~Anger's Spell~(1x1)(Awesomely Filled)~

[chibi_blue_mouse]

Shelby stirred slightly, simply shifting over in her sleep. She was dreaming. "Dad . . ." she muttered sadly, a frown on her face, tears gathering at her eyelashes. It wasn't really a dream so much as a nightmare composed of her memories . . . both of her father when he had been loving . . . and caring . . . and when he had been cold and mean . . . And no matter how much she wanted . . . she couldn't make herself wake up from the dream.  

[WitchAlchemist]

Kraelyn heard a mutter and blinked, his brow furrowing as his eyes slid over to Shelby on the ground. She was asleep..speaking of her father? And her expression was not a happy one..was it a nightmare? He moved from the bed slowly, nearly stumbling. His body was still a bit numb from being nearly frozen to death.

Kraelyn kneeled beside her, bringing his hand out to shake her shoulder gently as he said softly, "Shelby? It's only a nightmare..it's alright, Shel." He spoke soothingly, anger at the brat was not enough to make him forget that she had saved him, nor that for all appearances..she was still a young woman, and if her mutter was any indication, a heart did lay beneath the icy exterior.  

[chibi_blue_mouse]

Shelby's first reaction to hearing a man's voice as she woke up . . . was to draw her hand back and slap him hard! Her eyes shot open and she backed away a bit and then blinked finding that it was not her father as her sleep-ridden mind had originally thought. "Sorry . . ." she mumbled, still half alseep . . . although something was nagging at the back of her mind. Her eyes snapped wide open as she remembered and she scrambled to her feet. "Oh no! I forgot to feed him!!!" she said anxiously as she dashed from the room. How could she have been so stupid as to fall asleep?! And from the position of the sun that she had seen out the window, it was either nightfall or dawn . . . Gods she hoped it was nightfall . . . that would have been horrible to have made her dad wait for food for such a long time.  

[WitchAlchemist]

Kraelyn blinked in surprise, fully awake now as he stared at her. But then she seemed not to have even thought it was him, mumbling an apology as she dashed from the room. What was that about? Shaking his head, he climbed back onto the bed and curled up..closing his eyes against his now throbbing headache.

Jyrek lay away from his usual spot, now huddled in a corner with his eyes low, weary slits. He seemed not to have slept and he was of course, still muzzled. He'd been torn between worry that his daughter might have been hurt somehow and that was why she hadn't come..or that she had simply decided to stop coming. It was so painful as to be almost crippling, the worst gloom he'd had other than when he'd been changed.

At first..he'd thought maybe this would last a month at most..his daughter had been hurt, angry, and probably a bit confused. But as time wore on and she seemed only crueler and crueler..by six months time he knew she was not going to set him free and any scrap of affection his daughter had had for him seemed gone..and now? Perhaps she'd finally decided it was best to let her 'stupid beast' die..

One fat tear rolled down his furry cheek as he simply stared at the floor, as he'd done all night though he was fully aware that he was not alone in the room. He'd had company last night, hidden in another corner, Shelby's usual corner. A Karuyan. But what did it matter, if she wasn't coming..and the thought occured again that she might be hurt, and he gritted his teeth in frustrated pain. Jyrek might feel her death, but trapped down here, he could never prevent it..he couldn't protect her..he couldn't do anything..  

[chibi_blue_mouse]

Shelby hastily grabbed some raw meat from the kitchens, quietly reprimanding herself under her breath. By the inactivity in the castle she could tell that it was dawn . . . not nightfall as she had hoped. Once she had the meat she quickly made her way down to the dungeons, practically running to get to her father's cell as though she could somehow make up the time by running.  

[WitchAlchemist]

Jyrek glanced to the corner with only his eyes moving to the Karuyan was in. It was well hidden, invisible to the naked eye unless one truly looked and could see well in the darkness. But he could smell it, a dead, chilly sort of scent that reached his heightened nose easily. Morbid as it was, he almost wanted to goad it, just to see if it would bite..if something would happen. This form was surprisingly sturdy, he'd once eaten spoiled meat and not felt the slightest twinge and so he'd often wondered just how much his body could handle. Perhaps the poison would kill him, perhaps he'd be immune. It was a curious, dark little thought that he pushed aside..for the most part.  

