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Post by ebonyviper on May 1, 2007 9:38:11 GMT -5
(((((OOC: Uh... it's not large. In the intro, the river's been said to be drying up. Maybe a little backreading would help.)))))
Zubrini lay there for awhile, ignoring the pain in her shoulder, waiting until the Zeburi had disappeared, before she decided to get back to her feet. She shook her head in frustration. Why had she been so stupid as to set foot in some aggressive pack's land and not known it? She hated herself for that.
She looked at her shoulder, inspecting the marks where the two subordinates had dug their claws in. It wasn't serious, but it just plain hurt like hell.
"Must find that river," she said to herself, "Got to, at least, cleanse any wounds I might have gotten."
She set off, following the water scent that would lead her to the river.
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Post by Orca on May 1, 2007 11:27:32 GMT -5
Azra felt a slight trickle of blood seeping from the cut above his lip. He absentmindly wiped it away with the back of his hand. Confusion was dulling the sting of it. It was a very rare thing for the Zeburi to call off an attack, least alone on two invaders.
He would worry about it later. Gingerly stopping up to the top of the bank, he stood tall, trying to see across the shoulder-high grass. Had they spared the stranger?
*
The six Zeburis regrouped, eventually slowing down to a trot. Sel moved up to walk by Neo's side.
"What was that all about?" she demanded. "Did you take care of the interloper?"
"I let her off with a warning," Neo responded without bothering to glance at her. "She seemed clueless enough about wandering onto our land not knowing it was our's. If she does it again I won't be as generous, and the Alphas have bigger things to worry about: like that hunt we were about to commence."
He slowed to a half-walk, glancing back at Sarena. "Which begs the question... what were you doing all the way out here?"
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Post by ebonyviper on May 1, 2007 11:45:03 GMT -5
(((((OOC: I think I might want to play a pterosaur... he would be an old friend of Zubrini's... I'll get his profile together...)))))
It wasn't too long before Zubrini found the river in which the water scent was coming from. She slowed to a stop at the edge of the bank, inspecting the water before she bent down to take a drink, feeling so thirsty after her long trek.
Then she caught another scent and lifted her head again. Oh, no, she thought, Not another confrontation. I've had enough of those for one day.
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Post by elizar on May 1, 2007 11:49:03 GMT -5
"I haven't had anything to eat or drink for two days. I wanted at least some energy from the water and the small prey that goes to it before the hunt." Sarena said harsly, not finding it at all comfortable that the others would think of her as a runner.
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Post by Orca on May 1, 2007 11:50:34 GMT -5
((That's fine by me, EV.))
So focused on trying to see out onto the plains, it took a moment for Azra to notice the figure that had emerged from the grass, upriver from where he was. His nose told him that while the Zeburi scent lingered, this female 'raptor was definately not one of those murdering animals.
He approached slowly, not wanting to give reason for alarm. When she suddenly looked up he froze where he was. He ducked his head low as a sign of peace, pulling his clawed hands back against his chest and out of sight. Scent would tell the rest of the story, that he was clearly of a much different faction than the Zeburi.
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Neonis glowered. He saw the logic in the explanation, and would give some leeway. But not without a short lecture.
"At least let someone know where you're going next time," he grumbled before resuming his run.
Seleysha strayed toward the back of the formation. "Don't worry about him," she said reassuringly, "He's just a little miffed about the intruders." Knowing of Sarena's disabilities, the Beta female was always willing to give her packmate support whenever someone else was hassling her.
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Post by ebonyviper on May 1, 2007 12:06:57 GMT -5
Zubrini noticed Azra and screeched in response. The attack by those other raptors had her on edge and she seemed to have trouble calming down. But eventually she did, as she read more from his scent. Not like the others.
She calmed down just a little bit, but she was still cautious and aware that she was in unknown territory still. Drawing her claws back, she cocking her head at Azra.
"You don't smell like those others that attacked me," she said, "Who are you?"
