Dark Is the Sky

Alaki · 01-20-2012, 04:28 PM

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I'm so numb, Can't you hear me?
Here I am, There is something inside me
That still wants to feel

Word Count :: 742 Butting in with Alaki now ^^ Crows woulda arrived well before him and Alexander; both males still mounted; Hibiki is a blue sabino whilst Rain is an appaloosa

Weeks had passed and with them his injuries had begun to close and heal; the smaller more shallow ones were completely healed whilst the deeper ones were now well on their way to healing. Where the bears claws had deeply cut into him he knew he would have scars, his face and left shoulder were gonna be littered with reminders of the attack and the incident where his and Naniko's children had come very close to foolishly getting themselves killed. His blindness was still new and strange, but with each passing day he grew used to having a blind spot, his balance and ability to judge distances was slowly returning back to normal. The only bandages that remained were the ones on his left forearm and shoulder and once more the young samurai stalked through the howling caverns in his usual attire; black trousers and as many weapons attached to him as he could, his Katana threaded through a tattered leather belt hung to his right side, a welcomed and comforting presence.

Padding along to his left whilst humming was Alex; the Rakeeb was sure the male hummed so that he knew he was there, always being over protective and pointlessly over considerate. Maybe it was the pale males fault that he was so paranoid about his newly acquired blind spot... pondering the idea of blaming the male for making him self-conscious of something he shouldn't be the two proceeded outside of the caves, without speaking or looking at each other, settling into what was becoming their usual companionable silence. Upon emerging above ground the pair were greeted by three of the pack's crows; Chiya, Beyaz, and Kurayami. As beady red eyes of the albino male fell upon his master, Beyaz hoped from where he was perched and skilfully glided down to land upon the males left side; another nuisance right where he couldn't see.

Sighing he ignored the white bird and quickly signalled for the other two to fly ahead of him and Alex, making sure that no unknowns approached; after the bear attack he was much more cautious within his own home lands, especially since he was still injured and adjusting to being half blind. To his side he heard the humming stop and twisted his head so that he now looked upon the pale and overly pierced male, “What?” he asked, taking in the peculiar look upon Alex's face and then felt himself go dead cold when the other grinned. Cautiously he took a step back, but it was too late; Alex hooked his arm around his and began to drag the Rakeeb over in the general direction of the stables. “I've decided, i'm taking you out for a date” the ghostly male announced spontaneously, earning a groan of complaint from the young samurai.

Reaching the stable the pair mounted up and were soon riding along the borders, every now and then starting a mini race of which Hibiki one; the blue mare easily out matching Alex's stallion Rian. Pausing by the river he relaxed his reigns and allowed for Hibiki to drink, his head titling up to the skies as he heard a crows cries; Chiya flew down lower, circled once and then headed off indicating for him to follow; the two crows would arrive at the destination well before their master and would circle it or wait until he arrived as trained. “Got a situation it seems” he shouted over to Alex, picking his reigns up he pushed Hibiki into a light canter and could hear Alex following shortly behind him. It took the pair awhile but eventually they arrived to find Leon speaking with two strangers.

Almost in sync the Rakeeb and Zepar brought their horses to a halt just behind the Anzu, the grey Rakeeb whistled to the crows and the pair flew back into the territory resuming their duties... or so he hoped. The crows had a tendency to be unpredictable at times and would slack every now and then. With the crows dismissed he turned his attention back to the group gather, Beyaz's claws dug into his shoulder slightly, the albino crow uncertain with the presence of strangers. “Leon.” he spoke the male's name in welcome, his voice a controlled neutral; Alex peered over to the brown male and looked the stranger over quickly before turning his attention back to the others. “What's going on here?” he asked, getting straight to the point.

Image courtesy of Billy Lindblom

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