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 Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:54 am
Inati nearly sat down as she slid down the hill, skidding to a stop at her brother's side. "Reg? Regius! Are you alright?"
She nosed him gently, worried he had truly hurt himself. Glancing up the hill, she noted Tena was heading for them, and wondered if she should send her sister to fetch her mother.
"Reg?" Tena mewled when she reached him, and gave him a gentle nuzzle. "Are you alright? Should I fetch Mother?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:00 am
Regius shook his head. "No, I'm fine." He said as he rolled to his feet... and promptly sat back down again. "Whoo... dizzy.." He shook his head and smiled at his sisters, touched by their concern. "It takes more then a tumble down a hill to send me running for mother!" He joked, feeling the dizziness subside slightly.
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:09 am
Inati rolled her eyes and flopped down, scrunching her nose in disgust.
"I should have known he'd be fine." She muttered to her sister. "He did, after all, land on his head.. Perhaps we should ask the ground if its ok..."
Tena laughed and nosed her brother's cheek, and then layed down, crossing her forepaws and looking down at the ground with feigned concern. "Are you alright? Did Regius hurt you?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:19 am
He laughed and pounced at his sisters. In midmotion, his eyes went our of focus. Landing poorly, he hit the ground hard, his legs collapsing under him. Reg look in the general direction of his sisters, having trouble focusing on any one thing. "Get mother... or father... Whoever's closest..." He tried to push himself to his feet, but he slid back into a prone position. "Damn..."
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:23 am
Inati turned, only to see Tena was already gone. The white-coated spirit gave a tailflick, and then pounced right into thin air.
"She's getting more like mother..." The black coated Princess murmured. "Don't worry Reg, mother will be here soon..."
"MOMMA! Reg fell down and hit his head and now he's actin' all funny!" Tenari squeeked as she slid to the foot of the incline that led into the den. "Come help, quick!"
Venati didn't need any more urging, she leapt away from the Den mouth and hurried after her daughter, smiling as she noted that Tena moved faster as a "spirit" than she did when she was "visible".
"Regius?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:29 am
Regius looked up at his mother, noting in his detached state that she was nothing more then a white blur. "Hello mother... how are you?" He asked, voice completely impassive. He lifted his head slowly to make it easier to see her. His vision cleared completely for a moment, letting him see the concern apparent on his families faces, before it faded back to blur.
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:33 am
Venati arched an eyebrow, smiling in spite of herself. Frowning sternly, she picked up her best 'dissapproving mother' tone, and fixed a stern eye on her son.
"Well enough, and what trouble have you gotten yourself into, young man?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:38 am
Knowing the tone, he winced, ducking his head quickly and regreting it as the dizziness rose again. He was silent for a few moments, regaining his composer. "Well, mother..." He drawled. "I think I may have done something very stupid..." He raised his head to look at her. "I was racing Ina and Tena and I wasn't paying attention to the ground until it disappeared. I fell and landed pretty hard and you are all blurry now..." He said it in a detatched tone, not wanting to thing about the possible meaning of his blurry eyesight.
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:45 am
Venati sighed, and chuckled slightly. "Yes, My Heart, it seems you have done something very foolish indeed... At least you are well enough to know that..."
She tsked in dissapproval and shook her head. "Its a good thing that the Princess Dashira is at home, she'll have you healed in no time, she is a Shaman, after all.."
Tenari nodded. "I'll fetch her mother, I know where she is."
With a final worried look at her brother, she dashed off toward the border of Rose Wings. An easy swim across the river would take her to Dashira, and then Regius would be alright... Right?
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:49 am
"Oh goody..." He drawled, the arrogent tone hiding the fear. "Because I really like being able to see." His vision had darkened so that he could no longer see where Ina was, but suprisingly, he knew. It was like he could feel her. He wanted to shake his head, deem the thoughts impossible, but instead, he laid his head on his paws and his world continued to darken.
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:55 am
Venati smiled, but worried what the fall had done to poor Reg's skull. It had knocked him silly, that was for sure. With a sigh, she looked out toward the border, hoping Tena and Dashira returned soon.
Inati settled near her brother, laying her head on her paws and considering him. She hoped he would return to normal, for she was sure he would be no fun this way.. And this definately wasn't Regius... He was spacy, and distant...
Dashira smiled at the little cub who brought her the news, and nodded soothingly. "With a little energy, I'll be able to heal him.. Come, let us go to your brother..."
Within a few moments she was at Venati's side, and gave her friend a smile. "Your fine lad in trouble at last?"
At the nod, she turned to the Prince. "How do you feel your Highness? Can you tell me, what you see?"
Rather tired from all her running, Tenari flopped down and panted softly, eyes fixed on her brother as she waited. 'Please be alright...'
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:07 am
He turned his head towards the sound of the lioness. "Very little, Princess Dashira." He said softly. He had heard about shamans, how they could heal you. His hope that she could heal him, however, was smothered by doubt. "And I am dizzy, expecially when I move." He flicked his tail, letting it lay on his sister. Turning away from the shaman, he looked toward his sisters labored breathing with a smile. "You'll be able to run faster then me soon, Tena, if you keep this up."
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:18 am
Tenari giggled, despite her worry.. "That's only because you'll have a mane.. Wind resistance and all."
Inati nuzzled her brother, smiling. "I'll have to agree.. Besides, why would the Prince want a hair out of place, when he could just follow at a leisurely pace and arrive in the peak of style?"
Dashira pinned her ears in worry. He must have hit hard and fast, for the loss to be so complete, so soon. Pressing her nose gently to his forehead, she closed her eyes, and then they snapped open again. "You had quite a tumble, young Prince... Your mind is badly bruised..."
She huffed in worry. "I don't know how much I can do, the damage was almost.. Instant..."
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:22 am
Regius laught softly at his sisters comments. He laughed because it was either that, or make small, helpless sounds. He bowed his head towards Dashira. "Fix what you can, and leave the rest to fate." He said softly, keeping his eyes downcast so that no one else would see the look of defeat in them. His words were light, but his heart wasn't.
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:29 am
Dashira nodded. She would, but the guilt she felt- knowing she couldn't fix everything- was already welling up inside of her. Resting a paw gently on his head, she pulled in the energies of the land, air, and distant sound of the falls, and wove a simple healing spell. She could feel the pain leave Regius's skull, though a dull ache would remain for a little while, and felt his mind repair itself. There was little damage on the outside, except for a slight bruise, which healed at her word, but his eyes...
Her ears drooped as she dreaded the answer. "What do you see, Young Prince?"
Tenari heard the dread and sadness in Dashira's voice, and hand a feeling she knew what her brother would say. She sniffled, feeling somewhat responsible, as she had been racing after him... 'Sorry...'
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