Dazed, Bewildered and Lost

[Keely]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=width,500,true][bg=546b56] When she woke up....she thought she had headed home. Smoke had clogged her lungs, stung her eyes and horribly impaired her directional sense. The fires were still raging, her brothers scents were gone. The small lyxxus female staggered toward the canyon territory. Her sunshine yellow pelt was sullied by soot and ash. Parts of her fur were burnt, there were a few patches where her skin had been exposed. It was red with the heat of the fires she was leaving behind. Her violet eyes watered, she coughed and wheezed. Her four tails hung limply behind her, dragging dry grass and burs. Her brown socks shook with each painful step. Maybe it was night....maybe it was day. She was unaware at this point in time, she just wanted to get home. Where was home? She forced herself to stop and looked around the area. The small female did not recognize where she was anymore. Tears welled up in her irritated eyes. Where was Toby? Obi? Where was Mimzy? The thought of her daughter made her begin to panic. She spun around, gazing at the black plums that rose behind her. Was she safe? She had to find out. Her heart raced and her head swam once more. "No...I need..." She began panting and before she knew it the world went black around her. The lyxxus fainted once more, exposed now in an unfamiliar terrain.

[RHIANNON !]

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[atrb=background,http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad144/FallArrow/RHIANNONbg4.png] Patrolling was one of Rhia's least favourite duties as an alpha, but definitely a necessary one. It was up to the pack to maintain boundaries and keep intruders out. As well, it was always good to bring in new members. She yawned a bit, stretching momentarily as she hopped up the rocks towards the top of the canyon. The canyon floor was quiet, save the ominous sounds of the griffins from the crevice which they called their home. Bouncing up as if she had spring in her paws, she finally cleared the surface of the canyon, breathing in deeply and stretching out her body. The scent of flame, mixed with wolf was immediately apparent and she paused, freezing in place. Was there a fire? Where? Her eyes scanned the horizon and she saw the black smoke. It was a ways off though, so the alarm died down and she inhaled deeply. Even still, the scent was powerful and she curled her lip. The next thing that took her attention was the smell of strange wolf. It took her a moment to find out where the source was, as her scent was heavily masked by the burning, charing, forest smell. Wrinkling her nose once more, Rhia wandered towards the body cautiously. It was ridiculously tiny, obviously belonging to a lyxxus. If she hadn't known any better, Rhiannon would have believed it to be a pup. The wolf had four tails though, and considering what she knew about lyxxi that meant the female was four years old. She dipped her nose down as she wandered forwards. The wolf seemed to be burnt, and the sight of her charred flesh made Rhia squirm. Watching her closely, she did see the rhythmic fall of her chest as she took each breath. At least the wolf was alive, which made a bit of a predicament for Rhia. What was she to do? The wolf definitely was not part of her pack, and yet there was no way she could just leave her there. Her second soul urged her to go closer and aid the wolf, and yet, running was easier. So much easier. But something tugged at her hear strings and Rhiannon instantly knew that she could not leave the burnt lyxxus there on the canyon for the buzzards. Gritting her teeth, she moved towards the wolf and shoved her very gently with her nose. "Hey, you there... you awake?" she said, nudging her body ever so slightly. When Rhiannon got no response, she closed her eyes for a moment and then leaned down, grasping the wolf's nape gently in her mouth. The lyxxus was bigger than her puppies, but she was still able to carry the small body. She moved awkwardly towards the edge of the cliff, finally reaching the stairs. From there it was a long and careful process to get down the staircase transcending the side of the cliff. She finally made it towards her cave, and slid in behind the waterfall. She placed the wolf's body down, panting from the effort. She proceeded to drag her body further into the cave, and began to slowly splash the wolf with the water in the cave. It would cool her down and maybe wake her up too. ------------------------------------- OOC ;; Mrah mrah mrah.