[chibi_blue_mouse]

As she reached her father's cell's door, she stood in front of it for a few moments, catching her breath and regaining her composure. She then unlocked and opened the door, closing it behind her as always and then looked over to her father . . . and nearly slapped herself as she saw that she had left the muzzle on him. She was just being completely irresponsible today wasn't she? With a wave of her hand, the muzzle fell off. Even if a rat got in and he had been able to catch it . . . there would have been no way he would have been able to eat anything while the muzzle was still on. She threw the meat over at him, and then headed to her usual corner, utterly unaware of the deadly snake that lay there.  

[WitchAlchemist]

(Hmm...decisions..decisions..)

Jyrek sniffed and rose slightly, blinking as he looked to the door..that scent. He tried to speak before remembering the muzzle which fell off as she waved her hand. The moment it came off and she threw the meat, he rose instantly with a growl, "Shelby, move!" But the girl didn't know the danger and he didn't have time to explain, sensing it's sudden fear and giving a loud roar as he charged forward, pulling so hard that the chain tore from the wall. The girl was doubtless scared, but he couldn't worry about that..

And then his heart stopped in his chest as the snake came forward just as he reached her, biting her in the ankle as it's fangs dripped with venom. He roared so loud the walls shook, clamping his fangs down on the snake which burst into white blood in his mouth as the fangs came loose from the now venomized Shelby. "Shelby," his voice was shaking as he watched her, knowing she would fall eventually and so using both paws to get her lying on the ground. "Shelby," he spoke in a growling, anxious voice, "It's going to get very cold..but fight it, alright? Don't let it get to you, fight it back, Shelby."

He was not able to access his usual skills in this form. But there was a type of magick that all beings could call on if they had only a drop of magick in their veins and he had far more than a drop. The Snormian's found it most effective..blood magick. Jyrek didn't hesitate as he brought his fangs to his wrist and bit down hard, cringing as the blood welled. He let several drops pour onto her wound before bringing it by her lips, "I know this is terrible, but you must drink, Shelby. Don't think about it, just do it, I can save you..please, just drink." His lifeblood dripped onto her lips, his wrist near her mouth and ready.  

[chibi_blue_mouse]

Shelby turned as she heard the roar from her father and her eyes widened in terror as she saw him charge forward, seemingly at her, and the chain tore from the wall . . . she had done it . . . she had finally pushed him too far . . . and this time she wasn't even trying to be horrible to him, had merely made the mistake of falling asleep. And suddenly she felt a pain in her ankle and as she looked down . . . a Karuyan . . . As her father killed the snake she felt cold starting to spread up her ankle . . . it was freezing. All she could think of was that she was going to die . . . a Karuyan had bitten her and now she was going to die . . . she couldn't draw the poison from herself . . . she would fall numb before that happen. She heard her father talking to her but didn't comprehend what he was saying . . . and then she felt something warm and wet fall onto her lips . . . without thinking she licked her lips and then tried spitting it out, realizing that it was blood. She reached her hands upwards, trying to move his bleeding wrist away from her mouth, but the cold continued to move up her leg and suddenly all she wanted was as much warmth as possible so she pulled her father's paw closer, tears welling up in her eyes. Her leg felt like it would fall off from the cold, glancing down at it she was surprised that it had not turned blue. "I'm cold Daddy . . . It' so cold . . ." she sobbed out, not thinking about her words, the only two factors that were important to her at the moment being warmth and cold.  

[WitchAlchemist]

Jyrek could feel his ever-immortal heart breaking each moment that passed. His daughter was growing so pale..so cold. "Shelby," his voice was a hoarse whisper. She tried to spit out the blood and push him away, but in the end, she pulled his paw closer. And for the first time in almost four years, she called him Daddy. He'd been a beast for two..but for the two years prior, she seemed not to want to call him that either, settling for 'father'. Tears came from his eyes and he blinked them away, knowing he had to keep focused.

"I'm here, sweetling. Daddy's here." He spoke soothingly as he brought his snout to her head, wishing he could hold her and cursing himself for being unable to do so. Jyrek pressed the wrist to her lips and spoke firmly in her ear, trying to reach through the haze, "You must drink, Shelby. I know it's hard, but you must. The cold will be gone, just drink.." He brought his other paw forward, scooping it under her and leaning her up against him, crouching somewhat awkwardly to do so. She was in better position to drink now and it would help keep the cold from her heart if only slightly.

Knowing she'd swallowed at least a little blood already, he let his eyelids lower as he began murmering words of blood magick. Warm spread in his blood and he knew the blood inside of her was becoming warm as well, combatting the cold even as it worked to grant her life..blood for blood.  

