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 Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:39 pm
Sa-ar glided quietly for a while, trakcing the dragon-human for a while before turning abruptly. He made a full circle before returning to his spot above Grael.
"You mentioned humans near the time of your arrival. The only human I've seen here was one in the care of a dragon... another dragon who calls this her domain. She flew off..." he raised up, re-orienting himself from his previous location where he'd met Silia, and then figuring from his present location, the direction she flew off to. Finally determining the right way, he thrust his tail in the direction of the bossky cliffs. "...that direction. Perhaps your business would be best taken up with her. She spoke of a preference for words and civility, so I imagine she would not attack without good cause."
It was hard to tell what brought on this change in temperment or intention, but Sa-ar seemed to cease his hostilities. Perhaps it was the weariness that was misting his green eyes.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:59 pm
Silia watched as Anya braced herself against the wall and floor. She had to admit, the girl was brave. "Very well. Feel free to scream if it helps. On the count of three. One..." she checked the positioning of her hands. "Two...." checked her grip. "THREE!" pushing down firmly with the hand on Anya's knee to hold her upper leg in place, she yanked down and twisted just a bit in order to move the bones back into place. She heard a loud, wet crunch and could feel the elements of the leg slipping back into place.
Releasing a breath that she hadn't known she was holding, Silia patted Anya's uninjured leg. "Good girl. The worst is over now." Reaching over to her pile, she grabbed one of the larger leaves, dipped it in water and placed it over the wound, holding it as firmly as she could without causing any undue pain, trying to stop the trickle of blood that had started to flow again.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:15 pm
Anya's fingers slipped into a crack in the cave wall and gripped it tightly, she took a sharp breath, then she screamed. This was probably the loudest noise Anya had and probably would ever make, it was relativity short and rather high pitched. The pain wasn't really the problem, it was the feeling of having her bone moved inside of her, it was unpleasant to say the least.
For a few seconds Anya was silent save her shallow breathing, "Sorry about that," she said weakly, she didn't bother opening her eyes she just loosed them slightly, "Thank you."
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:41 pm
Silia smiled. It seemed that she had been the one apologizing all the time since she had met Anya. Now the girl was apologizing to her. "It's alright, Dear. Completely understandable." She pulled the leaf away. The bleeding has slowed. By the time she got the herbs and things prepared, it should be stopped. "Alright. I'm going to get some things ready. I'll be right here though. Just try and relax. If you want anything, just let me know."
With that, she began moving around, humming absentmindedly a tune that her mother used to sing her when she was just a chick. Pulling out a pair of rocks, one larger with a bowel-like dip in the top, the other smaller and rounded.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:57 pm
Anya took her hand out of the crack, she held it in front of her face and smelled it, "Hmm I think I cut myself, I didn't notice." Apparently the rocks were rather sharp, she was only starting to feel that tinge of pain, nothing compared to the deep throb in her leg. Anya muttered something to this accord to herself before inspecting her leg, it would still take a while to heal, that would be a problem but at least it gave her an excuse to spend some time with a dragon.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:58 pm
Subira was pleased upon reaching the beach to find a pleasant cafe had been erected. She walked in, a large shoulder bag bumping against her hip. She paused for a moment, scanning the interior before making her way over to the counter to place an order.
With a mango smoothie in one hand, and a catsup-saturated corndog in the other, Subira headed over to a table near the entrance, sliding into a whicker-back seat and setting her refreshments on the table. She idly sipped some of the creamy beverage through a large straw before turning to her bag and pulling out a Laptop. She made sure the table was clean before setting the old, dinged up computer upon it. Within moments she had her notes out, mostly written in shorthand and code, and was plucking them into a word processor between bites. She managed to avoid spilling onto her keyboard, but the same couldn't be said about her shirt, which was sporting a glob of red. However, she hardly took note of it.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:44 pm
Grael looked up at Sa'ar as he spoke. She was slightly confused about his change of attitude. Perhaps he had decided he could wait for their fight after all. "Caring for a human? That's odd behavior. I will have to be careful then. Thanks for the information. I will repay you by making our battle a good one."
After giving her thanks she began to move in the direction that had been pointed out to her. As she was in human form the journey would take much longer, a horribe disadvantage to lacking legs with which to move in dragon for.
She decided to chance Sa'ars calmer attitude by climbing to the top of a tre and jumping as high as she could before changing back to her dragon form. She had to flap her wings hard for a few moments to stay above the tree. She then began to fly in the direction in which she had been walking.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:06 pm
"Odd behaviour? I would suppose so. What little I have seen of human behaviour and innovation is unsettling since I awoke..." Sa-ar suddenly trailed off, not wishing to divulge much more information. He turned abruptly, steering off towards the cliffs, his long body sagging a little towards the middle and his wings flapping less and less frequently. Suffering a crash from the prior rise in adrenaline, and the long journey it took to arrive at the island, he knew better than to postpone rest any longer.
