Tansy & Sorren & Tyrrendorthe | Mentions all characters, more directly Max, Nolian, Anubis and Xuejiao
It had been a week since she received that letter, since that man's voice had lilted through her ears as she stood outside of her tent at day break. Now she was almost there, so close. The air was cool when she began her journey that morning, Daya was not pleased to be starting so early, but they had to leave to arrive before dawn. That letter had addressed more than just her, she was weary of who might arrive, but how bad could they be?
When they reached the Antifell mountains, the sun had just begun to tinge the night sky with an orange hue. Tansy was wearing her thicker skirt, forcing her to sit awkwardly in the saddle, but the other option was losing feeling in her toes after hours of riding. Daya gave a huff as they began to ascent up the highest peak.
It took another half hour before she reached that dirt circle, until she saw that man. Dismouting outside of the clearing, Tansy flicked Daya's reins over a branch of a nearby fallen tree, giving her horse and gentle stroke along his neck. He nudged his head towards his human, poking her shoulder with his nose before dipping his head down to the ground to pick at the grass by his hooves.
Tansy turned and walked towards the clearing, no one else was here yet, the sun had not yet broken the horizon yet. When the man did not turn to face her, she simply took up post within the circle, watching the sun as it slowly rose higher into the sky
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Sorren was running late. Nothing new for him. The sun had began to break over the mountains by the time he arrived at the base of the highest peak. Good Gods, who would plan a meeting at the crack of dawn and on top of a mountain. Sorren's long legs carried him quickly up the twirling path as he jogged, rising his breathing up to a gasp by the time he skidded to a halt at the top. In front of him were...well, some interesting creatures. Was that...a giant reptile? Sorren cocked his head as he looked at the black reptilian. Interesting, he supposed.
Most of these people looked normal enough, he was certainly the most obscure. Well, apart from that reptile. His eyes caught in the breaking dawn, shining out a bright glare as he looked to the only person not in the circle and the only one likely not looking in his direction. Upon realising he probably looked like a heaving mess, he straightened his spine like someone had shoved a steel rod down the bones. His eyes widening slightly and his lips pressed together. He cleared his throat, raising his clawed hands to brush down the front of his corseted vest, resting them on his waist for a moment, the corset pinched it in thinly.
"Right, uhm yes." His voice lowered. Sorren quickly took a few large steps forwards to the circle where the other's had already settled themselves in, his tail swished behind him, the fur flicking with the movement. Did that man have wings? He shook his head away quickly, not trying to stare. As he stood with his straight back, his tail continued to sway and curl behind him, unable to keep it still. His eyes settled on the smaller humanoid opposite him in the circle. His jaw clenched slightly as he observed the long-haired man, the sun crashed terribly with the inky black hair. His head snapped to the side as the robed man began to talk.
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When the purple demon breached the rise to the clearing, Tansy jumped. His abrupt arrival surprising her, the sudden sound of feet skidding as he stumbled towards them broke through the awkward silence. She had watched and politely greeted each person as they arrived, noting that they were mostly men. The reptile that had arrived seemed to be a woman, although she wasn't entirely sure if she was being honest. But she liked that woman, she seemed nice. As the purple man took his place in the circle, she dipped her head in a greeting just before the robed man turned to face them. It was the first time she had seen him move, the entire time she was waiting she wasn't even sure if he was breathing.
As the robed man's voice bounced around the gathered circle, Tansy tensed her shoulders, his voice commanded a certain silence, as though everyone must listen to him. She even heard Daya make a small scuffle with his hooves at the sound of his voice.
Kreah...she had heard of the kingdom but had never visited. Perhaps this would at least be an opportunity to learn more of the world, even if they couldn't retrieve what this man wanted. Though, she would try as best she could to get this item if it meant reclaiming her title. Her face hardened slightly at the thought, her brows lowering as she took in the rest of the details.
When the man turned, she looked back to the rest of the group. Unsure of what to say, she lifted her hands to her chest and clasped them together softly, waiting for someone to say something.
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Sorren's pupils blew wide as the man began to speak, the cat like slits dialating to take up almost his entire eye. Kreah, yes, he had ventured in Kreah. Perhaps a little too much, he tapped a clawed finger on his forearm. Hopefully all those people had moved on. His lips pursed, the pointed dual canines on one side of his mouth exposing themselves. He had two pointed canines on his upper arcade on each side of his mouth, as for the lower jaw, they sported a matching singular point on each side. He doubted they had moved on and that would be something very difficult to explain if he ran into them again.
When the man had finished and turned back towards the sun as it rose to its full potential in the sky, Sorren looked back to the circle. Looking once again at the man directly across from him, his pupils quickly returning to a slit. Briefly the woman beside him caught his attention in her pink clothing as she made the first movement of lifting her hands to her chest. Well, this is certainly awkward. His tail snapped, the fluff on the tip kicking up a small cloud of dirt from the clearing.
"I'm," His voice waivered, and his eyes crinkled in a hint of embarressment, "I'm Sorren, I assume we should introduce ourselves if we are going to be on this retrieval together." He attempted to break the ice, but the alleviation of his awkward silence relied on these people's replies. His tail continued its swaying behind him as he waited, lips curled into a vague smile as he waited for someone to help him with this painful situation.
Thinking for a moment, he looked back to where the robed man was for a second. He never said what this prize was, or the mans name, or where to... The man was gone now, not a sound was made. Where did he go? Sorren's smile dropped and his tail halted sharply, looking around for where this man had gone as the others began to talk.
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Above the group of eight, a small dark shadow circled above them, his wings still, gliding in the breeze. His pale scales glinting golden in the morning sunlight. He had been hovering above the Antifell peaks since the night before. Tyrrendorthe had wanted to see when this mysterious man arrived at the mountains that dawn. He had been contacted, one of the younger dragons in his horde had come into contact with the man and he had requested Tyrrendorthe by name. The older male was stunned to learn a human knew his name, he had not interacted with humans since his youth. Since his last and only rider had...The brute shook his head at the memory, angling his gaze down to the ground again.
The beast started, his tail flicking, making him jerk in his flight. The man was gone, where was he. Tyrrendorthe dipped a few feet lower. No he was gone. The male let out a gutteral snarl of irritation. This man was a pain in his tail.
Then his attention was drawn above him, a flicker in the light. He snapped his body to the side, wings giving one strong thrust. There was another one of his kind above him and he had no idea until that moment. He needed on pay more attention.
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