The Duo Explore

<font color='698AAB'>\\ OOC: Feel free to join in!  Looking at the world map, they are to the east of the ruins, in the forested/plains area, going past the few mountains, moving westward towards the desert and the prison.

\\ IC

Day: 6th
Month: Dyo
Year: 81376

Nebai leads the way through the tall grassy springtime plains, as she always did. Temkaja daintily tiptoed behind her.

They often just telepathed one another, and generally on a wavelength no one else could ever figure out. Seemingly constantly travelling in silence, they were always chatting. But, twins seemed to do that, whenever one comes across a rare occurance of same-egg twins, that is.

<span style='color:#E4BB69'>'Kaja. Knock it off.</span> Nebai asks in her direct and calm, way.

Temkaja looks at her sister, <span style='color:#818391'>Stop what? What am I doing?</span>

<span style='color:#E4BB69'>You know perfectly well what you're doing.</span> Nebai returns in a bored tone. Stepping through the tall grass she looks almost invisible. Her pelt was shades of orange and creams, and so was the grass. It hadn't yet warmed up to the spring time.

<span style='color:#818391'>No I don't.</span> Temkaja returns innocently.

<span style='color:#E4BB69'>Yes you do.</span>

<span style='color:#818391'>No I don't.</span>

<span style='color:#E4BB69'>'Kaja.</span> Nebai's tone was final. <span style='color:#E4BB69'>When will you learn you can't manipulate me? I can see inside that airy head of yours, while others just see clouds.</span>

Temkaja giggles, scrunching her nose up comically, <span style='color:#818391'>They do, don't they? It's such a fun challenge to play with females. They think they're so good.</span>

Nebai doesn't answer and the lavender pendragon giggles again, <span style='color:#818391'>Okay. I'm stopping.</span>

<span style='color:#E4BB69'>Thank you.</span>

To any outside person, Temkaja wasn't doing anything, but following behind Nebai. But Nebai walked silently, the only notice of her being there was the waving grass, and she moved in such a way that it looked natural. She was a hunter after all.

But Temkaja wasn't moving stealthily. She was prancing. And Nebai was in no mood the be sought out by anyone. Then again, she never wanted to deal with others. And the way Temkaja was moving, was sure to attract attention..</font>

 

<font color='698AAB'>Nebai flicks an ear back, annoyed that Temkaja was still prancing like an idiot, and listens carefully.

Extra rustling was heard, but she keeps moving forward at the same pace.

Temkaja was obviously clueless; she manipulated well, but she had no wilderness-sense. She'd get eaten or runover in a stampede if it weren't for Nebai.

The orange-hued pendragon whips around, startling Temkaja into a backward-leaning defensive pose, while Nebai looks around for the culprit, teeth bared in irritation, but no sound emitted.

Temkaja looks at her sister, "What is it?"</font>

 

<font color='698AAB'>Nebai stares at the creature, wondering just what it was. She was in unfamiliar territory, and therefore, was unfamiliar with the wildlife.

"Look down." Nebai looks up at her sister, then back down.

Temkaja looks down slowly, and spotting the creature, tilts her head comically, "Well, what is it?"

Nebai raises an eyebrow, "Why should I know what it is?"

"You're miss huntress, aren't you?" Temkaja raises the opposite eyebrow.

Nebai flicks her ears back and snorts, "With you and your irresponsibility, I never know where I am. And know the critters even less."

Temkaja points at her sister and nods sagely, "You should study, then."

Nebai grits her teeth and shakes her head. "You're impossible."

Temkaja grins, and looks down at the critter between her front legs, "So, what're you, lil' fellow? Or.. lil' lady?"</font>

 

<font color='698AAB'>Temkaja grins, becoming completely personable, "Well, I apologize, you see, with my lovely sibling, it's not often I get to meet many others." That was a lie. But not one any could see through. "I'm Temkaja. You must excuse Nebai, she's rather anti-social. How are you this fine day?" plesant smile, full of compassion. She had this acting thing down to a T.

Nebai snorts in disgust at her twin and turns, walking away through the tall grasses.

Temkaja pauses, "Shall we continue our discussion on the move? She seems to not be waiting for us.."

'Kaja was quite afraid of being left alone in the middle of nowhere; since she had neither the fighting skill, nor the desire to harm anything physically. It was.. dirty.. in her opinion. She mess with anyone's mind, but strike them? Ew.</font>

 

<font color='698AAB'>Temkaja tilts her head as they walk, following behind a miffed Nebai, "Academy? Well, you've gotta be one smart 'dragon to get in there." she nods seriously.

