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Reluctance [Phi/Ktu] - Kimber - 03-12-2013 For the first time she stood with uncertainty on the outskirts of the Foothills, gaze turned inward but not entirely sure if she should venture closer. The sounds of fighting had dimmed and quieted, and she grew anxious, not knowing why such chaos had come to her home. Nothing of this magnitude had disturbed her life in many seasons, and she was unsure how to handle it. At last she ventured past the borders, muzzle low to the ground as she paced deeper. Something was... different. New scents on the air. Strange horses, familiar horses, the scents of blood and woods that were not of the Foothills. What did this mean for the Foothills? What did this mean... for her? Why hadn't she known about all this? There'd been an invasion... who had won? Was her home stripped from her, or would she be allowed to stay? Did she want to stay? None of those answers could be answered lingering away from the source of the chaos. So she drifted closer, tracing familiar paths, some she'd been the primary source of. Her steps were shadowed. A tiny pup toddled at her heels, gray coat blending into her shadow. It was guarded by a full grown, if water-wrought, version of itself, different only in the number of tails the pair bore. After a time her courage faltered and she halted, shifting to stand guard over the young kitsune that plopped onto the grass beneath her belly, assisted by the watery fox that prowled around her hooves. Ears flickered, and she gave a single small call, questioning and unsure. Hoping that someone she knew would answer. (( Whether or not she joins the Grey or the Edge will be decided in this thread. ^.^ )) RE: Reluctance [Phi/Ktu] - Ktulu - 03-13-2013
RE: Reluctance [Phi/Ktu] - Archibald - 03-15-2013
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RE: Reluctance [Phi/Ktu] - Kimber - 03-16-2013 Ears twitched as she caught the sound of hoofbeats, gaze seeking to spot whomever it was that approached. Surprise was her first reaction when it was Ktulu who showed up. Whatever in the world? Yet there was no need for her to ask, for the other mare was quick to inform her of the situation. The fact of a battle was confirmed in her mind, mild confusion fluttering up over the fact that Jackal hadn't shown up. Bewildered and hurt by the blunt irritation in which Ktulu, who Kimber had thought was a friend, spoke to her, kept the young mare silent. Her blue eyes studied Ktulu and her bear, then drifted to the tall figure of Archibald. There her emotions were promptly shuttered from her eyes, not sure what to make of the stallion who had been leader here, and had joined forces with this Grey, this force of Ktulu's, in order to reclaim the land. His words rumbled over her, but she ignored him. Her gaze moved back to Ktulu. "I cannot be at a battle if I didn't know there was to be one. War has never come to the Foothills like this, and I was unaware that I would have to worry about my friends taking my home from me." Her voice was relatively calm, growing in intensity as she pointed out that past they shared. Had Ktulu already forgotten that Kimber had gone with her and Ophelia and Aaron and Jackal to fix her legs? That if it wasn't for her and the two stallions she'd just kicked from their homes, she would not be this able bodied mare she was today? "I know nothing of your Grey, Ktulu. But I'm not sure I want to follow someone who holds so little gratitude to those who helped her in the past. I don't know why you didn't just ask to join us." She deliberately avoided paying any attention to Archibald. She had nothing to do with his past grievances, and refused to be provoked by his petty passes. Tiny Kaiden huddled in on himself beneath her, wary of Eytan and Loretta. They were both much bigger than he was, and he was uncomfortable with the close attention the malamute was giving him. Lips curled back from needle-sharp puppy teeth in silent warning. His uneasiness transferred through the bond with Kimber, unconsciouslessly signalling the watery fox to move in his defense. It surged between Loretta and Kaiden, tail whipping around as it spun before the malamute, likely to slap her on the nose and leave her with a wet face if she didn't back off. Kimber spared a glance down and back at the companions and the fox that was an expression of her magic. She shifted a step back, deliberate in her movements to stand closer to the young kitsune and not accidentally step on a tail. "Had I known that you were going to invade my home, I would have been here. I wish to be a warrior, but have little experience in battle." This was the only admission she gave for having heard Archibald's words, though her blue eyes never left Ktulu. Privately she wished she had been here, had had an opportunity to put into practice the ideas she had to employ her magic within battle. A tiny part of her wished she could use one of those on Archibald, though he was big enough to seriously harm her. But with Kaiden to watch after, she didn't dare leave the kitsune unguarded. He was a helpless baby, her responsibility, and owned a piece of her heart and her soul. Not so much she could say of the same vein to the two standing before her, and she wondered where Ophelia was, if Ktulu was here. Where Hototo was, and what Archibald meant to Ktulu that she let him stand so close. Questions she had no answers for, and wasn't inclined to ask. RE: Reluctance [Phi/Ktu] - Ktulu - 03-17-2013
RE: Reluctance [Phi/Ktu] - Kimber - 04-13-2013 With an attempt at cool politeness Kimber listened to what Ktulu had to say, though her twitching ears were a dead giveaway of her churning thoughts and emotions. It frustrated her that the other mare again and again cut at her with barbed comments about how she had not been present. Was it so terrible that Kimber had been preoccupied with tending to the egg that had held Kaiden, had been roaming the Threshold in an attempt to recuit and make the Foothills strong again, had been trying to make herself stronger with a visit to the Earth God? It was not her fault she had not been in contact with the other herds Ktulu spoke of, not her fault she'd been distracted in safeguarding the hatching and first days of her kitsune's young life. And, and... Blue eyes closed, shutting away outside stimuli as she struggled to calm herself and through herself, Kaiden. Several deep breaths were taken before the young grulla opened her eyes again to regard Ktulu. "A true warrior fights for a cause worthy of being upheld, and fights the better for that cause being their own. I will not stand beside those who will stand for everyone else and anyone else's cause if the price is good enough." Her voice was cool, but there was still hurt in her eyes. As she spoke, the watery fox had been gently guiding little Kaiden away, and now she turned away to follow them. It took all she had to walk with quiet, firm pride though it tore her apart to leave her childhood home behind. RE: Reluctance [Phi/Ktu] - Archibald - 04-16-2013 Loretta lowered her body and snarled as the fox's tail slapped wetness over her muzzle. There was no pain, only water, but it infuriated the bitch because of the blatant rudeness. Loretta was posing no threat to the young kitsune, she was merely curious, but now she was only angry. Flicking her eyes up to Kimber, the white and red dog took a step between her and Ktulu, tail standing erect angrily. Her lips curled back and she exposed deadly teeth, each one ready to rip into the sensitive coward's flesh.
Growing as irritated as Loretta, Archibald took a step forward towards Kimber. "Kimber, it would be wise for you to leave now." Archibald did not wait for Ktulu to agree or reprimand him, but merely commanded the younger filly confidently. His voice was cold and his eyes hard as he looked down on her, ready to enforce his words with his strength if she chose not to leave. His dark tail flicked behind him, his hooves itching to send the earth into frantic tremors below the filly's feet. The Dauntless flicked his ears back, mostly ignoring Kimber's words as she acted like she was disappointed in Ktulu. Her family really did think they were gifts to this fucking earth, did they not? Smoke, Ricochet, her--all of them, arrogant little cowards with no place among the glory of the Grey and the Foothills. Archibald ground his teeth together and set his jaw, Loretta sending him images of blood and flesh ripping from Kimber and her young companion. Archibald mentally told her to wait, and the red dog looked back at Ktulu, waiting for words from the new Chieftess.
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