'This city is safe - there are no dirty scheming soldiers just nice Judeans you can trust' or something like that. She couldn’t help laughing. If that was true than why did it feel so wrong to not have the soldiers around? Not to mention that the streets appeared so… so… empty! She glanced over her shoulder again - how had she ever survived before the soldiers? No. Not how. There hadn’t been any danger before the soldiers. What she was feeling was just their mind games. And yet…
She jumped as a shout sounded behind her, and turned quickly to find a street dog who barked again and ran off into the streets. Arela backed away from where the dog had disappeared - acutely aware of her shaking hands. Perhaps it had not been the best of ideas to wander down that deserted alleyway but at the time she hadn’t been thinking about the dangers. She was so used to knowing every twist and turn of her own city that it hadn’t occurred to her that she didn’t know her way in this one. She had been so annoyed by her family that morning that she hadn’t thought twice about leaving them to wander on her own - away from the market.
And now here she was; stuck in an endless loop of abandoned alleyways, haunted by every suspicious noise she strained to hear. I might never find my way out as soon as she thought it Arela silenced herself. No. I’ll find my way out. I always have before though her inner voice was less convincing than it was usually.
Did something move? No. It was just her imagination. "Hello?" because what if it wasn’t her imagination? As soon as she spoke she regretted it. Who knows who could have heard her? She didn’t know anyone here. Little did she know - a once little girl was about to come skipping back into her life.
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Traveling to the other Judean cities only ever reminded Arela of how boring they were compared to her own. For starters they had no soldiers roaming around the city, and though she knew her father wouldn’t approve of her thoughts, if she was honest it made her feel exposed - even vulnerable. At that thought she chuckled, it was the opposite feeling she had been told time and time again that she should have. And yet there was no denying her feelings as she glanced over her shoulder yet again - sure someone was there lurking. She reminded herself again of what Avariam said when they had arrived, 'This city is safe - there are no dirty scheming soldiers just nice Judeans you can trust' or something like that. She couldn’t help laughing. If that was true than why did it feel so wrong to not have the soldiers around? Not to mention that the streets appeared so… so… empty! She glanced over her shoulder again - how had she ever survived before the soldiers? No. Not how. There hadn’t been any danger before the soldiers. What she was feeling was just their mind games. And yet…
She jumped as a shout sounded behind her, and turned quickly to find a street dog who barked again and ran off into the streets. Arela backed away from where the dog had disappeared - acutely aware of her shaking hands. Perhaps it had not been the best of ideas to wander down that deserted alleyway but at the time she hadn’t been thinking about the dangers. She was so used to knowing every twist and turn of her own city that it hadn’t occurred to her that she didn’t know her way in this one. She had been so annoyed by her family that morning that she hadn’t thought twice about leaving them to wander on her own - away from the market.
And now here she was; stuck in an endless loop of abandoned alleyways, haunted by every suspicious noise she strained to hear. I might never find my way out as soon as she thought it Arela silenced herself. No. I’ll find my way out. I always have before though her inner voice was less convincing than it was usually.
Did something move? No. It was just her imagination. "Hello?" because what if it wasn’t her imagination? As soon as she spoke she regretted it. Who knows who could have heard her? She didn’t know anyone here. Little did she know - a once little girl was about to come skipping back into her life.
Traveling to the other Judean cities only ever reminded Arela of how boring they were compared to her own. For starters they had no soldiers roaming around the city, and though she knew her father wouldn’t approve of her thoughts, if she was honest it made her feel exposed - even vulnerable. At that thought she chuckled, it was the opposite feeling she had been told time and time again that she should have. And yet there was no denying her feelings as she glanced over her shoulder yet again - sure someone was there lurking. She reminded herself again of what Avariam said when they had arrived, 'This city is safe - there are no dirty scheming soldiers just nice Judeans you can trust' or something like that. She couldn’t help laughing. If that was true than why did it feel so wrong to not have the soldiers around? Not to mention that the streets appeared so… so… empty! She glanced over her shoulder again - how had she ever survived before the soldiers? No. Not how. There hadn’t been any danger before the soldiers. What she was feeling was just their mind games. And yet…
She jumped as a shout sounded behind her, and turned quickly to find a street dog who barked again and ran off into the streets. Arela backed away from where the dog had disappeared - acutely aware of her shaking hands. Perhaps it had not been the best of ideas to wander down that deserted alleyway but at the time she hadn’t been thinking about the dangers. She was so used to knowing every twist and turn of her own city that it hadn’t occurred to her that she didn’t know her way in this one. She had been so annoyed by her family that morning that she hadn’t thought twice about leaving them to wander on her own - away from the market.
