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 Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:17 pm
 Mary didn't understand exactly where her life was going, let along this path through a savannah she was traveling through. She could honestly care little where either was going. She had her faith and her studies that allowed her to be content. Even with the heat starting to rise from the very grass behind her she sang a song sweetily about some diety legend. Tribes and their dieties were what made her wonder through these strange locations. Always searching for more knowledge on different deities and even the foxes that lived in them. All the while her faith kept her motivated.
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:30 pm
 Charis was on a break from his tribe. A hiatus if you would. Life in the city was fun and fast paced, but after splitting with his beloved Azreal as he had Charis felt that the hustle and bustle of the city was a bit much right now. The tall grass hid him from view and his own natural coloring helped him blend in somewhat with land. He was still thinking about his life and what he should do with it when a song reached his ears. He wondered who would be out so far from everyone and everything. Raising his head up he saw a strange looking vixen. Her dark coat should have made her miserable in the harsh heat. “Hello there.. Are you alright?” Honestly Charis didn’t want to know, he wanted this vixen to be a mirage. Still he felt compelled to ask.
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:51 pm
Mary song trailed for a moment as she suddenly heard a voice come from the tall grass near her and turned her head pausing. The heat did affect her but her coat had effectively thinned out enough to lessen what she felt. If not she would of fallen prey to the heat like a few foxes she heard of. Although she had made sure to moniter if she got light-headed or fatigued.
A sweet smile crossed her face as she turned to the unknown male with out any fear. "Oh I'm fine. The heats not that bad for me." Her voice carried softly over the grass, she hadn't seen him as what he really was from the tall grass hiding Charis body. "I'm sorry if my singing has troubled you."
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:02 pm
Well sadly her answering confirmed it. This vixen was no an illusion caused by the heat. “No, no. Your singing is quite soft on my ears and as such is no trouble at all. I was just about to go get a drink from a nearby pool. Care to join me?” Charis wondered why this vixen was in the middle of nowhere like himself. Perhaps he could find out if he stuck around her for a while. Though only for a small amount of time. The gray in the vixen’s coat and her sweet manner reminded him far too much of his Azreal.
He gestured with his head toward where the body of water lay and started heading in that direction. His ears visible above even the tallest grass.
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:17 pm
"I'm glad I didn't interrupt you. It would be hard to find sleep in this heat." Her voice was still soft as she pondered how he knew a pond was nearby. to her she couldn't tell the distance of any possible land marks, just tall green grass. " I would like that. I haven't found a water source since last night." She said as she tried to follow behind the male. She had to lift up most of her upper body at times just to see his ears. He was deffiantly taller then most foxes. "I don't want to sound ungrateful but how do you know theirs a pond near here? The grass almost hides everything."
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:24 pm
Charis smiled as he heard the female behind him. There was a soft thump every so often so he figured she might be having a bit of trouble following him. “I’ve actually been in the area for a few days. I’ll make it easier to follow me. I need to stretch anyways.” Using his hind legs Charis shoved off from the earth hard and launched himself into the air. He spread his wings and flapped a few times before felling a slight breeze. He circled the female once to make sure she could see him clearly and then started a slow glide toward the body of water. Even going as slow as he was it would be hard to follow him without maintain a slight trot.
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:39 pm
Mary was indeed surprised to find out that this male had been in the area a few days. He must of been resting since she had came this far in nearly a day. But she had to admit, if she knew a safe watering hole she could see herself taking a small vacation. "Pardon?" Mary said in confusion as she heard the odd remark that Charis said about streching. But the confusion quickly changed to amazement as she watched him take to the sky. As she watched the amazing pattern float above her she quickly snapped back to reality as she saw him quickly moving away and started into a jog to keep up. Her mind was floating of the stories she heard and legends of winged foxes. Something she never seen before.
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:51 pm
Back flapping a few times to slow down Charis peeked back to make sure the vixen was following him. The watering hold was just ahead of him. “Careful now. You’re basically there.” At the pace the girl was going she might just end up in the water. While that would be very funny, it would also be mean not to give her a warning. This little body of water didn’t have a break between the grass and the water’s edge that most places did.
Charis circled the edge of the water to drive off any other creature that might be nearby. He found that few animals liked something that few close to the ground and weighed enough to take them down. Once he finished his short little circle he landed into a trot and tucked his wings up and walked over near where the vixen was. He made sure to give her some space though. The face she was giving him was a bit unsettling to him. He couldn’t place it. “I’m sorry is something wrong?”
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:03 pm
Mary slowed quickly when she heard his warning. last thing she wanted was to make a fool of herself infront of this...angelic. Now a lot of things made since to her as to why he seemed so casual in this dangerous area. As he walked over to her she looked him over in admiration before catching his look. "Oh, I'm so sorry for staring like this. Its just..." she trailed off as she looked away pondering how to explain herself. "See...I travel and study different tribes and their gods and well." She paused for a moment giving him a small smile.
"And I. Always love to learn about legends and their religion as part of my own faith. And in many stories they mention your kind." Mary felt like she was laying on to much information but sh had to explain herself. "Just...I never met or thought they existed in this plane."
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:42 pm
Nodding Charis thought about it. “I suppose it makes sense. You are not the first vixen I have met who has never seen or met a modiphim such as myself before.” He looked at the vixen with some respect. Being a traveling sage would be hard work. She seemed truly happy with her calling though so Charis didn’t feel it was his place to point out how dangerous it was to travel alone especially when you couldn’t fly to escape danger. “I am a part of a tribe in a city of humans actually. I keep the human’s busy while my tribe mates collect food.”
