Tracking the Fugitive to His House
One-Shot
20 May 2017
Stats
The RP has a total of 16 lines, 1596 words, and 8545 characters.The average line consists of 99.75 words that themselves average 4.35 characters taking about 7 minutes, 35 seconds.
Serilde said a total of 8 lines, 775 words, and 4120 characters.
Serilde's average line consists of 96.88 words that themselves average 4.32 characters taking about 11 minutes, 14 seconds.
Zephyrus said a total of 8 lines, 821 words, and 4425 characters.
Zephyrus's average line consists of 102.63 words that themselves average 4.39 characters taking about 4 minutes, 23 seconds.
20:35 Serilde had tracked the blue tipped white gryphon down to his cave, and now that night was begining to fall,she knew it was time for her to make his acquaintance. She dives down to the cave entrance and then makes her way into the dim cavern. In a few minutes her eyes adjust to the light as she steadily trecks down the cave. Hopefully there were no odd forks to make things difficult as she sneaks her way inside. Her talons though, click againstthe hard stone, especially from the magical blades taht augemnted them.
20:38 Zephyrus 's cave was splitting off in a few spots, some ways seeming far warmer than others as the sound of rushing water passed her as she walked past a split. The scent of the male was all around, the heady musk covering the walls, stones and lingering in the air, making it somewhat difficult to determine which way was the sleeping chamber of the gryphon's. The dim light inside also added to the confusing layout, making it harder to get inside. The echoing sound of the clicking blades certainly made sure she was announced in there, not giving her the advantage of surprising anyone thanks to the stone floor.
20:46 Serilde frowns as she finds that its becoming quite confusing for her to tell exactly which way teh gryphon had gone off to. She tilts her head back and forth, trying to ascertain if there were any odd noises coming from around alerting her of his presence. Each inhale only further adds to her confusion. She hugs the side of the cave at the next fork and goes completely still. Surely there had to be some indication of where the bird had gotten off to.She scans the floor for any shed feathers or fur to indicate his usual areas.
20:53 Zephyrus 's feathers were scattered all around the cave, sometimes a bunch in a spot, sometimes more spread out. There was a trail of feathers and clumps of fur leading towards the rushing water though at most she looked at they seemed to have dried up at the quills fully, being rather brittle. He was one to preen frequently and wash extensively after all, using his fishing trips to et rid of feathers instead of leaving them at his cave. All in all it looked decently clean around. Some heaps of ash did provide a bit of a lead where he used fire to light the cave up, the scent of cold smoke in the air.
21:02 Serilde finally catches upon the scent of smoke and nods her head. That was as best of a lead as she had. Walking as softly as she can, she makes her way toward the smoke and hopefully towards the den. It grows more strongly, and finally she can see the warm glow of a fire ahead and hear the crackling of the burning wood down the hallway. Hopefully that was enough to keep her from being heard as her armaments clicked down across the stone floor. She was clad in leather armor, and kept her eyes peeled for any indication of the bird she was after.
21:07 Zephyrus 's den was more cleaned than the hallway leading up to it, the floor swiped clean and the fire burning in a set up fire pit. The scent of fish was in the air, a heap of smoked meat sitting in the corner while the hide of some deer was resting on the ground, making a little, makeshift carpet. The golden gaze of a gryphon did meet her scanning eyes, the shine of the fire illuminating his face and making his beak shine in the jagged glory of it. "Good evening to you. Don't you think it's a little rude to wander into someone's den without announcing yourself?" Of course the drafts form the outside carried her scent through the cave, he flames flickering as the wind fanned the flames, making the fire crackle loudly.
21:25 Serilde curses herself internally as her emerald eyes meet his and he addresses her. "Ahh well Zephyrus. I had incredibly pressing matters to discuss with you, and you were no where to be found," she says with feigned cordiality. The formel takes a step into the den and circles arount he fire towards him. "And this matter, you see, couldnt wait for the light of day." Her body tenses as she nears, readying herself to pounce upon him should he make any wrong move. She had the advantage of course, armed in both beak and claw and covered in armour that would keep his own natural weapons at bay.
