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 Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 2:41 pm
Sitara smirked. "Apparently." She agreed wryly, teasing the smaller fox. She lay in the center of a large patch of sun and allowed the water to dry off her fur. "Unfortunately, we're not birds. Going face-first into water isn't the safest way...as we learned." She looked Dakari over and noticed a small bruise on his muzzle.
"Are you sure you're okay? You were ripped from me rather forcefully. How are your ribs?" She was mostly worried about what her claws had done to hi chest and stomach. She didn't dig too deep, but the whole ordeal had been pretty unexpected.
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 2:51 pm
Dakari blinked and looked down. "Huh. Well I'll be darned!" Yup, those were some long scratches on his sides under his fur. They weren't deep, but the had begun to ooze blood. He wondered how he hadn't noticed, but then remember that being in the water would have disguised the injury by carrying away the blood.
"Not that bad, been worse. My neck might be sore for a day or two as well, but nothing that won't heal. How's your wing?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:03 pm
Sitara got back up to inspect his sides. "The water cleaned them out, but those should still get something on them. Do you know how to make a healing paste out of willow bark?" she asked him. The bark would be good for her too, though she's probably have to eat it.
She tested her wing and sighed at the painful throb. "It's okay. I think it's a sprain. Not a big deal, but I wont be able to fly for a little bit. So, hero, you're going to have to protect me from getting misplaced again." She teased. "Especially since we have to go find some pain killers now."
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:15 pm
Dakari snorted and lightly nudged Sitara's side. "Willow bark is a pain killer, so no worries. We're near a lake, there should be willow somewhere. I can find some mud to slap on the cuts too. The lake is clean, so the mud should help keep anything from getting at it."
That was how Dakari dealt with injuries normally, anyway. Mud did make a good slave for a wound, as long as it came from a clean source. Lakes around humans usually were out just for that reason.
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:40 pm
"Really? Mud? Hmmm, I've never used mud as a salve before. But if it works, use it. That way you staunch the flow." She said, sounding just a little bossy since she was both worried about him and feeling a little guilty about the scratches. They had been made by her claws after all, even if unintentionally.
Sitara looked around them and spotted a willow tree not too far from where they were. She pointed it out to Dakari, using her tail rather than her wings. "There's one, and it's not too far from the water either." She pointed out, knowing that would make creating the paste easier.
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:45 pm
Dakari just chuckled at Sitara's tone. "Sure thing Mom, I'll get right on it." His mother was a fairly bossy female, though Dakari was starting to wonder if that was just a vixen thing rather than a mom thing.
"You go over and chew on some bark. That'll take the edge off. I'll hunt for some mud then get some bark myself. Then we can go around looking all banged up and pathetic, trick prey into wandering close and get an easy meal out of it." Wouldn't that be nice if that was how things worked out. Ah well, Dakari could hope.
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:04 pm
Sitara growled at the smaller fox for the 'mom' comment, refraining for whacking him upside the head with her tail for his smart-alec comment. They were both hurt though, so she passed on the juvenile behavior, no matter how satisfying it would be.
"Fine, fine." She grumbled. "And unless you want to eat a bear, I would suggest not trying to attract prey like that." She looked him up and down. "On the other hand, if you do want to eat a bear, I think you covered in mud and green paste would make great bait. Plus, an apple in your mouth would stop the mother comments." She teased, heading off to the willow tree.
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:14 pm
Dakari shrugged. "That's why you got sparklers on your feet. Unless your fire isn't working either." Not that he was relying on Sitara to defend him or anything like that! These scratches on his sides were practically nothing, and the day he couldn't outmaneuver a bear was the day he deserved to be eaten!
They'd reached the tree now, so he was spared from adding to his answer by wandering a little ways to the shallows to find a promising glop of mud.
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:30 pm
"Sparklers, hah! Just cause I don't let them burn you.... Perhaps I should rectify that." She threatened, not that she ever would. "But I'll protect you from the evil bears, have no fear." She clawed at the tree, cutting the bark into strips that she could tear at easier. Sitara made a face at the sour taste of the bark, but it was better than letting her wing continue to throb.
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:40 pm
Dakari came back with mud smeared over his fur. He stared at the tree bark, wondering if it was even worth needed it, then figured he might as well. The bark was here, and even if the pain was only a minor distraction it was still a distraction. He pulled down his own share of bark and chewed on it.
"Hmph, you wouldn't dare harm my good looks. We would clash so horribly then, think of your own image!" Dakari's voice took on a false high, much like a fussy female who worried how the pattern of her companion's fur matched in her own. He knew Sitara wasn't that kind of girl, but it was still fun to make fun of her like she was.
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:51 pm
Sitara raised an eyebrow in amusement. "I don't know..." she said thoughtfully, looking over the smaller fox. "I think if you had a little more black and a little less white, we'd match better. Don't you think, Dakari?" She asked in an evil tone.
Sitara moved her paw towards Dakari's tail, the only portion of his that was still mostly uninjured. "I think a little black right about here...." She touched her paw to his fur, but her fire was banked to only give a little tickling warmth.
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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:02 pm
"Bah, you're just evil. Probably why we get along." He grinned cheekily and twisted his body, managing a light n** to Sitara's leg while swinging his tail out of harm's way. "You'd regret burning my tail later. What would you use as a pillow then?" That had been an amusing morning, waking up and seeing Sitara snuggled up on his fuzziest limb.
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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:11 am
Sitara scoffed in order to hide her slight embarrassment. She had already convinced herself that she'd merely been using the soft appendage instead of a hard rock. "I am evil." she agreed, matching Dakari's cheeky grin. "And it's not my fault your tail made it's way under my head." She retorted, ripping another piece of bark off to chew on it. The pain was already subsiding, but the muscle was still a bit stiff. Yeah, she was definitely grounded for a while.
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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:49 am
It wasn't often that Dakari showed hilarity, but this was one of those few occasions. He actually threw back his head and laughed. "My tail was curled around my body! You were practically snuggled up against me like a kit to her parent during their first winter!" He was still chuckling. No telling why it amused him so much, it just did. Dakari would admit he was odd like that.
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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:28 am
Sitara glared at the laughing fox. "When you stop being injured, I'm going to throw pine cones at you." She growled, swatting at him with her tail. "And I would be scarred for life if I ever considered you a parental figure." She huffed in mock horror.
Swatting at him a second time, she moved off to get a drink and wash the sour taste of the willow off her tongue. She also wanted to hide her expression from the other fox. She hadn't seen him laugh too often, not like that anyway, and she wanted to laugh too. She refused to laugh at herself though.
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