And now here she was; stuck in an endless loop of abandoned alleyways, haunted by every suspicious noise she strained to hear. I might never find my way out as soon as she thought it Arela silenced herself. No. I’ll find my way out. I always have before though her inner voice was less convincing than it was usually.
Did something move? No. It was just her imagination. "Hello?" because what if it wasn’t her imagination? As soon as she spoke she regretted it. Who knows who could have heard her? She didn’t know anyone here. Little did she know - a once little girl was about to come skipping back into her life.
For Maeri it was just a typical spring day, still cool enough to spend the day outdoors exploring the city. Maeri loved these kinds of days the best. As much as Maeri had explored the city of Judah extensively, every time she went exploring she seemed to find something new and different that she hadn’t found before. Today had been no different. That day Maeri had set off in search of a new set of bowls for the house after she had dropped and broken one when she was cleaning up after breakfast. That in and of itself wouldn’t have caused the need for new earthenware, but this had been the forth bowl she had broken this month. Maeri wasn’t too concerned though, she loved picking out a new pattern for the potter. She also loved all the different patterns of bowls that they had at home. Just one or two of each. Still, her mother and her aunt wanted a complete set that they could use for visitors.
Maeri had taken her time with the potter, picking a new etched flower design around the rim of the bowls. Maeri always liked flowers, and it would be so nice to see them every morning as she ate. Of course, the new bowls wouldn’t be done for several days, so she was expected to come straight back home. But now that she was out, how could she resist exploring the city? She still had a couple of coins left over after paying the potter, but Maeri wasn’t in the mood to go shopping. Instead, Maeri turned down a side street that she hadn’t explored before.
She had thought it would quickly be a dead end, but she found the narrow space between the buildings sprawling on and on away from the main street. She wasn’t worried about getting lost though. All she had to do was turn around and go back the way she came, assuming she could remember what branches she had been taking. Left all to herself, Maeri began whistling a little tune that she had heard her mother singing the other day. Her whistling was thin and reedy, the notes barely recognizable as a song.
She rounded a corner, walking rapidly, happily thinking about learning how to dance. She looked up quickly noticing that she wasn’t alone. ”Oh, I didn’t see you there.” Maeri abruptly cut off her whistling. Then she realized that the person looked very familiar. The dawning recognition showed very clearly on her face, and she rushed forward to hug the woman that she had last met as a child. ”Arela! It’s been years! What are you doing in Judah?” As she embraced Arela, it never once occurred to Maeri that this woman may not be who she thought she was, nor that the woman may not recognize her after so many years. ,
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For Maeri it was just a typical spring day, still cool enough to spend the day outdoors exploring the city. Maeri loved these kinds of days the best. As much as Maeri had explored the city of Judah extensively, every time she went exploring she seemed to find something new and different that she hadn’t found before. Today had been no different. That day Maeri had set off in search of a new set of bowls for the house after she had dropped and broken one when she was cleaning up after breakfast. That in and of itself wouldn’t have caused the need for new earthenware, but this had been the forth bowl she had broken this month. Maeri wasn’t too concerned though, she loved picking out a new pattern for the potter. She also loved all the different patterns of bowls that they had at home. Just one or two of each. Still, her mother and her aunt wanted a complete set that they could use for visitors.
Maeri had taken her time with the potter, picking a new etched flower design around the rim of the bowls. Maeri always liked flowers, and it would be so nice to see them every morning as she ate. Of course, the new bowls wouldn’t be done for several days, so she was expected to come straight back home. But now that she was out, how could she resist exploring the city? She still had a couple of coins left over after paying the potter, but Maeri wasn’t in the mood to go shopping. Instead, Maeri turned down a side street that she hadn’t explored before.
She had thought it would quickly be a dead end, but she found the narrow space between the buildings sprawling on and on away from the main street. She wasn’t worried about getting lost though. All she had to do was turn around and go back the way she came, assuming she could remember what branches she had been taking. Left all to herself, Maeri began whistling a little tune that she had heard her mother singing the other day. Her whistling was thin and reedy, the notes barely recognizable as a song.
