The Wild Series: Reign of Ashes (Main Page/Pridelands)

Ruki wrote:((I'm most certain you mean Najmah but I can't help myself))
((Meanwhile on the other side of the world...))

Moonpelt was exploring near a stream, 'masterfully' stalking a frog. He stuck his tongue out a little bit and wiggled his hind-end when he pounced at the frog. The amphibian hopped madly down the stream a the white wolf chased it. "Come back!" he howled, splashing through the shallow water until the little frog darted into a log. He skidded to a stop at the entrance to the log, his tail wagging slightly and his ears pressed back against his head. "You little stinker!" he stuck his head into the entrance of the small log and sniffed after the frog, who had long since hopped out of the other end and on its way to freedom. "Aw feathers," he huffed as the wolf tried to pull his head free of the log, but instead it rose off the stream bed with his head. "Uh-oh," the white wolf tried shaking the log off his head while he backed up, dragging the log along and making quite the fuss doing so.

As the white wolf struggled, three sets of eyes watched from the nearby brush-line. Easy prey. Normally they didn't stray this far from the abandoned city...

The three Shades used the wolf's confusing position to get in close.

Jaystep wrote:

Ruki wrote:((I'm most certain you mean Najmah but I can't help myself))
((Meanwhile on the other side of the world...))

Moonpelt was exploring near a stream, 'masterfully' stalking a frog. He stuck his tongue out a little bit and wiggled his hind-end when he pounced at the frog. The amphibian hopped madly down the stream a the white wolf chased it. "Come back!" he howled, splashing through the shallow water until the little frog darted into a log. He skidded to a stop at the entrance to the log, his tail wagging slightly and his ears pressed back against his head. "You little stinker!" he stuck his head into the entrance of the small log and sniffed after the frog, who had long since hopped out of the other end and on its way to freedom. "Aw feathers," he huffed as the wolf tried to pull his head free of the log, but instead it rose off the stream bed with his head. "Uh-oh," the white wolf tried shaking the log off his head while he backed up, dragging the log along and making quite the fuss doing so.

As the white wolf struggled, three sets of eyes watched from the nearby brush-line. Easy prey. Normally they didn't stray this far from the abandoned city...

The three Shades used the wolf's confusing position to get in close.

Moonpelt had finally freed himself of the log after banging it against a large rock to shatter the soft wood. The white wolf perked up when one of the other wolves had snapped a twig and look at them, locking with the center one's purple eyes. His tail started to wag slowly. "Oh... hello! Are you from the pack 'cause I'm lost."

Gosh dangit Moon Moon! XD Alright, time to introduce a new character~)

Thalak, a male grizzly bear, was in the same area on a solo hunt. He had caught a large rabbit, which now lay hidden in the roots of a tree a little distance away, and was busy searching for more prey. He was then distracted by the sounds of a wolf making a fuss and the sounds of splashing just beyond a clump of bushes. Wondering what was going on, the bear went over to investigate.

"...Oh you have got to be kidding me," Thalak growled, slapping his paw over his face. He knew of Moonpelt and his HABIT of getting himself into these situations. Honestly, this wasn't even the first time he'd gotten his head stuck in a log, was it? Thalak was sure, of the many rumours he'd heard. He opened his jaws to yell at the white wolf to push the log off with his forepaws, but the sudden appearance of the three wolves startled him into forgetting to speak. As they began to interact with Moonpelt, he crouched slightly lower behind the bushes and watched the scene unfold...

Ruki wrote:

Jaystep wrote:

Ruki wrote:((I'm most certain you mean Najmah but I can't help myself))
((Meanwhile on the other side of the world...))

Moonpelt was exploring near a stream, 'masterfully' stalking a frog. He stuck his tongue out a little bit and wiggled his hind-end when he pounced at the frog. The amphibian hopped madly down the stream a the white wolf chased it. "Come back!" he howled, splashing through the shallow water until the little frog darted into a log. He skidded to a stop at the entrance to the log, his tail wagging slightly and his ears pressed back against his head. "You little stinker!" he stuck his head into the entrance of the small log and sniffed after the frog, who had long since hopped out of the other end and on its way to freedom. "Aw feathers," he huffed as the wolf tried to pull his head free of the log, but instead it rose off the stream bed with his head. "Uh-oh," the white wolf tried shaking the log off his head while he backed up, dragging the log along and making quite the fuss doing so.

As the white wolf struggled, three sets of eyes watched from the nearby brush-line. Easy prey. Normally they didn't stray this far from the abandoned city...

The three Shades used the wolf's confusing position to get in close.

Moonpelt had finally freed himself of the log after banging it against a large rock to shatter the soft wood. The white wolf perked up when one of the other wolves had snapped a twig and look at them, locking with the center one's purple eyes. His tail started to wag slowly. "Oh... hello! Are you from the pack 'cause I'm lost."

The center wolf's wicked smile slowly spread across his face, the other two wolves began cackling softly. All three of the wolves exchanged a glance before the leader grinned again. "Oh, yeah! .... Yeah, we're with the pack! Are you alone?" 

The other two wolves started laughing again, slowly encircling Moonpelt.

Whoops! Didnt see Ruki's post! XD Pretend Thalak almost shouted but didnt and is now watching from the sidelines. Ill fix my post later)

Wildwing wrote:Whoops! Didnt see Ruki's post! XD Pretend Thalak almost shouted but didnt and is now watching from the sidelines. Ill fix my post later)

((*Enthusiastic thumbs up*  ))

Wildwing wrote:Whoops! Didnt see Ruki's post! XD Pretend Thalak almost shouted but didnt and is now watching from the sidelines. Ill fix my post later)

(Okay! XD There may or may not be more Shades, so unless you want him converted, better just have him watch and let whatever happens happen. He can report this back to Raiya! Who is sleeping back in town in her den which used to be a Library!)

