Forest Clearing

Illyria practiced her skill with her sleek elegant blade while her mentor Caspian was out in the forest gathering logs for a fire. Illyria stopped practicing with her sword and put the blade into its holder.

"Welcome back Caspian"

Illyria smiled at her mentor, who smiled back, greeted her, and put the logs into a pile. Illyria tossed her long black hair over her shoulders and to her back before walking over and sitting down on a log, to just talk with Caspian. Illyria smiled as her mentor finished putting the logs in a stack and looked over to her.

"What?"

Illyria questioned innocently as he looked at her as if she had done something.

Caspian stared at his beautiful apprentice then snapped out of it when she said "What".

"Oh nothing," He smiled and put some would inside the fire to keep them warm all night.
"Did you buy any food?" Caspian asked as he sat down warming his hands up from the cold.

Illyria smiled and answered him with a sarcastic attitude, “No, of course not, it’s not like I got a whole bunch of fruit and vegetables and also a rattlesnake to eat!”

Illyria smiled teasingly and she knew that Caspian was going to laugh at how she was acting. Caspian was her best friend and there was not another person that was dearer to her than her mentor.

"You got yourself a rattlesnake!?" Caspian said shocked then laughed at Illyria's sarcastic tone.

"Where did you go to find all this food?" he asked his apprentice.

The fire began growing and Caspian took one last glance at their pile of fire wood. They had plenty for the whole night and if they needed some more there was some trees close by.

"Come sit by the fire and warm yourself," he smiled offering a seat for Illyria.

Illyria grinned to her mentor and said, "Well there was just one there, you know snakes live around here also... and I ran across a farm with a wonderful girl there, she helped me out and I bought food there."

Illyria's eyes shone beautifully as she told of her adventures of getting food. Illyria then walked over to the fire and sat down where Caspian had told her to. She smiled at him and asked, "So what happened to you while I was away?"

"Really? Did you have fun when you were buying food?" Caspian asked then gave a small laugh.

"Well while I was collecting firewood I nearly was attacked by a bear, luckily it didn't see me," he smiled putting some more wood in the fire.

Illyria wondered if it was a trick question, she knew Caspian wanted her to have a good time in different things… but he always wanted her to stay focused and not be sidetracked by amusing things. Illyria just smiled and said, “Um yes… quite enjoyable?”

Illyria then tilted her head so she looked almost like a little kid and asked, “Were you frightened?” She made the fire warm up a little with magic, but then went back to focusing on Caspian. She then also asked, “Don’t bears have a good sense of smell? Did it smell you?”

"No I wasn't frightened it was sidetracked by the sound of bees," he smiled, "There is a bee hive around where we were."


He said and laid back on a tree that was behind him and closed his eyes feeling relaxed.

Illyria nodded and briefly pondered if she should throw a fruit at him for fun, but then decided he was too relaxed and would get annoyed. She sighed and got out the pan they owned and started making the rattlesnake. She hoped that the spices she had picked up while walking back were good enough for it.

When the snake was done she grinned and said, "It hath been finished!" Illyria looked over to Caspian, who was asleep by then. She frowned and crossed her arms in a childlike way then said, "Oh Caspian... Oh mentor... Oh idiot... Ok then... WAKE UP!!!!"

Illyria smiled when he opened his eyes... she was quite loud.

Caspian jumped inside when he heard his apprentice yell.

"Hey no need for yelling," he smiled, "Ooo that smells good," he said trying to take one but then burned his fingers.

"Ow!" he said acting like a child. He didn't care how he acted in front of Illyria since they had been friends for a long time.

Illyria grinned but then frowned when he reached out for one. She started to say, “Careful it’s…” but then he burned himself and she finished off with, “…hot…” She rolled her eyes, though Caspian was her mentor, he was sometimes foolish and acted like a kid… only sometimes…

Illyria giggled and said, “Wait for it to cool down… THEN you can eat it, and I hope it is good!” Illyria waited for her piece to cool down since she of course already knew it was hot.

Caspian laughed, "I knew that," he smiled handsomly at her. and flipped his hair back. He then took one once it was cool enough to touch.

"This is really good," he smiled.