In the Shadow of the Sun... (AW, Mane6)

[Leto]

((OOC: This is a fantasy RP, it's open to everyone on the pretense that they play fantasy characters. Mundane characters are not excluded but can only be played as NPC's.))

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IC:

Her paws were frantically drumming the ground, each step left behind rime encrusted paw print that slow spread like the splash of water from a puddle of rain. Each step laced the ground in a layer of rime, like that of an early winter morn, the runner herself though had no thought to anything but flight, each heaved breath she exhaled followed by a steam of frost smoke even if the nightly shrub land surroundings were hardly in the grips of winter nor where they particularly cold. She was fleeing through the forest in a last desperate ditch to lose her pursuers that were hot on her tail, unfortunately she had everything stacked against her in her bid for them to lose track of her.

Her steps left marks of rime on the ground, any puddles of water froze in her presence, and then there was her tail tip, a blue flame that glowed with an aura of cold blue light, a sharp contrast to her dark surroundings. Despite the fact that she running full speed through thick woods the grace and agility of her motion made it hard to believe that this white lioness was in fact completely blind; the clue was in the grey, stained blindfold covered her eyes, the tendrils of cloth gently whipped at her form as she ran.

She could hear her pursuers behind her, ahead of her the world panned out in her mind’s eye with the help of acoustic wayfinding, each click made by her jaw acted as a sonar bouncing off obstacles in the environment allowing her ample time to dodge trees and rocks. Though she was unsure for how much longer she could run, she could feel her legs cramping up, her throat tighten in exhaustion each breath taken made it harder and harder to press on, her speed was faltering.

“Mistress!” the cry sounded in her mind, in front of her she could literally see black-grey feathered wings of a raven swoop in front of her and lay itself next to her, it’s flight speed matching her run. She was too exhausted to both speak and run at the same time, “There are some glacial caves up ahead.” The raven relayed, if it wasn’t for the fact that she was running for her life she would’ve caught the strangeness of raven’s words… in her frantic running she hadn’t noticed but the shrub lands around her had changed it was covered in frost and ice she had however noticed that her environment had started to sound different the sound of her paws steps too were different, but if it wasn’t for the fact that she was running for dear life and that these things were not common of savannah biomes one likely wouldn’t have paid it any second thought.

Despite the sudden extreme change in environment Na’hina didn’t have time to stop she knew this yet her body was failing her and her pursuers hadn’t given up she could hear them coming, yet she couldn’t go on anymore. She was against her will slowing down, her chest heaving for air and her legs shaking with utter exhaustion, “Mistress!” the raven’s worried words went unanswered, despite how she could feel the raven land on her back but she shouldn’t raise her head to regard him. She could hear that approaching her where paw steps and voices, but her mind hardly registered the words they said, if not for the tone they were angry, one of them almost mocking.

The blind female was struggling enough with standing, let alone wasting breath to verbally defend herself; even if she could’ve answered them they wouldn’t have believed her. After all what one sees is rarely false, and what these people had seen were things that would rival even the wildest nightmares. “I wanted to save her!” she weakly retorted, raising her head in order to regain some dignity in the face of those that now sought revenge on her.

“I didn’t mean for the child to die!” she pleaded, ears splaying backwards her flame tipped tail tucked instinctively between her legs as if she was shielding it. “The royal family asked you to save their daughter, instead you and your foul sorcery ruined our lands!” the gruffer distinctly oldest of the voices spat.

A few weeks ago Na’hina had been contacted to help an ailing child but, the child had died; this was bad enough but in the death of the child something else had taken residence in the corpse; something that Na’hina had eventually managed to stop but not before it murdered the king and three royal guards, leaving the widowed Queen enraged and grieved blaming what happened on Na’hina; even if hadn’t she been there the damage the entity could’ve wrought would’ve been much, much worse.

The peasants didn’t understand, none of them had understood… so Na’hina fled fearing for her life, yet the Queen’s placement of a bounty on her head meant there was no where she could truly feel safe. The ones chasing her would likely kill her and drag her lifeless corpse back to the Queen. “Let’s just kill her be done with it!” one of the younger voices growled impatiently, yet none of them made a move, even the eldest most experienced of the felines hesitated despite the fact that their opponent hardly had martial skills, was blind, and now she was also weakened and near collapse they were still scared of her… and Na’hina in compassionate pity didn’t blame them, they had every right to be scared.

Yet in her state Na’hina that knew that if she brought out something to defend herself with, said defense couldn’t easily turn on her as well. She was trapped, with nowhere to go, nowhere to run. “Mistress, defend yourself!” Phyxavin, her raven companion’s voice echoed in her mind urging her to do something, “I-I can’t.” she whimpered mentally.

[mane6]

Baradi was pacing around in her castle, her ice blue eyes darting around, wondering how she could improve her castle, and its defense system, as well, a few snowmen wouldn't stop a rampant group of lions from barging in on her privacy, and attacking her, and ruining the castle that was sculpted from the most finest and strongest of ice. Despite it being the strongest, it still had its weaknesses. She let out a huff of frustration, concentrating her powers and after a few moments, created another room.

"Good, that should do for now." She says, letting out a huff, as her warm breath merely blended into the air, the cold didn't bother her in the slightest, despite her being a Savannah born lioness. "Thinking about it now, I am quite peckish. " she says, shaking her head. "Hm, seems we have company." She says, before carefully treading up her specially crafted ice stairs.

