Cy Ara leaned her back against the tree behind her, listening intently to Tyleek's words. When he finished, a though occurred to her, and she spoke quietly.
"I've noticed, yes. Is that why you don't wield a sword, Tyleek?"

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Raitfier almost collapsed on the ground when he finally jumped off Zeke's back. He wanted to lie down on his stomach, hug the earth, and cry like a baby. But he quickly composed himself and brushed himself off, clearing hi throat and trying to look calm and collected.
"Well. . .that was. .uh, fun. Let' s not do it again?" He swallowed a huge amount of air before running his hands through his hair, fixing the mess it had become. "So. . what's the deal, anyway? Tell me about you and Jia. Where are you guys from and all that?"

Tyleek ran his hand down the bark of a tree, taking a deep breath.
"Yes. Or daggers. Its one reason why I was hesitant to get close to Raitfier's weapons. I only touched the chain to try and unbalance him and therefore push onto his back and make it an easy win for me. But the touch weakened me enough that my pull wasn't strong enough. Its a weakness that has sometimes proved fatal through the years, since most everything is made of stone and metal nowadays." he said, and grimaced. Yes, it was how he'd gotten the scar wrapping around his chest and right side.

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Zeke chuckled. If you mean by a home, we don't really have one. Jia was hatched by Dras-Leona, where I found her. I was hatched in an herbalists hut with my Rider. Now we mainly travel around a lot. he said with a shrug.

Cy Ara sighed quietly, shaking her head as she let her gaze fall. "I don't know what I was thinking, telling you to march off and declare war against him. But I suppose, in the end, it turned out to do good for everyone. . ." She lifted her head, eying Tyleek as she considered something for a moment. "How did you receive it?" Her voice was sullen, sorrowful, as she took into consideration her own scars and how she obtained them. She knew it was a sensitive question, even for her, and hoped Tyleek wouldn't become offended by it any way, not that she thought he would, exactly.

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"Oh?" Raitfier let one hand fall, raising the other hand to rub his chin habitually as he thought for a moment, then continued. "So where's your rider? I thought the whole. .dragon and rider deal was so that the two would stay together and be more closely bonded? I don't know a whole lot about it, considering we Allatik's don't have that kind of bond, other than our Guardians, but that bond is just a little different. Dragon's are forsaken to bond to us, as if we don't have the privilege, or they don't, which ever. It kind of irks me, because I've always wondered if it felt any different."

Tyleek hesitated. Somehow he thought he'd opened himself up to that question. He sighed and closed his eyes.
"It was a while ago, maybe five years ago, when I was fifteen." he said idly. His hand came up and he traced the scar lightly with the tips of his fingers. He pursed his lips.
"It was made by a curved sword. I've forgotten the name now, though I think the kind has stopped being forged now. I had seen someone...that resembled my sister. A bunch of slavers had caught her traveling to the Varden and taken her to market. I lost control when I saw how they were handling her. During the fight she was somehow killed, and I realized she was not Ceona. My attention was diverted enough that the head slaver was able to get at me with his weapon. I couldn't dodge fast enough, and he opened my chest open with one slash." he blinked and looked away. "Its the only time I've ever let my emotions get the better of me, and it almost got me killed."

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Zeke tilted his head. I suppose you could say the connections are the same. Kipp and Glade are not with you now, and you feel half empty, life a part of you isn't here now. Right? it is the same with a Dragon and its Rider. Though we are sometimes forced to be separated because of our duties. he murmured with a slight sad shrug of his shoulders.

Cy Ara listened as Tyleek explained his story, her frown growing deeper the more he spoke. Her story was much different, about the scar running from her shoulder, across her back, and around her other side. Her story revolved around Lukia Ursl.
When Tyleek finished speaking, she lifted her gaze from the ground, full of sympathy as she gazed at him.
"I'm sorry, Tyleek. You'll find her. I know you will. I'll even help you."

