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Prince Mononoke (AutumnFrost & Aims)

All at once, Kichiro lifted his head and look towards the east. Almost as if a voice had cried out, seeming to come from a great distance. It spoke of pain and loss, of death and rage... But then the sensation passed, leaving the young man with a feeling of confusion about why he had lifted his head in the first place. Ranna shifted with the changing of his mood, lifting her great head from her paws to look back at her brother, twitching her ears with curiosity.

"What troubles you Kichiro?" She asked softly, her nose twitching as she sniffed at the air in search of a threat.

"... I'm not sure." He responded slowly, shaking his head once before turning to gaze out at the falling rain. "Something has happened though. Something bad..."

A low rumble of a growl bubbled up in the wolf's chest, her muzzle wrinkling. "Are father and Ichira in danger?" Beneath her white fur, her muscles tensed, preparing to spring into action at a moments notice.

Kichiro hastily soothed his sister by running his hands over her neck and chest, giving his head a sharp shake. "No. I don't think so. I'm not even sure something is really wrong. Just a feeling I had..." He reassured, feeling the gradual relaxation of muscles beneath his fingers.

Ranna growled again, turning her own brilliant eyes outwards towards the storm herself, paws shifting uneasily. She didn't quite understand how her brother knew something was wrong, couldn't say for certain that he was telling the truth about their family, but she couldn't deny the taste of tension in the air, something carried to them by the storm's wind that spoke of ill tidings... "... Perhaps it is simply the great spirit tiring of all this rain." She murmured after a moment, settling her head back onto her front legs. After all, Kichiro said that he wasn't quite sure he had really even sense danger.

"Or perhaps I'm just tired of it. I feel as if I will never be properly dry again." Kichiro responded with a small chuckle, earning a rumbling of laughter from the wolf, instantaneously dispelling the uncertainty that had begun to saturate the mood.

The Sickness (Irell-starling x AutumnFrost)

Emptying some of the spices and salt into the water as she waited for it to begin to boil, Kaylia retrieved a bag with a handful of dried meat strips in it before folding herself down into a sitting position close to the fire. From the looks of it, Cainmere hadn't been too excited about the carrots after all, so she dug out one of the dried strips and offered it politely to the canine as she listened to Garris's response to her questions. She tried not to let him see the blush that colored her cheeks at his hinting words that she had purposefully gone wandering alone in the woods. He didn't give her the chance to refute the assumption, continuing on with his explanation. She let it go, there would be time later to correct the idea. Instead, she listened to his words and the happy crunching noises coming from Storm is he excepted the offered carrot. That was, until he mentioned the sickness.

The rumors are true! Her thoughts tangled around that revelation, her numb fingers dropping the meat with her astonishment as her eyes widened and her mouth partially fell open. Hurriedly, Kaylia attempted to cover up her reaction, smothering The sudden urge to scream and closing her mouth with a quick snap. She wasn't entirely sure that she had hid her reaction fast enough. But Garris had moved on to asking her about what she did for a living, so maybe...

Clearing her throat and snatching up the bag of vegetables to begin adding them to the simmering water to try and focus on something normal that would calm her down, she answered as naturally as she could, though her voice sounded a little high even to her ears. "I mostly deal in the breeding and selling of horses. I live on a ranch with a family that took me in and I return the favor by helping out with the livestock. I was out delivering a team of horses to a farm and foolishly thought I could make it back home before the sunset..." She waved her hand at the surrounding darkness. "My being here shows how well that plan turned out."

Secret of the Storms (themadhatter420 x AutumnFrost)

Sorry about the delay! I actually just got back from vacation. :-)

Secret of the Storms (themadhatter420 x AutumnFrost)

Relief washed through her at the sight of her other friends entering the castle, though Fluttershy couldn't help but let out a slight squeak of terror at the idea of encountering bad guys, as Rainbow had put it. Applejack nudged the yellow Pegasus affectionately, trying to give her comfort.

"I don't know if there are any bad guys..." Twilight admitted after she finished hugging Rarity in return, feeling warm at having her best friends by her side. "But I would like you to investigate something for me." Glancing back over her shoulder, the alicorn gestured for one of the ponies standing apart from the group to approach. "This is Eclipse, he's been helping me in doing research on the strange weather occurrences we've been experiencing."

