Mind Reader

[Anonymous]

Sanura walked down the road to Adela Castle. She light brown hair was in a tight bun. She looked around and sat down next to a bakers store. She went inside and felt hunngier as she smelt the bread. She looked at the costomers. She went to were the feshly baked bread was. She took two pieces then went to the counter. She usesd her foavorite gitf. Her telekinetic gift was her a charm. She into the bakes mind. Let me have one pice for free I won't bug you again. She said to him sweetly and she pulled her money out. She looked at him. I can't do that mama but mabye... he said as she gave a look. Tanks. She said to him paying for one pice of bread. She left and gaped one more peice with no one seeine as well. She liked her telepathic gifts well. She brought the bread to her and left. She sat under a tree and bit into a piece of bread watching [eople going up and down the streets. She looked around and woundered what will happen to her. She was a normal person but she was able to use magic.

   She looked around with her ice blue eyes and her hair came out of its bun. She was a girl that took care of herself and no one else. She knew this. She wouldn't love anyone and wouldn't care much if someone liked her. She was a hunter and loved her bows. She nomaly broke one every week which made her "buy" a new one. She was a girl of want and need. She wasn't happy or sad about her gifts. She looked around Adela Castle again and sat undre the tree eatting her piece of bread.

[Anonymous]

Saat'bas wasn't pleased.  It was pretty clear from his sullen expression.  And for a creature like him, it was an intolerable state to be in.  He didn't like cities.  Cold, dead places scraped out of the earth.  Humans tore up and trampled down the life that used to be there and left behind a nasty, smelly, ugly bunch of dwellings and pavement.  Little boxes they hid in and hard, rough paths they walked on.  Cities were only good for finding people for a Revel or for hunting or for mating.  Other than that, they offered little that he cared for.

He huddled in the shadow of one of the buildings.  It smelled like bread and pastries.  A bakery, he thought that was what they called it.  The scent teased his nose.  It smelled good and that's why he sat there.

He surveyed his surroundings.  Ok, so this place wasn't as bad as others he'd been in.  It didn't stink so much.  He could sense the abundance of Life somewhere out there.  When he had awoken in the city, he'd simply picked a direction and started travelling in it so that he could get to that Life.  The reason he'd stopped was for a short rest and to indulge in a little sulking.

Saat'bas' ear twitched as he heard the door to the bakery open and close.  It normally wouldn't have attracted his attention, except that he was on guard for anyone who might wander his way.  The person didn't.  Instead, the footsteps faded off to a short distance and then came to a halt.  He peered around the corner of the bakery.  A young woman now sat under a tree not too far away.  He tilted his head, his curiosity piqued.

The woman had an odd sense about her.  Magic.  He wasn't surprised.  In the brief time he'd been here, he'd gotten the same overall impression.  This world was full of it.  It was like someone had tapped a well and let it flow over everything, the energy soaking into the very essence of the earth.

Saat'bas grinned, though, as he thought he sensed something else.  It could be a trick of her power.  He wouldn't know for certain until he engaged her.  Which he very much intended to do.  He crept from his spot in the shadow, ambling nimbly on all fours towards the young woman.  The wind fluttered the light-weight cloth he had wrapped around him.

He didn't try to sneak.  He moved so that he came into her line of sight before he got too close.  When he was still a few feet away, he sat in a crouch and purred in a friendly manner.

[Anonymous]

Sanura looked around to feel magic. She looked to see a curture. She looked at it. She moved closer to it. She hoped it didn't know that she stoll two pieces of bread. She wasn't a bounty hunter but would do it if there was enough money to it. She broke a piece of her bread off. Here it's for you. She said placeing the piece down infront of it. The name is Sanura may I have yours? Mabey she could have some fun with this. Or not, she normal didn't bother with a magical persons mind. It was more fun with normal peoples' minds though. She looked at it.She made a wall around her mind incasse it would try to get to her mind. She looked around. She taped to his mind.  Come with me and don't worry about it. She got up looking around the town. It was still full of people. She sat in an alley. Then got out of his mind she had found out in the short time in his mind which did a lot to learn about him some.

She looked at him and wondered why he was here. She was smart enough to think that a magical curture like him would beable to talk if he were wish to. She looked to the bakery. Now they found out that one (two) piece was stollen. She laughed in amusement. The baker told what had happened. She laughed at this too. She tapped into the leaders mind and said, You must look around you but you won't find your robber. She said getting out of his mind. She looked back to the curture. Sorry I am very amused right now. You see I stoll two pieces of bread and only payed for one it was very funny to see how long it took them to find out about this. She said. She looked aound the town.

She put her back to the wall of the bakery. Do you know of a place I could stay a night? She asked him. She looked around. She never talked like this to anyone. She didn't even know him and still was opened minded to him. She felt strage. She pulled another piece out of her pack. She pulled a piece off and put the rest back in her bag. She ate it with happily. She hardly ever ate like this but when she did it was a meal fit for a king to her mind. She looked around and waited for the curture to talk.

