[DayVampyre]

Raven sat across the street from the Horse, taking the brightness of the day and anticipating the coming of the night's merriment. Sitting on top of a few piled up boxes, she laughed at the follies of the street-children, all the while keeping an arm around a long beaten wooden box.


What her proper name was, she didn't even know, but everyone she encountered had always called her Raven, because of the satin blackness of her hair. Currently it was tied out of the way with a red sash, with went quite well with the rest of her attire, a loose white top and long red skirt. With her tanned skin and dark brown eyes, Raven didn't blend in with the townsfolk, but it made no nevermind to her, she was always traveling anyway, by herself, or with a group, it made no nevermind to her.


The day was getting hotter, and Raven could see that it was taking its toll on the rambuncious children. Sitting in the shade of the blacksmith's shop did offer some repite, and so Raven beckoned the children over.

"Children, you mustn't play so hard, or you fall over!" She said playfully to them, a few laughed and the two hams of the group fell down, as though it were their cue, after which insued more laughter, even from Raven.

"Sit down here in the shade, and I'll play for you," She said, opening the wooden box and taking out an old but loved instrument. It was a violin made of a fine but unknown wood. The children, ready for a rest sat down close to Raven, as the horse-hair strung bow alighted onto the violin. The song that the instrument broke into, with Raven's guidence, was a happy light hearted, and jaunty tune. The children were soon clapping in time with it. A few of the nearby adults took notice of this pretty little tune as it grabbed hold of their ears and when Raven had finished, the children were clamoring for more.

"Alright, but only one more..." She said, and then her fingers went became a blur once more, as another song speeded it's way off her bow.

[ June 22, 2003: Message edited by: DayVampyre ]