Outside, by the lake

[twiststheblade]

Miho is perched on a sun-warmed rock, working with files and cloths and emery powder on a blade. A small knife, this time. Very small. Very sharp. Completely deadly.

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[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

"No, I think I would remember you...I'm Fiona Bariman."

Not strictly true, but...well, it was her grandfather's last name. And she doesn't particularly like Amber at the moment.

[twiststheblade]

"Miho."

She grins. That is her name, just not. . . all of it.

"Nice to meet you."

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

"You too. Been here long? I'm just...I've been coming for no more then a month, so I'm new." A little smile.

[twiststheblade]

"Not that long, for me either. A few months."

She holds the blade edge-on to the light, to see how much more polishing it needs before she switches to a finer grade of powder.

"Where are you from, then?"

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

"Here and there. Orginally from a city called Amber."

[twiststheblade]

Miho can relate to being from all over the place.

"I don't think I've heard of it. Is it on earth, or another reality?"

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

A quick grin.

"Very much another reality, although I can get to Earth if I want to."

[twiststheblade]

"Right," she nods. "I've never visited anywhere other than earth. Or Milliways, which is about as other as it gets, I guess."

She grins.

"I'd like to though. Some time."

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

"My family...we can go to whatever reality that we want. So, must of us of wanderers, really."

[twiststheblade]

"Sounds nice," with a slightly wistful smile. "It must be good to just be able to. . . leave."

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

Fi ducks her head.

"Sometimes it is that simple," she agrees.

[twiststheblade]

With a raised eyebrow, "and other times not?"

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

"Na'am," it's a formal way of saying yes, but it suits.

"Duty to family at the same time as being allowed to wander. It is a tricky thing to balance."

[twiststheblade]

It's also a foreign word, but her tone conveys the meaning just as well.

"I can understand that. Sometimes you just have to leave though." She frowns. Sometimes family is the thing that makes you leave.

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

A nod, and she pushes her heavy, fire-hued braid over her shoulder. It is almost literally the colour of fire, given her sisters' hair. Blue-black, green, and the colour of sunset.

"Yeah. It's something my brother and I fight a lot about, to be honest. Whiiiich is why I'm out here."

[twiststheblade]

She nods, again.

"It's a good place."

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

"I'm coming to that opinion." She walks onto the open area, and glances around.

"Could almost be training field, here."

[twiststheblade]

She nods.

"A few of us use it that way. The ground's pretty level."

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

"Oh? What weapons?"

[twiststheblade]

"Sword, knife, shuriken. Bare-handed. I can use a bow or a gun, but I'm not quite so good with those. Too impersonal."

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I see. I can use a sword, but prefer knives or my axe. And I'm a rather good shot, bow, crossbow, gun. Not longbow, though. It's too big for me."

She can pull one back, easily, but her overall lakc of heights makes it awkward.

[twiststheblade]

"Axe?" That's one weapon Miho doesn't know. Oh, she could probably kill you with it, but not so easily. "I'd like to see that."

She nods. "Yes. I use a recurved bow. Shorter, but near as powerful."

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

Fiona pauses.

"How are you around magic?"

[twiststheblade]

Miho raises an eyebrow.

"It doesn't bother me, if that's what you mean? I've learnt a little since I've been here."

[scion-of-amber.livejournal.com]

"That's what I meant." She holds out her small hands, and then makes a twisting motion.

Her axe appears, the prettily patterned blade obviously sharp and well cared for.