She had wanted to have freedom for so long, and she finally had it, the happiness she needed, and no stupid family to ruin it. Finall the pale lioness reached the top of the stairs, and reached the balcony, she looked over the edge, seeing an angry flare of fire coming from the forest. *What are those stupid lion's doing now?!* She though, growing angry.

She marched down the stairs, turning to the huge snow golam, Olaf, the one who protected her castle she began to talk. "Olaf, guard the castle, until I get back, I have to deal with a few, minor problems." She hisses slightly, before bounding towards the forest, her fur whipping around wildly in the slight snow storm. It clouded her vision slightly, so she squinted her eyes, after making it to the forest, she saw none other than a collapsed lioness, with a companion, a crow.

She saw a large group of lions gathered around her, prodding the poor fae with their claws. She lets out a warning growl, standing over the weak lioness. "Stay away from her you fools." She hisses, her tail lashing around angrily. She sent off a few ice blockades, stopping the lions from going near the injured lioness. Turning to the crow, a frown apparent on her face. "If you're her companion then I hope you can keep up, especially in this snow storm." She says, picking up the lioness, and rolling the fae onto her back, and without word, took off into the storm, eventually she arrives at the castle, and hurries into the newly made room, she quickly goes over to a few misplaced cushions, and lies the lioness on them.

All Baradi could do was wait for her to wake up, biting her lip nervously, Baradi exited the room, and sat in the main hall, thinking on what she could possibly say to the mysterious lioness when she wakes up. 

[Leto]

The wind suddenly picking up caught everyone off guard, even Na’hina as exhausted as she was pondered what was going on, the blizzard had come out of nowhere, she knew weather could be unpredictable but something as big as a blizzard usually gave some sort of warning. The general temperature of the area was dropping fast, despite being more or less impervious to cold Na’hina could still feel it digging into her bones, it was uncomfortable and coupled with her exhaustion she couldn’t keep standing anymore and such collapsed the moment she could hear an unfamiliar voice call out to her captors.

Beyond was nothing, “Mistress!” The bird fluffed his feathers upon noticing his companions sudden collapse, turning to the strange arrival the bird wanted to protest against the strangers manhandling of the girl yet accepted that despite how confusing everything was, it had the overall feeling of a rescue. Despite understanding the words from the strange female, the undead raven couldn’t answer her; white dead eyes just glanced between the stranger and his lifeless mistress, no one but Na’hina could hear him speak.

The raven took off after the stranger, quite surprised at meeting a castle made of ice, he see had a lot on his travels with Na’hina but this was outright new to him. Flying in through the gates he eventually settled down on the cushion where the stranger placed the white lioness, which still hadn’t moved since the collapse. To entice some form of response after a few minutes Phyxavin gently began pecking at her ear, a low groan followed by a grimace of discomfort was the first signs of life Na’hina displayed.

Her consciousness floods back into her mind, instinctively the quiet clicks that escape her jaw brings back images of what he could assume was a cave given the echo, an ice cave even, though with her mind muddled it was difficult to make out. “Urgh, where am I?” she murmured as she tried to shift herself around, finding that she was lying something soft, the cushion pillows are slowly starting to freeze and stiffen at her presence and touch, this is soft unlike the last thing she remembers which is collapsing onto the ground. It takes her a few moments for most her senses to clear and that’s when she feels a presence near her, this spooks her enough so that she instantly jump to her feet and backs away from the stranger near her, she can smell Phyxavin nearby, but also this other feline, whom she gather to be female.

“Who are you?” the white, thick pelted girl finally forces out, trying to retain at least some degree of manners, “She rescued you in a blizzard.” Phyxavin retorts in her mind, answering the question for her but also giving even more questions, in a blizzard? What was going on?! Unfortunately, Phyxavin was about as confused as his mistress regarding most of this.

[mane6]

Baridi noticed her "guest" had woken up, and padded inside, making herself comfterable on the ice floor. "Im Baridi." She says. "Im glad your okay.. I was worried," she continues, pausing for a moment. "Its.. well.. hard to explain, but your safe in my castle, I kinda.. control snow, ice ecsetra. " She says with a shrug.

"I saved you from the crazy lions, to be honest, im hiding from them too. I once lived there, I was the princess, until my parents were involved in an incident, I became Queen, but, well, my powers were revealed, and they took my crown, and tried to kill me." She says in a huff. "They are very annoying. Their Queen, she took power after I left. And I lived here." She shrugs.

"We're safe here, unless they find our location, which is unlikely, since well, we are almost at the tip of the Northern mountain. And this castle is built frlm the rarest and strongest ice aground. I don't understand how its rare but, Im not really bothered."

"But.. why were they after you?" She asks in confusion, tilting her head at the white lioness.

[Accalia]

Aleila slumped down in a patch of long grass, letting it sway around her head and cover it. She had wondered far from her haven of familiar trees and smells in search of loving life. Suddenly she felt a shudder of cold and frost through the ground and opened her blue eyes listening the the grass, following its shudders.

She sang leaving a trail of vibrant trail green grass behind her. Her song was war and death and how love was torn across others feuds. Aleila sang it strong and proud not caring if any one overheard. She ran on through the icy winds and frost swirling infront of her face. As she continued on the ground progressively got colder and began to bite into her paws but Aleila just sang stronger giving her body a warmth of confidence.

She skidded on the ice as she saw the large awe taking ice palace. Her singing slowly got quieter until it finally stopped as she crept through the giant ice entrance. Ever step she took was deliberate and precise, she neared a flight of beautifully crafted stairs and gently paw by paw climbed the frosty assent upwards.

