Illrose; Ancient wings unfolding.

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May contain mature language/ violence.



October 20, 2022

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physical- x mental-


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Knocking the air out of him

Knocking the air out of him even as Raleigh smirked and swished his tail in excitement, beholding his brother stagger backwards, a few tufts of his too-thick fur stuck in the tines of the attacking doe.
But amazingly... He still stood! And the only expression on his juvenile face was that of utter confusion as he took a deep breath, casting one single glare in Raleigh's smirking direction.
"P-please stop that..." He mumbled, but, true enough, he didn't show a single sign of pain.
Another thing that didn't show, was as Illrose looked away from Raleigh, he mouthed at his brother; "Play along or I'll kill you."

sorry for the late

sorry for the late reply!

"Ohh. Maybe," Ming agreed, smiling at Illrose's explanation. He hadn't heard of any other deer being as big of the Twin Gods. He hadn't even really heard much of the Twins Gods, anyway. Maybe he need to listen to more older deer than run around. Ming Yue listened to her describe the deer, wondering how somebody could not be slightly worried when they encountered him. He shook his head, frowning. "No, is it a special day?" he asked, trying to figure out what "Halloween" might be. The best he could come up with was that it was a creepy time since it involved a huge deer that was a walking corpse.

"No, you weren't being harsh. He's just doesn't like me being around other deer that much," he explained.
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Chicken; Illrose felt how the

Chicken;
Illrose felt how the impact sent a stinging pain along her spine, but she simply shook her antlers while she glanced at her opponent. Alright, he was strong. Again, a smirk appeared on her lips when the stag spoke.
"And what if I don't? What will you do then?" She asked, pawing the ground with her hoof, before she jumped forward and began to trot around the stag in circles, waiting for him to make a move this time.


Parler;
"Oh yes, it's a very special day." Illrose nodded.
"Someone says this is the day the dead rise from their graves to haunt us, while others say this is the only day the dead actually rest, while the living celebrate Halloween. You pick the version you like the best, but I'm pretty sure Velocity is one of the undead, and since he arrives only at Halloween, the first version seem more accurate. And he is not the only one appearing around Halloween. Huge candles are placed everywhere, the air is filled with bats and the howling from wolves and owls." Illrose explained, before she nodded her head, glad she hadn't been too harsh with Ming's friend.
"As long as he is nice with you, I'll stay out of it." She said, giving the fawn a gentle nuzzle.
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But he just shook his head,

But he just shook his head, looking conflicted, casting small glances at Raleigh, who was still smirking, before giving a small sigh and setting his hooves firmly into the ground, standing perfectly still.
"Nothing." He said, but in such a tone of voice, it could only be described as defiant. It was a voice which encouraged her to do her worse. A voice which dared her to try and knock him down.
Raleigh looked amused.
(Dear brother! When did YOU grow a spine?~)
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"Why so sad today?" the young

"Why so sad today?" the young doe inquired softly as she settled in beside the larger deer. Although she smiles lightly, her eyes are fraught with concern.
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Chicken; Her pace soon slowed

Chicken;
Her pace soon slowed down to a walk, but she still circled the stag, until a frustrated look came across her face when she saw how firmly he had put his hooves to the ground. The stag's reply made her snort.
"What's the fun in that?" She asked, casting a quick glance at Raleigh again, before the other stag got all her attention.
"So you're just gonna stand there and receive every blow I deliver? Isn't that a bit pathetic, not fighting back?" She continued to circle him, until she stopped right by his hips. Illrose lowered her antlers again, before she jumped into the stag again, this time aiming for his hind-legs.


Phaios;
Illrose smiled as she eyes Phaios, who had grown to become a beautiful young doe. Illrose hadn't even recognized Phaios when she approached her and Jack at the altar.
"Oh, it's nothing. There's just a lot that have been going on lately, so I'm a bit tired. Nothing to worry about." She said, before giving the younger doe a light nuzzle.
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"That seems to be going

"That seems to be going around," she replies with a crooked half-smile as she leans into the nuzzle. Her eyes brighten a little. "Have you seen Big Brother? Is he better? I can't seem to find him, or Ravus."
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Oh yes, it definitely does."

