This Is Not A Party
01-12-2019, 06:53 PM
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Sota still wasn't quite sure what on earth he was doing here. He knew exactly why Balsam had come here, but letting his friend come to this land rumored to be full of giants on his own didn't settle well with the miniature wolf. Perhaps too empathetic for his own good sometimes, he wasn't about to let someone he cared about rush blindly into the unknown, not without at least trailing after them. Even if Balsam didn't totally approve of his plan, that wasn't gonna stop him... and he was relatively confident he could track him without being noticed, at least for awhile. He'd already caught wind of his scent, but he hadn't quite caught up to him yet, though he hadn't necessarily been racing to find him either. Sota wanted to get his bearings in these new lands before getting ahead of himself, not wanting to let his guard down in this unfamiliar place.
The steep slope of the fjord seemed a decent enough place to explore for now. The side of the cliffside was covered in thick trees, ones with low-hanging branches that were easily enough scaled, and even under the cover of their heavy branches Sota felt comfortable traveling by ground. For now, at least, though he wasn't sure he'd let down his guard for long. Even as he veered down a new path through the trees he was slightly on-edge, his ears perked to listen for any sounds he might notice around him, not wanting to be caught unawares.
01-12-2019, 07:17 PM
She vaguely knew what Balsalm had intended to do, but she also hadn’t given his plans much thought let alone let herself make the trip. Unfortunately Ra-Ra had been much too bewildered by the idea and she had thought to track him for a while, but it had been hard to cross the threshold of the bifrost. So for a long time Ve remained in the trees, her brilliant eyes just watching the empty beaches. Unlike her brother Velvette had the patience of a saint and remained until she caught a familiar form she hadn’t expected to see. Desota.
The tiny wolf seemed much too mild natured to watch to followed the likes of her brother or Balsalm, and his crossing had brought about her crossing. She made up her mind. Of course she hadn’t wanted Sota to catch sight of heer, she didn’t want any of the boys to see her. She took to the trees as soon as she crossed to the other side. Velvette wasn’t going to be traveling on the ground if she could help it, especially not here in unfamiliar lands.
She had caught up to Sota at this point, his slight frame made its way to the trees in which she sought shelter. She quieted herself, glad she hadn’t worn her antlered cape on this adventure as she hunkered down closer to the branch and the crook of the trunk it was attached to.
The tiny wolf seemed much too mild natured to watch to followed the likes of her brother or Balsalm, and his crossing had brought about her crossing. She made up her mind. Of course she hadn’t wanted Sota to catch sight of heer, she didn’t want any of the boys to see her. She took to the trees as soon as she crossed to the other side. Velvette wasn’t going to be traveling on the ground if she could help it, especially not here in unfamiliar lands.
She had caught up to Sota at this point, his slight frame made its way to the trees in which she sought shelter. She quieted herself, glad she hadn’t worn her antlered cape on this adventure as she hunkered down closer to the branch and the crook of the trunk it was attached to.
01-16-2019, 07:36 PM
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Patience was one of Desota's strong suits, but he admittedly felt a bit jumpy and far more anxious than usual in these new lands. He was unfamiliar with his surroundings, which was nerve-wracking in its own right, and by the time he realized he was being followed it was too late. If it was someone who meant harm to him, or even meant to spook him, he would've been a goner - and he was chiding himself the entire time as that familiar scent washed over him and he came to realize who it was.
Velvette! A gentle afternoon breeze brought a whiff of her his way, and immediately he slowed his pace, head tipping to the sky to get a better sense of where she might be. How was it that he'd found Velvette before even finding Balsam? These questions didn't matter much now, though, but what did matter was why she was here. Though he wouldn't dream of chatting up Velvette for any reasons of his own, he knew Balsam was enamored with her and ruining his own reputation with the beautiful female wouldn't hurt Balsam's any. Hey, maybe he'd even get some information out of her that he could relay to Balsam!
Determined, he backtracked slightly, sniffing hard as his head tilted to the sky. It took some time before he saw a flash of something in the treetops, and he squinted hard as he tried to get his bearings. Without hesitation the nimble male found a low-hanging branch and pounced to it, scaling the tree boughs with ease enough he finally was certain it was Velvette who'd been following him. Why was she following him, or was it merely coincidence? Either way, he let himself ride on the wave of confidence that suddenly struck him.
