StarfrostedFox

Heads and Tails (Ravenhuffle x AutumnFrost)

The wailing cry of an ambulance preceded the medical team that rushed through the doors by several minutes, turning on lights that felt as if they physically struck Cray's eyes, Causing him to automatically squint. He wasn't entirely sure when he had gone through the motion, but he found himself cradling the unconscious woman in his lap, arms around her protectively, and he blinked with surprise for a moment before immediately taking advantage of the brighter light to look over her once again for injuries. It wasn't difficult to locate the wound in her left arm, The overhead lights casting clear illumination on the bleeding hole, but it wasn't until the first of the paramedics rushed into the loft that he noticed the rip in her jeans that meant she had taken another hit in her leg. And someone must have cracked her on the head, judging by the sizable goose egg near her hairline, a gash there still trickling blood. He blessed every star he could name that she hadn't come to greater injury, though found himself beginning to wonder why she had been in such a place in the middle of the night...

His thoughts were interrupted as a young paramedic crouched next to him, a box of medical supplies making a soft thud as it was set on The floor nearby. He was a lanky beanpole of a man, with short cropped sand colored hair and sharp green eyes that took in everything with a glance. He wasted no time checking on the woman, a flashlight coming out of a pocket. "Officer Turner, i'm Colby Farr. Do you know how long this woman has been unconscious?" He asked quickly, reaching over and shining the light into the blonde's eyes one at a time.

"... Off and on since we took down the last man and the call was made." Cray responded after a moment of thought. "she was awake when I was talking to her earlier, but she quickly went back under after only a few seconds." He added, remembering a moment in which she had been looking up at him before her head had hit his chest.

Another paramedic, a woman this time, came over to join the group, simply nodding in greeting before she began helping Colby.

" We are afraid she might have a concussion Officer Turner, and if that is the case she cannot go to sleep. We need you to keep her awake while we stop the bleeding from her other injuries. Ask her questions, keep her talking, whatever it takes. Just do not let her close her eyes. Start with her name." Colby stated firmly and Cray met and held his gaze for Several seconds before an understanding seemed to pass between them.

Dropping his eyes down once again to the face of the woman leaning against his chest, Cray was pleasantly surprised to see her eyelids fluttering, though remembering that the paramedic had said that she might have a concussion, his relief was fleeting, Concern drawing in his eyebrows. When her eyes finally opened Foley and focused on his face, he found himself looking into a set of soft green eyes that reflected confusion and pain, Causing Cray to instinctively tighten his grip momentarily. Before he could begin questioning her, her mouth opened, releasing a raspy name. "Isabel." She coughed, The noise sounding dry and painful.

"Isabel. That's a pretty name." Cray responded with a gentle smile. "Isabel, my name is Officer Cray Turner. I'm with the Cincinnati police department." He chuckled a little. "you don't have to remember all that, just call me Cray, it's less of a mouthful. But listen Isabel, I need you to do something important for me. I need you to keep your eyes open and looking at me. Can you do that?"

Turning Over a New Leaf (SouffleGirl123 x AutumnFrost)

Though she didn't really give him time to respond to anything that she had said, Carla had given him plenty to think about. Watching her thoughtfully as the young woman absorbed The beautiful scenery rushing past outside, Rover silently wondered once again where it was that she was coming from and why she would never be returning. It would, of course, be quite rude to pry into her personal affairs, something he prided himself in not doing, so instead kept his thoughts to himself and simply wondered.

After a moment in which he squinted into the sunlight, enjoying the increase in the number of trees in this area, the cat finally turned his yellow and red eyes back onto Carla just as she turned to look at him, commenting on the beauty of the landscape and asking him about his own Village. He blinked, tilting his head thoughtfully. "I haven't been home in a long time, I love traveling too much to stay put for too long." He admitted, his tail giving a twitch. "But yes, it is beautiful. Everyone there loves to plant flowers and sit on benches by the fountain." His eyes brightened with curiosity. "I'm sure where you are headed is beautiful as well. Do you know where it is that you are heading? Anywhere I might know?" He asked, interested in pursuing travel topics. Being a lover of traveling, Rover rather enjoyed talking to anyone about journeys. And by the sound of it, Carla was on quite an interesting trip.

