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 Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:42 pm
Amani smiled at Keeper and nodded to him before she nuzzled his neck. She was positive..she wanted to go out collect good sand with Keeper. She wanted to travel far with him and bring back the best sand they could find for their children. They weren't even here yet and already she wanted the best for them and their health.Thinking over the whole process..imagining the night of grooming each other like that..it made her blush deep scarlet.
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:40 pm
Keeper in return nodded, "Okay then, you will need this bag. It is stable, study, and can hold enough sand. I will give ya a map of the desert in case you need it. Then again, I just hope you can read it." he laughed. He packed one side of the bag with everything they needed, food, water, maps, and other things.
"Keeper, this means that I won't see you for a while. But I think you already knew that." Keeper nodded and licked him softly. "I'll miss you two. I suggest that you two get a move on. Sand doesn't collect itself." Drey pushed the brute off his bed and out of the den. Keeper put on the pack. Drey hugged his large neck, Keeper could hear soft sobs from his brother. "Keeper, come back soon. Be careful?" Keeper licked him softly and started off, he could see him waving good bye. Keeper will missing him.
"...Bye, Drey." he whispered.
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:21 pm
Amani saw the sadness in Drey and timidly nuzzled him with the side of her beak. She wasn't sure if the human understood the gesture..but the meaning was still there. Turning, she trotted off to join Keeper, licking at his neck to encourage him. " It's ok lovey..we won't be away from him for long.." she said, murring softly into his featherfur, " ..And when we come back..we'll have a family right there with Drey too." She smiled at him warmly, hoping to see him perk up some.
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:23 pm
Amani's words brought a soft smile to his face. She always knew the words to say. Keeper licked her softly, "Thank you, Amani."
Keeper stood over the lake, it's glass-like surface reflecting the sun on it's surface. He would not see this wonderful place for a long time. Keeper could not believe that he was going further from his home. He never left the lake, the furthest he has ever gone was a little ways up river.
"As long as I got Amani by myside, I will be alright." he murmured to himself.
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:06 pm
Amani smiled back and licked Keeper's beak softly. Looking about at the surrounding landscape, she saw the forests and mountains. She had only been out past the mountains once..and she had been alone. Undoubtedly this time her company would be much better.
She pointed a claw at a pass through the mountains, they'd be able to get through easily enough. " There is desert just outside those mountains, sweetheart..there's sand all over as far as the eye can see." She smiled back at Keeper and flicked her tail excitedly. Surely out of all that sand there has to be some good spots of it.
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:21 pm
Keeper smiled, "Then to the mountain pass we go then." a grin slipped on his beak. "Come, let's go!" Keeper smiled, licked Amani and quickly ran to the montains.
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:49 pm
Amani gladly sprinted after him to keep up. Though she las light and fast, her muscles weren't as conditioned as Keeper's. She was more of a sprinter..and by the time they got through most of the mountain pass she was starting to lag behing, her muscles burning at her in protest to any more sprinting.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:07 pm
Keeper slowed down for Amani, he took her onto his back to carry her. "Is that better?" he asked with a smile. He walked through the path and instantly was hit by a gust of desert wind. He winced at it as the golden ground blinded him with the sun's deflection.
"Amani....we have to travel through this?" he whispered. Was there water out there to last them? He wanted the best for his family and the best meant the further he had to go and with that, the dangers of dying from the heat.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:56 pm
Amani clung to Keeper's back and shut her eyes tightly against the wind and the sand carried by it. Shuddering, she buried her beak in his featherfur, speaking with uncertainty. " I've never been though a sandstorm like this before..maybe we should wait..when it clears we could just run in, get the sand, and run out..right?"
An hour or so of sand collecting couldn't hurt them..Drey did pack them food and water after all..
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:22 am
Drey back a little ways into the mountain pass finding a crevass for them to rest in for a while. It was worn out, must've been used by Dustlings before them. Maybe having Amani with him was a bad idea, but he could not leave her behind. Keeper nuzzled her softly. "We can rest here for a while until it dies down a bit. You know I can do this myself." he spoke.
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:44 pm
Amani nodded slowly and nuzzled Keeper in return, licking his beak. " I don't want to be burdensome to you Keeper..do you want me to wait for you..?" She looked at him rather sadly..she didn't want Keeper to go out in the hot desert all alone..
But then again..maybe it would be the best thing to do. If she wasn't there to slow him down, wouldn't it be easier for him to gather better sand?
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:54 am
Keeper looked outside to the desert, staring at the golden sands. "How can I say no to you?" he asked. He didn't want to go out there alone, honestly, he was sort of scared too. But with Amani, he wouldn't be alone, and he would have her with him. At the same time, he didn't want her to get hurt...or worse. However, he didn't control her, if she wanted to go, then he would have to obey her wishes.
"Amani, do you want to come with me?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:38 pm
(( Ack! I could have sworn I already replied! redface ))
Amani turned to look outside at the desert as well. The desert was indeed a cruel place..the heat and the sand might be much for Keeper to take by himself..she really didn't want him to get lost or hurt..or even worse, run out of water. And after being alone for so long in her life, the last thing she wanted now was to be left behind.
Soon she stood up, her light frame strengthened by her resolve to push ahead. Nodding to keeper, she stretched out her limbs to prepare herself for the long walk ahead. " I want to go Keeper..I don't know what I'd do without you close.." she said, as she softly nuzzled the featherfur at his cheek.
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:56 am
Keeper sighed, he already knew the answer. Actually a part of him wanted her to go as well. He just had to put her before him, that was the case. The male chuckled, "Honey? We have to wait for the sandstorm to die down before we go anywhere. Com'ere, rest." he spoke, motioning her to him.
He rolled Drey's side packs off of him so he too could rest nicely. He just hoped that the water and everything else would be alright before the two went out into the desert. The further they went the better the sand, the worse the food would rot and the water evaporating. If they were going to do this, running would be the best and one of the most dangerous options. To get it done quickly and exhausting their bodies. Keeper was fit and could take the strain, Amani however.....Keeper would make sure that she didn't push herself.
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:16 am
A blush of embarassment came across Amani's featherfur, she was laughing at herself. " Oh..yes..right.." she said as she settled herself down next to Keeper, " We don't want to go into this tired.." She let out a deep breath and let her head drop onto Keeper's shoulder. Afterwards she stayed stock still, resting to regain the strength in her limbs again.
She heard Keeper sigh..maybe he didn't want her to go after all. She could see where he'd want her to be safe..but they were in this together weren't they? She'd brave a path to hell and back for her Keeper..and that included sand storms and desert heat.
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