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 Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 10:20 pm
Tsaheylu snarled. He'd come so close, so very close to taking the life of that naive mare. Somehow someone had been watching over her that day. Tsaheylu grimaced. The next time - would he toy with a victim or go for the immediate slaughter? He flexed his claws into the dirt before his shapes blurred and he returned to his pelted form. His wings fluttered as they absorbed the sunlight that streamed down on his back.
He would need to find some form of shade from the heat that was cooking the ground under his hooves. Why was it so damn warm out? Tsaheylu's eyes scanned the horizon looking for either the shade he craved or someone he could toy with. It'd make the day pass by faster.
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 11:14 pm
The last few years had been rather kind to Duskai. She'd kept to herself, everyone seemed to keep away from her, and she'd come to a stable sort of mind. She wasn't... whole, and she knew that, but she was alright and as sane as she could get. And that was good enough for her.
She shifted in her patch of shade, tossing her mane over her back with a flick of her head. It was really too hot though. As someone who was black and dark colors, she hardly got relief in the rest of the year, much less the summer heat. She rested her head on the tree behind and slid her eyes closed.
Mm perhaps time for an afternoon nap...
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:06 pm
Tsaheylu's hooves had carried him to a nearby patch of shade. A large copse of trees provided the shade in which one could take respite from the afternoon heat. The skinwalker eyed the area with a cautious eye. There didn't seem to be anyone around enjoying this patch of shade. This was the best thing to find. He could laze around until the cooler air of evening settled in.
The stallion felt a yawn break free and he made no move to repress the action. As Tsaheylu rounded the trees a most welcome sight met his eyes. A dark-pelted mare stood tucked into the shade seemingly asleep. Tsaheylu inhaled deeply, tasting the air before placing a hoof down on a dry stick. He savored the loud snap as a result and his eyes locked on the mare. What sort of reaction would he get?
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:35 pm
Duskai's eyes snapped open and she lifted her head. It was natural for her to be startled, that was a good emotion. Meant she could still feel them. She looked around for the source of the sound. A black shape stood within the shade, a long feline tail trailing after him. The wings were a bit of an oddity to her, but she paid them no mind.
Her body, however, upon seeing him as a skinwalker froze up and tensed, the instinct to run strong in her veins. "How... curious..." she muttered softly to herself. Her legs trembled with the need to get up from her sitting position and run, but Duskai did no such thing. She was incredibly curious about this stallion who could make her feel anything - even fear - again.
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:47 pm
This was not the reaction that Tsaheylu had expected. Tsaheylu could sense the change in the mare as she realized just exactly what was watching her every move. His ears swiveled as he barely caught her muttered words. The realization that perhaps she wasn't going to run, although everything screamed inside of her to do so, was definitely curious.
Tsaheylu's tail flicked idly back and forth as he continued to observe the mare in silence. Her white hair hung lank against her frame in the heat and her coloration would have had her seeking shade like him. Tsaheylu snapped his tail sharply and then spoke. "How very curious. Why don't you run m'dear?"
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 6:35 pm
"Well... everything tells me to run... but I've not felt fear like this. It's.. curious, I suppose, that you're able to make me feel such a strong emotion." She tilted her head to one side, legs still twitching to run.
So curious, it was all so curious. She never felt anything anymore. Why would she feel something now?
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 6:49 pm
He had approached this mare in his pelted form there would be no attempt to "convince" her that he was something else entirely. She knew what he was and yet she did not run. Apparently there was something else at work that would have to be tested. Tsaheylu closed the distance between them rapidly.
What would it take to make this mare run? Would a chase ensue? Tsaheylu, with an air of suspense, circled around the mare as much as he could. He examined the creature from every available angle before cocking his head to the side. He eyed the pulse point in the mare's neck as her breathing sped up. It pulsated quickly indicating the state of fear that she felt. Yet she did not run. "Are you sure that you should be curious about this? Being curious about the reaction I inspire in you could be deadly."
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