Arrival

[Wahya Ayawisgi]

Wahya watches as the wolf shakes the sticks off her, Wahya studies the wolf then it clicks. He pounces on the wolf licking her muzzle, "KUYAA!!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!!"

[goldwolf]

Kuyaa blinks as she gets glomped full of kisses. She clicks as well tho she had an idea but didnt let herself get her hopes up. She gets out from under him and looks him over. "Wahya? Thats really you.. I got a long story.. lets sum it up and just say I've been thru hell"

She nuzzles his cheek. "But Im back"

[Wahya Ayawisgi]

Wahya nuzzles her and licks her, "You can tell me later, I have been worried sick about you... I have my stories to tell as well..." Wahya was filled with happiness, he thought that Kuyaa was dead or lost.

[Rynn]

Rin padded over to the group and sat down among the trees, Kaze looked over to his sister and padded over and sat by her, happy to see that she had made it back without any trouble.

[Tsukikage]

[ooc: I turn my back for a few posts and look what happened! lol]
Tsuki nodded, "Of course, anyone is welcome here." Almost anyone, anyway. If necessary, I'll just reach out to their heart to find out whether or not they can be trusted. Shouldn't be too hard.

Kage shifted his gaze as Tsuki spoke. You're the alpha. Just be careful, you are weakened, after all. He confirmed. He refocused on Dawn, hoping she didn't notice the subtle change as he thought-spoke. He wanted this moment to be just the two of them.
"I'm glad." He sighed, "I feel the same way. I mean... I wouldn't be here now if not for you -- I hope you know that. You're my motivation for everything." He brushed his head gently across her neck, "Y'know, Tsuki and I have changed a lot since you and Hitoban came along. I think our pack will do just fine... but I do have one concern: what about us? What do you want to do with our lives, once we settle in and everything?"
Kage suddenly felt a shock from Tsuki. Not fear, though, so nothing to interrupt them over. Probably just surprised by something...

Tsuki stared at Wahya, "I thought you said you didn't have a mate, Wahya." He suddenly blush and looked away, "Er, I'm sorry, perhaps that was not appropriate... are you two...?"
Shimo giggled a little and Mar chuckled as they watched Tsuki make a fool of himself.
"I mean, not that it's any of my business, really," He continued to fidget uncomfortably while trying desperately to amend his sentences, "um... lovely evening, isn't it? Hehe... I'm... gonna... go sit over there... yeah..." Unfortunately, he stumbled on his way to a tree and fell hard on his shoulder, making a barely audible noise somewhere between a "crunch" and a "pop". He yelped for a moment, then laughed rather pathetically, "Clumsy me..." He muttered before passing out.

Mar hadn't heard the noise, so he just picked Tsuki up and carried him to a safe spot to lie down. "He's exhausted, Hitoban, is it safe to stop here until morning?"
Shimo, however, did here -- or moreover, he saw the noise from Tsuki's shoulder. "I need one of you healers, are you there?" He looked around, but couldn't distinguish one form from another until they spoke.

[hitobannofokkusu]

*Hina watched in a mild state of shock as Wahya greeted Kuyaa. She suddenly felt a pang of something she wasn't used to feeling-jealousy. She'd felt it whenever she'd seen a happy pack or something like that, but never about another wolf. She blushed and turned, walking away, trying to go unnoticed.*

Tsk...he's...he's taken? Serves me right...

*Hitoban nodded at Mar.*

"Yes, it should be safe here. We're very close to the waterfall."

*Maname, with her excellent hearing, also heard the pop from beside Hitoban and watched them move him, wondering what it could be. When Shimo said he needed a healer, she was right there waiting, knowing whatever it was couldn't be good.*

I'm here...what is it you need? What was that pop? It sounded like he broke a bone or something.

