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 Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 8:58 pm
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Excitement had sparked within her even before she awoke. It was a familiar feeling, that burst of expectations--whether it was her own or those in need, she hadn't quite figured out. Nonetheless she was beyond happy to be needed once again. She had pressed kisses to the cheeks of her (now grown) children and then, as a songbird, she had hopped into the wind's embrace.
The buck was quite right about the heat--the summer was beginning to make the atmosphere humid resulting in a mugginess that draped heavy over fur--and that was how she found him.
Dipping into the shade, she landed on the tall grass. It bent under her slight weight and her feathers ruffled as she descended, bright green eyes staring where the kin's ribcage would have been. Well that wouldn't do, she thought, squeaking in protest. And then, she was a mare once again.
"Hello!" she chirped, although in this form there were words that kin could understand. (Bird language was hard and strange.) "It'll be so nice when fall breezes in with a cooler wind, won't it?" She did not pant but she longed to bathed herself in a cool spring. Perhaps after. This was much more important than that.
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 9:18 pm
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Staying in the shade somewhat helped but he couldn't stop longing for rain to come sooner. His tongue flopped as he exhaled.
He thought he saw something small rustle in the tall grass from the corner of his eyes, like a bird or a flox, but when a tall figure rose out from within, he wasn't sure if he was dreaming or awake. It was not until she spoke to him first. Her voice was music to his ears. Sliding his tongue back inside his mouth, he gave her a smile. His own nose testing his own smell. A tiny bit stinky but faint enough that no one would notice unless he was inside the other kin's comfort zone...
Slowly, he rose up not to alarm the mare, and greeted her back. "My, how lovely you look today." Not a single sweat drop on you, at all too.
His tail swished to and fro as he took two small steps forward. "A cool breeze or a heavy downpour would be appropriate right now." His eyes never once left her. If he didn't know that Tiger Lily was pregnant, he'd be all over this stranger in front of him in a heartbeat. "Going anywhere in particular?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 10:28 pm
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She chuckled, sweetly, "Here, to see you!" The reply was simple--her mind flitting right past his compliment for she was focused on helping him. And even if she hadn't been, she likely wouldn't have thought much of it. She was herself and she looked as she did, it hadn't been a thought when she'd taken on Final Rest's blindness nor when it ended. Thus it was a phrase that held little meaning to her. (Really it was a miracle she wasn't a mother twenty time over instead of only twice and only once biologically.)
"Oh goodness, a downpour would be nice. It'd take me longer to fly of course but it's so hot. It's no wonder the children were talking about a swim," she admitted, feeling a mite sheepish for not having tagged along with them first. Heat really was a trial and she was glad that it wasn't she who was expecting children. Although she supposed she was, expecting children to bless however was very different from carrying them. This poor acha's mate. "I hope your beloved is nice and cool. Is she bedded down in a cave, perchance?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 9:29 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:00 am
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It was far too hot today for Tiger Lily to relax. She paced nervously around the quiet little clearing Pith had found for her to rest in. She had eaten all the nearby berries, sang every song she knew, spent a good deal of time grooming her tail, and still Pith had not yet returned. She tried to focus in on the sounds of the forest to distract her from the heat but it was no use. "Being a mother is already so demanding, you always have to think about more than yourself, I can feel the little ones protesting my walking with their tiny kicks." Despite her restlessness, she finally forced herself to lay down and try to rest.
She had so many fears, wonders, and hopes about how she would do as a mother, and who her children might become, her head was spinning. But then she thought of Pith, who had worked so hard to care for her already, and who had shown such excitement when he found out she was pregnant. "I'm certain he will be a good father, I just wonder about him sometimes with all this silly 'legendary kin' nonsense he goes on about, but I suppose it just shoes how much he cares about this." She chuckled softly to herself, " I just hope he comes back from his little adventure soon, I'm getting bored and hungry....and UGH, this heat is killing me!" |
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:31 pm
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"Oh shucks," the buck fidgeted and blushed a while as he kept walking along a trail of pebbles and mud. "Birds do like to perch onto these, I don't mind, though, since I don't eat birds. The songs they tweet are quite nice to hear while waking up or about to fall asleep."
Pith gradually raised his nose into the sky, sniffing, as he picked up a familiar scent. "Oh she's nearby. This way," he whispered, and motioned at the pretty doe with his flowery antlers into the area where the bushes grew thick and dark green.
His heartbeats thumped a little faster as his nervous 'father to be' tingles came back to him once again. "Pssst. Tiger Lily, I am back," he whispered some more as he pushed himself through the bushes, kicking his hind legs to push through the thick growth.
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Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 6:43 pm
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"My dear, my precious! Don't jump around too much. Your tummy!" he shouted in panic as he followed after Giveforward to greet the doe. "Are you okayy???" he asked, eyeing the bulging belly of hers.
"And don't be silly? Am I being silly?" He was wondering what TigerLily was trying to say. It didn't make any sense...
When Pith heard the pretty mare's introduction, the beautiful mare he took along with him to see the pregnant doe was actually a legendary, a real legendary, and a very kind one too, he sort of stopped moving in disbelief! What are the odds of running into one without knowing that she was one of them?
"Ahhhhhh!" he screamed out in embarrassment, "forgive me, all mighty one," bowing his head down low at Giveforward, "where are my manners. I am Pith. The soon father to be." and soon he laid down on the ground and rolled over, exposing his belly.
"Forgive me, i didn't know," he whispered to the 'meti. "And that's TigerLily, she's about to give birth soon."
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 3:27 pm
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Giveforward bit her lip at the acha male's behavior. It was nice to be doted on but the doe wasn't going to break. The thought of speaking was quashed however when her words seemed to sink into the couple's minds.
Wide-eyed, she began to shake her head, "Oh, no, you needn't do that!" She wasn't a predator, they needed show submission to her! She bent down, nudging at Pith, in hopes of making him stand upright before moving to pressed her nose beneath the doe's chin. What silly kin to bow to her.
"It's very nice to meet both of you. You needn't act like I am something else. I'm a kin, just like the both of you, you know! And I came to help; I like to help, as often as I can." That said, she took a breath, "Now, what troubles can I soothe?"
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