A Run for your Life

Nayati Utina · 02-14-2011, 11:28 PM

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The Gadui Kanati was tired from the effort of digging everyone out of the Town Hall who had taken refuge there, but there was no time for rest. The tribe was in a state of panic and crisis and seeing as the Kalona was incapacitated, it was his job to shoulder much of the responsibility for helping AniWaya get back on its feet as quickly as could be managed. It had sent a chill through his soul to see the Great Fire extinguished when he had emerged for the Town Hall, but after he had finished digging the building out he had set off with Liliana to check upon the stables. He had been the one to take her away from the animals at the beginning of the storm and felt an obligation to help his mate however he could now. Of course he had his own personal interest in the stables as well, seeing as his own horse and friend was housed there.

Liliana had shifted down to her four legged form to make the trip faster, but Nayati had stayed in his two legged form since he had not used the other since he was a child. It was slower going, but it was the only way he was comfortable with, plus he did not want to leave his bow and quiver behind. There was not much possibility that they would find any prey, but if he managed to spot some he wanted to be able to take it down and bring it back to the village. Not to mention the possible unpleasant task of having to put a tribe animal down if they were too badly injured to survive.

When the hunter finally reached the site of the stables, his hot breath becoming frost in the frigid air, he felt his heart drop as he saw the doors were broken and wide open. He rushed into the building to find nearly all of the horses missing, aside from a dead one and a mother and foal that Lili was currently tending to. His mind raced, where would they have gone to? Had any of them survived outside the protection of the building. Without a word, the Utina stepped back outside and made a noise that Iye knew meant for him to come to Nayati. Moments passed, and he could hear nothing, nor see any sign of the dapple grey horse. As a deep worry settled into his gut, the man tried the call again, louder this time.

The sound of a whinny perked his ears and his breath held until he caught sight of the ghostly equine figure emerging from the sea of white. "Ha!" he exclaimed as he ran to meet the stallion. When they reached one another Nayati wrapped his arms around Iye's face. "I knew you wouldn't give up so easily brother." The happy moment of reunion could not last long though. "Stay here, I will be right back." The Gadui Kanati raced back to the stables to speak with his mate. "Iye is alive and fine. Perhaps he knows where the other horses are. I will go look for them, did you wish to come? Or will you stay here?" She seemed quite occupied with the new foal, but perhaps she would spare the time to come look with him.

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