[Keely]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=width,500,true][bg=546b56] The world was spinning, even though there was nothing but darkness behind her eye lids. She was coming in and out of conciousness. She felt a nudge....heard a mummer. Then darkness again. Where was Fyodor....and Mimzy....and Henri....all she could feel was fire. She pulled herself out of the darkness as she felt herself being lifted. She wanted to resist, but she felt oddly comforted, as if she were a puppy being carried by her mother. Mother....? It had been so long since she had been with her entire family. Obi....Toby...Where was she? Soon the blackness swam through her mind and there was a ringing that she could not explain. Again she was spinning into nothingness. Now her senses were coming back to her. She could feel cool shade...smell dry air mixed with fresh water, there was a soft roar all around her. Where was she? A few seconds later she felt water over her face. It took a while for her to come to. Slowly her eyes opened her violet eyes. Everything was blurry, there was a dark red shape in front of her. For a moment her confusion came over her, the smoke inhalation had done some temporary damage to her, "Mother.....?" Her voice was dry and cracked, barely above a whisper.

[lyta]

(Mmmmmkay, Cy said in the cbox that I could hop in....)

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[atrb=background,http://i54.tinypic.com/jaf9rq.png] Lyta had been in the pack for a while now, but still considered herself relatively new. In an effort to do something worthwhile for once, she had decided to take a run round the territory and look for.... well, she wasn't entirely sure what she was looking for. She didn't think she was patrolling. After all, nobody had told her to patrol, or even that she could patrol. So if anybody asked, she was probably hunting for mice. But she honestly didn't know; she just had a vague wish to find something helpful to do. She caught the scents upon the wind and instantly her hackles raised at the scent of the Republic. Another pack! I should tell the alphas. But then she caught Rhiannon's scent mixed in with the other and relaxed. If her alpha was already at the scene, then there was no need to panic, wondering what to do, whether she was allowed to chase them off or whether she should just tell the alphas. Rhiannon would handle it, and as much as Lyta hated being told what to do, she'd rather have somebody there to tell her what she was allowed to do than try and be helpful and only later find out she was outside her rights. Deciding to follow up the helpfulness which had led her to take this run, she trotted after the scent. Maybe she could offer some help, if Rhiannon needed it. She eventually tracked the scent to a cave, and poked her nose in behind the waterfall. "Hello," she said in surprise as she saw Rhiannon splashing water over a small Lyxxus. Another Lyxxus! Lyta shuffled her paws, unsure. "I caught your scents.... I wondered if there was anything you needed me to do. To, like, help and stuff."

[ARTEMIS!]

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[atrb=background,http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad144/FallArrow/RHIANNONbg4.png] Rhia was thankful that the wolf was a lyxxus and not a yagi, or else there was no way the little myou would have been able to bring the lyxxus out of the sun. Once the little female was settled in the cave, she puttered about. She needed to get the wolf food, and cooled down more. The burns on her skin looked pretty bad as well. Rhia had little knowledge of herbs and healing. She scowled slightly. It was at that moment that a voice crept into the cave. 'Chickweed or witch hazel panda wolf,' it echoed eerily, like that of an old woman. Rhia snarled loudly, but before she could react further the wolf had her eyes open and was looking around. She turned her attention back to the lyxxus, and frowned a little, peering down at her. The female managed to speak one word which made Rhia quite confused. Mother? No, she wasn't her mother. Rhiannon shook her head. "No, sorry. You were in my packlands, but you're safe now. Try to save your strength. I'll get you some water," she said, going to the pool and gulping a mouthful of water. She then returned to the female's side and she opened her mouth, letting the water fall over the lyxxus' face. She's be able to lap up some of the water with her tongue. Rhiannon was just about to return to the pool when another wolf came into the cave. She quirked a brow and stared at the other lyxxus. She spoke, and Rhia nodded, staring back at the ther female. "... Uh... chickweed and witch hazel. Don't ask me what they look like, I... I think they'll help. Maybe you can get another pack member to help you? Gypsy will probably know," she said, waiting and turning back to check on her 'patient'. ------------------------------------- OOC ;; Mrah mrah mrah.

