EliteCommander

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

This is true. Skooma is nothing to toy with, even for Khajiit. Moon sugar is less potent, though it still has strong effects. Khajiit have a much higher tolerance to it, though.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Ahnasha wasn't quite sure what Fendros was doing at first, but she let him regardless. He said he could hear their child's hearbeat, upon which she gave a smile. "I...can't bend that far. I will have to take your word on that. Still, I have felt it kicking from time to time; it is a...strange sensation. It is sort of surreal, really, to know that you have something else alive inside of you. In every other situation, that feeling would be beyond frightening, but because it is our child, something that is supposed to be there, every time I feel it move it brightens my mood a bit."

"Why would I need potio...oh.!" Kaleeth began before she suddenly realized what Janius intended. She wasn't really sure how he got the idea that she wanted to mate from what she said, but she was not against the idea. Her gaze went from being confused, to more...suggestive. "Okay, I can do that. I can't take them from my parent's hut this time, but I think I know where I can get them. We will need somewhere quiet. Just...go to the place we usually swim. I can meet you there, then take you someplace quieter. Okay?"

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"Agreed. You have to take the moments when you can, I suppose. After we leave this village, I do not expect many more until after the birth. We are going to have to keep up a good pace to make it to Stormhold, and by then, it is going to be pretty close to time. After that, we'll have the cub to take care of, and I can't imagine that will take any less time, so...we should definitely make good use of time like this." Ahnasha responded. She finally got the paint mixed to an acceptable hue, but decided to take a break for a moment. She moved her supplies to the side and took a seat on the rock next to Fendros, letting out a sigh as she relaxed her muscles.

Kaleeth gladly accepted the kiss, but she could not for the life of her figure out what Janius was talking about. She thought back on it, but couldn't really figure out what he was referencing, and she didn't just want to make guesses. She worried about offending him if he thought she didn't pay attention to what they talked about, so she quickly decided to see if she could get him to tell her. With her arms still around his neck, she pulled away from the kiss with a grin. "I...not know, why don't you tell me?" She asked.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"Good compared to someone who has never tried before, maybe." Ahnasha retorted as she started to mix her paint together for a decent grey. "Still, I'll concede the point that I have improved. It's not really hard to improve on terrible, though." She paused, then put her arm around Fendros and pulled him close. She leaned her head in close to him for a few moments, but instead of a hug or kiss, she quickly grabbed a sample of her paint and held it close to his skin.

"No, still too dark." She said with a sigh before quickly letting him go and returning to the paint.

Kaleeth had always wondered what it would be like to have a pet, some sort of companion she could take care of, and that could take care of her. She had heard of people keeping creatures before, and some of them were even trained to help hunt, but it was hard to come across a creature young enough to be trained that would even be useful to have as a pet, at least in the marsh. The fact that she had managed to find a wamasu egg that was about to hatch was sheer luck. Still, she had to stop herself from getting too excited. In all likelyhood, Jumps wouldn't be with her for too long. Instead, she put her arm around Janius and looked at him with a smile. Even if they parted soon, there was still the hope she could find him later.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Ahnasha shrugged. "However we raise it is how it will grow. Maybe we can raise the strongest hunter Tamriel has seen, or the best mage or toughest warrior? Maybe we'll raise the smartest scholar...or maybe we'll be terrible parents and get a lazy kitten who is good at pretty much nothing. It's all on us, really. No pressure, right? She commented.

Once she applied the finishing touches to the details, she stood back a few steps and compared the image to its model. She was of course dissatisfied with her work, but she was never satisfied with something she drew. It looked good for something she made, so now was just the matter of adding color. "Alright, you can stop holding that pose. All I need now is to look at your skin so I can get all the colors right."