Ruki wrote:

Wildwing wrote:Whoops! Didnt see Ruki's post! XD Pretend Thalak almost shouted but didnt and is now watching from the sidelines. Ill fix my post later)

((*Enthusiastic thumbs up*  ))

Jaystep wrote:

Wildwing wrote:Whoops! Didnt see Ruki's post! XD Pretend Thalak almost shouted but didnt and is now watching from the sidelines. Ill fix my post later)

(Okay! XD There may or may not be more Shades, so unless you want him converted, better just have him watch and let whatever happens happen. He can report this back to Raiya! Who is sleeping back in town in her den which used to be a Library!)

Alrighty! Noted! )

Jaystep wrote:

Ruki wrote:

Jaystep wrote:

Ruki wrote:((I'm most certain you mean Najmah but I can't help myself))
((Meanwhile on the other side of the world...))

Moonpelt was exploring near a stream, 'masterfully' stalking a frog. He stuck his tongue out a little bit and wiggled his hind-end when he pounced at the frog. The amphibian hopped madly down the stream a the white wolf chased it. "Come back!" he howled, splashing through the shallow water until the little frog darted into a log. He skidded to a stop at the entrance to the log, his tail wagging slightly and his ears pressed back against his head. "You little stinker!" he stuck his head into the entrance of the small log and sniffed after the frog, who had long since hopped out of the other end and on its way to freedom. "Aw feathers," he huffed as the wolf tried to pull his head free of the log, but instead it rose off the stream bed with his head. "Uh-oh," the white wolf tried shaking the log off his head while he backed up, dragging the log along and making quite the fuss doing so.

As the white wolf struggled, three sets of eyes watched from the nearby brush-line. Easy prey. Normally they didn't stray this far from the abandoned city...

The three Shades used the wolf's confusing position to get in close.

Moonpelt had finally freed himself of the log after banging it against a large rock to shatter the soft wood. The white wolf perked up when one of the other wolves had snapped a twig and look at them, locking with the center one's purple eyes. His tail started to wag slowly. "Oh... hello! Are you from the pack 'cause I'm lost."

The center wolf's wicked smile slowly spread across his face, the other two wolves began cackling softly. All three of the wolves exchanged a glance before the leader grinned again. "Oh, yeah! .... Yeah, we're with the pack! Are you alone?" 

The other two wolves started laughing again, slowly encircling Moonpelt.

Moonpelt kept smiling, oblivious to what was going on. "Oh yeah, but not really. You see my best-est friend Drellan asked me to go find food and I'm trying to ask my froggy friends where to find fish but they keep running away from me--" Moonpelt was spinning around, trying to enthusiastically talk to his three new 'friends'. "But Drellan probably got worried and sent you to find me--he's such a good best-est friend even though he can get a little grumpy sometimes. He especially gets grumpy when I goof up!" Moonpelt lowered his voice to try to mimic his BEST-EST friend's voice.


"Moonpelt you can't just bring us berries to eat we need MEAT! RAWR RAWR RAWR!" "And then when Najmah--she's my sister and she's the best-est sister--will go--" he mimicked a higher more feminine voice "Moonpelt you doofus you are so dumb!" "I know she doesn't mean that though she's just super grumpy--" and the happy white wolf kept talking, and talking, AND TALKING.


((And I'm aware that Drellan and Najmah both have been gone for the past three years but Moonpelt is just rambling because he JUST remembered that three year ago before the fires he brought berries back to camp and both Drellan and Najmah yelled at him in fix his mistake so yeah lol. Moonpelt is #Moonpelting ))

Ruki wrote:

Jaystep wrote:

Ruki wrote:

Jaystep wrote:

Ruki wrote:((I'm most certain you mean Najmah but I can't help myself))
((Meanwhile on the other side of the world...))

Moonpelt was exploring near a stream, 'masterfully' stalking a frog. He stuck his tongue out a little bit and wiggled his hind-end when he pounced at the frog. The amphibian hopped madly down the stream a the white wolf chased it. "Come back!" he howled, splashing through the shallow water until the little frog darted into a log. He skidded to a stop at the entrance to the log, his tail wagging slightly and his ears pressed back against his head. "You little stinker!" he stuck his head into the entrance of the small log and sniffed after the frog, who had long since hopped out of the other end and on its way to freedom. "Aw feathers," he huffed as the wolf tried to pull his head free of the log, but instead it rose off the stream bed with his head. "Uh-oh," the white wolf tried shaking the log off his head while he backed up, dragging the log along and making quite the fuss doing so.

As the white wolf struggled, three sets of eyes watched from the nearby brush-line. Easy prey. Normally they didn't stray this far from the abandoned city...

The three Shades used the wolf's confusing position to get in close.

Moonpelt had finally freed himself of the log after banging it against a large rock to shatter the soft wood. The white wolf perked up when one of the other wolves had snapped a twig and look at them, locking with the center one's purple eyes. His tail started to wag slowly. "Oh... hello! Are you from the pack 'cause I'm lost."

The center wolf's wicked smile slowly spread across his face, the other two wolves began cackling softly. All three of the wolves exchanged a glance before the leader grinned again. "Oh, yeah! .... Yeah, we're with the pack! Are you alone?" 