Turning Over a New Leaf (SouffleGirl123 x AutumnFrost)

Rover look simply delighted that the girl had responded to him, though it appeared that the human had just woken up not too long before he had shown up to inquire after the time. Blinking a few times and deciding it might be better to not mention any grogginess , the cat quickly cast his gaze at the watch the girl glanced down at hopefully. But when she finally responded that she hadn't yet changed the time, he didn't seem to be very disappointed. On the contrary, it only seemed to make him happier. His curiosity was burning at this point after all. Where could she be coming from that required a difference in time?

"why, it's the thought that counts. I think it is almost time to replace my watch, it keeps slowing down on me. I simply noticed that you had a watch yourself and thought to check if my time was off again." It wasn't entirely the truth, but he had noticed her watch... How could he pass up such a golden opportunity? And with that he quite deliberately stepped forward and took the seat across from her, Settling back into the cushion and giving his long tail A twitch. "I hope you don't mind if I sit here. I promise I won't fall asleep on your shoulder and start drooling on you or anything..." He chuckled, not about to tell this girl that he had once done just that. Reaching out, he offered a paw in greeting. "It's nice to meet you. What might your name be?" He added with another grin.

Portals to the Nether (Hekazu x AutumnFrost)

In all honesty, restoring an old book might have had its dull moments to most, and Elma silently admitted even her enthusiasm over the idea might wane eventually, but she loved the idea of working with her hands, using her own creativity and experience to make something better. She ran the pad of her thumb across an intricate pattern of branches and leaves tooled into the leather along the bottom edge of her jerkin, remembering fondly the long hours that it had taken her to put them there. Lips curling up into a smile, the elvin woman trailed after Matthias is he first led her through the rows of stocked shelves and then into a set of hallways that gave her the impression of being trapped within a maze. It was a wonder how anyone found their way back here, with every door looking so alike. But Matthias steered their course confidently and seemingly without hesitation, stepping up to one of the doors and giving a knock.

A rather flustered man answered the door, inquiring almost immediately if he was done with whatever job he had been assigned with. A few words were exchanged, several curious glances were thrown in her direction, and then the man was hurrying away, leaving the office to Matthias and Elma. The smell of hot glue permeated the room, intensifying somewhat as Elma shut The door behind her as instructed, catching her interest. She watched the head librarian move over to the pot of what she assumed was the glue, One of his hands reaching out to give the liquid a few experimental stirs, before he settled himself into the seat behind the desk and began his work. Glancing around the rest of the room, she hesitated for only a moment before claiming one of the other chairs situated on her side of the desk, unable to stop the audible sigh that passed through her lips as she took her weight off of her feet. Settling back into the chair, she watched as Matthias carefully selected one of the delicate pieces of parchment and began to apply glue along its inner edge. But then he called her Lady Telthris again and she grimaced slightly at the sound of it.

"Please. You may simply call me Elma." She insisted, giving him a look that clearly stated she was not going to settle for otherwise. "From what I can tell, we are going to be spending a lot of time together in the foreseeable future, and I don't feel like spending that time continually looking over my shoulder to see if my mother has come upon us." She smiled, though the look in her eyes stubbornly continued to convey that this was one insistence that she would not budge on. And before any objection, if there were such objections, could be raised, Elma folded her hands together and her lap and gave her head a thoughtful tilt. "I wouldn't say that I hold an excessive amount of knowledge on our task, But I did not read your letter, So I cannot say for sure that the King gave us the same information. From my own request, it appears that some sort of demonic or enchanted creatures have appeared in the north and are terrorizing the villages..." A frown creased her brow. "I myself work as a ranger, a guard for hire in most instances, and I asked others in my company that had traveled north if they had seen anything unusual. Only one, Naia, confessed to seeing a figure from a distance, a huge hulking sort of beast that was shaped like a man but seemed... lopsided somehow." She gave her shoulders a delicate shrug. "I have no information beyond that. I don't know the source of the stories, the creatures, or why the king would think that one such as yourself would be qualified to go on such a quest. I am not even privy to the knowledge of why he would think someone like myself would be qualified, either. I can only guess.

