A Time To Heal. (Closed)

[Syllke Skyglow]

Syllke wasn’t bothered to wait for Galio to speak. He had felt the sudden stiffness of Seo’s hand in his, and had given his friend a reassuring squeeze. He felt like the quicker they got through the formalities, the more at ease Seodai would be. Reaching for Galio’s shoulder with his free hand, Sylke gave it a friendly pat. “Galio, this is Seodai. Seo, this is my friend, Galio. The one Vanos and I had that adventure in the cave with?” That had been a fine story to tell. “Good to see you wearing two legs today, Galio. I’d be afraid there wouldn’t be enough to for you to eat if you were wearing your fur coat.” Syllke laughed. Squeezing Seo’s hand again, he swung it forward a bit. “Seo helped grow most of it – he’s Theo’s nephew.” His eyes, rippling with a multitude of colors, turned to the dark haired girl. “Is this one of your sisters? You must be very happy to have her here with you at last.” To the girl herself, he said with a grin, “I’m Syllke – don’t believe anything your brother says about me – unless it’s good.”

[Galio Keln]

Galio grinned, after a whole day of being lead around by Lucy it was fun to get to show her someone and do the leading. “Good to meet you Seo. Syllke hasn’t told me much about you but I’m Galio and this is my sister Lucy! She actually got here a while back, but we’ve been so busy that I kind of forgot to introduce you till now…” He grinned sheepishly, before he noticed the similarity in Seodai and Theo’s names. After hearing Syllke’s warning not to believe him the sheepish look was gone and replaced by the wide grin Galio was known for. A few weeks ago at the mention of a fur coat Galio would have replied that he wore a jacket not a coat, though he had begun to learn when Syllke was joking and what it was he was joking about. “Silly Vantha don’t you know that Grizzlies are carnivores? That’s why Lucy insisted on me coming in this form, I’d end up eating you and everyone else!” His grin grew wider and from his tone he almost seemed serious, though anyone with knowledge of grizzlies or bears in general would know they preferred berries over red meat. Galio in particular didn’t like to eat red meat, he preferred fish above all else when it came to food. The main reason he had agreed to staying in his current form was because it was easier to eat from a plate or bowl if you had hands rather than paws.

[Daroes Murphy]

Murphy lifted his head and took a deep breath threw his cold wolfen nose. "[color=# 00FFBF]Thescent of my friend, he's close I can feel it"[/color] Murphy thought to himself the only problem is where, he lowered his head a picked up the scent again he started following it again keeping low to the ground so no one would notice him.

He found his friend at a feast, a giant feast with a giant crowd,[color=# 00FFBF] "Oh boy,"[/color] the Kelvic boy thought this will be interesting. He walked up behind where Syllke was sitting and sat promptly behind him not bothering him or making a fool out of either of the two.

Murphy waited and waited realizing without gaining his attention somehow he probobly wouldn't be notice unless he shifted or if he mad a noise. "I'd rather bark then shift in public," the Kelvic thought to himself. He sat up and walked a little bit closer behind Syllke. Murphy let out a small whimper hoping to gain his attention but he could tell that the laughs were loud enough to cover his whines.

Murphy let out a woof, then a little louder till it gained his attention. "Hard to get, huh? Fine then." he thought devilishly to himself. murphy then let out a howl that normally was reserved for the moon only, "that had to have gained his attention." Murphy thought.

[Lucy]

"Hello, nice to meet you, I'm Lucy", she answered to Syllke and Seo. "Oh, don't worry about that, I doubt that Galio would lie, especially about his friend, so you'll have to pay attention on his opinion, guess." She was not sure about how that sounded. She was not trying to be hostile or anything. She tried to make up the way it sounded: "For now it's ok, you've got just good praises." She smiled innocently and hoped that would be enough. Bad first impression would be... bad. After that boys continued to talk, but she saw wolf behind Syllke which she was not sure what to think about. If he wasn't attacking anybody in the middle of the festival he must be Klevic. She heard some parts of conversation and tried to smile in right parts, but she were looking at the Klevic curiously. He was obviously trying to get someone's attention. "Hey, peoples...", she begun, she wanted do warn them about that, but in that moment wolf howled and got attention he wanted. Everybody become silent. "...there's a wolf Klevic over there", she finished unnecessarily.