She neared a icy hallway and heard voices echo down the hallway, she followed the voices cautiously until she peered over a corner and saw two lions questioning eachother, Aleila felt the confusion in the air and just listened for a while.

[Leto]

The last thing Na’hina expected was the flood of information that would hit her in wake of her question. The blindfolded lioness remained silent as she just listened to what she now learned was her host’s words, who apparently were worried about her. This was several leagues of new for Na’hina, “Do- do we know each other?” she inquired with furrowed brows after all that was only thing that could explained why this stranger, at least to Na’hina she was a stranger would care for her in this manner.

As the other female starting going on about how they were in an ice castle her ice castle apparently, that at least explained why the place sounded like a an ice cave. Then the lioness revealed how she could control snow, ice and such, but kept going on how she had been responsible for her rescue, and revealed how she was hiding from people as well on account of her powers that lead to an incident, this flood of information was almost too much for Na’hina to process all at once.

Wait, she was formerly a princess but now a queen? But she had left, and honestly Na’hina was trying very hard not lose track of all this she had been suddenly served of, from what she could gather was rather personal information. Honestly what bewildered the blind female the most was how casually this, stranger just told her all of this. Her tail swayed, she felt confused more than anything. She had a lot of questions that was true, but was it truly her place to ask them?

No, Na’hina decided against inquiring further, her mind had slowly started to wander so the explanation of how the castle was made from rare ice was something she didn’t catch. However her attention was snapped back to the stranger as a question broke through what had until now been a barrage of words; the white girl fidgeted nervously in place as she understood the question.

At first she really didn’t want to answer, nor did she know what to answer if she was to be frank; she couldn’t just flat out say that she had in trying to heal an ill child had accidentally beckoned a demon that had taken possession of the corpse of the dying crown princess and how this now undead demon had killed the King, by the time Na'hina managed to banish it, it had left the Queen crazy by grief and shock, and the kingdom in shambles? No, that wouldn’t work! “Um… I-” she muttered trying to conjure up some sort of believable half-truth, something to break the awkward silence.

The stranger had relayed a lot of information and this almost made Na’hina feel bad for keep things to herself, but in truth she didn’t know this person, rescuer or not! “I have powers too.” She muttered weakly, falling silent and leaving it at that mentally praying that the stranger wouldn’t prod her further. To her credit Na’hina felt it was a good, if not plausible explanation for them chasing her, as after all most mundane people typically didn’t like those that had powers which they didn’t understand and from this was born fear and hatred. Phyxavin, the undead raven was seated on his mistress’ shoulder, staring at the other lioness having much the same mind as his mistress concerning the flood of information they had just received.

It was then she noticed it, a new scent had joined the room another female... lioness most likely, even so Na'hina kept silent. This after all wasn't her home.

[mane6]

"You.. look a little puzzled, I just thought I owed you an explanation, before you started asking." She says with a sigh. "It also seems you came from the kingdom. But I won't ask you anymore questions." She began to walk from the room. "I don't think I know you..." Her voice trailed off, as she passed a corner bumping into another lioness.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" She asks, taking a defensive stance, and baring her teeth and claws. "I tend to dislike, trespassing. " she hissed in a cold tone. "You better not tel anybodu0y about this place or I will hunt you downl" She growls at the oddly coloured fae, padding up the stairs and onto the balcony.

"Now I must give this other person some shelter, ugh. I bring one, and a whole army shows up!" She says, angered again, little did she notice, the balcony was snapping, and eventually it did and she fell into the snow. "If things couldn't get worser" she hisses, recreating the balcony, creating a staircase up, but quickly broke the staircase when she was back in the castle.

((Sorry bout the shortness!))

[Accalia]

Aleila was shocked by the sudden aroma of anger lingering around the lioness. *Why are you so aggravated? I only followed the trail of frost your castle has created in the earth .* Aleila was confused she wasn't how ever at the face she gave when she saw her coloured pelt, she left it though deciding to defend herself at a later date.

She the turned the corner and sat down next to the white lioness in the chair Aleilas eyes went wide as she listened to the blind folded lionesses thoughts *You are ver y curious. And thank you for not saying anything of me, I was not exactly invited* Aleila communicated with the white lioness and was totally at ease, nothing could normally make Aleila uncomfortable *It truly is beautiful and hers yes* Aleila referred to the castle answering one of her questions. *I am real, I have powers like you and Baradi, the lioness questioning you, what are your powers?*

Aleila loved communicating with others and learning about them. She looked to the crow perched on her and was confused *What is that companion you have?* Aleila had never seen lions with companions before, only ever other animals.

Aleila then changed to normall communication "I know more about you then you believe so tell me something I don't know about you."

((Same with me sorry Leto, I am not quite as good as you when it comes to long winded role playing! ))

[Leto]

The white lioness didn’t answer the hostess she just remained silent, standing in her place, she could feel Phyxavin adjust himself slightly on her shoulder. “What do you make of this?” she eventually inquired to her companion, the bird fluffed his feathers as if to shrug. “I don’t know, miss.” His reply was apologetic, even if it was not the answer Na’hina had hoped for, but then it wasn’t Phyxavin fault they were both in a strange situation, and if not place.

It was only as the hostess of the castle had made noticed of the new arrival did Na’hina move from her spot and slowly walked towards the group. However she froze dead in her tracks as she felt her very mind was invaded by an alien voice, she had half a mind to snap and tell the perpetrator to get out of her head this instant! But by the time she realized who the invasive culprit was the defenses had already been breached, the experience left the coat along her spine standing on end however. As the new arrival mentally asked of the nature of her powers, Na’hina almost verbally scoffed, in truth she was slightly offended at how the stranger had just invaded her mind like that; and as such wasn’t too keen on answering her, no matter what question she asked… but least of all what she was inquiring about!