Sa-ar returned to the cliffs near the sea, searching for a cave that did not look already habitated by another dragon. Finding one full of bats, he slid into the cavity, finding a tunnel that a dragon of his long, narrow body type snugly fit. Sighing with relief, he closed his eyes, but did not sleep until the disturbed bats resettled into the cave. Relying on them to serve as an alarm, he eased himself into a light sleep.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:30 pm
Silia glanced over at Anya when she mentioned about her hand. Sure enough, there was a small trace of blood on her hand. "So you did. Well, we can clean that up too."
Checking the salve she had ground up and seeing that it was ready, she moved back to Anya's side, taking the bucket and one or the rags, she dipped it in the water and rung out some of the water. "Alright, time to clean. This may sting a bit. Try not to hurt yourself again." She said the last part with a joking tone, then set to work carefully scrubbing the dirt and blood from the wound on Anya's leg.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:41 pm
Lillia looked at Kai. "Then why didn't he say something about Myia?" She said with a sad look. She walked up the the front of the cafe and went in. She looked at the both of them. "Why did he just pick on me?" Her lower lip started to tremble as if she was going to cry.
Myia looked at Lillia she sighed. She had no clue why the guy would just pick on her. And why did he only say something about Lillia. He really did not like new things then he would have said something about her.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:49 pm
Grael had been flying for several minutes before she could smell the other dragon as well as the human. She let out a growl that was purely meant to warn the dragon of her presence and her interest in meeting. She was not going to make the same mistake again. This time she stayed back and waited.
She lowered herself until she was just above the tree line and changed back into her human shape. If the dragon that precide over this territory wanted to seek her out she could use her own sense of smell to reach her as well as to tell what she really was. She seated herself on the topmost branch and kicked her feet as she waited. As she did this she tried to decide how long she was willing to wait.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:54 pm
As Silia worked, she heard a dragon growl from not too far away. She cocked her head toward the entrance. 'Now who could that be? Doesn't sound like Ci'nala. But that sounded like the call of someone interested in meeting....'
Rinsing the rag, then laying the damp cloth over the wound, she turned to Anya. "It sounds as if we have some company outside. It'll probably be easier to clean this once it's soaked a little bit, anyway. You just take it easy and I'll be back as soon as I check things out."
Standing, she walked to the edge of the cave and looked around. She didn't see anyone, but decided to check things out anyway. Turning back to dragon, she flew out and circled around the area.
Sniffing, she found an unfamiliar scent. It seemed as though it had come from the direction of the bay. Following the smell, she saw a dark haired human female sitting on top of a tall tree. 'I'll bet that's her. Few humans could make it up there.
Circling around and giving out a call, she landed on a nearby tree and shifted to human at the last minute. "Hello. My name is Silia. This is my territory. Was I right in assuming that you wished to speak with me?"
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:04 pm
Subira idly sipped on her smoothie, only to hear it slurp and crackle. This tore her away from her task at hand and she examined the cup, digging at it with the straw. Empty. She sighed, setting the cup aside. It was only then she'd noticed the glob of red on her yellow top. "Oh..."
Distractedly, she got up, heading for the washroom, not noticing the three people who had just entered. Preoccupied, she stepped right into Lillia's space, and barring a quick maneuver, would bump right into her.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:18 pm
Grael jumped up to a standing position in a way that would be nearly impossible for the average human, thus doing what she liked to think of as the peaceful form of posturing. "Yes, I am Grael of the sea, or Grael of the open sea. I have business with the scientists on this island but need to learn more about them first." She paused as she thought of the best way to word her request.
"I came across a male dragon near the edge of this land. He told me of a dragon in the vicinity who was in contact with a human. I found this odd, but wondered what you, or the human, might know about the scientists." Grael waited patiently on her perch for the reaction of the dragon opposite her.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:40 pm
Silia listened intently. She nodded with a small smile. "That must have been Sa-ar you met. Sweet, isn't he? Well, he was right. She's up in my cave resting right now. When she fell off the cliff, she fractured her leg.
"I'm afraid I don't know much about the scientists, except the little I hear from others, and that's not very good. But I suppose, like most creatures, they
have their good and their bad individuals. I don't know if Anya will no much more, but if you are willing to be civil with her, you may come up and ask her."
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