Tʜᴇ Rᴏᴀᴅ Lᴇss Tʀᴀᴠᴇʟʟᴇᴅ Bʏ {literate ; closed}

[dogface]

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The beginnings of a frown began to form on Alena's face as she realized that whatever it was this ragtag team was attempting to formulate wasn't exactly the sort of story she had in mind. Gumdrops were good, but what did they have to do with anything? Alena turned to study the boy who had made such an incredulous suggestion. Despite having been in his presence for only a moment, she could sense something was...off. Interesting, she thought, her eyes narrowing skeptically before seeking the source of yet another voice.
Her gaze came to rest on the smallest boy of the group as he pleaded for a happy ending in a fashion that made it seem as if his welfare depended, quite certainly, on the story's outcome; before promptly retreating into himself. An amused smile crept onto Alena's visage as she fancied the prospect of befriending this group. But before anything could be done, the boy who had fostered the strange "gumdrop" brainchild was worked into a frenzy. Alena watched, utterly bemused, as he gestured towards some invisible "Malecki" before scampering face-first into a tree.
Now at a loss as to how to address the situation, Alena allowed Serenity to inquire of the strange boy before taking a few hesitant steps forward herself. Head tilted slightly in a quizzical display, Alena struggled to suppress a trill of laughter at the queerness of this entire kerfuffle. What better way to start their Passage?

[Leviathan007]

N A T H A N ~ D E L M A R

The young boy groaned, his eyes closed as he fell back onto the ground, he wasn't unconscious, not yet, and the waves of pain were like fire, he had the worst headache in history. Nathan touched his head, his hand coming back wet, normally he'd freak out at the sight of blood, but he wasn't entirely aware of what was happening, it felt like a lucid dream. He heard an angelic voice ask him something, but his right ear was temporarily deaf, and when he looked at her, he saw her lips moving but no words coming out, he frowned, trying to understand. Then he remembered running...and colliding with a hard surface, blood dribbled down his lower lip as he attempted to say,"I am fine." But that wasn't true and they both knew it. The words tasted like metal in his mouth, it appeared he had bitten down on his tongue, and now he sounded like his mouth was full of bullets.

[Speak]

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When the boy fell Serenity bit her tongue, normally she would’ve shrieked but she couldn’t seen even more weak than she really was; just before the Passage Serenity had these reoccurring nightmares where the others left her behind. Kneeling down next to him, she noticed the blood that was slowly covering his face. As his brown eyes meet her grey ones she knew he wasn’t all there, it wasn’t a question of him being sane or not it was a question of him being lucid or not. Taking of her mitts Serenity sucked in a breath as their warmth was slowly consumed by the cold, it felt like sticking her hands into the frozen river. Taking his hand in hers Serenity tried wiping away the blood with a combination of snow and fabric from her sleeve. Looking to his face she half smiled when he tried to say that he was ‘fine’. When the blood was gone from his hand Serenity wrapped an arm around his shoulders and tried to help him up, they couldn’t stay here all day; actually it might be good to find some shelter so they could take care of this boy’s injuries.

[Leviathan007]

N A T H A N ~ D E L M A R

His hallucinations were growing more vivid, he saw shadow monsters rising behind the angel's shoulders, they peered into her mind and tried to claw their way into her soul, he shielded himself when the Grim Reaper came towards him with his scythe, but when he reopened his eyes it was gone. All that remained was an angel helping him to his feet, she had a bright halo around her head, and her aura was a pure silver orb, very rare indeed. Nathan gaped in awe as he found the strength to walk, taking baby steps then leaning against a tree when he tripped, then cautiously resuming with arms spread out like wings. A smile slowly spread itself over his face, no longer thinking about the pain, he looked up at her with a childish grin,"Thank you." He mouthed, not relying on his tongue to speak yet.

[Speak]

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Glancing at him as they slowly stood Serenity was relieved to see that the fear had gone from his eyes; while she had been cleaning off his hand Serenity had noticed a spark of fear ignite, but she knew that nothing was there. She knew that he couldn’t be afraid of her that would’ve been just silly, he was after all quite a bit taller -and stronger- than she could ever be. Wincing slightly as she helped him stand, Serenity gritted her teeth and finally he was up on his feet. Letting go slowly Serenity watched as he took a few steps…tripped and thankfully stayed upright. As he spread his arms out for balance Serenity smiled, he seemed better and hopefully he’d stay that way. When he looked up at her again Serenity was glad that he had that grin on his face, even if it seemed more suited for a child, nodding her understanding Serenity looked around for her gloves “Your welcome…” she muttered quietly breathing into her hands trying to warm them up again. Finding her gloves Serenity shoved them onto her hands, hoping to regain some feeling.

[videlicet]

(asjksjasfjbf ouuuchhh I'm pretty sure I just broke my finger; I slammed the door on it by accident and now it's bleeding and I can't move it and typing with my left hand is infuriating -I'll post soon, gotta grab some ice.
@Speak, I was thinking relatively soon, as soon as people start moving. The process of acquiring a Guide is usually a gradual one -they'll appear and follow you for a bit, maybe revealing themselves a couple times from a distance before actually approaching you. Maybe in a page or two they'll start scoping out their human companions, and figuring it all out. Sound good? c: )

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Coming soon (as soon as I determine the state of my finger)!