She rounded a corner, walking rapidly, happily thinking about learning how to dance. She looked up quickly noticing that she wasn’t alone. ”Oh, I didn’t see you there.” Maeri abruptly cut off her whistling. Then she realized that the person looked very familiar. The dawning recognition showed very clearly on her face, and she rushed forward to hug the woman that she had last met as a child. ”Arela! It’s been years! What are you doing in Judah?” As she embraced Arela, it never once occurred to Maeri that this woman may not be who she thought she was, nor that the woman may not recognize her after so many years. ,
For Maeri it was just a typical spring day, still cool enough to spend the day outdoors exploring the city. Maeri loved these kinds of days the best. As much as Maeri had explored the city of Judah extensively, every time she went exploring she seemed to find something new and different that she hadn’t found before. Today had been no different. That day Maeri had set off in search of a new set of bowls for the house after she had dropped and broken one when she was cleaning up after breakfast. That in and of itself wouldn’t have caused the need for new earthenware, but this had been the forth bowl she had broken this month. Maeri wasn’t too concerned though, she loved picking out a new pattern for the potter. She also loved all the different patterns of bowls that they had at home. Just one or two of each. Still, her mother and her aunt wanted a complete set that they could use for visitors.
Maeri had taken her time with the potter, picking a new etched flower design around the rim of the bowls. Maeri always liked flowers, and it would be so nice to see them every morning as she ate. Of course, the new bowls wouldn’t be done for several days, so she was expected to come straight back home. But now that she was out, how could she resist exploring the city? She still had a couple of coins left over after paying the potter, but Maeri wasn’t in the mood to go shopping. Instead, Maeri turned down a side street that she hadn’t explored before.
She had thought it would quickly be a dead end, but she found the narrow space between the buildings sprawling on and on away from the main street. She wasn’t worried about getting lost though. All she had to do was turn around and go back the way she came, assuming she could remember what branches she had been taking. Left all to herself, Maeri began whistling a little tune that she had heard her mother singing the other day. Her whistling was thin and reedy, the notes barely recognizable as a song.
She rounded a corner, walking rapidly, happily thinking about learning how to dance. She looked up quickly noticing that she wasn’t alone. ”Oh, I didn’t see you there.” Maeri abruptly cut off her whistling. Then she realized that the person looked very familiar. The dawning recognition showed very clearly on her face, and she rushed forward to hug the woman that she had last met as a child. ”Arela! It’s been years! What are you doing in Judah?” As she embraced Arela, it never once occurred to Maeri that this woman may not be who she thought she was, nor that the woman may not recognize her after so many years. ,
No one answered her call and Arela was left feeling both relieved and worried at the same time. What if something had happened while she was gone? Is that why she hadn’t seen anyone since she began to wander? Maybe the soldiers had finally turned on Judea, like father had always said they would. Maybe they attacked Judah and everyone was hiding. Or maybe there was a fire and everyone was running either towards it or away from it, and she was somewhere in between.
She sighed, sick of being alone, and more than a little afraid that she’d never find her way back to intelligent life. The scenarios she was imagining to explain the emptiness weren’t helping her stay calm either.
She continued to walk but after just a few steps she declared that she’d be happy to see anyone. She was starting to go crazy. Her ears were going. She just knew it. They were ringing. It was high-pitched but varied.
A girl turned the corner in front of her and Arela drew in a breath, she wasn’t going deaf or crazy, and clearly her imagined scenarios weren’t true and she had begun to fear. The girl was whistling. When the girl looked up and saw her, the ringing whistling stopped and Arela rubbed her ears, relieved to have the high-pitched noise silenced.
Arela was so happy to see another human being that she almost abandoned her dignity and rushed to hug the girl. Thankfully, she was saved the trouble as the girl rushed forward first, exclaiming of how good it was to see her. Surprised the girl knew her name, Arela hugged her back, relieved that she was no longer alone.
Though the girl knew her, Arela still had no clue as to the identity of her now fellow lostwoman. The girl had said that they hadn’t seen each other in years though and the girl was pretty young so perhaps it was because of the age difference between then and now.
Pulling back, Arela’s lips twitched into a smile nerves still frayed from being lost and alone but feeling much better now that she was with a local whom she had apparently met before. “Pleased to see you too, but I’m sorry, I don’t actually remember your name. I’m sure I’ll remember who you are once I know your name but as you said, it’s been years.”
