Blood is Running Deep

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Characters: Valdis and closed with some open
Date: October
Location: Throughout Aifaran
Situation: Various
Warnings/Rating: In headers


After a somewhat traumatizing nightmare inflicted by the some aspect of the Dreaming, Valdis spent plenty of time looking over her shoulder. Much as she hated to admit it, her paranoia had increased and she still didn’t know how to deal with what she had seen or what she had almost done. She was lucky Miles had been nearby or she’d have made a mess of the sand. The rest of the month had been slow, though teasing Rutile from the shadows had been beyond entertaining, if unkind. Her meeting with Pepper had given her some direction, but she still had a long way to go.

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Valdis laughed, "Being my friend isn't a get out of jail free card, Sheena."

Her tone took on a half scolding edge, though that quickly faded. She shook her head. If Sheena knew the secrets she held onto, the ninja might think differently, though people always seemed to surprise her.

"I'm not Chief anymore, just an officer, and this city is much larger than Keeliai." Valdis sighed, "I wish I could do more."

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Sheena snapped her fingers in disappointment. "Well, damn. Worth a try, though."

The ninja would definitely surprise her. The people who were her closest friends back home had done it to her--when they had accepted her. Even after she had tried to assassinate one of them and demonstrated just how different she was.

One of them being the ever-pragmatic Raine. And if she could accept someone, then you know everything's okay.

"I know you're not Chief anymore, but that doesn't mean you lose the skills you learned while having that position. And as an officer, it's even more important you keep them secret--you're out and about more." She tilted her head and looked at her friend.

"What else would you like to do?"

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"It was," Valdis said, smiling, though the smile faded when Sheena asked what she wanted to do.

She shrugged, not entirely certain what she truly wanted. The pull of chaos had been stronger lately, but there was no way to use it in a constructive manner.

"Gene is opening a dojo and asked me to teach again," she replied, "But I'm not really driven toward anything right now. Aifaran is so different from what I'm used to."

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Knowing what she had asked was a loaded question, Sheena watches her friend carefully, and really isn't surprised at her response.

"Well, that's a start," Sheena tells her. "Are you going to take him up on his offer? You never know, you might find yourself heading where you want to go if you do."