As the other returned to normal communication, Na’hina was still flustered and if not a little vexed, the telepathic lioness claimed to know a whole lot about her, than was apparent and this made Na’hina visibly uneasy. Who was this person?! “If you already know all about me, what is there to tell?” her voice was uncharacteristically strained, cold and unfriendly; she had to restrain herself in order not to growl. “Decides if I didn’t tell my rescuer, this Baridi what makes you think I’ma tell you?!” she added, brows narrowing causing the blindfold under her brows to lower slightly.

She knew the other had also asked about Phyxavin, yet wasn’t so sure if she should tell though she decided to at least being somewhat frank. “He’s a raven, what’s it look like?” she added keeping her attention locked in the direction of the telepathic lioness.


((Dun worry guys! You're doing great! I've been RPing at least 17 years xP))

[Accalia]

*There is no reason to be paranoid or angry, I am only trying to get to know you so that I may one day become closer to you* Aleila remained relaxed but was somewhat ruffled by the frost and sharp edge perturbing on her thoughts and tone of voice.

"I thought you may tell me because I am no threat to you, I am simply a young fae lioness searching for the company of others. If I were feeling in a bad mood I would have searched your whole mind and left you feeling empty and hollow writhing on the floor, but I am not like that, I don't enjoy the pain of others." Aleila looked distant but snapped back as she felt the unsure gaze of the crow lie on her "Oh, and I know he is a raven I was simply wondering why he was with you and why I can't access his thoughts is all." Aleilas tone remained light and carefree as it always was, she had no pleasure or enjoyment when the air turned solid and dense. "By the way if you can see at all, I am some what..... Peculiar looking, say what you must but it cannot change who I am or what I look like so there is no point trying." Aleila was sure to establish that early on if they were to become friends, she knew she was not normal but had learned to live with it and believed it made no difference to who she was. 

((Oh wow, that is a long time Leto! That is super cool, when did you start?))

[Leto]

The blind lioness was still flustered by the invasion of her mind, her defensive stance and suspicious glare didn’t leave the other feline up ahead. She had keep herself from laughing as the telepath gave a reason for her invasive actions earlier, apparently this one seemed to be lacking social antenna, or they’ve gotten a bend or two in the very least. Phyxavin could feel his mistress’ tension gently he stroke a foot along her shoulder trying to calm her down, after all if her emotions got too out of control she could accidentally summon something, something unpleasant.

“Were I come from, you actually talk to people and get to know them, if you’re intention is getting close to them.” Na’hina scoffed, she had to admit she wasn’t took keen on letting this female get to close to her, given after what she had done. “You don’t invade their thoughts! That’s a serious breach of privacy.” Her voice nearly raised a notch, she felt like she was scolding a child… but the voice of the female hardly sounded like a child, they had to at least be in their late teens, by then they should know that you just don’t do such a thing!

As the other explained what she could’ve done with her telepathy Na’hina was made even more uneasy, ‘And they call me a monster.’ she thought feeling the shiver run down her spine in discomfort, although in retrospect she remembered that there was no way to conceal ones thoughts from this female, well unless you happened to be Phyxavin’s situation. Despite the fact that the girl added how she wasn’t like that, how she didn’t enjoy the pain of others, Na’hina still wasn’t calmed; it didn’t change the fact that she could still do these, unpleasant things.

The lioness nearly uttered a surprised noise as the female revealed how she couldn’t access the raven’s thoughts. An ear flickered in Phyxavin’s direction as if she was asking if this was indeed the case, the bird confirmed that he hadn’t heard anything earlier. “You can’t read his thoughts, cause he’s… um.” The blind feline swallowed her words, unsure of where to even begin explaining it, part of her wasn’t sure why she would have to explain it, after all couldn’t the telepath just read her mind and dig it out herself?

“He’s eh, an incubus demon trapped in the reanimated corpse of a raven.” That sentence had been spoken all in one exhale, disregarding how strange or fanciful it sounded, in essence she had revealed her raven companion was in fact a demon, not only that but an undead zombie demon. Na’hina had yet to move from the spot she had been almost frozen to since this feline had invaded her mind… only now did she move taking a few steps to loosen her legs, her flame tipped tail swaying idly. “Considering I am wearing a blindfold the state of my vision should be obvious.” she murmured remnants of sarcasm still lining her voice, “But no, in all seriousness I am blind.” she added then, as to leave no doubt to her condition, thusly giving an opinion on the other female's apperance was impossible for her.


((I must've been 8 or 9 years old I think.))

[Accalia]

Aleila suddenly felt emotional inside as she felt the lionesses humoured aura drift across the room. She backed a away from the blind folded lioness, head held low her tail coming between her legs as it dragged on the ice. Aleila had never been any good at breaching the stranger relationship chamber; no one ever loved her and Aleila never knew how to socialise because she was never tought. Aleila's eyes glazed over with salty water as her hind bumped into the ice wall.

"I am sorry about that, I was never any good at the whole privacy thing. Mine never excisted." Aleila started scincerly but ended with a hurt air about her, remembering all her child hood days; her father always looking down on her with a disapproving glare; watching her brothers and sisters running off to play from the cave, never invited nor allowed. Aleila's hair along her neck went up as she sudden felt a slight anger boil up inside her, Aleilas stance straightened up and she took a step foreword "I have NEVER had anyone, everyone has always sniggered at my appearance or dragged away, parents frightened of my powers. I was only trying to be friends with you!" Her face was scrunched up and tears started falling down her cheeks and her ears beside her face.