*Hitoban lay down next to him, careful not to rest her head on him.*

[Tsukikage]

Shimo nodded, "Just stay calm. It sounded like he may have either a fracture or a dislocation, perhaps both, it was hard to tell. I'll need a numbing agent, do you know of anything we could use? I won't lie: this will hurt... A lot. The problem is, I know what to do, I just don't know why or how, so basically, I'm not even sure if I should." He turned to Hitoban, "I should attempt nothing without your consent, at least."
What really concerns me is that his body is so vulnerable right now. If I do try it, then it'll take him even longer to fully recover... if he does at all. If I don't, though, he may be crippled in that shoulder indefinitely. At the very least, it'll be a thorn in his side. But it's worth a shot... "Gah!" Shimo clenched and pushed his head into the ground. Too much! I can't take all of this! Even handicapped, if I think about something too long, information floods in... He shook it off and sat up straight, "I'm sorry, just a headache. Anyway, I'll explain what I intend to do. First, I'll need something to numb the pain, then, I'll need to examine him to tell the extent of the damage. After that, I would proceed with a transmutation. I will require a more qualified healer to supervise me this time, just to make sure I'm doing the right thing. Like I said, I don't know why or how I know, but I think I know what to do to help him. Do you consent, Miss Hitoban?" The headache was not going away. There must be someway to undo this learning ability the humans had given him, but that would have to wait until later.

[goldwolf]

Kuyaa wags her bushy tail with a big grin on her face. Her gaze turns from Wahya to the others he was with when Wahya got addressed to. She didnt reconized anyone right off the bat and felt uneasy being around so many strangers after so long of living in solitude. Her tail slowed down in its wagging and she tensed up a little, more in awkwardness of the situation than in defense.

[Tsukikage]

"So, I take it you don't get out much, eh, toots?" a voice said. It was addressing Kuyaa, but there was no one visible to match the voice. All of a sudden, a small black figure darted from the trees, landing near Mar. "What's shakin'?" It said. It was a tiny wolf, no larger than a barn owl. Tsubasa swooped, but Shimo clicked at him, and he pulled back. "Girardot? What are you doing here?" Mar replied, "I didn't expect anyone from our pack to be out here. What's wrong?" Mar looked at himself for a moment... Girardot could easily fit a the pad of his paw now.
Girardot whistled, a trick he'd picked up somewhere in his past, "So this is why you haven't come home... Jira's been worried, that's why I'm here. Man, I could stand on your nose, no problem. Can't Dante fix ya up?"
Mar looked away, shamefully. Dante was gone, he was gargantuan... how could he go home? He'd planned to go back when Tsuki was safely settled in, but now... he wasn't so sure if he could face it anymore.
"Dante..." Girardot sighed, He really did mean it when he told us he wouldn't return. "Knowing him, he probably said something profound about living long enough or something..."
Mar smiled, "If you've finished your business, then leave."
"What should I say?" Girardot looked at the scene, Tsuki was severely injured, and Kage was way back with his girlfriend... not good, in his opinion.
"Tell her..." Mar thought a bit, "tell her I'm reborn, and that I'll return to her as soon as our boys are safe."
Girardot beamed, Something's different about him. "Whatever you say, boss." As he turned to leave, another wolf appeared. He looked a bit like Tsuki, but with tiger stripes and a white eye. It was Kenji, Tsuki's brother. "Hey, sour-puss, time to skedaddle." The tiny wolf told him before vanishing into the trees.
Kenji smirked at Tsuki, "Hehe, some pack Lars, you guys are a mess, and Regal is off with some female. And you," he laughed at Mar, "you're a big guy, how'd you join up with these losers, anyway? Besides that, how come you let your lame alpha get so beat up like that? My dad runs a much tighter ship, that's for sure."
Mar tilted an eyebrow in amusement, "Yes, I do, don't I?"
Kenji did a double-take, "DAD?!? Uh..." he recoiled and tucked his tail between his legs, "So sorry! So sorry!" He shouted before running off like a scared little pup.

Kenji pounced on Kage as soon as he was out of site of the others. "Ok, Regal, what'd you do to... dude, what happened to your eye?" Kage rolled Kenji off and swiped a paw across his nose, "Idiot! What are you doing?"
Kenji rose, "What did you and that freak brother of yours do to dad?"
"Nothing at all, he's... he's changed, Kenji," Kage smiled, but the smile faded as he stepped between Kenji and Dawn "now leave us alone before I decide to pummel you."
Kenji recoiled again. Boy, he's easy to scare tonight. Kage chuckled to himself, quickly concealing it with a bark.
Kenji bolted, shouting "Freak!" as he left.