"Okay, we can put it next to my bedroll. Hopefully it stays asleep while we make it." Kaleeth answered before walking with Janius back to the village. She did notice that the wamasu hatchling turned some heads as they walked through the village, as it was certainly not a common sight. She worried that she would not be able to keep it for too long in the village, especially once it grew large enough to hurt someone. Nevertheless, once they made it to the common hut, Kaleeth started work on the little creature's bed. She had never made a nest before herself, but she remembered watching her mother make one when she was a young hatchling. Her mother was expecting to lay an egg soon, which would eventually become her egg-brother. Kaleeth tried to recreate the nest from memory; it wasn't perfect, but it was functional.

Standing back to her feet, Kaleeth looked to Janius excitedly. "There we go, let's see how Jumps likes it."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"Well, keep your memories close, because they will be the only evidence of what I look like now. In, what is it now, two and half months, I will be back to normal, and we'll have another member of the pack. A cute little furry pack member that will probably drive both of us insane after a few weeks. I don't think cubs are very easy to take care of. Still the very fact that people have children shows that it must be worth it. Maybe I can draw our cub after it is born? I doubt we will be able to keep it still long enough, but...maybe when it is sleeping?" Ahnasha suggested, though it wasn't as if Fendros would be able to help if she tried. She was getting close to finishing the details on her painting, so he wouldn't need to keep up his pose much longer.

Kaleeth cocked her head to the side, seemingly confused. "I am not use I under-...ohhh." She said, suddenly catching his meaning. "No, we have wamasu, a sleeping wamasu, so it will be obvious. Besides, Saxhleel cannot make eggs with humans...can they? I mean, I don't know really. I never thought about it. Should I be worried about...no, the potion I drank after we mated cleanses the body completely, even egg. I don't think it is possible anyways."

Walking around the outskirts of the village, it was not long before Kaleeth found the plant she was looking for, and since there were twigs and sticks everywhere, they had everything they needed. After picking some of the leaves, she looked at Janius quizzically. "Where should we make the bed for Jumps, you think?"

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

Indeed, though Sharee would honestly just stay in the tavern with Kahl. She doesn't really care about either of them, so Ja leaving means nothing to her.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"Hey, I am just trying to keep it as close to reality as possible." Ahnasha joked. "Unless you want me to embellish some of your...features, of course."

Holding the canvas up in the light, Ahnasha examined her work so far. She had most of the detailing done, she just needed to add color, which was the aspect of painting she was the least skilled with. Sketching something was fine, but she was always disappointed with her coloring work. "I can't imagine this will take more than a few hours longer. Once I get finished with the detailing and move on to color, you probably won't need to hold that pose anymore. The shadows haven't been remaining steady this entire time, so I haven't been drawing them. I'll just need to use you as a reference for color...and figure out how to mix the right shade of grey."

Placing the canvas back on the rock, she turned her head to Fendros. "You know, I need to teach you how to do this as well. You need to make a good painting of me...after I give birth to our cub, of course. I don't want there to be any record of me looking like this."

Janius' real meaning went over Kaleeth's head, but she nevertheless gave her answer to the question he posed. "Well, we obviously need to take care of Jumps first. I don't think I would want it to join us. We know it likes to get into trouble."

Kaleeth stood up, being careful not to disturb the wamasu, and looked around the area for a few moments. "There is a plant that grows here with really big leaves. When we make nests for our eggs, we make a little basket of sticks, then wrap the leaves around it. I think that would work here."

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

Sharee clasped her hands together and rested her head on them with a devious smile. "Well, isn't this just getting so interesting? Have a personal vendetta, do you? Maybe a quest for revenge? Our goals may take us to the same place, but first, I need some details. This skooma, where is it, and how much is there? I have the manpower to deal with whatever opposition, but the more information I have, the better chance you have of getting your revenge, or whatever it is you want."

All of Sharee's attention was now on the younger Khajiit, since he was less drunk and being altogether more helpful. She didn't care about whatever personal quest he had, she just wanted a good profit, but if he was helpful enough, she wouldn't mind letting him carry out an execution. She took another drink of her ale just as the euphoria from the moon sugar was starting to set in. She closed her eyes and grinned, though she needed to be careful not to completely zone out from the Khajiit's answer.

The Depths of Deception

My next post is reliant on Leon posting, but I may need to alter that.