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Raitfier grimaced. Zeke had hit the nail on the head. Ever since he, Kipp, and Glade had gotten separated, he'd felt like this huge gigantic black hole was engulfing half of his heart. He was almost lost without the two there to keep him in line. He didn't know what to do with himself.
"So. . what do you do to cope? Just deal with it and move on, day by day, until you see each other again?"

Tyleek smiled wanly and shifted his eyes to hers. He sighed and nodded.
"She's out there. I just have to find her. And thank you." he murmured. "That hope is the only thing that keeps me sane. That she is alive." he chuckled abruptly, shaking his head.
"Olena will keep her out of trouble. How my sister found an arctic white fox I swear I will never know." he said with a grin.

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Zeke shrugged again. I guess. It is expected of us to be able to do our duties separately; the Varden can not afford for us to be selfish and stay together, just to save ourselves from a little discomfort. he said idly. He understood, though. Being away from Ella always made his heart constrict with loneliness and concern. She was always getting in trouble without him around to scare it away.

She pushed her back off the tree and smiled before speaking quietly. "That's like saying how did I find my Guardian, Siberia. She's a white Arctic wolf." She sighed quietly, closing her eyes again. "I only wish I could find her. I need her. . I feel empty without her here."

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Raitfier grunted in understand, sighing to himself and looking off to the side. He suddenly wanted to curl into a ball and just stay right where he was until Kipp and Glade found him. But he knew he couldn't give up looking.
"I'll keep that in mind. . But I don't think it'll soothe my mind by much. ." He attempted a smile, failing.

Tyleek smiled sadly, his eyes sympathetic.
"Tell me about us. Allatiks." he asked, and suddenly his gaze was bright and eager. He wanted to know as much information as he could about his race.

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Zeke was about to answer when a tired voice spoke out from the cave. I said I would try and Read you to find them. Let me take a nap and then I'll try, okay. it mumbled. Zeke chuckled. It had been the half-asleep Jia that spoke up.

Raitfier grinned, withholding a hearty laugh at the sound of Jia coming from the cave. He turned towards the mouth of the cave and spoke just loud enough for her to hear. "I know! And I thank you so much Jia. ."

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Instantly, Cy Ara's face lit up. She'd always loved a good history lesson. She started from the very beginning, telling the story of their ancestors were here since the dawn of man just like her mother had told her multiple times when she was younger. She spoke of how the Guardians came to be and how Mother Earth decided they should work together to protect her and each other and how they lived off the earth for many, many years, and still do today.
She spoke of pure bloods and how they were different from Non-pure bloods, but only slightly, and how much power Allatik's held when they fought together. She spoke of special abilities, like healing themselves and their eternal look of youth and the Release, a special skill that wasn't suggested to be used if able to be helped. She event spoke of the chants used to go through with the Release and another skill called Disembodiment, which was basically just a less dangerous and less powerful form of Release.
She spoke a little of traditions, like the ones she had in some of the villages growing up that ranged all the way from stories and myths to dancing and singing to decorating for special Allatik holidays, like the Day of Beginnings, which was celebrated annually, every year, on the fourteenth day of the new year. She spoke even of the legend about the God-child, the babe with white hair, and how one had been born on only two occasions within the entire history of the Allatik's, being born only when the people of the earth were in dire need of protecting, but since Lukia Ursl's reign of terror, there has been no sign of another.
"At least, none that I've heard of." She finished quietly. She let out a deep breath, smiling a little as she gazed at Tyleek. "Any questions. .?"

Zeke chuckled then laid down to take his own nap.

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Tyleek soaked up every bit of information that he could, eager to know as much as possible. At her query if he had questions, he nodded, his midnight blue hair casting over his lavender-blue eyes in a boyish manner.
"What does Lukia Ursl look like? I'm curious, and I'm sure some Allatiks have seen him." he said. Though he wasn't so sure about that last part. They might have seen him, but they probably didn't survive long to tell of it.

