Jaspar/ Earth Clan/ Medic/ Tags; None.
A gloomy aura seemed to loom and set around Jaspar the more and more he woke up, a bad mood settling into his chest. He wasn't mad because things were normally peaceful, and now he had to do work. No, no, these emotions had nothing to do with having to work harder than usual. This anger was just misplaced worry and concern, misunderstood sadness and woe. However, Jaspar couldn't seem to truly realize this. It was only a whisper of an idea in his subconscious, tugging at his self-awareness and thoughts weakly once every few, long moments. The fact that he couldn't understand fully made him even more upset, the medic snarling at the howling wind and shaking his head.
Glacia/ Ice Clan/ Leader/ Tags; Ebony Claw.
Glacia's head shot down to Ebony Claw smoothly as the Shadow Dragon announced himself with a comment about her paws. For once, his voice wasn't filled with spite, or laced with aggression and grumbling frustrations. This time, the Shadow Dragon's tone was just...neutral. As if the rain had washed away all of his past sarcasm, making a solemn situation. The queen, knowing she had some spare time, decided to land gracefully neck to the male, wincing as a plump raindrop fell in her eye. "Ah, and you think I haven't noticed yet?" her voice wasn't hostile, as it used to be with Ebony Claw. Actually, if you had listened closely, there was a hint of a jokeful lightness in the way she spoke. Perhaps these past events were slowly changing Glacia's opinion about Ebony Claw, and Shadow Clan in general. She shook her head briskly, causing rain to fly in all directions. "My mind will never be able to fathom how you can stand such humid, mucky conditions." she added, a slight frown forming on the Ice Queen's face.
Blaze/ Fire Clan/ Deputy/ Tags; None.
Blaze, exhaled loudly, heavily, his eye's rolling to the side. His mind suddenly wandered to the fight that was about to happen. While the Deputy had killed things like prey before, he had never even touched the subject of ending a dragon life. he almost didn't want to think about ending another living, thinking persons life, a dragon who might have family or someone they love. What kind of person would that make Blaze, if in the next fight, push came to shove; and shove came to claw? "Ugh, whatever!" he scolded to himself, hissing softly. "I am a Fire Dragon, the fiercest and strongest of the tribes!" The Deputy assured himself loudly, not caring who heard him. He paused for a moment, a cold breeze passing by as his thoughts took over his words. His internal voice became quieter the more he lingered, his expression neutral. Even if the dragon has people they love, I do, too. I am a Deputy for these people, and I must show them that killing is fine, when needed. I can't let this weakness leak out, or else Wildifre will bite my tail off. Blaze, without hesitation, took into the air, deciding that he needed to clear his mind with a little flying.
Vex/ Shadow Clan/ Warrior/ Tags; Sparrow Hawk.
"Yes, but you've been in this rain longer than me." Vex objected softly, his voice caring and sincere. The mentor immediately noticed how tired the dragonet seemed to be, despite her posture staying tall and true. Many times, Sparrow Hawk would play off her fatigue like it was nothing, and that she was fine. Sadly, she had a hard time knowing when to quit, and couldn't seem to understand yet how much work was too much. "Miss Sparrow," he began, without any warning changing the subject. He shut his eyes slightly, thinking over his words. "As a warrior, one must be able to stay strong, healthy, and well. To do this, we train thoroughly, eat correctly, and work hard. However." Vex flew up in the air, going up to a large tree branch covered in plump leaves. He brandished his fangs for a brief moment, then began to bite the limb. It came off effortlessly, and he flew back down. The branch acted like a umbrella, and seemed to work well. It certainly wasn't the best, but it would do. Vex flew down next to Sparrow Hawk and stood close beside her, holding the tree limb above her so she wouldn't be covered in rain anymore. "A good warrior, or a dragon in general, must know their limits. It is a good thing to work hard, and to stay fit. But, you cannot practice and better yourself all of the time. One must be able to understand when enough is enough, and when to take breaks and rest. I feel like you struggle with that concept, since you always want to go above and beyond expectations." Vex stared at his apprentice, his deep purple eyes glinting sheepishly in the flashing lightning. "Sparrow Hawk, you have always been such a wonderful apprentice. You're always excited to learn and work, and that can be hard to teach someone. Yet, I know how much you can stress yourself out. For I, in a dreadful time in my life, have made the same mistakes as you." The warrior kept on looking at Sparrow Hawk, his expression gentle. "I always worried that I