Eclipse was a solidly built, but rather shy looking, unicorn pony. He was a dark, almost black purple in color, with his mane and tail a deep shade of maroon. His eyes, only a faint hue of maroon lighter than his hair, regarded the newcomers with wary curiosity. The cutie mark on his flank depicted a light blue crescent moon, The points of which nearly touched and cradled a five pointed red star. He came to a stop close to the others, though still keeping his distance somewhat, and Took a quick look at each of their faces before focusing pointedly at his own hooves.

Twilight smiled sympathetically at the unicorn, painfully reminded of Fluttershy when they had first met. She didn't push him to introduce himself. "Eclipse is quite gifted in understanding how spells are structured and has been doing endless research on weather spells performed by unicorns. We're not quite sure if that is what is causing the unusual storms, but it looks like that could be a possibility." Glancing back at her friends, she pointed towards the darkening sky outside. "I would like you four to travel in the direction those storms are coming from to see if you can find the source. There are a few others who would volunteer to accompany you, but I will let you choose who that will be. I would encourage you to pick at least two."

I'll Bear Your Burdens (Azel x AutumnFrost)

Though she wouldn't admit it out loud, Anise was thoroughly unsettled by Sync, Even if she didn't fully believe his threatening words. Her insides were wriggling uncomfortably, her every instinct telling her to take a step back, but she forced a calm expression on her face, lifted her chin slightly in A brave sort of way, and again reached for her back as if to pluck The doll from her back at a moments notice. She almost jumped at the touch on her shoulder, but just managed to suppress the instinct before glancing up at the Fon Master and giving him a smile. "Oh, I wasn't worried." She lied carefully, making her voice sound cheerful and sincere. "Thank you Fon Master. When do we leave?" She hoped it was soon, mentally crossing her fingers that she would be able to get some distance between her and the God General and herself. She would fight him, if it came to that.

Of Men and Elves (Siaya-Dragalorn x AutumnFrost)

After a time, when her muscles were warm and her breaths began to come in pants, Aeylisia became aware of an odd scent mingled in with the regular scents of the forest that made her nose wrinkle. Her steps slowed as her dark purple eyes swept The area around her, upper lip curling back away from her teeth as the smell stung The insides of her nostrils and the surface of her eyes. Unable to stand the sickly sweet smoke smell in her more sensitive nose any longer, she called on her magic once again, pushing the form of the wolf away from her and straightening up into her elvin body once more. Coughing A few times at the acrid taste the smoke had left in her mouth, she finally managed to form the words that would bring her clothing back, The light brown and dark green of the material appearing a moment later. Fingers flying momentarily over the folds of her skirts to smooth out the wrinkles, the elf Maiden took a steadying breath to adjust to her two legged form before hurrying forward once again in a light sprint.

"Aeylisia, Child, you have come at last. Come here."

The voice belonged to a beautiful male elf standing just outside of a small clearing, his tall muscular frame turned in the direction where the princess broke through a long clump of ferns. His golden hair framed is angular face, left loose in a liquid sheet that fell across his shoulders and down his back. His eyes, the exact same shade of violet as his daughter's, were intent on her face as Aeylisia approached, returning her greeting as she pressed her fingers into her right shoulder by touching his left.

"I came as quickly as I could Father. What is going on here?" Aeylisia asked calmly, though her insides were roiling with astonishment and anger.

The wave of heat trapped by the trees was a physical, as well as an emotional, slap in the face as Aeylisia made her way into the unnatural clearing to her parents, a small gasp just managing to escape from her lips at the inhibiting temperature and tightness of the skin on her face. Blinking several times, she fought past The feeling of wanting to stop, to turn back into the coolness of the forest and get as far away from this place as she could. Gritting her teeth together as tightly as she could stand, The redhead stalwartly continued forward, pressing her uncertainty back as she turned away from the raging flames consuming a portion of her beloved forest, Doing her best to ignore the uncomfortable prickling that doing so sent down her back, The trickle of sweat it triggered. She focused all of her attention on greeting her father, allowed her mother to approach and press a gentle kiss against the corner of her cheek.

A look of grim understanding crossed King Laein's face as he recognized the strong emotion in his daughter's eyes. He turned out towards the crude clearing, gaze drifting over the axes abandoned on the forest floor, The irregular shape of the cut and cleared trees, the fires that had been stoked in the hopes that The flames would be able to consume the felled branches and trunks, and finally coming to rest on the contorted shapes of the bodies laying near the impromptu weapons they had begun to use as the elves had come to stop their work. With a deep breath through his mouth that he then released in a sigh through his nose, Laein reached out to touch the tips of his fingers against his wife and daughter's hands.

