Died last night in my dreams "Kyo Speaks" | Kyo Thinks @Xireidi Deep inhale flowed out of system, slightly shivering from body's rounding energy. Form was small and bendable enough but this hole did begin to cramp him up a bit. Even with gradual discomfort, he remained silent with ears down but alert for any other to come around. It had been a bit which the puppy would begin to think he lost company entirely—that was no good. However before coming to such a conclusion, senses sparked at the feeling of someone being near. He did not know exactly if one was actually there or not but the change in atmosphere stood good as an indicator. Forelegs folded while squeezing in more, nose tempted to give the air a quick check. Slightly did it go over the edge, wiggling as it did its job. He was low but faintly could he pick up something, molding back into spot. Mind was building up its task, readying itself for an ambush upon the one drawing near. Feathers ruffled up in preparation for an attack; muscle tensed and parts down, he was set with his small plan. Muzzle leaked out from its hiding followed by ears propping up. He peered around the area before pulling front half out. Now partly out in the open, neck stretched since he had better coverage of any scents surrounding, noting a familiar smell within it. Time to move forward. Stealthily, he crawled to the base of the cluster of crystals. Body rubbed across it as he made his way around it before finally spotting his target. Legs pulled form back in building up to sprint toward the wolf. Although task would be buried under at an unexpected attack upon himself. As Kyorai was about to kick off, a crack in the ground by the crystals he was by had swallowed his leg. Without a second thought, he yelped from being caught by it. Well, there goes his ambush. The elkhound flopped onto his belly with a cheeky expression in knowing he messed up. What he did not know was that leg had been fully taken by its trap as it refused to let it go. Huffing he go onto his side and tried to pull it out by pushing forelegs against the crystals, but with little success. Throwing paws in the air, he finally called out for help. "Eeeey! I need assistance!" he exclaimed with a silly smile not leaving his face.

Ears perked as a yelp sounded behind him, causing the red wolf to turn with a start. The shadows shifted as his gifted crystal shed its light on the scene before him, illuminating Kyorai's struggle to escape a trap set for him by the very ground itself. A shot of worry crossed Xireidi's face as he quickly closed the distance, fading away to mild amusement as soon as it was apparent that the youth was unharmed.

"Good thneak attack attent" He tried to word, despite still holding on to the light source. Dissatisfied, however, by the muffled mess of syllables that actually came out he placed the stone down right next to the struggling pup. Head lowered as he started walking around, examining the stones and attempting to discern the best way of extracting Kyorai.

"It really is too bad there's no way to see fine details in here without carrying something that gives away your position. That would have been a great approach if not for the unfavorable terrain."

After careful examination Xireidi decided the easiest course of action would be to just pull Kyorai out without attempting to do any sort of digging or shifting of the rocks. "Hold on just a second." he instructed as he lowered maw to the pup's back and clamped down gently on the skin behind his head. Eyes closed as he concentrated full effort on pulling with enough force to dislodge the youth but not enough to cause him any harm.

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"The words I speak"
The thoughts I hold
And the self I keep hidden away
tags: @Kyorai
notes: None

Died last night in my dreams "Kyo Speaks" | Kyo Thinks @Xireidi It seemed mind had not learned to stay careful with his steps as the bunny trap previously did not sink into his memory. This cluster right next to him gave off a low glow but it apparently was not enough to prevent misstep; though it was hard to expect a crack, much less the ground doing the capturing. He lain still for a moment with eyes closed—bothered and pondering. Bright eyes revealed themselves at the sound of imperfect words; immediately angling skull then realizing the light in which blocked their mouth. Although smile retreated, lips twitched from the growing shame he had upon himself. Another thing to practice on when the time comes for it. Watching the wolf put down gift, he stretched over to grab it, offering a better look at the situation. Gaze followed the other's movements in wondering how they would get limb unstuck. Humming along, he tried to think with them but was stopped short when they spoke once again. Kyorai snorted in response and embraced light, silently agreeing with the canine. However, sight could have likely prevented it if he put them up to strain a bit more; but enough self-blaming. Look became expectant when told to hold on. Although what came next bothered the spitz more than it should have. Large ears flatten when Xireidi got close, expression of surprise forming when he felt them grasp his scruff. "No!" Never had someone picked him up that way—wiggling around in displeasure. Despite not enjoying the idea, leg was able to get free which mind guessed it could not be upset for long. Once out of trap, he was quick to have the wolf let go him, spinning to face them forward in a slight battle stance. "You can't be doing that! Am not a puppy!" he told, pouting soon after. The spitz was small but that was not an excuse! Body needed to have a growth spurt soon, Kyorai was not sure if he would be able to accept such an action once more. "Because of that, I will have to chomp you up!" He said jokingly with tail wriggling around. Taking in a deep breath, he ran forward to the wolf in aiming to nip his leg and gear up a little wrestling match.

