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 Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:54 pm
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Parthenos was a little taken aback by the mare's adamant insistence that none of this was his fault. She was... well, a very passionate mare. Maybe her words did hold some truth, but he couldn't help but still feel a little guilty, anyway. "Are you sure? Cygnus and I aren't that bad off, we don't want to overtax your mom too much with healing, especially since your fami-- I mean, Yamato-e? Needs healing so much more than we do."
"If it's all the same to you," Yamato-e butted in before anyone could continue, "can we talk about this on the way? Broken wing, lots of pain. Please?" He felt a little bad about being so blunt; he didn't want the pixie to blame himself for anything, either, but -- well. Pain.
"Oh." Parthenos blinked. "Oh -- yes! Yes, let me help, it's the least we can do. Cygnus, could you--?" He didn't need to finish his sentence, the owl already helping to lift Yamato-e up onto Parthenos' back, settling there to make sure he was safe and wouldn't fall, just like before. Parthenos looked up at the mare again, and when she smiled and nodded her head in indication to follow, he fell into step beside her. "Um. Thank you -- for helping us. And saving us. I don't know if -- well, we haven't really introduced ourselves. I'm, uh, Parthenos. And the owl, he's my familiar. His name is Cygnus. He's great. Always keeping an eye out for me. So what's -- uh, what's your name?"
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:09 pm
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"My name is Tarashikomi," she said, smiling when she saw Parthenos' confused look and laughed. "I know, a bit of a mouthful, isn't it? You can just call me Tara. My envoy there -- familiar -- is Yamato-e. It's a pleasure to meet you both; I only wish it could have been under better circumstances." She made sure to keep her pace a little slower than usual, conscious of Parthenos' shorter legs and injuries. "Yama and I are a part of an Order which vows to protect the innocent. Fighting skinwalkers, well -- it's part of the job description. They're the purest form of evil, and we take it upon ourselves to eradicate them. So, even if you hadn't been there -- we still would have fought that skinwalker. It's because you were there that Yamato-e isn't worse off than he is now. Thank you for that, knocking the skinwalker away -- that was very brave."
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 3:52 pm
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Tarashikomi watched quietly, her heart in her throat when Ukiyo-e asked them what happened. "It... it was a shifter, mom. A young one was attacking Parthenos, my friend here, and Yama and I jumped in to help them." She shook her head. "It tricked me just for a moment, but that's all it took. She pretended to lunge at me and then --" Tarashikomi stopped, shutting her eyes at the memory. Not just of what happened, but what she had done. Or, more to the point, what she hadn't. |
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 3:57 pm
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Ukiyo-e laughed softly, glancing at Tarashikomi with a warm, proud expression. "That does sound like her. Well, I'm glad that they were both there to help you. That shifter may have been young, but they are fierce no matter their age, as I'm sure you noticed!" She paused in her healing, looking over Yamato-e to assess the progress so far. It was going well, but she'd need to keep at it a little longer. "Tara, dear, why don't you take Parthenos and Cygnus to get some food and water while I finish working on Yama? It won't be long now, and he'll make a full recovery," she said, looking down at the bird with a smile, and Yamato-e smiled tiredly back. "I'll need to get some rest once I'm done, but if you two are willing to wait, I'd be happy to help tended to your injuries too, Parthenos. Does that sound alright?" |
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 3:58 pm
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The relief was clear on Tarashikomi's face at her mother's words. She looked down at her envoy one last time before she smiled at Parthenos and Cygnus, nodding her head at them to indicate that they should follow. "This way," she said, waiting for Parthenos to approach before leading them to a small lake for them to drink. "Wait here, I'll be right back with some food. Get some water and some rest," she encouraged -- and had a strange, sudden urge to nuzzle Parthenos before she left. She resisted. They'd only just met; that would be weird. Quickly, she turned and trotted away to scrounge up something for them to eat, and found herself blushing over the urge to nuzzle him. How embarrassing!
She gathered a small variety of sweet berries, and carried them back to where Cygnus and Parthenos were resting by the lake. She set the basket down near them. "There we are," she said with a smile, and then turned to the lake to get a few sips of water for herself, too. |
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