She hoped that the girl would not be offended by her memory, and as she spoke to the girl tried to make her voice as friendly as possible.
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No one answered her call and Arela was left feeling both relieved and worried at the same time. What if something had happened while she was gone? Is that why she hadn’t seen anyone since she began to wander? Maybe the soldiers had finally turned on Judea, like father had always said they would. Maybe they attacked Judah and everyone was hiding. Or maybe there was a fire and everyone was running either towards it or away from it, and she was somewhere in between.
She sighed, sick of being alone, and more than a little afraid that she’d never find her way back to intelligent life. The scenarios she was imagining to explain the emptiness weren’t helping her stay calm either.
She continued to walk but after just a few steps she declared that she’d be happy to see anyone. She was starting to go crazy. Her ears were going. She just knew it. They were ringing. It was high-pitched but varied.
A girl turned the corner in front of her and Arela drew in a breath, she wasn’t going deaf or crazy, and clearly her imagined scenarios weren’t true and she had begun to fear. The girl was whistling. When the girl looked up and saw her, the ringing whistling stopped and Arela rubbed her ears, relieved to have the high-pitched noise silenced.
Arela was so happy to see another human being that she almost abandoned her dignity and rushed to hug the girl. Thankfully, she was saved the trouble as the girl rushed forward first, exclaiming of how good it was to see her. Surprised the girl knew her name, Arela hugged her back, relieved that she was no longer alone.
Though the girl knew her, Arela still had no clue as to the identity of her now fellow lostwoman. The girl had said that they hadn’t seen each other in years though and the girl was pretty young so perhaps it was because of the age difference between then and now.
Pulling back, Arela’s lips twitched into a smile nerves still frayed from being lost and alone but feeling much better now that she was with a local whom she had apparently met before. “Pleased to see you too, but I’m sorry, I don’t actually remember your name. I’m sure I’ll remember who you are once I know your name but as you said, it’s been years.”
She hoped that the girl would not be offended by her memory, and as she spoke to the girl tried to make her voice as friendly as possible.
No one answered her call and Arela was left feeling both relieved and worried at the same time. What if something had happened while she was gone? Is that why she hadn’t seen anyone since she began to wander? Maybe the soldiers had finally turned on Judea, like father had always said they would. Maybe they attacked Judah and everyone was hiding. Or maybe there was a fire and everyone was running either towards it or away from it, and she was somewhere in between.
She sighed, sick of being alone, and more than a little afraid that she’d never find her way back to intelligent life. The scenarios she was imagining to explain the emptiness weren’t helping her stay calm either.
She continued to walk but after just a few steps she declared that she’d be happy to see anyone. She was starting to go crazy. Her ears were going. She just knew it. They were ringing. It was high-pitched but varied.
A girl turned the corner in front of her and Arela drew in a breath, she wasn’t going deaf or crazy, and clearly her imagined scenarios weren’t true and she had begun to fear. The girl was whistling. When the girl looked up and saw her, the ringing whistling stopped and Arela rubbed her ears, relieved to have the high-pitched noise silenced.
Arela was so happy to see another human being that she almost abandoned her dignity and rushed to hug the girl. Thankfully, she was saved the trouble as the girl rushed forward first, exclaiming of how good it was to see her. Surprised the girl knew her name, Arela hugged her back, relieved that she was no longer alone.
Though the girl knew her, Arela still had no clue as to the identity of her now fellow lostwoman. The girl had said that they hadn’t seen each other in years though and the girl was pretty young so perhaps it was because of the age difference between then and now.
Pulling back, Arela’s lips twitched into a smile nerves still frayed from being lost and alone but feeling much better now that she was with a local whom she had apparently met before. “Pleased to see you too, but I’m sorry, I don’t actually remember your name. I’m sure I’ll remember who you are once I know your name but as you said, it’s been years.”
She hoped that the girl would not be offended by her memory, and as she spoke to the girl tried to make her voice as friendly as possible.