"Never been there, myself." Temkaja sighs whistfully, "Lots of other schools, though, since Nebai likes exploring." She lays the blame on their constantly moving on Nebai.

Nebai rolls her eyes, and says nothing, still walking, and still alert. No use not letting them know where she is. She could just blend in and slip away. But instead, she wags her tail, creating unnessecary movement in the grass. 'Kaja was chatting and prancing so their 'cover' was blown, anyway.</font>

 

<font color='698AAB'>Temkaja nods, "You know, that's exactly right, Nebai is one of those strong silent types. 'Kaja was nodding, as she looked to Qamu, "See, knew you were bright."

Nebai turns her head to look back at her twin and snorts a second time. <span style='color:#E4BB69'>Knock it off, 'Kaja, or I'll smack you. She's just a kid. Pick on someone your own size.</span>

Temkaja sighs mentally, <span style='color:#818391'>Alright.. but she's cute!</span>

<span style='color:#E4BB69'>She's not a toy.</span>

Temkaja looks down at Qamu, smiling brightly, "So, where you going now?"</font>

 

<font color='698AAB'><span style='color:#E4BB69'>'Kaja.</span>

<span style='color:#818391'>Oh, I can still talk to her, can't I?!</span>

<span style='color:#E4BB69'>Yes. But don't manipulate her.</span>

<span style='color:#818391'>I promise on my mother.</span>

<span style='color:#E4BB69'>Our mother.</span> Nebai rolls her eyes again.

<span style='color:#818391'>Right. Our mother.</span>

Temkaja smiles down at Qamu, "But don't classes start soon at the academy?" she pauses, "I don't really know anything about the academy, though."</font>

 

<font color='698AAB'>Nebai stops, looking up above the grasses. She rears onto her hind legs, peering carefully. She was exposed now, but she wanted to be able to see where they were going.

Dropping to all fours, she looks back at them, "Don't go anywhere, please. I'm going to scout the area." With that, Nebai disappears completely into the tall golden plantlife covering the plain.

Temkaja watches her go, ears pricked forward, listening, but she can't hear a thing. Nebai really did hunt quite well.

With a sigh covering her shakiness, she sits and looks at Qamu, who had glared when she last spoke, "Well, then I guess the next question to ask is, do you want to go back? I'm sure they'd help you out, if you did."

Temkaja sensed the apprehension in the niotie's telepathed voice, but she would have to wait until she was told voluntarily. Nebai had forbidden her to manipulate anything out of her, and Temkaja would rather not anger her twin when they were so far away from civilization.</font>

 

<font color='698AAB'>Temkaja reaches out a lavender paw and strokes Qamu's shoulder, "Well, you can stay with us for now, until you do figure out what you're doing. Nebai won't mind." Well, the truth really was, Nebai would tolerate.</font>

 

<font color='698AAB'>Nebai comes back, appearing as if out of mid-air. If Temkaja was startled, she didn't show it. But then, 'Kaja was busy smiling warmly at a content Qamu.

Nebai looks over the two of them and shakes her head, a smile appearing, <span style='color:#E4BB69'>She's staying isn't she?</span>

Temkaja nods just the slightest, <span style='color:#818391'>I said she could. She's little, and she hasn't anywhere else to go..</span>

Nebai raises an eyebrow, <span style='color:#E4BB69'>Well this is a new development.</span>

<span style='color:#818391'>What is?</span>

<span style='color:#E4BB69'>You. Caring for someone other than yourself.</span>

Temkaja smirks, <span style='color:#818391'>Guess it kinda happens when you threaten my life over manipulating a niotie.</span>

Nebai grins, <span style='color:#E4BB69'>I should threaten you more often, then.</span>

The entire conversation had taken only a few moments between the closely linked twins.

Nebai looks at Qamu, "Temkaja tells me you're staying with us. If that's the case, you're welcome to stay."

She then looks between the two of them, "There's a herd of kyffen not too far off, and I don't want them to try and stampede us if they smell us, so we're moving closer to the mountains as we pass them by, just in case we need to make a quick escape. Follow me, please."

Nebai turns and walks slowly back into the grass. This time waving her tail to leave a trail of unnaturally moving grass for them to follow as she heads south, closer to the mountains.

Temkaja watches her sister move off, and waits for Qamu to stand and begin following first; she didn't want to knock the little one over as she got up.</font>