The other two wolves started laughing again, slowly encircling Moonpelt.

Moonpelt kept smiling, oblivious to what was going on. "Oh yeah, but not really. You see my best-est friend Drellan asked me to go find food and I'm trying to ask my froggy friends where to find fish but they keep running away from me--" Moonpelt was spinning around, trying to enthusiastically talk to his three new 'friends'. "But Drellan probably got worried and sent you to find me--he's such a good best-est friend even though he can get a little grumpy sometimes. He especially gets grumpy when I goof up!" Moonpelt lowered his voice to try to mimic his BEST-EST friend's voice.


"Moonpelt you can't just bring us berries to eat we need MEAT! RAWR RAWR RAWR!" "And then when Najmah--she's my sister and she's the best-est sister--will go--" he mimicked a higher more feminine voice "Moonpelt you doofus you are so dumb!" "I know she doesn't mean that though she's just super grumpy--" and the happy white wolf kept talking, and talking, AND TALKING.


((And I'm aware that Drellan and Najmah both have been gone for the past three years but Moonpelt is just rambling because he JUST remembered that three year ago before the fires he brought berries back to camp and both Drellan and Najmah yelled at him in fix his mistake so yeah lol. Moonpelt is #Moonpelting ))

At first, the Shades were in awe of the wolf's stupidity. As planned, the leader had moved forward to simply kill the white wolf and be done with it... and then Moonpelt messed up big time. 

"Wait! ... Did you just say Drellan? As in the Snow-Wolf? ..." Getting no answer, the lead Shade snarled as Moonpelt continued talking, looking to his two pack-mates. 
"King Agathar will want to question this one personally..."

The other Shades grinned, nodding in reply. With Moonpelt still talking, the lead Shade darted forward, sinking his fangs into the wolf's neck while one of his pack-mates rushed in and headbutted Moonpelt, rendering him unconscious in mid speech.

With the white wolf incapacitated, the three Shades looked around for witnesses and spotted none. The exchanged a few words about who would carry Moonpelt, and eventually slung him over the third Shade and rushed back int the woods.

Oh my gosh, Moonpelt! XDXDXD

Najmah: *facepaw* That moron! -_-'

Thalak: O.e What the actual...

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DwelleroftheEarth wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:Silence chuckled as they continued to walk along, many thoughts coming to his mind but only one escaping his jaws. "You know what? I'm glad you found me, Jury. This sounds like it's going to be quite the adventure."

[Hmm, should we have something happen? xD I feel like they could probably just walk and talk about random stuff for a while longer but idk how to make it seem like they're making progress...?

Oh and Silv, do you wanna RP a bit of Manik and Ninx as well?

xD Hahaha ohmagoodness Villi... #siryoku #theyjustgotshipped]

Ooh! I have an idea! Mind if I jump in with a temporary character? Ps, Im on my way home from work, so ill be able to rp in a little bit)

[What do you have in mind? xD I'm up for it!]

Two words: Side Quest )

Somewhere near Silence and Juryoku, a muffled voice cried for help, responding to the sounds of the two wolves talking. Though in the surrounding land covered in snow, no body could be seen...

[If video games have taught e anything, it's that sometimes side quests have the best hidden weapons and loot lol]

Silence, in the quiet moment after his words, stopped suddenly. "Wait! do you hear that?" He asked, sniffing the cold wind and catching a very faint scent, looking over at Jury and tilting his head.

Jury angled her ears towards the noise, going silent as she listened and casting a look to Silence that said she heard it too. She immediately stepped closer to where she thought she thought she heard it from, listening intently before facing the larger wolf again. "I don't hear anything else. Any ideas?"

SilverstarWarrior wrote:

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:Silence chuckled as they continued to walk along, many thoughts coming to his mind but only one escaping his jaws. "You know what? I'm glad you found me, Jury. This sounds like it's going to be quite the adventure."

[Hmm, should we have something happen? xD I feel like they could probably just walk and talk about random stuff for a while longer but idk how to make it seem like they're making progress...?

Oh and Silv, do you wanna RP a bit of Manik and Ninx as well?

xD Hahaha ohmagoodness Villi... #siryoku #theyjustgotshipped]

Ooh! I have an idea! Mind if I jump in with a temporary character? Ps, Im on my way home from work, so ill be able to rp in a little bit)

[What do you have in mind? xD I'm up for it!]

Two words: Side Quest )

Somewhere near Silence and Juryoku, a muffled voice cried for help, responding to the sounds of the two wolves talking. Though in the surrounding land covered in snow, no body could be seen...

[If video games have taught e anything, it's that sometimes side quests have the best hidden weapons and loot lol]

Silence, in the quiet moment after his words, stopped suddenly. "Wait! do you hear that?" He asked, sniffing the cold wind and catching a very faint scent, looking over at Jury and tilting his head.

Jury angled her ears towards the noise, going silent as she listened and casting a look to Silence that said she heard it too. She immediately stepped closer to where she thought she thought she heard it from, listening intently before facing the larger wolf again. "I don't hear anything else. Any ideas?"

As the words left Jury's muzzle, the voice sounded again, coming a few feet from the black wolf's left.

"Please!" the muffled voice of a female wolf cried, "I'm in a snow drift! Everything's covered except my head, and I can't get out! Help!"

Jaystep wrote:

Ruki wrote:

Jaystep wrote:

Ruki wrote:

Jaystep wrote:

Ruki wrote:((I'm most certain you mean Najmah but I can't help myself))
((Meanwhile on the other side of the world...))

