Muttonhawk

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

The Wamasu's nest was much the same as it was when they left it. Fendros and Janius both came forward to greet Rukeewei in turn, Janius shifting to hold Leaps steady in one hand as he extended the other to shake Rukeewei's. "It's good to see you too Rukeewei," Janius said, looking to Kaleeth, Rhazii, and Leaps quickly, "As you can see, we've picked up a few new friends on our travels. Kaleeth-Rei, this is Rukeewei." Janius motioned for Kaleeth to say hello, then resumed holding Leaps in two hands, "We also have Leaps-On-Elves here. Don't worry, he's well trained and behaved...most of the time." Once the hatchling was steady, he looked to Ahnasha and the child, "And of course there's little Rhazii."

About ten minutes later, Ariel arrived in a fresh dress with a bag over her shoulder. Once she walked in the door, she scanned the room with an open mouth until she came across the pack's table, and then her expression turned into a grin. After a quick wave, she proceeded towards them, appearing to be out of breath. She had obviously walked up here in a rush. "Hello everyone! My deepest apologies for being a bit late, there were a few details with this remedy that I didn't foresee and had to compensate for." She didn't even look for a seat, much less catch her breath, before turning her attention to Rukeewei. She put her arms around his neck and smiled widely at him. "Hello again, my dear," She said, before placing a kiss on his cheek. She looked down and noticed that he was still in his apron, "You'll be joining us soon, yes?"

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

At Ahnasha's question, Sabine was bewildered enough in imagining herself at twenty years of age, even if for everyone else it didn't seem like much time. Being a big sister, a proper big sister, was something else entirely. For the time that Fendros was learning, she helped to mentor him and in a way was an older sibling, but once his proficiency met the pack's standards, his own life experiences quickly reversed their sibling roles. Now Fendros was occasionally teaching her things, mostly reading and writing. For Rhazii, however, Sabine would always be more experienced than him. He would probably always see her as more wise until much later in life. With the age difference, Sabine's role might be more akin to an aunt, but for now, the idea that she would be a big sister was something that gave her a strange sense of joy. Sabine smiled widely at Ahnasha and responded, "I think so."

The activity around the camp prompted both Sabine and Fendros into action in changing into their city clothes and carrying their share of the luggage in preparation for bringing it into the city. Sabine left Ahnasha's side just as Fendros walked up to her with a smile. He extended a hand to help her up if she wanted. "Time to head out?" He asked, mostly rhetorically.

Janius let out a chuckle at Kaleeth's annoyance. "I don't think so. You should still wear your armour while we train, even if we won't have much space to. Being nude in front of the sailors would probably not be the best of ideas in any case." Janius shrugged, "Then again, wearing men's clothes on the boat probably wouldn't raise eyebrows as it would in the city. We would probably just have to find some for you...somehow." Janius stifled another laugh; a dress did not suit Kaleeth in the slightest. "I'm sure you'll get used to it, anyway."

ParaCom: Adversary Inside

Anyone want to post, or do I need to reply to Mr. Malfoy first?

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"Okay," Sabine answered quietly. Ahnasha's words did help deflate some of the fear that had spread through her mind, but now it didn't seem like their voyage was going to be quite as easy as she had envisioned. She could only hope that their company on the ship would not be too smelly, greedy, or otherwise unpleasant. That was beyond her control at this point, though.

In looking down and trying to console herself, Sabine's eyes found Rhazii where he lay in Ahnasha's arms. Another question came to the forefront of her mind that evidenced her lack of experience in everyday society. "Ahnasha, does that hurt? Feeding Rhazii?"

At this point, Fendros was mildly aware that it was soon time to head into the city. He decided to finish his page before he started to shoulder his share of the luggage. He wondered what Sabine and Ahnasha were talking about, but was too focussed to eavesdrop properly.