"The only reason I don't know most of that is because I felt you shudder, and I stopped as soon as I could gather myself." Aleila was still amazed at how the lioness could be so blunt as more tears flowed down her face. "Na'hina I am trying to be considerate of your feelings, but it obiously isn't working. I am going to explode with emotions but if and when I do I will kill almost everything I my path; there is a reason to peoples fear." Her head lowered as she spun around, running letting the tears run off her face and fly backwards, her mane was pushed back further then normal to show a white eye. Aleila ran down the stairs as fast as she could and out the massive ice palace, she slowed and roared out of anger. She walked slowly away from the ice palace just enough for Baridi to have a blind spot for her and her new creation. Aleila's emotions were overflowing and so she made a small house from trees and shrubs, making sure she would be safe from the snow and the other lionesses in the intimidating palace. 

Aleila has ceased her crying and just sat there feeling empty and lifeless. She had a sudden burst of anger and ripped a hole in the shack, Aleila had never properly learned how to control herself as she was only a adolescent who had never had anything in the way of lessons from her parents or anyone "Ughhhhh why am I such a monster?" Aleila hated it when she could no longer control her feelings and when she nearly kills someone.

((Oh wow that is young Leto!))

[Jetstar]

The snow that had spontaneously manifested was bitting. The young lion knew he couldn't go much longer without taking shelter. He broke out into a run, the trees that he could see through the whiteout, flew past. The blizzard, angry that he wasn't breaking, grew in force and screamed at him. But Dye wasnt weak and he fought back, the area around him turning into hues of red and crimson. " Ahhh come on!" he grunted against the storm. He finally caved and the surrounding colours returned back to normal. "ok I need to find somewhere" he muttered, feeling slightly afraid that after everything he had gone through, a blizzard could easily be the thing that defeated him. Turning his head away from the snow, he half ran, half shuffled towards the nearest tree. "this isn't good enough" he thought as the snow was still hitting him from the sides. The Sand coloured lion looked about the place. With nowhere in sight, his fear became reality and the snow started to take its toll. His legs became stiff, his mouth dry and soon his eyesight became blurry. Panicking, he found it, what looked to be a rock or something. He ran towards it and when it came into view, Dye found it to be a house made of trees. He had seen some weird things in his life but nothing like this. He never liked trespassing but he knew this was his only shot. Growling at himself, he walked into the small shack to see a hole being blown from one of its walls. "Oh great, now this place is practically useless" he thought and sighed. Whoever was in there was muttering to themselves and dye could barely make out what they were saying.
His Vision started going in and out and the last thing he heard before he collapsed was 'Why am I such a monster"
"Ha, found someone like me"

[Leto]

The blind female was upset and she felt she had every right to be, given what had happened though part of her couldn’t help but feel some amount of pity for the other girl. She apologized saying how she had never had any privacy of her own, this honestly puzzled Na’hina… that would mean that she would’ve been someone or something at all times, why then was she alone now? Now it was the other girl’s turn to yell, crying over how she had never had any friends, how everyone was scared of her powers, from children to adults, how they’d mock her appearance.

In part Na’hina could sympathize yet it still wasn’t the same, their plights were nothing alike, apart from perhaps that they were both less than ideal, or rather Na’hina’s youth had been great in comparison to Aleila’s, but their adolescence and early adulthood were a far cry from each other. Na’hina wanted to explain why their apparent friendship had gone off to a rocky start; the fault lay on Aleila as far as the blind lioness was concerned, excuses aside she should’ve known the reaction she would’ve gotten towards her actions.

Na’hina could hear how the other’s voice started cracking, clear signs that the girl was on the verge of tears; she kinda felt bad that the other took this to heart, but in fact Na’hina didn’t feel she had been particularly crude or even mean, she had just called out a stranger in finding their actions disapproving. As the other stated how she was trying to be considerate of her feelings Na’hina’s face contorted in bewilderment, “Then you shouldn’t have invaded my mind.” She retorted but fell silent seeing it as futile to try and explain she had after all tried to explain this for up tenth time now; the problem here was in the invasive telepathy the other had pulled off against her.

It had nothing to do with this female as a person or anything like that! As the other left, Na’hina turned to Phyxavin who shrugged his shoulders, not sure what to even make of what had transpired. ‘Should I go after her?’ the soul reaper inquired unsure of what to do with the situation, ‘Try and talk to her, but you have no reason to apologize.’ the zombie raven replied, with those words Na’hina set off after Aleila following her scent trail, however as her scent became stronger so did that of another, this one male.

The strange scent caused Na’hina to momentarily stop in her tracks ears perked to rapt attention, rapid inaudible clicks escaped her jaw as she was scanning her environment, and unfortunately the blizzard was blocking the sound waves and distorting any mental image. Deciding to ignore the male smell for now she continued on wards trying to find Aleila, eventually she did finding her inside some sort of structure, a downed branch maybe? Na’hina couldn’t really tell but it did envelop her. “Look.” Na’hina spoke in a gasp trying to catch her breath from running, “We got off to a bad start.” she added then, standing in on the threshold of the strange structure. Her presence caused the air around to cool, her steps froze the branches and the shrubs of the structure covering them in a spreading layer of rime, the once green colour in some of plants faded to dull yellows and browns as the plants succumb to the cold.

