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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:57 pm
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Shini and Kami were now at the other side of the village, Kami was lying down while Shini sat cross-legged. By now, the others had grown over ther initial curiousity and were no longer throwing glances over to them. Kami looked longingly at the sky, he really wanted to stretch his wings.
"Not yet, you know we can't," Shini reasoned. Kami answered unhappily, "I know, I know, we can't risk being found out by the Drakes. We only just left, they're probably looking out for any dragons that aren't where they were assigned." Despite that, he was still a bit irritated that he couldn't fly. Shini rubbed his head helplessly, "How about this," she suggested, "We can fly once the sun has set, when it's harder to see you." "Really!" Kami's eyes gleamed as he quickly brought his head up and flashed his teeth in excitement, the move gleam from his teeth and scales caught the attention of those around them who immediately put up their guards. Shini noticed that and whispered to Kami, "Calm, calm. We can. No one will see us and I don't see why not." It was the least she could do. She knew that Kami's white scales could be seen even in the dark, but they still weren't that easy to spot. Kami knew it too but his excitement had caused him to completely forget about it. Shini thought to herself, . Kami put his head back down on the grass, happy that he'd be able to fly at night.
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:10 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:12 pm
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Tiagara thought over giving her name to the drake. On the one hand, he had introduced himself and proper etiquette required her to do so too. But...on the other hand, after all, not only was he a drake, he was also a stranger, wasn't he? Well, now that he introduced himself... Shadowtooth...that's so pompous! such a great name for a drake! she mentally snickered. ..so he was not technically a full stranger anymore.
As the elf was about to scratch her head, the other drake seemed to move. Tiagara almost chuckled at how tiny it was, especially next to the huge dragon and the clawbearer. The dark hair elf looked at the two drakes with interest. She could feel some unease between the two although she did not know why. She smirked as they both walked away in different directions.
She stayed immobile for a moment and decided to go straight, in a third direction.
A few minutes later, she had forgotten all about the drakes as she fell in admiration in front of a superbe equine with flashing blond hair.
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:48 pm
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Perhaps it would have been easier to walk, Glacon reflected, as he shoved the hist bale of hay up onto the growing stack in the dusty barn. In that case he wouldn't have ended up spending the rest of his afternoon helping unload this oxcart of hay bales. Sweat beaded on his brow as he turned back to the cart. On the other hand, walking across the plains of Mideam would have taken another week at least. More, if the warm weather continued. Glacon untucked a rag from his belt and wiped the sweat from his face. All in all, he had probably made the right decision.
"This is the last one," said Kurtic, one of the two Equines who drove the cart on which he had ridden. From a height several feet taller than Glacon, Kurtic reached down and jerked the last bale out of the cart. Resting the bale on his chestnut brown horse-half, Kurtic let his powerful lower muscles carry the weight of the bale, as Glacon looked on enviously.
"You were a great help," said Kurtic, as he flipped the last bale onto the pile. "I am glad that we could give you a lift."
"Our meeting benefited me as well!" said Glacon. "I would be much the wearier if I had made the journey on my two feet rather than with the help of your four!"
Kurtic laughted and mimed a kick at Glacon's shin. "It was a pleasure, traveler, and should you ever need transportation again, I'm sure I can find some bales of hay for you to lift. If you need lodging, just look for the sign of the pilgrim as you walk down the main street. And remember - sundown!"
As Glacon left the dusty barn where they had unloaded their cargo, he wondered if he would still be in time to hear this Ferron person speak. Kurtic had briefly mentioned a gathering at sundown, but wouldn't say why it was tonight, or why he felt it was important that Glacon attend on this particular evening.
Glacon's feet kicked up small puffs of dust and he absentmindedly picked the remaining loose pieces of straw from his hair as he ambled off towards what looked to be the center of the town.
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:07 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:27 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:31 pm
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Shini watched as Kami slept. She had managed to convince him that it was safe here and that she'd sleep as well. The first was probably true and the second was, obviously, a white lie. Though, it wasn't like she really needed to sleep, she had managed to get some rest while Kami was flying over to Goodwill. Either way, it was the least she could do in thanks for him watching her back all the time.
As she kept watch over Kami, Shini's stomach rumbled a bit, she hadn't noticed how hungry she was until now. she thought to herself as she pushed down the sensation. She had some food left over in her bag, enough to last a few days if used wisely, but she didn't want to eat without Kami. Especially since he'd need to hunt his own food. Meaning that they'd have to wait until nighttime, when he can fly unnoticed.
Shini pulled her knees up as she waited for the announcement that the leader of Starfall, Ferron, was supposed to make. At least, that's what she got from listening in on the conversations around her.
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:37 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:45 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:46 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:54 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:58 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:02 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:11 pm
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Kami woke up when the crowd grew silent, the absence of the usual noise had awoken him. Shini took note of it as well.
"Why is it so quiet?" he yawned. Shini simply shrugged, "I don't know." "Shouldn't we go check it out?" "Why?" "What do you mean 'why'? We're going to be a part of this group, we might as well check something major out. Plus, most of the town is there." Shini simply shrugged again, "It really doesn't have anything to do with us." Kami continued arguing, "Yes it does and I know you're curious about it." Kami was correct about the last part at least, leaving Shini no choice but to give some ground. "Fine," she relented, "if it gets any more serious, then we'll go and see what it's about."
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:16 pm
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