Key to the Sky (RP. Please see OOC if wishing to join)

[Narinya_Cocachitawa]

Kirsiari walked the length of the stone hall again and again, awaiting Tavin. She'd been waiting in Ternata Tehortha, a mountain city, for three days now. He couldn't blame his absence on the snow. No, the summer heat was scortching the Kaltolam planes to the south, and the road was kept in fair condition from Esteme Ketor to here. There was no excuse.

She'd chosen the man as her captain for good reason. He was a warrior from birth, a decendent of the Kings of Gondor in the Westlands. He'd sworn to give all the aid he could in defending Rathlas from Bathsham. He'd sworn to aid her in bringing down Areanna as well. Talwren Davion was wearing her patients thin by making so manny promises that he wouldn't be able to keep if he failed in even one.

Tavin, as he was called outside of the court, had sent word to her a month ago that he had come by a piece of the coveted Skystone. He should have been here by now. He took the road, yes, but the one bearing the message for her couldn't have given his words to any one else, for the messenger was Ilena, third highest ranking of the Wolf Clan of the Shaw Tree Woods east of here.

The Wolf Clan were actually people who could change into large wolves at any time they wished. Kirsinari herself had began the Wolf Clan, for she was the Fala Naera, the Wolf of Story in history who had origionally come to Rathlas with her sister the Amala Daera, Areanna, to fight against Bathsham at the order of the goddess of ballence commonly known here as Onem.

What if Tavin never came? What if Ilena had been intersepted by one of Areanna's pupets from Pareln or one of the Maya tribespeople?

"My lady," Acren, the chief of servents, called her attention. "Talwren Davion has come. He was taken to the Healing rooms for wounds. My lady, they seemed to have been made by a large dog of some sort."

She'd almost forgotten that the people here didn't know her as the Fala Naera becaus they were so far remooved from the rest of Rathlas' people. They simply knew her as the Lady of Ternata Tehortha, daughter and successor of the late King Telentari. They didn't know what she really was.

"Did he say how he got them?"

"Mumbled something about a Wolf Clan, Lady, but I didn't understand mutch more." Acren said.

Just like Tavin to speak in Old Nedarin rather than something a bit easyer for the servants to understand. He seemed to like confusing people by mixing langueges every now and again. He'd even mixed her up a few times.

Kirsinari nodded. "Show me to him."

[Narinya_Cocachitawa]

"Tavin," Kirsinari cought the Westlander's attention, startling the nurse even though she spoke softly.

"Kiri," Tavin smiled and nodded, then grimaced as the healer rubbed ointment into a wound on his forearm.

"Who?" she didn't have to ask more.

"Parel." Tavin said through gritted teeth. "Ilena knew he was following her, but she'd been able to out run him. I took...Malthin! Can't you find something less painful, woman?...I took to long getting out of town and he cought up to me."

"And?"

"The vultiures are feeding off his carcas as we speak."

The healer gave him a dissaprooving look before leaving them with a slight bow to Kirsinari. All the better, because one worried woman was about to give her second in comand a warning to remember.

"What the Bathok were you thinking, Talwren Davion?" she yelled, corssong the distance between them in two long strides. "Three days? I was worried sick! You could have sent word through any messenger. I know you're nowhere near poor, so don't try to say that you didn't have enough coins! I couldn't eat or sleep not knowing what had happened to you!"

"All that about my whereabouts, and yet you still haven't asked about what Ilena said." he looked at her a bit differently. "Are you going against what you said to me before?"

Kirsinari gasped as she realized what had just come out of her mouth. When she'd taken him under her wing, she'd said that their relationship would be strictly between comander and the Lady he served, in order to tell him that he had no chance at getting into her bed. Now she heard her own words replay in her head. She'd worried about him, hadn't been able to sleep. Hadn't even eaten in the past three days either.

"I care about thoes who are still loyal to Alklen and Onem." she said, a bit detatched, trying to explain. "I didn't mean..."

"Didn't mean to say that you love me?" he stood up, facing her now as an equal.

"I didn not say that, Talwren!" she said venimously.

"Not directly." he countered.

[trolls' bane]