Moonpelt was exploring near a stream, 'masterfully' stalking a frog. He stuck his tongue out a little bit and wiggled his hind-end when he pounced at the frog. The amphibian hopped madly down the stream a the white wolf chased it. "Come back!" he howled, splashing through the shallow water until the little frog darted into a log. He skidded to a stop at the entrance to the log, his tail wagging slightly and his ears pressed back against his head. "You little stinker!" he stuck his head into the entrance of the small log and sniffed after the frog, who had long since hopped out of the other end and on its way to freedom. "Aw feathers," he huffed as the wolf tried to pull his head free of the log, but instead it rose off the stream bed with his head. "Uh-oh," the white wolf tried shaking the log off his head while he backed up, dragging the log along and making quite the fuss doing so.

As the white wolf struggled, three sets of eyes watched from the nearby brush-line. Easy prey. Normally they didn't stray this far from the abandoned city...

The three Shades used the wolf's confusing position to get in close.

Moonpelt had finally freed himself of the log after banging it against a large rock to shatter the soft wood. The white wolf perked up when one of the other wolves had snapped a twig and look at them, locking with the center one's purple eyes. His tail started to wag slowly. "Oh... hello! Are you from the pack 'cause I'm lost."

The center wolf's wicked smile slowly spread across his face, the other two wolves began cackling softly. All three of the wolves exchanged a glance before the leader grinned again. "Oh, yeah! .... Yeah, we're with the pack! Are you alone?" 

The other two wolves started laughing again, slowly encircling Moonpelt.

Moonpelt kept smiling, oblivious to what was going on. "Oh yeah, but not really. You see my best-est friend Drellan asked me to go find food and I'm trying to ask my froggy friends where to find fish but they keep running away from me--" Moonpelt was spinning around, trying to enthusiastically talk to his three new 'friends'. "But Drellan probably got worried and sent you to find me--he's such a good best-est friend even though he can get a little grumpy sometimes. He especially gets grumpy when I goof up!" Moonpelt lowered his voice to try to mimic his BEST-EST friend's voice.


"Moonpelt you can't just bring us berries to eat we need MEAT! RAWR RAWR RAWR!" "And then when Najmah--she's my sister and she's the best-est sister--will go--" he mimicked a higher more feminine voice "Moonpelt you doofus you are so dumb!" "I know she doesn't mean that though she's just super grumpy--" and the happy white wolf kept talking, and talking, AND TALKING.


((And I'm aware that Drellan and Najmah both have been gone for the past three years but Moonpelt is just rambling because he JUST remembered that three year ago before the fires he brought berries back to camp and both Drellan and Najmah yelled at him in fix his mistake so yeah lol. Moonpelt is #Moonpelting ))

At first, the Shades were in awe of the wolf's stupidity. As planned, the leader had moved forward to simply kill the white wolf and be done with it... and then Moonpelt messed up big time. 

"Wait! ... Did you just say Drellan? As in the Snow-Wolf? ..." Getting no answer, the lead Shade snarled as Moonpelt continued talking, looking to his two pack-mates. 
"King Agathar will want to question this one personally..."

The other Shades grinned, nodding in reply. With Moonpelt still talking, the lead Shade darted forward, sinking his fangs into the wolf's neck while one of his pack-mates rushed in and headbutted Moonpelt, rendering him unconscious in mid speech.

With the white wolf incapacitated, the three Shades looked around for witnesses and spotted none. The exchanged a few words about who would carry Moonpelt, and eventually slung him over the third Shade and rushed back int the woods.

...Oh dang)

Thalak watched the whole scene play out in rigid fear. Having seen the three wolves' violet eyes, he knew exactly what they were, and so he made no move to interfere. He sunk deeper into the underbrush so as not to be spotted and watched in dread as Moonpelt was rendered unconscious and taken by the Shades. And still, after the wolves had disappeared, Thalak was rooted to the spot, staring after them in disbelief. Finally the grizzly bear shot up, turned tail and ran as hard as he could for the city, leaving his rabbit behind.

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In the city now, Thalak thundered through the lands of rubble, ignoring the frightened animals there who scrambled to get out of his way. He wasn't sure exactly when he decided to take the path he took, but he eventually found himself skidding to a stop in front of a den that was once a human's Library.

"RAIYA!!" he roared into it.

Wildwing wrote:

SilverstarWarrior wrote:

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:Silence chuckled as they continued to walk along, many thoughts coming to his mind but only one escaping his jaws. "You know what? I'm glad you found me, Jury. This sounds like it's going to be quite the adventure."

[Hmm, should we have something happen? xD I feel like they could probably just walk and talk about random stuff for a while longer but idk how to make it seem like they're making progress...?

Oh and Silv, do you wanna RP a bit of Manik and Ninx as well?

xD Hahaha ohmagoodness Villi... #siryoku #theyjustgotshipped]

Ooh! I have an idea! Mind if I jump in with a temporary character? Ps, Im on my way home from work, so ill be able to rp in a little bit)

[What do you have in mind? xD I'm up for it!]

Two words: Side Quest )

Somewhere near Silence and Juryoku, a muffled voice cried for help, responding to the sounds of the two wolves talking. Though in the surrounding land covered in snow, no body could be seen...

[If video games have taught me anything, it's that sometimes side quests have the best hidden weapons and loot lol]

Silence, in the quiet moment after his words, stopped suddenly. "Wait! do you hear that?" He asked, sniffing the cold wind and catching a very faint scent, looking over at Jury and tilting his head.

