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 Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 5:34 pm
Kindle's eyes long remained on the foals for a long while before she finally turned to move with Toshiro. The trees. It had come from the treeline. Couldn't be an attack, there would have been far more noise.
As they came to the tangle of limbs and legs, she moved opposite her mate. "Lie still, little one." Casting a nod at her mate, she scanned the brambles a moment, then pushed her antler beneath the largest knot. With a strained grunt, she pushed it off. Taking no time to admire her handiwork, she noted that the filly had stilled. She pressed her nose to a dirt-flecked throat. "Shh, it's alright. You're safe now." Relatively. Her injuries looked bad. She offered up a silent prayer that a bath would fix that much.
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 5:48 pm
After the branches were all cleared, Toshiro paused for a moment to look the filly over. She appeared to be quite beat up and disoriented. Judging by the fact that she had been trapped under fallen branches the stallion surmised that she had gotten this way due to the past storm. Another reason to loath foul weather. "You don't have to fear us," he comforted gently, hoping not to provoke another thrashing fit. "We won't hurt you."
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Once they were back in the forest and Jiyuu was sure that their parents couldn't see them, he stopped for a moment to look over in the direction that the sound had come from. "Hey, sis, think we should check it out?" the young colt asked, looking over at Chione. "Whatever that was sounded like it was hurt."
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 9:12 pm
One mud encrusted ear swiveled towards the sound of Toshiro's voice, and Embri mumbled without much coherence.
Laachna? Sorry... storm, was wrong... chest hurts.... is the songfish alright? ...
She heaves a sigh as the last of the branches are cleared away, leaving one very soggy, salt encrusted, muddy and tattered filly laying on her side, legs askew but apparently unbroken. All manner of twigs and bits of storm debris have tangled in her mane and tail, making the wounded foal look more like a sea beast than a Kirin.
no more branches, don't feel like jumping right now... can too fly.... missed Helki... giant bone... why's it so hot today? ... Lazybutt, morning already...
She mutters on, seemingly unaware of the two adults standing nearby. Daydreaming, or delirious, it was hard to tell which; quite possibly, a combination of both. Embri's legs churn again, treading air as she struggles to right herself, with little success. She lapses silent with another pained whinny, sides heaving.
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 4:12 pm
"It's bad." A simple statement. Kindle began picking the detritus carefully from the filly's body, dropping leaves and small twigs unceremoniously to the piles of debris. Nothing broken. At least, nothing that she could see. But the little creature was in such disarray herself, her breath thready. "Hold still, little one." Frowning pensively, she glanced up at Toshiro. "I don't know that we can move her like this. Though-..." She looked at the fallen branches. "We may be able to use these to make a litter.
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Chione paused thoughtfully, casting a long glance back. "You know we're gonna be in deep if we try it. So if they ask, it was your idea."
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:09 am
Toshiro glanced over at the indicated branches and nodded. "Mm. Good idea." The chocolate stallion set to work on creating a makeshift transport for the injured filly, contemplating some of the things she was mumbling. Latchna... Why does that name sound so familiar? Well, it doesn't matter much. The poor thing is obviously delirious and in need of help. Need to get her back to the shelter.
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Jiyuu hesitated slightly at this, but nodded and went on ahead of his sister. Certainly this was foolish, but he really wanted to know what was going on. Beside, maybe they could help. Somehow. Walking as silently as the young colt could, he continued in the direction of the earlier sound.
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:24 pm
Kindle tried to clean some of the caked mud and salt from the fillie's ears, picking off flecks of filth with her teeth. She dropped them aside. An odd and entirely unpleasant taste. But the foal would likely be more uncomfortable if they were left untended. Not to mention the risk of infection. Sighing, she fussed quietly, her eyes moving to Toshiro every few moments.
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Turning, Chione moved after him hurriedly, tongue pressed to the roof of her mouth. Oh, they were so gonna get busted. And it was gonna be bad. But she couldn't just let Jii do it alone. Whatever it was. "You think it's a big cat?"
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 12:38 am
One eye blinked slowly at Kindle as she groomed the mud from Embri's ear, momentarily focusing.
"Helki? Helki... missed my flying lesson... Lachtna's gonna be mad...." wonder if his bone is missing... *she heaves a sigh, tattered feathers fluttering in the swirly sea breezes. The harsh cry of a gull startles Embri as it yells at another of its kind over some choice morsel. Squealing, the filly shakes her head, bits of seaweed and dried dirt flying in all directions as she tries to rise again before falling back down, legs splayed out like a starfish. Turning her fuzzy vision towards Kindle, the filly's hears flick forward and back, as if she can't make heads or tails out of the individual in front of her.
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 5:19 am
"Maybe." When the colt caught sounds coming from up ahead, he gestured for his sister to stay silent and quietly crept forward for a closer look. Peeking through some bushes, he was able to see his parents- along with the source of the noise. It's a filly? he thought to himself curiously, cocking his head slightly and she flailed about over nothing. What's she doing out here by herself? She looks hurt... Instinctively he wanted to rush forward and help, but his parents' command not to come over here held him back for the time being. Would he even be of any help if he went? Maybe.