Cy Ara sighed quietly, looking off to the side. "Last time we met, he had dark skin, kind of like ours. Not too dark, but dark. His hair was white, long, and shabby. Though I supposed that was because he'd been hunting Siberia and I down at the time and he was growing frustrated. But. . the one thing I'll never forget. .is staring into those balck eyes. They were full of nothing but cold-hearted selfishness. Nothing but murder and. . well, you get the idea." She trailed off, glancing at Tyleek quietly before glancing off to the side again. "He's about. .six foot, I think. I didn't get a good look at him on his feet. ."

Cy Ara was stunned by Tyleek suddenly vanishing into the tree tops. She blinked, looking around and taking a step forward to look up into the tree but saw nothing. It wasn't until he popped back down that she jumped and turned towards him with a small laugh.
She was hesitant, biting her lower lip, but decided 'what the hell?' and reached up to take Tyleek's hand.
"Your world, huh. . is it full of a whole bunch of other nature boys?"

Cy Ara glanced around, amazing by the exuberant atmosphere that the tree tops seem to hold. When Tyleek spoke, she looked his way, oddly, before she hesitantly moved over and latched herself onto him, arms wrapped loosely around his neck as she laughed quietly.
"A tour. .?"

Cy Ara was utterly entranced by the way Tyleek moved so easily throughout the trees. And not only that, but the animals she saw also caught her interest. Birds, other small creatures, and even some kind of flower or fruit. It was so odd looking, she didn't even know which it was. And besides that, they passed by it too quickly for her to find out. When she heard Tyleek ask what she thought, she grinned and spoke quietly into his ear.
"I think it's amazing. I've never seen this side of her." She of course, was referring to Mother Earth.
For her, everything had been completely fine, spending time with Tyleek like this. But then suddenly something stirred inside her and not moments after, a voice drifted into her mind, startling her.
Cy Ara. . ?
She was so shocked, she almost forgot to hang on to Tyleek and let go, but thankfully, she didn't and spoke in his ear again. "Tyleek! Drop down here."

"Nothing's wrong!" She said excitedly, looking to Tyleek for only a moment before she turned her back to him and kneeled down just as a giant white wolf bounded from the underbrush directly into her welcoming arms. She sat down right in front of Cy Ara, who held onto the wolf and clutched her silky fur in her hands with rejoice. They spoke privately a moment, before Cy Ara suddenly stood and grinned from ear to ear, hand resting on the wolf's head as she absently rubbed behind her ear.
"Tyleek, this is Siberia. She's my Guardian."
The wolf bowed her head respectively. It's nice to finally see another Allatik, other than Cy Ara. It's a pleasure.

Both Cy Ara and Siberia watched as Tyleek and Theldor interacted with one another. They both seemed to fall into a fit of giggles and laughter as Theldor caused the wind that made Tyleek fall onto his back. Cy Ara took a step forward, her head tilting as if to examine Tyleek when he stood. Her smile was genuine as she fought more giggles.
"Are you all right?"

Cy Ara laughed as she watched, and even Siberia joined in as they both watched. They looked after Tyleek as he vanished into the trees, and Cy Ara grinned from ear to ear as Theldor flew back down and landed on her shoulder. She raised a hand, taking her index finger and stroking the feathers on his stomach lightly before Tyleek revealed himself again and she moved her hand as Theldor flew back to him. She was still grinning.
"Boys. ."
. . will be boys. Siberia finished. And they both laughed a little more.

Cy Ara and Siberia grew confused, and neither one of them answered for a moment as they contemplated. But Siberia answered first. On my way here, I passed by a small village somewhere south-east of here, not too far.
Cy Ara had a look of worry and confusion on her face. She murmured quietly. "Tyleek. . what's wrong?"

Cy Ara's eyes gradually grew wider as Tyleek explained what he was being told through his connection with the earth. She grit her teeth and the moment he finished, she spoke with haste and bolted into the trees, Siberia close on her heels.
"Then we've got to get back"
Multiple things could happen. One being that the men could refuse to believe that Zeke and Jia weren't dangerous and go to attack them anyway, only to perish from their own ignorance. That seemed like the most likely and Cy Ara didn't want that. .