Jury angled her ears towards the noise, going silent as she listened and casting a look to Silence that said she heard it too. She immediately stepped closer to where she thought she thought she heard it from, listening intently before facing the larger wolf again. "I don't hear anything else. Any ideas?"

As the words left Jury's muzzle, the voice sounded again, coming a few feet from the black wolf's left.

"Please!" the muffled voice of a female wolf cried, "I'm in a snow drift! Everything's covered except my head, and I can't get out! Help!"

Silence looked quickly over towards the noise, and took a few steps before stopping. If this wolf was in a snow drift, he didn't want to fall in and get stuck as well. They needed a plan. "We hear you!" he called out. "We'll help, just a moment!"

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

SilverstarWarrior wrote:

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

DwelleroftheEarth wrote:Silence chuckled as they continued to walk along, many thoughts coming to his mind but only one escaping his jaws. "You know what? I'm glad you found me, Jury. This sounds like it's going to be quite the adventure."

[Hmm, should we have something happen? xD I feel like they could probably just walk and talk about random stuff for a while longer but idk how to make it seem like they're making progress...?

Oh and Silv, do you wanna RP a bit of Manik and Ninx as well?

xD Hahaha ohmagoodness Villi... #siryoku #theyjustgotshipped]

Ooh! I have an idea! Mind if I jump in with a temporary character? Ps, Im on my way home from work, so ill be able to rp in a little bit)

[What do you have in mind? xD I'm up for it!]

Two words: Side Quest )

Somewhere near Silence and Juryoku, a muffled voice cried for help, responding to the sounds of the two wolves talking. Though in the surrounding land covered in snow, no body could be seen...

[If video games have taught me anything, it's that sometimes side quests have the best hidden weapons and loot lol]

Silence, in the quiet moment after his words, stopped suddenly. "Wait! do you hear that?" He asked, sniffing the cold wind and catching a very faint scent, looking over at Jury and tilting his head.

Jury angled her ears towards the noise, going silent as she listened and casting a look to Silence that said she heard it too. She immediately stepped closer to where she thought she thought she heard it from, listening intently before facing the larger wolf again. "I don't hear anything else. Any ideas?"

As the words left Jury's muzzle, the voice sounded again, coming a few feet from the black wolf's left.

"Please!" the muffled voice of a female wolf cried, "I'm in a snow drift! Everything's covered except my head, and I can't get out! Help!"

Silence looked quickly over towards the noise, and took a few steps before stopping. If this wolf was in a snow drift, he didn't want to fall in and get stuck as well. They needed a plan. "We hear you!" he called out. "We'll help, just a moment!"

"Oh thank goodness!" the she-wolf breathed in relief, "The snow is firmer on my left!" she pointed with her brown, sunstreaked muzzle, "If you're careful, you won't fall in from there!"

Jaystep wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

Jaystep wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

Jaystep wrote:(XD okay!) 

"Yes." Kale gave his unforgiving reply, narrowing his eyes a little. He was quiet as he observed Fin's expression, genuinely perplexed at his lack of memories. 

You hate him! Don't even go there! He has the message, just leave! 


...


What if he doesn't make it? He doesn't remember anything... does that really make him the same bird I knew? 


Kale shut his eyes for a moment, letting rationality take back over. "... To me, at least. But... I mean I wouldn't know about anyone else. I mean you have friends, family, Syrune... You couldn't have been that bad... I guess."

Finnican flinched and looked to the ground.

"...Oh..." he quietly sounded. He silently moved his talons through the snow as he struggled to accept what he had learned about his character before his memory loss.

...I...guess I should just leave then... Kale wants nothing to do with me, so...

Finnican looked up in surprise as Kale started speaking again. He blinked repeatedly, taken aback by the sudden words of (somewhat) kindness. Then he smiled sadly.

"I...I would hope so... But...if I really did hurt you, then..." Was I the same with my friends? My family? This...Syrune person?

He couldn't bring himself to ask that out loud.

"...Look, I don't remember what I did to you. But is there any way I can make it up to you?" Finnican asked without thinking. After thinking back on what he just asked, he decided that was a good thing to ask.

Kale blinked, taken aback by the question. It was something he had never even considered. He tightened the satchel over his back as he shook his head. "... I... I don't know... But I think I should go with you. If your memories are missing this much, I don't know what might happen with you along the way, so... and I can't believe I'm saying this... Let's go Fin, let's find your sisters."

The falcon forced the best smile he could, his head still whirling over the circumstances.

*cheers in the distance* )

Finnican straightened in surprise at hearing Kale would be accompanying him. After a moment of stunned silence, he broke into a grin.

"Y-Ya! Okay!" he agreed, nodding vigorously, "I-Thank you! Really, I'm-! And I promise, I'll do everything I can to make things right between us! Whatever you need, just say the word and I'll make it happen!"

Kale did everything he could not to roll his eyes, still sighing a bit. "Alright."
The falcon shook the gathering snowflakes out of his wings and secured his satchel once more. "Now there are likely Shades still near my Hollow, so we'll need to stay away the bay... and we can't head into the Burned Lands... we'll have to go North and then down the coast. Whenever you're ready.... you know how to fly, right?"

Finnican nodded along with everything Kale said as if he knew what the other falcon was talking about, which he didn't.

What does it matter if his hollow has shade? Does he mean that it's dark over there? Or that it's just downright shady?

