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IC - General / The Mishap
« on: March 11, 2013, 03:27:16 am »
Kease stretched languidly before curling back up under the blanket. It wasn't very long before her small attempt at returning to sleep was disturbed by the stretching of the little dragon, his claws kneading at her legs relentlessly.
"Okay! I am awake already, you overgrown bug" she laughed and hopped out of the hollow log she used for her bed. The little dragon followed closely at her heels, chirping idly with excitement.
Brushing strands of her hair out of her face, she took a moment to stand on the very edge of a branch in order to watch the brilliant colours of the sunrise streak across the sky. Soon enough, however, they gave way to the sun and she danced along the branch back into the One Tree. Within a few quick moments, Kease had all her things stuffed into her pouch for the day and skipped down a few branches to speak with the human guardian Orcadia and the sprite known as Torianel.
"Goood morning to you both! It's a wonderful day to go walking don't you think?" Kease announced breathlessly as she came to a halt before the two. They both took a moment out of studying the surroundings for danger to smile indulgently at the little pixie who had won their fierce devotion from day one.
Orcadia nodded once before offering a bite of food for Kease to tuck away into her pouch. "You be safe out there, Kease! If Koda comes looking for you, where shall I tell him you are off to?" Torianel chimed in "Yes, you know he'll come looking for you as per always and we all want you safe and sound, he's scary when he's being serious" she tittered before adding "And, he's quite a good-looking man." The two older women shared a knowing smile as Kease fidgeted in place, her dragon at her heels nipping at her leg restlessly.
Kease thought about it for a very long moment before offering a sly smile. "You should tell him that I am heading east to the seagulls to feed them today!" The two ladies nodded with another quick smile for the pixie before returning their attention to watching the surrounding area for any and all threats to the One Tree. Neither of them caught the pixie and the little dragon slip out and head west.
Zipping along the western road she took a sharp turn to the north and headed through the Kaer Tzoun mountain range. Here and there she'd stop to hover over a flower or a plant or something colourful on the path, her little dragon snapping up random berries which each and every stop. She shook her head wryly at the dragon's enormous appetite and his small stature.
So lost was she in her thoughts that she did not see the dark shadow above her, nor her dragon's cry of distress before she was completely knocked out of the sky by an extremely forceful blow which became a relentless attack of claws and bites. It took her an agonizing second as she struggled to gather her wits about her. She staggered to her feet through the claws that tore and shredded her skin so easily and turned to run in a stumbled panic. Her little dragon, though fierce, was easily knocked to the side as the harpy continued after Kease who was rapidly becoming covered in slashes and gashes and leaving a bloody trail against the rocky ground.
Kease whimpered in distress before spotting a small opening in the mountain and made one last dash toward it, managing to duck in through the hole in the rocks before harpy crashed into it at full speed. The force of the harpy's body caused the rocks to shudder and start to fall and batter her while covering the exit entirely. Her last conscious thought was the hope that Koda would come before the rocks finally sent her falling into the respite the darkness offered.
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Outside of the hole, the little dragon fretted and let out keening distress calls as it made futile attempts to get through the rocks. Only a cloud of thick dust remained of the frantic fight, the harpy long dead and buried in the rock slide.
"Okay! I am awake already, you overgrown bug" she laughed and hopped out of the hollow log she used for her bed. The little dragon followed closely at her heels, chirping idly with excitement.
Brushing strands of her hair out of her face, she took a moment to stand on the very edge of a branch in order to watch the brilliant colours of the sunrise streak across the sky. Soon enough, however, they gave way to the sun and she danced along the branch back into the One Tree. Within a few quick moments, Kease had all her things stuffed into her pouch for the day and skipped down a few branches to speak with the human guardian Orcadia and the sprite known as Torianel.
"Goood morning to you both! It's a wonderful day to go walking don't you think?" Kease announced breathlessly as she came to a halt before the two. They both took a moment out of studying the surroundings for danger to smile indulgently at the little pixie who had won their fierce devotion from day one.
Orcadia nodded once before offering a bite of food for Kease to tuck away into her pouch. "You be safe out there, Kease! If Koda comes looking for you, where shall I tell him you are off to?" Torianel chimed in "Yes, you know he'll come looking for you as per always and we all want you safe and sound, he's scary when he's being serious" she tittered before adding "And, he's quite a good-looking man." The two older women shared a knowing smile as Kease fidgeted in place, her dragon at her heels nipping at her leg restlessly.
Kease thought about it for a very long moment before offering a sly smile. "You should tell him that I am heading east to the seagulls to feed them today!" The two ladies nodded with another quick smile for the pixie before returning their attention to watching the surrounding area for any and all threats to the One Tree. Neither of them caught the pixie and the little dragon slip out and head west.
Zipping along the western road she took a sharp turn to the north and headed through the Kaer Tzoun mountain range. Here and there she'd stop to hover over a flower or a plant or something colourful on the path, her little dragon snapping up random berries which each and every stop. She shook her head wryly at the dragon's enormous appetite and his small stature.
So lost was she in her thoughts that she did not see the dark shadow above her, nor her dragon's cry of distress before she was completely knocked out of the sky by an extremely forceful blow which became a relentless attack of claws and bites. It took her an agonizing second as she struggled to gather her wits about her. She staggered to her feet through the claws that tore and shredded her skin so easily and turned to run in a stumbled panic. Her little dragon, though fierce, was easily knocked to the side as the harpy continued after Kease who was rapidly becoming covered in slashes and gashes and leaving a bloody trail against the rocky ground.
Kease whimpered in distress before spotting a small opening in the mountain and made one last dash toward it, managing to duck in through the hole in the rocks before harpy crashed into it at full speed. The force of the harpy's body caused the rocks to shudder and start to fall and batter her while covering the exit entirely. Her last conscious thought was the hope that Koda would come before the rocks finally sent her falling into the respite the darkness offered.
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Outside of the hole, the little dragon fretted and let out keening distress calls as it made futile attempts to get through the rocks. Only a cloud of thick dust remained of the frantic fight, the harpy long dead and buried in the rock slide.