Cy Ara wasn't nearly as fast as Tyleek was when he was in the treetops, and though Siberia was much faster than Cy Ara period, the stayed right by her Allatik's side, as not to be separated again. So, they both didn't end up at the entrance of the cave until right before the dagger embedded itself in Tyleek's arm. Cy Ara flinched so badly, she almost stumbled as she came to a halt a little ways from Tyleek, off to the side of where the men stood. She wanted to say something to Tyleek, but immediately turned her attention onto the two men as Siberia took her place at her side and she got an idea. Cy Ara spoke with stern calmness, but with a tone that made her statements believable.
"I'll take care of the dragons'. I used to hunt them for sport back at my home village. This nature boy here doesn't know what he's talking about. He's nothing but a tree hugger. I agree with you two completely, they're the devil's spawn."

Cy Ara wanted to rip both their tongues. An irritated growl emitted from her, as did one from Siberia as she crouched low and barred her teeth. But when the Tyleek was impaled by the arrow, Cy Ara shrieked, running to his side and placing a hand on his shoulder, before turning towards the cave as Zeke's roar erupted from it. She tensed and could only curse to herself under her breath. She turned back to Tyleek and murmured quietly in a whisper.
"Tyleek. . sit down. ."

Cy Ara watched how threatening Zeke was and how frightened the men were once they saw him. She was pretty sure that pissed themselves on the way back. She immediately turned her attention back on Tyleek, growling in annoyance because he ignored her.
"Tyleek. ." She said worriedly, but shushed herself when he mentioned raspberry leaves. Before she could move to fetch some, Siberia had already made her way to the specified spot and retrieved a bushel of leaves, returning in a trot before Tyleek.

Cy Ara watched with worry and concern, Siberia taking a stop closer to her companion to rest the top of her head against the bottom of Cy Ara's hand. Cy Ara looked down slightly, before sighing and turning away from the tree. She knew Tyleek needed rest now. But a thought occurred to her. She looked around the clearing surrounding the cave entrance, contemplating. Then she suddenly seemed to come to a conclusion.
She nonchalantly made her way over a few trees before she abruptly lashed out with a fist, not caring about the scratches that formed on her knuckles. The entire tree shuddered, causing a yelping Raitfier to fall from a branch. Only to face plant into a bushel of thorns on the ground. He yelled out, quickly, but carefully, untangling his hair and face.
"And where have you been?" She crossed her arms, 'pissed' written across her face.

Raitfier moved into a sitting position, poking the soreness in his face. Small thorns were popping out like pimples in random places. He didn't dare remove them yet. But he looked to Cy Ara like a child being scolded. "Ah. . I'm a deep sleeper. . seriously! You should see me when a bad storm hits, I sleep like a baby!!" Raitfier could tell he was digging a hole for himself and it was getting deeper by every word he spoke by the expression on Cy Ara's face as it grew angrier. He pictured a tiny fuse popping out of Cy Ara's head and sparking, as if it would lite at any second and she'd blow up moments after. He suddenly scrambled and raced to stand behind Zeke's leg. "Awwww, come on, Cy Ara!! Don't look at me like that, I hate it!!" He sounded like a little kid. Cy Ara laughed a little.

"Come here. . let me get those thorns out of your face before they begin affecting your brain. You lose any more of it, and you won't have any more." She made her way to him, but he yelped and ran to Zeke's other leg and hid. She looked appalled. "Rai!!"
"Don't listen to her, Zeke! Don't let her eat mee~ee. ." Cy Ara looked like she was considering it.

OOC:
*snickers* Oh my gosh, you had me rolling on the floor there. haha!

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Zeke watched with amusement, looking down at Raitfier once the Allatik darted toward him and hid behind his foreleg. He chuckled and shook his head at the males pleading voice. And your asking me that why? Have you not noticed a subtle difference in her size and mine? he said, his tone scolding and teasing at the same time. He lowered his head until it hovered just beside Raitfier, huffing softly so the male twoleg could feel his warm breath. Then he grinned, peeling back his lips to reveal rows of sharp teeth. I don't really think you have to worry about her eating you. he said playfully, widening his grin further and snorting softly. While he'd been distracting Raitfier, Jia had been sneaking up on him. Now that she was close enough, the little gold-amethyst lifted her head and nipped the male Allatik on the behind. It wouldn't hurt more than a slight sting, but it would surprise Raitfier.

