It is possible to share some of my senses, if you desire to experience more. Io offers as they follow the tracks.
It can be... Intense... If you are unprepared for the experience.
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Veilwar silently grimaces as Szo Cuta begins to rant, "Tell that uppity fox it is Szo Cuta. If I wanted a shorter name I would change it. Secondly why would any family of mine want to be a tool of that uptight stag!?..."
Turning to Alice he says in a pained voice, "She says it is possible. And why do you continue to torture me so?" Veilwar finishes with a half-grin, knowing his protest will fall on deaf ears again.
"Because it's good for her. If she doesn't get some exercise on the boring days yelling at you, why, I worry she'll fade away. Not every day is combat. This way she has an excuse to roust herself to conversation, and you have someone to grouse at about it. Plus it's adorable when you apologize to her. Face it veil, you're half in love with Szo Cuta, and she's oblivious. The least I can do is tease you for it. Romantic comedies are more entertaining than that moody drama you and she were drifting towards."
Alice grins in the blade's direction.
"He's completely devoted to you, lady blade. I meant no offense. You are of course as lovely as you are deadly."
I'd like to try that. Kawa said. Some other time, though, when we're not in a situation depended on our focus. She pulled herself to a standing position. What do you think, Io, do we continue down this line or report back to camp?
Reporting back now would be the prudent decision. Then, we can search further if that is the group's chosen course of action. The gatekeeper replies.
Alrighty, then. I could use a good rest, actually. She stretched out on of her arms and rolled her shoulder. Lead the way.
Once back at camp and before we settle down to sleep, Gatekeeper Io will use Mindlink to share 10 Minutes of what his sensory experiences are like with Kawa, since she asked about it before. It's an instant transmission, and so she experiences the 10 minutes immediately and can recall them as if she experienced them herself.
The night passes without incident, all your watches pass without much more than the normal sounds one would expect this far from an established city.
As the last watch is sleeping and the first watch is waking up you see that it looks to be a very clear day, not a single cloud in the sky overhead and that sun feels like it is gonna be a warm day.
Veilwar ruses himself from a good night's rest. As is his habit, he ensures Szo Cuto is cleaned and sharpened, himself prepped and his gear packed before sitting on the back of the wagon to partake of his daily trail ration, quiet reflecting to himself.
"Good morning."
Alice pulls herself together, then looks for her tea. Finding it, she shrugs into her pack and heads to the remains of the fire to warm a cup.
Kawa blinked, then nothing. No momentary flash of darkness with each blink, no color, just a field all around her, fading into nothing after a certain distance.
Wow... this is how you see? She asked. It's beautiful.
At the camp, Kawa stays awake to meditate, preparing herself for tomorrow's spells, then sees something off in the distance.
Is that smoke out there? She asked, pointing.
A small smokey colored cat approached the duo of wagons. The small cat was barely 8" tall at the shoulder, with his head lifted he neared a foot in height. He meowed softly as he approached Kawa sniffing the air and his tail swishing swirling behind him as he was by now only a few feet from Kawa. The cat looked slim as if it had not eaten to much in the past days. It meowed again looking up at the young Tiefling.
"Smoke?"
Alice finishes her tea, tucking the cup back into her pack and looking towards the woods, spotting the smoke.
"Coyo, Eva, Veil with me. Kawa and IO figure out the tibbit, then follow."
Io tilts his head towards the cat, reaching out with his mind. On some level, the cat seems to want something, and he is curious if he could communicate with such a canny animal.
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Veilwar stares at the cat, not knowing what to make of such a domestic creature so deep in wilds. After a moment he tosses some scraps from his trail rations to the cat then turns to watch Alice dash off. "Speaking of feral creatures, we really should get that girl a leash."
Shaking his head Veilwar follows Alice, wondering if anyone prepared Create Water water for the day.
Tildea's thoughts where in feline but came across as 'hungry' which ceased when Veilwar dropped off food from his rations kit to the Cat who rushed over to get a few bites to eat. The cat looked up as the man who had fed him took off after the women who had left.
The cat looked back to Io and Kawa before finishing off the scraps from the trail ration.
"You'd have to catch me first, and this isn't really the time to discuss the strange thoughts Szo Cuta has about proper care and feeding of her pet dervish. Here's hoping we can get a better view of this fire soon, we don't want to get cut off from the wagons."
More importantly, here's hoping it's just a normal fire. Nothing about this venture seems normal so far.
Aw, a kitty. Kawa said, kneeling down to pet the cat behind the ears. Aww, he's so cute. Can I keep him? I'm going to need to think of a name for him.
Perhaps it already has a name? Gatekeeper Io says to Kawa. It doesn't feel threatened by us, so it must be used to people... of some sort, all things considered.
The gatekeeper focuses on the 'cat'. What is your name, little one? he directly asks it.
"That could be someone's pet cat that got lost."
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I life link with Alice as I prepare to fly off to investigate the smoke. Looking over at the cat, Make sure that poor kitty gets some food, looks as if it has eaten for days.
Coyote then begins flying in the direction of the smoke, I'm with you Alice, I just hope this smoke has a simple explanation.
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Szo Cuta scathingly chimes in to Veilwar, Such a reckless vulpine. She'll see you in bandages before this venture is out. Mark my words.
She's just excitable, we will be alright. Though those two could do to remember "short legs!" Veilwar replies telepathically as he breaks into full sprint to catch up.
Tildea let Kawa pet his head and he curled into the pleasant feeling. Tildea looked to Io turning his head and echoed a thought, the sound of another with the word 'Tildea' in his mind. Impossible to know it was the voice of Tildea's mother calling his name from his past.
I believe his name is Tildea. Io answers to everyone but the cat. He has memories of being called it before, and no language I know of uses Tildea as a discriptor.
Just to the cat, Io thinks Hello, Tildea. I know you're capable of reason, as you have understood my request. Are you looking for companionship and food for a day, or maybe you want something greater?
"Well it might not be simple, but we should be up to it. It's not going to be a dragon this close to the border. Still, it's nice to be out of town and able to fly again."
Alice grins at coyote, then looks back to be sure that veil and eva are keeping up.
"We should slow down a bit and let them get over that trunk. Oh but the breeze is lovely. I'll have to walk all day tomorrow to keep the habit, but today I think I shall enjoy the excuse and thank the salamander or whatever it is that set the fire."
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Coyote grins back at Alice, I can't stand walking, I much rather spend all my time flying.
Looking back towards Veil and Eva, and then back towards Alice. Yes, maybe we should slow down a little for them to catch up. I would really hate to be stuck in front, if there is a serious problem with the fire.
I'd like a chance to swim sometime. Flying must be nice, but underwater, especially in the sea, it feels like their's no gravity at all. It's a world where everything flies... as long as fish don't freak any of you out.
It is much like that in the astral plane Io agrees, but doesn't elaborate.
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As they race toward the smoke, pretty soon the smell of it fills their nostrils and they cannot avoid finding the trail as it wafts through the forest. They could follow the trail if they liked it looked like it headed further into the thick of the forest out of sight of the wagon and the road.
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