Turning Over a New Leaf (SouffleGirl123 x AutumnFrost)

The green of the trees began to blur into a streak of soft looking color as an old-fashioned looking brown and white steam engine pulled away from its most recent stop, gaining speed as it continued on to the next destination with the most recent passengers having finally boarded. The rhythmic sound of the wheels clicking over the railroad tracks as the train threaded its way through the countryside was strangely soothing, coupled with the gentle swaying of the cars, it was enough to have anyone falling asleep in one of the comfortable padded bench seats lined up in pairs facing one another next to a window along each wall. Warm late afternoon sunlight flooded the interior of the train, adding to the comfortable atmosphere, and more than one occupant had indeed fallen into a gentle snore where they sat.

A curious looking cat, One of the recent additions since the last stop, his fur a velvety dark blue with white contrasting across his face in a mask, roamed around the floor space of the second car, looking for somewhere to sit down, red irised eyes flickering over the chattering animals clumped up together and crowding the various benches. With a soft sigh of disappointment that there was no room for himself to join them, he adjusted a small Black bag higher onto his shoulder and proceeded to trail over to the connecting doors to the first car, pushing them open to peer around curiously, Hoping he wouldn't have to make his way to the last car to find a seat, and immediately stiffened with surprise. Sitting alone a few benches in was something he had never seen: a human. Well, he had seen pictures of them, had heard that they lived in cities together somewhere farther inland, but he had never come face-to-face with one. He had heard that they were a rare species, Only a handful left in the world, but he wasn't entirely sure how accurate that information was. Nevertheless, he wasn't going to give up the opportunity to talk with something he had only heard stories about. So naturally his curiosity increased. Quickly thinking of something to say that would break the ice, he confidently approached the stranger, stopping a few feet away.

"Hey there!" He started out, eyes bright with his excitement. "My name is rover. Can I bother you for the time?" He asked cheerfully, grinning in a way that made his whiskers twitch pleasantly.

The Way Of Wolves

As he had turned back to answer her question, Hutch found himself silently wondering why Sophia had turned her face away from him, her chestnut hair falling in a sheet between them. When he had eventually spoken of his sister, Sophia had rather quickly looked back in his direction, her blue gaze bright with interest, a faint coloring of pink in her cheeks, and he then wondered why she had flushed. He had just silently admitted to himself that he found the coloring attractive and was starting to theorize that it had been called into being by her excitement when the woman reached up to brush away some of the tresses from her face. He had just enough time to register the movement and firmly resolve not to look down when her cheeks flooded with a darker color. He subtly deepened his breaths, catching the hint of... embarrassment, he decided, mingled with the scent of human and wolf. He looked, He couldn't deny that, without actually moving his eyes to do so. He liked what he saw. She was a beautiful woman, she shouldn't be embarrassed about the body she had been blessed with. He had just opened his mouth to tell her so, though it went against his natural nature, when she quickly dropped her arm back into place and was saying how she would like to meet his sister one day. Slowly, Hutch closed his mouth again, giving a solitary nod of acknowledgment, regretting the lost opportunity for a well-deserved compliment. Mentally, he tucked The comment away in the back of his mind, hoping to have the chance to give it in the future. For now, he reluctantly turned his thoughts back to his sister, the newcomers, The responsibilities his father was trying to give him...

He didn't answer all of her questions immediately, waiting patiently for her to talk herself out, giving himself ample opportunity to collect his thoughts. But when his silence finally would start to be considered rude, he released the breath he hadn't realized he had been holding in an abrupt sigh. "No. New wolves are not common place in our pack. To have three changes at once is almost unheard of... And to have these three change after almost a decade without any... It's strange." He admitted, Tilting his head thoughtfully as he considered the odds. They weren't good, Even with favorable circumstances.

Resisting the sudden urge to grimace as he then admitted to the reason why he had sought solitude, Hutch's Voice almost deepened into a grumble, or perhaps it was more accurately described as a growl. "My sister, Cassidy, can be a little... irritating at times. Even though she is a werewolf, she is positively bubbly." He couldn't help the roll his eyes gave. "She was on one earlier, gushing about the wonderful opportunity the Alpha has given me by asking me to do something so important as leading a first hunt." He could feel himself bristling at the remembered emotions and comments, he couldn't help it. Even though he had wanted to make some sort of sarcastic remark about the manners of her pack's own new Wolf, his earlier irritation was resurfacing, smothering out any thought he had had of flirting. "I had to get away from her before I ripped out her hamstring or something worse to leave her behind. I couldn't take the cheery positivity she was spouting when I just wanted to be angry with my father and the Alpha for trying to force me into accepting higher responsibility. I don't want to be a dominant!"