“We could try and start over.” The former shaman felt a little awkward, she wasn’t the one supposed to say this she felt, but apparently this girl had very little clue to social interactions. When she could just read minds that made a little sense, why do you have to actually talk to anyone when you can just read what they’re thinking? “On one condition: Stop reading my mind.” she took a tentative step forward; she had allowed the girl a second chance… but that meant she could under no circumstance read her mind ever again.

“Surely you can understand; it’s unpleasant to potentially have your deepest secrets just taken from you.” the blind added as she took the liberty to sit down.

[Accalia]

Aleila baked her hind against the wall of her hut, her eyes stinging from tears and exhaustion. Aleila was never good at social interactions as she had barely ever had any; anyways why bother when you can already hear and feel what they are thinking. She heard another lion approaching, but this wasn't a female. This peculiar male was not coming close to Aleila as of yet so she decided to leave it too distraught to really mind. The small patch of grass she rested on was not so at ease though, it wanted her to go investigate, but Aleila wasn't listening. But when she heard them saying "Ha, finally someone like me." Her attention snapped to the male peering through the hole in the wall, she tilted her head unsure of who he was. "Who...who are you? Don't run away, please..." Aleila was still distraught and didn't want another to run off scared.

As she heard the frosty breath and quite murmur of recognition from the blindfolded lioness over the blizzard, and her face entering the shack, freezing all the braches and grass floor. Aleila gasped but just sat there listening to what the lioness had come to say. She considered her proposal but her face then screwed up unsure as to what to say. "I truly am sorry about that; I was trying to learn about you. Also the thing is I can never stop I will always see millions of images flash by, but I won't decifer them I promise." Aleila shakily got to her feet and got closer to the white lioness, bowing her head then rubbing her head against the blindfolded one of hers carefully, but lovingly like a sister "Thank you... This means a lot to me." Aleila smiled and purred, a noise she never knew she was capable of making.

[Leto]

The white lioness listened to the other’s apology; Na’hina accepted it; after all it sounded like Aleila wasn’t fully in control of her powers so she would sometimes tap into another’s mind without the expressed wish to do so. The blind girl could relate to not being fully in control of ones powers, it was always a gamble with it, you never knew if it was going to work 100% or if something was going go wrong… that was always unknown, and a little frightening.

As the other girl approached Na’hina could hear the closing paw steps, and even feel the heat irradiating from the other female, a stark contrast to the aura of cold that always enveloped her. As the other practically gave her what amounted to a hug, Na’hina froze, instinctively she tensed up though she tried calm herself; not that the gesture had been bad or anything Aleila had certainly meant it in good spirit, but it was very sudden and given how she couldn’t see the white lioness was by instinct wary of any form of contact cause she couldn’t outright see the other person, and the hug-like gesture had come out of nowhere for Na’hina, she hadn't had any warning towards it.

The moment she realized what was going on she felt the other female’s head rubbing against her own. Followed by what sounded like a purr, “Um, I suppose.” she finally managed to force out as a reply to the other’s gratitude and subtly took a step to the side putting once more some distance between herself and the other girl. She was trying her best not to seem ungrateful, but yeah she didn’t really know how to react to the situation, so she fell to awkward silence face down cast and her forepaws fidgeting nervously.

Phyxavin had taken up a perch on the exterior of the structure, using the down time to preen his mangy feathered coat.

[Accalia]

Aleila smiled, then remembered that the lioness couldn't see that so said quietly "I guess that is how you are support to say thanks?" Aleila was trying to learn, but it was hard to do so with someone who was handicapped themselves, but any amount of help would do! Aleila watched her awkward gestures and she suddenly spelt very strange and her ears went back against her head. There was a blinding light as Aleilas powers became too much for her and exploded in rays of light. This lifted her mane from her face once again showing her white eye.

"What is wrong with her mummy......." "Get away!" "You should never have been born, I am ashamed to call you daughter." "Don't hurt me....!" Images of frightened and dissaproving glares flashed by her face as she remembered all of her past. The dead body lying before her, trees enveloping the corpse, hiding it from the murderer to save her sanity.

Aleila roared and her breathing became heavy and uneaven.

[Leto]

Na’hina eventually shrugged off the earlier nervousness, deciding that it was not worth it getting invested with it. As the other asked if her previous action had been an appropriate way to say ‘thank you’ the blind girl stifled a chuckle, just now realizing how socially inept the other girl actually was. “Usually you only have to say it, no actions necessary.” The former shaman explained her flame-tipped tail swaying with the lingering awkwardness.

Though the other girl then suddenly roared of what Na’hina only could register as discomfort, maybe even panic. Honestly the blind lioness was confused, she had half a mind to ask what had happened but then Phyxavin flew in and landed on her head. The raven’s words explained what had happened; or rather what he thought had happened. “Amnesia.” Na’hina murmured, that could certainly explain something though whether or not this was the case she didn’t know.

It was then she remembered that they weren’t exactly alone there was another person here, a male. Curious the white girl tasted to air to check if his scent was still around, inaudible clicks with her jaw in order to check if he hadn’t left yet. “Um, guy… person? You still out there?!” she called from inside the structure, and was left listening intently for an answer.

[Jetstar]

Dye was trying his best, no, fighting to stay awake as he knew giving in to the snow would only result in his death. "Come on, notice me! Someone!" he shouted in his mind, too weak to shout it aloud, and when he finally heard a woman's voice he could only wince. His eyes blanked and so did his mind and all that was left was the darkness. Pretty soon the surrounding snow turned black too, copying his emotions or extreme feelings at the time.