Charis wondered what kind of stories his kind had told about them. It felt odd to consider modiphims as separate from other foxes. His own tribe had a number of wingless foxes so to him he was simply another fox and not something special. “What do you mean by ‘on this plane’ miss?”
(mm Charis helps his tribe steal how will your girl take that?)
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:04 pm
"Guess I haven't seen everything yet." She giggled slightly in happiness before tilting her head. To her the city was a dangerous area, her friend told her that humans would take foxes away forever. Why would a tribe settle there? "Interesting place for a tribe. Isn't it...dangerous?" She questioned before seeing his look.
Mary knew the stories always ranged around a few key archtypes so she quickly found a way to explain it. "The most common stories for you kind is that you were sent to this plane to balance the evil ones that use to be tyrants to us normal foxes. And I heard a few stories that said you existed on the same plane as the dieties or you can talk to them." Mary sat on her haunches then smiled once again. "I'm so sorry to seem so ignorant. Its just that I can't believe I'm meeting a legend. Its like when I meet a guardian." A large smile crossed her face at the memory. "Maybe my faith is leading forward" she joked.
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:42 pm
Charis chuckled. “Few in life have seen everything. I know I certainly haven’t.” Charis considered the happy vixen for a moment. “Yes. It can be very dangerous at times. So can every other place in the world. As long as you have a guide you’ll be alright. There are even some stories that are only found in the city.”
Charis grinned at the vixen’s explanations. Perhaps he could help fill in a few things for her. “I am not sure about all phims, but those I have met are as varied as any other fox. There are kind Phims and cruel ones as well. I know I wasn’t sent to keep any balance, but some phims try and help so I suppose that it’s true in a sense.” Now he laughed. “I have never lived on another plane with a modeity. It is true that phims can hear them whisper. Though I have never had one whisper to me personally. I think your stories are referring to our ability to fly in the sky.” Charis spread his wings to emphasize his point. “To some foxes the sky would seem like another plane.” He smiled kindly to her. “You are not ignorant. At least no more so than myself. I’m sorry that I can’t live up to your expectations. I am nothing special. Just another fox. ” He made no comment on her faith not really sure what faith she held.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:42 am
"I guess now I have to visit the city to learn about the tribes their. Maybe I could find a scout who wouldn't mind showing me." She said as she thought over how different a city fox might be from a regular fox. Humans were more aggresive then bears from what she heard. As Charis talked Mary listened like a student listening to their favorite instructor. Learning like this was far more to the point then old stories or shamans talking in riddles.
"That would make perfect sense. Flying is something that's above normal foxes so it could make ancient foxes view you entering another plane. " she gave a small flick of her tail as she looked over his wings, they did make him more handsome she mused in her head. "Saying youe a normal fox is like saying an elder is just another tribe member. You can hear the gods where only the elder can; you are obviously much stronger then almost all warriors, and your evening more dashing then a scout." She gave him another sweet smile before flicking her hair out her face. "You certainly have lived up to most of them. Just not the ones that involve saving helpless tribes and stopping floods." She joked once again before walking over to the water to drink. Still without fear of possible danger.
Finally getting her fill she turned to him a new question to ask. "If the modiphims are around just like guardians what about modidaeva?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:28 pm
Blinking Charis considered offering to show this girl around Pheniox if she ever came. Still he held his tongue realizing the odds of finding her if she ever came to the city unannounced was rather dismal. More than likely she’d meet a random fox and only the modeities knew what would happen then. “Well now I’m sure that any fox would be happy to show you about as long as you aren’t going to harm their tribe. Which I’m sure you would never do.” He added this just to point out that he was sure she wasn’t a bad fox. He blushed a deep red that his white fur muted to a pink. “Ah thank you for such compliments, though I fear they are undeserved. You see I know a number of other modiphims. We are not as rare a thing as you might suspect. I’m also sure if you asked an elder what he was he would simply be another tribe member in his own mind. It is a matter of perspective.” He waved a paw casually. “Besides I am far from the greatest hunter or scout. As for strength.. that too is a matter of perspective. I might be the strongest fox in the world but an agile enough fox would be able to wrap about me and I wouldn’t be able to do anything. Or a fast fox might always escape my reach.” He chuckled about not living up to the most impossible legends. “I’d like to meet a fox that could keep those legends alive.” Charis looked at the vixen with a grin. “Yes modideavas exist just as there are modiphims.”
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:03 pm
"I hope so. I always try not to be a burden." She said meekly before tilting her head seeing the white fur turn red and grinned amused. "I would dare say they haven't been undeserved." Her warm eyes told that she did mean her words before tilting her head again. "So what are you then in your tribe? You seem like a warrior."
Mary got another smile on her fox at the idea of a elder simply saying he was a member. "I suppose. Although that would defeat the reason for the rank and duties. If a scout was just a fox he wouldn't have a particular tool set. I know a scout who so proud he a scout and has all those necessary skill, however he can't fight or know how to properly care for kits. I remeber seeing his three boys watching him attempt to teach them how to track." She shooked her head while giggling at the memory. "He ended up covered in honey and berries."
"Some might" she teased before taking a few steps closer. "You went out of your way to show me a water hole. Not heroic like stoping an army or slaying a mythical beat. However, it really means a lot to me." Her voice was low and carried her singing voice. After a short pause she gave him a wink before speaking, "I'm a good girl so whatever thoughts you might have probably won't happen."
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