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 Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:46 am
*Andre had lowered his head just a bit as to not seem larger then the male before him, he was indeed intruding, but Biscuit seemed well pleased that he was willing to walk into the domain of another without much thought of it. Though his head did raised up just a little when he heard the 'beast' before him snort at idea of romance. He had to just look at the ground most sheepishly. He had forgotten that some didn't take too kindly on the ideas of love and falling for a mare or stallion, which ever the case may have been. But Andre himself was a love struck fool it was true, he just didn't push the subject where the stallion could rightfully tear him to shreds without even thinking about it.*
"So you know where these flowers that Tsaluyi's brother tells me about?" he asked falling in behind the stallion, though minding to keep a safe distance away from the whip like tail. "From how he talked I would have been in more trouble..." He stopped not wanting to continue that statement, thinking that it wasn't right to say.
*His wings folded against his sides, Andre followed the stallion before him, his mind on what Biscuit would think when he returned with said flower without maybe a scratch. But that was too much to hope for, there would be something to tarnish his silvery hide somewhere, he could feel it. It not from the stallion in front of him, but something else possibly. He would just have to keep on his toe, sorta speak. For now he would walk in silence as to not annoy the stallion into leaving him to wander aimlessly for the rest of his days.*
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:52 am
The mutant wasn't small by any means and would have rivalled the wind in height if he had stood up straight, but this mutant had a habit of keeping his head slightly lower. This was due to a number of reasons, for a start he preferred to skulk but he also had the issue of the branches catching on his horns as well. Maintaining a lower height ensured he didn't get stuck...
"Usually, you would be." The mutant was by no means subtle and glanced over his shoulder ever so slightly, "I do not appreciate visitors, I never have and it seems I have become a novelty." His tone was bitter at this. The increase in visitors seemed to have been viewed with suspicion by the mutant, almost as though he believed word had gotten round about him and his abnormal appearance.
"However," He paused briefly and released a sigh, a flicker of pain crossing his chiselled features. He had never wanted much in his life, but the desire for a mate was one thing he wanted but would never allow himself to have... That didn't mean he couldn't ensure others got their's though.
"For the sake of ensuring you retrieve your flower, a flower that seems to thrive in these conditions..." He shook his head and continued to navigate his way with ease through the forest until he encountered a rather small cave, barely big enough to fit through. "I will make this one exception."
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:16 am
*He followed in silence as his ears turned themselves forward as the mutant before his spoke, he only lifted his head up a little bit, matching the twists and turns of the stallion. Not wanting to travel off course, thinking that there would have been traps set for the unworthy. Not that he considered himself worthy to be here. It had been a dare, and he took the dear with a fools heart to prove his worth to another.*
"As soon as I have a flower, my hooves won't touch your domain again, no matter how many dares I get." Andre nodded hoping that it would please the stallion before him. "All I know, is that Tsa's brother will have his hooves full when she finds out what he did..." He half muttered looking back in the direction they had come and where he remembered Biscuit to be, yea he would be in trouble when she finds out about this.
*Looking forward once more he stopped just in time as to not run into the stallion before him. Stepping up to be just about even with the other he looked at the small cave. Boy it looked small, would he really fit in there? Sure if he was a foal again, but one could never shrink back it just wasn't done. Tilting his head to one side he thought of how he could wiggle himself in.*
"So this flower it in there?" he asked looking at the cave. "Should be easy enough to get to... I think..." he was unsure of how far in this flower was, but he wouldn't stop until he had one.
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:23 am
"You will find that the cave leads to a labyrinth, a mass of tunnels beneath the hills." He explained, his directions suitably more clear than Tsa's brother had provided. "Keep to the left hand side of the walls and follow the sound of running water - " Pausing, he moved away somewhat so that the wind had more space to wriggle about in an attempt to fit into the rather small entrance...Azumoth would struggle on no uncertain terms if he tried.
"You will eventually come a large cavern, it is full of water...an underground lake I suppose. The flowers tend to thrive in its wake, where the faintest rays of sun manage to slip through the cracks in the rocks above." He wasn't about to inform the wind that the cavern lay beneath the desert and that was why the sun was capable of reaching it...but he did want the stallion to succeed if only to be granted the happiness he could not.
"They are a very pale pink, with a darker fushia within the middle...I expect you will catch their scent before you see them."
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:46 am
*Andre listened carefully as the stallion told him how to find the flower. 'Keep to the left hand wall, listen for water. Will smell flower before actually seeing it'. He hoped he got it all, if not he would most likely be lost for a long time in the maze beneath the grounds. Stepping forward he looked at the small cave mouth, then back at the stallion.*
"Well here goes nothing. The soon I get that flower the sooner I'm out of here." He nodded, before pausing. "Once I get the flower, how do I get back out?" he asked not quite moving, would the cracks in the ceiling be wide enough for him to fly out of or something? Or could he find his way out just about the same way he went in... It was most puzzling.
