(PRP Sauti) Border Snooping (Thorn x Eije)

[Aukai Oceansoul]

mewmew kittykat94

Thorn poked around the rocks and crags seemingly devoid of any life that wasn't wirey and course, except for the people who lived there. He poked a grass blade and was surprised a little when it didn't snarl back, he smiled at the thought, snarling grass what next. He was in an abominably good mood having confirmed with Ime that they were in fact a couple and it felt as though he was floating well above the ground.

Was not the sky a little bluer, the air a little fresher? It was definitely cooler here. He fluffed up his cloak like an angry porcupine, he might have to get a thicker one if this was normal spring weather.

Something made him look up, and he saw a familiar earthling like shape. Another person? Out here in the middle of no where? It wasn't Ime she was busy. He had excused himself to give her some time where he could not distract her and had gone off wandering, staying on the flats...what flats there were and not getting too close to mountains.  

[mewmew kittykat94]

Duke Edward Drake

Coming down off of the mountains was just a breath in and of itself. The air was chilly, yes, but it didn’t have the bite of her home. Eije hadn’t been out of Zena for long, she found herself wandering between the icy mountains to the plains of Tale… But now, she found herself in the craggy and rather unwelcoming Sauti. It wasn’t too bad though, as she had found herself with a companion right of the bat; or rather, she was given him by her adopted brother.

Clutching to her back beneath her cowl was Namidu, a young sailscale… hopefully she didn’t look like a crippled old woman with a hunched back at this point, but Namidu was the reason she had ventured out this way. She knew that he had been raised in captivity, but she wanted to see if she could find other sailscales. He needed a friend, maybe a pen pal of sorts. The thought made her grin and she took a glance around. Could this place be any more dead? Where were all of the other creatures? But a flicker of moment caught her eye, closer to the flat-ish land. Well, looks like there was life out here! Without a second thought, she waved towards the other earthling. The moment earned her some surprised claws in her back though.  

[Aukai Oceansoul]

mewmew kittykat94

Thorn waved back cheerfully, well at least the oddly shaped person seemed friendly. As he got closer to have a chat he saw that it was a sailscale on her back. "Hello there, nice friend you have. My name is Thorn." He smiled in a welcoming way. "He doesn't look very big, do they get bigger?" He had never seen a sailscale up close before, they looked rather endearing with those bright, intelligent eyes. Maybe while he was here he would look into getting one, or taming one as the case might be. Right now his mountaineering skills were sorely lacking.

"Pretty brisk up here in Sauti," he said rubbing his arms under his coat.  

[mewmew kittykat94]

Duke Edward Drake

As the figure got closer, she noted that it was a male… and a friendly one at that. She had to smile at that, lately everyone had been pretty antisocial. It must have been a prerequisite to live in this area. “Why thank you, Thorn. I’m Eije and this is Namidu,” she said as she motioned to her familiar. Namidu stuck his head out of her cowl, curious at the earthling as he released his grip on his owner. “Yes, he’s less than a year old.”

Eije gave a soft laugh, not in a mean way, just amused “It’s a nice chill though.” Growing up in Zena, this was comparable to a mid-summer day. “What brings you to the mountains?”  

[Aukai Oceansoul]

mewmew kittykat94

"Well, I'm escorting my girlfriend back home with all the unrest in Jauhar I didn't want her to come alone. It served the dual purpose of protection and wanting to be with her. And you? Just out for a walk?"

She looked a little younger, still a prentice. The sailscale was cute, it seemed much nicer then the two berry thieves he had met. "For such a young one he seems very well trained, did you get him from an egg?" Could you get one from an egg? That would be fun, easier then taming he thought. He held out his hand slowly so the little one could sniff him. It seemed a courtesy among all none human things. He wondered what it would be like to have such a heightened sense of smell.  

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Duke Edward Drake

He seemed like a nice guy that was for sure. She wasn’t quite sure what he was, profession wise, but it didn't matter much to her. “That’s so sweet of you. I’m actually seeing if I can find some other sailscales. Namidu needs a friend while I train.” She wasn’t much of a beast charmer, but maybe the temptation of a friend might encourage one to come with them.

She gave a loving scratch to the scalescale, as she shook her head. “From what I’ve been told, he was bought on the black market and raised in captivity. But he’s had at least five owners, so the abandonment has caused him to have severe separation anxiety.” The poor boy was fine as long as he was attached to her, but if she left his sight, he would pace and cry… left inside, everything would be in tatters.

Namidu was hesitant for a moment as the male offered his hand, but sensing no danger, he sniffed it and nosed him gently.  

[Aukai Oceansoul]

mewmew kittykat94

Ooooh sailscale hunting was it? Well he was game. "Would you like company? I wouldn't mind one myself, your Nami seems much better behaved then the two hooligans I met while picking berries, I know what they look like though so we can stay clear of them.

His jaw dropped. "You poor thing, five owners for one so young, thats just awful. Here I have a little something.' He pulled out some dried meat. "May he have a little bit. I feel like he needs to be spoiled."

Perhaps he would get a sailscale after all, Nami was sweeter then he thought they could be. "I'm very new to sauti and know almost nothing about them."  

[mewmew kittykat94]

Duke Edward Drake

“I actually wouldn’t mind at all.” It might take two people, hopefully they would both find what they were looking for. As long as her boy found a friend, she would happily help Thorn find one for his own. Hooligans though? That would be interesting.

