Another Awkward Situation (Katari)

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The water lapped gently onto the sandy shore, the sun gradually rising upwards into the sky. The beach was almost featureless, yet pristine. To the west, the plains opened up, whilst to the east, open ocean beckoned. A gentle breeze blew across the beach, barely disturbing it.

As the he walked slowly northward up the length of the beach, Dryston couldn't help but admire the simplistic beauty of this place. The large valley wolf, calm and relaxed, strolled close enough to the water's edge for the water to carefully move past his feet, leaving behind a trail of footprints in the sand. These prints had gradually began to wash away.

Dryston liked the peaceful scene, as he did with many similar places. It was places such as those where he could truly think and let his body relax.

Since meeting the almost crazy Faolan and the peculiar Vixen on Tas'elea, the grey furred wolf had finally left the island and travelled across to the main continent, and had since, travelled east. That had however been some time ago. Now he was simply enjoying the peace and quiet of this place. He thought back to Norway, remembered those friends he cared about and once knew in the harsh wilderness of Scandinavia. He remembered his journey on the other side of the Atlantic, in search for clues of his past, clues that could tell him about the mother he knew so little about, and the father that may, or may have not still been alive.

Dray had eventually given up that hunt for answers, and returned to find his adoptive family and friends scattered to the wind. It was then, did he continue on his travels and heard the rumors of Anikira,

For a moment, he felt the breeze shift direction, and thought for a moment he had picked up a slight scent, but it was for the most fleeting of moments, and the male simply ignored it. Dryston continued to casually walk along the waters edge, lost in his thoughts.

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OOC: Sorry this took so long to start, been busy in the Uni, looking forward to this!
Tag: @katari

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A shallow trail of paw prints paced along the shoreline, teased by the constant tug of the waves threatening to wash them away. The sand itself was nice; soft, warm, everything one could ask for in something as bland as a beach. However, Katari was in no mood to enjoy the little details that were woven into this serene landscape. In the days prior, her curiosity had lead her into the path of a less than friendly porcupine, it's only offer of hospitality being quills to the face. She supposed it was her fault, but she hadn't expected it to be so grumpy form the mere sight of her. Ren had just laughed when she returned with the foul things sticking into her fur and face. She had managed to get some of them out herself, but could not touch the others without making it worse. She needed to help of someone else, and Ren had been so distant lately. Even know, he trailed lazily behind her, a dark dot in the sea of white and green. It was because of this she found herself wandering along the edge of nowhere rather than floundering peacefully in the baking sun. She longed for the tug of lethargy born from countless hours of laying still, the sun weaving it's warm fingers throughout her fur.

Her eyes flicked over the bright scenery, from the endless water to the sprawling plains. She knew these lands only slightly, having met a friendly male in the vast expanse of the meadow. She could smell another's scent, thrown here and there by the indecisive wind. The scent swelled, eventually offering up solace in the form of a dark grey dot, blurred by distance. Both her smile and pace picked up a little at the sight. She never felt embarrassed asking for help, at least not in these situations. It was also nice to have the possibility of making a new friend. She had missed speaking, had missed the weird, innocent conversations that only happened when the person you were talking to knew nothing about you.

"Hey!" She called over the shush of the water. She was closer now, enough so to make out the shape. It was a wolf, looking pensive. She wondered for a brief moment if she was disturbing some self-meditation, but realized that whatever this newcomer was doing, it could wait until after she didn't have things stuck in her fur. "Hey you!"

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Ooc: So I am pretty sure we decided to go with Kat being in a sticky situation and asking for help, so I tried to think of something amusing and dramatic x.x If this doesn't float your boat, let me know, and we can make it so the whole deal with Ren is more prominent in this thread.

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Dryston continued to sift through his memories with care, skipping forward some time after returning to Norway. He had travelled across to many places on his journeys since then. Vast mountain ranges, elegant forests, the horrible deserts and jungles, even savannah occasionally. In fact, he even returned to the New World for a time. But wherever he went, he had always heard the rumours.

Yes, there were always the rumours.

In his encounters with other wolves, he had always heard one word tossed around in such conversations, Anikira. It was during one night, when he finally asked about it...

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Dryston's mind was beginning to wonder as he listened to the two wolves he was sat close to chat about old traditions stretching back hundreds of years. It was winter in Finland, and snow gently fell from the night sky, thickening the layer already present. The three wolves formed a circle between each other, in what was left of an old campsite in the middle of a forest. A ring of stones was between the trio, left behind for an unknown period of time.

