One of the guards on First Light Point had spotted a sheep stuck out by the cliffs of Waterfall peak. Basilisk had asked him to take Ignita out there and either bring back the sheep, or its highly sought after coat. He grabbed a few necessities and trotted to the edge of the Col to wait for Ignita. She wasn’t there yet, so he took a seat and waited for Glacier to catch up to him.

He leaned down to Glacier’s level, and started to play footsies with the little polar bear, his wings spread out on either side of him as he concentrated on catching the others paws faster than hea could catch his. He was so lost in the game, he forgot to keep an eye out for Ignita who should be there any moment now.

WC: 138

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She couldn't help but feel a little nervous. This would be the first time she got to step outside the territory without Bas. She was no longer a slave. She was a Steward now. She didn't know what she would need! Rope, a snack, a tool of some kind... another snack. She probably wasn't going to be away long. She grabbed some charcoal and rolled up parchment.

Finally feeling like she could do what she could she made her way to where Wylan would be waiting for her. She smiled warmly at the younger boy, he was still so much larger than her and his wings were quite formidable. She'd be safe with him by her side. Hopefully, they could capture the sheep and sheer it, keep it with the goats she got with Tethys.

"Wyl!" She called out, still some distance away. He seemed engrossed in his play with Glacier. She picked up her pace and came alongside him.
"Wyl! I'm ready! Let's go! Where did they say it was?" She asked. It'll be fun with Wylan, at least she still has Wyl as a friend if everything truly falls apart with Spider.

She let him lead the way. She noticed that as they walked the terrain was somewhat familiar. The stone was slate grey and while the foliage was nigh nonexistent she swears she had been here before. The snows covered most of the tracks and the cliffs were stark against the late winter sky. She could hear the falls echo through the rockwork.

Oh! She remembers now... Yes! There it was! When Basilisk first enslaved her, he stashed her in that cave right there for a few days. She had gone nearly crazy with boredom.



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Lia had heard the bleeting as she passed through, close to the battlefield. She’d hoped to see some wolves in action and get some tips from their fighting style. Vanta had promised to train her, and since she had gone missing… she just didn’t have much time to practise. Her fights were life or death now, and she knew that one mistake, one slip, and she would be gone. She really needed to get in more practice.

She had let the bleating distract her, and lead her towards a sheep partly trapped beneath a boulder. Perhaps it had gotten disturbed when some ice cracked and shifted. Whatever the reason, the poor creature was still alive. Determined to either end its misery or save it, she trotted closer. Its bleating grew louder, and over the racket she almost didn’t notice the two other wolves approaching.

She tensed, until she caught the scent of Armada wolves. She had never met these two, but she was somewhat friendly with the pack. “Hello, Armada wolves, is this sheep yours?” She asked, still a touch cautious. Perhaps she would always be that way.

Wc: 190
Total: 616

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Wylan stopped what he was doing when he heard Ignita speak, and looked up at the smaller wolf. Glacier pounced on his paw and he turned back to Glacier to playfully shove the little round bear. Ignita called out again. Oops. he stuck his tongue out at his companion and quickly got to his paws. Grabbing his pack, and sliding it across his back, just before his wings. It settled in front of his large appendages, and he trotted up to Ignita. “By waterfall peak” He explained at her question.

“Ready for an adventure?” he teased lightly. He didn’t think Ignita got out of the pack much, did she? He led the way, having been to Waterfall peak before. The sound of bleating directed them before long. He followed the sound of the sheep, but paused, tensing a little and reaching out a wing to slow Ignita. The bleating sounded alarmed, like something was getting closer. But it hadn’t detected them yet, had it? After a moment, he didn’t hear anything to indicate trouble and he nodded his head, continuing forward.

They rounded into sight of the sheep and - oh, there was another wolf. She had the most stunning antlers, and her coat was fire-patterned like Ignitas. “A sister of yours?” he whisper-teased into Ignita’s ear quietly before they got close enough that the stranger spoke. Oh, she knew the Armada, did she? “Uhh… Yes.” Wylan said. Basilisk had claimed it when he had seen it. That counted, didn’t it. “Is that going to be a problem? I’m Wylan, and this is Ignita, and we.. yeah, we’re Armada.” But she knew that already. He grinned, bouncing back to cheerful in a heartbeat. “If you help us get the sheep out, i’ll trade you some honey candy?”

WC: 312
Total: 928


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"Of course!" She was always game for exploring places she hadn't seen before, what new discoveries could she find?

Her eyes roved over the sparse slate as they walked, she hadn't gotten that much of a view of it last time. She wanted to drink it all in. Golden orbs scanned up and up and up to the top of the cliffs, to the point where the falls began. Even from here, she could see it was so very tall. She noticed the way it was recessed into the mountainside as the water fell. As if it slowly carved its way into the rack face. How long had it been flowing like that? Does it ever stop? Does it ever get larger during floods?

She was looking up at the falls when Wylan's wing interrupted her gazing and brought her attention back down to their task. She looked around, he seemed alarmed, the sheep were bleating, and if she concentrated it did sound alarmed. She followed him closely and as they rounded the corner Ignita simultaneously gasped and stepped back.

She shared a glance with Wylan as he murmured into her ear about a sister. She honestly wouldn't know if she had ever come across a sibling unless they knew her first. The woman was licked in flames and Ignita wondered if they could be related, but she had no idea.

She let Wylan take the lead here, remaining silent. She would offer the woman a warm smile though, a quint dip of her head in greeting. They mean no harm and want no trouble. They wanted to sort this out as amicably as possible.

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Lia relaxed a little further when the larger wolf admitted the sheep was there, and was even willing to trade for her help. At least they weren’t going to chase her off, or torture the thing. “Of course, I’d be happy to help” She said, smiling at the two of them. “I’ve spent some time in the Armada actually. Twice! Both when Sirius ruled it.” She explained, though both had been in very different walks in her life.

They both looked young enough that they likely hadn’t been born yet on her first stay, and her second had been short and secluded. So it was no wonder she hadn’t met them yet. “I’m Lia” She added when the blue wolf introduced himself. She turned to the sheep, and indicted with a paw. “If you and I push the boulder, your friend-” she hadn’t caught their name yet “-Could pull them out?” she suggested.


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Wylan’s tail picked up a little more, now that he knew there wasn’t going to be any problems. He didn’t normally get worried when he ran into a stranger, but he had to admit he was feeling a little protective of Iggy. Basilisk had been really weirdly forceful about it before they left. Made him promise that she’d be safe with him. It had felt like a big promise. Of course, he would have done it anyway. Iggy was his friend.

“It’s nice to meet you Lia, sorry I missed you - both times.” he said with a grin, stepping up to the other side of the boulder. “Sounds like a good plan. You read, Ignita?”


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Ignita visibly relaxed as the larger antlered woman seemed friendly and even spent time in the Armada!

She stepped forward as a plan was made and she pulled out a rope to show them both. "Thank you for your help Lia! Call me Iggy. Let me loop it around the sheep and we can bring it back home without any problems." She supplied, moving toward the creature. It was bleating with alarm as soon as their focus turned back to it. She spoke calmly and soothingly to it, slowly placing the rope over its head and holding the line as she backed away, ready to pull and guide it home.

"Wyl maybe your ram can help calm her? All ready." She suggested and braced herself.


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