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 Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:58 am
Tegwen was reassurred as her twin bounded forward and slowly moved on behind. Dyani's nod boosted her confidence even more, and it was soon that the little fawn was running towards the stream on her long, awkward calf's legs. She reached the water's edge with a slight squeek, wide eyes looking out on the gurgling stream with facination. She'd never been that close to the stream, not matter how sad it sounded. Her mother had never taken her to the banks, and after her disappearence, Tegwen had lost much of her confidence. Now, however, with Drys and Dyani to protect her, the albino had a new found courage, and even had the nerve to put her hoof in the current. Of course, she pulled it out quickly, shaking her leg off, but the smile from the event seemed permenantly stamped to her maw.
Her gaze quickly flew to Drystan, the smile still wide. For once, the fawn was acting her age, and not like some cynical old hind. "I'm glad we came," she told her twin, nodding to herself. Her unproportioned ears flopped with her head, and she turned to Dyani. "Are there otters?!" Tegwen could see little things swimming around in the water, but she had no idea if they were otters or fish. She had heard of fish, but hadn't a clue what they looked like or how big they were.
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:55 pm
Drystan smiled inwardly, but shrugged. "I dunno. What's an otter look like?" She stepped carefully out of the water, shaking her coat dry as she turned around to peer into the gentle current. "But I think those are fish?" She said, nodding at the small creatures with fins as she guessed based on her intuition. "Otters sound... bigger." She reasoned. "It's even longer than fish, so it's gotta be bigger." She looked completely confident in her guessing. It never occured to her that her reasoning may be wrong.
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:49 pm
"Are there otters?"
A good question. Dyani's green gaze swept up and down the bank, hoping for a glimpse of that elusive brown hide. After listening to the two fawns talk for a second, she waded deeper into the water, enjoying the coolness on her belly and continued to watch the area. Fish darted around her legs and out of sight amongst the reeds.
"Maybe... we should move downstream near the willows?" That was the most likely place to find them, since otters would probably prefer the shade it gave. Moving slowly through the water, she headed down towards the willow smothered bacnk.
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:36 pm
Tegwen pawed at the water carefully, watching its smooth surface break. Her little head was crooked, staring hard into the cool current, her floppy white ears all over the place. It took her all of a few moments to become hooked. The water was something incredibley unique, housing legless Lera that baisically glided their way through life. The albino had always been fascinated by the way rain fell from the dark clouds, but the river was something even more exciting. She felt like bounding in, but had no idea what the water could do to her. Dyani seemed alive and well, yet the fawn just didn't have the comfort zone yet to dive in. Instead, she walked along the bank, following the braver hind.
Her pace was slow, her gaze still glued to the water. She said nothing, but kept a watch for anything larger than the fish. Her sister's reasoning made perfect sense to her, and it was all she needed to try and find something longer than what was already there. The idea of finding an otter was all too exciting. She hadn't a clue what it would look like, what it would do... A new adventure for a rather unadventursome fawn.
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:40 pm
Drystan wagged her fluffy tail, and nudged her white sister on the rump with her muzzle. "Come on, Teg," She said as she pranced in place, waiting for Tegwen. "Let's go find otters." She had lightened up quite a bit, now that she'd been in the water, and it rather seemed as if she were up for an otter hunt too. "Don't you want to see the otters?"
She trotted a few steps away, looking over her shoulder. "Well I'm gonna go," She told Tegwen, loping off after Dyani.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:01 am
Dyani's spirit felt light; her heart seemed to float in its own aura of happiness as she waded along through the water. Her green eyes were bright with delight, for the moment her movements graceful. Going in search of otters? It was like being a fawn again, and yet at the same time feeling older than she had ever felt. Every few seconds she would look sideways towards the two fawns, loving the joyful excitement that they now expressed.
Soon the weeping willows loomed before them all and Dyani was bending her head as she walked through the leafy boughs. When under the shade the hind hopped up onto the mossy bank and then searched the water, ears flicking back and forth as she listened for a splash that would give away a presence of life.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:53 pm
Tegwen followed her sister quickly, trotting along lightly, throwing quick glances at the gurgling current. She thought about things such as fawns and hinds and their relationships, and wondered for a moment if her mother would've taken her to find otters if she had stuck around. At the thought of the deserter, however, the little albino's thoughts grew quite bitter, and she snorted with vigor. It was quick that her mood recovered, though, as she and her twin had caught up to Dyani and she stopped to stare.
