Where do we go from here?

[kmin66]

Quen looks at him oddly, then said, "Ah... why wouldn't I be? Also, what's that stuff on your nose?" as Song said "Wings?! We have wings? No, my... but..." and started pacing,muttering things like "geneology" and "DNA" and "but that's impossible" (the latter being the most common). She itched her lumps again, and sudddenly, the thin layer of skin ripped open, and out popped two white, feathery wings."Oh!" she murmured. "Quen, rub your back against the ground!" He did so,and the same happened to him. He looked at his newfound appendages, not white, but more ofa cream (like his fur), and then grinned and said, "I can FLY!!!!!" and began running around the room. "Wheeee!"

[Ragnar Fenris]

Fen watched the pups. the wings were strange, but he had seen many strange things in his travels. "You'll have to exorcise with them, I doubt they'll be strong enough to fly as yet. For now, sleep. The storm is seems to be calming, but it could pick up again at any moment. We all need some sleep. I need to eat. I'm going hunting." He start speaking in shorter phrases with longer breaks in between.

"Right. Any requests? I mean elk, rabbit, or maybe a bear? I could go for some bear meat, lots of fat and the energy it gives you last for a long time. Of course some might think eating a bear is strange. Don't hate till you've tried it though!" He really was losing it from the hunger.

[Midnight]

Midnight looked at Fen. "Anythings fine, whatever you can find." She guessed he was really hungry. She thought the sleep idea was good too. She curled up on the cave floor and hoped the others would do the same. Their wings were like hers, all fluffy and white. She had broken one of her wings before, but...she didn't want to think about it.

[thunder]

Thunder continued to run enjoying the air as any irritation left her. After getting a very large distanc away she stopped to think about the needs of the group. Food, probably being taken care of, Water, it's already there, herbs, ditto, heat, the cave was very warm, defense, also already there. After summarizing she began to run again planning on taking the long way back.

[kmin66]

(Ooc: Graal did say he was skipping, right?)

Song looked at the large wolf, and how he was (seemingly) quite tired. "I could go, unless you feel the need to. Maybe Midnight could come with, and show me how to, you know..." She fluttered her wings a bit. "Where's Thunder? I haven't see-OOF!" Quen had run over her, still yelling, "I CAN FLYYYYYYYY! Oh, sorry, Song. Are you OK? Good. Midnight, can you teach me how to fly, pleasepleasepleasepleasepleeeeeeease?" trailing off in the last part. Quen rolled over on his stomach, stuck out his tounge, and wagged his tail in the classic begging position. "Well, someone's excited," Song said. She didn't want to admit it as publicly as Quen, but she, too, really wanted lessons. "Maybe after we hunt?" she suggested.

[Ragnar Fenris]

"Food. I don't eat something soon, I'll die." Fen managed to squeeze out of the cave, stagger a few steps and began to promptly munch on snow, bank eyed. "Right. Rabbit, or maybe moose."



(please forgive the shortness of it, i have a vicious flu)

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal looks at the pups, a look of utter amazement on his face.
"They can fly? Then it is true that even normal-looking pups have strange powers in these lands, even Lady Windwalker would be impressed..." he ponders, rubbing bright yellow pollen from his muzzle.
"I'd better wash this off before I choke to death."
Graal pads over to Midnight, "I will hunt for Ragnar, then for you and the pups, take care of them for me, will you?" he mutters, already turning for the cave exit, "Song! Quen!" he barks, leaning down to whisper into their ears, just loud enough for Midnight to hear, "I'm going to get you both something to eat, you'll be alone with Midnight, maybe if you ask her enough, she'll teach you how to fly!" he teases, grinning widely.

He pads slowly from the cave. Passing Ragnar, he slows his pace, "Rest, friend, I will bring you a rabbit or something else I can carry, then once the pups are resting, we can hunt something bigger, what do you say?"

(( Get better soon, I know how bad Flu can get >_< I'm sure you feel better in a week or so, try getting some adrenaline to run through your system, seemed to help me burn it out a lot faster, made me feel better a week before it was gone for good. But yeah, get well soon! ))

[Midnight]

Midnight nudges Grail as he leaves. "Don't encourage them," she whispers. Then turns her gaze on the pups to begin her lecture.

"You cannot fly now, as your wings are too small. You are also not strong enough. A good flier has to be strong enough to launch their body into the air, as well as maneuver during a fight with a winged foe. All it is is practice. Taking off, landing, fighting... all practice. Some of the exercises will be of the like: just flapping your wings until they are sore, jumping as high as you can in the air, and lunging. Something that will help you to land is I will carry you up into the air, not far, and let you drop to help you learn to land. It sounds hard, but it is fun and the reward is worth it."

After she was done, she sent a "mind message" to Graal, simply saying, 'If the storm starts again, contact me.' then severed the mental connection. The pups might have heard it, since Graal wasn't far away.

[Midnight]

((Just makin' sure no one fo-got it. If you guys want it dead I'm happy to comply XD))

[thunder]

(Skip me Thunder is just running around out there)

[kmin66]

Ooc: Don't know about the rest of you, but personally, I am NOT letting this thing die on me. (Hey- it is my first thread ever, after all!)

Song was a bit disappointed, but she thought, It doesn't really matter. I got on fine before; I'll figure out how to work practice into a daily schedule. Quen finally stopped running in circles and yelling, "I CAN FLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" Tired, he sat down by Song. Then, he had a thought. "Midnight, where are your wings now? They're gone! How...?" Song hadn't really noticed it before, but then, she shook herself to make sure and looked at Midnight. "Yes, Midnight, where are your wings? Can you teach us how to do that? And also, can you teach us exercises for our wings and legs, so we can start getting stronger?" Song thought about this, and then decided to rephrase: "Actually... I'm kinda sleepy. You, Quen?" He nodded, yawning. "I think we should bed down for the night. Considering all that's happened today, I can't believe Im' not more tired." She looked over at Fen. "Plus, I feel guilty that after Mister Fen healed us, we're keeping him from sleeping." Song began digging into the cave floor in a spot behind a stalagmite where the cave wall dipped back a bit, so she and Quen could have some privacy. She was almost asleep when thoughts of home and how her parents, despite eventually banishing her, used to tell stories to their whole litter, brought her to alertness. "Midnight? Could you... I mean, if it's too much trouble, you don't have to... Midnight, could you... tell us a story? Please?"

[cptkickercutleg]

(( I think it's Ragnar Fenris' turn now, right? I may be mistaken, correct me if I am >.< ))

[Ragnar Fenris]

Fen moved after nodding to Graal's suggestion. "I will do that."

He moved back into the den and slumped against the wall. "I need to sleep. Wake me when there's food. Or if I stop breathing, whichever comes first."

[Midnight]

Midnight smiles. "It's quite simple. The word you think is 'dissipate, just think it, and don't try too hard. Really, just don't think about it just do it." She smiled at their story request. "Well, I actually don't know any. But we can play a little game, if you like. What it is is you think of an animal, and one of us has to think of another animal with same first letter. It keeps going until you can't think of any more, then we pick another subject." While she was talking, she walks softly over to where the pups are building a nest, waiting for one of them to start.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal chuckles, "I will do just that, friend, don't worry." he turns to leave, a wistful smile on his face.
"Maybe one day, I'll care for cubs as she does now. For now, just concentrate on the hunt."
"Right." he mutters, stepping outside with a confident stride.