"...So, Fenrir fled after biting his hand off, and we are still waiting for the day Raganok comes" explained the arctic wolf to left, resident to Finland. The mostly black furred grey wolf gave a befuddled look at the Finn. "Blah" uttered the wolf in a clear Russian accent, "I think your story is nonsense". The white furred wolf's eyes shot daggers at the Russian, "Damn it, these are traditions and folklore that date back to before...", the Russian wolf raised his head to silence the Finn. "I ain't questioning your beliefs and opinions friend, you keep yours, I will keep mine.", the black furred wolf chuckled, "Still, it seems crazier than even this Anikira I keep hearing about!"

"Anikira?" asked the valley wolf a little too loudly, now lifting his head up to pay attention again. The Finnish wolf now turned to Dryston, "You never heard of it?". The Norwegian shook his head, "I have heard of it, but only by the name.". The Russian once again chuckled, "Oh, you have heard of it, but never really know what it is?", Dray tilted his head to one side, "What is this 'Anikira' then, some kind of myth?". The bigger black furred wolf turned to the Finn, "You better explain it to him, I never really listen much about it.". The Finn nodded in agreement and turned back to Dray, "Well, it is..."

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"Hey!" came a voice echoing from behind the valley wolf, "Hey you!".

Dryston gave a quiet sigh, "Oh boy, who is it?" he muttered quietly. Stopping himself, Dray turned his head towards the source, and soon saw a wolf jogging towards him. A female to the looks of it, with a coat of several colours. So far, all the wolves he had met so far had always been off to one side when the first encountered him. Well... that was just Faolan and Vixen. But this was the first time someone had called out to him in this manner.

The light grey furred wolf called back, "Err... Hello!?". This time, Dryston turned completely round and walked back in the wolfs direction. "What is it?" as he came closer, "I was just...". That was of course, when he noticed the female's face was covered in pointy little spikes, which in turn caused the valley wolf to wince. "Ouch, stick your head in the wrong place? I mean how did you do that?"

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OOC: Yeah, I'm perfectly happy with that plan! I think we did agree to it. Sorry if this took time, I was sorting out the other threads I have.
Tag: @katari

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Katari had long since been shy to strangers. Growing up, they were often the only company she had, aside from Ren. While at first she was quiet and closed off, she had learned that it often didn't work out in her favour. It was better to risk danger and rejection than to go any more days without finding a new soul to befriend. She was relieved when the wolf answered her call, turning his body. It was an impossible task to keep the childish grin from her face; it had been too long since she had seen someone else. It was only a minor inconvenience that they had to meet under such unfavourable circumstances. His voice carried over the sand, the friendly hello making her heart sing happily in her chest. "Hello!" she echoed, giggling at the repetitiveness of it all. She glanced quickly behind her, sensing rather than seeing Ren's disapproval. He never likes strangers, especially when he was so far away. Still, Katari wasn't concerned; this wolf seemed harmless enough.

Although it was not something she liked to think about, in the back of her mind she knew she should not take his friendliness for granted. There had been times when she was no so lucky, the strangers turning into dark, evil creatures full of cold emptiness. They wallowed in their own pain, pushing it onto others to relive their burden, if only for a moment. Perhaps it wouldn't have been a problem for some wolves, but she grew up around it. She lived pain, breathed pain. Her body had taught itself not to fight back against it's piercing clutch, lest she make it worse. No, it was better to lay still and wait it out.

Katari laughed at his words, pushing the remains of her pitiful thoughts back into the depths of her consciousness. "Yeah, super ouch." She winced, making a sour face, "Unfortunately you are correct. Apparently porcupines don't like being investigated. I probably should have seen this coming." She shook her head in mock shame, the memory still stinging fresh in her mind. "I am Katari, by the way. I don't exactly want to be remembered as porcupine face."

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Ooc: sorry for Meh post. I am distracted x.x

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When Dryston had called to the approaching wolf, he initially expected the wolf to be Faolan or someone like her, judging by the happy hello that came back along with the giggling. Of course, she could have just been amused by the situation. The valley wolf had the wrong initial impression of who they were initially, as in the case of Vixen, as Dray had unintentionally mistaken her for a fox initially.

Well, nobody was perfect...

As the bigger male made note of the she-wolf's spine covered face, she winced herself. "Yeah, super ouch." she stated, giving Dray a sour face. "Unfortunately you are correct. Apparently porcupines don't like being investigated. I probably should have seen this coming."

