Elindess
Basantha Shrine
They had spent a single night together - as friends - in the temple, Kh're almost too restless to well, rest. But he managed it, if only for Elindess' sake.
The next morning they left bright and early. A little disappointed she hadn't had time to explore the temple further but feeling mostly excited as she headed back down towards the village near the base of the mountain. Other travellers passed on their way up, ecstatic to see a hunter up close and bonded. A few asked her what she had given up, which she answered by opening her mouth and tapping her throat. A few murmured condolences and their attention would turn to Kh're who was just bursting with energy as he answered all of their questions.
She really couldn't expect people to pay much attention to a mute girl (it was much easier to walk up in her human form, mostly for the height of the steps she had to take through the fresh snow drifts covering much of the path). What could she offer to the conversation?
At the village she rented a room and flopped back bonelessly onto the bed. She had never been a chatty girl, but it was getting to be frustrating that nobody was even trying to listen to her. Even Kh're seemed to ignore her a lot of the time...
Not that she wanted to feel such a mean feeling! He was just... He was just so excited to be free, he sometimes forgot to look back to see if she was there, or wouldn't wait for her to finish making her symbols. She wasn't exactly great at charades, and Kh're wasn't a great guesser either.
Right, a note pad! She sat up and scooted over to the bed's bedside table, looking for a pad of paper and something to write with. Menu, channel guide, Book of the Tirumvirate...