Finders Keepers {OPEN}

[whitefeathur]

The forests were pleasantly cool in the middle of a hot summer day, columns of sunlight highlighted the leaf littered grounds. Aisling trotted through Rithengar on high alert, ever few feet she'd stop and listen intently, do her best to keep stealthy. A young she-cat like her would be easy prey to rouge cats, predators and humans. She shouldn't have come on her own, but she was a cat on a mission, she was out to find materials for the crowned heir's gift. It was customary to present them with one, but she couldn't afford the fancier gifts, so she was hoping to find materials of which she could make one. As she was thinking of a few clever ideas her toes found a root, at least she originally thought it was a root.. Before she could really think about the metallic ring this "root" made her face was shoved into the dirt and leaves by her dear nemesis, gravity. With a scowl and a huffing of profanity she sat up rubbing her aching toes. "ALWAYS MY BLOODY LUCK" she spat. Looking over she caught the glint of silver in the light and then with a start realized what she had found.

Lying half on his side lay a human man, looking to be somewhere in his late twenties and no longer among the living. His skin was ice cold despite the heat and blood had pooled beneath his temples. From what aisling could see, he had fallen from the nearby ledge, the fall costing him his life. "Well I'll be," she muttered. As she was looking him over she realized what had made her trip was the man's sword, "Wait a minute, if you still have your sword on you....BY GEORGE," Aisling exclaimed as she pushed back his shirt, the man still had all his money, satchel, and everything... "Seems no one has found you yet!" This was a lucky day for her indeed. She looked through his satchel, finding little she could use besides the bag it's self, which was too big for a cat anyways. Upon further inspection she was elated, "why sir, you were a thief she exclaimed". Tucked into his waistband, and one on his arm she found two daggers, looking as though they had belonged to two very different owners, " perfect!" For a cat, a man's dagger was a sword, now she had gift for Haden after all, and a bonus gift for Haven. She strapped the "swords" across her shoulders and looked longingly at the man's coin purse. "There is simply too much here for me alone, why there's enough for four or five more cats she mused." That's when she heard the pitter patter of feet, she could hear other's coming....With a start she looked for a place to hide. ..

[ash]

Ash glanced around the forest, her bow ready to fire at any second. Her eyes gleamed purple. She hadn't expected any cat to be here. She glanced confused to see a brown cat drapped over a collapsed man. <I>A man!</I> She wanted to run but instead she watched as the cat scurried around the body.
WOOF!WRRRR!!!
Ash's ears turned fell to her head. Her fur stood on ends. "Oi you idiot!" Ash yelled at the cat. "Run!" Ash said as she sprang off.

[sinara]

I'll be joining in tomorrow. ^^ ]

[whitefeathur]

Aisling saw a darker feline come up, unsure if it was friend or foe she scurried over to the other side of the body. A pathertic hiding place, before she could do or say anything else she heard commotion, the barking of canines could be heard and they weren't far off. She turned her head to the other cat, "WAIT," she yowled," help me with this!!!" She started dragging the heavy coin purse with her, she wasn't about to waste a chance like this, they were rare. She didn't necessarily need the money, but she knew many who did. She could hear the dogs and was unsure what to do, fear in her eyes she looked to the black cat again; unsure of whether to run, or try to nab her bounty while she still had the chance.

[sinara]

A cloaked figure sat atop a high branch just above Aisling's head, hidden in the leaves' shadows, obscured by any cats' view. Her long, tufted ears flicked as soon as she heard the dogs and their eruptions of excited flurries of barks; an arrow flashed from paw to quiver to bow, at the ready to defend. She wasn't just going to leave the pretty, firey orange and brown striped she~cat here to get ripped up or worse,. ..lose her life. Sinara bipedaled onto her hind paws, pulling back the arrow along with the string as the three enourmous dogs came into sight. When they came within striking distance, the blue she~cat let go, the arrow whizzing through the air fast, piercing the flesh of the first massive dog in the shoulder deeply. It yowled in pain, rearing on its back paws before dropping down and snarling again. Blood streamed from the gash the arrow's deadly tip had made. Sinara dropped from the tree and landed with a thump on the ground beside Aisling, stirring up the air. Her heartbeat thumped wildly before hissing as the three dogs began to slowly close in on them. She drew another arrow to her bow and growled through narrowed and fierce blue eyes, spitting viciously. Her fur bristled, hackles raised; gaze darting to look at Aisling before darting her attention towards the dogs that had them surrounded and just might kill. Their jaws snapped, fangs gleaming, talons unsheathed, eyes full of hunger and cold contempt. Drool dripping from bloodthirsty lips. "Grimalkin, help us. .." she whispered.

