The Warriors Shall Rise Again

[Shenzii]

Tar-Ryn continued walking. Lightening lit up the sky in brilliant purple and blue as it scattered across the sky. She put her hood up and continued walking. She came to a clearing among the trees. On the ground was carved a pentacle. She went to the center and sat cross legged. She put her hood down and began to meditate. Soon she was lifted from the ground and hovered calmly. Her body began to glow in a dim blue, the tribal markings on her arms, legs and back. Her cloak was now on the ground below her as she continued to meditate.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chronin followed her to the clearing, and leaned against a tree while watching her meditate. He kept and ear and eye out for possible attackers, but he still couldn't keep himself from simply just admiring the one he risked all but his life to protect. Now, he was risking everything for her as a 'lowly' servant, which he admits that 'risking it all' was what he should have done for all of his comrades but failed upon killing more than half of them...

[KittKat chunky~]

(Waiting for Asia to post in response to Kha'mal... Decided I may as well post some stuff for Kha'lin as she goes to deliver the letter to Tar-ryn    )



A mule-drawn cart rolled out of the city of Khemal, wooden wheels rattling over the smooth cobbles. Kha'lin sat in the back of the wooden cart, squeezed in beside several merchants and general travellers. Opposite her sat a dark-furred canine, wrapped in dusty travelling cloaks. One of his eyes was white and milky, the other watched Kha'lin with sleazy desire. She sighed, drawing her own cloak closer around her, fiddling in apparent distraction with one of her braids. Despite the loose and unshapely quality of her travelling clothes, the canine opposite had no trouble with admiring her ample figure...

He grinned, showing yellowing smile "Darling, ye wouldn' be travelling outside the city alone would you?" Still grinning widely he ran one clawed thumb back and forth across his knee "Dangerous time for lone travellers it would be... Especially for young women likes yourself miss..." Kha'lin met the canine's gaze, amber eyes flashing "Do not think I am stupid old man..." she sighed, jumping down from the cart onto the dusty cobbles. She paid the driver with a few coppers, before walking down off the road and onto a smaller path.

[Shenzii]

Ryn's ears twitches as a breeze blew, sweeping a scent through the air. She listened carefully to make sure it was not just a scent from the village. Her eyes opened as she put her feet gently on the ground. "Your interest is becoming an obsession..." She said, She lifted her cloak and draped it over her body. The hood now hid her face, only her illuminated blue eyes were visible.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chronin couldn't keep his smile in check as he kept his gaze on Tar-ryn. "I still have not gotten my 'orders', so I choose to do as I will. What amazes me is that you walk off all on your own while theres a bounty on your head, and that you lack any real measure of keeping me from escaping."

[Shenzii]

"Perhaps because, even if you were to escape, I could not care any less. You've slaughtered my brother and killed my other brethren. Forgiveness does not come so kindly to those who betray their friends and family." She pushed past him and walked towards the Village. "Forgiveness is a door that must be opened. Not one you can simply expect to be opened with waiting arms."

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chronin turned about and followed her rather close, but his grin was gone. "I'll stop hounding you when the king is dead, thats what I told your brother, and I plan to keep it that way until I am ordered otherwise by 'Mistress' Tar-ryn..."

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

Rasha folded her wings, and took a studied look at her young guard.
"So I'm guessing this is about your sister's missing necklace," she said. Her voice was calm and measured. "She seemed quite upset that it was missing. We've sent soldiers looking for it." She made a little snap of her powerful beak. "You better be doing something special."

[KittKat chunky~]

Kha'mal nodded pensively, striped tail flicking "I understand your highness... And it does not surprise me that you also worked it out, I have always been the lesser skilled at deception than my sister." He sighed, meeting Rasha's piercing gaze steadily "But I assure you, I have made the right choice in not telling her... I believe it to be better this way. I hope you understand miss..."





The muffled thuds of running paws beat a tattoo into Kha'lins mind as she ran, small eddies of dust swirling behind her. The dirt track wound across a bare mountain-side, wending between boulders and across the edges of scree cliffs.

 The sun simmered over the mountain and surrounding valleys as a faint breeze blew from the south. Kha'lin paused, taking a sip from her goat-skin water tankard, before wiping her mouth and returning to her swift stride...

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

"Well," Rasha said with narrowed eyes. "You know your sister, and as long as this stunt does not badly affect her effectiveness as my subject then I'll allow it." She turned and walked to the window, leaning against, it sitting on the sill and looking out over her kingdom's mountain range, where Kha'lin possibly was.

[KittKat chunky~]

Kha'mal bowed slightly as Rasha turned away, sighing a silent breath of relief. He returned his guard stance, golden blade drawn and held at the ready as he listened to the many noises and sounds of the palace...




 The sun was drawing ever-closer to the horizon, dipping towards the mountain peaks it stained the valleys a deep red. Kha'lin sat on the edge of a cliff, watching the light roll over the landscape. She raised one hand to shade her eyes and squinted, in the distance was the sunset-lit city of Khemal, white palace walls shining.

Loose earth crunching, Kha'lin stood up, brushing the dust off her red tunic and cloak. She sighed, smiling as a cool breeze started to whip up the mountainside...

[tangletail]

Leo would smile some before nodding to the serval and pushing the bear's paw away from his shoulder "Well I'll see you later then" he said makeing his way through the halls stopping half way to come back and ask the serval for directions, and left again makeing his way to the training grounds whistleing.

[Shenzii]

Tar-Ryn walked away slowly, her marking still dimming themselves. Things Chrono didn't know, that no one knew, snooping around was like playing with fire... Someone was bound to get burned. Her new markings were sure to draw attention.


Rorin snorted awake. "Tar-Ryn? Hello??" He called, worriedly. Suddenly the bedroom door open. Tar-Ryn entered quietly and sat down. "Sorry... I was restless. I went for a stroll." She sighed. He hugged her tightly and put her on the bed. "You need sleep." Tar-Ryn nodded and shut her eyes, as light dreams washed over her mind.

[KittKat chunky~]

The sun had finally set, the silver moon already making its way across the starlit sky. Loose dirt and scree crunched under Kha'lins paws as she ran, down the opposite side of the mountains. She paused for a moment, looking down into the new valley below, the neighbouring state of Daevera normally unseen by all citizens of Khemal due to the near impassable mountain range.

A freezing cold wind blew up the mountain, sweeping through the forests below. Kha'lin frowned, tasting the air on her tongue... Somthing wasnt right... She sighed, breaking into a light run, dirt crunching underfoot.


It was as she ran along the edge of a loose scree slope, nearing the very first trees of the forest that it happened. As her foot came down she slipped, loose dirt and stones rolling and sliding beneath her. The sound of whistling steel spun through the air, as a heavy chain whipped around her suddenly clumsy legs. She slipped and fell once, twice, and finally the side of her head hit solid rock with a muffled crunch.... Darkness enveloped her senses, even as she heard the faraway sound of crunching foosteps and drawing blades...

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

The soldiers at the training ground were heading back to the tents, while a crocodile seargent oversaw them all. His ear twitched as he heard Leo approach, and he turned with a sneer.
"What you want, whistle boy?"