Totoka River tungujuqtaq ≬
January 25, 2021, 07:09 PM
for @Elixir!
the shoreline reminded kukutux these days of aiolos. she had said nothing to come here, and now she stood looking out toward the place called yuelong, where he ruled with the empress.
how could she tell him what had gone on? what words would come to her in such an hour?
shame welled within the duck; a regretful pain took its place. she was silent, turning slowly away from the shadow of the island.
how could she tell him what had gone on? what words would come to her in such an hour?
shame welled within the duck; a regretful pain took its place. she was silent, turning slowly away from the shadow of the island.
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January 26, 2021, 10:21 AM
a greeting. kukutux set her eyes upon a most curious creature: not wolf. but yet she smelled of wolves, the duck could spot from this distance. "i welcome you," the duck said against the swell of prejudice in her gut. and she closed the distance between them with a handful of steps.
the redglass eyes swept her close, and kukutux found herself fearful, wondering what sort of creatures existed in yuelong. "you know aiolos?" she said softly, wondering why he had not chosen this one — but kukutux meant to bind him to moonspear.
the redglass eyes swept her close, and kukutux found herself fearful, wondering what sort of creatures existed in yuelong. "you know aiolos?" she said softly, wondering why he had not chosen this one — but kukutux meant to bind him to moonspear.
January 26, 2021, 11:35 PM
ah, so she was new. that was the reason, then. "i have knowledge of them both," the duck said with a curve to her lips as she too lowered her haunches to the cold earth. "aiolos is a close companion to me."
there, the vague tug of shame. for she was married, and not to him. their meetings in the eye of all the old village would have been unseemly, and yet aiolos had never been brazen with her. she trusted the redsun, and wished greatly she might fulfill her word. "i am kukutux. why did you choose yuelong for home?"
there, the vague tug of shame. for she was married, and not to him. their meetings in the eye of all the old village would have been unseemly, and yet aiolos had never been brazen with her. she trusted the redsun, and wished greatly she might fulfill her word. "i am kukutux. why did you choose yuelong for home?"
February 03, 2021, 12:50 AM
"we were once in another village together," kukutux said softly, unsure what to say of courtfall, or if more could be whispered. agana; the duck's heart constricted with a sudden wave of painful memories, but for elixir's sake she maintained her focus.
the odd-made woman spoke softly, reverently of the sea. the empress had found this one and taken her back to the island. kukutux thought it in some ways similar to her own sensation of the long water. "it has much beauty. as does hua," the snow-wife added smilingly, wondering how she might bring a beam to the face of elixir.
the odd-made woman spoke softly, reverently of the sea. the empress had found this one and taken her back to the island. kukutux thought it in some ways similar to her own sensation of the long water. "it has much beauty. as does hua," the snow-wife added smilingly, wondering how she might bring a beam to the face of elixir.
February 08, 2021, 04:22 PM
"i live in moonspear," kukutux answered softly. "i travel these days to find those who want husbands or wives, and try to make matches for them." she thought again of aiolos, green eyes blinking thoughtfully. "the winter has been a hard time. i do not expect many children born, but perhaps all of us will help with a summertime that is more bright."
having spoken more than she wished, the duck fell silent now, wondering what elixir might say.
having spoken more than she wished, the duck fell silent now, wondering what elixir might say.
February 13, 2021, 02:49 PM
so this elixir was a candidate for what she offered. kukutux moved somewhat closer; their combined warmth would be an effective shield against the lash of winter's tongue, so exposed as they were upon the shoreline. "what do you seek in a husband?" the duck asked softly, beginning her first inquiry into how she might potentially make a match for her.
aiolos returned to her mind. "i have a husband in moonspear. we have a son and a daughter. perhaps our hearth might be blessed with more this season."
aiolos returned to her mind. "i have a husband in moonspear. we have a son and a daughter. perhaps our hearth might be blessed with more this season."
February 18, 2021, 03:55 PM
kukutux nodded, and thought of wintersbane. while he had not been one for much emotional discussion of the heart, she sensed he had a great gentleness to him. despite the roll of his voice and the scars upon his body, the hunter was good of soul.
"i think that i may have a name for you," the duck assured, shoulders rolling back as she prepared to trek in return to her homeland. "i will make a meeting for you, somewhere near."
she did not know she would return for a death that would carve its way into the side of her beloved mountain.
"i think that i may have a name for you," the duck assured, shoulders rolling back as she prepared to trek in return to her homeland. "i will make a meeting for you, somewhere near."
she did not know she would return for a death that would carve its way into the side of her beloved mountain.
February 23, 2021, 04:33 PM
could prob fade here <3 we will need an updated thread when kuku can travel again!
a tip of her muzzle skyward. "i must leave along my path now," the duck said softly, though on impulse she reached out to brush elixir's cheekbone with her muzzle. "i will call for you by the sea." a smile decorated her mouth; she lingered for a last look before turning and setting her paws to the edge of the sand, leading wayward as she listened to an inner call.