04-24-2016, 03:25 PM
Ivan stood shakily to his feet and gave a half hearted smile. He held his hand out to Nym to help him up. "Yeah. Well this is Ivy's territory," he rolled his eyes. "So Ky's not going to come looking for me here." He brushed his hair back with a hand, it was getting long, he'd need to cut it soon. Frowning he glanced out into the forest. Ky wasn't taking any of this well. The ginger was hurting and Ivan, as his 'mate' should be there to help him. A huge weight pressed down on Ivan's chest at the thought. How could he take care of Ky when he couldn't even take care of himself. He'd even caused trouble for the others. Nym and Ceral had gone out of their way to find him and they really shouldn't be lumbering around the forest while three months pregnant.
He nodded to the hot springs and said "The hot springs are nice. Totally artificial, but water is water. The hot water should also help with any aches or pains you guys have." He walked over to the bottom pool and slowly hoisted himself up onto the ledge. "Come on. So how are your pregnancies going? Have you... have they done an ultrasound yet?" His stomach tightened and he clenched his arms over his empty stomach. "Know how many you're having?"
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Ky finally came back and bathed at the lake, the water around him turning red with dried blood. Nym was now missing as well, but he didn't have any energy to feel anything about it. Nym would probably leave him too. Ky was an awful mate. Nym deserved so much more. The tundra dragon deserved someone who could give him all the attention he deserved, someone who could protect them and their kits. Ky growled and tangled his hands in his hair, pressing his face into the crook of his elbows. He couldn't protect his kits. What kind of father was he?
He growled shifting to dragon and scraping his claws into the ground at the bottom of the pool. His shoulders twitched and once again he wished he could fly like Ivy and escape his problems. Escape. That was the problem. Everyone wanted to escape, but Ky already knew too well the consequences. When would everyone else learn already that it was best to just do as the humans said?
He stretched out on his sunning rock, the same one he'd been relaxing on that day that Nym had arrived. Everything had seemed so perfect then.
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Ivy caught several chickens and had plucked off their feathers and gutted them. She was now roasting them over a small fire with lemon balm. It was a more human dish than she usually ate. Normally she'd just eat the chickens raw. She did eat the guts herself while she waited. Cooked meat was supposed to be easier on the digestive system than raw though and she hoped that it would be easier for Ceral to keep down. He hadn't thrown up yet, as far as she knew, but she had a suspicion that he was hiding something from her.
He nodded to the hot springs and said "The hot springs are nice. Totally artificial, but water is water. The hot water should also help with any aches or pains you guys have." He walked over to the bottom pool and slowly hoisted himself up onto the ledge. "Come on. So how are your pregnancies going? Have you... have they done an ultrasound yet?" His stomach tightened and he clenched his arms over his empty stomach. "Know how many you're having?"
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Ky finally came back and bathed at the lake, the water around him turning red with dried blood. Nym was now missing as well, but he didn't have any energy to feel anything about it. Nym would probably leave him too. Ky was an awful mate. Nym deserved so much more. The tundra dragon deserved someone who could give him all the attention he deserved, someone who could protect them and their kits. Ky growled and tangled his hands in his hair, pressing his face into the crook of his elbows. He couldn't protect his kits. What kind of father was he?
He growled shifting to dragon and scraping his claws into the ground at the bottom of the pool. His shoulders twitched and once again he wished he could fly like Ivy and escape his problems. Escape. That was the problem. Everyone wanted to escape, but Ky already knew too well the consequences. When would everyone else learn already that it was best to just do as the humans said?
He stretched out on his sunning rock, the same one he'd been relaxing on that day that Nym had arrived. Everything had seemed so perfect then.
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Ivy caught several chickens and had plucked off their feathers and gutted them. She was now roasting them over a small fire with lemon balm. It was a more human dish than she usually ate. Normally she'd just eat the chickens raw. She did eat the guts herself while she waited. Cooked meat was supposed to be easier on the digestive system than raw though and she hoped that it would be easier for Ceral to keep down. He hadn't thrown up yet, as far as she knew, but she had a suspicion that he was hiding something from her.