EliteCommander

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Lucius Cypher said
Eh... She didn't say anything. Now it's up to you. Let me put it this way though: She certainly wouldn't mind if Ssarak came along, and depending on how it goes with Uicle, you might get to raise a flag with Annabeth if you stayed. Otherwise my next post will have me position Cynn somewhere were I can get her and Annabeth to meet to start her route. If Ssarak leaves however, he may get a chance to interact with more characters and get to do more things, whatever is your fancy. I'd like it if Ssarak stayed, but he wouldn't have anything to do for a while until Annabeth and Uicle are done.

It would probably be easier if he stayed. After all, Rtron already said he was there. I am not in too much of a rush to post right now anyways, as I am trying to program this mobile app and it is giving me issues.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Lucius Cypher said
Well i guess I can't do it than.@commander if you want Ssarak to tag along you can, though the conversation is mostly going to be between annabeth and Uicle.

He would only do so if invited by Annabeth. Do I assume she offered him to join?

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Ahnasha's spirit seemed to brighten as well with Janius' show of support, though it would still take more than a few kind words for her fears to completely diminish. Still, she supposed it wouldn't hurt for her to realize that the news wasn't all bad. Apparently, being a parent was meant to be a fulfilling experience, and for both her and Fendros' sake, she hoped that was true.

"I guess you're right. This is just an idea that is going to take a lot of time to get used to. I mean, I never intended to have cubs of my own." Ahnasha said, turning and looking to Fendros next to her with a bit of a smile. "And i certainly don't think you ever expected to have cubs at all. Honestly, I do not know anything about raising children; it was never something I needed to learn."

"I can help with that," Meesei responded, "I never had hatchlings of my own, but I do have experience raising them. In my village, the burden of caring for children was shared among the clan, much like our own pack. I do have some advice to share. This development will cause change for our pack, but it is nothing we cannot overcome. To that end, I should say that, for now at least, nothing has changed about what we are doing. We still have responsibilities to each other, and to Hircine. We will resume our training first thing tomorrow, Fendros."

Ahnasha nodded. "Of course. Actually, I think I will go for some archery practice after I eat, if you would like to join, Fendros."

"Good. Now, if you will excuse me, I am going to need to spend the next few hours trying to wash this stuff off of me." Meesei said before walking out of camp and toward the river.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Should I assume Annabeth invited Ssarak to join in the meeting? It seems like the conversation with Uicle would be more of a private conversation, so he would probably stay outside the office unless invited.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"Like I said, I have no idea. I just want to get it off." Meesei responded. It did not take long for the group to finally make it back to camp, as their pace was not restricted as it was before. Meesei stood by and waited for Sabine to prepare the troll fat, while the rest of the group sat down for some much-needed dinner. They had already spent most of the day searching for Meesei, and most of them had not eaten since breakfast. Meesei had not eaten at all, but she was more concerned with cleaning herself off than anything else.

As usual, Janius started a fire to cook up his meal, as well as one for Fendros, while Ahnasha and Lorag ate theirs raw. Janius and Lorag talked back and forth for a while, but Ahnasha and Fendros were, quite understandably, rather silent. Eventually, Lorag took notice of their odd behavior, or at least it was odd for Ahnasha. She could rarely bring herself to stay out of group conversations, so it was easy for Lorag to tell something was off. "Hey, what's wrong with you two? Haven't heard a word from you since we got back."

Meesei has just got a bowl of troll fat from Sabine when she heard Lorag's question. She stopped near the fire and looked over the group. Both Ahnasha and Fendros were obviously uncomfortable, and with good reason. It was an uncomfortable situation, and she understood if they did not know how to go about breaking the news. After a few moments of silent deliberation, Meesei decided to make it easy on them, and hoped they would see it as a favor. "Ahnasha is pregnant." Meesei explained simply, hoping that Ahnasha and Fendros wouldn't be offended.

Lorag shifted awkwardly. "Oh...huh." He said with some hesitation. It was truly rare to see Lorag in such a speechless state, but it seemed this was one of those moments.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

I'm going to go under the assumption that Fendros would be quiet during dinner for my nest one, if that's alright. I'll also be going to bed after this one.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"I have absolutely no idea." Meesei answered honestly. "I awoke at the bottom of a river. At first I thought it was the river that ran by camp, but that was clearly wrong. I have no idea why I came out this far, or what this stuff is I am covered in. Whatever it is, it makes animals act very strangely, and it will not wash off in water. I may end up having to replace these clothes; the scent attracts a lot of attention from anything with a decent sense of smell. As for the troll, well, I don't think I should be surprised by anything at this point."

It was not taking nearly as long for them to get back as it did for them to follow her trail, so they reached the river which passed by camp after a short time. As they did, the trio spotted a small group approaching along the river in the distance. As they neared the group, they saw that it was Lorag, Runt, and Jannius, who had evidently decided to turn around at some point.

"Hah! Look what the cat dragged in...literally." Lorag shouted once he was close enough, simultaneously greeting Meesei and poking fun at Ahnasha. "Did you have fun...out...by the...what on Nirn is that smell? It's like a bear died raiding a bee's nest."