Dryston couldn't help but imagine how humiliating it must have been, he for a start would quite easily frustrated at the whole situation. Of course, he had never bothered himself with porcupines, or hedgehogs for that matter. He had simply ignored them and left them be.

The female shook her head, "I am Katari, by the way. I don't exactly want to be remembered as porcupine face.".

Dryston nodded his head in understanding, "Of course, I wouldn't either if I was in your position. My name is Dryston.".

Dray gave Katari a decent scan, taking in her features for memory, before fully focusing on her again and giving a friendly smile, "So... what brings you down to the beach then? The calmness of this place? The sea air? Or for no reason at all?". The grey furred wolf had failed to notice his voice rise in volume slightly as he asked his question.

Well, he might as well see what Katari had to say. Maybe she would bring up the spines again, or something else.

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OOC: Sorry this took so long again, been busy, hope this is good enough!
Tag: @katari

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Although it was a rather unfortunate way of breaking the ice, Katari was glad for the excuse of her mishap to start a conversation. She herself wasn't a closed off person, but she knew wolves, like Ren for example, who didn't do the whole talking to strangers thing. It had always baffled her. How would they make new friends? How would they find relief in the company of newcomers after months alone? Even if the meetings went awry, a bad encounter was better than wondering if you had just missed an opportunity.

A grin trickled across her features, thankful that he was understanding, "I don't think it's particularly longed for by anyone." She stood still as he gave her a once over, her ears flicking forward at attention. It wasn't that she didn't like being looked at, it was just that her body had gotten used to the idea of tensing when anyone's attention was focused solely on her. She had been trying to train herself out of it, knowing how silly of a habit it was, and had been moderately successful. She still had a long way to go, a lot of work was to be done before the scares fully faded into the background of light. "Hmm" she mused, closing her eyes and swaying slightly, "I am here for multiple reasons, I suppose. The first being, obviously, to ask the help of whatever poor stranger crosses my path. However, I am also here because when I don't have a face full of needles, I like the beach. It's just so... alive. Like the earth is breathing and moving and pulling, and there is so much to take in that it all melts together and you can just be." Her eyes flickered open, widening, "Oh god, that was embarrassing. Pretend I said nothing." Her gaze flicked downward, wishing the words hadn't slipped out. She had been in the moment, and it was such a wonderful question that she couldn't help herself. She hoped Dryston was not the type to ridicule, or this encounter would become quite awkward.

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Ooc: Sorry this took so long >,<

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Dryston relaxed as he saw Katari grin upon his understanding of the... well... porcupine face. In fact, he had relaxed enough so he didn't notice the female flick her ears forward as he looked her over.

The valley wolf still felt slightly awkward, he knew he wasn't great at social interactions to the like, but he hoped he would improve if given the time. Of course, there was no guarantee that would happen. But, he nevertheless kept his hopes up regardless of the actual situation.

The female closed her eyes as she considered the answers to his questions. The grey furred wolf listened carefully to the she-wolf as Katari began to carefully answer, giving multiple reasons, eyes still closed. Initially, Dray nodded in acknowledgement about seeking help, however, as the former continued, the grey furred wolf's eyes widened in confusion and some uncomfort. 'I just kinda find the beach relaxing, I certainly don't see it as a living breathing thing in that context!'. As Dryston thought of this, Katari opened her own eyes as if in realisation. "Oh god, that was embarrassing. Pretend I said nothing.", lowering her eyes so she could direct her gaze towards the ground.

'Oh boy...' the valley wolf echoed in his own mind. With a short intake of breath, he replied, "Err... Sure... Don't worry about it".

Dray couldn't help but mentally slap himself, 'I'm stammering like a fool again!'. He recalled the moments where he just stammered before, every single time it occurred was both an embarrassment and an annoyance.

With the shortest of head shakes, the traveler decided to change the subject, "Well, you said you needed some help, something need catching? Carrying or some advice?". Dray gave a sly grin, feeling more confident again, "I can do it anything for the right price!".