OOC: I try..xD Cy Ara and him are just good to have together when you want a laugh. I'd actually written it once before, which the first time sounded better. But with my internet being as screwy as it is, I ended up having to rewrite it. /:

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Raitfier looked up to Zeke and took a hesitant step back. If he were a dog, his tail would've been between his legs and his ears plastered onto his skull as he hightailed it the other way. When he grinned, revealing his teeth, he smiled sheepishly, raised his hands defensibly, and took another large step back before feeling a sharp nip in the butt. He howled, jumping nearly five feet into the air before his hands shot to hold himself where he'd been bitten and he raced away.

It was Cy Ara's turn to watch in amusement as Zeke and Jia played with Raitfier's head, laughing all the while. But when Jia nipped him in the butt and he jumped, running away, that's when she took action. She lurched at him, tackling him to the ground, and wrestled with him momentarily before he finally gave up and laid there, hog tied by Cy Ara's hands.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, OW. Guys don't bend this way, Cy ARA!!" She released him, stepping off his back and he let his limbs fall to the ground with a grunt. "Now will you let me help?" He groaned, before moving to a sitting position and crossing his legs, hands in his lap. He stuck his head out, face up, so it was easy for Cy Ara to see. She smiled and kneeled in front of him, starting to pick out the thorns. There was an exceptionally huge one right above his eyebrow and she plucked it, causing him to yelp in pain. She giggled, murmuring a sorry, but he grumbled, as if thinking she didn't mean it.

OOC:
I've done that. >.< Very annoying, indeed.

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Jia couldn't help herself. She laughed, beginning to chortle and chuckle heartily while she collapsed to the ground and rolled, tears streaming from her eyes because of how hard she was laughing. Oh Rai...You are very entertaining to play with! she cried, pausing just long enough to draw in a few lungfuls of air before she was off again in a fit of the giggles.

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Zeke chuckled lightly, his ice blue eyes gleaming with mischief, as he watched Cy Ara, Raitfier, and Jia. He hadn't had fun like this for a long time.

Raitfier was griping under his breath as Cy Ara pulled the tiny thorns from his face. His dark caramel skin even betrayed him by revealing a faint blush on his cheeks. He momentarily forgot Cy Ara was pulling thorns out of his face and leaned his head from side to side as he mimicked Jia with irritation.
"Oh. Ha. Ha. OUCH."
"Then stop movie, Enaru (idiot!)" She giggled to herself, even more so, as she through another large thorn to the ground. That one she'd pulled from his ear. "Geez, Rai. . I hope none fell into that abyss you call a head. . I'll never find 'em." That earned her a small glare and she burst out laughing, despite her being completely serious when she'd said it, and she was trying hard to focus on the last few thorns. When she finally finished, she stood, brushing her hands together before smiling down to him. "There."
Raitfier stood, slowly. His face really did look like he had pimples now, with tiny red dots everywhere that would clear up in a bit. He probed his face, poking it, before he turned his back to the rest of them and waddled off to a bush, his bum still hurting. "I think one went up my nooose!!"

Cy Ara chuckled at Raitfier's whining and recognized Tyleek's voice the moment he came down. She grinned, immediately make her way toward him. She embraced him, careful not to set him off balance, and wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him after he spoke. After a moment, she released him and took a step back, just as Raitfier came back to meet them. The little red dots all over his face stuck out like sore thumbs. He was glaring slightly at Tyleek and refused to let Cy Ara answer him before he spoke, annoyed.
"I'll tell you. . You get her 'lovey-dovey' side! I get the 'pushed-out-of-a-tree' her and get slapped in the face with a bush of thorns. ." He griped, crossing his arms and pointing to his face. "I'm going to look like this for hours. . and how come he get's treated better, anyway?!"
"Because, he's not an imbecile." She stated bluntly and - just to tick Raitfier off because she knew it would - pecked Tyleek on the cheek before moving away and heading for the cave entrance. "It's getting late anyway, Raitfier. No one will see your face in about an hour."
But Raitfier wasn't really listening to what she said. He stared after her, stunned that she'd kissed Tyleek on the cheek and only slightly glanced to Tyleek before he groaned and through his arms up in the air with frustration. He didn't say anything. He merely jumped up into a new tree branch and got comfy, letting off steam by breaking off a thick branch to start carving it with his dagger.

