Re: A Misunderstood Pegasus (M)

[Stormsong]

Serena panicked when the male reared. She dropped the rope that she was about to wrap around him and moved her horse away. She forgot that the female' was still attached to her end of the rope and had drug her away from the male.
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The whites of Shadow's eyes showed as she was pulled from diablo's side. She landed on the ground and pulled at the end of her rope while giving distressed whinnies.

[ZeldaWolfy]

Diablo traced the rope to the creature,his eyes narrowed and then he bounced off the ground toward them,his hooves stomped on the middle of the rope to keep the creature from moving away,and letting Shadow get up.

[Stormsong]

"Enough!" Serena snapped and released the rope of the female from her grip. "I told you that I was only going to take you to my village, the rope was to make sure that you didn't run away," she explained.
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Shadow returned to her place at Diablo's side and rubbed her head up and down his neck as a silent thank you. Her body quivered with shock and fear.

[ZeldaWolfy]

He snorted,stretching out his neck as he stamped the ground with his hoof,his ears laid back as his wing layed on Shadow again. "How can we trust you,if you can't trust us?" He stated,his eyes showing fury and tension in his muscles.

[Stormsong]

Serena considered the thought for a moment. "Because........I've had a history with black pegasuses and judging by your friend's reaction, I doubt that you have had much contact with elves," she shifted a hard gaze between both pegasus's.

[ZeldaWolfy]

He snorted,letting out harsh breaths and then turning to face Shadow,lowering his head slightky as if he was going to give up. "We're going to follow her,stay next to me." He whispered. He turned his heavy draft head to the elf,nodding. "Neither if us had,and hopefully this will be the last. Just lead,we'll follow. The reason why I'm not liking this is you disabled my wing." He snorted again.

[Stormsong]

Serena turned her horse around. "I'll have the people in the village tend to it when we get there," she said and led them deep into the forest. After what seemed like hours of walking, Serena caught the familiar smoky scents of her village. The sun was starting to peak above the horizon.
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Shadow pinned her ears and buried her face into Diablo's shoulder when she caught the scent of more elves. "I don't like this Diablo," she whispered to him.

[ZeldaWolfy]

He followed about 4 feet away from the elf,taking in the smells of the creatures. He watched the sun rise and then felt Shadow's touch and nuzzles her. "Don't worry,everything is alright." He whispered back.

[Stormsong]

Serena led the pegasuses into the elf village and sighed with contentment. Her brother, Rook, approached her, eyeing the black pegasuses wearily. "Why did you bring them here?" he asked in a rough voice.
"They need the leader's permission to pass through our territory plus the male has dislocated his wing," she explained, dismounting from her horse.
Rook looked up at the male pegasus who appeared to be protecting a female one. "Where is your wing dislocated?" he asked in an even harsher tone.

[ZeldaWolfy]

Diablo grinned,he was thinking of a challenge but,he wanted in and out as badly as anything else. He stretched his broken wing,showing the blood pouring off of it. "That one." He said,in a deep and rash tone.

[Stormsong]

"You'll have to come with me," Rook narrowed his eyes at the black pegasus. "The healer will patch you up. Your girlfriend can stay with my sister until we return."
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Shadow pinned her ears and pawed the ground nervously when the male elf said that Diablo had to go with him. She was scared and didn't want her warrior friend to leave her side.

[ZeldaWolfy]

Diablo looked at Shadow,his own troubles coming into mind. He sighed,rubbing his head along Shadow's neck to assure her. "It's to heal my wing,and to leave faster. If anything happens,let out a cry,I will come." He whispered,walking away from Shadow to the elf. "Fine."

[Stormsong]

Rook gave a curt nod of approval and reached out to pat the female's shoulder but she had moved away. 'She is wild,' he noted then turned his gaze to the male. 'He has had contact with people before.' He turned and motioned the male to follow.

[ZeldaWolfy]

Diablo followed,his own notes are being written down in his mind. His eyes strolled around,his heavy body pressuring on his legs as he grew weak,not having anything to eat besides that Pegasus he killed along the way. The blood still made his spine shiver.

[Stormsong]

"Wait here," Rook said when they reached the entrance of one of the many tents. He disappeaered into the tent. "I have a patient for you shaman," he spoke with a respectful bow.
A scraggy looking old lady looked at him. "I'lll be with him in a moment," she said before turning back to a sickly old man who looked about the smae age as her.
Rook nodded and exited the tent. "What is your name pegasus?" he asked.
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Serena watched as Rook and the pegasus disappeared amoungst the tents. She sighed and turned to the female who stood shivering and watching her wearily. "Come on," she said. "I'll take you to the stables and we can feed you there. You look famished."

Shadow hesitated and looked to where Diablo had disappeared. Turning back to the elf, she followed along a few steps behind her.

(The posts are going to be a little long since I'm playing in several different POV's. I hope that's alright.)

[ZeldaWolfy]

(It's perfectly fine!)
Diablo listened to the chatter,his wing dripping as his head was held low to graze on what little grass must've been under his hooves. He looked up to Rook,his purple eyes glared. "Diablo." He said,proud of his name.