[hitobannofokkusu]

*Hitoban growled slightly to herself when Kenji appeared. He was insulting her and her pack, but she managed to calm herself down as she watched the scene with him, Kage, and Dawn. She had a big choice to make... If he did this, then they could go to the waterfall and Tsuki could rest there. As much as she liked to deny it, they were still in mild danger. The forest held bears and other large animals, but they were all asleep. The night creatures were all almost definitely in the meadow by now, but a straggler or two might still be in the shelter of the trees. What would be the side effects of leaving Tsuki's shoulder like this long enough to get to the waterfall, and what would be the side effects of fixing it? Surely it couldn't be fixed perfectly now, but if they waited, something worse could happen...She looked at Maname, signaling her to answer Shimo while Hitoban thought more about the situation.*

Well of course I would have something of a numbing herb. Normally I try not to use them because they're very rare. But something like this would call for it. It's not really an...herb so to speak. It's more like a thorn. Here, let me show you.

*Maname flipped open the flap on her back and slowly put her nose in. She pulled it out to reveal a round, fruit-like thing with three spikes on it. There were many holes in it where it looked like more spikes used to be, but there were only actually three left. She placed it gingerly on the ground, spikes up.

We don't have a name for this one, but we call it the spike fruit. There are three trees known to our kind on the entire planet, but only one fruit grows on each tree. They only grow once a year, for a week, and then the tree shrivels up and goes back into the ground. What's really strange about it is the trees grow back in a different place every year, so you never know where it's going to sprout up. That's why when we find one, it's a rare gift and we take it, then use it sparsely until we find a new one. This will make him completely numb in about two to three minutes.

*Hitoban looked at Tsuki and licked his cheek.*

"Go ahead Shimo, just be careful..."

[Rynn]

Rin looked over to Kuyaa, she hadn't seen her in god knows how long. She stood and padded over and paused a few feet from her. "Hello Kuyaa, long time no see.." She had been partially in the shadows so Kuyaa probably didn't see her anyway.

[Tsukikage]

Shimo nodded, then picked up the fruit. "So, I just prick him with the thorn or something? Hmm..." He decided to tell everyone the risks, but... how to put it? "All right, I'll just spit this out. If I succeed, there is a twenty percent chance that he'll have a limp for the rest of his life, but only a fifteen percent chance of a complete recovery, which means that if he does recover in the remaining sixty-five percent, his shoulder will still have some minor complications, but he should be able to walk alright. If I fail, however, the entire leg will probably be unusable... Of course, this is all worse-case scenario; I'm only going off the sound at this point."
He paused for a moment, then turned back to Maname, "Okay, you'll have to use the thorn on him, because I can't see objects that don't make sound. Tell me once you're done, then I'll begin."

[goldwolf]

Kuyaa notices she was being addressed again by the silver wolf. She looked at her for a minute then her ears perked. "Rin! Sure has been awhile almost didnt reconize ya.."

She looks over to the others with a confused look. She was completely baffled by what all was going on.

[hitobannofokkusu]

*Maname nodded and pulled on one of the thorns. She twisted her head and it made a clean break, leaving another hole like the others. She grabbed it by the fat end and padded over to Tsuki. Then she plunged the thorn into his shoulder, about two inches into it. She bit the fat end of the thorn and it slowly went flat. Then she pulled it out quickly, spitting it out and trying to get the taste out of her mouth.*

Okay, so it should be a couple of minutes until he's numb, but that particular area should be numb by now, so you can go ahead and start.

[Wahya Ayawisgi]

Wahya looks to Kuyaa to notice that she seemed tensed, he raises a eyebrow as he looks back to everyone. Nothing seemed weird to Wahya so he turns back to Kuyaa, "You seem tense.... why, you are surrounded by friends that mean no harm." Wahya smiles as he says so.