Instinctively, Hutch's entire body went completely still, his muscles stiffening with the realization of just how much he had admitted to. Never before had he opened up to someone as much as he had been doing with this stranger, Not even his sister, who he was closest with despite being irritated with her frequently. The idea of admitting to such weakness had his mouth going dry, but almost immediately flared his irritation. He didn't care about being weak, he didn't care about being strong, it shouldn't matter that he voiced his opinion. But his wolf didn't like the feeling one bit. The wolf snarled in his mind, Demanding that the statement be refuted, irritated at his human half. Ignoring the prideful beast, ignoring the effect he might have on Sophia,, Hutch surged onto his feet, whirling around until his back was to the woman and taking a few strides away, coming to a stop with his fists clenched and his shoulders taut.

Of Men and Elves (Siaya-Dragalorn x AutumnFrost)

When was it that she had fallen onto the forest floor? ...Groggily, Aeylisia blinked her eyes several times, aware that she lay partially on her back and partially twisted onto one side, one cheek pressed into the Forest floor, her hair spilling over her face and fluttering in the exhalation of her breath. Pain suddenly throbbed in her head and along her right calf, her thoughts struggling to catch up with her position. As it was, she didn't immediately recognize that someone was speaking to her until she registered movement out of the corner of her eye. Then her body instinctively stiffened, her mind quickly running over the events of the last few minutes, and she realized that the voice speaking belonged to the human male, Looking up through her hair to see his face tight with an emotion she couldn't quite place a word to.

Was she all right. That was the first question that clicked into place. Her body immediately protested that, no, she was not all right. Her calf Felt as if it had been torn into ribbons, her head throbbed with each pulse of her heart where it had collided with the ground, and fatigue gripped her body from the strength and magic she had called on that day. But she found herself stubbornly refusing to admit her weakness, even now with the blood staining her skirts. Fighting to keep the groan in her chest as she pushed herself up onto one of her elbows, Aeylisia pulled The curls back from where they had fallen over her face, clicking her tongue with annoyance as they caught in the intricate circlet still woven within the tresses.

"No, I'm not dead," she found herself growling, her tiredness, the pain in her leg and head making her feel particularly waspish. "Is the beast dead though?" She then thought to ask, casting her gaze quickly towards the crumpled feline figure and scrutinizing the splayed limbs for any sign of movement.

Seeking creative, patient, and friendly partners!

Eh... What the hey. I'll give this a bump. We'll see what comes of it.

Portals to the Nether (Hekazu x AutumnFrost)

Being called Lady Telthris was quite an interesting sensation in turn, making Elma feel as if she needed to look back over her shoulder to see if her mother had walked up behind her. But The title was complementary in a way, The experience was not something she had encountered before. It made her smile in a way that made the corners of her eyes crinkle. And then she was smiling for a completely different reason as she watched the ever-changing expression on Matthias's face as his earthen colored eyes traveled down the parchment in his hand. She was quite sure that she had had a similar look of incredulity on her own face when she had first read her own letter... Trying not to let out the laugh that bubbled up in her chest, attempting to look more like the part of an official messenger even though she wasn't,Elma could only manage a small lifting and fall of her shoulders in response to the questions that Mathias peppered her with and gave her had a gentle shake. She knew just as much about the subject matter as he did, Which wasn't much at all.

"I don't mind waiting for you to finish your restoration project. It sounds fascinating... And I could use some time off my feet. I've been traveling all day." She admitted, very aware of the ache in her feet as she reminded them of the long walk they had had earlier. Smiling politely as the dwarf was dismissed, she took a step forward, ready to follow the library and to his office.

The Sickness (Irell-starling x AutumnFrost)

Understandable. I'm sad to see the end, but I'm not upset. Good luck with your life! And congratulations on your baby.