"U-Uh! Right! Yes! Of course I know how to fly! See?"
As he spoke, Finnican spread out his wings. Then, with an uneven thrust downword, he did an awkward, incomplete spiral a few inches above the ground and fell facefirst back into the snow.

"...Uh...I-If you'll just give me a moment!"

After a quick discussion about the boundaries and where each one of them would go for hunting, Syrune glided down out of the hollow, followed by Ambyra moments later. The red-tail headed North, opting to hunt for herself deeper in the marshes with the hopes of catching a snake. The young falhawk went for the simpler opting, wanting to avoid crocodiles, and looked to the East for dry land and a rabbit.

Ambyra did not wait to hear her brother's decision on hunting, and left as soon as possible. She needed a few moments away from them both right now, as did Syrune. With all three of them separate hunting was easy and quick. Ambyra found the rabbit she wanted, and Syrune had caught a pair of small snakes, but instead of heading right back to the temporary hollow, Syrune took her time getting a drink by the marsh. Ambyra, too, took longer than usual to gather her thoughts. She observed the marsh from a distance, wondering why it was the only place that was spared the full effect of Agathar's quest for water. Almost all of the Pridelands had been reduced to a shriveled wasteland spare for a few creeks scattered about, whereas the Muckwaters still retained most of it's marsh. Maybe the water was permanently engraved in the ecosystem, and no amount of draining could ever take it away. Maybe the water wasn't good enough for whatever Agathar needed it for... or maybe he had simply overlooked it? Ambyra couldn't decide, gliding lazily over the treetops.

Upon climbing over a small hill, Ambyra's eyes tricked her for a moment into believing she had happened upon a very thick and small forest of equally spaced branches. It took several seconds before she noticed that it wasn't a cluster of trees up ahead, but rather one large single tree in the center of the woods. Curious, she banked downwards and headed closer.

Kale simply stared down at Finnican, doing his best to keep from rolling his eyes. The smallest flicker of humor sparkled in the falcon's eyes, but he denied it. "Sure. Take your time." 

Even as he spoke, the falcon spread his wings and started gracefully into the sky, showing off just a tiny bit.

"RAIYA!" 

The wolf in question made some fort of yelping noise as she was jolted awake. She bolted upright, with no idea where she was or what was going on. Bleary eyed she looked around, books falling off of her back. 

"Huh?! Wha-!?" Raiya stumbled forward and fell face first off of the counter-top she had been sleeping on. She let out another yelp upon hitting the ground, before shooting back up, now wide awake. She darted across the debris strewn ground and out the small bookstore's doorway to spot the large bear looking desperate. 

"What?! What?! What's going on?!"

Jaystep wrote:After a quick discussion about the boundaries and where each one of them would go for hunting, Syrune glided down out of the hollow, followed by Ambyra moments later. The red-tail headed North, opting to hunt for herself deeper in the marshes with the hopes of catching a snake. The young falhawk went for the simpler opting, wanting to avoid crocodiles, and looked to the East for dry land and a rabbit.

Ambyra did not wait to hear her brother's decision on hunting, and left as soon as possible. She needed a few moments away from them both right now, as did Syrune. With all three of them separate hunting was easy and quick. Ambyra found the rabbit she wanted, and Syrune had caught a pair of small snakes, but instead of heading right back to the temporary hollow, Syrune took her time getting a drink by the marsh. Ambyra, too, took longer than usual to gather her thoughts. She observed the marsh from a distance, wondering why it was the only place that was spared the full effect of Agathar's quest for water. Almost all of the Pridelands had been reduced to a shriveled wasteland spare for a few creeks scattered about, whereas the Muckwaters still retained most of it's marsh. Maybe the water was permanently engraved in the ecosystem, and no amount of draining could ever take it away. Maybe the water wasn't good enough for whatever Agathar needed it for... or maybe he had simply overlooked it? Ambyra couldn't decide, gliding lazily over the treetops.

Upon climbing over a small hill, Ambyra's eyes tricked her for a moment into believing she had happened upon a very thick and small forest of equally spaced branches. It took several seconds before she noticed that it wasn't a cluster of trees up ahead, but rather one large single tree in the center of the woods. Curious, she banked downwards and headed closer.

With both of the females out of the hollow before he could say where he was hunting, Nykoru watched after them a moment before gliding to the Southwest. Unlike Ambyra, he was hoping to get at least a glimpse of a crocodile, having never seen one before and being interested in such a creature. But he planned to stay as far away from it, should he find one, as possible. He didn't need to become something else's breakfast while he was trying to find his own.

As Nykoru soared over the wetlands, he thought back on the argument at the hollow. Now that he was alone and could think clearly, he cringed inwardly at his own actions. What was done was done, and he would forever stand by his words, but he did feel ashamed for the feelings he brought about. Not wanting to confront this negative emotion just yet, the young falhawk put his focus on hunting. In just a short amount of time, he caught an otter and perched on a low branch to eat it.

As he ate, Nykoru lazily gazed around the area, taking in the mushy, watery ground and the unfamiliar plants that grew from them. There were so many frogs, he noticed, hopping across the ground and swimming through the water. He had never seen a frog before, but he recognized them from a book he had read. As he glanced from one amphibian to the next, his gaze was drawn by a larger creature with long quills growing out of its back shambling across the dryer ground. A porcupine, another animal Nykoru had read about. What a fascinating defense mechanism. And little did he know that when this porcupine was just a cub, he helped a python make a mouse trap out of his own quills.

