ardent

Who cast 'raise the dead'?

Iho



Kumiho

Loner

Advanced Fighter (60)

Advanced Navigator (80)

age
5 Years
gender
Male
gems
0
size
Large
build
Balanced
posts
98
player
Joe

Pride - DemisexualThe Ooze ParticipantWordy
10-07-2021, 12:39 AM

Kumiho could never say how grateful he was that Kitsune had some healing knowledge. She'd put those medical skills to good use on him more than once, each time making the arctic wolf seem more and more injury prone, but it just came with the territory. One didn't explore new lands and sail vast seas or do battle with ghost canines without getting a few bumps and scrapes—or pieces of driftwood lodged through his thigh. Kit had patched him up swiftly, the wound on his leg little more than a stinging memory now. He lay in the quiet warmth of his den, inspecting the tiny glowing crystal she had extracted from his injury. The mystifying blue-green glow of the stone was enthralling yet also disconcerting. He'd never seen anything quite like it before, but the fact that it glowed the same color as those fireflies and the moon outside didnt inspire confidence that it was a good thing.

Kitsune's horn bumping to his head caught his attention, and he glanced down at the small pup cuddled up with his body curled around her protectively. To her question about the wraith they'd seen, he also glanced outside, seeing flickers of fireflies drifting around aimlessly in the dark night. The sky looked a sickly blue-green from the moon, and a thin, eerie mist had begun to creep over the swamplands. Yeah, there was no way he was letting Kitsune go outside again, even if it meant risking being torn apart by an angry dad.

"I don't know," he muttered, honestly yet uncertainly. Up until tonight Iho hadn't even believed ghosts existed! He lifted a paw and draped it over Kitsune's side, making sure she was protected at all times. He knew she probably didn't need him fretting over her, but she was his responsibility now, and he wouldn't let any strange ghosts or ghouls harm the Ashen princess. "Whatever that... thing was, I don't wanna go looking for it again." Iho might have been reckless, but he wasn't stupid. "What were you doing out here so late at night anyway?" he asked, turning prying icy eyes down to the fiery jewels set in her pretty face.

"Speech"