21:31 Zephyrus slowly got up, the hunk of a gryphon slowly rumbling as he nods, keeping his gaze on her and keeping his guard up around her. He was sure not to drop it with an intruder in his den, his body language easily showing off his tension. His muscles flexed underneath his skin as he got into a better position for himself, inspecting her form a little from afar. "You seem a bit well armored for a simple talk. What are those pressing matters you have to discuss with me at this late of an hour?" He questioned, his voice a low growl.
21:42 Serilde plods keeps up the same dance with the other bird who was about her same size. She licks her beak, imagining his blood upon her tongue. "Well...you see, you should just come quietly with me. You wouldnt want me to have to tear those wings off would you? You're wanted for making a couple ponies disappear and well, they sent me after you. You're to stand trial at the nearby town," she states. Her body tenses up as she coils to spring, wings half unfurled. As soon as he refuses she'd be airborne, attempting to tackle him down to the stone cold floor.
21:47 Zephyrus chuckled lowly before shaking his head a little "You sure you got the right bird? I imagine you could easily be wanted for making ponies disappear yourself~ Should I turn you in for that~?" He questioned, eyeing her while she prepared for her attack. Hoping to get her a bit more insecure about the situation he did a short glance upwards towards the stalactites hanging form the roof of his cave, chuckling softly "And rip of my wings? That would certainly be a pain. Quite unnatural too. Just imagine your wings being torn out of their sockets. The sound of snapping flesh~" He winked, licking along his beak slowly. He tried taunting her, trying to agitate her a little.
21:54 Serilde gives a little shrug at the other bird. "Perhaps I have, perhaps not, but all I know is I'm not the one with a 10000 bit bounty attached to their pretty little face. And well, a gryphon's gotta make bank." She edges a little closer to the bird and nods her head. "Of course it would, which is why you best just come quietly or else your cave is going to get a little messy. Besides, if you dont think you did it, then well...I'm sure you wont mind going to trial and proving it yoursef," she says with a snort. Growing impatient with him, she lunges forward, snapping her wings open to carry her over to bowl into the other gryphon, claws extended.
21:58 Zephyrus smirked and shook his head at the response he got, snickering softly before exhaling "I doubt that that will be necessary. I don't think I would stand a day in trial." He responded. Unfurling his wings shortly after her and using her momentum to knock straight into her, trying to get enough of a push to knock her into one of the stalactites hanging from above. Maybe he'd get himself a short struggle instead of a prolonged one. Though that was to be seen.
22:11 < Zephyrus> (got dced)
22:13 < Serilde> (so I noticed)
22:18 Serilde collides with the other gryphon and feels him shift and use her weight to toss her along. She slides across the ground of the hallway, but manages to keep her balance after the toss. The formel lets out a loud growl as she turns to face him, tensing up and ready to pounce once more on the gryphon. "I dont care either way what happens to you once I get my paycheck."
22:21 Zephyrus gives a grunt at the collision, snorting as he landed on the ground, uncurling his claws and digging his talons into he ground. Clicking his beak loudly he showed off his jagged corners, growling at her "You seem reckless. Good~ this will be a fun fight while you last~" He taunted, unfurling his wings before giving them a hard flap, leaving them folded up right after to gain as much speed as he could, trying to tackle into her.
22:26 Serilde narrows her eyes back at him as he goes to taunt her. "Just bring it. You'll be sorry you messed with me," she growls back and stands her ground as Zephyrus rushes towards her. This was a game of chicken she was prepared not to veer for. Instead the formel brings her razor bladed claws up to bare, such that she would tear into his chest should he continue his present path.
22:28 Zephyrus watched her bring up her talons, he giving a short snort before bounding left and right in quick succession before jumping at one of the walls to push himself off of it with force, trying to knock himself squarely into her side to knock the wind right out of her. He'd not give her any chance if he could prevent it. She was a dirty fighter from what he could tell so anything was fair game with her.
22:32 < System> [user]Serilde[/user] rolls 1d20: [b]9[/b]
22:32 < System> [user]Zephyrus[/user] rolls 1d10: [b]8[/b]
22:32 < Zephyrus> (whoops. D10)
22:32 < System> [user]Zephyrus[/user] rolls 1d20: [b]2[/b]
22:32 < Zephyrus> (failure)
22:36 < Serilde> (Hey can we pause...sorryjust not feeling things atm
22:37 < Zephyrus> (all fine!)