---

Finally, the uncomfortable feeling of laying on her side for too long was what woke the scarred she-wolf up. She blinked open her dark blue eyes and lifted her head to yawn. After closing her muzzle, she slid off the tree root to lay fully on the ground. After a look around, she realized she did not recognize her surroundings. But strangely, that didn't faze her. But she did feel disoriented, confused about how she got there and where she was going. Did she even have somewhere she needed to be? Was there someone waiting for her?

Unable to come up with an answer, she decided it was probably not. So then...what should she do, now that she's awake? Standing up felt like a good first step, so she did.

The she-wolf walked a few feet from the Elder Tree. She moved her head slowly from side to side and sniffed the air for... For what? Not even she knew. She looked as lost as she felt.

Jaystep wrote:Kale simply stared down at Finnican, doing his best to keep from rolling his eyes. The smallest flicker of humor sparkled in the falcon's eyes, but he denied it. "Sure. Take your time." 

Even as he spoke, the falcon spread his wings and started gracefully into the sky, showing off just a tiny bit.

Finnican pulled his head out of the snow in time to see Kale take off. He puffed out his cheeks, a sliver of jealousy piercing his heart.

I'm sure I was good at flying to! he mentally protested.

But, seeing the grace of Kale's flight filled him with determination. Finnican got back to his talons and, after picturing Kale fly into the air, the amnesic falcon spread his wings once more and successfully took off. ...A lot less gracefully... But he was in the air this time, so ha! Take that Kale!

As Finnican circled the area close to the ground, a little wobbly in his flight, he grinned proudly to himself.

Jaystep wrote:"RAIYA!" 

The wolf in question made some fort of yelping noise as she was jolted awake. She bolted upright, with no idea where she was or what was going on. Bleary eyed she looked around, books falling off of her back. 

"Huh?! Wha-!?" Raiya stumbled forward and fell face first off of the counter-top she had been sleeping on. She let out another yelp upon hitting the ground, before shooting back up, now wide awake. She darted across the debris strewn ground and out the small bookstore's doorway to spot the large bear looking desperate. 

"What?! What?! What's going on?!"

(XD)

Thalak startled as the crashing sounds coming from inside of the den. Briefly, the grizzly wondered if he needed to go inside and make sure everything was okay in there, but Raiya's appearance in front of him put a stop to that thought.

"Shades in the forest of West Ridge!" the bear immediately reported, "Three wolves! They took Moonpelt!"

Wildwing wrote:

Jaystep wrote:"RAIYA!" 

The wolf in question made some fort of yelping noise as she was jolted awake. She bolted upright, with no idea where she was or what was going on. Bleary eyed she looked around, books falling off of her back. 

"Huh?! Wha-!?" Raiya stumbled forward and fell face first off of the counter-top she had been sleeping on. She let out another yelp upon hitting the ground, before shooting back up, now wide awake. She darted across the debris strewn ground and out the small bookstore's doorway to spot the large bear looking desperate. 

"What?! What?! What's going on?!"

(XD)

Thalak startled as the crashing sounds coming from inside of the den. Briefly, the grizzly wondered if he needed to go inside and make sure everything was okay in there, but Raiya's appearance in front of him put a stop to that thought.

"Shades in the forest of West Ridge!" the bear immediately reported, "Three wolves! They took Moonpelt!"

"WHAT?!" Raiya's fur along her back bristled with a mixture of terror and anger, her eyes as wide as the bear's. With her ears flat, the young wolf barked frantically. "Take me to where you saw him!" 

Without waiting for the directions she just asked for, the she-wolf sprinted off towards the West Ridge, a fire in her eyes.

Wildwing wrote:

Jaystep wrote:Kale simply stared down at Finnican, doing his best to keep from rolling his eyes. The smallest flicker of humor sparkled in the falcon's eyes, but he denied it. "Sure. Take your time." 

Even as he spoke, the falcon spread his wings and started gracefully into the sky, showing off just a tiny bit.

Finnican pulled his head out of the snow in time to see Kale take off. He puffed out his cheeks, a sliver of jealousy piercing his heart.

I'm sure I was good at flying to! he mentally protested.

But, seeing the grace of Kale's flight filled him with determination. Finnican got back to his talons and, after picturing Kale fly into the air, the amnesic falcon spread his wings once more and successfully took off. ...A lot less gracefully... But he was in the air this time, so ha! Take that Kale!

As Finnican circled the area close to the ground, a little wobbly in his flight, he grinned proudly to himself.

Kale was just happy Finnican was finally flying, catching a glimpse of the falcon's grinning. Whoo-hoo you did something a one year old can do, and your worse at it too.


Frowning internally, the Peregrine looked back to make sure Finnican could follow before starting off into the sky above the mountains.

Ambyra tightened her talons on her perch, having landed in one of the branches high above the wolf, studying her carefully. She was very high in the strangely large tree, too high up for the wolf to hear. The young falhawk tilted her head in observation, watching the lost wolf with curiosity. For some reason the wolf looked familiar, and Ambyra couldn't place why. Perhaps all wolves looked the same? How would she know a wolf from the Muckwaters? She didn't know why, but she was sure she had seen this wolf when she was younger. Or so she believed.

(You can have Nyko find her if you want, or have Nyko find a very curious Spindle-shaped bit of shed skin... )

Jaystep wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

Jaystep wrote:"RAIYA!" 

The wolf in question made some fort of yelping noise as she was jolted awake. She bolted upright, with no idea where she was or what was going on. Bleary eyed she looked around, books falling off of her back. 

