Defender of the Light

Today was–a wonderful day, actually.  It started out when I was walking through the Trade District in Stormwind on a personal errand after having arrived from Darkshire, when I came across this rather beautiful woman.  She caught my eye, but I couldn’t bring myself to say anything to her.  Thankfully, Fizz saved the day.  She happened to see him and we started talking about how complex he is.  To be sure, Fizz is a wonder of mechanics and engineering, though there are “better”, some may say.

I finally wound up the nerve to invite her to breakfast, and we dined at this tavern in Old Town, one I’ve been to before.  It–was a good meal, all told.  I had to try and consciously keep from staring at her.  I don’t know if she noticed or not, though I also don’t know which to hope for.

She was called away to tend to some business–she’s a seamstress by trade, and a fine one at that, I should think, from what wares I saw–and that was the last I saw of her for a while.  I admit that I was disappointed.  We seemed to be hitting it off, and seem to have similar tastes in things.  I even agreed to be her test subject for a few new patterns and styles, though one vest seems a bit–sassy.  Not that I’m really complaining, as I do have one other sassy outfit.

I spent much of the afternoon at the Cathedral, praying and tending to my chores there.  I also have to admit that I had a hard time not thinking about Katherine.  She is–different, really, than most people I’ve met, and that makes her beautiful.  Not that she isn’t already, but–that she is a normal person, and doesn’t even try to be, that she stands out without doing a thing–ah, yes.

Aw, listen to me.  I sound like a child with her first crush.  I’m glad no one will read this but me.  Still and all, it was a good day.  One that got better, as I happened to run into her early that afternoon.  Or, rather, Fizz ran me into her.

I was making a mechanical squirrel for Kate, as I’d promised I would, when Fizz seemed to get it into his head that I was replacing him.  I chased him through the northern corner of the Mage Quarter, and he dashed behind Kate, who was speaking to a man I’d not yet met.  We talked for a while, and Kate introduced me to him–his name was Aerajun, though I forget his last name.  He did like to call himself “Ogrebane”, though.

After a bit, we decided to head to get something to sup, and ended up at a tavern in the Park, though the name escapes me.  I’m really not familiar with that part of the city.  Anyway, we tried to ignore the goings-on, and Aerajun related a story about how he got his nickname–but I admit to hardly paying attention.  I had to keep looking at Kate.

I know, I know–I’ve been accused of planning too far into the future with too little foundation, but–sometimes I can’t help it.  Now, on the other hand, I’ve never been accused of letting my heart get away from me.  I–I find her beautiful, yes, in visage and mien both, but I haven’t even asked her out on a proper date yet, though I hope to soon.  It is so difficult, sometimes, when so much of my race’s culture spouts marriage and kids, with barely a mention at all of–of people like me.

That’s what keeps me from being more forward, I think, the fact that, at least tacitly, it’s accepted that–well–that people like me shouldn’t exist.  People like me, we’re–well, I’ve heard how some men talk, and while they fantasize, the reality is something they don’t want.  A lot of people, not just men, feel that way–like it’s a sickness, and they’re afraid people like me will “infect” their mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters.

Mmm.  Anyway, let me get away from that tangent before it’s all I write.

After leaving the tavern, Kate said she needed to run an errand in Darkshore, and asked for some help in getting there.  I’ve been in Darkshore just long enough to know that many of the rumors that surround that land are true.  That makes the ones I don’t know the veracity of all the more fearsome.

Aerajun and I readily agreed, so we hurried to Darkshore.  It took the better part of the afternoon to get there, and by the time we got back the sun was close to setting.  The three of us went to the Cathedral of Light to spend some time quietly talking, but Aerajun was quickly called away.  Kate and I decided to go for a walk, but before we left I gave her the squirrel I had made for her.  I modified it a little, made it more efficient, and added a two-way communications device to interact with the device I installed in Fizz.  Kate seemed to like the idea, so that was a relief.

We walked through Stormwind and ended up at the docks, to watch the ending of the sunset, and to watch the ship-builders.  I still enjoy watching them, how they take the simplest of parts and assemble the grandest of ships.  Like–tinkering with nuts and bolts on a larger scale, really.

We stayed there, chatting, for a bit, then she had to leave to tend to personal errands.  I stayed for a bit, then went back to my room at the inn.  Today was a pretty good day, even though tomorrow I’ll have to get back to Darkshore.  Things are getting more stressful there, but that’s to be expected, I suppose.  There are rumors of encroaching monsters and undead, almost overwhelming the local defense force.

We’ll see what happens.  I hope tomorrow goes half as well as today.