Oh yes, it definitely does." Illrose replied with a sigh. She then tilted her head slightly.
"Big brother? You mean Gustiro?" She asked, a smile appearing on her lips, only seconds before it vanished again by the mentioning of Ravus' name. Ravus, the one Illrose had began to see almost like a twin sister. She hadn't known her for long, but long enough to miss her deeply.
"Gustiro is doing fine, he has recovered from his deep injuries. But Ravus, she...I've heard she has left the Forest. And I sadly believe it's true, because I haven't seen her around lately, and her friend Geisha seem to be devastated." Illrose felt bad for the fight she had been having with the Geisha the other day. If only she had known the reason for the other doe's behavior then. But she had apologized, and it seemed to have been accepted by the other doe.
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Phai nods. Gustiro, of

Phai nods. Gustiro, of course. She'd have to learn to start using actual names, sooner or later. "Good." Her amber eyes sadden, though, at the next bit of news. "Left?" The doe studies the ground in front of her for a moment before sighing quietly, "I understand." Her head drops to the ground beside one foreleg, her expression akin to a doleful dog's. Geisha... "The pretty one? Yes, she was quiet yesterday. Quieter. I wondered."
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Making him gasp and stagger

Making him gasp and stagger slightly as she rammed into him, skin tearing under thick fur, invisible to all but the stag himself, who felt the bitter sting of it. Not feeling pain... Ignoring pain... It was all the same to him.
"If you d-don't find it f-funny... S... Stop." He said, turning his head slightly to look at her, too-blue eyes shining determination at the doe, who sparked some distant, almost-forgotten memory in the back of his mind... Something about flowers...
(I won't play Raleigh's sick, little game...)

(rofl I didn't think Illrose

(rofl I didn't think Illrose would attack Redd, surprised me actually xD and Raleigh must have issues.) (lol yeah I'm stalking this Cool)
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Phaios; Illrose nodded her

Phaios;
Illrose nodded her head slowly. Yes, sadly Ravus had decided to leave. But, she probably had her reasons. She nodded again at Phai's words.
"The pretty one, yes. That's Geisha. I admit I didn't like her much when we first met, but now I just feel really sorry for her." She bent down, and laid her own head to rest carefully a top of Phaios' neck as if to comfort her. She wondered if Ravus knew how many they were that would miss her when she was gone.


Chicken;
The damn thing still stood on his feet! Illrose snarled for a moment, and began to circle him again. This was ridiculous, why fight someone who didn't have the slightest interest in fighting back? She ignored the words from the stag, though, only reared up and hit his back with her front hooves. When her front legs touched the ground again, Illrose turned around, facing Raleigh.
"This is useless. He is boring." She hissed, and shook her antlers again, before she took a deep breath to calm down. The lack of response from the stag just irritated her, but she lost the will to fight when her opponent didn't fight back.


Mini;
Lol, me neither, but she apparently did anyway. xD You stalker. D:
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But Raleigh just smirked as

But Raleigh just smirked as the young stag budged slightly under the weight of the massive female, a gasp caught in his throat as the white stag approached gracefully, lit by the sun, looking pure, innocent, devout... Everything he was not.
One look from his smirking face made the other stag shut his gaze down into the ground.
Raleigh chuckled.
"Don't fret my dear... All you have to do is push the right buttons..." He said, moving closer still, so close his face hovered mere inches away from the stag's ear...
He whispered something...
And at once the stag yelped and lunged at the still-smirking Raleigh, his blue eyes shut tightly, teeth gritted, hooves cutting into thin air as Raleigh barely avoided getting stricken to the ground.
"There we go!~" He chuckled, jumping to the side, right next to Illrose.

tracking or something. don't

tracking or something. don't mind me. xD
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The doe sighs softly. "They

The doe sighs softly. "They come and they go and they come again, if only briefly," she murmurs just as quietly. Phai blinks in mild surprise at the sudden weight upon her neck, but makes no comment toward it; rather, she enjoys the warmth. "But it is good to hear that Gustiro is improving. I was worried, for a while. Let's hope improvement is the next thing to go 'round."
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Chicken; Illrose raised her

Chicken;
Illrose raised her eyebrows when Raleigh walked over to the other stag. She perked her ears, but couldn't catch the words the white stag said to the other one. But whatever he said, it was working. Illrose jumped in between them as the stag lashed out at Raleigh, her antlers lowered to protect herself from the attack but also at the same time trying to wound him, give him a reason to attack again.