[Keriae]

(I'm sorry if I don't post over the next few days, but I've got a load of college work to do and my days are pretty long <3 seven, I hope your finger is okay!)

[videlicet]

(@Keriae, That's completely fine! Ouch, college work -that sounds "fun". (I wish you the best of luck with that!) And, as for long days -I think I can feel your pain there, a little bit; I don't get home from school until 6:30 on a good night (and on a bad I actually sleep over). Aha, thank you! I don't believe it's broken (thankfully!), but there's a great chance it is sprained. Dx)

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Alarm rippled through Ari like a stone on the surface of a pond, causing his muscles to tense, and stance to lower, eyes gleaming with badly-disguised fright. Nathan was whirling into a fit, babbling nonsensically, and then running off -to smack head-first into a tree. The noise made his stomach clench, and Ari's body sprung forward before he could stop it, and the mid-air recoil had him landing awkwardly a few centimetres from where he had begun. He watched as the short girl with the light-grey leapt to his aid -and felt a pang of horror as Nathan turned around to reveal the violent red of blood dispersed across his face and hand. The earlier clenching of his stomach turned into a convulsion, and Ari clenched his teeth and hands into white-knuckled fists to prevent himself from displaying too adverse a reaction to his peers. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. The mantra marched through his mind, weak-kneed and lacking conviction, and Ari tried to straighten, tried to remind himself that it was Nathan over there who had the blood pouring from an open wound, not he. Ari was fine, and Nathan needed help -help he couldn't give if he was too busy being queasy. Pathetic.
Willing his spine to straighten, Ari watched as the timid, grey-eyed girl took control of the situation. He wondered at her control, envied her ability to aid where he was useless. That thought spurred him into action, and he took a step forward, to where Nathan was now standing hesitantly, the grey-eyed girl close by.
"I -do you need help?" he offered, trying to settle the violent storm in his belly. "Is he -how is he? Should we make shelter -does anyone have healing -anyone know -" He paused, drawing a rattly breath in between his teeth, wincing as the air blew cold over the sensitive enamel. Thoughts. Yes -he needed to order his thoughts. One thing at a time. Coherence was key, and it was no good for anyone if he flew into a wilder panic than the injured boy who actually required their medical attentions. Oh, he'd had nightmares about this sort of thing. Injury so early on into the Passage never boded well.
Ever.
"I-" he began again, hands tightly fisted in his pockets. "I want to help." Yes, that was a start. One thought at a time, Ari. "How can I help?"

[Speak]

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Hands balled into fists Serenity was trying to regain the warmth that had been present before she took them off and stuck them into the snow. As someone else came to stand beside her Serenity turned and was surprised to see the shorter boy with the brown eyes, he didn’t seem as outgoing as the other boys. Opening her mouth to respond to his question about what he could do to help, however her hesitant answer was drowned out by the millions of other questions that tripped over themselves on the way out of his mouth. Taking a few steps back Serenity looked at him a little wide-eyed “What? Ah-I don’t…he’s, we’re all…” she muttered trying to think up a response to each of the many questions that had just been laid out before her. As he fell silent Serenity glanced at injured boy, just to make sure that he was still ok. Turning back to the shorter boy Serenity straightened her posture so she at least seemed that she wasn’t nervous. Widening her eyes Serenity smiled slightly when she finally heard his question “I’m not sure…he seems fine but, maybe we should stop for today.” uncertainty made her voice waver. Should they stop? Was it actually her call to make? Serenity didn’t want all that pressure on her shoulders.


Yeah its fine, I just wanted to know C: So sorry about your finger though…}}

[GrayStar51]

Eloise Amelia Blackwithe
{guide; ying} {loveless} {female}
the c o l d hunter



Eloise came out of her tent. She looked around, seeing others of her age talking, packing and gathering themselves. She snorted out a 'humph', taking her already packed bag in hand. She tore down her tent, neatly packing it also into her bag. She only carried a few things. Some bread, dried meat, tent, one extra set of spare clothes, spare shoes, three knives, and her quiver of arrows. Her bow was slung around her like a sash. It always reminded her of what she was. A Hunter. She was the strongest hunter of her traveling companions. But she felt distant fro them. If she had the option, she would leave now, and let them follow in her dust. She wasn't up for this team work thing.

She left the main ruckus of camp, going over to a rocky outcrop of boulders. Here, she found a stone, and began to sharpen her three knives. The soft sound of the scraping began to soothe her. She wasn't just sharpening knives, she was sharpening her senses. With every scrape she became more alert to where she was. Every whisp of wind across her face she felt, every snowflake that touched her skin and melted, she felt it all. SHe wanted to leave this place, this village. She wanted to go out in the wild, to live on her own sweat, her own hunt, her own furs. She wanted a wild place all her own.

She saw the others heading out, everyone saying their goodbyes, receiving hugs and good-luck from their families. But Eloise didn't have any family. She let them get a head start. After all, she was faster. She watched them head south and disappear off the landscape. She whistled a tune, and packed up her knives. She tossed the stone away, picking up her sack and heading off where she saw them disappear off the horizon. She began to catch up, seeing the rear of the traveling troop. She stopped, before they could see her. She hesitated to meet them, but moved forward, coming to the rear of the group. She wouldn't be the first to initiate any conversation.