[ash]

Ash's eyes opened wide. She quickly picked up two arrows and loaded them. She aimed and let the arrows fly. The second dog dropped dead with an arrow threw the neck. The other arrow went threw the third dogs eye. Ash breathed deeply. Exhausted. Her purple eyes gleamed sickly. Ash sat down on the ground catching her breath. "There.." Ash broke off.

[sinara]

(I think that we should make the rp more dramatic, like either more dogs come or the sounds of our fighting attracts wolves or a bear. And maybe we should lose our weapons in the middle of battle, so that we fight with tooth and claw. I'd like to do that. Is that okay with you?)

[ash]

Sure))

[sinara]

"Thanks,. .." Sinara breathed, "we really needed that. .." Her voice quavered slightly from that brief fear and addrenaline. But it wasn't over just yet. The first dog was still up and standing, and it emitted a low, deep~throathed growl. It progressed towards them with stalking movements. Just as the Siamese mix she~cat was about to raise and fire her arrow, the dog jerked its head up and scented the air; it took one last glance at the three cats before turning tail and fleeing. It limped and whimpered as it bolted away, eyes wild with deep fright.

Sinara let out a sigh of relief, but it wasn't there for long. What had caused that attacking dog to just flee? It had been growling at them a moment ago,. ..hadn't it? But almost as soon as these questions were formed, her answer was sought out. An even deeper, monsterous roar bellowed and tainted the air, souring it with terror. Her ears pinned back, trying to block out the defeaning roar.

"What was that!" She loaded her bow, head frantically whipping from left to right to up and around. Her body trembled as the ground was thumping with heavy, massive, and pounding pawsteps. Sinara's head jerked towards some rustling bushes and out erupted an enourmous bear. She fell on her rump in shock, scrambling backwards as the bear swiped its razor, curved talons at her. The blue she~cat aimed for the bear's thick chest and fired, but it barely pierced flesh. Bloodshot, furious eyes glared into terrified, blue ones. The bear reared up and slapped her bow from her, lips peeled back into an ugly and ferocious snarl. Huge, yellowed fangs protruded from both its upper and lower jaw.

[whitefeathur]

Aisling would have preferred the dogs, she'd never even seen a bear before, let alone fought one. Hell, she didn't even know how to fight; but instinct called her, she dropped her loot bag and leapt for the bears face, she wasn't thinking straight... She took one of the recently acquired knives and slashed wildly at the creatures face before dashing down it's back, the bears clawed paw clawed at her, catching her hip and back in the process, slinging her off to the side. She scrambled towards sinara and ash, the adrenalin in her system helping her ignore the gash; "COME ON MOVE," she yelled desperately, while the bear was preoccupied with the blood in it's eyes, "RUN" She grabbed her loot bag, she was not about to leave it after all this.. As she dashed off into the bushes she looked back, the bear seemed much more interested in the dead body than the cats.... She looked around trying to find the other she cats. She wanted nothing more than to leave this place now..

[ash]

Ash remained her stand. She had encountered bears before, she had once killed one with the help of friends. She knew the worth of a bears skull and fur. "HOLD YOUR GROUND!" Ash shouted, if she was to kill the bear, she needed help. Ash quickly drew her dagger and tossed it to the ginger cat who had leaped at the bear. Ash stood on her hind legs and leaped at the beast. A arrow in her paw as sharp as any sword. She jumped onto its back and stabbed it into its back.
It didn't go in far, the bear yelped and shook of Ash with ease. Ash fell to the ground. She hauled herself up. She wasn't going to give up.