[Flashback]Walking and Waiting[Fela Meason]

[Ssafirsotibones]

Done with his transformation, Bones started to go along next to Fela in the woods. He kept one hand on his gladius, ready to pull it if something came out, and tasted the air once more. He thought that he might recognize the scent, of something quite large, though he was not quite sure of what. Going with Fela, he finally tracked down the individual scent, and took the lead, striding out in front of Fela. "I have it... Ssis way... Sssomessing quite big..." This was partially due to Bones knowing which way to go, and his need to take charge. He was not one to follow others, especially if he felt they were inferior to himself, especially not a kelvic, one as young as this one. She was a mere speck compared to him, in grains of time. He had been around for over a century... And her?... No, he knew more of this, and would take charge. Needless to say, Bones was a rather dominant person.

[Fela Meason]

38th Day of Summer, 508 AV Fela paused as Bones surged past her into the trees he had picked something up and was taking the lead. This was fine with her, she had never really been much of a leader. She was however amazed by the amount of trees this far out, she had been all through Alvadas and had only noticed a few scattered woods on the outskirts. Where they currently stalked trees were crushing in on them thick and unyielding. Could it be another trick? Could they be in the middle of town and not even know it? The city had done strange things to her in the short season she had been wandering it and she wondered if this was just another illusion. Only time would tell. Finally she picked up on the scent too, nothing too large. A young deer perhaps? Creeping lower to the ground the young Kelvic kept pace as best she could with the snake but was soon losing sight of him up ahead. A rustle of leaves drew her attention away from him and to the thick of trees beside her. Maybe I can prove myself...she thought idly as she changed her direction and crept towards the sound. She could hear a heartbeat, faint and frantic and smell the fear on the creature. It knew she was here. A chime later she spotted movement, careful not to loose it she took a few more careful steps in its direction. A blur of fur and she had lost sight of it, Fela gave chase and watched as a rat of enormous size darted into a hole. She dug at the hole trying to reach it only to find the borough was too deep for her to have any hopes of reaching the fuzzy little creature. In a growl of frustration Fela backed away and made her way back towards the path only to find she didn't see it. All around her were trees and nothing more. Panic returned and Fela gave a pitiful mew searching for sounds to lead her back to her companion or at least home.

[Ssafirsotibones]

Going along, Bones tasted the air, finding the trail of the beast. As he got closer, he was able to see its heat signature, picking its frame out from the trees... Finally creeping up, he saw it... A large mountain goat, with big horns, and a strong body. As he creeped up low to the ground on it, he kept it in his sights, and looked back for a moment at Fela... But she was gone... Were in the world had she gone? Letting out a low hiss of anger without thinking about it, the goat noticed him... Well there went his stealth... Letting out a loud Baaahh! the goat readied its legs, and hopped away out of sight. Man that goat could really jump! He had lost his prey! Turning back, he resolved himself to find the crazy girl... Tasting the air, he checked for her scent... It took him a bit, but he managed it... Turning about, he headed that way... Well usually he hunted and tracked animals... Though human hunting also worked... Hopefully he would not eat this one... People tended to take offense... After a while, he heard some quiet mewing sounds, as some desperate thing was looking for help. Getting close, he saw it was the girl, how had she gotten all the way over here? "How did you manage to get ssis lossst?"

[Fela Meason]

38th Day of Summer, 508 AV Fela twirled to stare at the underbrush. Something was rustling in the forest, it was large and headed for her. Fear pumped through her veins and she prepared herself to run.She sighed with relief when Bones entered the clearing. How did you manage to get ssis lossst? Fela looked down at the ground and pawed at it. Getting lost had always come easy to her it seemed, being born in the city of illusions did not help with that at all. Although she did have a theory about that, being born with a natural bad sense of direction actually helped her navigate through the shifting streets of Alvadas, or so she believed. Fela always found that while others would get frustrated or give up she could wander the streets with a smile on her face and almost always sooner or later end up where she wanted to go. Now was not one of those times. She wished she could respond to Bones and maybe tell him of her theory but all she could produce were small strangled mews. Would he think of her as dumb and naive or would he smile at her? Fela was still so young and small in the world. She sought the approval of everyone, even this stranger in the woods. Fela lifted her head she stared Bones in the eyes and indicated with her head to the side. It was the only way to communicate and she hoped her understood she was telling him the lead the way. This time she would not get side tracked. OOCSorry for the short post and the long delay! Working on catching up, shouldn't happen again

[Ssafirsotibones]

Bones appeared at the girl, shaking his head a bit. All she had to do was stay with him, and now she had gotten lost, and caused him to lose his prey... Now what would they track? He watched as she made some sounds. It appeared she could not speak in her animal form. Though come to think of it, he could not use human language in snake form either... Though he was practiced enough to use snake tongue in all of his forms... Though he did not see to many snakes around here. It was a bit to cold for most snakes to live, unless they were really big, or could get things from town, as he could. He did not really think much of her at this point, as she seemed more or less dead weight. But he was not one to leave someone stranded, and so he would continue on with her. Maybe she would prove to be a bit better as they progressed? He would see. He could not understand what she said, but he went on regardless. Turning away, he started to walk off, saying to her without checking if she followed "Now ssstay clossse ssisss time..." She would either follow or not. Tasting at the air once more, he checked for any scents nearby... He could not find the one from before... It seemed the goat had gotten away... But there was something else... But it was very different... This time did not seem to just be one though... It seemed to be several... Turning to see the bunch of scents, he would start walking, motioning for the girl to be quiet. He did his best to stay quiet also, as he tracked down the animal's he had sensed... He could only get a general area.... But he thought he also heard something... Was that a howl off to the side? Now what animal made a howling sound, and traveled in groups? Bones tried to remember, as he pulled out his gladius. He was pretty sure they were close by.

[Fela Meason]

38th Day of Summer, 508 AV The sound of the howling beasts sent shivers down Fela's spine as she readied herself for what ever was coming. She was inexperienced but had all the spunk and passion one could hope for from one so young. The world had yet to beat her down or jade her. She felt unstoppable and told the fear in her stomach to shut up. The first wolf stepped into the clearing and stared them down. The wind changed directions and Fela scented the air, the sickly sweet scent of death washed over her. This animal was sick and half mad. Fela sunk low to the ground and let instincts direct her. Belly scraping the grass she made a slow and careful crawl towards the beast. Maybe I could put it out of it's misery She mused. The creature snarled and snapped at them both, foam dangled from it's lower jaw and it's eyes were glazed over in fever. Fela stared deep into those eyes. One of them was leaving that field. The gods would decide who that would be.

[Fallacy]

XP Award! Name:Fela XP Award: Interrogation- 1 Rhetoric- 1 Detection- 1 Hunting- 1 Observation- 1 Lore: Going On Your First Hunt Notes: Name:Bones XP Award: Interrogation- 1 Rhetoric- 1 Detection- 1 Hunting- 1 Observation- 1 Lore: Lying In Wait How Could You Get This Lost? Notes: Any questions or concerns about the rewards gained please send a PM