"Huh?! Wha-!?" Raiya stumbled forward and fell face first off of the counter-top she had been sleeping on. She let out another yelp upon hitting the ground, before shooting back up, now wide awake. She darted across the debris strewn ground and out the small bookstore's doorway to spot the large bear looking desperate. 

"What?! What?! What's going on?!"

(XD)

Thalak startled as the crashing sounds coming from inside of the den. Briefly, the grizzly wondered if he needed to go inside and make sure everything was okay in there, but Raiya's appearance in front of him put a stop to that thought.

"Shades in the forest of West Ridge!" the bear immediately reported, "Three wolves! They took Moonpelt!"

"WHAT?!" Raiya's fur along her back bristled with a mixture of terror and anger, her eyes as wide as the bear's. With her ears flat, the young wolf barked frantically. "Take me to where you saw him!" 

Without waiting for the directions she just asked for, the she-wolf sprinted off towards the West Ridge, a fire in her eyes.

Without missing a beat, Thalak was running at Raiya's side, pulling ahead to lead her to where Moonpelt was taken.

---

"He was right there," Thalak explained, standing next to the stream and pointing to the spot where the white wolf had been before he was abducted. He then moved his large paw to the trees on the other side of the bank. "The Shades came from there and approached him. Moonpelt launched into a long run-on story, I don't even know what about, but he acted as if they were friends rather than enemies. I'm not even sure he knew what they were. Then he mentioned Drellan, and that was the reason why they took him. They knocked him out and took him back the way they came. They're going to let Agathar interrogate him for information."

Jaystep wrote:

Wildwing wrote:

Jaystep wrote:Kale simply stared down at Finnican, doing his best to keep from rolling his eyes. The smallest flicker of humor sparkled in the falcon's eyes, but he denied it. "Sure. Take your time." 

Even as he spoke, the falcon spread his wings and started gracefully into the sky, showing off just a tiny bit.

Finnican pulled his head out of the snow in time to see Kale take off. He puffed out his cheeks, a sliver of jealousy piercing his heart.

I'm sure I was good at flying to! he mentally protested.

But, seeing the grace of Kale's flight filled him with determination. Finnican got back to his talons and, after picturing Kale fly into the air, the amnesic falcon spread his wings once more and successfully took off. ...A lot less gracefully... But he was in the air this time, so ha! Take that Kale!

As Finnican circled the area close to the ground, a little wobbly in his flight, he grinned proudly to himself.

Kale was just happy Finnican was finally flying, catching a glimpse of the falcon's grinning. Whoo-hoo you did something a one year old can do, and your worse at it too.


Frowning internally, the Peregrine looked back to make sure Finnican could follow before starting off into the sky above the mountains.

(Finnican: W-Well! At least I know when to use "you're" instead of "your", Kale, so ha! *blows raspberry at Kale* )

As Finnican began to gain altitude, he caught a glimpse of the cave entrance that was half buried in the snow. His mind brought back the image of the hawk skull, as well as the scorch marks and ash inside the cave. His grin faded as the dread seeped back into his system and he hurried after Kale.

"Um..." he started quietly as he pulled up to the side of the other falcon, "That cave I woke up in... I found weird things in it..."

Jaystep wrote:Ambyra tightened her talons on her perch, having landed in one of the branches high above the wolf, studying her carefully. She was very high in the strangely large tree, too high up for the wolf to hear. The young falhawk tilted her head in observation, watching the lost wolf with curiosity. For some reason the wolf looked familiar, and Ambyra couldn't place why. Perhaps all wolves looked the same? How would she know a wolf from the Muckwaters? She didn't know why, but she was sure she had seen this wolf when she was younger. Or so she believed.

(You can have Nyko find her if you want, or have Nyko find a very curious Spindle-shaped bit of shed skin... )

(Does this mean the hatchlings had playdates with puppy Raiya?? )

After finishing with his otter, Nykoru brushed the remains off his branch and took a moment to preen his feathers. He then spread his wings and began gliding back to meet up with Syrune and Ambyra. He had seen quite a few animals for the first time, but unfortunately he hadn't seen any crocodiles yet. It was disappointing, but he felt that if he waited for one to appear, then the girls would be left waiting on him. For all he knew, they were already waiting for him at their temporary shelter. After the morning they'd had, he didn't want to add even more to the tension between the three of them...

Nykoru spotted the hollow ahead. He covered the distance from it swiftly and landed right inside without a second thought. He was the first one there. For a second, he was annoyed that he had been worried about the girls for nothing. But he was here now, so he sighed and shrugged it off. Then, as he started deeper into the hollow, he flinched and set his talons back down. Then, after stuttering forward in confusion, he walked to the center of the room and stopped in front of an unfamiliar something that hadn't been there before he'd left. The young falhawk stared down at the strange folds of what reminded him of shed snake skin before hesitantly lifting it with a talon.

...What is this?

---

The she-wolf looked one way, and then the other, before turning and walking back to the tree. She sniffed at the ground as she went, then walked past the tree, traveling the same amount of distance as she had on the other side before stopping and looking around.

What am I looking for? she thought to herself, No... What am I supposed to be doing?

She jolted in recognition.

That's...right... I'm supposed to be doing something. But...what is it? What am I supposed to...

She let out a growl of frustration and sat down. Then, after a moment, she stood up and started walking the direction she was facing, which was Southeast. Moving was the only thing the wolf could think to do. She had no idea what else to do, and she didn't know where she was going. But walking, even with no destination in mind... It felt right to her.

((I feel like Moony's mum should show up somehow to help Najmah along, not sure though))