With another surge of magicka, the wall further cracked and shifted. It yielded to the force of Arkrael's spell, falling away from the boot. The dull silver armor would now rest in the new crevasse created by the wolf pup. When she'd place all of her paws on the wall and tug at the boot, the dusty piece would easily pop out of the rift, of course with a small puff of dust. Now it is a matter of freeing the other boot.

Tamelyn Thunderhoof And I will fear no darkness

She worked as quickly as she could, but the scent was persistent. She could practically feel it soaking into the mud covering her muzzle, and it wouldn't be long before it was too unbearable to be around. She stepped away, trying to move out from the stink cloud before facing away from Arkrael and shaking her head violently, sending mud flecks everywhere. When her face was clear again, she repeated the process, covering her nose with a fresh coat of mud. It was gross, but hopefully it would continue to work. She stood up and faced the moss again, approaching it cautiously.

If anything, the mask almost seemed to work better this time. Emboldened, she continued to eat away at the moss, hoping that she could finally free the bottom from it's stinky prison. She heard the sounds of rock giving way as Arkrael was successful, and redoubled her efforts, tearing at the moss. She made a mental note to wash off the boot before they gave it back to the Beast.

"Listen to me."

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(Bleah tiny post)

The moss would do what it could to recuperate after the devestating blows it had taken from the fawn, creeping over the dull boot very slowly, but stretching itself thin. It wasn't long before the moss had been eaten away by the fawn, even if a foul reek still filled the air. Now, the boot sits in a small pool of muck and mire. It shouldn't take too much effort to pull out the armor piece.

"Speech" Thoughts

Arkrael fought with the boot, but with a sudden shift Arkrael gave a yelp as she now fell from teh wall. She hit the floor with her back, grunting from the impact, but all the same her tail wagged excitedly as the boot rested in her fangs. It was free! She rolled over,clambering up to her feet again and sat her boot down as she now gazed at Tamelyn. She was getting pretty far in her own work it seemed. Setting the boot down Arkrael studied the thing. It was a strange piece of metal with an odd shape, but it didn't matter. What mattered was getting these boots back to the BEast! For a moment longer she pondered on how she would carry it. She didn't want to carry it in her mouth the entire way so maybe...- With slow movements Arkrael stepped one paw into the boot. It seemed to swallow up her paw and most of her leg, but it would work. For now, there was no telling if it could be kept like that without falling off.

"I got my boot Tam! How's yours coming along?" She set her eyes towards the moss covered wall. It still smelled so horrid, but at this point Arkrael's nose was numb from the stench. She couldn't smell much right now, which she was both thankful for and annoyed at all in one go. She wobbled closer towards Tamelyn, eagerly watching to see if her hatchmate would soon get her boot free. As much as she wanted, Arkrael did not want that nasty stuff in her mouth. She amended Tamelyn for her work cause Arkrael knew she would have given up. She already didn't like the taste of foliage. She could only just begin to guess how disgusting that sort of foliage was.

Tamelyn Thunderhoof And I will fear no darkness

She could see tiny tendrils of moss creeping over the boot, trying to reclaim it. Oh no you don't, she thought, ripping and tearing at the plant. Her mouth was full of the nasty taste, but she couldn't give up now! She spat out of a clump of moss as Arkrael asked after her progress. "Almost go' it," she said, ripping off a final piece. "There!" Triumphantly, she yanked the boot out of it's resting place, dangling it proudly. She let it drop to the ground once more and gave Arkrael a muddy grin, giggling at the large metal boot Arkrael was wearing. She stuck her own hoof into the boot she had freed, but, as she had a hoof instead of a paw or foot to fit inside the boot, it was impossible for her to walk while wearing it.

With a shrug, she picked it up in her teeth and lifted her head high, staggering slightly under the boot's weight. "Um'on!" she mumbled through the boots. "'Et's geh back to the Beast!" She pranced back down the tunnel, making for the last place she had seen the shadowy creature. She'd make a quick stop somewhere along the line, though, to wash the last of the stinky moss off of it.

-exit Tam-

"Listen to me."

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"Speech" Thoughts

Arkrael laughed a little when Tamelyn finally got her boot free and tried to mimic Rae and put her hoof in. She wasn't sure it would quite work the same for the deer, but her curiosity was answered when Tamelyn simply pulled her boot free and picked it back up with her mouth. "Yeah! I'm sure he'll be happy!" Arkrael yipped happily as her tail began to wag back and forth once more. She nodded to tamelyn and soon quickly folllowed after the deer. She paused a moment and looked back at the now broken wall and the torn up vines. Just how did those boots get in there anyhow?

Her brows furrowed as she contemplated it for a long moment. It wasn't until she heard Tam call for her again did Arkrael bounce back into attention and pushed her ears forward as she looked at tam. She gave a bark, indicating that she was coming, and quickly raced after the Deer. Well, as much as she could as she now fumbled over her own feet with such a strange, and semi heavy, boot stuck on her leg. No matter! Once they got the pieces to Beast it would all be worth it. Would this creature get his friend back? There was no telling, but at least they were helping the strange creature.

-Exit Arkrael-