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Post by X'zayvean on Jul 27, 2015 14:11:41 GMT
Riddle with Legion and traps, Spellteeth is the range of forest you enter just after crossing the wall. "Very well. I will. Fetch a bag of supplies before you leave, you're going to need it.""Understood," Zay responded, turning and starting back to camp. His mind kicked into overdrive as he recalled past trips over the wall, remembering what not to do.
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Pulling himself over the wall, Zay landed on nimble feet in a crouch, his rogue instinct and movements returning for the first time in a while. He had his hood pulled up to hide his face, though his gaze was piercing underneath the shadows as it danced around, marking the territory with different landmarks to remember. They then moved towards the ground to look for any sign of Avery's trail, and at first he didn't catch one, so he started forward and through the woods. However, he caught a trail and started following it quickly. Words: WORDS Addressed WORDS Mentioned: WORDS Catching a glimpse of an outsider, she started after the trail, traveling low and swift to the ground like a hunter following prey. |
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Post by Avery on Jul 27, 2015 16:25:51 GMT
Hearing something behind her, Avery stiffens where she leans against a tree before she takes off with a gasp, ankle hindering her, pushes past the pain, teeth gritted
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Post by X'zayvean on Jul 27, 2015 16:56:22 GMT
Running through the underbrush, Zay caught a glimpse up ahead of a shadow move through the trees. He kept his pace, though his eyes followed it, and seeing as it was following a much similar trail as he, his brow furrowed.
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Post by Avery on Jul 27, 2015 17:27:41 GMT
Hearing another noise, Avery grits her teeth and tries to will herself to go faster at the realization she isn't alone, yelping when she trips over a branch, falling. Arm wrapping around her stomach instinctively, she somehow manages to flip midair, lands on her side with a grunt
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Post by X'zayvean on Jul 27, 2015 17:40:52 GMT
Seeing her tumble, the warrior sped up and drew her knife, leaping forward and out of the brush with a yell.
Zay, seeing Avery fall, sped up, making a small ice board and skid forward, speeding up. As he stepped off to continue running, he saw the legion leap out, and at the same time he cursed and jumped forward, colliding with her midair and the two roll away in a mess of limbs and cloaks, Zay's face still hidden under his hood. He pushed himself away as the woman twisted and lashed out at him, black staining his hand and his jaw. But not a sound escaped as the woman stopped and screeched at him, forcing him to throw one of his throwing knives at her throat, cutting her ability to speak and drawing forth blood, his aim deadly.
But, unlucky for them, others nearby heard the screech.
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Post by Avery on Jul 27, 2015 17:52:55 GMT
Breath getting knocked out of her, she coughs, laying there to catch her breath. Eyes widening when a woman suddenly appears from nowhere, she throws up her arm in an attempt at defense, stilling when another collides with her midair. Scrambling to her feet, she backs up as quick as she can, eyes on the pair, stiffening when one falls, tries to get away, limp worse than before
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Post by X'zayvean on Jul 27, 2015 18:00:24 GMT
When the woman fell and tried to push herself up, scrambling angrily towards him, he threw another, embedding it in her skull and he remained still as he watched the life leave the warrior, leaving it drained and frail looking, and listened for the others. He did, however, shake out his hand with a quiet hiss, wiping it on his cloak, the black coming away and revealing angry skin. His hand then moved to his jaw, and at the sounds of more his head snapped towards them, then he darted up and to his feet from his crouch.
He quickly grabbed Av's arm and helped her up, murmuring, "This was a ridiculously foolish idea to come alone, Avery."
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Post by Avery on Jul 28, 2015 3:42:44 GMT
"This was a ridiculously foolish idea to come alone, Avery."
Yelping, she looks at him with wide eyes, goes to jerk away before realizing who it is, sighs, teeth gritting, trying to carry her own weight "It was equally hotheaded for you to follow me." she mutters, hopping in the attempt to walk straight
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Post by X'zayvean on Jul 28, 2015 3:50:53 GMT
"It was equally hotheaded for you to follow me."