There was a half-hearted 'sorry' murmured from the tree before it went silent again.
In the cave, Cy Ara was sitting near the middle by a new fire, her leather pack beside her. When Tyleek walked in, she glanced at him, smiled, and then went back to rummaging for something through the multiple pouches on her belt and pack. She lifted her head only slightly when Tyleek asked her a question, seemingly determined on finding what she was looking for.
Siberia trotted in only moments after, tongue reluctantly hanging out of her mouth from the heat. Her thick fur coat was getting to her. She went to lie down by the cave wall, grateful for the coolness of the stone.
"Um. . well, really, exactly what he said. Once you passed out, I knew you needed rest. And I could feel Raitfier's fear of me finding out he'd been asleep while the event with the two big shots had happened. I punched the tree he was in and he fell out, face planted into a batch of thorns, and then ran away from me thinking I was gonna eat him. Sad part is, I was considering it because he was ticking me off. He hid behind Zeke's leg, asking him not to let me eat him, and then Zeke said he would, then Jia nipped him in the butt, he whined like a baby, and I hog tied him before he finally gave in and let me pick the thorns from his face." She paused, not moving other than to glance upward in thought. But then she went back to rummaging. "Yeah, that's it. ."

Cy Ara was about to explain, in detail, how she was looking for, in detail, when she found it. She dropped her pack, raising a ball of some sort above her head and yelling, 'Ah HA!', like she'd just viciously conquered her bag and was the victor of the battle. She lifted herself from her spot, moving closer to Tyleek so she was sitting right next to him. She crossed her legs, her knee touching his, and she held out a fiery red crystal ball that ranged from every color between yellow and red and even a tinge of blue here and there. It was big enough to be held in one hand, but almost needed two. There were what looked like frozen bubbles on the inside it. "Trust me." She murmured quietly, before lifting the ball and lightly pressing it against the wound, biting her lower lip in hope. Tyleek would feel absolutely no pain and nothing but cool numbness rush throughout his entire body to ease every pain or irritation that bothered him. Muscles would relax. The wound from the blade would feel numb, as if it weren't there. Any grogginess or head pain Tyleek would've been feeling would instantly fade away, as would any other kind of pain. The cool-to-the-touch orb began shifting shape until it was sort of flat. It looked solid, but to the touch, it was rubbery.
Cy Ara smiled a little. "Is it working?"

Cy Ara laughed a little when Tyleek spoke, finding it funny that his words were slurred. "I'm not sure, myself. It's called a La'kari. That's all I know. It was my mother's, but before that, it was my Chichi's, which means Grandmother, by the way. I never met my Chichi. . but mother used to tell me she was one of the Great Elders, the people of our race that our the wisest and strongest, and have the most responsibility. But, if I remember correctly, mother said it was made by their hands, the Great Elder's. They put their powers together and made a special ice ball that never melted or lost it's magical properties, no matter what."
Cy Ara grinned as she looked at the now flattened ball. It looked like a orange-red pancake against Tyleek's skin, just frozen with bubbles inside. But then she slowly began removing it and the pancake became the sphere again. It had an imprint of the wound on it, but it would fade away. Cy Ara bounced the ball around in her hands. Just like before, it looked like glass and even reflected light from the fire like glass would, but it was bouncy and felt like jello. Even though the sphere was gone from Tyleek's wound though, the numbing coolness would last for a few hours, or at least until he fell asleep. Luckily, it would've retreated from his whole body, though, and only stayed pinpointed at certain locations on Tyleek that would actually start hurting again, like the wound.
"It's a wonder, that's for sure. Are you still all right?"

