Closed Outcasts [Elia, Azaria]

[Ellion Eickman]

40th of Winter, 512AV

Cold winds tore through Ellions clothes like a sword. His nose ran and his eyes watered. He hated the cold. And the snow. There was nothing good about either. The sky was cloudless but the snow whipped around him so much it could have been a blizzard. He could barely see the black panther beside him. Knowing her, however, she was probably close by.

He called out to her, "Do you know if we are still going south?!"

[Azaria]

Azaria hated snow. That was for certain.

She watched as her breath fogged in the cold air, snow getting caught in her fur. It irritated her, the way it landed on her perfectly black fur, then melted into water with her body heat. She hated it.

Ellion called out to her over the noisy winds. She scampered forward and checked the sun, as Natasja had taught her, and found that they were veering a little off from their course. Azaria returned to the man, all bundled up in his cloak and hers. She nudged him in the right direction, steering him a bit to the right. The panther, beside the man, licked her nose in an attempt to keep it warm.

[Elia]

With snow blowing in her face and her pack in her mouth Elia treded threw the ice and snow. Her nose had became numb to her and her paws were so sore. She looked all around her and she could see nothing but snow. With her head now being held down she treded on some more. Soon she sees a big black figure ahead in the snow and her curiosity takes over and she goes to see what it is. As she gets closer she started to see the shape of a cat and a man. Scared but needing someone to keep her warm she walks closer. With her paws stamping in the snow the figures started to look clearer and clearer. She saw a big cat. A black panther, as dark as night itself. The man was all rapped up in his cloak trying to keep warm. Elia wanted so bad to know who they were. Her paws felt like little needles were stabbing them but she still went on. Snow and ice blew into her eyes and stuck to her white and black fer. Elia loves water but this was to much for her. She loves warm water not all this cold snow and ice. She just wanted so bad to be warm. So much for someone to hold her. Elia was almost to them now walking slower and slower as her paws were so sore. She didn't know how they would react to her but she didn't care she just wanted to be warm. That was the only thing on her mind. She didn't want to scare them to much for she didn't want to fight so she slowly walked in front of them and stood there with the look of pity on her face. She wanted to show that she was friendly. Once in front of them she looked at the panther. "Can you help me? I am so cold."

[Azaria]

Azaria stopped as the great feline approached, and tugged on Ellion's cloak - well, her cloak, really - to make him halt, as well. She figured he wouldn't see as well as her, and would likely tread right into the white tiger. Azaria watched closely as the other feline approached, and stretched out to meet the other Kelvic's face with her nose when she spoke. The panther sniffed the tiger curiously. She was female, and friendly, Azaria came to the conclusion.

The panther rubbed her face against the tiger's furry one, and her sleek black body followed. The snow and ice shook out from the white tiger's fur as Azaria circled her closely, her body rubbing against the larger feline's. She did this twice, getting the snow out of her own fur, as well, along her right side.

She came to a halt at the tiger's left, sniffing, and looked up at Ellion. Azaria nipped at the tiger's ear playfully, then gave the man a look as if to say, Can we keep her?

[Elia]

Elia Stood there and watched the panther with a little bit of discomfort but she was cold. So she allowed the panther to rub on her. Once the panther got to her left side Elia looked up at the man and saw he was really cold but then the other feline bit her in her ear. Granted it was playfully it still hurt because her ears were so cold. Feeling as her paws were, with little needles. Elia growled a little at the panther and slowly stepped away and then shook her head.

She looked back at the man. Again noticing he was so cold. She saw that he had two cloaks rapped around his body but he was still shivering. Elia put down her sack and reached in with her mouth and grabbed her cloak and stepped towards the man.

"This should help a little" she thought.

[Ellion Eickman]

Another gust of wind blew more snow up under the layers of fabric wrapped about Ellion. When will this end! he thought in desperation. Suddenly a small tug was felt beside him. He glanced down at the panther. She made him chuckle for a moment. When normally she was pure black, she now more closely resembled a small polar bear with a few dark spots. He continued, however, to move foreward untill he noticed something in the snow.

It was large. Very large. And blended into the scenery so well that, had Azaria tugged on his cloak, he may never have even noticed it. But what was it? For a moment the wind settled and Ellion could see the interaction between his traveling companion and this strange new creature. Judging from Azarias reaction to the white cat, Ellion determined that she was not dangerous. Still, it worried him when the feline growled. It was a deep, dangerous sound.