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OOC: I keep saying this, but again, sorry for the late reply, my muse was just at an all time low.
Tag: @katari

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There was a sharp hissing sound and Katari sucked air through her teeth, fiddling with the sand beneath her feet. "Relaxing?" she echoed, letting only a faint grin spread across her face. Her mind whirred with a thousand words, sentences to describe the single word 'relaxing'. Maybe she was getting too poetic. Still, she couldn't see the beach as anything but living. The could feel the heavy breaths of the tide, tugging at the stubborn sand. Even the air was charged here, excited to travel across the open space above the churning water. For now, she was blasé about his way of seeing things. So many wolves were content to dance along the surface of the water; who was she to grab their legs and pull them into the depths? Perhaps, had she known him for longer, she might have given him a lecture on how the beach was alive, but as of right now, all they had between them was awkward tension and a face full of needles. She gave a short uncertain laugh, glancing back up at his face, "Let us just leave it at the fact that you and I see the world from very different perspectives, hmm?"

Katari was stunned by his questions for a moment. "Help?" she echoed softly, the word taking a few seconds before registering in her brain, "Oh! Yes, I need help. Not with advice. I just.. err. can't get these out of my face. Do you think you could give it a try?" she giggled, the awkwardness lost momentarily by the silliness of the situation. Her mind snapped back to attention, and she eyed Dryston with new found apprehension. "Right price?" she had to remind herself to stop repeating everything he said, "What would be the right price for helping a poor girl with a face full of quills?" her voice held both a challenge and wariness. Surely whatever he wanted couldn't be so bad, right?

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Ooc: No biggie, I was gone like all weekend anyways ^^

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Katari slowly grinned when the word 'relaxing' came out of Dryston's mouth, an action that gave the grey furred male a sprout of confusion, what did she find so interesting or good about the word? Fussing over the details wasn't really Dray's thing, he would rather look at the bigger picture, but that was possibly just him. Besides, the she-wolf might have saw something more about the word, or the beach, or the world for that matter, than he could.

In fact, Katari wasn't that far of the same thought.

"Let us just leave it at the fact that you and I see the world from very different perspectives, hmm?" she suggested, laughing awkwardly as she did. Dray returned his own, equally awkward laugh, "As much it would make for a curious conversation, agreed."

When the mercenary in Dray began asking about what kind of aid, help or service that Katari needed, the originally confident valley wolf soon enough fell flat on his face... not literally of course.

"Help?" softly asked the she wolf, "Oh! Yes, I need help. Not with advice. I just.. err. can't get these out of my face. Do you think you could give it a try?", she soon giggled, seemingly in balance with herself and the world, but Dray however, inside was in conflict, 'Oh come on Dray, just be a gentleman here... Come on, you can get a small price at least.... Do you have any sense of morals? Help her...'. During all this, he was quietly urrring and ahhing, debating his next cause of action.

Katari, suddenly remembering the rest of his word, eyed him with apprehensions, "Right price? What would be the right price for helping a poor girl with a face full of quills?", voice filled with challenge and wariness.

Those words, and the memories of another wolf a world away, allowed Dray to make his mind up.

Unfortunately, awkwardness was rife.

"Err... a date?", the valley wolf quickly realised his stupidity, mentally stabbing himself and shaking his head rapidly as he did, "No no no, forget I said that! I was being a nervous wreck!" loudly exclaimed Dray. Ceasing to shake his head, Dryston looked back up at Katari, coughing as he did, "Ok, let me have a look at those spines and see if I can get them out." The grey furred wolf approached and inspected the spines, "I'm going to try and get them out with my teeth, I don't want to go... err... hitting you in the face with my paw trying to get them out.", Dray moved forward to start pulling, but stopped himself to look at the female, "May I?"

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OOC: Ok, I have really sucked last few posts and I have been ridiculously slow with replys, I hope this is a big improvement compared to before.
Tag: @katari

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Despite herself, Katari couldn't help but snort at his words, "Well, if you would prefer to continue talking about the beach, I am totally open." she teased, "Though it would probably end up with me lecturing you rather than a two sided conversation." Her words, unfortunately, were true to the point of being mildly saddening. How could she tell of the wonders and horrors of the world? What words could she paint with to bring the horizon closer than ever to the eyes of this stranger? It was not a task easily done, and the outcome would depend on Dyston's mind, and whether his mind was already at the brink of what it could contain. What could be done if the perspective of life you had already looked through marred you ability to see through a new one? It would be utterly tragic, yet she found no solution as to how one could escape the vicious cycle. She pondered this for a while, asking herself if it was possible to fill a cup that was already full, before his voice snapped her back to reality.