The willows were magnificent. Suddenly, all thoughts of otters escaped Tegwen's mind as she tilted her neck almost completely vertical, staring at the patchy light in the sky. The trees were enormous, and their sagged branches leaned into the stream. providing shelter for smaller fish. The giant roots were large enough for the fawn to jump on, and twisted in shapes so odd yet so natural that they struck awe in her heart. The lush grass by this part of the stream was so thick, it prompted her to reach down and take a large mouthful, savouring how juicey the greenery was. All was lush by the bank, and not to forget shaded. Her ablino gene had been a curse to her skin, causing prolonged sun exposure to burn and peel, and the bright light to sting her eyes. Her whole body lacked pigment, creating a natural wonder and a deer unfit for true life at the same time. It was quite quickly that Tegwen realized she would spend most of her coming days as a hind in this very spot, beneath the willows and by the forest, next to the stream, and hopefully, with the otters.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:39 pm
The beauty of the willow did enough to awe the black fawn, though the thick twisted roots caught her real attention. She loved to jump. Drystan had too much energy, perhaps, and too stubborn a personality. But the helpfullness of the shade was lost on the black fawn. Her dark fur and skin had no trouble in the sun, and if anything, she preferred it to the cool shade. Nighttime would always be 'her' time, but she found nothing wrong with the strong sunlight.
Drystan trotted to the river's edge and peered into the water. "Are there otters?" She demanded, more to the river than anything else. She gazed critically at the flowing water, as if not believing that otters swam in it, and at the same time challenging it to show her the otters.
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:01 am
With a small sigh of delight, Dyani made her way over to one of the natural hollows the willow made with its roots and lay down, gracefully folding her legs beneath her. From that position she watched the two fawns, ears flicking this way and that as she listened to the wind, the water and the various birds as they twittered too each other in the willows branches. This was a wonderfully peaceful spot, one in which Dyani spent a lot of her time.
"Perhaps they'll come out if you call them." She said softly, a wistful look in her eyes. Otters were shy but also curious, maybe that would be enough to draw them out? As Dyani stared thoughtfully upwards, a ripple broke the surface of the water, one brown head peeking out before disappearing once more.
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:56 am
The break in the current was enough to speed little Tegwen to the bank, completely forgetting about the beauty of the willow. She peered at the curiously round skull, unsure if it was an otter or another of these so called fish. "Is that... Is that one?" The creature bobbed in the water, staring back at her as she stared at it. "Dyani, is THAT ONE?!" She was growing excited, noting the quite obvious difference between the slick creature and the rest of the aquatic Lera. She squeeled excitedly as the water splashed around the otter, and ran over to Dyani's side. "Is it?" She was beyond herself, unable to contain anything any longer. Her usual reserved, cynical demeanor was completely abandoned.
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:09 am
"Is that it?" Drystan asked with noticeably less excitement. She peer into the water, watching as the sleek brown Lera twisted and turned artfully with the currents. "It just looks like a big weird fish," She said, sounding somewhat disappointed. She'd expected... Well, she didn't know what she had expected. Only, she had expected something far more impressive, if it made any sense.
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:47 pm
There wasn't much threat in the presence of two fawns and a hind. With a flip of its tail, the otter floated along on its back, staring at the odd coloured two with wide, liquid brown eyes. Obviously curious it never took its eyes off either of them, and it wasn't long before another inquisitive head popped up out of the river.
With Tegwen's excitement ringing in her ears Dyani rose and wandered over to the water's edge to stare at the pretty brown creatures, ears flickering upwards. A smile broke over her face, almost ready to leap for joy herself at seeing them. "Oh yes, that's definitely an otter. Aren't they just wonderful."
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:31 pm
Tegwen danced about in circles, obviousley highly impressed with the lirrle brown creature. Her twin's pessimistic attitude couldn't bring her back down to earth from the clouds she felt she was floating in. "Aw, Drys, it's so pretty though!" She smiled big at her sister, and then turned to Dyani. In a fit of excitement, she rubbed up against the hind's side much like a cat, and then rushed towards the bank, treading slightly into the water. She extended her neck as far as it would go, her little nose twitching, taking in the scents of the creature in front of her. For a time, the albino had entirely forgotten she had a mother and that the mother had ever left. She had completely forgotten that her and Drys were different, unique, estranged from the other fawns. Everything sad and gloomy was completely wiped from the youngster's mind as she stared into the eyes of the happy-go-lucky aquatic mammal. She was truely, for the first time in a long time, at bliss. It couldn't last long, surely, but while it did, Tegwen basked in it.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:26 am
"Right, it is," Drys said dryly with a shrug. Perhaps it was, but little bout the brown of it could hold the black fawn's interest. She had been born a pitch black, darker than a moonless night, and with the darkness came a stranger way of thinking, perhaps more simple in some ways, while far more complex in others. And something about the brownness of the otter had triggered one such complex reaction in her mind, and she simply directed it at the creature - it was brown, she didn't like it.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:56 pm
"I think they're lovely."
Dyani watched the otters with a dreamy expression, remembering the times she had come to the stream as a young fawn to see the sleek brown creatures as they turned and tumbled through the water with ease. Were these the same ones she used to watch, or perhaps their children who had grown up into maturity? It was an interesting thought.
Absently smiling at Tegwen, Dyani held back the urge to press against the youngster and give her a good, loving cleaning. For the moment she would be content to just stand back and watch the joy, so far removed from the wary suspicion that had been on the albino fawns face not very long ago.
Turning towards the rather moody Drystan, the hind reached out to lick one small black ear. There wasn't anything to say, so she simply offered silent companionship.
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