Heading up from the beach were a much more fatigued looking Janius and Kaleeth. Fresh scratch marks on Janius' shield spoke of their training being suitably intensive this afternoon. Either that or simply evidence of Kaleeth's superhuman strength being applied.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

I'm liable to be offline any moment now. My family is bearing down on me to have some christmas drinks. I might get another post in if I'm lucky.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Sabine took her eyes off Ahnasha's face with a bit of confusion. It wasn't so much the surprise that it wasn't her memories affecting her, but more that Sabine had no idea what sailors were like. They sounded like madmen. Though, it was strange, the ferry to and from Vvardenfell didn't seem to have anyone particularly bad in it. Perhaps that was because they made landfall often, as opposed to what Ahnasha described.

"What exactly might they do? Being on a ship for too long won't make us act like them, will it?" This time it was Sabine's turn to look worried. If Ahnasha's previous expression was about this, then it was cause for concern.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Fair enough. Will we work out exactly what we want to do after the timeskip now, or wait until a later time to decide?

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

The afternoon following the hunt resumed with a quick break on the part of everyone involved. This included Janius and Kaleeth who, despite their energy in the morning and continued motivation, had to sit for a moment before training again. Janius was actually grateful for his, as it gave him the proper head space to think of what to focus on in Kaleeth's training. Planning ahead with his beast spirit in the forefront of his mind was not easy. He settled on picking a tree and having Kaleeth undergo striking drills to train her consistency. Sparring over and again was one thing, but training her muscle memory was just as important, even if it was repetitive. By the end of it, Kaleeth was at least somewhat improved with her mace swings. The drills were reinforced by some one-sided sparring where Janius only held his shield in both hands, stopping as frequently as he needed to in order to correct Kaleeth's technique.

Sabine had initially wanted to go and be with Ariel again to see what a day at the shop would be like. However, by the time she had gathered up the initiative to go, Meesei stopped her and reminded her that she was working on something 'very important' for Ahnasha and Fendros. Sabine gave a glance to Fendros and Ahnasha from across the camp and nodded in understanding. She instead took the time before packing to try and practice her basic magic as Meesei had taught her.

In the time since the hunt, Fendros had occupied himself by organising some belongings ahead of time and then using the spare time to try and make sense of more of Orskan's tome. Keeping himself busy seemed to make him feel more in control than when he had nightmares. Ahnasha, on the other hand, had plenty of space to think and worry by the looks. Being nearby, but still engrossed in the tome, Fendros' attention wasn't brought to Ahnasha before Sabine's was. She approached Ahnasha and Rhazii, sat down next to them and put an arm around Ahnasha, looking at her curiously. "Are you okay, sister?"

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

I have a couple of things that I would like my characters to do, mainly. As for main plot, I was suspecting that Vile's agents, as they were heading to the Bruma pack, might try to install spies there, or otherwise sow discord. If you've got no plans there and I take the reins, then I won't give away what I might decide to line up. If that's the case, then interactions with the Bruma pack might not have to be a long scenario after all.

I think after that, there might be an opportunity to extract some information from the captured spies and lead into a timeskip like you say. Where did you want to end up at the end of the timeskip?

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Behind Ariel's comforting look, she mulled over what Meesei mentioned. It was unfortunate that such people would have to cause such problems, but it was probably the case for all leadership based purely on respect and strength.

What caught Ariel's ear also was Meesei's last comment. "Tsk, Meesei, you don't have any reason to doubt yourself. I understand that commanding respect is difficult, but I think if you place your boundaries correctly, you might just navigate your way through it. I think your strength and wisdom will help you more than you believe." With one last smile, Ariel lowered her arm and began to stand up, "Anyway, I'm just an alchemist, I haven't been a champion before. Speaking of which, I had best get started on the medicine." Ariel held her hands together and bowed to look at Meesei and Rhazii, "I will see you tonight, and...have a think whether you are apprehensive because you don't think you are capable, or whether you are only worried. I had to think about that when deciding to move down here to Thorn." Ariel gave a grin to Rhazii and shook his little hand, "Bye bye, Rhazii." She stood up straight, "See you, Meesei!" Ariel waved and turned to leave.