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<blockquote data-quote="Nephis" data-source="post: 9274651" data-attributes="member: 20459"><p><em>From her great height - more than two feet taller than the young princess - <strong>PA'AVU</strong> takes a moment to observe her and to assess how best to approach this task. As she does so, she can feel the pull of a string of connection from her l'pahb'gin to her gosb'tar, a connection that seems never quite to close these days, particularly after their sojourn in what he refers to as the Astral Sea. In fact, the connection is so strong these days that the goliath believes she has seen evidence of him being influenced by her l'pahb'gin, as well as it being sensitized by his influence: an unexpected but mutual benefit. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>This heightening of her focus allows Pa'avu to see something familiar in the princess's demeanor, in her stance, in her expressions, that sweeps the goliath back along the tide of memory to earlier moments in her own life. In those times just <strong>after </strong>the beforetimes, she remembers the helplessness of a young and badly wounded goliath child, "given" to strangers, unsure of her present and her future: hopeless, overwhelmed, not in control of her own terrible situation and unsure how to proceed or even how to live in this strange new world. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Her past and Scheherezade's present are also reflected in the memory of the circumstances that young Pari and Farzin, Chanvati's cousin's children, <em>have found themselves in, </em>caught up in the currents of political machinations of others (just as Pa'avu's own actions then were caught up in the machinations of her gosb'tar and their mother), all floating like flotsam and jetsam in the stream of others' control and power. The lives of all four children were forever changed from without. However, Pa'avu has learned to access her power; hopefully the siblings are doing so now; and the goliath needs to empower the princess to be able to take hold of the reins of her own destiny as well. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>For, eventually, that young goliath child learned to accept her plight and live within and without it, until she was able to find her own path within servitude, her own <strong>power </strong>and <strong>strength </strong>within it ... and out of it. She is now - more or less - in control of her own destiny and, most importantly, her own choices. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Greetings, young j'zadah*," she now says to the princess. "Yes, I am here to teach and protect you, for to teach <strong>is </strong>to protect. Come, sit with me." Pa'avu neatly sits on the floor of the balcony, and - following her signal - Hazard lies down next to her and close to the feet of the young woman still standing, still staring at the goliath. After a moment, Scheherezade acquiesces, and the hound wiggles his body so that his head can rest in her lap. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The goliath continues in a quiet voice: "Here is the first lesson: close your eyes and take some deep breaths. Don't say anything: just breath and take in what is." </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"What ... is?" asks the confused young woman. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Yes: what is," is the answer given.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The two sit in silence except for the sound of breathing. Eventually other sounds begin to filter in: the sound of the occasional fights, of course, but also ... the sound of the wind, the sound of ... birds? How are there still birds in this place of sorrow, warfare, confusion? </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Scheherezade hears the rumbling of the goliath's voice: "without the distraction of your sense of sight, what do you sense? With your ears, your nose, your skin? Tell me, what do you perceive?" </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The princess relates what she hears in a hesitant voice. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Good, those are all good things, but do you also hear your own heartbeat? Listen carefully now." </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The princess listens deeply as she continues to breath in silence, her hands idly stroking the soft furry head of the enormous hound. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Pa'avu continues: "Listening and hearing are but two of your senses. Now follow your other senses and think about what else you can perceive. You don't have to tell me now: just follow their paths and breath it all in. Your hands on the floor of the balcony: how does that floor feel? Is it cold? Can you sense sound and movement through vibration in the stone? How about the air around you? It sends you the sound and the sight, but there is also the heat of the sun, the thinness of dry air, the pulse of the earth that touches everything: this building, those streets below and beyond the balcony, that wind we hear, and through the air and wind those birds you mention. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Still blinded, you can follow the coolness back to the altar where I found you. By the scent of incense and your memory of where the censers are to the doorway exiting that room. When you learn to access these other senses more fully within you, you will find there is - with them - a wealth of strength within you, waiting to be tapped. That is what I will be teaching you: how to access your inner strength, your true self, your l'pahb'gin."