Suffering You (Part 2)

by **Kalesserimamoru** on October 27th, 2013, 2:11 am

Time stamp: Fall 39th 513 AV continued from here

It had been a wicked attack, and while Mamoru and company fought a brave effort it was time to return to the nest before the Myrians could regroup and really take them out. It was always hard to tell where they came from in the fields of dark green but the Myrians knew the jungle like the back of their hands. The Dhani sheathed their weapons and checked their wounds and their surroundings before they slipped off into the dark.

They could hear the bird calls in the distance and knew that more were on their way and fast. The small group separated in twos as they tip toed in the shadows of the jungle, trying to keep out of the Myrians sight. They crept along exchanging hand signals from one side to the other just in case one set saw the monkeys approaching to the others blind side. They continued on fading into the shadows, and even stopping from time to time if they heard any noises close by.

The wounded soldiers paused for breaks in between their runs, watching the flickering lights from above for signs of moving shadows. The group crouched low in the undergrowth, weapons ready to be pulled out if they found themselves being attacked again before they were ready to move on. Each Dhani had been wounded and each had fought to the best of their ability. No one had any way of knowing how the other group fared as there was no way of finding out until after they made it back to the nest...if they made it back.

"Having fun yet Mamoru?" Talsuness asked.

"Ssso much fun. They are ssure to be pisssed."

Both Dhani chuckled lightly, but were sure to keep their voices down so that they didn't draw attention to themselves. Several chimes passed, and they hadn't spotted anyone coming for them and so the group moved on, going in pairs so that the movement in the undergrowth wouldn't be as busy and noticeable to the Myrian's keen eyes.

by **Kalesserimamoru** on October 27th, 2013, 8:27 pm

Somewhere during their back trek, the two groups were separated. Either the Archer or the bigger Dhani must have gotten more winded, or their injuries were worse than they had expected. But Mamoru and Talsuness didn't notice this until ticks later when they tried to signal them again and heard nothing in return.

"Flamesss, were they caught?"

"It'ss hard to ssay. I haven't heard any dissturbancesss in ssome time."

Both Dhani peek out from the place they were currently hiding in and looked around. There was nothing out of the ordinary, nothing heard or seen, but then again that was how the Myrians liked it. They decided to wait a bit longer, before they started off again with the hope that their brothers would catch up soon.

Through the jungle they went, trying to make their steps as soft as possible and keep themselves hidden from sight. The jungle grew silent for a time, and each of their steps seemed to loudly brake swigs or step onto a particular noises patch of grass. They still had far to go, and with fatigue having set in long before, made it seem even longer before they could reach their nest.

by **Kalesserimamoru** on October 28th, 2013, 10:53 pm

The two stopped again after some time walking and rested their sore and aching limbs. There was still no sign of their friends and this made the Dhani worry. But they couldn't go back and look for them, the Myrians had to be all over the jungle by now looking for fresh Dhani meat to stab and cook.

"Flamesss, and thiss had sstarted out sso well."

Talsuness tapped the trickster on his shoulder and offered him a weak smile. He understood the frustration and the fact that they still didn't know what had become of their comrades that had attacked in another location around the same time that they had. Settling in the brushes and shaded area, the Dhani rested themselves again and checked their wounds. Nothing seemed horrific, but it was hard to tell in the night and some wounds seemed to look worse in the morning.

"You know who would make a good mate? Sssehalpalma." Talsuness said and nudged the trickster's arm.

Mamoru was in no mood to talk about women, and he was too busy on the look out to think about anything else. "Think you got a chance? Tell you what, if you make it back you sshould assk her out. If not well....I guessss you'll have a date with death."

Talsuness smirked and scoffed a chuckle, he wasn't sure if he had a chance or not, but he had to agree with Mamoru if they made it back, he would have to give it a try. " Ssso, what about you. Any woman back home sstrike your fancy?"

There was a silent moment there, and during that time the trickster didn't move or speak. Then finally, he turned around and glanced at his comrade. "Wouldn't you like to know."

by **Kalesserimamoru** on October 30th, 2013, 4:49 pm

Talsuness reached into his pocket and pulled out a water skin, removed the top and drank from it, before passing it off to Mamoru. The trickster took too long swallows and let out a sigh then passed it back to his companion. It didn't seem like they had traveled out this far, but the nest was still so far away.

Mamoru peeked out again making sure that no one had followed them then stood up, while giving Talsuness a hand to stand also. The two headed off again, keeping their heads low and the sound of their steps as silent as they possibly could. They continued on for a time until they noticed dawn starting to break and found themselves closer to one of the entrances to the nest. They didn't smile, but they did feel a weight lift from their shoulders at that very moment.

"I think I may have to embellissh our tail a bit. Make it sso we look better in the eyesss of the women folk."

Talsuness seemed chatty for someone so beaten down, but Mamoru didn't have the strength to argue, and it didn't matter either way. They approached the nest soon after, but something told them to wait before they reentered. Perhaps they wanted to look around again for their lost brother's or something else, but they were soon glad that they did. There was a rustling near by, and as they hid and peeked out they saw several Myrians slip through the jungle on patrol.

Flamess!

by **Kalesserimamoru** on October 31st, 2013, 2:36 am

Mamoru and Talsuness crouched down low and waited. They knew they could try and make a run for it, but in doing so they might also show the Myrians to one of the entrances that they may not have known about just yet. It was too risky and it was decided with a nod that they would wait until they passed them.

"Pihssss, lissten, whatever you ssee, whatever you hear, don't move."

Mamoru gave the order and sat and waited until the Myrians were close enough before he painted an illusion over himself and Talsuness turning their skin to a shade of green to blend in with the growth that they hid behind. As long as neither moved, they wouldn't get caught, and so they waited and waited.

The Myrians continued on their way, bravely searching the area as they always did while on patrol and then moving on after they were sure that nothing was there. The two sat in silence until they were both more than sure that the Myrians weren't coming back or that more weren't coming up behind them. Once that was settled, they moved cautiously towards the nest entrance and stepped inside finally.

by **Empyrean** on December 15th, 2013, 4:13 pm

Mamoru

Observation	+2 XP
Tactic	+2 XP
Running	+1 XP
Stealth	+2 XP

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Completed Suffering You (Part 2)