*Not really waiting for an answer, Andre had started to wiggle his way into the cave, it was a strange sight to see his rear wiggling about before he slipped out of sight. Though he felt like his hips had been flattened considerably from all the force it had taken to get him into the cave. It was there he waited for the answer to his question while also listening to see if he could hear water from there. It was unlikely as he shifted over toward the left hand wall to start at.*
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:56 am
"Just remember the way you came in." He replied from outside, that done the sound of his muffled hooves could be heard drifting away from the location. It was time for this mutant to continue with his own rounds and he sincerely hoped no one else decided to play in his lands. Truly, he could cope with the occasional visitor but things were getting ridiculous.
That being said, he mentally wished the Wind good luck in his attempts to locate the flower he sought, hopefully his mate would approve of it. On the whole, Azumoth remembered the cave and its interior well - he had often explored it as a child and could find the lake without struggle...he just hoped the wind was to his senses.
While he wouldn't be able to hear the water at the start, drifting further along the labyrinth until the first corner would allow him to pick up the faintest rush of water...
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:34 am
*Well that was comforting, remember the way in. He thought he could do that, he waited until the sound of hooves vanished and he was left in complete silence within the cave. He stood there for what seemed like forever before he urged himself to move. A wings stretched out to the side a little, brushing against the left hand wall. He walked slowly, he could barely see from the ever dimming light of the cave entrance. Squinting a little before it was nothing, but black he stopped when his wing felt nothing. Raising his head up he tured a little feeling that there was an opening there.
Ears twitching forward he heard something, water? Could it have been the water he was told to listen for? It had to be, it was the only sounds he could hear besides the echoing of his own hooves against the rock floor. A smile appeared on his face as he started walking down the path he had first heard the water. It seemed to get louder with every step he took. Coming to another turn he halted and listened, it certainly was louder by a bit anyways. Continuing on, it seemed to take forever to get even close to where the water was loudest. Along the way he had slipped a couple times as water did drip from the ceiling, chilling his back when it hit. Oh that was cold, shaking his head as a drop touched his nose.
It wasn't long after that the scent of something caught his nose as he reached a larger chamber. It was massive with a bit of light. It certainly was a bit brighter then the rest of the place, even if the light had come through the small cracks in the ceiling. Raising his head up he sniffed at the air, yep, this had to be the place. Walking further into the chamber both wings opened and stretched, it seemed like a long while since they were fanned out All the walking also had made him thirsty, being the last drink he had, had was along the way behind Tsa's brother.
Stepping over to the lake he dipped his head down to drink from the icy water, he was sure it was safe to drink, it would have been a long wait before he could drink again. AS he did, his golden gaze caught sight of the pale pink flowers the mutant had told him, the ones that Biscuit wanted him to bring back. Now he had a reason to smile, making his way carefully over to a blossom he reached out to pull it from its roots and looked back toward where he had come from. Now it was just to get back to the entrance, get out of the cave without Ruining the flower and back to Biscuit. Piece of cake right? Andre sure hoped so as he made his way back toward the mouth of the cave.
It certainly took less time to find his way out then it had to find his way in, keeping to the left he retraced his steps, listening to how the water faded behind him until he couldn't hear it and he could see the dim light of the cave entrance. He was nearly out, now he just had to re-squeeze through the rock and... Well getting his head out was well enough, squirming this way and that, he managed to pull his rump out once more. Laying on the ground he panted over the flower that was still in his mouth. A short rest, that's all he needed before moving on and back out to rejoin Biscuit and show him that he had gotten the flower he was sent for, but first, that rest. And rest he did, but for longer then he had hoped...*
[[ Will post more if you want me to. ]]
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:58 am
"Hey!"
"Get up ye ninny!"
Around his head, the pair of blue tits spiralled repeatedly, occasionally landing on his muzzle to give him a peck. It was only there to serve as a reminder that he needed to wake up but apparently, the mutant had sent his little 'scouts' to locate the wind. While it wasn't entirely sure if this was a curse or a blessing, it was clear that the wind would not have to deal with his company any longer.
"We be glads ye finds yer flower and all but s'gettin' a wee bit dark and it be way hard te find ye way outs of here in the dark!"
"Yeah, ye gots te wake up!" They insisted, the second one bouncing on his muzzle repeatedly.
They had a point, it was growing darker and the shadows cast by the twisted trees were becoming somewhat more ominous. Appearances of certain land marks began to change it a guide would be rather useful to have at this moment in time...that was for certain.
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:51 am
*His eyes snapped open as something landed upon his muzzle and seemed to be yelling at him to wake up. Standing in a hurry, Andre looked cross eyed at the bird and tilted his head to the side. The flower lay on the ground near his hooves. What? Had he slept that late? Surely it wasn't approaching night already, it seemed as though he had just come out of the caves.*
"I'm up, I'm up." He retorted to the bird as she lowered his head to pick up the flower and start back toward where Biscuit should have been awaiting for him.
*Andre had tucked the flower into the underside of his wing so that he could move fast without ruining the petals, though it might still had been a bit warm as well. He just wanted to get out of the mutant's domain so that he wouldn't get into anymore trouble then he first though he was in at the first encounter. Following the same path he had taken behind the mutant he found where they had met. Soon turning again he headed back the way he had originally came.