For the villagers of small forest-towns in the Northern Shaw Tree Woods, life hadn’t been better for a long time. But for the orc population of the area, which lived in a cave stronghold just within the eaves, fear and dread became ever more present. Both these changes were due to the appearance of supernatural foes of the orcs, plus a slight change in the original forest inhabitants: the ents, huorns, faeries of both types, and even a few smaller, less powerful creatures. These curious happenings started a few months before, and (to the orcs) got worse and frightfully closer toward them.
First, it started with small groups of orcs entering the deep forest, usually on their way to raid one of the walled towns (which were walled against them, though they snuck right over the walls), and them returning with one or two less of its members. Then, entire groups, with around ten to fifteen in strength, began disappearing. Survivors began returning with reports of a colossal ent, and a few other strange sights. Then, every now and then, came a report of this ent-tree engulfing orcs whole, not by eating them, but by the orcs literally becoming part of the wood of it when it was caught by one of the many finger-like branches. Then, the tree came further out, so anyone who ventured into the forest reported it, but only the orcs had any trouble getting out alive. With everyone, several new creatures came into the pictures: a fourteen foot at the shoulder hound, apparently with some wolf-blood, occasionally phosphorescent; a seven foot rat from head to tail; a very powerful something that was always something small (i.e. a cat, a shrub, a mouse, a rock, etc.) but caused unusually devastating amounts of destruction, usually by exploding, becoming a miniature “black hole,” or melting onto something; two warrior faeries (one of each type), and a man with a sword shaped very much like the leaves of the Tree. Plus more ent and huorn sightings. Some began thinking that there was a connection between these events, especially between the man and the Tree. This was proved soon after the beliefs started, for someone ventured into a deep valley in the forest witnessed something that few elves and fewer men ever see: an Entmoot. Among the ents there, there were the strange creatures, all except the man. They were all talking in Entish, and seemed to be debating something, and over them towered the Tree, speaking in an almost human tone. Within a week of this, the ents were seen marching, and at their head the Tree, and with him the creatures.
The leader of the orcs at the time, Kurztphraagat the Black, deciding that no one should hinder their raids, emptied the stronghold of all the orcs and the trolls, and went into the forest. A quarter of them never returned, among them Kurztphraagat. Few orcs from then on passed the timber line.
Around a year later, the Tree and half the forest had been seen marching away.

[Narinya_Cocachitawa]

(OOC: TB, You could use the Northern Shaw Tree Woods, or the Eastern Black Woods for this if you like. The Southern Salin Mala forrest is too inhabited by Telokin and other lesser races of men. I'd suggest the Shaw Tree Woods since the only ones who come out of there unscathed are hunters and thoes just wishing to pass through with as little harm as possible intended.)

"My Lady Kirsinari!" Pathan, a long riding sientiel called her over to the door, breaking her thoughts on how to counter Tavin.

"Yes," she snaped back, her dress whorreling as she spun around on heal.

"The woods have litterally come alive!" he said, clearly bewildered.

"What?" Tavin and Kirsinari asked at the same time.

"I was turning back around the southern boarders of the Wood, and I saw hundreds, if not thousands, of the trees begin to moove of their own acord, like people, my lady! They made sounds as if talking to one another."

"Then the roumours were true." Tavin said.

"Onem once spoke of this to me." Kirsinari said. "She knew the Entfolk would take arms once more, but not why or when."

"What are Entfolk?" Pathan asked before Tavin could.

"Nateka." Tavin said.

"The Nateka? I thought that was just an old Nedarin Age legend, not fact." Pathan said.

"No," Kirsinari said. "They truly do exist."

[Narinya_Cocachitawa]

The moon was nearing fullness, and lit up the land beneath it nearly as well as the sun would if it turned silvery. The stars' light barely shown through the mixture of the moon's light and the whispy clouds.

Tavin's room was in sutch a state that even the servants who cleaned the children's rooms refused to set foot inside to put it to rights. Tonight, though, it did show some signs of his earlyer attempts to straighten things out a bit, but the cuts and brusies from the fight with Parel.

The window was wide open, the curtins mooved languidly in the chill breeze. The blankets were all twisted and tangled from Tavin's tossing and turning. He was hot with feavor, but freezing from the air coming in the window that he refused to shut because of old nightmares.

Thoes nightmares were comming back again, but worse this time. Kiri was in them. He drempt that Onem had decided to take sides with Areanna, ending balence forever and deminishing Kiri's power. He drempt that the Wolf Clan had turned against them and that she lay dying in his arms from not being able to defend herself from them all at once.

A baby squalled. His.


"Tavin?" Kirsinari arose, thinking that she'd heard a knock on the door. "Pathan?... Acren?" The knocking sound came again. "Who's there?" she asked, still simply curious as she slit a candle using her power and stepped lightly over to the door.

Kirsinari opened the door as quietly as possible. A little boy faced her, dirty and wearing only tattered pants, but smiling none the less as he stroked the dog that he sat upon. Confusement took over now. How had this child and his dog sliped passed the gaurds?

"Who are you?" she asked.

"Nakra." he said. "This is Felin."

"What are you doing here?"

"Look for Fala Naera." he pulled out a bit of dirty parchment folded into fourths. "Felin's master says give this to Fala Naera."

[PippinTook]

Evelyn urged her horse on in the night. She had been riding for days trying to reach the city where Lady Kirsinari lived. She had news of the faeries, and all the goings on in that part of the world. Dust flew up from behind her galloping horse as she bent forward to push the beast on. Evelyn wasn't a very well known Ranareth, she had next to no friends and enjoyed fighting for what was right. She despised the Ompathan ((heck I know I got that wrong)) the darker faeries. She hated sharing the same race as them, evil dirty twisted beings. She snarled slightly beneath the hood of her cloak.

