Ascending Legends

[Dragongal]

Arryn hunkered down next to him in the brush. <Ready when you are.> Good, tender meat sounded delicious, and she was already in hunting more. Sure, the elk could be dangerous, but Dayn was also even bigger than before. It seemed easy enough.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn stalked forward this time, wanting to close the distance between them and their target before they moved for the take down. What took only a minute or two felt like long hours dragging by as Dayn eased into position, before finally storming out from the brush, surprisingly quiet for something his size. The elk had only a second to notice before Dayn was on him. Dayn swung for a back leg, though his new found strength proved to surprise him when his claws took the leg with them. <Hold up! Don't got for the throat!> Dayn didn't want Arryn to risk getting gored by the elk. Instead he reared up onto his hind legs and grabbed the antlers, subduing the elk before giving the head a violent twist, snapping it's neck with ease. Dayn slowly dropped down to all fours before looking back to Arryn as his tail wagged happily. <Now we can eat.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn walked up to Dayn and licked his muzzle, her tail wagging. <Good job, love.> She immediately turned her attention to eating from the elk, trying to get to the heart, knowing Dayn preferred that she ate the organs. It made sense, since she was still getting used to being a lycanthrope. Really, her diet was still balancing out.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn found the leg that had been removed and drug it back over to the rest of the carcass before joining Arryn in the feast. He was glad to see Arryn hunting for the heart, though he made sure to also pull out the liver for her as well. She needed all of the nutrition she could get, and not just because she was a wolf now. She was his wife, his co-alpha, and she deserved the best out of the kill.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn ate the liver for no reason other than she knew it would make Dayn happy, and he did have a point about the nutrients. After a time passed, she rubbed her bloody muzzle against his cheek. <Love, we need to save some for later too. I'm satisfied. Are you?>

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn looked up at Arryn and started to lick her muzzle clean. <I'm content. We'll take what's left back home with us.> Right now Dayn made it his job to clean the blood and left overs from his wife's fur, so they might be a little delayed.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn let him clean her for a few moments before nuzzling against him. <We'll clean off in the river, okay? I appreciate the sentiment, but the river would be faster.>

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn pouted slightly. He was enjoying the quiet intimacy of the moment, and then the river came up. <Alright, that's fine.> Dayn looked down at the ground for a moment before bumping into her and taking off towards the river. <Race you there.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn growled then ran after him, really letting herself run, soon catching up with him, then pulling slightly ahead.... When they reached the river she peeled off to the side, knowing she would slide. She ended up by the side of the river, one paw on the frozen water. Had she continured straight, she'd have hit the ice.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn managed to slam on the breaks and turn, sliding to a stop with just the tips of his claws dipping into the water on the edge of the bank. He looked up and Arryn and smiled, his tail wagging as he began to lick her muzzle again. But shortly after starting to lick her Dayn leaned forward and bumped her, pushing both of them into the shallow part of the river.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn splashed some of the water onto Dayn with her tail. <How rude. Pushing a Lady into the water.> Arryn licked his cheek and nuzzled against him. <It's so odd to think that I'm a Lady now.>

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn walked up and nuzzled against Arryn. <My lovely Lady.> After a moment he splashed her before diving under and starting to clean off his muzzle on the gritty bottom.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn lightly nudged him before putting her own head under the water and setting to work. She wrapped her tail around his as she did it, though, just to let him know he'd never get a break from her.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn looked over at Arryn and grabbed her ear, giving it a playful shake before returning to the surface. He waited for Arryn to pop up again before grabbing her ear once more and sucking on it. <Mine.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn poked at his muzzle with her nose. <You know I wouldn't like something like this pass if we were humans, yes?>

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn let go of her ear and looked at her in a pouty way. <I can't be playful?>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn rubbed under his chin, flattening her ears as she rubbed her head against her neck. <Of course you can, love. It's just... a very... very odd sensation. I mean, really odd. And human behavior compared to wolf is different, you know that.>

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn's ears lay flush against his head as he ducked under Arryn's chin and rubbed on her neck. <I know love.> Dayn rubbed against her cheek now. <But I'll take any chance I have to be close to you.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn purred and licked his cheek. <You're so sweet. But I think I tasted blood.> She promptly pushed him back into the water, nuzzling against him before resurfacing, her tail sending water spraying everywhere as she waited for him to pop up again.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn scrubbed himself clean this time and resurfaced just enough to get his eyes and nose above the water. He slowly crept forward before leaning up and poking his nose against Arryn's belly.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn yelped, not having expected Dayn to do that. She dunked he head under the water and nuzzled against his cheek bit before resurfacing. <It's getting dark, love.... With the skinchanger out there... somewhere... maybe we should get the elk corpse and return home.>

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn got back onto shore and shook off the excess water. He wasn't going to argue with Arryn about it. Just the thought of seeing the skinchanger again made him shiver. <Alright, lets go.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn rolled around in the snow to get as much moisture off as possible, then headed back to the kill, grabbing the leg that Dayn had torn off, expecting him to grab the rest. <You've got that, right?>

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn grabbed the elk by the neck and started to pull. <Of course I do.> I didn't take too long to get back to their packs and from there to the house was another short trip, but by the time they had made it to their house the sky was already covered in pastels from the setting sun. Dayn had shifted back once they returned, and once he had dressed himself again he had strung up what was left of the elk carcass and quickly cleaned it. Even after their meal the elk still had plenty of meat left on it, and once it was all stored Dayn walked back inside and tended to the fires. "This has been a delightful day so far. I don't know if the light will hold out for sword practice though. We can get on that first thing in the morning if you want?"

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn nodded, maybe the tiniest bit disappointed. Arryn walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Okay. Want to do some wirework, then?"