Sheep Trails [AW Hunt?]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Ardyn caught the perk of the other boy’s ears and a twitch of amusement sparked across his features like burning embers, a simmering smile left behind for a few beats after the expression had shifted to concentration, though he chuckled as he shifted another few stones into the foundation of the wall he was constructing, remarking, “I’d be grateful for the help. If we catch anything, I’m happy to part with some of the resources, that way both our packs benefit.” Diplomatic to the core.
The wink wasn’t taken any differently than one that might have come from Cairo, who was given to that kind of jocularity. Even had he not inherited a great deal from his mother in terms of looks, he’d been given a decent dose of the oblivious to advances gene.
The yearling heir glanced around, scanning down the hill and nodding, pointing a finger to the trail peeking through the evergreen boughs below them. “If my hunch is right, that trail could lead parallel to the trail the sheep are on, and with my front paws, I could be able to climb up to get on their trail ahead of them and scare them this way. If you want to wait on the other side of this once it’s finished, maybe you could scare them off the trail over the edge. Maybe we could get some sharpened saplings wedged at the bottom so even if they land on their feet, they might still die on the spikes… or at least get injured enough that catching and killing them will be easier.”
He laid another row of stones, pleased that this area seemed to have plenty of shale and slate, which were great for building a temporary wall.
“How does that sound?”
Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Labhair an Sean-Teanga." ---- "Hear" ---- Think |
Ardyn at first glance is as black as can be imagined with a raven sheen.
Closer inspection proves that he shimmers in fire tones in every hair on his hide right down to his lashes.
More obviously, he glows like a bed of coals and flames with every movement and brush of fur. His tail is usually wagging, so blazes like a torch.
His adult teeth are in and his saber canines have grown to their full length (see profile). His mane and tail hair have grown to full length, as well as being lightweight and easily buffeted by breezes.
A look at his front paws will give the impression of hands, with his dew claw dropped low and lengthened into a functioning thumb, and his toes elongated into fingers. He has retractable, solid black cat-like claws on every paw.
Ardyn has developed a glowing mast of intricate markings in fire and ice colors over his face, symmetrical over the last seasons of Year 17 (see profile for details). During hunts or raids/sieges, he will smudge them out with black soot to cover the glow, otherwise, they are bright enough to note at first direct glance at his face. Not all his artwork currently portrays the mask markings.
He is also often bedecked in beads, small bells, feathers in blues, ribbons and braids thanks to the Ooze Event of Halloween 2021, and the Coathanger item that he got. The accessories generally are seen most in his mane and tail hair. He removes the brighter items and bells for hunts or battle.