[Anonymous]

Saat'bas was encouraged by the young woman's reaction.  He kept his posture relaxed as she moved closer.  His expression became one of slight surprise when she broke a bit off the bread and offered it to him.  Picking up the piece, he grinned.  Maybe this would be worth being dropped into a city.

He nibbled on the bread as she introduced herself.  Her name got filed away somewhere, whether or not he'd remember it after their encounter he didn't know.  He didn't answer her question.  His name wasn't something he gave out lightly.

When Sanura tried to get into his mind, Saat'bas' grin faded and he closed himself off.  Every thought got shuttered behind a barrier.  He didn't like anyone poking around in his head without his permission.  His secrets were his to keep and give, not for anyone to take as they wished.  He gave her an annoyed look and was tempted to leave right then and there.

The young woman's arrogance in trying to influence him amused him though.  She was trying to make him do what she wanted by mental suggestion.  Silly human.

Saat'bas grinned again, but he didn't chuckle.  Instead, he kept near her as she shifted around.  He tilted his head slightly as she laughed and admitted to stealing the bread.  It didn't bother him one way or the other.  It wasn't his place to pass judgement on people.  He did admire cleverness, though, and it seemed she knew how to use her powers to get what she wanted.

He shook his head when she asked about a place to stay.  Being new here himself, he knew of none.  He watched her eat for another few seconds.  It was plain bread and that wasn't much.  She needed something else.  He thought for a moment, then held out his hand, palm up.  A swirl of light gradually gathered, shrinking into a shape in the middle and the flashing out as it formed a ripe red apple.  He offered it to her, still grinning.

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Sanura looked at him giveing her an apple. What is this for? She asked takeing it from him. She bit into it. It was the best thing she had in a long time. Her mother and father didn't like how she was magic and lefted her in her town and they never gave her this kind of food. You know I really like you as a friend. She said to him. She looked at him smilling. She figgered he didn't know of a place to sleep for the night. Want to find a place to sleep together? She asked him as she finshed her apple. She took the the bread out again and broke some off and gave it to him. She let her mind open. There is a store up the road. Want something I would be happy to get it. She said. She need to find as much food as possibale because she would be leaveing soon and need the food for the travle. She looked at him.

She saw the group looking around in fright as the leader told what had happened in his mind. She lauged at this too. She looked to the store. Um... She said kind of to herself. She looked around. She heard them saying. Mabey she is gone now! and No or why would she go into my mind. and Mabey the baker is wrong and doesn't know what he is talking about. another said. She was going to have fun with this. She knew that she was better then them because she was able to use magic. She went into all of their minds at the same time. Yes, the old baker man is a fool he is loseing it slowly and doesn't remeber anything. She told them in a voice that sounded so cool and convting at the same time. She looked at them leaveing saying Yeah he is going mad. Happy of her dismial and freedom of them she looked back to the curture. Sorry I forgot about you. Un-magical humans so much fun to mess with. She said laughing.

She looked to him. May I know your name? She asked politly. She looked at him waiting. She looked around the town. Us humans not thinking bofore we do it. It makes us fools but we have our ups to. She said smilling at him waiting to see if he would talk.

[Anonymous]

Saat'bas didn't answer Sanura's first question, as she bit into the apple.  It didn't seem necessary then.  He wasn't sure why she considered him a friend.  He didn't wonder about it, though.  Maybe she meant it, maybe she didn't, maybe she was just being overly influenced by his presence.  It didn't really matter at this time.  She was being friendly and receptive and that was enough for him.

When she asked if he'd like to find a place to sleep together, he nodded.  He needed to rest at some point, especially if he intended to interact with her properly.  It would pretty poor to stay in her company and not offer her a few more pleasures.  He'd need energy for that.

Of course, if she meant it the other way...

Saat'bas' thoughts were interrupted when she handed him another piece of bread.  He took it gingerly, with an appreciative purr.  He shook his head in answer to her question.  He didn't need anything from a mortal's store.  Life gave him what he needed and wanted, for the most part.

He ate the bread as Sanura's attention was diverted by the other humans.  His antennae twitched.  There was a strange current in the area and he wondered if she was tricking the others' minds again.  His suspicion was confirmed when she laughed.

Saat'bas couldn't help but be amused.  The young woman used her powers to get what she wanted and with seemingly little concern for the possible consequences of her actions.  He wondered how far she would go to please herself, to get what she desired.  It was a question that intrigued him.

He gave her a rather coy and teasing look when she asked his name again.  He wasn't ready to give it up.  She'd have to wait to see if his mood changed in that regard.  His expression slipped to one of slight disgust as she indicated the city.  He surveyed their surroundings and made a dismissive sniff.  He agreed with her assessment.  Both parts, actually.  Humans did have their upside.

When Saat'bas turned his attention back to her he was smiling again.  He didn't want to waste time on unpleasant things.  He had the sense she was waiting for something, but he wasn't sure what.  He didn't let it bother him.  Instead, he decided to offer her another gift.  It took a moment of concentration and then he handed her something wrapped in soft cloth.  It was a whole loaf of fresh bread.