Reconnecting (Closed to Morgana)

Auden was sitting near the Stone Circle while drawing in her sketchbook. She was taking a much needed break from studying. Auden gripped the pencil and pressed down harder to get the shading right around the flower. Ever since she was little, Auden loved everything artistic and drawing wasn't an exception. She was so involved in her sketch that she didn't notice someone coming.

Morgana was wandering the grounds of the castle, on her way to the place that was still her favorite; the Stone Circle. She walked over the covered bridge and felt a sense of relief and calm when she saw the stones. She walked towards them and then noticed that someone else was there. Morgana faltered in her movements and looked around herself. Maybe walking over wouldn't be such a good idea. After all, she had come here to relax all by herself. It hadn't been much relaxing lately.

However, she looked at Auden sitting there, drawing, and figured the girl wasn't the worst to sit near, so Morgana walked over after a few more thoughts and sat down, leaning against the stone next to Auden's. "Hey," she said calmly, her head leaned back against the stone and her eyelids closed.

Auden looked up at the noise. It was Morgana. Auden smiled and nodded in response. She noticed that Morgana had her eyes closed and seemed to be relaxing. Auden went back to her sketch. Then the tip of the pencil broke. "Crap. I left the sharpener in my desk." Auden muttered to herself.

Morgana enjoyed the silence and found a sort of comfort in simply sitting next to a person she felt she knew a little. She opened one eye as Auden said her pencil broke. Morgana tilted her head slightly to the side, and then lazily fished out her wand. She waved it, muttering a spell, and suddenly the pencil was sharp again.

"There you go," Morgana said calmly, not knowing why she had decided to even care. "What are you making?" she asked, surprised that she was the one starting a conversation at all.

Auden glanced at Morgana in thanks. "Thanks. I haven't even thought of that." Auden replied. She was a bit surprised that Morgana would even help. She didn't seem like the type. "Oh I'm sketching a landscape. This darn flower though is giving me problems." Auden replied with annoyance of her inability to shade correctly.

Morgana looked at the picture, ignoring the fact that Auden seemed to be equally as surprised as herself at Morgana helping her. She titled her head a bit to the side. "It's pretty good, though," she said calmly, "And shading isn't the easiest business either." Morgana was actually pretty fond of drawing herself, she just never thought of her sketchbook when she'd have time to draw.

Auden looked up at Morgana with a smile. "Thanks. Shading has always been harder for me." Auden replied. It was true. She always had trouble with it. "Sometimes I get so frustrated that I have to stop myself from destroying the piece." Auden said. Suddenly a question popped into Auden's head. "Do you like art, Morgana?" She asked.


OC: I just remembered that your face claim is Katie McGrath and she plays Lucy in NBC's Dracula. Have you seen it? Its really good.

Morgana gave a slight nod. She did recognize Auden's situation. Shading was the most difficult part, apart from drawing eyes on a face that looked somewhat similar to one another. Morgana looked over at Auden as the girl asked if she liked art. She wasn't sure. She did like art, but she wasn't fond of modern art. She only saw shortcuts to get money in modern art. It wasn't deep and didn't tell stories. At least in her opinion. "I like paintings from the medieval times. Or, pretty much paintings from all the middle age. If they are good, of course," Morgana said with a shrug. "What about yourself?" she then asked, knowing the answer would be yes, but maybe she'd get a more specific answer to her question.

((I haven't, but when I saw this post, I went like: O, maybe I should see it. So now I've seen 6 episodes, I think ))

Auden thought to herself. "I really like paintings from the medieval to now. But I really like the Impressionism. I also like street art because its so raw and its message is making fun of the culture today." Auden replied.

Morgana looked at Auden as she told her what she liked. As much as Morgana disliked impressionism, it wasn't a horrible way of painting. And she agreed with the girl about street art. It was raw and filled with emotions. It caught Morgana's attention, because she barely felt her own emotions, and watching how people could be so wrapped up in governments and stuff like that was really quite interesting. She didn't care. So she thought it fascinating that others cared so much.

"I agree," she said calmly. She looked down at Auden's art. "Which do you find easiest to draw? And which one do you draw the most?" Morgana asked, guessing the girl would understand that she was talking about what ism Auden usually drew in. Morgana never really drew herself, but she had made a few sketches in classes like CoMC.