[Accalia]

Aleila mastered her powers and dragged her frail body back into consciousness. Her mane flopped back over her eye and the hairs on her back flattened. Aleila now realised how hard it was to be in a sccial encounter and network with others was, if she was going to do this successfully she would first have to learn how to master her feelings.

The first thing she heard was the inquisitive questioning of the other lions presence, then the crunch of snow as something collapsed, out of exhaustion possibly? How it happened didn't matter she decided and she leant her head through the gap in the shack to see the collapsed form of the male. She leapt daily through the hole and gently nudged him with her paw "Are you alright? " Aleila didn't expect an answer but stayed by his side "Umm excuse me, but do you think you could come see him, I don't know anything when it comes to health..." She looked longingly into the shack hoping the blindfolded face would show its self.

[Leto]

Na’hina wasn’t a healer, at least not in the magical sense, she could tend to minor injuries and afflictions with common herbs, but beyond that her medical knowledge was limited. The white lioness eventually stuck her head through the hole in the shack upon hearing Aleila’s words for help. She crawled out of the hole as gracefully as she could manage and trudged over to the collapsed male, like Aleila’s she had heard his collapse.

“Well.” she began as she stopped next to the other female, her attention in the general direction of the unconscious male. “The good news is, I can’t see him.” she added, unlike Aleila she avoided touching the male entirely nor did she place herself too close to him, given the aura of cold that surrounded her she surmised that it would only make male’s, what she could assume was hypothermia worse. “If I could’ve seen him, he would’ve been dead.” The blind girl added after a short pause, offering an explanation for her strange view of good news.

“I think you should drag him to the shack, that’ll at least shield him some from the winds.” she proposed, basically instructing what Aleila should do as she herself would be of little help physically. She was after all blind so she wouldn’t be able to carry the body as effectively. “After that I, actually don’t know, except trying to warm him up somehow.” she mused, though she could not do this either due to her cryosis aura.

Na'hina couldn't help but feel a little helpless, if not useless in this situation. She wanted to help she really did, but either she was physically incapable or she didn't have the knowledge to help. In other ways she'd just end up making things worse.

[Accalia]

Aleila tried to read Na'hina's expression but the only thing she could gather from it was the fact that she was, well.... Aleila couldnt see anything from the lionesses expression due to that fact that a blindfold was covering half her face and also because she was so inexpirienced when it came to social encounters.

The purple lionesses face screwed up as she trieds to interpret the blinded ones feelings as she said how she couldnt see the male, but Aleila was confused by the way she said it and just decided to leave that hurdle to overcome at a later date.

"I think you are right, it is too cold out here it will only make things worse for him..." She shouted over the winds and swirlng snow and ice. Aleila paused as she decided what she would do to keep the male lion warm, she came to a decision and with great effort heaved the lion up and slid him down her spin until he hung over her back.

After a great effort and struggle Aleila pulled through the winds, her back bending under the weight of the other lion, pulling her down close to the ground. "where are you when I need you.." Aleila was speaking to herself, the only people able to hear would be herself and the lion, who had succumbed to the cold and exhaustion.

She gently slid the lion off her back and placed him on the small patch of grass and moss she was sitting on earlier, but quickly set about facing the cold and wind once more to expand the shack; a shack was barely big enough for 1 let alone 3. Aleila repaired the hole and made 2 of the walls longer. Afterwards going back inside and making the crippled green subdue into the ground from where Aeila summoned it from.

 

She then made her way slowly back to the males side, creating a blanket from moss to cover him to try keep him warm. "Please don't leave us, we need you to saty with us." Aleila didn't mean what she said with her whole heart, but she sertainly didnt want him dying on her.

[Jetstar]

(Sorry guys been really busy with stuff and couldn't get a minute in)
He drifted in and out of conscieness. He couldn't tell what time it was or where even he was. All he could see was the outline of a lioness or two? He felt warm, and the feeling of warmth turned to the feeling of safety soon. The cold had left him but he was weak. He was blessed to not have died out there, however after what he'd done he may have just deserved to.
"Th..T...Thank you" Dye managed to mutter before blanking again
(sorry for the length, currently writing this at around 2am)

[Accalia]

Aleila sensed the lion's aroma change to one of safety, but when she heard his voice slowly thank her and Na'hina, she could hear the exhaustion and weakness coursing through it. Aleila stared at the lion laying under the moss. When she looked at him she felt upset, not for him but for these endless maladies and helplessness she was so unaware if in her small haven of swaying trees and singing leaves. Tears started welling up in her eyes and she suddenly had an emotional overspill, but it did not come out in the form of anger or aggression or tears but in the form of a long heart felt song. Aleila sang this song truly and purely, in her small angelic voice. Aleila did not pay at tension to the company she was in but only to the endless pain that was cutting holes into her heart. She had a great passion to do everything she could to make the lives of others as insufferable as possible. All of these emotions formed long, strong verses of pitch changing song. Aleila slowly swayed from side to side as notes spilled from her mouth and into the chilly air around her, embracing her in a void of emotional warmth. Aleila meant every word she sang and with every word she sang she got just that little bit warmer.