Before she could answer the question, Namidu quickly snatched up the piece of dried meat from the man’s hand, chomping happily. Eije covered her mouth to keep from laughing, but the giggles came through nonetheless. “Well, I was going to say yes, but I guess it doesn’t matter now! Someone’s a greedy baby.” She tried to give a serious, scolding tone towards her sailscale, but the giggles still persisted even with the previous seriousness.

Taking a breath to steady herself, she tried to get the last of the giggles out of her system. “Well, I’ll be happy to tell you what I know, though I’m still learning myself.”  

[Aukai Oceansoul]

mewmew kittykat94

He smiled at the hungry little creature. "Any advice would be most helpful, I've never tried to tame a thing before and have no idea what I'm doing. I'm not supposed to go out of the valley for safety reasons, me being quite the newbie to this area but perhaps we could start scouting for the sailscales? They might be feeding somewhere." He craned his neck around looking for any of the flying lizards in the sky.

"Do you think thats one over there?" He asked pointing at a smudge a ways away. He started walking in that direction. "I think maybe finding them is going to be the hard part but I'm not sure."

He would love to have a pet, someone to keep him company, someone to talk to.  

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Duke Edward Drake

As Namidu finished snacking, he gave another quick look for more of the delicious meat. His eyes nearly begged for another piece. With a smile, she poked the sailscale on the nose, “Oh no you don’t. Don’t ask for seconds when you stole firsts.” Bringing her attention back to the man, she nodded. “I’d be happy to share and that sounds like a plan!” She didn’t mind having a companion on her misadventure, especially if he would find himself a companion.

She squinted at the direction he pointed, following after him without a second thought. “Seems it, but from what I was told, they’re very social and like to be on the crags.” With a soft snap of her fingers, she held her arm out as they walked, letting Nami come farther out. Being so young, it was easy for him to still move onto her arm, though if he kept eating like that, it would turn into a problem. Her heart ached for her familiar; he was so smart, but he was thrown away so easily… “They’re very agile little reptiles, so I was hoping that bringing Namidu would help lure them in, so to speak.”  

[Aukai Oceansoul]

mewmew kittykat94

"That sounds good to me, as long as I don't have to go up the cliff I think it will be okay, I'm not exactly a mountaineer yet, still used to the flat fields of Tale." He picked up a foot and waggled it at her. He smiled at the sailscale, "Well I hope your plan works, he is cute maybe someone will come and try to adopt him, I don't think he would leave though, hes pretty attatched to you." He knew the feeling, he was quite attached to his Ime.

"Maybe if you could ask him to sing they would follow the noise?" He looked at the nearest cliff, trying to make out the figures of sailscales perched upon it.  

[mewmew kittykat94]

Duke Edward Drake

(Think Jurassic Park dino's noises! ;D)

Eije gave a small laugh, “But mountain climbing is good for you!” Coming from the mountains herself, these craggy cliffs actually didn’t seem that intimidating, but she would stick to the ground for the man’s sake. “I doubt you’ll have to climb too much. I’m sure that your jerky will come in handy if Namidu didn’t eat it all.” A bit of bribery never hurt when it came to animals.

She shook her head, “Well, he won’t be adopted if I have anything to say about it. He’s pretty spoiled and probably wouldn’t last a week.” As sad as it sounded, he probably wouldn’t be accepted anyways, he was 100 percent raised in captivity; who knew if the others would even accept him into their group. But she did like the sound of his plan, and as they slowly approached the cliffs, she scratched the sailscale’s head, “Would you like to sing a song for them, Nami? We'll give you a nice treat if you can bring some down for a visit!”

With a small purr, he gave a happy growl and something of a guttural caw. That was, err, singing, right?  

[Aukai Oceansoul]

mewmew kittykat94

(snickers >3)

Thorn snorted, "Not yet its not, I would fall most like, I'm used to the flat." He chuckled at the little sailscale, "Thats fine singing! I bet it works." He tilted his head and listened, "I think I hear something!" He looked up and saw a few interested faces peeking out from holes in the cliff. "What do you think they will do?" He asked watching the inquisitive faces.

First one then another flew out to drift down. "Here's two, what do you think, do they look like they would be good brothers or sisters for him? I can't tell what they are from here."He squinted as the pair landed on a rock nearby hissing and calling, others started to come down to watch.  

[mewmew kittykat94]

Duke Edward Drake

Sorry for the poke! ;; <3

“You’ll learn to love it,” she said with a playful grin. Nami gave a happy chortle at the praise, beating his wings playfully as he latched on tighter with his back feet. Just what Eije needed, pierced skin, but she was slowly getting used to it.

Watching in amusement, she watched some sailscales hop and scurry along the rock face. They were fascinating little creatures, she knew that for sure. “I’m thinking they’ll visit, the braver few coming close to see if our little stranger is a threat.” Though she wasn’t sure if they would consider the two of them more of a threat than Nami.

With little hesitation, Nami hopped onto his owner’s arm, returning the cries with those of his own. “Seems it. Interaction is good, right?” she said to Thorn as she supported her arm. The calls increased as the two returned them, appearing more curious at the strangers. “I’m not sure if I should approach just yet. Should we wait for them to meet in the middle?”  

[Aukai Oceansoul]

mewmew kittykat94

Its fine sorry i lost this one! 3 pages behind T.T

"Yes I think this is promising, we definitely should meet in the middle don't you think? Make it less threatening, if they really want to come down to us they will." At least he thought they would, it was kind of neat in the meantime just to watch them and her own sailscale. Pretty beasts, or at least he thought so, the lizard look didn't work for everyone. He pulled out some meat and started waving it slowly back and forth, hoping the smell would reach them and entice them forward.

"Here scaley, scaley scaley." He chanted, grinning unabashedly.