Cy Ara grinned at the sight of Tyleek's drowsiness. She completely understood how he felt. The La'Kari was a magnificent artifact.
She slipped it back into her bag as she retrieved it, standing, and then pulled out a compressed blanket, whipping it open and resting it over Tyleek. She rested another small kiss on the male's cheek and nestled up beside him, Siberia taking her other side to keep her warm. Cy Ara rested her head on Tyleek's shoulder carefully and with a deep, content sigh, spoke quietly.
"Rest Tyleek. You'll feel like a young, youthful sapling in the morning."

Cy Ara's eyes fluttered open in a daze. The first thought she had wasn't in response to Tyleek's words of Raitfier being in trouble, but of her sleep. She hadn't had a single nightmare. And the realization stunned her.
But Tyleek's words slowly donned on her and sunk in and she lifted her fear-stricken eyes to him. She was on her feet, Siberia at her heels like always, and headed for the cave entrance without a word besides Raitfier's name on her lips.
"Raitfier! Rai!" She raced to his tree and, not seeing him there, turned back toward Tyleek with worried eyes.
Siberia began circling the area with her nose to the ground. Then she stopped and growled, looking the way the scent was leading her.
That way. She said to all of them. I can smell the putrid scent of a murderer. An assassin.

Cy Ara was weary, having only ridden a dragon maybe once her whole life. But she nodded, nonetheless, and made her way to Zeke's side. She felt vivid, like she could run for miles and miles. But she leaped into the air onto Zeke's back anyway, wanting to save her energy.
If it's all the same, I'll run. I can match Theldor's speed. I'll run ahead to help him. And with that she was off.


OOC: Sent from mobile, sorry for mistakes

Tyleek nodded to Siberia.
"Be safe." he told the huge white wolf. Although he didn't know Siberia well, she was connected to Cy Ara, so naturally he felt concern for her safety. The male Allatik jumped nimbly onto Zeke's back and settled at the juncture of the male's neck and shoulders where the saddle sat. He held onto a spike tightly as the amethyst crouched then launched swiftly into the air. Tyleek squinted his eyes against so he could see and leaned forward into the wind. He hadn't taken the time to slip his legs into the loops that would tighten down and keep him on Zeke's back. He gingerly switched his hand from the spike in front of him to the loop attached to the saddle, staring down into the forest as he did so for any sign of Raitfier, Theldor, or Siberia. He tapped his forefinger on his stave impatiently, wanting to get there. He'd never been separated from Theldor like this before. It made him jumpy and paranoid. He had the urge to kick Zeke's side to try and make the amethyst go faster, even though the male dragon was already going pretty fast.
His eyes widened as he felt a peculiar sensation in his mind. He tilted his head with confusion. Then pain wrenched down his left arm, making him cry out hoarsely. He bent forward, cradling his arm carefully. It seared with pain every time he moved it, as if it were broken, but he could still move it, though it hurt like hell. His head jerked up.
"Theldor..." he gasped raggedly. He swallowed hard, panting now from pain, both physical and internal. His heart clenched. "Theldor's hurt. he's hurt. Bad."
Damn. He trembled as he suppressed the urge to jump from Zeke's back and go on on foot, but riding Zeke was faster. He looked back at Cy Ara and swallowed. He knew she'd be able to see the terror in his eyes.
"He's hurt. I can feel it. His left wing is broken. He can't fly. Can't get away. Trapped. Cornered." he said incoherently, though it almost sounded like he was speaking from Theldor's point of view. He shuddered from the crown of his head to the tips of his toes. "I can't...lose him, Cy Ara. I can't." he gasped. he would lose himself, without Theldor. Tyleek took a deep breath to try and steady himself. This was the first time he'd felt pain from Theldor like this. It didn't mean that his Guardian was going to die. But if Theldor's wing was broken....he definitely was at a serious disadvantage.

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Little bit of tension in there.lol