[Keely]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=width,500,true][bg=546b56] She coughed a little in an effort to speak, yet no words came this time, she wanted to sit up, but she felt like lead. Her brown tipped ears flickered as the red wolf spoke to her. Not her mother? She blinked, eyes focusing now. No not her mother at all. Soon there was water being poured on her face. Her pink tongue flicked in and out of her yellow muzzle, savoring the life giving liquid. With her senses coming back to her she looked up at her savoir, "Your pack? Where am I?" Then it all came flooding back to her, her family was not with her, her offspring was no where near, "Where are they? Where's Mimzy?" She struggled to sit up, or at least roll to her stomach. However her head throbbed as she did so. She sunk her chin to her tiny paws, ears falling over her head. She was vaguely aware of another lyxxus that entered the den. As well as hearing them exchange words with her savoir. The small female was so confused and slowly becoming frightened at the lack of family present.

[lyta]

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[atrb=background,http://i54.tinypic.com/jaf9rq.png] Awkwardly, Lyta gave a kind of head-bow to her alpha and sprung off. She knew a little herblore from her childhood, and rushed down the nearest path, looking for the small white flowers of chickweed. She cursed, the Ryell Canyon wasn't the best place for herbs. Mostly all that grew there was grass and small hardy shrubs. But she gave it a good go, stuffing her nose into more protected caverns and cracks in the search of somewhere chickweed could grow. There! Lyta hurried down the slope and nipped off a few leaves and flowers, not knowing which her alpha wanted. Then, just to be sure, she dug up one or two roots. Finally, she carried the whole lot back to the cave. "Here," she said, and dumped the stuff. Then she bounced off again, looking for the yellow of witch hazel. There wouldn't be that many trees in the Canyon, so she clambered down towards the river, the most likely place to find anything vaguely arboreal. Within a few minutes she caught sight of something long and yellowish. It did look vaguely witch-hazel-like, though Lyta's memories of learning herbs were fuzzy. Shrugging, she snapped off a few twigs of flowers and hurried back to the cave. She burst in the entrance, then quietened her steps, remembering the non-Cadre wolf inside was ill and burnt. She placed the herbs carefully on the floor and sat down, looking expectantly at her alpha. "Are those okay?"

[RHIANNON !]

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[atrb=background,http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad144/FallArrow/RHIANNONbg4.png] Rhia was not meant to be a nurse. She had always been the brute strength, the wit, the charm... but never a nurse. She had little idea of how to heal a cut, might as well fix burns. And yet there was a voice lingering in the cave, and it felt like someone was helping her help this lyxxus. It was an odd sensation and best, and she decided to remember it in order to tell Forte. The female spoke though, and Rhia winced a bit, lowering her body so the female didn't have to strain too hard. "You're in the canyon, with the Styrrstdar Cadre," she said, answering the first question. The next ones were a bit confusing. "I'm sorry, but you were the only one there. I can send one of our members looking for whoever Mimzy is," she said, pursing her lips. "Do you need more water? I can get one you some food too, soon. I sent one of our members out looking for some herbs to patch up those burns," Rhiannon took a look over them again, wincing a bit. They looked painful. 'They are painful dearie. Try getting her to sleep it off. For the witch hazel, you'll need to soak it in some water. Same with the chickweed. Her body will respond to one of them.' The voice rang through the cavern again, and Rhia blinked, turning towards the lyxxus. "Did you..." she stopped halfway through the question, shaking her head. "Nevermind, don't worry. Just try to sleep." Lyta returned swiftly to the cave and set down a bunch of plants in front of her. Rhia stared at them and shrugged a little. "Honestly, I have no idea. I don't know anything about herbs. But it's worth a shot. We need to soak them in water and apply them to her skin," she said, picking up one of the plants and moving towards the spring. The water was cool, which was not exactly what Rhia wanted, but it would do. Placing the herb in one of the small indents in the cave surface, she took a gulp of water, splashing it over the herb. It just barely covered the top of it. "I... guess we wait?" ------------------------------------- OOC ;; Mrah mrah mrah.