Criala 729 Share Posted January 27, 2014 An arrow sped through the air, embedding itself into the trunk of a tree. "Not too bad." Ryllae muttered to himself, wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead. "May be time for a short break." His practice had been going for a couple of hours now. Practicing kept his skills up to par, and while it was hard work, it was something that he enjoyed. He made his way over to the tree, pulling the arrow from its trunk. He took a moment to at it, recalling the first time that he'd ever shot a bow. - "Ryllae, come here!" Seith called out to his son, wearing a grin on his face. He glanced at the bow he held in his hand, waiting for Ryllae to show up. There was another bow strapped to his back. "Coming!" The young wood elf called back, jogging up to his father. "What is it, dad?" "Here, take this." Seith said, holding out the bow out to his son. "But why?" Ryllae looked confused, taking the bow from his father. "I'm going to teach you how to shoot it." Seith responded as he took the bow from his back. "Oh..." Ryllae trailed off, not sure about this. He'd never had an interest in bows before, but his father looked so happy about teaching him that he couldn't say no. For the nest short while, Seith spent the time showing Ryllae how to properly hold his bow. Once the young wood elf had gotten the hang of that, he moved on to the actual shooting process. "Great! You're a natural, son!" Seith grinned brightly, pulling an arrow from the quiver that was laid on the ground beside him. "Now, onto shooting arrows. Watch carefully now." He brought the arrow up, placing it against the bow. Once he had it secure, he drew the string back, keeping hold of the feathers end of the arrow until he wanted to shoot it. Then he let the string go, watching the arrow soar through the air. Soon, it as embedded in a nearby tree trunk. By now, Ryllae's interest in Archery had been piqued. It was fascinating to watch his father shoot a bow and arrow. Maybe one day he could be just as good as his father was at it! "Now you try." Seith smiled, turning his attention back to his son. He grabbed another arrow from the quiver and held it out to Ryllae, waiting patiently for him to take it. "Okay..." The tone of Ryllae's voice conveyed the uncertainty that he was feeling. It took him a few seconds, but he finally took the arrow from his father's hand. He brought the arrow up, copying the movements that he'd observed his father doing. Making sure it was steady before drawing the string of the bow back. A nervous glance was sent Seith's way, but he just smiled encouragingly. Ryllae gulped softly, then he took a deep breathe, before finally letting go of the bow string. The arrow zipped through the air. However, it didn't make it to the tree trunk. It ended up a couple feet away, stuck in the dirt. This caused Ryllae to sigh and his shoulders to slump. But the slump didn't last long, because a moment later, there's a hand on his shoulder. He turned his head to see his father looking down at him, smiling. "You did good for your first time shooting a bow. With practice, I know you'll be one of the best archers around." Seith grinned. A smile tugged at Ryllae's lips and he nodded his head enthusiastically. He jogged towards his arrow, pulling it from the ground and heading back to his father. - "Such a long time ago..." Ryllae murmured to himself, smiling and docking his arrow again. "Back to practicing..." He would keep practicing, so he could be a great archer, just like his father had said he would be. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux~ 10 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Nice~ the italics makes it fanceh 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criala 729 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Nice~ the italics makes it fanceh Hehe, thank you! :3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Criala 729 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I thought that was really well written. On my quest to 224 posts in a day, I will bring attention to this post. Thank you! I really appreciate the compliment. :) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knox213 10 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Moved to the Archive. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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