Gathering of the Figments

pommie42 · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:31 am Post subject:

-Kweraan-

Kweraan was secretly relieved when the mouse called for a break for the Little White's sake. It was clear the youngster was struggling, but so was Kweraan, though he would not care to admit it to anyone but himself. His wing muscles had not been used since they had been injured prior to his capture, and they had been very easily exhausted.
He landed very tentatively, testing out the strength of his crippled leg for the first time under the stress of the land. To his relief it held strong, though an unfamiliar twinge of pain shot up his leg, but nothing serious.
Kweraan's exhaustion was so bad his wings shook uncontrollably as he leant down to drink from a small stream next to the Little White.
He tried to hide his weakness from the humans, and especially Little White, and he lay down alone in a shady corner, breathing deeply; partly to recover his lost breath, but also to revel in the clean, fresh air he had so missed. A sweet smell was on the air. It was the smell of freedom.
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trinity · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject:

Miracle

Miracle slid off of the old dragon's back being careful as she did, not wanting to pull on any of his scales. She helped Celeste off once she had gained footing on the ground then walked over to the water. Miracle kneeled down in front of the lake and splashed water on her face and then sipped water from her cupped hand.
"Dragon, I'm guessing you have a name?" Miracle asked.
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The Grey Dawn · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:07 pm Post subject:

~Thur~

Thur was smiling when the other hunters burst in. "Where are they?" they asked frantically. Thur pointed to the giant hole in the ceiling. "Why didn't you stop them?"
Thur smiled and stood, "Because that's no fun. Have you guys, no love for the hunt?"
The hunters stood there in shock, finally one burst out, "Did you see that dragon? It was white! That was worth million!"
"So?" Thur shook his head, "I kill dragons for the pure joy of the hunt, not for petty things like money."
"WHY YOU LITTLE-" one of the men charged forward.
Thur calmly threw a knife into his head, "Any one else?"
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Shaye · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:56 pm Post subject:

Celeste

Celeste felt uneasy. She had a feeling that there was something they were missing - something important. She watched from farther away as the white dragon fell dozily to the ground. Miracle and the old dragon were conversing - if you could call it that. The dragon was speaking in an almost melodic way, and Miracle - despite everything else - looked happy.
For no reason, Celeste looked up at the sky strewn with stars. Her hands shook and she felt a little sick. Something inside her was telling her to leave, and she couldn't ignore it any longer.
She strode over to Miracle, "We need to go," she said, shaking slightly. Miracle looked at Celeste for a few seconds and then she nodded.
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The Bee · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:34 pm Post subject:

Cindallia~

From her spot in the grass where she fell, Cindallia could feel the slight trembling of the earth. She ran through the blades of grass over towards the humans. How she longed for some peace and quiet for just a moment! But the mouse knew something was up.

When she got there, the human girl was already telling them that they needed to leave. Apparently, the girl had felt it, too, but Cindallia couldn't figure out how. But instead of arguing, she climbed back onto the White dragon. She was prepared for anything, and refused to be separated from the little White dragon.
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Figment · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject:

~Aeronwen~

It seemed she had only just closed her eyes when she sensed that she needed to wake up again. They were talking about how they needed to be moving on, and she knew that they were right, but she had to lay there on the ground until the mouse padded up onto her back, and sat huddled in the curve where her neck met her shoulder, and tapped gently with her mousey foot. Aeronwen wouldn't have felt it, for such a small creature was barely detectable through her hard scales, but the mouse called out to her also, and she had to grit her teeth and pull herself to her feet.
Her joints ached, and she loathed the thought of flying, but they had to move now, the feeling was getting stronger, and they must flee.
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pommie42 · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject:

-Kweraan-

"The name is Kweraan, human. I do not care to know yours," Kweraan said bluntly to the human who approached him. She quickly left again as Kweraan refused to say another word, stretching his aching wings and trying to sleep.