[Stormsong]

Rook stifled a laugh. "My name is Rook," he said to him.
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Serena guided her horse into it's stall when she had finished removing the saddle and brushing it. She piled some hay in the stall and filled the bucket with oats. Giving her horse one last pat, she grabbed a bundle of hay for the pegasus who had chosen to wait outside.

Shadow was actely aware of the suspicous stares that she got from each passing elf. She shuffled nervously and tried not to look threatening. But her attempts failed when a small elf boy threw a rock at her. She leapt away and snorted in alarm. The boy laughed and threw another rock. This time it nade ahrd contact with her shin and she cried out in pain, tears started to roll down her face.

[ZeldaWolfy]

Diablo lifted his head quickly,shuffling his feet as his eyes showed worry. He heard Shadow's cry,his wings flapping desperately to fly off after her but he couldn't. "Shadow!" He snorted,his eyes filled now with anger.

[Stormsong]

The shaman came out of her tent and gave a dismissive nod towards Rook. Who turned and left her with the pegasus. "Don't struggle Diablo," the shaman soothed and reached on of her wrinky old hands to pat him. "It'll make the wound worse and it could possilby cripple you," she added.
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Serena heard the pegasus's distressed whinnies and rushed from the barn. She saw Blake, the elf boy, throwing stones at the pegasus. 'He is mean to her, yet she still doesn't fight back. Interesting,' she thought before dropping the hay and marching up to Blake.
"What do you think you're doing?" she spoke sharply and seized the boy's hand tp pry a stone from his fingers.
Blake fought Serena's grip, but she was too strong. "I'm defending the village from this demon!" he shouted with triumph.
Serena rolled her eyes and released the boy. Big mistake. Blake ran right up to the frightened pegasus and pounded her with his tiny fist.

Shadow cried out again and shrunk away from him. His blows didn't hurt so much as it scared her.

Serena rushed forward and grabbed Blake and carried him a distance away. She set him down and gave him a hard look. "First of all, defending the village is up to the warriors, not some little kid. Secondly, that pegasus was minding her own business and you had no right to throw stones at her," she scolded.

Blake looked taken a back. "But I thought you hated black pegasuses," he whined, tears starting to pour down from his eyes.

[ZeldaWolfy]

Diablo looked around nervously and then kept still as the elf calmed him down,he listened from afar,his ears bent down as his tail lashed his side nervously. As he felt her hands touch him,his mind traveled far back to a long time ago,where he had contact with humans or creatures with hands. His wings spread slightly open. "Its Shadow...she's crying..of fear.." He snorted.

[Stormsong]

The shaman stroked Diablo's pelt and made her way back to where his wing was bleeding. "I can assure you that she'll be fine. She's needs to learn how to be strong without you," she spoke with years of wisedom as she leaned to inspect Daiblo's wing.
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"I do hate black pegasuses but I said that I would let them talk to the leader," Serena sighed impatiently and shooed Blake away. "Why am I telling you this? You're just a kid. Go play with the other boys and leave the black pegasus alone."
Blake gave her one last uncertain look before he wiped away his tears and ran off in search of his friends. Serena placed her hands on her hips and shook her head. 'Boys will be boys,' she thought before returning to the female pegasus.

Shadow sniffed the hay hungrily and didn't notice whenthe elf returned. She gave a surprised snorted and moved away fromt he hay.

"It's alright," Serena said holding up hands as a sign of defeat. "I'm not going to hurt you and niether will that little boy." She noticed that the pegasus eyed the hay hungrily. "You can eat that, I got it for you," she said and leaned up against a near by tree.

Shadow didn't need to be told twice, she walked back up to the food and dropped her head in and munched on it quietly. She flicked her tail as a sign of contentment, though her muscles were tense with uneasiness.

[ZeldaWolfy]

Diablo expanded his wing out for the elder,his eyes following her hand and then frowning. "Its my job to care for the weak,although she's not weak she needs help."

[Stormsong]

"But how can the weak learn to be strong if thay never learn to fight for themselves?" the shaman asked before she disappeared into her tent for a few moments and returning with some herb paste and bandages. She gently rubbed the paste onto Diablo's wing and wrapped the bandage around it. "I know what your true reason for flying North is," she spoke casually.
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Serena watched the female pegasus for a few minutes before speaking. "I guess that I'd better introduce myself now, since I'm not going to kill you. My name is Serena," she said.

Shadow didn't look up from her food. She didn't want to talk until Diablo was back by her side.

[ZeldaWolfy]

"They learn courage,and that is what strength is." He said,watching the elder walk in and out. He got startled by the bandages and herbs,pawing the ground with his hoof until he settled down. He raised his head up quickly as he heard the elder. "What?"

[Stormsong]

The shaman chuckled. "I'm a shaman, it's my job to know. Although the people here may not seem trustworhty. Telling them stories is not going to help your case. When you and your friend present yourself to the leader, I highly suggest that you tell him the truth," she said. She rubbed Diablo's neck. "Now you might not be able to fly for several days but you can still continue your journey on foot. Your mare is waiting for you by the stables, go to her, it's not too far from here and don't act like you're keeping secrets, that'll only make the people suspect you more."

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