07-27-2011, 08:39 AM
[html]ooc;; 3rd-4th August . Dampwoods . Optime Form
Saul, Jace, Alexander, Noah, Pripyat & Eclipse. They would have left (on foot) on the 3rd August, camped in the dampwoods that evening and then this thread sets place on the morning of the 4th August. It will be easier, since there are seven horses to catch, if they rounded the horses up like sheepdog and drove them back to a thicket, where they will be caught with ropes. Saul will explain!
Their plans were set, their intentions obvious. Although there were a few horses in Ichika, it was clear they were going to need more. Plus the fact that personally, Ichikans wanted steads, including the agouti male who had first called the party together. He already knew Eclipse was interested in catching a horse- she had told him so when she'd accompanied him to tending Hermes and Arete not long ago. Jace had expressed a wish to have a horse of her own when they'd met at the Broken Arrow Ranch. Alexander had similarly expressed a wish when the agouti male had met him out by the Pictou Landing. He'd met Noah on his travels back to his house and mentioned that they were getting a party together to capture some horses- the silvery tripod had been more than happy to come along. It seemed word had gotten out and the silvery grey male he knew to be Pripyat had sought him out to ask him if he would be able to come along. And so the mismatched group had been assembled. Saul had told them that it was a long trip over the mountains on foot, since he was the only one with a horse currently it would not be fair for him to bring the stallion. So they had gathered in Trenton on the morning of the 3rd, provisions packed and travelling gear on.
The journey up and over the Halcyon Mountains, that Saul was getting used to, was an uneventful and quiet one. Though there was pleasent conversation between all of them, there was a certain anticipation of the party that often bred silences between them. Saul had laid out the plan for the first section of their journey- get down into the dampwoods and locate a herd in there. They would camp a while away until morning, when they would locate the herd again and set about selecting those they wanted, before separating them from the herd and driving them back towards a dense thicket. It was a simple strategy that the male was sure would work. The sun had set as the party had entered the forest, once against close to Anatheman territory. It had taken them a little while to find the herd of feral horses in the forest in the dark, but once they'd managed to locate them, the Ichikans had backed off to a reasonable position and begun to set up camp. Saul had stayed close to Eclipse, although he was beginning to like the Soul male Pripyat. In a convoluted, twisted way, he was related to Eclipse and by extension, Saul himself. Still, he didnt feel the need to mention it to the boy who was just a little bit younger than himself. They had slept fitfully that night, waking just before dawn to break camp and find a suitable thicket to encase the horses. They had all bought rope with them, which they would use to tie the horses with once they were caught.
Morning dawned bright and early as the troop moved through the trees. They were a few hundred metres off when Saul paused them. He could just see the grazing animals if he looked over the hedge they had stopped behind. Strategic mind had already picked out a chestnut mare who looked to be roughly the same breed as Hermes. They were obviously mixed breeds, but they would do well enough. "Okay, pick out your targets. I've chosen the chestnut mare with the flaxen mane and the white socks. Once you've all chosen your targets, we'll move round to the back of the group, so there's no chance of them scattering past us and away. Separate your horse from the rest and drive it back towards the thicket. Those who get there horses back first, set about catching them with the ropes we left there. Those who get back last, focus on keeping the horses within the thicket, and then rope your horse. Everyone clear?" Saul waited until he had confirmation from everyone before he fell silent. They needed to pick out their targets. Once everyone had spoken, Saul gave a nod. Shifting down into his lupus form, he crept from the hedge, moving swiftly around the back of the huge herd that had congregated here. Now was the time to strike.
word count;;
"speech"
Saul, Jace, Alexander, Noah, Pripyat & Eclipse. They would have left (on foot) on the 3rd August, camped in the dampwoods that evening and then this thread sets place on the morning of the 4th August. It will be easier, since there are seven horses to catch, if they rounded the horses up like sheepdog and drove them back to a thicket, where they will be caught with ropes. Saul will explain!
Their plans were set, their intentions obvious. Although there were a few horses in Ichika, it was clear they were going to need more. Plus the fact that personally, Ichikans wanted steads, including the agouti male who had first called the party together. He already knew Eclipse was interested in catching a horse- she had told him so when she'd accompanied him to tending Hermes and Arete not long ago. Jace had expressed a wish to have a horse of her own when they'd met at the Broken Arrow Ranch. Alexander had similarly expressed a wish when the agouti male had met him out by the Pictou Landing. He'd met Noah on his travels back to his house and mentioned that they were getting a party together to capture some horses- the silvery tripod had been more than happy to come along. It seemed word had gotten out and the silvery grey male he knew to be Pripyat had sought him out to ask him if he would be able to come along. And so the mismatched group had been assembled. Saul had told them that it was a long trip over the mountains on foot, since he was the only one with a horse currently it would not be fair for him to bring the stallion. So they had gathered in Trenton on the morning of the 3rd, provisions packed and travelling gear on.
The journey up and over the Halcyon Mountains, that Saul was getting used to, was an uneventful and quiet one. Though there was pleasent conversation between all of them, there was a certain anticipation of the party that often bred silences between them. Saul had laid out the plan for the first section of their journey- get down into the dampwoods and locate a herd in there. They would camp a while away until morning, when they would locate the herd again and set about selecting those they wanted, before separating them from the herd and driving them back towards a dense thicket. It was a simple strategy that the male was sure would work. The sun had set as the party had entered the forest, once against close to Anatheman territory. It had taken them a little while to find the herd of feral horses in the forest in the dark, but once they'd managed to locate them, the Ichikans had backed off to a reasonable position and begun to set up camp. Saul had stayed close to Eclipse, although he was beginning to like the Soul male Pripyat. In a convoluted, twisted way, he was related to Eclipse and by extension, Saul himself. Still, he didnt feel the need to mention it to the boy who was just a little bit younger than himself. They had slept fitfully that night, waking just before dawn to break camp and find a suitable thicket to encase the horses. They had all bought rope with them, which they would use to tie the horses with once they were caught.
Morning dawned bright and early as the troop moved through the trees. They were a few hundred metres off when Saul paused them. He could just see the grazing animals if he looked over the hedge they had stopped behind. Strategic mind had already picked out a chestnut mare who looked to be roughly the same breed as Hermes. They were obviously mixed breeds, but they would do well enough. "Okay, pick out your targets. I've chosen the chestnut mare with the flaxen mane and the white socks. Once you've all chosen your targets, we'll move round to the back of the group, so there's no chance of them scattering past us and away. Separate your horse from the rest and drive it back towards the thicket. Those who get there horses back first, set about catching them with the ropes we left there. Those who get back last, focus on keeping the horses within the thicket, and then rope your horse. Everyone clear?" Saul waited until he had confirmation from everyone before he fell silent. They needed to pick out their targets. Once everyone had spoken, Saul gave a nod. Shifting down into his lupus form, he crept from the hedge, moving swiftly around the back of the huge herd that had congregated here. Now was the time to strike.
word count;;
"speech"