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Toshiro reached up and tore down some mosses from a tree to pad the litter with. After finishing that, he grabbed one end in his mouth and tested dragging it around a bit, making sure it would hold. "This should work," he said, turning his attention back to Kindle and the filly. Now the question was, how would they get her on?
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 2:43 pm
Kindle shook her head gently. "Helki? No, it's alright. It's quite alright, little one. No flying lessons today." She turned a questioning glance to Toshiro. Lachtna? But there was little to be done about it. Her attention turned down as the filly squealed, her breath caught in her throat as she saw her take a tumble. "Lie down, be still. Toshiro, bring it over. We may be able to.. roll her." It was the only thing she could think of at the time that might even be somewhat feasible.
Creeping up alongside her brother, she opened her mouth to speak, then closed it again, a hundred questions running through her mind. So much to say. To be said, to question. What was going on? The dirty foal looked hurt. Her ears slicked back as she cast Jii a glance that suggested she was far from happy with this turn of events.
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 5:23 am
The stallion nodded and dragged over the bed of branches and moss, pulling it up as close to the filly as he could get it. "... Would rolling cause more injured?" he mused quietly, trying to assess the situation. "... I guess we don't have much choice, do we. Unless she has enough strength to move on her own." Toshiro lightly touched his nose to Embri's side. "Do you think you an make it onto this bed here? We can take care of you if you can." Chances were she still wasn't with it enough to even understand him, but it was worth a shot.
Jiyuu mirrored his sister's glance, also not liking the situation very much. What were they supposed to do? They couldn't just go back home and leave their parent to deal with the wounded Kirin, but was there anything they could even do here? He was becoming more and more tempting to try, but at the same time he didn't want to get his sister in trouble for coming with him. The colt moved his muzzle next to Chione's ear and as quietly as possible he whispered, "Head back to the nest. I'll just say I ran off when you weren't looking so that you don't get in trouble too."
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 11:32 am
The other kirin-shape was back, the sight of brown legs registering, and a scent... something fresh and green and moist. Embri's nostrils widen, neck stretching out towards the tempting smell. So very thirsty... she wraps a dry tongue around a bit of moss, chewing the plants over.
A sharp squeal of pain assaults the adults ears as Toshiro touches the filly's side, despite his gentleness. Her most serious injury seems to be to her body, though it was hard to tell exactly what was wrong. Moss forgotten, the filly shoves against the ground with her hooves, pushing herself away from the stallion's touch and towards the soft moss and branches, white rims showing around her rolling eyes.
'Hurts... don't... sorry for running, I'll be good...
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 5:23 pm
Kindle bleated softly in surprise at the sudden sound, taking an uncertain step back as she flinched. She realized just as immediately there was no threat, and that the filly was still in one piece. She shook it away. "We're not trying to hurt you little one. Just a little further..."
Chione nipped at her brother, her eyes narrowed. "I'm not gonna leave you alone out here! Even if you do have a big head. You can't just go out there like this." She hissed softly. "Dad will give you that look when he catches you. You know, that one that makes you feel like you were just hatched again? And makes you wanna go hide under a bush?"
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 5:55 pm
Toshiro flinched when the little filly squealed, feeling horribly guilty for hurting her. Yes, it was definitely a good thing they hadn't tried to roll her. "Sorry. If you settle on the bed you can lay still for a while."
The colt's ears flattened against his head at the reminder, but he couldn't stand the thought of not doing anything. "I know he will, but I-" At the filly's next squeal, Jiyuu couldn't stand it anymore. Leaving his sister hidden in the bush, he trotted over to the three. "What happened to her?" The dismay was clear in his voice and expression.
The stallion tensed for half a second when he heard the rustling from the bush, but seeing it was his son and not a predator he relaxed once more. "We're not entirely sure, but it seems as if she was battered up in that last storm." He cast his son a stern glance. "I thought we told you to go back to the nest."
Jiyuu shrank under his father's gaze, but still didn't move away. In a small voice he replied, "I-I wanted to help..." His eyes lingered on the older foal's struggling form, which was about the only reason he hadn't returned to the nest as told.
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 6:19 pm
The filly lifts her head to look at the new Kirin-shape, ears flicking back in dismay. This one didn't fit anywhere in her confused thoughts, and she continues pushing herself away from the small herd standing around her determinedly. With a wary glance, she goes back to stripping the tender moss shoots from the thatch, sprawled on top of Toshiro's makeshift travois.
"Hatching sea monsters... don't want your eggs, stupid... wet feathers again, always wet feathers ... "
Embri mutters softly in between mouthfuls of moss, nibbling off the soft green fuzz with single minded devotion. With a soft sigh, she closes her eyes and tuckes her head against her forelegs, clearly exhausted.
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 6:56 pm
Kindle fixed their son with a stern gaze. "Jiyuu..." She shook it off a moment later. "We'll talk about this once we're home. I think she should be fine here, Toshi." They would need to find some way to bring the filly fresh water, but... how? If they left her on the boughs, they could at least move her when they needed to. Looking over the spread, she found one of the large, thick branches that ran through it. Clamping her teeth down on the end, she waited for Toshi to do the same, sighing her discontent as she caught sight of Chione in the bushes. At least they'd had the sense to stay together.
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