Wilderness

[Destinykil]

The Wilderness was quiet at this time in the night. Only the sounds of wind rustling the tree branches and "hoots" of owls could be heard. A loud burst of gunfire and light flashes radiated as the sound of a male screaming in victory was heard. The male was Des. He is a part of the military faction. Des walks up to the animal he had killed and takes a big whiff in. Des loved the smell of blood after a fresh kill, nothing excited him more. Des lifted the limp animal body up and draped it over his shoulder as he continued walking through the wilderness.

"God, I wish someone was here. This place can get so boring at night."

[SamSeven]

"Are you planning to cook that out here??" A voice asked the man, from the darkness. "That's quite a catch."

Dwyrin was lost. Hopelessly lost. She should have known. That woman outside the station had no idea what she had been talking about.
Lost AND hungry - a double wammy.
She stepped into a slant of moonlight so as to not startle the strange man, he had, afterall, just shot something. Who knew if he had rounds left?

[Destinykil]

"Whoah, don't you sneak up on me like that. Aren't you cold? It's like 20 degrees out here. What's your name miss? I do plan to cook this, want some?"

Des motioned with his hand for the women to come closer. He took a seat on a nearby tree that had fallen over. He slumped the animal body over the side of it and began picking up sticks and throwing them into a pile.

"If you want to eat, best come over here and warm up by the fire."

He took out a lighter and lit it and placed the flame next to the wood he had just piled up and the embers began to light the wood. A fire began brewing slowly underneath as Des watched the women closely.

[Toshii]

Tosh was wrestling with an eagle quite fiercing before the eagle slapped her in the face with its tail feathers before taking off. Tosh fell out the tree, hitting her head. "OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW...." she yelled, tears welling in her eyes.

[SamSeven]

She stepped closer to the nascent fire, rubbing her hands together for warmth. One glance at the man told her he was military - the clothes, for one thing - but also the look in his eyes. The alertness. She set it aside for now, and tried to relax.

"What is that thing?? It looks...hairy," she said uncertainly,gesturing at the carcass "is it edible??"

As she was about to continue, she heard a yell yell of shock off in the woods, and quickly spun around.

"What was that?!?" she exclaimed taking a few steps forward.

[Toshii]

Tosh rolled up into a ball and started rolling around muttering "Ow, Ow, ow..." over and over again.

[Destinykil]

Des looked at her perplexed as she turned around trying to figure out what the sound was.

"Don't you worry miss. It was probably just a tree branch falling from some stupid animal. And this thing here. It is a Snow Leopard. Very rare to find these days. OF course it's edible. Just let me throw it over the fire here."

Des propped the large animal carcass on two sticks protruding from the ground and the flames began to roast the body. He snapped his fingers a few times to get the women to look back and warm up some more.

[SamSeven]

A few rapid snaps caught her attention.

"Did you really just snap your fingers at me?? Were you raised in a barn??" She bristled.

Letting the mans manner slide, she walked back toward the fire that was roasting dinner. It smelled so good. " Very rare, huh?? Are you a hunter, or collecter of some sort??"

"They call me Dwyrin, by the way. Who are you??"

[Destinykil]

"Nice to meet you Dwyrin. I am Des. Lieutenant of the 34th regimen in the Military. Pleased to meet you. I am not a collector or a hunter. Just a military man getting some food. You are going to love this by the way. Really gets that smokey taste."

Des smiled and offered out his hand to shake with Dwyrin. He laughed a bit and poked at the animal carcuss with his other hand.

[Toshii]

Tosh got up after she finished whining. She stretched, spotting a deer nearby and grinned widely. "Hehe, hunting commence she said before she started chasing the doe.

[SamSeven]

Dwyrin heard more muffled noises from the woods and looked around warily. Maybe it was some stupid animal, like he said.
Maybe not.
The city was more her place, not all this woodsy surrounding.

They clasped hands in a brief, but firm shake.

"What's a military man doing this far away from central??" she asked, trying not to look overly interested.

[Destinykil]

"Wouldn't you like to know? Don't worry about it just eat."

