Time is a Heck of a Thing
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She had called out for anyone in the area seeking an intellectual discussion before finishing the journey home. They had trailed around the outskirts of the Hallows- taking the long way back. Once everyone who was interested in participated got settled, Talyssa began. Clearing her voice to speak. "Have you ever wondered," she started, her gaze sweeping over those who had gathered with a spark of excitement in her pale steel eyes, "how places like this place came to be?" She gestured with a sweep of her ink-dipped tail towards the crumbled ridges and hills that surrounded them. Talyssa allowed herself a brief smile, soaking in the feeling of being a catalyst for thought provoking conversation, the feeling of sparking interest like a wildfire among the dry grass.
Identification
Novice Intellectual (20)
Beginner Healer (0)
2 Years
Female
32
Disaster
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![Pride - Demisexual](/images/awards/pride/demisexual.png)
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Identification caught scent of another wandering the ridges, ears twisted forwards as her emerald pools shoot around, taking in the scenery. Then spotting the owner of the scent Fic had picked up on the breeze. Her tail flicked behind her, tilting her cranium in curiosity. Paws set into motion as she drew closer to the others. Listening to the words fall from the woman who stood there. Then turning her attention to her surroundings for a moment. "A little history lesson?" A smile spreading across her lips as she lowered down into a sitting position and waited, her tail thumping almost silently against the terra firma.
The maned dire settled down in the shade of a giant skull, stretching out on his belly like some big cat. Ears remained alert and he focused on Talyssa, giving her his full attention as she spoke. A history lesson, it seemed. The golden fae asked if any of the gathering had wondered how places like the one that they were in happened to come to be. Quill shot her a reassuring smile and a nod as their gazes met. He loved to listen to her speak. She was filled with such knowledge, such passion. He was proud of her.
Eltrys was taking the young pup Alexandrite scouting to let her forage for some herbs nearby when he heard an interesting call. An intellectual discussion? Color him intrigued! He swished his dark chocolate tail as he pulled his way toward the woman who called and bid the young girl to follow him as well. He spotted a familiar cream figure sitting with them.
He smiled warmly to Fic and nodded his head in greeting. Glad to see her recovered and well. He turned his attention to the discussion, and a crease of concentration furrowed his brow. Came to be? He looked around at the ridges of dust and grass, and large bones he had barely observed before in his many excursions here! He had been so focused on hunting he had missed this startling revelation before him! He even used some of these bones as stakes to capture an antelope with the great cat Taiga! As he realized what indeed she was referring to he settled in for an interesting lesson, knowing the girl would be delighted to join in as well.
Alexandrite
Novice
Advanced Healer (105)
Advanced Intellectual (80)
1 Year
Female
138
LadyElin
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Bounding away from the flickering bonfire, Korona's curiosity led her through the rolling plains. Her coat of constellations and galaxies shimmered in the afternoon sun, bleeding into the colors of the tall grasses swaying around her. She was quite happy to be somewhere other than home, her steps taking her further and further out. When suddenly, she stumbled upon a group of wolves, their eyes keen and their presence enigmatic. Korona froze, her young heart racing with a mix of excitement and caution. She tilted her head, intrigued by their demeanor and the questioning in their eyes. For a moment, the wind carried Talyssa's voice to her, sparking a yearning to hear about the mysteries of this place. She was young after all, so she needed the call and sought center stage. Creeping up to the golden woman, and tucking into a patch of grass nearby to listen.
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Having just returned back to these lands after another short stint away on his own, Revenant had been headed northward to try and relocate his family. Word had reached him of Chimera’s imminent demise and he decided to come see what would happen in the aftermath if their father did finally succumb to his illness and kick the bucket. Ordinarily, a call like the one that went out around the arid ridgelands would have been ignored by the brute, but since the territory was on his way towards the Bifröst and because he was a curious bastard, the fallen Klein prince decided what the hell, it might be worth checking out if for no other reason than a bit of entertainment.
Oh boy, had he been right!
Not only was the young fae teaching the lesson quite a looker, but it seemed that she’d drawn quite a crowd to herself—namely one very familiar monochromatic brute. Blended violet and teal eyes roved over the crowd, but lingered on his brother lying down underneath a massive exposed skull. Brows raised in surprise to see him taking part of something like this, but when he saw his brother’s eyes glued to the golden fae, he understood what Quill was up to.
A sly smirk spread across his muzzle, the dire brute pacing around the edge of the group in Quill’s direction, paying attention to the girl while he moved. She asked if anyone had ever wondered how places like this came to be. Nobody else answered her, so Revenant decided to be the outlier, if for no other reason than to make sure at least one soul here recognized her. "Perhaps it’s just by chance, or by providence. Sometimes things just happen for no reason, or reasons we can’t anticipate," Revenant voiced out, knowing his voice would be detected immediately by Quill. Finishing his approach, Rev greeted his brother with a debonair smile and sat down near him in the shade. The Kleins did prefer the dark, after all. "Good to see you again, brother," he spoke in low tones so they wouldn’t interrupt Talyssa’s lesson. He gestured to their teacher with a knowing look. "Your latest conquest…?"