Date. He had said date. The word set off a thousand images in her head, all shoving for her attention. Her and Ren, wandering through the forests alone, yet so comfortable with just each others' presence. Summit, dragging her out of her quiet little world and into one strange and frightening and beautiful. Was her cup already full? She would hate to think so. She had always so desperately wanted to make friends, always seeking out new bodies to share the world with. One way or another, she wanted to fit Dryston in. Friendship was too hard to come by to push him away. "Oh! Well you see.. I have... I mean I am.. erghh... its okay? I mean, I wont hold it to you. We will sort something out." She beamed at him, satisfied with her meek answer, thankful when the subject finally fell back onto her painful predicament. "Yeah" She breathed, trying to calm herself, "Go ahead." She knew it would be hard. She could already feel the wisps of anxiety nibbling at her mind. Close! They screamed too close! It was all she could do to stand still for him, knowing that her was possibly the last chance she had at this for a while. Calming herself, she focused on feeling the earth beneath her, trying not to think about anything that had to do with proximity. 

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Ooc: Oh my gosh I didn't even know you replied I just saw this now D: I would have replied sooner...

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Dryston was incredibly worried that his act of personal awkwardness and stupidity had torn an irreparable rift between the two wolves. 'Come on! A date! Who would say that to someone they just met?'. The grey furred wolf was ready to walk away and leave the poor wolf before he made another such a move, but thankfully, the she-wolf carefully, if shakily, replied to his stupid move, and gave a smile at him. Even then, Dray wasn't fully relaxed, still worried about saying something else ridiculous. When Katari gave the permission to go ahead, Dray had to visibly 'shiver' out the tension before he moved closer to remove the spines.

Fighting the urge to pull away in a combination of sheer embarrassment, worry and awkwardness, Dray carefully pulled each individual spine with his teeth, some were close enough together to get several out in one pull. He was hoping any pain that the female was feeling was little and brief.

The Valley wolf pulled back to inspect his handiwork, "That should be about...", pausing, he looked closer to find a single little prick left stuck to Katari's face. "Err... sorry... last one...". Carefully, he angled his head, and moved in one last time to pull the spine out... It was just one...

"AHH!!"

Dray pulled away quickly, sticking his tongue out, ready to try and knock out the little spine that had got itself stuck onto the tip of the long pink muscle. With a couple of light strikes of his paw, the troublesome spine snapped off the tongue and out of sight. Embarrassed at his own muck up, the big grey wolf looked towards the she-wolf to see her reaction to his own... well... reaction.

After a moments worth of hesitation, Dray shakily joked, "Well... that's a first... getting a spine on your tongue getting the same spine of some... poor damsel's face?".

Upon the word 'damsel', Dray mentally stabbed himself... again...

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OOC: This reply has been long overdue, I won't blame you if you want to close it, hopefully my replys should be coming in faster now.

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Katari twitched at each prick of pain as the quills were removed. It did not, unfortunately, come at all close to the worst pain she felt, but still the unpleasant feeling turned from sharp jabs to a dull throbbing as she was rid of the burden. She felt a strange calm settle over her, a reassurance that she had nothing to fear from this male. He was efficient in pulling out the barbs, and a thank you lingered on her tongue when he recoiled audibly in pain.  She squealed in surprise, jumping forward by instinct to see what it was that had caused him such a reaction. Her concern turned into amusement as he swatted the spine out of his tongue, and she despite looking away, she couldn't help but let a few giggles from passing through her lips. "S-sorry." she apologized through her laughter, "I just thought something seriously bad had happened for a second I didn't realize it was just..." She faltered off, coughing to dissipate some of the awkwardness. Dryston was a likable wolf, despite his rather awkward interaction. She really couldn't blame him though; she had been just as unpleasant a conversation partner, if not more. 

"Ah.." She started, a silly grin slipping between her words, "There is a first for everything. Thank you, my gallant knight, savior of all those who have been dumb enough to go poking about a porcupine." She herself had winced slightly at the word damsel, but was insistent on easing the tension that surrounded them with each word. The world, as she knew, was full of different wolves, each with their own compatibilities and quirks. She wanted to be a blank slate each time she met someone, so that  making friends was easy and seamless. She continued with the charade, enjoying the way the fanciful words sounded on her tongue. It was fun acting like a child again, and she presumed that silliness that was on purpose was better than embarrassing herself even further by accident. "Tell me, sir knight, to what do I owe your favour?" 

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Ooc: Kind of... lumpy sorry. Hopefully my next will be better? :3 Is there any way that you wanted this thread to go in particular?

