Sugar Run

Anu · 03-16-2012, 11:00 AM

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Engelmann snorted. He was a calm pony, and when he spoke up Anu turned to listen. She and Alder had been tapping the trees while waiting for the sap to run, and Anu had brought the pony along to cart the sap back to the pack lands for boiling. It was the longest the wolfess had been away from the lands of Crimson Dreams for quite some time, and she was glad that her Courtier son had been able to join her. His strong arms were quite helpful.

Anu took the roped from the red spotted stallion, allowing him to roam and find water and sustenance as he saw fit. He never roamed too far, and the gray female felt it right to give the hard working and obedient creature a rest. They needed to collect the sap, chase after rusty handled buckets and make sure the iron spouts were still flowing. She began a small trek through the wood, alone as Alder was doing the same in the opposite direction.

It was a time and energy consuming task, but Anu found the silence of the hardwood forest soothing and restful. Another bucket could be seen in the distance, and she walked softly through the dapple sunlight that shown through the thin and leafless branches.

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Sage River Lykoi · 03-21-2012, 06:52 PM

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herpderp!

Now that she was free of her prisoner, Sage was able to move around again. It had been too long since she'd left the confines of the pack, and the open fields and forests below the mountain were calling to her. It was early morning when she'd left, after making sure all of the animals were fed and watered, and their pens clean enough. Lennon's back was more comfortably now than ever as she rode down the mountain, lighting up a fat, hand-rolled joint as she went. She had smoked less while she'd had watch of the captive, and the high felt splendid now.

A few hours of light travel found her in a familiar forest. The Dampwoods, she thought, skirting carefully around Inferni. Sage was still wary of Ezekiel, despite Max's friendly demeanor outside of the pack. Farther south she went, until she found another wood, a denser wood with thicker trees. She recognized these as maple, and as she moved Lennon through them, her nose noticed the sweet scent. Sap, she knew. Sage wondered if someone was taking advantage of the long-abandoned human tools. She'd tasted some of the sap before, but it wasn't all that good. She supposed there was a process to it, but it was nothing that she knew.

Other scents hit her nose as she traveled, and it wasn't long before a silver-grey shape could be seen in the distance, half-hidden by the brush. She thought she recognized part of that scent, but she couldn't place it. Curious, the tawny coyote approached, lighting another joint and blowing smoke from her lungs as she went. The wolf became visible soon, and Sage called out gently through a cupped hand. "Hello over there!" She moved closer, and swung down from Lennon's back, for courteous greeting. "Sapping the trees, are you?" she asked the pretty grey, smiling meekly as she took another long drag. The weed had done well to calm her nerves, and she felt almost stable enough to have a good chat. Maybe the grey woman would abide.

Anu · 03-27-2012, 07:50 AM

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The rider and horse did not go unnoticed. Although the leaf litter posed as a soft underfooting, the sturdy horse could not hoof through without her ears turning to seek out the origin. Blue eyes sought them out, head turning to gaze upon the pair with curiosity. She lacked hesitation as the female called out to her, leaving the horse’s back and coming to the ground. Where were the days long gone, when no beast rode upon a horse? The sight then would have drawn quite a crowd, and now without even a fuss about change it seemed that they all owed a steed to ride upon.

I am. She spoke, a smile upon her face. There was no concern nor resentment for the woman engaging in the horse revolution. It was simply an observation. Anu stood straight, the bucket could use another few moment below the spout as she addressed the younger female.

Coyote formed with yellow hazy eyes looked back at her, the distinct scent of the weed spicing up into her nostrils as she noticed the sparked joint. Another rarity in the Dreaming world, and Anu found her instantly charming with her tone and first impression. Maple syrup is worth the work. Have you tapped before? Anu asked, wondering is the nameless coy was experienced in the job.

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Sage River Lykoi · 04-12-2012, 05:07 PM

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i'm so sorry ; ;

Sage's smile broadened when the lady returned a friendly answer. She didn't know if she could handle much more hostility. Pleased, she moved forward, peering at the trees and the buckets she carried, wondering how much she'd found. The idea of maple syrup sounded pleasant and tasty, and her mouth watered as she imagined its sweetness. She didn't know what it tasted like, truly, but maybe soon she would. "I haven't," she replied, shaking her head softly. "How does it work?"

Curiously, she sidled beside the woman, wide amber eyes appraising the tools. One was a rusted hunk of metal shoved into the trunk of the tall maple, and the other a simple bucket beneath, catching its drippings. It seems easy enough, she thought. Glancing up at the canopy of leaves above, Sage wondered if the trees mourned the loss of their sap.

Anu · 04-26-2012, 08:50 AM

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The stranger same close, the two females finding nothing in one another to be fearful about, and Anu only smiled. A question came, and the Dreamer was glad to have a new pupil to explain it too. Oh, well.. Anu began as she looked at the tree’s trunk and gave it a small pat. During the winter the sap inside the trees freezes but when spring approaches the days are warmer and the Sun stronger. It thaws during the daylight, and the sap is released and begins to flow. It was how she had learned the nature of the trees, and so her scientific explanation may have lacked to those a bit more proper.

We tab the tree, and collect the running sap before it thaws again tonight. She pointed to the spout and then looked back at the female, wondering what she thought about the whole thing. Though she could not stay in one place for too long, for the next tap needed to be checked. Anu moved away slowly to the nearest tree that always held a bucket.

It was filled a quarter of the way, and that was likely all they would get from the tree. I am Anu, of Crimson Dreams. She added as she picked up the bucket of clear liquid. To the unknowing eye, it simply looked like water.

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Sage River Lykoi · 04-30-2012, 09:50 PM

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Sage listened, nodding and mumbling interested noises. The process of collecting the sap seemed easy enough, but the tawny coyote wondered still how to create the tasty final product. "That part doesn't sound so hard," she mused with a smile as she followed the older, sandy-grey woman to the next tree. This bucket was not very full, Sage noticed as she peered in, but it was taken anyway as the stranger gave her name.

Crimson Dreams, she remembered, where Barry used to live... Sage wondered why he'd left. "Lovely to meet you, Anu," Sage said airily, the lingering effects of the smoke slowing her words to a lazy, dreamy tone. "My name is Sage River Lykoi. Ichika is my home," she added in reply. "I have a friend who used to live in Crimson Dreams. Maybe you know him; he's called Barrett." Her first memory of the dark, handsome wolf was a happy one. They'd smoked together at the top of a scenic hill just outside of the packlands, watching the sunset. She'd been intoxicated by his charm, and he hadn't objected. It had been wonderful; it was a type of freedom she found herself searching for again.

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