It wasn't long before he came back to where Biscuit should have been waiting. Stopping a moment to catch his breath, Andre looked around at the ever darkening surrounding. That blasted stallion had better had waited for him. If not, then it proved that he wasn't a very good brother. Shaking his head, Andre stepped further away from Mutant's domain and back to where he could stay peacefully with Tsa.*
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:26 pm
"Well, looks like ye pulled it off." Biscuit flashed a smile from where he lay beneath one of the slightly healthier trees on the border. Looking reasonably amused and impressed, he canted his head to the side and waited patiently for the stallion to reveal the treasure. All along he had known about the mutant and his questionable temper, but through his uncle, Biscuit was also aware of the mutant's more honourable tendencies.
Calculated risks weren't necessary, Biscuit already knew Azumoth would cause no harm today...he always had a soft spot for a good romance, even if he refused to allow himself to exist in one himself.
"Aye, ye be showin' me yer treasure and I'll be congratulatin' ye!"
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:12 pm
*Andre gave a confident smile as he turned his head and lifted a wing up a little. It looked as if he was going to preen his feathers, giving a moment he finally pulled the pale pink flower from its resting place and placed it upon the ground before Biscuit, before standing back up, straight and proud.*
"Told ya I would get the flower." He spoke smugly, "A piece of cake." Though he didn't go into the details of the caves and the small problems he had, that wasn't needed to be known. "So am I worthy enough by your standards to court your sister? Or is there something else I should do?" he asked canting his head to one side.
*He had to wonder is there was anything else, this stallion wanted him to do. Andre had gotten the flower, he could present it to Tsaluyi as a gift as well, making it even sweeter, he would ave to think on it. But it did sound like a good idea, maybe gets some others for a full bouquet, that would possibly brighten Tsa before she hears of what he was put through by her brother...*
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:31 pm
Well, he could gather some more of those flowers at the risk of the mutant's wrath but Biscuit wouldn't be against it. Rather, he seemed to look satisfied by the entire display and after a few moments he pulled himself to his feet. Flicking his ears forward he moved towards the flower and gave it a slight 'sniff' to confirm the scent before nodding - this was the one.
"Aye, ye be worthy in my eyes." He mused, lifting his gaze once more to eye the stallion, "Best ye be gettin' me fathers approval too - but let me point this wee tiny thing out te ye..." Being careful not to destroy the flower under his hooves, he moved away from it and shook his head. He may approve of his sister's choice for now but there was just one little point to add.
"Ye hurt 'er, and I'll kill ye - we clear?" He enquired, raising a brow as he waited for the wind to retrieve the flower.
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:46 pm
*Andre raised his head up and backed away a little as Biscuit had stepped apparently a little closer to him. The one sounded serious after just approving him to be worthy. Of course he was going to get approval from his/her father. He was working on it, Biscuit just happened to get to him first.*
"Clear as the snow in winter" He agreed, "Not that I would ever hurt my only friend in the word. Surely you'd do the same in my case." Or at least Andre hoped so.
*Lowering his head, Andre picked up the flower and placed it back between his feathers as to not lose it as he went back to find Tsa, or whenever her brother was done testing him. Though his adventure was fun, he was getting tired and hoped to make it back home before the night came complete and he would have to bed down somewhere strange to him.*
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:51 pm
"Good." Biscuit sounded firm enough and gave a nod, as far as he was concerned the Wind had proved himself worthy. He hadn't proven himself worthy by getting the flower, while some would argue that was the most epic of demonstrations of love that wasn't important to this stallion. Rather, Andre had done what very few stallions would have done - he had listened, he had endured the scrutiny and most importantly...
He'd coped with the rather odd personality that Biscuit had.
That and that alone had confirmed the worthiness of the stallion, Tsa came from a very peculiar family where some argued that Tsa and Esper were the only sane individuals in existence. Nay, in Biscuit's mind the stallion definitely deserved his sister if he could cope with Biscuit - no doubt his father would see the good qualities as well.
"I suggest ye be givin' tha' te me sister at some point... But ye may be wantin' te get yeself some rest." He added, clearly dismissing the wind in a rather vague fashion.
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:20 pm
"Home is far from here, but if I can fly fast like my father I should beable to get there before night comes complete. Tomorrow, Tsa receives the flower." He nodded stretching his wings a little, the flower itself clinging to the smaller dawny feathers underneath the larger ones. "I hope to see you again someday, perhaps at a family gathering?" He said tilting his head to the side.
*Without really waiting for an answer, Andre pushed off the grounds and into the air. It would be a long flight home, but he was sure he could make it in one long go. He would be a bit more tired and thirsty to boot, but he was willing to go that distance to get him. Home to his family and most importantly to Tsa, she must have been worried about him. He had been gone what? A couple days at most? maybe not, but it sure seemed like it. Shaking the thoughts from his head, Andre concentrated on the flight home, that what was most important above everything else that could cloud his mind.
Home.*
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