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Post by wulfie13 on Jul 18, 2012 18:08:34 GMT
Nabarl managed to fly for most of the night before his wings began to tire. Had he been by himself, he would have just flown lower and lower, and started walking in the day.
Unfortunately, carrying Lexi had tired out his legs as much as his wings, and so he quickly looked for a spot to land. Spying a small clearing in a forest not too far from the tracks, he began to glide towards it, bringing themselves to as gentle a stop as he could manage.
"Not too bad for one night's travel." His stomach growled. "Umm... Slightly embarassing, but did you happen to bring any food with you?"
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Post by Echo on Jul 18, 2012 18:15:28 GMT
Lexi smiled a genuine smile. She'd wondered when this issue was going to come up. "I'm afraid I don't have much" she pulled a packet of plain oat biscuits from her bag and handed it over "I don't really eat food, you see".
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Post by wulfie13 on Jul 18, 2012 18:20:56 GMT
Nabarl looked at the packet.
"Unfortunately, this isn't of any use. While I don't have to eat Carrion, it still needs to be meat... Wait, you don't eat food?"
Nabarls stomach growled again.
*sigh* "Unless it's a short story." Nabarl removed the scythe pieces from behind his wings and set about recombining them "It can wait until I've come back. It shouldn't take too long. I hope."
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Post by Echo on Jul 18, 2012 18:31:54 GMT
"I'm a Vampire" said Lexi, bluntly "Well, partially. I drink blood. That short enough for you?" She looked at the scythe blade 'Was that there before...?...'
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Post by wulfie13 on Jul 18, 2012 18:38:19 GMT
"Ahh. Well, so long as you don't try to drink my blood, I won't try to eat your limbs." Nabarl hoped it came off as jocular as he meant it. He'd worked for and with far worse.
And she admitted what she was. That was always a plus.
He finished assembling the scythe, and looked around the clearing, before turning back to Lexi. "I'll grab some wood to cook with. Do you need any blood right now, and if so,will animal blood do?"
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Post by Echo on Jul 18, 2012 21:01:24 GMT
Lexi nearly laughed at the proposal. "Deal" she said "I will need to eat, but can hunt for myself" she smiled at him "no need to trouble yourself for me"
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Post by wulfie13 on Jul 18, 2012 22:44:30 GMT
"Thought it polite to offer. But if you'd rather hunt yourself, I won't stop you."
Nabarl set off into the woods, and hoped he wasn't too tired to catch anything. It wouldn't look good if he'd offered to catch dinner and she out-hunted him. And firewood could be gathered easily enough on the way back.
At least using his wings to hover avoided the fact that the ground was strewn with twigs. Somehow, he felt that this wouldn't trouble Lexi either, though.
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Post by Echo on Jul 18, 2012 23:00:18 GMT
Lexi waited until Nabarl was out of sight before moving off in the opposite direction. She didn't want to accidentally bump into him and ruin both their chances. The ground was littered with twigs and leaves and all the things you don't want to walk through when you're hunting. But Lexi moved elegantly through them as if they weren't there, and before long her Elven eyes had spied a young doe.
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Post by wulfie13 on Jul 18, 2012 23:27:45 GMT
Nabarl travelled in one direction - he really didn't want to get lost in a strange forest. He eventually managed to find a few rabbits. He had hoped for something larger, but he was starving, and meat was meat. He swooped down, and his scythe made short work of the small beasts.
Satisfied that he had enough to make a meal for the day, he turned around, and headed back for the clearing. He hadn't been gone long, and so set about trimming the branches of the surrounding trees, while he waited for Lexi to return.
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Post by Echo on Jul 18, 2012 23:58:53 GMT
High in a tree, Lexi waited. Up here, it wouldn't matter which way the wind was blowing, the deer would never know she was there. She concentrated carefully and slowed her heartbeat to a standstill and stopped her breathing. An icy blue crept into her green eyes and an air of living death closed around her. Still and silent, she waited. Slowly but surely, the deer wandered towards her. 'Just a little closer' she thought. Closer it came. Closer. Closer... Swift and silent, Lexi descended on the creature, her undead strength making short work of its neck. Pulling a small knife from her bag, she cut into the fur on the deer's neck, pulling it apart to get at the vein. Once she had drunk her fill, Lexi hauled her find back to her starting point, not thinking to restart her heart or breathing, and death lingered about her as her eyes remained blue. She found Nabarl was already there.
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