Mini;
:'D <3

Phaios;

"Yes. We can hope Ravus is among those who come again. Who knows, perhaps she returns one day, or just drop by to say hello. That would be nice." She tried not to lay all of her weight upon the other doe's neck. After all, it wasn't just the weight of her head she had to carry, but also the weight of her massive antlers.
"I was worried too. I have never seen him so injured as he was this time. But he is strong, I knew he would manage it." She said, before a smile appeared on her lips.
"Yes, let's hope so."
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And it worked - a gasp came

And it worked - a gasp came from the stag as his shoulder collided with Illrose's antlers, spilling red down his pelt in a few, liquid drops. Blinded by rage and by now, probably pain as well, he stroke out at the doe, hooves-first, his antlers useless after all... He might be young, but he was heavy and well-armoured from protective fur and muscles. Though not a fighter, his hits were uncoordinated and almost desperate...

In the back, Raleigh cackled maliciously, egging Illrose on.
"That's it, my pretty!~"
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Illrose lifted her head after

Illrose lifted her head after the attack, just in time to see the stag striking out at her. A surprised laughter escaped her lips as she jumped to the side, but she wasn't fast enough and one of his hooves hit her right on the left front leg. Illrose ignored the slight hint of pain, as she narrowed the stag for a moment. Since he had no antlers that could do damage, she reared up in front of him, before she bent her neck on the way down again, in an attempt to hit the stag with her antlers. Her ears flicked at Raleigh's words, but for now she ignored him completely.
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But a surprise hit her, so to

But a surprise hit her, so to say, square between the eyes, as the stag's lack of antlers only made up for an incredibly hard and thick skull; it was like ramming into a brick-wall! He staggered slightly and gave a small wince and a gasp, but besides that, he looked like it'd barely even hit him. He threw his head to the side to get her off, turning as fast as he could to kick at her with powerful hind-legs, though terribly uncoordinated as always. He looked pained, his eyes half-closed and face twisted in agony... but not physical. This was obviously something mental... He looked like he he though he HAD to fight... which he pretty much did.
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The red bull began to make

The red bull began to make smaller and smaller circles around the gathering until he was satisfied with how close together they were. At that point he moved closer to the group picking out the orange furred Kheiron and standing before him. He lifted his heavily burdened head high and announced clearly. "We are home." And with that he shouldered his way to the middle of their little gathering and flopped himself down looking very pleased with himself.

( Sorry for the very late reply. Got distracted.
Not as exciting as you may have thought and probably lost interest since it took so long. XD)

Kheiron still wasn't sure

Kheiron still wasn't sure what the red stag was trying to point out, but it was kind of... heartwarming seeing all of them gathered. Some friends, some strangers... It was nice. And it was probably all done with some sort of consideration, he though.
Kheiron reached out to Gustiro and told him very quietly; "Thank you, I guess... I owe you one..."
Yeah, so the brute wasn't as bad ad Kheiron had first thought. But he still didn't really like the guy. This was kind of him, but Kheiron couldn't help wonder why the red stag had bothered with all this. Sure, he uses every day to herd deer, but not... quite like this. And Gustiro had never cared about Kheiron earlier.
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Chicken; It was like she had

Chicken;
It was like she had ran head-first straight into a wall. The pain was sudden, came as a surprise and made it feel like her head exploded, for a moment. The impact made her stumble backwards, away from the stag while she shook her head as if to shake the pain away. Her eyes widened as she could see his hind-legs coming towards her, and she threw her own body out of the way, before she turned around again, lowered her antlers and charged again, aiming at his side.

Gustiro, mini, shaku, AliceV ( Seredinipity?);
With her head tilted with curiosity, she watched the little group approaching. Gustiro, the stag she had seen a few times and remembered as Vodun, and Jack. What was Gustiro up to? Illrose's eyes widened when she saw Jack come running right towards her, and the impact nearly made her fall over. But she managed to stand on her feet, and only a grunt escaped her lips. She then glared at Jack, taunting at him before her lips curled into a slight smile.
"I don't know what he is up to, to be honest." She replied, before she looked at Gustiro when he approached them. She frowned at the red stag's words. Home? Yeah, as for now, she supposed this was home. Illrose walked over and sat down next to Gustiro, resting her head on his back.

With an suspicious look he

With an suspicious look he watched the red stag... untill Gustiro finally placed himself in the middle of their little group.

The white stag remained unusual silent for a while, his features seemed to look a little more harsh than usual.

"Pah... home..." He finally spat out, before starting to wriggle his way out of the little gathering, wanting to leave this nonsense behind as soon as possible.

His stinging eyes were nailed to a point somewhere at the horizon... he would never allow someone to notice how much this word hurts him.