But his fear turned to intrigue when the cat produced for him a cloak. For a moment, he stood in wonder at the creature. Then he realized...

"You must be a Kelvic as well, aren't you."

[Elia]

Elia stepped towards the man again and dropped the cloak at his feet. Elia looked up at the man making eye contact. Looking so peaceful and soft strait into his eyes. She shook her head up and down softly.

Elia felt something weird when she looked into the mans eyes but she didn't know what it was exactly. The thought left her mind quickly when a cold gust of wind blew and sent chills down her entire body. She was so cold. Miserably cold.

She soon looked at the panther. "Do you mind if i travel with you guys? I am so alone and I really need some friends" she asked. Then she looked up back up at the man again with that same weird feeling. "What is this?" She thought and then she shivered again as the blistering cold wind blew threw her thick white fur.

[Azaria]

(OOC: Sorry, mates, it took me so long. I am here! :3)

Glancing at the great feline, Azaria noticed something come over the white tiger's eyes as she looked upon the man. She watched her curiously, perhaps a bit suspiciously, but found that there was no enmity in the expression, and thus relaxed.

"Do you mind if i travel with you guys? I am so alone and I really need some friends," the tiger said to her, for Ellion could not hope to understand. Azaria sniffed the larger feline once more, a low, happy rumble in her throat as she rubbed her face into the warm fur of the tiger's neck. She ducked her head under, her sleek, muscular body following, and approached Ellion cautiously, knowing how he preferred her not to come too close too suddenly.

Preparing herself for the elements, she shifted, folding her hands in front of her bare chest and huddling against him to keep warm in the snow for the few moments she needed to communicate with him. Her dark hair covered her breasts and protected a small portion of her exposed back. Leaning in to Ellion's ear, she said over the wind, "She wishes to travel with us." Azaria kept it short, wanting very much the warmth of her fur back.

[Ellion Eickman]

The moment after Azaria shifted, Ellion removed one of cloaks to wrap around her. What is she thinking shifting in this weather?! After he bundled Azaria up in the cloak, he took a sidelong glance at the other Kelvic. His glare was distrusting, but calm.

"Fine," he said after a short while, "But if you make one wrong move, I will personally cut you down."

And with that he began walking again in the direction they were previously heading.

"Come on. I thought I saw a cave or something over here."

He kept Azaria close, standing between her and their new companion. His mind buzzed with questions. Who is she? Where did she come from? Where is she going? All these questions he would have an answer to soon. It was not, however a cave that he had seen, just a thicker spot of trees with some branches forming a makeshift shelter. Inside, the wind didn't reach them.

"We can rest here for now, untill the weather calms down."

[Elia]

Elia watched as the panther crept up to the man. If they are friends why does she seem....scared, yeah scared of the man? Elia thought to herself.
Then she shifted. Elia could see the concerned look on the mans face, and she herself wandered why in this could would she do that. She must be talking to him Elia thought with a little bit of concern as to what she was telling him, but her thoughts quickly shifted when a cold breeze blew yet again.
Elia could not hear what the other Kelvic had said to the man, but then the man looked at her and said

"Fine." "But if you make one wrong move, I will personally cut you down."

This scared Elia slightly. She didn't understand why the man sounded so mad at her. So strong with his words. "Did I do something wrong? she thought but then the man said something else.

"Come on. I thought I saw a cave or something over here."

Elia still a little frightened followed a step or two behind the them. She didn't want to upset either of them for she finally had someone to travel with. Once they got closer to the "cave" they all realized that wasn't what it was. It was just a thicker spot of trees with some branches forming a makeshift shelter.
Once they made it to the trees Elia felt a little better for the snow and wind didn't hit them. She did a quick shake to get all the ice and snow off her thick fur. Starting with her head and doing a shiver like motion all the way down to her tail.
Elia looked up when she herd the man say

"We can rest here for now, until the weather calms down."

With that Elia went to the back of the shelter to lay down and try to keep her distance so she didn't upset the man or his Kelvic friend.
When will this snow and ice stop so I can be warm again? she thought to herself as a look of sadness over casted her face.
Then Elias ear twitched as she herd something outside the shelter. Her head shot up and she began to growl at the entrance. She couldn't see anything threw the thick wall of snow but the noise was getting louder.
Elia did not like this noise. She didn't know if it was a good or a bad thing so she ran up to the entrance and let out a loud roar.