Xireidi grinned with some embarrassment as he set the youth back onto solid ground and witnessed his protests. Perhaps Kyorai was indeed well past the stage where that would have been a common method of transport, but it had worked, hadn't it? Even so, perhaps he should have tried something different first.

Head lowered, grin still present as he was about to give an actual apology when Kyorai spoke again, this time with a twinge of humor in his voice. A wave of relief washed through the red wolf's mind as he realized that there had been no real damage done, or at least that the youth was willing to glaze over it.

"How am I supposed to know you aren't a puppy when you're so small?" he played along, his apologetic stance fluidly shifting into a lighthearted ready position similar to Kyorai's. "Let's see if you even can."

Eyes were wide, amused as the ball of fluff barreled his way. He waited for the perfect moment, just before the attack landed and hopped to the side. Right over an outcropping of rock. An outcropping that was much too high for him to actually get over all the way.

A yelp of surprise echoed from the large canine as his legs swept out from under him and he landed on the other side of the outcropping on his back. Legs flailed in the air as he managed to right himself at least onto his side but not quite fully upright again yet.

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"The words I speak"
The thoughts I hold
And the self I keep hidden away
tags: @Kyorai
notes: Sorry about delay, didn't have too much bandwidth for non time-sensitive items this weekend

Died last night in my dreams "Kyo Speaks" | Kyo Thinks @Xireidi At the mention of his small size going against his age, maturity; it fired the spitz up as he lunged in to take a snap at the wolf's leg. However, the canine was quick to remove themselves from his attack, bringing him to go into a sliding stop. Such had brought him far out from the spot considering he was going full speed. Once movement ceased for the moment, he turned back around to only be met with nothing. Though a yelp caught his attention as he saw the end of opponent going over a certain object. He snickered and went on to bound over to the area where other had found self to the ground, making his way around. With form going to a point in seeing the position of the other, he decided to take it as an opportunity, viewing that they were mostly at his level now. He would run in from the direction their rear was facing, readying for a leap onto them. Adjusting to a way that would lead him onto their neck, he jumped and made a collision at the side of their neck, keeping sure to embrace it as he scrambled slightly upward. When body was situated on the part where the wolf's skull and neck met, he pressed nose onto head and ears, arms partially wrapped around neck (seeing they were too short to fully do so). Now on the canine, he nibbled at the fur on their head and ears, lightly growling while committing the action. "Quick! I'm about to eat ya! What do you do?" he questioned, now aiming to snap onto their ear. A bit of role reversal, was it not?

Xireidi's already red face reddend with embarrassment as his stumble had opened him up to a successful attack by Kyorai. Even so, he stayed on the ground perhaps a bit longer than he needed to, feeling the youth climb up on him and go for the neck. Limbs continued to flail until they caught hold of the obstacle he had stumbled over in the first place, leaving him there appearing to be standing sideways with a pup pinning him down by the neck.

"That certainly was a misstep, but what about if I use your own body weight against you?"

Without giving Kyorai any time to consider the response the large red wolf kicked off the rock with his back legs and rolled the youth so he was no longer directly on top of him. It wasn't a perfect execution by any means but he was now lying right side up... though with a tenacious pup holding on to his neck. His head flopped down, not hard enough to crush Kyorai of course but enough to put him in the same kind of bind he'd tried to pull earlier.