would fail, and that I wasn't going to impress my mentor. I stressed myself out every single day, becoming paranoid about resting, as I didn't want to begin to slack off. I stopped taking breaks, and worked more. My mentor tried to convince me that he was more than happy with my work, but I didn't believe him. I thought he was only saying that, and that he didn't mean it. That, secretly, subtly, he wanted me to work more and more. I began to work even more. When I cried from working so much, I took it as weakness. I never wanted to stop training, and my talons began to bleed because I scratched trees and prey so harshly and consistently. I marked every wish to stop as weakness. Whenever I tried to sleep, I worried that I wouldn't be able to get out of bed. I only slept for three hours each night, and I was always tired. Yet, I didn't stop. My mind was in shambles, and my body was on the verge of collapsing from exhaustion and abuse. The more Vex spoke, the quicker and heavier his words became. It was obvious in his changing expression that he had been through a similar situation, and maybe even one worse than Sparrow Hawk. His moment of silence was brief, and he couldn't seem to stop talking now. "My head was always fuzzy, and my vision kept on blurring. My whole body was shivering from malnutrition and from training so much. My wings and forehead ached all of the time, but I did nothing about it but push myself more. Since I was such a reserved, shy dragonet, no one really noticed how much I was going through. Not to mention, I objected help profusely whenever it was offered to me. I thought that, if I told someone about my problems, that it meant I couldn't take care of myself anymore. I avoided dragons like the plague, swimming in my cave all day and rapping my claws against the gemstones to make them sharper. One day, when I was training, my heart flared up with pain. It was so intense, like a legitimate fire was raging in my chest. I barely make it out of my cave before passing out, and even doing that was almost impossible." The man shut his eyes tight, his nostrils flaring. "When I woke up, I was in the medical den, and couldn't seem to make heads or tails of anything. My vision was so bad, I couldn't even tell where the sky was or what was happening. My body had taken enough, and every time I was close to getting better, I would screw it up again by working myself too hard. It got so bad, that a fellow apprentice was assigned to stay with me at all times to make sure I didn't do anything brash." When Vex spoke of this apprentice, his expression lighted and softened, his tightened, nervous face melting into one that was calm and soothed. He smiled warmly, chuckling to himself. "Her name was Mystic, and...she made all of my worries go away. She was a mysterious, soft-spoken female. And yet, there was strength and authority in her voice like Shadow herself. Whenever I would worry or rant about my concerns and woes, she simply listened. She always thought logically and coolly, and nothing seemed to get to her. The more I got to know her, the more I...calmed down, and began to realize how bad of a state I was in. I slowly began to not pressure myself as much, and spent more time with her. She made me happy, more happy than anyone else had. It was only a matter of a year before I was all better, and I will never forget Mystic. For the time that I knew her, I loved her so very much." Vex's eyes seemed to glaze over lightly with tears, the rain falling on his cheeks adding to his heartful story. "I suppose, what I'm trying to say, Miss Hawk, is that I don't want you to become what I did. I want to stop this from getting out of control, and I truly want to help you. Today, we're taking training off. No exceptions." With a weak shake of his head, the mentor handed Sparrow Hawk the umbrella. "Come, let's rest in my den. I think you could really use it."
Captain Plucky wrote:Dactyl The Resilient/ Shadow Clan/ Elder/ Tags; None.
Dactyl slept in his den peacefully, his breathing even and soft. When the storm began to settle in loudly, he didn't really think much of it. He had been through many rainfalls in the Shadow Kingdom, so they didn't really surprise him anymore. The rain clouds only began to assert themselves more, but he didn't care. One good thing about being an Elder was that he could sleep in as much as he wanted. It was one of the things he really appreciated about his rank.
Arctic/ Ice Clan/ Warrior/ Tags; None.
Arctic's didn't know Shadow Clan territory that well, but he was dead-set on finding the medical den. No matter what it took, he would find it, and make sure Whisper was there and okay. He looked at the dens in the shadow clan square with a piercing gaze, landing in the middle and looking at everything cave mouth to see what was inside. As the rain pelted his scales, he searched as quickly as possible for the medical den.
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