He looked at her, gaze sharp though guarded. "I was sent for you, Avery. Had Galen not stop me before I went to train, I wouldn't have known." His voice lowered as he looked in the direction of more footfall. His hand reached over without looking and pulled her hood up. "Keep your face covered. If they don't have a face to place with a person, they can't track you outside the wall."
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Post by Avery on Jul 28, 2015 4:16:08 GMT
"I was sent for you, Avery. Had Galen not stop me before I went to train, I wouldn't have known. Keep your face covered. If they don't have a face to place with a person, they can't track you outside the wall."
"Why did he care?" she mutters, sighing, small sound when he pulls her hood over her face "Hey, what's the big idea?" she hisses lowly, eyes narrowing as she looks at him, irritated from the pain, yanks her arm away, wheezing
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Post by X'zayvean on Jul 28, 2015 4:46:36 GMT
"Why did he care? Hey, what's the big idea?"
"Getting you back alive," Zay hissed quietly, drawing another knife as he steered her towards the wall, gaze still searching the woods. "And we all care. Why would you come over here alone anyway, Avery? What are you trying to prove?"
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Post by Avery on Jul 28, 2015 4:51:36 GMT
"Getting you back alive. And we all care. Why would you come over here alone anyway, Avery? What are you trying to prove?"
"X'zayvean, stop." Avery mutters, yanking away, feet planted, underlying wheeze in her breath "You're going there? Honestly? Someone who's already been to this godforsaken place? Numerous times, may I add."
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Post by X'zayvean on Jul 28, 2015 5:09:33 GMT
"X'zayvean, stop. You're going there? Honestly? Someone who's already been to this godforsaken place? Numerous times, may I add."
His jaw ticked and he looked at her, the black on his jaw blending with the shadows of his hood. "And thought through those times before I acted and made sure I came in with a level head and without as much emotion as possible. And each time, I had a motive, and they weren't for me. But I also learned my lesson the last time I was here," he hissed. "You play with fire and you get burnt. And since then I haven't been back. Not until now, and wasn't going to be until a scouting group was to be sent over the wall."
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Post by Avery on Jul 28, 2015 16:38:04 GMT
"And thought through those times before I acted and made sure I came in with a level head and without as much emotion as possible. And each time, I had a motive, and they weren't for me. But I also learned my lesson the last time I was here. You play with fire and you get burnt. And since then I haven't been back. Not until now, and wasn't going to be until a scouting group was to be sent over the wall."
"Fine." She hisses back, limping towards him "You want to know why I did this, why I crossed the wall? I did this, for you." teeth gritting, she pushes on his chest, trying not to fall, off balance "I did this, for our child. You think Galen was just going to accept you taking my place? Wrong. That's not how it works. In his eyes, I'm still deserting. One of the worst things you could do in the war. If I hadn't done this, he wouldn't have allowed my leave. And even if he had." her voice turns quieter "I wouldn't have allowed it any other way. The war has always brought me things I needed. And now it's gone. I'll get burnt if I play with fire? I've already been set aflame." swallowing, she turns away "Let's just get on with this."
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Post by X'zayvean on Jul 28, 2015 16:47:38 GMT
"Fine. You want to know why I did this, why I crossed the wall? I did this, for you. I did this, for our child. You think Galen was just going to accept you taking my place? Wrong. That's not how it works. In his eyes, I'm still deserting. One of the worst things you could do in the war. If I hadn't done this, he wouldn't have allowed my leave. And even if he had. I wouldn't have allowed it any other way. The war has always brought me things I needed. And now it's gone. I'll get burnt if I play with fire? I've already been set aflame. Let's just get on with this."
He took a step back to counter her push, listening with a sharp gaze. The Feeling of her reason boiled inside his stomach, growing guilt instead of comfort. However, he didn't breathe a word. When she started forward, he followed a couple of paces behind, shoving his anger and frustration back, turning impassive and chilled as he listened to the woods around them. He could feel the prick at the back of his neck, and he knew that the chances of them crossing to the other side without another confrontation. And the tingle of his jaw and hand backed that assumption.
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