By the end of her emotional overspill she had tears trickling from the corner of her blue eye, spilling onto the cold snow floor around her, grass suddenly sprouting out from the white to encase her in whispers and comfort. Aleila didn't bother about whipping the tears away she just let them continue to run their course. The endless flicker of  two seiries of pictures continued to swipe past her eyes, but she just shut them out best she could and slowed her crying and opened her eyes slowly but deliberately, completely finished with her river of emotions. Aleilas eyes were wide but gentle, beneath it all though was a deep sorrow. She lowered her head and starred at the contrast between the glistening white snow and the pastel swaying grass, they were two completely different worlds that were never meant to collide. Aleila sighed as she realised that she too would soon buckle beneath the pressure of the pervailing winds and perpetual snow. "I am not ment to be here....." She said slowly to Na'hina remembering that she couldn't see nor hear her thoughts.

Aleila looked towards the effete lion sinking in and out of consciousness continually and saw how he was struggling to hold onto life. She empathised yet sympathised towards this figue as she could not say she knew exactly what he had been through, as she had promised not to do it with Na'hina and saw the negative effect it had upon her. Aleila then began to sing a soft little lullaby, partly for the lion partly for the storm. This particular lullaby was not one of affliction or conflict but a quite one of never ending love; a lullaby for spiritual people to rejoice in around a fire in the dead of night. She sang it quietly but none the less heart felt, she did not attempt rivalling with the storms commotion but simply sang quietly along with it.

((Don't worry Jetstar!!!! Cause man that's early! ;3 ))

[mane6]

(Sorry for my super long, unannounced disappearance! Catch up please?)

[Accalia]

(I will pm you ;3)

[mane6]

The pale lioness, seeing her company flee, she didn't want to be alone . "Wait, please don't leave! You have no idea how long I've been alone!" She says, beginning to become upset, snow beginning to float around her from no where, as her eyes narrowed. "Please don't get upset, please!" She begs, seeing it was too late, she gives up hope.

As she comes around from her apparent sorrow, which had caused another layer of ice to coat the entire castle, she rushes out following the two, after a few minutes, that seemed like hours, shefinds a hut made from vegitation, she sees a male, she tore her gaze from him as she saw two figures in the hut, which most likely used to be her company. "Im sorry if I upset you."

She speaks, her ears flicking back in symphony for the lioness she had obviously upset. "I really am sorry, but, may I ask, who is that lion?" She says, her heart beating fast around, she obviously had a crush, but she hadn't even met hkm yet, and plus, you can't judge on appearance, its rude, and most likely upsets that person. She couldn't tear her blue gaze from him.

"Are you all suffering from the cold of my home? Then please, allow me to do this. There is a power, that links you with the cold, allowing you to feel like your living in any normal home you would live in." She says, before placing her paw on each of the others paws, allowing them to feel as she just explained. "You can cope with this weather now. Again, im sorry about earlier."

[Leto]

The cold didn’t bother the blind lioness much, after all she herself radiated cold, and her steps left layers of hoarfrost wherever she went. Na’hina had put some distance between herself and the unconscious male, most her attention locked on the area outside the den. She could hear footfalls despite the fact that Aleila’s song broke through the howling winds, dulling sound. Soon enough a figure was heard approaching the den, and then a smell she knew… it was that lioness from before who lived in that ice castle.

“You upset no one, least of all me.” Na’hina spoke as the other apologized for something they hadn’t done, if anyone had upset her then that was Aleila, but that misunderstanding was all cleared up. “I dunno who he is.” The blind shrugged, “Aleila found him collapsed a few clicks from this structure.” the white female explained gesturing in the general direction of where they had found him, “He’s been unconscious this whole time, attempts at waking him up hasn’t worked.” She added quietly, her flame-tipped tail swayed in subdued concern.

“I have no trouble with the cold.” The soul reaper spoke, politely turning down the female’s offer of a spell to make the cold bearable. Softly she stepped over to the male and gently prodded his side, “Hello! Can you hear me? Wake up?!” she called out to him, trying to get some sort of response from the stranger.

[Accalia]

Aleila shuddered but her song lived on as she dulled it to a humm. Aleila was possition end on her small island of grass right beside the male "I don't think anyone knows who he is... But we know he needs help..." As she said this her song stopped as she saw the lioness from before place her paw upon hers; she stopped humming and cocked her head to the side as the contact between them confused her, the grass was obiously consious of the magic cousing through her and the grass bent over there connection. "Thank you... I guess...." She had never had contact with magic before.

"Excuse me but... Why are you out here?" Aleila asked completely unaware of the social rules around this sort of thing. She was completely at ease but she was confused as to why such a powerful lioness was alone in the world. Aleilas face slowly relaxed and her ears came back from her face to the normal possistion.

As Aleila saw Na'hina attempt to awaken the lion Aleilas eyes closed and she bent her head down low, close to the males "Hello, if you can hear me think of one very precise thing.." As she said this her eyes glazed over and she attempted to gain mental connection with the male. Her fringe flew back from her fac as she continued to attempt reading his mind, but not to intensely, so that he would be too affected.

[mane6]

Hearing the lionesses thankyou, she smiled and nodded, upon hearing the question, she went quite for a moment. "I.. uh, was forced to be normal by my parents until I was just going into adult hood, by then, my parents had been captured.. they died. It was my coronation, but then.. I unleashed my powers. My sister made me... they called me a witch, they wanted to toture me. "

She dipped her head in sorrow for a moment. "I've not had social connections with anybody, because im scared they're going to reveal my location, and..the people I used to call my subjects would burn my house down and torture me in ways unimaginable. " she says. "I just want to be free like everybody else around me. But I was born with a curse tgat will never go." She says, the grpund become ice under her paws for a moment

"Your a wonderful singer, by the way. The way your voice blends with the calls of nature, its wonderful." She says, changing the subject entirely, not wanting to dwell on the past. Now more questions would be brougt up, she frowned at the thought.