"Good to see you too, Lorag. I know about the smell, but I couldn't wash it off in water. Sabine, if you could mix up some troll fat for me to use once we get back, that would be helpful." Meesei said, to which Sabine nodded in response. Ahnasha kept up a grin as she listened to the exchange, but she did not say anything for the moment. She knew she would have to tell the others, but really did not know how to go about bringing it up.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"Thank you." Ahnasha said, her tone quiet, but sincere. It was still all a lot to take in at once, and any comfort she could get was not something she would pass up.

"Neither of you will be alone." Meesei said in a firm, supportive voice. "As I said before, we are family. Your challenges are our challenges, your issues our issues. We will all help to bear the burden...and reap the rewards." She said, trying to remind them that the situation wasn't completely negative. Ahnasha already knew this, but it wouldn't hurt for her to hear it again.

Ahnasha let out a deep breath and nodded. "You're right, and I guess it will be a while before we really start seeing the effects of this. We should probably head back, tell the others we found you, and get you cleaned up....especially the last one." She said with somewhat of a forced chuckle at the end. Before standing up, she looked over to Fendros, giving him a smile and gripping his hand tighter for a moment before letting go. She was grateful to have his support in all of this.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Ahnasha was just as speechless as Fendros, and in an equal state of shock. She could hardly fathom what this would mean for her and the rest of the pack; it wasn't something that was supposed to happen. This wasn't something she had feared before because she knew they had ways to prevent it, both before and after the event. She could never had anticipated that events would spiral out of control like this; it was all so improbable. And yet...it happened. Soon enough, everything was going to change.

"I...I don't...I don't know what to say. This is just so...how did this happen?" Ahnasha said, not expecting an answer.

Meesei sighed, rubbing her forehead. "I am never going to drink again." She mumbled. Although this development most directly affected Ahnasha and Fendros, it would greatly impact the rest of the pack as well. Not only would Ahnasha become unavailable for more strenuous activity in a few months, but it would give additional responsibilities to the rest of the pack as well. As they all lived for one another, they would all help to raise the child. None of them would even think of avoiding that responsibility.

"I...still could do something about it. I have the capability to end it, but at that point, I would not be stopping a pregnancy from happening, I would be ending one in progress." Meesei said, her tone low and solemn. If she knew Ahnasha as well as she thought she did, she doubted the Khajiit would take that option, but she had to at least mention it.

Ahnasha was silent for to her what seemed like hours, though it was in reality only a minute or so. She muddled over her options in her mind, though none of them seemed appealing. "I don't think I could do that." She finally said.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Meesei had been following her trail for a while, and she had no idea what she had been doing the previous night. She seemed to have ran all over the forest in random directions. At the very least her memory from the celebration the previous day was starting to come back. She did remember having a good time drinking with the others...not that she would want to repeat it. After this experience, she wouldn't want to drink again for quite a long time.

Eventually, Meesei heard a voice shout out her name surprisingly close to her, something that surprised and excited her all at the same time. She ran in the direction of the voice, taking only a few minutes to reach the source. The moment she saw Fendros and Ahnasha wandering through the forest searching for her, she breathed a sigh of relief. "By the Bloodmoon, it is good to see you two." She said as she approached the pair.

"Meesei! I couldn't agree more, oh...ah." Ahnasha began, nearly running up to hug the Argonian before smelling the intense, foul scent that was emanating from her. It was even stronger on her than back at the fallen log. "You, uh, you have a rather...terrible scent about you, and..." Ahnasha walked around so she could see behind Meesei. "...you have feathers stuck to your back."

"I...didn't know about that, but I am acutely aware of the smell. And no, I have no idea what this stuff is. It won't wash off in water, so I think I will need Sabine's help with it. You do know the way back to camp, correct?" Meesei asked, slightly worried that they might be lost as well. After all, they had all been drinking last night.

"Yes, but...there is something I need you to do before we go back." Ahnasha responded, rubbing her hands together awkwardly. "You remember how myself and Fendros were getting...close last night?"

Meesei scratched her head as she tried to recall the specifics of the previous night. "Yeah, you were all over him." She said with a bit of a chuckle.

"Well, that ended up going to its inevitable conclusion. I would like you to make sure nothing comes of it, if you could?" She asked.

"Of course." Meesei said, sitting down and motioning for Ahnasha to lay down beside her. The Khajiit complied, lying down next to Meesei despite the putrid smell coming from her. Meesei placed her hands on Ahnasha's stomach and began to charge restoration energy through her, closing her eyes and tuning herself to the energy of her body. Before she could do anything, Meesei had to examine her to see what state she was in, or if anything had already happened. She was silent for a few minutes, focusing completely on Ahnasha's life force. It was rather subtle variations in her energy she was looking for, so it took a good deal of concentration for her to properly examine her. Ahnasha found herself nearly sweating from the anticipation, but she said nothing so as not to interrupt Meesei's concentration. Eventually, she removed her hands from the Khajiit's stomach and looked down at her.

"Ahnasha...you're pregnant." Meesei said, her tone displaying none of her emotions.