They were being assaulted. Opposing tribes and other evil creatures were attacking the strongholds of the Ranareth. They could not withstand much more pressure. Evelyn did not really feel loyalty to her leaders, though she obeyed in battle she was somewhat reluctant to do so otherwise. She was her own master now. She had come to tell Lady Kirsinari of their problems, but most of all she came to run away. She didn't want to stay in one place any longer. Hopefully she would join with the main Army and travel across the lands, risking her life and having adventures.

The city stood before her, silouhetted by a deeper dark in the night. She was let into the city and made her way to the stronghold of Kirsinari. She got off her horse and waited for a guard to let her in. He whispered to one of his fellow guards and the other nodded. The man said, "I cannot allow you to come in, Master Faerie–" She pulled her hood down and looked at him pointedly. "–Mistress Faerie that is."
"And why not? I have come with orders to give tidings of the Ranareth to Lady Kirsinari." Evelyn retorted indignantly.
"The fortress is locked down, and security is tight. I will have to take you into custody until the Lady can be contacted." He took her arm and another man took her horse. She growled under her breath and was escorted into the fortess.

The men took her weapons, a bow and two long knives, which she was reluctant to part with. They put her in a dark room and she waited for morning's grey light. All the time she mumbled to herself about the wonderful hospitality she was recieveing.

[Camellia Baggins]

rania enterd the camp glanceing around she saw a bunch of wemen not concerned anymore of her attire wich was streaked with mud and dirt laid down on a spot of grass and fell asleap happy to be in the company of wemen

[ethuiliel]

ooc: sici: I do not exactly care that much about Padroot. she only got help because she wouldn't leave anyone alone like that.
OOC:you just fell asleep on the spot?

ic:
Calyniel didn't know what to do when Padroot suddenly got up and left, but when the stranger arrived in the camp, she noticed, and decided she could be of some, if minimal, use. She went to the girl's side and woke her. "Who are you? Are you running from someone? Why are you here?

[Narinya_Timichara]

ooc: hi, guys. This is Narinya_Cocachitawa. Something's going on where they wouldn't let me post or see pms, send pms, or even edit my posts, or anything, so I got a new user.

compleatly stuck right now, so ...

[trolls' bane]

ooc 1:That happened to me once. I don't think I did anything to fix it. One day it just started working. You should contact someone now.
Oh, sorry, Welcome Narinya Timichara! *ahem*

ooc 2:I have to catch up before I can post. I'll probably do this tomorrow.

[Gulio, Strength of Many]

ooc: So sorry! My computer didn't show this one as being updated... *stabs compy repeatedly, then drop-kicks it*

ic: The horse whinnied with fright as an arrow narrowly missed hitting it. The arrow thudded into a nearby tree, quivering slightly. Belaparthalion stopped the tired, scared animal and dismounted. It wouldn't do him or the horse any good if it grew too weary to continue. He glanced over his shoulder, looking for any sign of the man and his strange beast. He didn't see the man, but knew he couldn't be far behind.

ooc: I apologize for the short post. I think my imagination's broke, or perhaps I used most of it up in English today. ^^ But it was totally worth it!!

[Valandil]

Originally Posted by Narinya_Timichara

ooc: hi, guys. This is Narinya_Cocachitawa. Something's going on where they wouldn't let me post or see pms, send pms, or even edit my posts, or anything, so I got a new user.

compleatly stuck right now, so ...

OOC: Did you change your email address? That often does it. Contact an admin.

[Camellia Baggins]

" my name is Rania shortend from Salairirania as to why im here im not sure im a wanderer by nature"
Rania expalined she liked this girl , she also liked sleap but not haveing a go at the latter was a tirival thing this was the first person she had came into contact with squeazing the girls hand she said
" well ile do what i can explanations can come latter but for now tell me your name your part of hings wich by the look on you face isn't much and tell me more of this assian perhaps i can catch him"
she told the girl with a small smile makeing her look a devilish imp for once turning into a hawk might be useful she thought with a chortle of laughter

[Camellia Baggins]

" maybe i can catch the assian can you keep a well garded secret"
rania said her eyes gleaming mischiviousely

[Camellia Baggins]

" i can change form into a fox when men are near i am mistrustful of any man but my best is a hawk me and horse become one and we fly over hill , moutan top and dale. This is my secret if you can keep it i can help you"
rania told the girl with astonishment showing in he r feautures

[Camellia Baggins]

" i can serch out this assian. As a fox i can aproch without being noticed, as a hwak i can fly ever swiftly as human i can ride fast and swift apon cassandra. i can hide easily and find comfortabble sleap in trees. i can also be a spy for you"
rania anounced quietly to the girl wanting her trust she looked into her eyes she nodded a pact made a secret kept.

[Camellia Baggins]

Rania wraped her cloak about her. Not knowing much, she laid down on the grass in a tucked away cornor away from others. For a moment she wonderd about that dratted martinilli, good lord! she thought, no need loseing my head over that hooligan of a man, with eyes that caught her unawares. glanceing about her she found peaceful tranquilty smileing to her self she fell asleap.