After all too short a time Kweraan was woken by a tentative hand on his head. And tentative it might well be, for Kweraan only just restrained himself in time before removing the hand from its owner. He opened his good eye, and saw the other human in front of him. It was still night.
"What?" he snapped.
"We must go."
Kweraan shook his head, "I can fly no further tonight."
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trinity · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject:

Miracle

"Now I remember why I got into the business of hunting," Miracle said turning her back to Kweraan. She looked over at the white dragon and approached it carefully, maybe it would be kinder than Kweraan. She kneeled down in front of it and saw the white mouse, she still didn't understand why it was there. "How are you little white?"

Seeing as everyone else called it that Miracle decided it would be fine to call it that as well. She could hear Celeste speaking with Kweraan but chose to ignore their conversation as she wasn't interested.
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Shaye · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject:

Celeste

"But... We have to go."
"I can't fly any further," Said the old dragon, again. She felt a tinge of frustration. She grew more angry as the dragon began to stretch and fall back to sleep as if nothing had happened at all.
"No. We have to go," she said, carefully controlling her voice. "If you care about this white dragon - you will listen to me and we'll go. Now."
The dragon lifted its magnificent head and turned to Celeste.
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Figment · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject:

~Aeronwen~

"How are you little white?" the human asked her, but all she could do was sigh. She had tried contacting her family, reaching out to them, but there was no sign of them.

She opened her mouth to try and speak, but she didn't know how she was, and so she didn't know how to answer and she sighed again, laying her head down on the ground sadly.

The human seemed to understand, sat down on the ground next to her, and placed her hand on her shoulder blade.

"You'll be ok little white, we're going to get you somewhere safe." And despite the anxiousness she felt about not being able to contact her family, and that other feeling, she did feel comforted by these words, and lay there, with her head on the ground, staring up at the stars in the night sky.
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pommie42 · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:19 am Post subject:

-Kweraan-

"You think you know more about her than I do?" Kweraan hissed venemously, "You think I don't care for her? I alone know how important she is, not even she knows. I would not do anything that would threaten her. So I say I can go no further tonight. We are safe here."
With that Kweraan tucked his head under his aching wings, the muscles still restlessly twitching, beyond his control. Ignoring the human's protests, he yawned and tried to sleep, at least for what little of the night remained.
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Shaye · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:50 am Post subject:

Celeste

Celeste glared at the dragon.

Why was he so stubborn? She was so frustrated she actually stomped her foot. She was just about to go over to Miracle to complain about the stupid dragon, when she found a little white mouse on the ground, running in circles around her feet. She picked it up, as it seemed quite excited and said, "He just doesn't believe me. Do you feel it, too?"
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The Grey Dawn · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:33 am Post subject:

/~Thur~\

The hunters had all left to search for the dragons. Thur remained. He decided to wait until morning. He doubted any of the other hunters could get near the other dragons before next week, let alone morning. Thur lay on the ground outside the town and fell asleep.
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trinity · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:24 am Post subject:

Miracle

Miracle patted the white dragon's head gently, hoping the display of affection would keep her calm. She saw Celeste getting angry with Kweraan and easily understood her frustration. When Celeste couldn't seem to get through to Kweraan she gave up and then picked up the mouse that had been following them.

Miracle was curious about what the mouse had to do with anything that was going on. She gave little white a last pat on the head and stood up walking over to Celeste and the mouse.
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The Bee · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:44 am Post subject:

Cindallia~

Cindallia couldn't stop moving. It seemed that everyone except the old dragon knew something was wrong. And Kweraan wouldn't listen to anyone. The mouse ran up and down the arm of the girl who had picked her up, trying to figure out how to speak to them. She knew she could speak with other animals, but she hadn't ever heard of a mouse speaking with a human.

She decided to try anyway. When she got to the shoulder of the girl, instead of going back down, Cindallia climbed up a little farther, getting as close to the human girl's ear as possible.

"Can you hear me?"
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