Despite his eagerness, trying to maintain his grip on the branch he'd climbed to, he dipped his head in a deep, almost overd-ramatic bow, his snout falling nearly to his chest before rising slowly again. "Velvette?" He asked finally, with more courage than he felt, once he finished his bow. "What on earth are you doing so far from home?" Had he ever spoken this many words to her? He wasn't sure, but he doubted he'd forget. She really was quite beautiful, as Balsam always said, and even he found himself breathless for a moment as he looked her over.
01-19-2019, 10:21 AM
Velvette wasn’t following Desota for him, she hoped he might lead her to her brother. More likely she knew he would lead her to Balsalm, but she wasn’t as interested in finding him. He was an over eager yearling with no adornments, she didn’t look at him unless she had to. She also didn’t want him to know she’d followed after, though she didn’t quite have her eyes out for prizes on this trip she just wanted to return her brother to where he belonged.
She stifled a sigh as her gaze lingered on the striped boy, he seemed to catch the scent of something and she hoped it wasn’t her. He was quick to look in the branches though and as he leapt into the canopy she knew she’d been found out. She let the sigh fall from her lips as they locked eyes, finding frustration in her foiled plans. Velvette was appeased slightly with his show of humility, but she was still disappointed that he’d found her.
Thankfully he was easy on the eyes, not that they had spent any time together. She was usually busy with training or spending her time with Ramesh to pay much attention to the young men of the Songa. ”I could ask the same of you, Desota.” She used his full name, deciding she didn’t know him well enough to use his common nickname. ”Ramesh ran off after Balsalm, and I want him back.” She told him truthfully, not knowing what he might have suspected from her.
She stifled a sigh as her gaze lingered on the striped boy, he seemed to catch the scent of something and she hoped it wasn’t her. He was quick to look in the branches though and as he leapt into the canopy she knew she’d been found out. She let the sigh fall from her lips as they locked eyes, finding frustration in her foiled plans. Velvette was appeased slightly with his show of humility, but she was still disappointed that he’d found her.
Thankfully he was easy on the eyes, not that they had spent any time together. She was usually busy with training or spending her time with Ramesh to pay much attention to the young men of the Songa. ”I could ask the same of you, Desota.” She used his full name, deciding she didn’t know him well enough to use his common nickname. ”Ramesh ran off after Balsalm, and I want him back.” She told him truthfully, not knowing what he might have suspected from her.
01-20-2019, 01:12 PM
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Surely she wasn't intentionally following him. That thought fell away as quickly as it had arrived in his mind, replaced by a curiosity that he needed to satiate. He knew better than to interrogate anyone about their whereabouts, but.. especially Velvette. But he was curious and hoped his polite nature could get some information out of her, for Balsam's sake if nothing else. Hopefully his enunciated bow would earn a moment of her time, and he was grateful when he raised his head that she was still standing there. She might've looked a little perturbed to see him, but she was still here and that was enough for him right now.
"I, well..." He started, stammering slightly as she used his full name. His closest friends rarely bothered with verbal formalities like that, even if physical displays of humility were much more important to them, and he tried to remember the last time he'd heard someone call him Desota. Wait, had Velvette even bowed to him? He was all sorts of taken aback (though not necessarily offended) as he tried to collect his thoughts. He was nobody special, he knew that, but the lack of response caught him temporarily off guard. "I didn't realize Ramesh went after Balsam too." He was less familiar with Ramesh than he was even with Velvette, but he certainly knew of the young male. "I went looking for Balsam myself. It seems he has a few... followers," Sota admitted, trying to lighten the tension in the air (or what he perceived as tension) with a soft, barely audible laugh.
The real reason he'd ran off was something Sota knew well, but he wasn't about to admit it to Velvette. Not in a million years. He sighed, shaking his head slightly. "He's a bit..." He struggled to find the word, wanting to explain without making Velvette think less of him. "Eager. And I didn't want him to rush into something without someone ready to help him." Not that he needed Sota's help, but hopefully he could keep his headstrong friend slightly contained in the case of... emergencies? His face contorted slightly, hoping he wasn't making a complete fool out of himself as he stood there swaying on his branch.