[chibi_blue_mouse]

Shelby cuddled up to her father, finding him a wonderful source of warmth. Not being able to think other than trying to find a way to get rid of the cold, she did as her dad told her . . . well . . . once he said that it would make the coldness go away. She heard him murmur something, though she couldn't quite catch what he was saying. However, she did notice that she was getting warmer, and, realizing this, only tried to drink his blood faster, wanting the cold to leave her completely, stifling her gag reflex as she was still rather disgusted that she was drinking blood.  

[WitchAlchemist]

Jyrek was relieved as she cudled up to him and began to drink. He wasn't sure of how aware she was, but knew she needed his blood. Minutes ticked by and more and more of his blood went down into her throat as he continued murmering spell words. The blood warmed a bit more and the magick stretched through her system, eating the chill away and fighting back the venom..and slowly but surely, color began to blossom in Shelby's cheeks again. and he could feel by way of magick that the venom was mostly gone, the rest was just a lingering stain that would fade soon enough.

He pulled back his wrist slowly, slumping a bit as he took a deep breath. It wasn't easy on him, both because of the blood he'd lost, the magick it had taken, and the fact he was so unused to using this again. Especially in this form. Shelby would get even warmer as the minutes went on, but she'd probably need sleep..or perhaps he'd done better than he thought and she would be just fine in a few moments..either way..

Jyrek turned and leaned against the cell wall, folding his legs and bringing Shelby onto his lap, cradling her in one arm against his chest as the other arm wrapped around her and kept her warm and snug in his holding embrace. He didn't know how long this would last, perhaps she would be grateful..realize that he could have broken free earlier, could have hurt her..but instead let himself be enslaved for her..and then when she could have died and freed him for sure..he'd saved her.

Hopefully she remembered that..and if not..then he'd gotten one of his wishes to come true...Jyrek had gotten to hold his baby girl again. He blinked away tears and a dizzy weariness as he pressed a wolfish kiss to her brow.  

[chibi_blue_mouse]

Shelby continued to cuddle into her father, knowing warmth, only warmth . . . wonderful, glorious warmth . . . But she was also tired . . . so tired . . . still not in her right sense of mind, she vaguely realized that her father, somehow, had saved her from dying . . . and while normally she would have acted like she hadn't even acknowledged such a thing, she now felt like she had to say something to let him know. "Thank you for saving me Daddy . . ." she mumbled, her eyes now struggling to stay open. As she lost the battle with sleep, three more words escaped her lips. "I love you . . ."  

[WitchAlchemist]

Jyrek felt her cuddling into him more, making his heart warm as it had not done in ages. The other was tired he knew and he listened carefully to her words. Upon hearing them, his eyes widened slightly before he couldn't stop himself this time. Upon hearing the last three words, tears poured down his furry cheeks, one dropping to Shelby's lips and sliding down. His daughter..she loved him, she called him Daddy..and loved him.

Jyrek felt a huge weight lift from his shoulder as he gave a smile, wolfish though it was as he held his daughter close to him, protective and warm as he finally allowed himself to fall asleep.

~Several hours later~

Jyrek had woken up about an hour before, simply watching Shelby sleep. She was so beautiful, his little daughter..and so small in his arms..by the Gods, he was holding his daughter again.."My Shelby," he murmered to himself in a soft, loving tone.

Kraelyn had fallen back asleep and lay asleep still, and the maids had not seen fit to wake him or question their Queen's absence. She had not been gone all that long to cause a stir, since she went off on her own from time to time anyway.  

[chibi_blue_mouse]

Shelby stirred and hearing her father's voice acted on her first reaction, slapping him hard! She then realized that she was somehow in his arms! She quickly got out of them! "What happened?" she asked, in somewhat of a panicky voice, slowly backing away from her father and heading towards the door. She froze midstep as the events of the morning were replayed in her mind. Her father tearing the chain from the wall . . . him charging . . . the Karuyan's bite and then . . . cold . . . bitter, horrible, piercing, stabbing cold . . . and blood. She had been bitten by a Karuyan . . . why wasn't she dead?! She should have been! How could she have survived?! She looked down at her ankle, sitting down to the side, almost falling, she was so overwhelmed, and poking at her leg, touching it. It was warm . . . she wasn't cold . . . She pinched herself and flinched at the pain. . . . she wasn't dead . . . She looked at her ankle and saw where the snake had bitten her . . . she hadn't been hallucinating . . . "Why am I still alive . . .?" she muttered incredulously, not remembering anything of when her father had saved her other than the cold . . . the warmth . . . and the blood . . .