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Post by elizar on May 1, 2007 12:08:24 GMT -5
"Thank you." Sarena said to Seleysha, keeping up with Neo. She didn't like it when her loyality to the pack was questioned, feeling that even after the fight she stuck with them should be enough proof that she was loyal Zeburi. Once when the group reached the den, she lied down quickly near the chicks, assuming babysitting duty for the time being.
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Post by Razor Azura on May 1, 2007 18:44:50 GMT -5
KanKov stood stiffly on the rock, he was trying again to catch the scent of the Acro, it surely had stopped, but it's smell wasn't as strong as before.
Figuring it had taken cover in trees, he waited.
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Post by Orca on May 1, 2007 19:06:53 GMT -5
"Azra, of the Makena clan," the young male said, keeping his tone short and to-the-point. He figured the last thing this stranger needed was an indirect explanation. "The ones who attacked you are our rivals, the Zeburi."
He took a few slow steps forward, careful to keep an at ease, non-threatening posture at all times. "This river is the border between our territories. I was on sentry duty at the time they confronted you; I thought you would need help. Anyone who knew better wouldn't have deliberately wandered onto Zeburi land."
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Neonis went straight to the Alphas, to report the encounter between them and the interloper. He told them every detail, specifically how he had let her off with a terse warning.
Meanwhile, Seleysha sat nearby to where Sarena lay with the chicks, grateful to be in the shade once more. After this latest excursion, she wasn't eager to run in the heat for a while.
She took note of Kan-Kov's stance nearby. He seemed tense, fixated on something. "Kan-Kov, what is it?" Normally, she did not bother to speak to him, but his expectant silence was too ominous to ignore.
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Post by ebonyviper on May 1, 2007 19:20:20 GMT -5
"The Zeburi? I never heard of that clan," Zubrini said as Azra approached her, "I'm just a lone wanderer looking for shelter and I did not honestly know that I've stepped into Zeburi territory until those raptors told me."
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Post by Razor Azura on May 1, 2007 19:52:26 GMT -5
KanKov snapped out of his thoughts and looked over at Seleysha, "An Acro..." he said rather curtly (but thats how he was). "Not far, I caught him feeding on a raptor in the rock formation over there." he indicated with a nod of his nose in the direction, "It seems he's gone into tree cover...but i know he'll be out tonight."
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Post by Kamui.EXE on May 1, 2007 21:08:13 GMT -5
(OOC: Uh... it's dried up? Damn it! ^^;;; I goofed again. Uh... anyways, I'm a little stuck here. ^^;; )
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Post by ebonyviper on May 1, 2007 21:10:21 GMT -5
(((((OOC: Well, my only character is Zubrini, and she's currently tied up with Azra, who is Orca's character, so I can't help you now. I was, however, thinking of creating a pterosaur character, but I haven't finished his profile yet. *shrugs* Sorry.)))))
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Post by Kamui.EXE on May 1, 2007 21:16:23 GMT -5
(OOC: It's okay. I'll just sit here and think of the perfect way to take over the world only using smelly gym socks and a rubber band. XD )
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Post by Orca on May 2, 2007 5:19:35 GMT -5
"Believe me, you haven't been the first one," Azra said, cautiously drawing himself up to typical eye-level. He gave the stranger's a once-over, deciding that besides being roughed up, she was okay.
"All things considered, you're extremely fortunate. Had the Alphas led that team, you wouldn't be here talking to me. If anyone, only the Beta male of that pack has ever been known to grant mercy."
The word shelter came back into focus. He nodded toward the forests. "You're welcome to visit my clan's side of the river. Provided there isn't any more food over there than over here, but it is considerably safer. We're a far more tolerant tribe."
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Sel considered a reprimand and just as quickly passed it. Kan-Kov was always wandering off on his ownsies; he always had some personal vendetta to pursue. But the subject of a rouge Acro was far more worrisome.
She glanced back at the gathering of chicks. Rather than belong to their parents, her younger brothers and sisters were more like the clan's children. Everyone was expected to give them protection as if they were their own.
"Well, there's no getting around that he's out there," she admitted, "But that doesn't change the plans for this afternoon. It's been a few days since our last kill. The chicks need to eat."
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