The Hunters Bond (Sylkra)

[Sariana]

The warrior indeed didn't mind at all. Although she saw Sylkra as both wolf and human, she sensed that the girl was a wolf through and through. Asking her to act like a human would be..well...unnatural. She smiled back at the kelvic, before tilting her head.

"You ready to go? Nira'lia will begin to wonder whats taking us so long...wait. I almost forgot. I have something for you." Turning to the pack tied to Vrathetu's flank, the drykas rummaged for a moment, before pulling something out. It was white, with quartz stones that shone in the sunlight. Sariana approached Sylkra and presented the item. It used to be her belt, but she had undone the weave of the whitened rope and re-braided it, twisting the quartz pieces into it. Essentially she had fashioned a collar, loose enough that Sylkra could remove it simply by slipping out of it either in wolf form or human.

"I wanted to give you something from my homeland. This used to be mine, and the quartz represents the diamonds my clan is named after. It's special to me, and I hope it can be special to you." The brunette looked at the kelvic with warm blue eyes, smiling widely.

[Sylkra]

Sylkra licked her lips, full. She smiled at the Drykas. She loved her so much.

Sariana started walked over to Sylkra. At first, Sylkra started to bow, but stopped halfway when she saw Sariana holding something. White. Sylkra thought it was a necklace. She was half right. Sariana called it a "collar". How thoughtful! Sylkra was baffled though. Is this what masters did?? Give their kelvics gifts?

Sylkra was stunned. Sariana had made this, for her. Sylkra's whole body rushed from her head to toe in happiness. No one has ever done something so kind to Sylkra. Her eyes swelled with tears, and she burst out crying. Tears streamed from her face. She walked up to Sariana, and hugged her as hard as she could. Which was pretty hard, considering how strong she was.

"Oh master," Sylkra wheezed through her sniffling, "Thank you so much. I will never lose it until the day I die, and even then, I will guard it as a ghost."

Sylkra's vision was blurry through the mass of tears in her eyes.

She after awhile, calmed down a bit and sniffed up her runny nose. She stepped back, and gave Sariana a weak smile. She was so full of emotion, she couldn't help herself but cry. Sometimes crying is the best medicine. She grasped her hands on the collar, and looked back up into Sariana's eyes. Her kind green eyes.

"Are you sure?" she asked.

[Sariana]

Sylkra's tears threw the drykas, and she frowned. Had the collar offended the kelvic? She hadn't meant to hurt her, just to show her that she belonged, that she cared for her. Starting to move to the crying girl, she was stopped short by the arms around her. Sariana gasped for breath.

"Breathing. Need to be..breathing." The warrior squeaked, grabbing air as soon as the wolf let her go. Laughing a little, the brunette reached out and tucked a loose strand of blonde hair behind the kelvic's ear.

"I'm pleased you like it, truly. You are my companion Sylkra, where I go you are ever welcome. My home is your home. Perhaps, when all of our journeying is said and done, you can come back to Endrykas and meet my people." She paused, then smiled widely.

"Your people, if you will allow them to be. Our companions are a part of our pavillions...just as much as any family member. You would be so loved there." Closing her hands over the kelvic's own as she grasped the collar, Sariana nodded.

"I am sure as the sun rising and the moon shining in the night sky." Grinning again, she let go of the girl and turned to the horse. In one swift move, she lept up on Vrathetu's back and settled in, shifting to look at the wolf.

"Let's go."

[Sylkra]

As she slung her pack around her, she frowned. It was going to be a pain to carry. She moved over to Sariana who was mounting Vrathetu.

"Um... Can you carry this in his saddle bags please?" Sylkra hated to ask. She already felt like she had gotten too much from Sariana. But the bag was going to slap upside the face if she ran with it. It was a bumpy ride.

She clipped her collar on. She just had one more question.

"Can I shapeshift with it on? I won't choke right? Or is it just for one form?"

[Sariana]

Sariana nodded with a smile and took the pack, strapping it to the saddlebags.

"Did you want to ride on Vrathetu with me for the way back?" Beneath her, Vrathetu nickered and plucked at new growth in the grass, occasionally shaking his head and snorting. Looking at the collar, the drykas nodded again.

"It should be big enough to shift with you. It's a rope weave, so as a human it should just hang like a necklace. As a wolf, it should fit very loosely. And the knot at the back is adjustable, you can make it any size you need to."

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Pausing a moment, the warrior scanned the grassland one last time, to ensure they were ready to go and that there was nothing they had missed.

[Sylkra]

oocThis post sucks and is full of errors. Sorry, I had to do it on my iPhone.

Sylkra smiled, and slung her pack over her shoulder. She thanked Sariana, and tried mounting the horse. The thing was, she had. Ever ridden a horse. At first, she tried grabbing the saddle and pulling her self up. But the saddle contained Sariana, and Sylkra wasn't gong to take the risk of her getting hurt. So instead, Sylkra tried jumping. She ran a far distance, then with a spurt of energy came flying back toward he horse. She leaped just before she reached it, and ended up getting the wind knocks out of her.

Sylkra cringed. This was going to be hard. By Sylkra was no quitter. After she fumbled around on the ground tryin to reach her breath again, she was going to try copying Sariana. So using the foot things on the side-she didnt know what they were exactly called- she raised herself finally up and onto Vrathetu.

She sat happily behind Sariana, in her collar.

[Sariana]

OOCThe fact that you can post on an iPhone is an achievement in itself!!! I do it, but rarely. And I write my posts in notepad first then copy/paste.

At first, Sariana held her tongue whilst Sylkra grabbed the yvas, watching the kelvic struggle with trying to climb up. Of course, the brunette realized. The girl had probably never actually rode a horse before. She began to speak.

"Here, let me-" It was to little to late as the wolf to a running leap at the strider. Vrathetu whinnied and reared slightly as the young canine ran full tilt into his side, snorting in irritation. The impact hadn't hurt, but it had shocked him. Sariana on the other hand, had to look away whilst the wolf caught her breath, barely able to contain the laughter wanting to burst forth. She couldn't talk, only take deep breaths and try to think of something completely dull and un-funny. Finally, she turned back. Sylkra had finally figured it out, placing her foot in one of the stirrups. Grabbing her by the upper arm, the warrior helped to hoist the kelvic into place with Vrathetu pushing on her rump with his muzzle.

"Okay. That was...that was an interesting experience." She said with a sparkle in her sky-blue eyes. Turning to the front, she tapped her heels on the tall golden stallion and within moments they were cantering across the field back to the encampment where by now Nira'lia would probably be thinking they had left for good. With the meat and skin of the bison tied behind Sylkra, and the two friends riding on the sturdy mount, Sariana smiled. It had been, a very good hunt.

[Templar]

Sariana: Stealth: 1 – Hunting: 3 – Rapier: 4 – Leadership: 1 – Riding[Horse]: 1 Lore: Hunting Bison - Sylkra: Stealth: 1 – Hunting: 3 – Unarmed Combat: 4 – Riding[Horse]: 2 Lore: Hunting Bison – Ledger: Collar with pieces of quartz inserted. Additional notes: Good hunting thread! Feel free to send me a message if you think I missed something!