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As Dryston brought his attention back to the she-wolf in front of him, he couldn't help but notice that the she-wolf had turned away, not in embarrassment or fear, but simply in an attempt to not laugh.

The giggling was a clear sign that she was failing at that.

After Katari apology and Dray's poor attempt at humor (which he was still stabbing himself about), the female wolf grinned with a silly look as she spoke. "Ah.. There is a first for everything. Thank you, my gallant knight, savior of all those who have been dumb enough to go poking about a porcupine.".

Dryston could help but admire how Katari seemed to be reducing the tension between the two... maybe he was being to harsh on himself. The Valley wolf had always been awkward and hard on himself, even with his closest friends, he would beat himself up for his own simple mistakes. Maybe wolves like Katari enjoyed mistakes... At least... that was just a first thought. It could honestly be anything in this case.

'Well, at least I'm not getting my throat ripped out or something.'

The she wolf's voice brought Dray back to the conversation, "Tell me, sir knight, to what do I owe your favour?". The big Valley wolf did his best to relax, and, speaking perhaps a tiny bit loudly, replied, "No need to owe me anything.". Dray gave a simple smile just to show his own honesty, and with some nervousness, but no more embarrassment, explained "Just being a nice guy.".

With a cough, Dryston asked, "So, you headed anywhere in particular? I'm just wondering around all over the place."


OOC: I don't have any general ideas, if you have any feel free to use them or bring them up.
Tag: @katari

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As the tension dissipated, Katari help but feel indebted to his lone wolf. Not in a huge way, perhaps, but he had given her not only his assistance but also the company and warmth that the beach could not, no matter how loudly it thrummed with life. She was used to being alone, Ren’s company spotty as it was, but still, each time she wandered upon another it was like a breath of fresh air. There was so much to say, so many stories to tell. How could she stuff it into a single wolf? Summit had done a good job, but she had always felt the need to spread herself further, bring joy to as many as she could.
“That’s a relief” she teased, wiggling her nose to rid herself of residual throbbing caused by the extraction of the quills, “I don’t think I have anything to give. Other than my charming personality, of course.” She so desperately wanted to stay off the awkward path that the two seemed to keep falling on, but it was proving to be more difficult than she imagined. However, at the mention of her plans, she perked up, all too eager to explain her reason to roam.
“Yes!” She squealed, perhaps a bit too excitedly, “I mean.. no. I have nowhere in particular to go. I am just roaming. It’s wonderful, don’t you think? You don’t have to rush, because there isn’t a place you are going. You can just float through places and not have to worry about where you are going or where you have been. It is just you and the now and the here, without responsibilities or deadlines or people who wait for you to come back.” Her mind jumped to Summit, then to Ren, who was still sat begrudgingly against the horizon, “Well, maybe a couple, but nobody who won’t understand. It’s just…. Freeing. Do you know what I am talking about, or do I sound crazy?”

Ooc: erg this post is bouncy but hopefully good enough? Hmm since the original plot is finished, if you don’t have anything that you particularly want to do we could close this one off and maybe start a new one in the future? I am open to anything though

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He was grateful when Katari expressed her relief over his statement of not owing anything. This was was unusual for the Valley wolf, naturally being a mercenary at heart. But he decided to let it slide... this once. “I don’t think I have anything to give. Other than my charming personality, of course.”.

Dryston felt slightly awkward again, once more they seemed to be falling on that side of the bridge, unless Katari was being deliberately flirty? No no, at the moment they met? No way.

Upon his own question of where she was headed, she quickly squealed a yes, before quickly switching to a no, explaining that she was just roaming.

"It’s wonderful, don’t you think? You don’t have to rush, because there isn’t a place you are going. You can just float through places and not have to worry about where you are going or where you have been. It is just you and the now and the here, without responsibilities or deadlines or people who wait for you to come back. Well, maybe a couple, but nobody who won’t understand. It’s just…. Freeing. Do you know what I am talking about, or do I sound crazy?”

Dray considered this for a moment. His face looked thoughtful as he pondered this. He never did really see roaming like Katari did, but that might have just been because he never really thought about it. "Well, I don't really think about it, but when you put it like that, yeah, I can agree with you".

The grey furred wolf particularly liked that outlook, maybe it would come quite in handy in the future.

Or, well, whenever it was required.

OOC: Don't worry about the post, this feels pretty bad personally aswell. We could have Katari and Dray travel off to a new location but if you have a better idea I don't mind!
Tag: @katari