[Talen Stirling]

Talen turned his head and listened obediently as the captain started speaking, a hope for good news rising when she started speaking. Perhaps she would have good news, their leader whose very presence radiated hope. A hope that was quickly thrown to the floor and turned into genuine shock and horror as she took Sitkanis' hand and announced ... What? An heir? Did she mean that... He had impregnated the captain? He blinked, and swallowed hard as the ramifications of what had just happened hit him with full strength. The captain would be pregnant. For months she would be weakened and changed, and afterwards the heir to the leadership and rule of Denval would be the child of that moody moonchild. He wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry. Both seemed tempting, but for now all he could do was look away for something to take his mind off this new madness. This wasn't any of his business anyway. But, tonight there was no reprieve from mad wonders. Cousin Seo, usually shy and alone or with a single friend, was holding hands with a foreigner and surrounded by strangers as well as a ... Wolf? It howled, startling many of the citizens as well as the little gathering. Maybe it was one of those Kelvic creatures that he had heard about. He munched slowly on his apple as he watched the group curiously, trying to catch the elusive gaze of cousin Seo. The others were strangers, and so far he'd seen no-one in the crowd that he felt like approaching.

[Daroes Murphy]

It seemed as Murphy howled, everything stopped, the people behind him stopped, he could feel their relentless gaze staring at him, but more importantly the small festival group stopped talking and it seemed like most had turned their head and was staring at him. Murphy stood and walked over right next to Syllke pushing his head right under the hand of his companion. He sat again very happy with himself of gaining almost the entire squares attention.

He then sat with Syllke hand on top of his and began to wag his tail, very happily he thought "ah good, now only if I could some how get everyone from staring... aha! Idea." He stopped before anyone else at the festival really reacted to much to him. He turned and half walked half jogged away from the table.

"Come on there has to be a curtain around here some where..." He thought. Murphy looked furiously, he found one just around the block, he silently walked away from the street and into the abandoned parlor. He threw the bag on the ground, and morphed into humanity, threw on some clothes keeping the cloak in the bag. "Seems warmer here than in Avanthal," he said aloud to now one.

He came back around the corner and walked back to the festival, trying to keep the same sort of walk that he used walking away from them. He found an empty chair across from Syllke, he pulled the chair out and sat down and scooted in. "Please do not let my interruption, interrupt this fabulous conversation," He smiled with all the charm in the world.

[Syllke Skyglow]

Syllke smiled at Lucy. Of course, Galio was as honest a soul as you could hope to meet. The artist should have remembered that Kelvics often were so simplictic and straightforward in their outlooks that humor went right over their heads. “That’s good to hear,” he replied easily, then began a short conversation with her brother, as his hand still held onto Seo – he had some concern his shy friend might try to bolt with all these newcomers around him. Lucy was just speaking again when Syllke heard that familiar howl. He must have been preoccupied and missed that initial ‘woof.’ He turned and at the same time felt Murphy’s wet nose thrust into his palm, as the people around them all stopped talking for a moment and stared at the wolf. “Hey, Murphy, what’re you . . . “ Syllke began to say, but already, the kelvic had left his side and trotted off, on some mission known only to himself. “Well,” Syllke shrugged, looking about. “I’m starved. What was that you were saying about trying everything, Seo?” In short order, they had found some seats and were busy discussing what to indulge in first, when Murphy reappeared – this time in his human form. As he grabbed a seat, Syllke introduced him. “Everyone, this is Murphy. Murphy, these are my friends Seodai, Galio and his sister Lucy. They are Kelvic, like you.” He pointed towards the brother and sister. He figured if Kelvics ever ‘talked shop’, the three of them could discuss whatever topics were germane to being of their race. “And Murphy, next time, try to keep the howling in public to a minimum. We don’t need anyone rushing over to dispatch you with a sword.” Syllke looked about. “Some of the guards seem a bit twitchy today.”