((d'oh, laaame. But at least i didn't miss it 8D btw he is not totally gone till now, in case somone had planned something else for him or so.... If not.. just imagine him emoing away....))
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Too blinded by pain and rage

Too blinded by pain and rage to be able to focus on the present world, the stag barely even saw her coming and didn't make it out of her way, landing him with those blood-red antlers straight into his side, leaving deep gashes and making him scream in pain as crimson drops fell to the ground, the stag falling with them, onto his side, his footing finally failing him.
His eyes were shut tightly and his face was a grimace of pain, a single teardrop rolling down his cheek as he struggled to get to his feet quickly, limbs shaking.

From the back, a terrifying smirk shone darkly on Raleigh's smug, little face.
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I'm pretty sure Illlrose will

I'm pretty sure Illlrose will have something to say about Jack leaving, but I'll let others reply first. :')

Chicken;

Illrose had used all her strength in the attack, and when the impact made the stag fall over, she nearly stumbled over his body. But Illrose managed to regain her balance, and she stepped away from the fallen stag, breathing rather heavily.
"It's enough now." She said, both to the stag and to Raleigh. She was pleased she had managed to get the stag down, and she wasn't filled with rage anymore. All in all, she had no reason to fight anymore. She lowered her head, and rubbed her cheek carefully against her aching knee.
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The stag's chest heaved

The stag's chest heaved painfully as he stopped struggling to try and get to his feet; He was spent. Gasping for breath, he let out a small sigh, trembling, not even raising his eyes to look at Illrose.
"R... right..." He stuttered, gingerly touching his lips to his side, trying to clean the wound he could barely reach. But then Raleigh stepped out in front of Illrose, smiling happily.
"Feeling better now, my pretty?~" He cooed, blocking her view of the fallen stag.
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Vodun looked away to hide the

Vodun looked away to hide the small smile forming. How childish... building their curiosity to a point, only to deliver an anticlimax like this. Home was... grass and trees. There wasn't anything particularly interesting about their new surroundings. No fascinating rocks to speak of. Vodun could probably find it again, but it would take some effort.

Sighing in forgiving defeat, he lowered himself against Gustiro's other side, curling his legs beneath him.

Home.

How humorous.

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Silly Vo~ 'Home' is the people! Keke~ This was very exciting XD
And Vodun probably has no feelings about Jack leaving. I'm not ignoring you, Alice darling ♥

((thought so &hearts; ))

((thought so ♥ ))
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Illrose looked down at the

Illrose looked down at the bleeding stag, and for a moment, she pitied him. She had no reason to hurt him like that, it had gone too far. Way too far. She didn't have any wounds from the fight, only a few scratches, an aching knee and a slight headache. Her ears fell back, and for a moment she blinked in confusion, as if she could not believe she had done this, attacked a stranger just like that. But why should that be surprising? She had attacked strangers all the time before she entered the forest. Her eyes fell on Raleigh, and she nodded.
"I guess I do." She replied with a sigh, before she frowned.
"Why do you look so happy about it?" She asked suspiciously, when she saw Raleigh's smile.
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But the white stag just

But the white stag just shrugged as he walked her away from the one on the ground, a calm smile still on his smug face.
"Oh, I'm just pleased that you've gotten it out of your system, my dear~" He said, giving a small wave of his tail as the two turned their backs to the bleeding stag, who was yet again trying to get to his feet, struggling and gasping quietly in pain.
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"Hello... M-miss. I'm n-nice

"Hello... M-miss. I'm n-nice to... meet you."
Myun bowed, a little bit shy, looking to the dragon doe, intimidated.

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Myun was the fawn who stayed with you, when you were near 'Smiling' Jack <3

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Chicken; Without a word, she

Chicken;
Without a word, she followed Raleigh away from the injured stag, even though some part of her wanted to stay and help him, to make it all undone. But Illrose forced that feeling away, keeping her eyes in front of her, refusing to look back at her victim.
"Who is he, anyway?" She asked Raleigh. No doubt the stag was someone he knew.


Solaya;
"It's very nice to meet you as well, little one." Illrose smiled behind her skull mask as she bowed to the fawn.

Oh, good to know. She is really cute. :'D
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"W... What is your name, Miss

"W... What is your name, Miss ? The mine is... Nymunn. But everybody call me... Myun."
The fawn thought she was undiscret, so she blushed.


