'Whispers in the Dark (Geezell/Open)

[Liontracks]

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Dear Agony
Just let go of me

Travelling these rolling plains all his life was nothing new to this young elk buck. It was the only thing he had ever known ever since he was old enough to fend for himself. He had never seen his mother since then and at this point, he assumed her dead. It hit him pretty hard until he just pushed those thoughts into the back of his head. This was something that happened in the past where it should be left. Then again, his mother could have been alive so there was no telling what the new day would bring. Kaytaf had been alone most of his life after he left his mother so there wasn’t too much excitement in his life. Stepping along the tall reeds of the open plains that stretched as far as the eye could see, he took in a deep breath of the fresh spring air. Tilting his head back a bit, the top of his brown head holding large antlers that were slowly starting to shed the fur off from the previous winter. The coolness of the air that swept through his loose pelt gave him a sense of some hope. What that entitled, even he didn’t know but he wasn’t about to question it.

His thin, tall, lanky rods that acted as his legs stepped expertly over tiny gopher holes and various other little obstacles that might have been in his way. Even though there was nothing but rolling hills in front of him, Kaytaf went along carefully and cautiously. There was no telling what predators might have crossed the borders while he wasn’t around. The male was always the cautious one when it came to any situation. Flicking his ears and keeping himself erect, his big brown eyes scanned the horizon of the reeds as they blew gently in the breeze. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary and no strange were being picked up by him. Then again, if there had been a predator, they could have hidden their scent by being downwind from him. With a light frown of annoyance, his tiny tail twitched before he continued onward.

The river that flowed gently through their territory wasn’t too far away from where he was and his throat was beyond parched. All he was planning on doing was going to stop for a quick drink and then go off to explore the rest of the land. One thing he knew for sure was that the Tribe’s lands were one of the largest and he was curious to know what other creatures were around that fell under the rule of the mighty Chieftain who ruled over this large expanse. He had heard many rumors about the ruler and that he was very elusive and barely anyone could catch a glimpse of him. All he knew for certain that he was of the deer breed so in a way they were like cousins. Elks were slightly bigger than the deer from what he could remember. But he wasn’t planning on challenging the ranks just because of his bigger size, oh no. Kaytaf held great respect for the great Chieftain as well as the other chiefs who ruled over the smaller sections of land.

It really didn’t matter to him all that much as their decisions didn’t affect him too drastically. Getting back to the task at hand, a gentle smile graced his muzzle as his tiny ears could pick up the sound of running water not far ahead of him. Picking up his slightly lazy pace, he sighed in relief at the cool water that flowed through noisily. Lowering his head, he took a long drink from the cooling water as it parched his thirst. Every once in awhile though, he looked up from his current activity to make sure he truly was safe. You never know what you might run into.




TAG: Geezell
LYRICS: Dear Agony -- Breaking Benjamin
WORD COUNT: 647
NOTES: Wow that was a horrible first post x.x

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[niaku]

It had been only a week since Niaku's grandparents had turned her loose on the world, telling her she needed to experience the world first hand to prepare for her inevitable leadership of the Lightmist tribe. Already she found herself bored with this journey as so far it had been mostly uneventful. Nobody paid her much mind as she traveled across the rolling plains and she hadn't as of yet decided what kind of approach she was going to take to this whole mission. Her grandparents had told her simply to mingle and to learn the different ways of life across the lands so that she may become a better diplomat. Niaku was hoping to do a little more than that. She had big dreams, she just wasn't sure about how to go about it. One thing was for sure, wandering around alone probably wasn't going to get her anywhere.

She now found herself trotting across the plains a long a river knowing, or at least hoping, that there would be others drawn to the water source. For a day or so she had no such luck, until today. A thick musky scent came to her and made her stop in her tracks. She craned her next to see that down the river there was a young elk buck all alone peering about as if he expected to be attacked. She approached at a quick but cautious walk stopping at what she hoped would be a safe distance.

She held her head high in a confident but non threatening position, as her grandfather had taught her to do as to not appear to be a target to be taken advantage of. With her slight stature and smaller than average build it was a hard look to pull off and she wasn't entirely sure if she was any good at it.

"Hello." She said none too quietly, trying to hide the nerves in her voice. She wasn't generally a nervous creature but she also generally stood at the side of her grandfather or grandmother on the rare occassion that her tribe bothered to reach out and communicate with anybody outside of the tribe. She was all alone now with nobody to hold her hand so to speak. She couldn't help but feel a bit jittery.