"... It seems... that man is becoming less ignorant of our existence," he said carefully, feeling it when Aeylisia flinched with surprise. "They came bearing rather... crude drawings of our people. It seems the king of the land indeed wants one of us. Alive."

Aeylisia released a hiss of surprise, taking a sharp step back from her parents and staring up at their faces to see the varying expressions of alarm and outrage etched into their own features. Nostrils flaring, the elf Woman lifted her chin, determination lining her features as she finally spoke once more. "Father. I don't want the humans to destroy our home... Please allow me to inspect the borders for any sign of others attempting to destroy the forest."

Lady Olowin gasped, Her expression of alarm turning to one of fright at the idea of her only daughter attempting to confront a group of humans on her own, one of her hands flying up to cluch at her throat. "Daughter! You can't," she breathed, looking imploringly up at her husband.

Gazing for a moment at the panicked expression on his wife's face, Laein began to shake his head."... It is too dangerous-"

"please," Aeylisia interrupted desperately, clasping her hands before her. "I cannot sit idly by while my home is under attack. I must defend it! I'm begging you," she pled.

The King paused, eyes thoughtful and sad as he studied the determination and fire in Aeylisia's face, The way in which her jaw set in a stubborn fashion that reminded him so very much of her mother. Turning to look deep within Olowin's pale blue eyes for several moments, he finally released a long sigh. "I cannot stop her. She is far too much like you my love," he smiled, brushing his fingertips along the queen's cheekbone. "Let her go. She will be safe." Turning to his daughter once more, his expression hardened slightly. "Do not engage if you are outnumbered. Send word with the birds and we will come."

"Thank you father," Aeylisia cried, twisting her hand over her heart in a sign of affection for her parents before she whirled for The trees, allowing them to see her magic away her clothing once more and take on the shape of a wolf before she plunged into the forest, hoping that the reminder that she was not without weapons would soothe her mother. Digging her nails into the ground, she propelled herself forward at an immense speed, arcing her path along the edge of the forest, nostrils dilated is she breathed in the scents, searching for any telltale sign of smoke or freshly cut wood, ears perked attentively for the sharp sounds of chopping.

Miles stretched out beneath her flying paws as she ran, no sign of any living thing that should not have been there making it self evident in the quickly fading light. As time went on and the snarl that had curled her muzzle began to fade, Aeylisia allowed her steps to begin to slow, her head swiveling in time with her ears as she searched. Part of her wanted to refuse the evidence before her, the reassurances that there were no other humans attempting to invade her forest. She growled deep within her throat, annoyed at the idea that she wouldn't get the chance to sink her fangs into any of the murderer's flesh. Snorting with displeasure, she had just begun to turn away to head back to her family when the wind shifted and she froze mid stride.

'Blood...' She concluded, the rusty smell causing her nose to twitch and her muzzle to wrinkle.

Treading forward carefully now, Aeylisia slowly began to nose her way through the bushes at the base of a huge old oak tree, the tang of blood and raw meat increasing with each step. Sliding out silently from the clump of leaves and branches, fully expecting to discover a human Camp to lay on the other side, Aeylisia momentarily stiffened with astonishment at the lack of activity. Blinking once quickly, she glanced back over her shoulder as if to make sure she hadn't somehow walked past them, before sniffing intently to ensure that the smell of the blood was still in the air. Dropping her nose to the ground, she began to trace the scent across the ground, detecting faint hints of what she had been looking for. Human. Before she could fully wrap her head around the concept of someone entering the forest only to turn around and leave without taking fresh kill along with them, her paws encountered something that was unexpected among the strewn leaves and the soft Moss and had just bunched her muscles to Leap away from the braided cords of rope when The entire thing suddenly sprang up around her, knocking her off her paws with a surprised yelp and quickly enclosing her in a tight net of rope. After her initial shock, the red gold wolf began to struggle violently against the trap, snapping her teeth against the bindings and sending the net swinging in a way that made her dizzy. But no matter how hard she struggled, how sharply she bit, the ropes simply would not loosen. 'NO!' Her thoughts screamed, receiving only an aching in her teeth from her efforts that made her whine. With a renewed snarl, Aeylisia began to shake The rope fiercely between her jaws, Back-and-forth, hoping to break the binding and set her free.

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