sparring in the rain

Shuriken

Shuriken was growing like a little weed, she was all leg and paw with a thin torso on top. She was blossoming in all of the wrong ways, ungraceful was her middle name not Shuriken. The young girl always seemed to have her skills on her mind these days, she had to work so much harder to overcome herself to be any good at anything. She’d failed horribly in the tournament and knew now more than ever she needed to work hard and train. Kiyohime wanted to be studying with Iki but if there was anything she was worse at than walking it was writing. Ike needed to practice her softer skills, but it kind of felt like both Venom and Hattori were guiding her to the more physical arts.

She was still young but that didn’t mean her parents were lax, she had been learning since before she could remember. There was always heavy emphasis on learning and becoming better. Sometimes it all felt too heavy, like her aunt’s lessons. She thought about those words that were spoken at the last sermon as she walked along the shoreline. For a long moment she didn’t even realize that she had wandered out of Ashen’s territory. She lifted her nubbed head, her mismatched horns or antlers she wasn’t quite sure yet, were only just peeking from her brow. They came in much later than her siblings had.

Her senses were suddenly alight, her appearance very deer-like as her doe eyes searched the beach and she stood cautiously. She didn’t think she crossed the line too far, and if she was okay right now she’d be okay… 30 feet down the dark sand beach. Her mom couldn’t be too upset with her either as she had Tanto and Phoenix with her. All was well until from seemingly nowhere the sky opened up and began to torrential downpour.

Ike looked up to the sky, suddenly soaked along with the dog beside her and the young pheasant on her shoulders. Tanto looked like he was still a puppy despite being not too much younger than herself. Phoenix looked a lot like a smallish brown bird, he didn’t even hint at the colors he would one day boast. He tucked himself closer to Ike’s neck, soaked and shivering as the rain continued to pour. The young princess was delighting in the rain, she was away from home, she was on a beautiful beach, what else was there to do but dance in the beautiful showers.

Wc: 420/1500

"Kiyohime Shuriken Ōritsu Abraxas"

Ezra · 07-10-2021, 12:25 PM

It wasn't often that Ezra felt a desire to go any further out from the lands that The Hallows owned than the berry grove or perhaps the falls that were near by, but after being cooped up for so long and unable to even have the option of traveling he was feeling a little more adventurous than usual. He had gone to the berry grove first, but he ended up not stopping, continuing on until he found himself crossing he bifrost and going up into Boreas for the first time since the Ashen festival. He didn't know why he was traveling so far, but his paws were itching to cover some ground and get some distance behind him now that he was given a clean bill of health with his side completely healed and his fractured rib mended. He had his armor on for the first time since he got hurt and Aquila was drifting on the breeze high above him. An easy grin lingered on his lips as he moved through the trees of Boreas that were starting to snow the signs of the autumn weather that had started to fully take hold of everything, coloring the leaves with shades of red and orange. He didn't really intend to be away from the castle more than a day, but it was really pretty here. Perhaps he could send Aquila to go back to the castle and retrieve Syanna so they could keep exploring together for a couple of days...

Just as the thought crossed his mind he noticed the sky beginning to darken and when he looked up he saw Aquila circling down toward him, the black and chestnut eagle finding her way down to land on his shoulder. "Rain," Aquila told him simply. He was grateful that Artorias' raven had begun teaching his eagle how to speak his language, though she was still very short and simple with her statements. It was still better than her shrieking and chittering and him having to try and guess what she was trying to say. He nodded to her declaration that it was going to rain and replied, "We should find some shelter then." He kept going, keeping his pale gaze peeled for any kind of den or cave that they could duck into till the rain passed. His search brought him to a beach that was covered in dark, black sand that he remembered passing by on their trip to and from Ashen's lands for the tournament. He looked out over the ocean and his ears flicked when he saw the clouds rolling in much more quickly than he had anticipated - and moments later the sky opened up into a massive downpour.

Almost immediately he was soaked through to the skin and he sighed, a little smirk pulling across his lips. Well, not much point in looking for shelter now? He'd keep looking just so he could start to dry off, but there wasn't much point in hurrying now. He continued down the beach a bit further and to his surprise he saw another figure standing in the rain as well. As he got closer he could make out who it was through the rain - realizing it was the same speckled and splattered princess who had congratulated him after he won the tournament. This certainly wan't the most ideal conditions to be reconnecting with the younger girl, but he was kind of excited to get the chance to properly introduce himself this time! He walked over to where she was standing, chuckling to himself. "This is some beautiful weather we're having, huh?" he joked over the sound of the pouring rain as he came to a stop across from her, giving her a grin.

WC: 626
Total: 1046/1500

Ezra Adravendi

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