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>* giantish word for "princess," only coincidentally close to the sound of Scheherezade's own name</em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p>* Pa'avu makes a Secondary Skill Insight check to read Scheherezade's mood and recognize it as something she herself has experienced: r15+11=26 vs. 15 Easy DC for a +2 bonus to</p><p></p><p>* a Primary Skill Perception check to teaching Scheherezade by example how to access her own perceptions: r9+20+2 SS = 31 vs 31 Hard DC. Success.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nephis, post: 9274651, member: 20459"] [I]From her great height - more than two feet taller than the young princess - [B]PA'AVU[/B] takes a moment to observe her and to assess how best to approach this task. As she does so, she can feel the pull of a string of connection from her l'pahb'gin to her gosb'tar, a connection that seems never quite to close these days, particularly after their sojourn in what he refers to as the Astral Sea. In fact, the connection is so strong these days that the goliath believes she has seen evidence of him being influenced by her l'pahb'gin, as well as it being sensitized by his influence: an unexpected but mutual benefit. This heightening of her focus allows Pa'avu to see something familiar in the princess's demeanor, in her stance, in her expressions, that sweeps the goliath back along the tide of memory to earlier moments in her own life. In those times just [B]after [/B]the beforetimes, she remembers the helplessness of a young and badly wounded goliath child, "given" to strangers, unsure of her present and her future: hopeless, overwhelmed, not in control of her own terrible situation and unsure how to proceed or even how to live in this strange new world. Her past and Scheherezade's present are also reflected in the memory of the circumstances that young Pari and Farzin, Chanvati's cousin's children, [I]have found themselves in, [/I]caught up in the currents of political machinations of others (just as Pa'avu's own actions then were caught up in the machinations of her gosb'tar and their mother), all floating like flotsam and jetsam in the stream of others' control and power. The lives of all four children were forever changed from without. However, Pa'avu has learned to access her power; hopefully the siblings are doing so now; and the goliath needs to empower the princess to be able to take hold of the reins of her own destiny as well. For, eventually, that young goliath child learned to accept her plight and live within and without it, until she was able to find her own path within servitude, her own [B]power [/B]and [B]strength [/B]within it ... and out of it. She is now - more or less - in control of her own destiny and, most importantly, her own choices. "Greetings, young j'zadah*," she now says to the princess. "Yes, I am here to teach and protect you, for to teach [B]is [/B]to protect. Come, sit with me." Pa'avu neatly sits on the floor of the balcony, and - following her signal - Hazard lies down next to her and close to the feet of the young woman still standing, still staring at the goliath. After a moment, Scheherezade acquiesces, and the hound wiggles his body so that his head can rest in her lap. The goliath continues in a quiet voice: "Here is the first lesson: close your eyes and take some deep breaths. Don't say anything: just breath and take in what is." "What ... is?" asks the confused young woman. "Yes: what is," is the answer given. The two sit in silence except for the sound of breathing. Eventually other sounds begin to filter in: the sound of the occasional fights, of course, but also ... the sound of the wind, the sound of ... birds? How are there still birds in this place of sorrow, warfare, confusion? Scheherezade hears the rumbling of the goliath's voice: "without the distraction of your sense of sight, what do you sense? With your ears, your nose, your skin? Tell me, what do you perceive?" The princess relates what she hears in a hesitant voice. "Good, those are all good things, but do you also hear your own heartbeat? Listen carefully now." The princess listens deeply as she continues to breath in silence, her hands idly stroking the soft furry head of the enormous hound. Pa'avu continues: "Listening and hearing are but two of your senses. Now follow your other senses and think about what else you can perceive. You don't have to tell me now: just follow their paths and breath it all in. Your hands on the floor of the balcony: how does that floor feel? Is it cold? Can you sense sound and movement through vibration in the stone? How about the air around you? It sends you the sound and the sight, but there is also the heat of the sun, the thinness of dry air, the pulse of the earth that touches everything: this building, those streets below and beyond the balcony, that wind we hear, and through the air and wind those birds you mention. "Still blinded, you can follow the coolness back to the altar where I found you. By the scent of incense and your memory of where the censers are to the doorway exiting that room. When you learn to access these other senses more fully within you, you will find there is - with them - a wealth of strength within you, waiting to be tapped. That is what I will be teaching you: how to access your inner strength, your true self, your l'pahb'gin." * giantish word for "princess," only coincidentally close to the sound of Scheherezade's own name[/I] [HR][/HR] * Pa'avu makes a Secondary Skill Insight check to read Scheherezade's mood and recognize it as something she herself has experienced: r15+11=26 vs. 15 Easy DC for a +2 bonus to * a Primary Skill Perception check to teaching Scheherezade by example how to access her own perceptions: r9+20+2 SS = 31 vs 31 Hard DC. Success. [/QUOTE]
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