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 Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:03 pm
Raikinti still wasn't -well, completely- sure how Delrialto had managed to talk him out of the plains-meadowland he'd been lingering in. Really, what had been wrong with a nice meadow? Nothing. Nothing at all. Stupid best friend of a wind... Why had he listened in the first place?
He definitely wasn't sure how Delri talked him into leaving the safe quiet corner of the forest he'd found after the nice little meadow... And now? Now he was even traveling, at the urging of his best friend. He had clearly, unequivocally lost is ever-loving mind. Gone. No self-preservation, apparently. He had listened to his bold-as-brass friend -who could fly, so why not!?- and decided to explore. Oh Stars Above. That said, so far so good. He'd met a few rather fantastic souls, made some friends...
So... Maybe exploring wasn't so bad. Maybe he was actually learning to, loosen up, have fun, have a life the way Delri was always nagging at him to. He wasn't about to run out and flirt with anyone... But making conversation? Even with strangers. Well, that was nice he had to admit. And Raikinti certainly didn't miss his old life at all. Everything was better, brighter, bolder and faster and fun. Dappled with sunlight and shade and scattered with flowers... Life was good.
With a pleased nicker the striped stallion reared and surged into a playful canter, bucking and leaping like a colt. He had nowhere to be, just yet, so he might as well enjoy the day. The woods were peaceful enough beyond the meadow he capered in, and the sun was shining through the puff-white clouds. It was a good day. Good enough he felt no fear as he surged toward the break in the trees and dove into the shadow of the forest. Trees closed around him, easily avoided and twined about at his current pace. Just enough to send the wind singing over his senses and make him laugh aloud.
Now this was more like it!
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:34 pm
The sound of twigs and leaves crunching under hoof found the ears of a perturbed Nightstaker. He'd been hunting game to no luck. It was as if the very trees themselves were warning his prey of his coming. Snarling, he lashed out with a forepaw, leaving deep gouges in a nearby tree. He was hungry. Furthermore, he was bored. The sound of some idiot creature frolicking--someone dared to frolic close to walker territory?--was music to his ears.
Sticking to the shadows and easily hidden by his dark pelt, Nightstalker padded silently through the woods, seeking the source of the noise. He soon came upon a clearing, lowering himself in the brush to watch a young cerynei dance and buck around. The fool seemed completely unaware of the danger nearby. Good... good. He would be caught completely unaware then. Rising to his feet, the purewalker launched himself at the stallion.
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:58 pm
Twisting around the trees and bounding back into the sunlight with a soft chuckle, Raikinti tucked his head and rounded his back, reveling in the sunshine overhead. With nose to the ground and short-tail flagged high as it would reach, he bolted into the air and gave a joyous kick, landing just as some great dark thing surged from the cover of the trees. Startled and terrified, he half-reared and tucked his haunches, twisting and trying to scramble away from fierce -thing-. What was that?
Raikinti gave a fearful whistle and launched himself sideways, attempting to gather his hooves beneath him so he could sprint away from the hunter. A hunter. Skinwalker? He'd heard stories, of course, how could one not? But to see one? He never thought he'd have the misfortune. Of course, if he didn't live through the encounter, that wouldn't matter much, would it?
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:44 pm
The purewalker landed with a soft thump, just missing the other stallion. Bracing his feet, she shoulder checked the cerynei hoping to catch him off guard and then rounded behind him to cut off his escape. "So sorry to cut short the enjoyment of your day."
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Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:47 am
Raikinti scrambled to get his feet under him and made a sort of screech as the larger stallion checked him, going with the strike like he'd learned to when horsing around with Delri. He rolled and scrabbled to his hooves, eying the stranger, ears pinned as he backed away.
"Why don't we pretend we never crossed paths then, and go on our own -separate- ways?" He offered weakly. "I think that'd be best."
Well, no one could blame him for trying! Maybe giant crazy soquili-killer-cat-things listened to rational speech? Ok, so dinner saying 'please don't eat me' was hardly rational.
Umm... "Sorry if this is your glade, I'll just be going... Away."
And then he leapt for the trees with a stag-like bound, praying he would live to see sunset.
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