[Daroes Murphy]

As Syllke introduced him at first, he was a little nervous despite his hopefully charming smile. At first he felt a little betrayed at first when Syllke mentioned he was a Kelvic, but then Syllke mentioned that there were two others just like him he turned to face them, "So," he began then became rather distracted, "Syllke, the trip here was very very long it seemed to have taken forever, but yeah I'll keep the howling to a minimum, sorry about that," The Kelvic laughed rubbing his neck, He then turned back to the sibling couple, "where was I, oh yeah, so, if I may ask, what are you?"

The Kelvic look at the duo, "I haven't met a Kelvic in a long time, this should be interesting," Murphy thought to himself. He put his elbows up on the table and rested his head upon his open palms, awaiting a story from either of them. "I figure the brother is gonna answer for them both, he seems protective of his sister," thought the Kelvic wolf.

[Galio Keln]

Hearing Lucy point out a wolf Kelvic, Galio's attention was torn from his current conversation. There was only one wolf Kelvic he really wanted to see, though today he was going to be disappointed. Spotting the wolf walking away he was sad to see that it looked nothing like his sister Luna. Galio's ever present grin never seemed to fade, though right now it seemed it was on the verge of slipping. Seeing the return of Murphy and after Syllke introduced him he turned his attention towards the boy. "I'm Galio, like Syllke said my sister and I are Kelvics. Though I don't think I could walk around here without being noticed. I'm a grizzly." Given the chance to show off, the itch to change began to form in Galio. He wanted to morph and simply show Murphy what he was, though he didn't want to ruin his clothes or risk Lucy's wrath. For now he would have to settle with his verbal explanation. With his own introduction done, his thoughts turned back to his stomach and the fastest way to fill it. "Wait, so we can eat everything?"

[Vanos Strongarm]

A festival to Vanos meant a time and place in Sultros in which the other men would gather and show their wears, their strengths and their abilities to woo women. It was an overly macho event in which every man was trying to be the bigger man and woo the women and men into looking at them, watching them and praising them and ending with the gift of consent to the Isurian form of dating, marriage, child-bearing ... All those things that were expected of Vanos and expectations that he fell short in regards to trying to achieve. He had thought that perhaps he was part of the wrong clan, as craftsmanship was not such a priority with the Coglias clan as he thought it deserved. Their bodies were bigger, stronger and able to work the metals just as easily as the other clans. When he was invited to this festival, Vanos had the same sort of hesitation that he held for festivals in Sultros. Not that he would be able to vocalize his concerns to Syllke who didn't seem to understand Vanos' hesitation and assumed he would be there regardless, saving him a seat there and all that stuff that the Vantha said very fast and very excitedly. Even if Vanos wanted to decline the invitation, he wouldn't be allowed one word into the conversation with Syllke. Vanos arrived there late due to his inability to understand time properly - the invitation from Syllke said "roughly" around this time and to Vanos that didn't translate at all. If he was supposed to be somewhere at X time, he'd be there at X time. How could he be somewhere at a "rough" time? The imprecision of such a command was one that Vanos simply ignored, as he always did, with the way that Common was thrown around like a child plays with building blocks; carelessly and without thought. He spotted Syllke with some other people that Vanos had seen around and, not recognizing anyone else, he went over to him with a smile. Vanos nodded his head to Seodai and Galio and looked up to the new people that he didn't recognize. "Late, sorry. I miss anything that happen? Or just eat and drink degtine and... " Vanos wasn't sure what to make of the music that he heard, but it seemed to have some sort of hypnotic effect on those that were probably inebriated the most. "Dance like you are on fire?"