"Quick! I'm about to accidentally squish ya! What do you do?" he parroted with amusement in his voice.

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"The words I speak"
The thoughts I hold
And the self I keep hidden away
tags: @Kyorai
notes: None

Diedi last night in my dreams "Kyo Speaks" | Kyo Thinks @Xireidi Little growls came from the young canine as he tugged at what fur and skin he got a hold of. He was sure that self was in a perfect position with being almost impossible to put down. Though it seemed there was a way in getting around his action. Brow rose from a look of suspicion when the wolf spoke about using Kyorai's weight to rid of him or at least turn the tables. A snort is what sounded from him, although surprise overtook him once realizing the plan his opponent had in mind. Feeling his placement switch, he let out a bark before finding back pressed on the ground. Why, he was using his size against the pup! That was not fair, but certainly only in Kyo's eyes. "Hey! You can't do that! Am too small!" he exclaimed, squirming and wiggling to try and not get squished. However, no progress was coming out of his frantic movements so, all the pup could really do was attempt at nipping Xireidi to perhaps give enough space to slip from under. Even with that in mind, he simply threw forearms out, presumably laying out his defeat.

Despite the other's protests the large red wolf held steady, waiting to see if Kyorai would be able to pull off the same maneuver and use his own weight against him. Unfortunately though it appeared the youth didn't have a good enough footing or the right angle to be able to pull it off, he was stuck. It was a good solid effort though!

"I guess that means I win this time." Xireidi exclaimed with playful pride as he lifted himself up and let the pup out. It was much too soon for the game to be over though, and he was really finding he didn't want it to be over. It had been ages since he'd really let himself just have fun without focusing mostly on the training aspect. Even if the caves had gone dark there was still plenty of life to be seen and surely if he spent all his time worrying about what might be coming he'd be too mentally exhausted to do much about it when it did appear.

"That means that now I get to be energy and you have to be lazy." he barked, "Grab the light and see if you can keep up!"

Without giving Kyorai much of a chance to react the great wolf bolted away into the darkness, careful to get onto a trail as soon as possible so he could run with little danger of encountering obstacles. He would get caught again, he was sure of it, and it would be good for both his ability to navigate in low light and Kyorai's ability to track, but none of those things really seemed to matter at the moment. For now it was just fun, and slowly Xireidi was beginning to realize that such a thing was okay to have as a primary motivation, even if it might not last forever.

- Exit Xireidi -

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"The words I speak"
The thoughts I hold
And the self I keep hidden away
tags: @Kyorai
notes: Hope this is an okay spot to exit, time to start on fun two year event and quest threads :D

Diedi last night in my dreams "Kyo Speaks" | Kyo Thinks --- Lying stuck under opponent, once self felt the small pressure upon him disappear, legs flailed about without much consideration of this go to action. The pup could not help but pout when Xireidi announced he was the winner. As usual, he put up a show to display his disapproval of this entire thing. A sore loser Kyorai was being, rolling about with a not amused look from his loss. However, being a poor sport did not last for long once hearing what was side about energy and laziness. How dare he still his words from before! There was a good bit of reversal circling about; he hoped that it would have been him delivering all of it despite the obvious case of it falling through. Finally rolling onto belly, bright eyes narrowed at company, though it proved to be a wrong thing to do on his part. While reevaluating his current spot, ears perked and eyes widened when the wolf went to bolt off. It was hard to say whether Kyo was surprised or amused—likely both in all honesty. Moving into a bow with rump wiggling in the air, he made sure to note which direction they were going before fetching the light he gifted to them. "Ooh, I'ma get ya! Your tail will be mine!" he howled with mischievous words but wholly did they keep the innocence that lifted them. Pattering back to where the stone was dropped, he tried to predict where the canine would be headed, having the thought in getting ahead of their path. Humming, Kyorai finally dashed in a direction slightly off from Xireidi original one—shaping up his next "attack" for when he would stumble upon the wolf once more. ~Exit~