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Talyssa turned back to the gathered wolves, a meaningful look in her eyes. "Our world has a history far richer and stranger than what we see. Just as we have our stories, so too does the land we stand on," she said, her voice reverberating amidst the silent expanse of ruined hills. "These bones are remnants of a time long forgotten, of fantastic creatures who roamed these plains even before our ancestors'.These bones," she continued, her gaze returning to the ancient relic in the earth, "are a testament to life and the passing of time."
Identification
Novice Intellectual (20)
Beginner Healer (0)
2 Years
Female
32
Disaster
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![Pride - Demisexual](/images/awards/pride/demisexual.png)
![1K](/images/awards/general/1k.png)
Her focus was now trained on the woman who spoke about the lands. Her emerald pools taking in all around her, from the bones to the dark and lighter soil in which covered the bones. Noting that some looked nothing like they hunted now. "This history here seems much more richer and although not pure as some of us." She looked towards the pup who sat in on the lesson, a small smile. "The land must have also changed, causing the earth to reclaim what has fallen. And not only due to rains that fall from the skies, or possibly even the storms."
She known that she sat upon history, even walked upon it each and every day. But yearned to know more, yearned for the knowledge. "But why would anyone dare to forget about a history of such a rich land? Why would they hide the stories long forgotten? For history to repeat it's self?" Maybe she was foolish for asking such questions. But she dug into the ground with her paws. Wanting more information, possibly all the information this woman could offer.
Quill's attention was all for Talyssa, so he hadn't even realized that he was being approached until a big body sat directly beside his own. Dual toned eyes shifted to fall upon Revenant and a cocky little smirk lifted the corners of the marbled brutes maw. He hadn't been expecting that. His brother asked if Talyssa was his current conquest and Quill took his gaze back to the blonde woman. "The only one that's ever mattered," was his honest reply. Talyssa continued to speak about the terrain, the bones and the way that the earth around them had uprooted itself and moved in order to look as it did this day. It was a fantastical notion but how did anyone really know? None of them had been there when this happened. None of them had been there when these things roamed the land. As his woman moved on, the grey and white giant moved along as well, giving up his shady spot to be in closer proximity and to also hear her words. The bones were a testament to the passing of time, she said. Time ended all things but it would never end his admiration for the golden fae. "Quill"
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He listened intently, she had a smooth way of talking that reminded him of one of his teachers from long ago.
She had a curious story about an earthquake and how the bones here had not been placed. He had never thought about the history of a particular landscape but now that she drew their attentions to it, he looked around. Noting the difference in the dirt colors, and the large bones that didn't seem to belong to any creature he had known before. A great skull looming over them all where two other males were listening from. Fascinating how he had not even noticed these curiosities as much as before. He wondered how she came to these discoveries.
Alexandrite
Novice
Advanced Healer (105)
Advanced Intellectual (80)
1 Year
Female
138
LadyElin
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Korona listened closely, her eyes wide and ears perked up, as the woman spoke about the past. The ancient bones half-buried in the dark soil like secrets of a world long gone. She felt a shiver of excitement run through her.
She glanced at the small crowd, noticing their curious and admiring looks. The man next to the ones with girly braids caught her attention for a moment, but she quickly refocused on the gold lady’s story, eager to hear more.
As she continued, Korona leaned in even closer, her coat of stars and galaxies shimmering. The silence of the ruined hills made the teacher’s voice sound even more important. Korona's heart filled with wonder, imagining the fantastic creatures that once lived here. Oh if their bones were so big, imagine what they had looked like!
She stayed quiet, her mind full of thoughts and questions, but she held them back. She wanted to soak in every detail of the stories shared.
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The Klein brothers were a group thick as thieves. They didn't always travel together or spend traditional quality time together, but they'd grown up with a special kind of bond. A litter of all boys was bound to build fraternal camaraderie, and Revenant and Quill had always been similar. A desire to roam, to have the freedom to do as they pleased, and a love for the finer things in life and the fairer company that came with it. Revenant quietly wondered if perhaps Quill would be rejoining the new Klein pack Scylla was establishing and coming back into the fold of their family like it seemed like the rest of their siblings were. He didn't get a chance to ask him though, as the fawn-colored fae began to speak again, continuing her lesson. Quill made a remark about her being his only conquest that ever mattered, and that earned him a surprised and dubious look from his brother. With all the faes they'd bedded amongst their travels, he was skeptical to hear such devoted words from his lecher of a brother. "Oh? Is the great ladies' brute Quill Klein finally retiring to settle down?" They'd have to catch up afterwards. He needed to hear all about this girl who'd somehow tamed his wild brother.
Returning to the lesson at hand, Revenant kept his mismatched eyes on the woman as she went through her lesson, explaining how the bones had come to be unearthed. She seemed so confident, so sure of her answers, but Rev remained skeptical. She was hypothesizing at best, but it did make logical sense. He wasn't one usually moved by the past. To him, it was all about the future. What was to come instead of what had happened. Still, he would play nicely with the others. Following leisurely behind Quill, Revenant stopped to examine one of the massive bones, running a paw along its smooth, calcined sides. "And a testament that, no matter how powerful or eternal something may seem, nothing lasts forever. Everything ends." Everything—the Klein empire, their family, even themselves.
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