Thank you <3 Forgive her, she's curious |D

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"My name is Illrose." She

"My name is Illrose." She answered with a nod, lowering her head to be more on the fawn's level of height.
"Hm, Nymunn...Myun. I like Myun, so if everybody calls you that, I'll do as well." She sniffed the air, to memorize the fawn's scent, as well as she memorized the glowing name above her head.


Oh, Illrose doesn't mind that. :') She would have loved to play some more, but she was a bit worried for her friends and not quite in the mood. :b
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But Raleigh just chuckled as

But Raleigh just chuckled as he led the doe away, having to look slightly up to look into her eyes; the size-difference was quite amusing, really.
"Oh, just an... acquaintance of mine..." He said with that smirk, moving closer, motioning to clean her minor injuries.

"Quit that bickering! You

"Quit that bickering! You look good in blue. Pansy."
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"Oh, shut it." :

"Oh, shut it." :<

-shoves and tugs on the doe's

-shoves and tugs on the doe's scruff- "Mine."



&hearts; Track


Track <3
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Thank you.

Thank you. <3
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omg &hearts; :'D I srsly


omg ♥ :'D I srsly don't have any clue how to play that game.
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Awh.

Awh. <3
Me neither, I barely know how to get in the direction I want to. xD
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same here :'D and I hate it

same here :'D and I hate it that the character turns his face always away so I can't see it, no matter where I move the camera >:
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Press 'Alt', then he doesn't

Press 'Alt', then he doesn't do that anymore. ^^ That was annoying me as well. xD
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oh okay 8D thank you!

oh okay 8D thank you!

"Illis..." The dragon stag's

"Illis..." The dragon stag's voice carried off as he looked to his battered friend. He instantly noticed the missing skull that she always had worn with pride and joy. The skull that held both the good memories and the bad memories, much like his own skull. "... Are you? Are you alright? I seem to have missed a lot these past few days, and you suffered from my absence. I'm sorry Illrose." The stag nuzzled the doe and rest his weary bones next to her comfortably, know she was injured and waiting for her to lean against him before he applied any pressure to hr body.
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It was actually rather touchy

It was actually rather touchy how her friends removed their own masks when they noticed hers was missing. Joro did that yesterday, and Cadaver did it today. "Don't you worry about me, Cad. I'll survive. I'll always survive." She smiled, and cuddled toward her fellow dragon. She had missed him, it had been a while since they last saw each other.
"You don't have to be sorry either, what happened wasn't your fault, after all." She was actually healing pretty well, some of her scratches was closing, and the bruises wasn't as painful as they had been. If she only could get a new mask to cover her face with, everything would be perfect.

Now knowing that she would be

Now knowing that she would be alright, the stag proceeded to lick and groom his old time friend whole-heartedly, cleaning the blood from around her wounds. "It is good to hear your voice again, for the longest while I thought I wouldn't." The stag rest his skull on the ground in front of the doe gently, making sure not to harm it. "Try it on. I have wanted to see you in this for a while, just never had a reason to have you put it on until now." He pulled his neck away from the skull to allow her to try it on. He laughed a little at how strange that might seem but thought nothing more of it.

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These two in feralheart would kick major ass. we gotta play together sometime
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"Thank you, it's good to hear

"Thank you, it's good to hear your voice again as well." She murmured, snuggling her face into the fur on his neck. Her ears perked when he put the skull in front of her, and she had to smile at his words. With a chuckle of excitement, Illrose bent down, and placed her face inside the skull. Unlike hers, this one had the jaws as well, not only the upper part. It was heavier, but at the same time it felt stronger. It was this kind of skull she wanted to have, a perfect armor for a dragon, wasn't it?
"So, how do I look?" She asked, smiling, as she looked at Cadaver. It felt good to be able to cover her face again, if only for a little while.


We definitely should. :')

The stag felt a glow of pride

The stag felt a glow of pride come about him as she lifted her head with his skull on. It looked better on her than it had on him, other than it was a little large but it would do for now. He smiled and stood, spreading his wings out behind himself. "You look like a goddess ready to take command of an army." This may not have been as much of a compliment as it had been intended but he didn't care much. "I do hope this will work for now, yes? I must be off though, I left my boys in the heat of battle to come make sure you were alright. Till next time Illis." He pulled the doe close to himself and held her tightly for a few moments before disappearing into a large swirling hole in the sky, his body features could be seen changing as he flew through the opening.


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im actually going to go and play feralheart now. thats why cadaver had to leave.