It was such a strange thing to see Arela suddenly here in Judah after not seeing her for so many years. All of the questions were swirling in Maeri’s head all at once. It had never even occurred to Maeri that Arela may not remember her. It brought her up short for a moment, and she stopped as her brain jolted to a stop and then tried to switch gears. She should have known. It had been years since they had seen each other, and she was such a little girl at the time. She must look very different to the way she did then. Maeri stepped back from Arela blushing a little bit. “I’m sorry, it has been years. I must look so much different than I used to.” She smiled broadly. “I’m Maeri.” She hoped that would be enough for Arela to remember who she was. Maeri didn’t want there to be enough time to worry about that, so she skipped right on ahead to her next questions.
“What are you even doing here? Are you with someone else?” Maeri looked around for someone else with Arela. While she was familiar with these city streets, she wouldn’t have expected another woman to be wandering around without someone else to escort them. Certainly not through the back alleys of the city. Not seeing anyone else immediately to hand, Maeri assumed that she must be exploring like she was. “Or are you just wandering around? I was exploring a bit myself. Do you want to come with me?” Maeri smiled brightly at this potential companion that she could spend the day with.
Maeri took her hand and started leading her down the alley. “I think I found a really cool mosaic back this way.” She said, leading her friend along. She turned down another alley, but it didn’t look quite right, but she kept going anyway. Maybe if she just turned down this other way it would look familiar again. Maeri frowned a bit, but kept going, she knew that the correct way would be right around the next bend. She was certain of it. But with each knew turn she grew less and less sure of where they were.
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It was such a strange thing to see Arela suddenly here in Judah after not seeing her for so many years. All of the questions were swirling in Maeri’s head all at once. It had never even occurred to Maeri that Arela may not remember her. It brought her up short for a moment, and she stopped as her brain jolted to a stop and then tried to switch gears. She should have known. It had been years since they had seen each other, and she was such a little girl at the time. She must look very different to the way she did then. Maeri stepped back from Arela blushing a little bit. “I’m sorry, it has been years. I must look so much different than I used to.” She smiled broadly. “I’m Maeri.” She hoped that would be enough for Arela to remember who she was. Maeri didn’t want there to be enough time to worry about that, so she skipped right on ahead to her next questions.
“What are you even doing here? Are you with someone else?” Maeri looked around for someone else with Arela. While she was familiar with these city streets, she wouldn’t have expected another woman to be wandering around without someone else to escort them. Certainly not through the back alleys of the city. Not seeing anyone else immediately to hand, Maeri assumed that she must be exploring like she was. “Or are you just wandering around? I was exploring a bit myself. Do you want to come with me?” Maeri smiled brightly at this potential companion that she could spend the day with.
Maeri took her hand and started leading her down the alley. “I think I found a really cool mosaic back this way.” She said, leading her friend along. She turned down another alley, but it didn’t look quite right, but she kept going anyway. Maybe if she just turned down this other way it would look familiar again. Maeri frowned a bit, but kept going, she knew that the correct way would be right around the next bend. She was certain of it. But with each knew turn she grew less and less sure of where they were.
It was such a strange thing to see Arela suddenly here in Judah after not seeing her for so many years. All of the questions were swirling in Maeri’s head all at once. It had never even occurred to Maeri that Arela may not remember her. It brought her up short for a moment, and she stopped as her brain jolted to a stop and then tried to switch gears. She should have known. It had been years since they had seen each other, and she was such a little girl at the time. She must look very different to the way she did then. Maeri stepped back from Arela blushing a little bit. “I’m sorry, it has been years. I must look so much different than I used to.” She smiled broadly. “I’m Maeri.” She hoped that would be enough for Arela to remember who she was. Maeri didn’t want there to be enough time to worry about that, so she skipped right on ahead to her next questions.
“What are you even doing here? Are you with someone else?” Maeri looked around for someone else with Arela. While she was familiar with these city streets, she wouldn’t have expected another woman to be wandering around without someone else to escort them. Certainly not through the back alleys of the city. Not seeing anyone else immediately to hand, Maeri assumed that she must be exploring like she was. “Or are you just wandering around? I was exploring a bit myself. Do you want to come with me?” Maeri smiled brightly at this potential companion that she could spend the day with.
Maeri took her hand and started leading her down the alley. “I think I found a really cool mosaic back this way.” She said, leading her friend along. She turned down another alley, but it didn’t look quite right, but she kept going anyway. Maybe if she just turned down this other way it would look familiar again. Maeri frowned a bit, but kept going, she knew that the correct way would be right around the next bend. She was certain of it. But with each knew turn she grew less and less sure of where they were.