Des pulled the charred body off the fire and pulled out a large Bowie knife. He stabbed into the animal cutting it open. He began to slice out pieces of meat and offered Dwyrin some.

"Take it, trust me it's good. Eat up."

Des took a large piece of meat for himself and shoved it into his mouth. He began to chew vicariously. The meat slid down smooth and had a hint of cherrywood to it.

[Toshii]

Tosh tackles the doe when she came close enough in range to get to it. Though when she tackled it, she tackled it into the area where Des and Dwyrn are. "HA! I gotcha!"

[SamSeven]

A smirk tugged at the corner of her mouth, "Indeed I would. I wouldn't have asked otherwise, you know??" she answered, not quite willing to let the question go unanswered.

He just handed her some meat and ignored her, anyway. Just as Dwyrin was about to raise the meal to her mouth, she heard sudden footsteps - a couple different kinds, as it were. Two shapes flew into the clearing and barely avoided landing in the fire.

"HA! I gotcha," one of the forms yelled.

[Destinykil]

"Ah, I guess there was someone in the woods. You got me Dwyrin. Hey! Who are you? Dare you interrupt our feasting time. You barely knocked over our meal."

Des started to get angry at the carelessness of the new person who entered their little campout. He also realized Dwyrin wasn't likely to leave her question unanswered.

[Toshii]

Tosh snapped the doe's neck, looking at Des, blinking in confusion. "Huuuuuuuh?"

[SamSeven]

"Now that's an animal worth eating," Dwyrin said approvingly to the girl who has just tumbled into their midst with her arms wrapped around a deer. Des did not look pleased.

A loud crack was heard, and the does neck slumped at an odd angle. The girl somehow managed to simultaneously look disoriented and like she did this sort of thing every day.

"What...What are you doing??" was all she could manage to stammer.

[Destinykil]

Des ignored the two females talking to each other and continued to eat. He then rose from his seat and brushed off his pants. He kicked some dirt into the fire and began to walk away from the two.

"Not wise to follow me. Let this nuisance keep you company.

[Toshii]

Tosh turns to Dwyrin, blinking at her. "Umm...hunting?" she said looking between Des and Dwyrin. Her eyes snapped to Des growling. "Hey! I'm not a nuisance!"

[SamSeven]

Hunting. Of course...

"Hey!" Dwyrin yelled to Des before he could get out of earshot, "you're just going to leave her here?? With me?!? That wouldn't be a good idea!"

Well, she certainly might just leave the girl there. Besides, he never answered her, and this information was required! She realized she couldn't just walk into a military-run city all unawares.


Sighing, she turned to the girl, "Well, I'm following, are you??" Without waiting for an answer, she did the only thing she could, and pursued his rapid retreat.

[Destinykil]

Des glanced back slightly to see that Dwyrin had been following him. He quickened his pace and ducked through some bushes and trees out of sight for a moment.

"Do not follow. I won't answer your questions."

[Toshii]

Tosh's head spun from the series of questions being asked before following Dwyrin, dragging the doe behind her blankly.

[SamSeven]

He thinks he can lose me. She laughed to herself. Perhaps out here, he could. But she had gotten a good enough look at him to recognize him in the future, and there was nowhere to go in the city. Why did it have to be him?? Why?!? Because someone wanted to know, that's why. And they would pay handsomely for it.

She resigned herself to not getting anything from him - for now - besides basic directions.
"You don't have to be so difficult. Can you not just point me in the direction of the great library??" She spoke into the darkness when she thought he was near.

[Toshii]

Tosh started nomming on the doe's antler, staring at Dwyrin expectantly.

[Destinykil]

Des popped out from the nearest bush with his gun trained on Dwyrin. He aimed down the sites and squeezed the trigger gently. At any moment, bullets were ready to fly.

"Didn't I say not to follow me? The great library is back towards Central. While you're there, stop by the Bookstore above a bakery and return this for me."

Des tossed a book onto the ground inches away from Dwyrin. It had read 'Beginner Alchemy'.

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