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ALL RIGHT ALL READY!!!!!! i have decided for this new Official Couple >w< YAYYYYYYYY , i think makes soo cool stories.....really im soo excited with them X3 HAHAHA

so now ErithXMulek are official

I thank U two guys and for making an entry to the RP >w<

THANKS GUYS (im adding the rp in a while X3 i guess i will need more pics to complete it)

Erith (c)

Crystie (c) and

Mulek the moose (c)

SECOND PART [link]

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Fog rolls in on the mountain side. Autumn rains have left the mountain side a soggy array of dulled orange and brown. Mulek, a stalwart Moose, leans against a nearby tree, gazing past the clearing of the scene.
Mulek; "sigh" so fitting........ there has been much I didn't foresee, no... much I refused to see........ now it's too late. And like the mist, I linger...... nowhere to go...... no way of knowing what lies ahead......
(He sits upon a nearby boulder, and pulls out a flute>..)
Mulek; May my death be a peaceful one.........
(A solemn melody gently echoes through the ridge, a lullaby for the rain...)

pasing just by the mountains covered with the solemne fog, some calm steps can be heard cracking the dead leaves in the ground

the figure of a young female girl holding a little baby is watched going throught the forest, the girl looked a bit serious and having a cut horn in her forehead

Erith:.......so calm......so quiet....

Crystie: zzzzzzz

Mulek; (Eyes are closed while playing the flute. It's as if he's entered into a trance, recollecting on the memories of years ago.... when he hears faint footsteps through the leaves. The melody stops abruptly, as he listens more intently...)

Erith then stops a little bit

Erith......(thinks: hmmmmm what that melody could be??? a forest spirit perharps?) (looks at both sides)

Crystie:.......zzzzzzzzz

Erith......well but it has stopped for some reason...(sighs)

Mulek; (Thinks to himself) Strange..... no one should be in these parts..... could possibly be a hunt.... I have been running low....)
He quietly puts his flute away, and arms his crossbow. He knew these grounds well, and traversed the leaves and twigs without so much as brushing by a bush...

Erith:............(ears moves a bit)

Erith....(thinks:.....i guess im not alone in here......i must turn around quiet and careful)

Crystie:......zzzzzzzz

Erith holds Crystie more near her as she watched carefully stepping back trying to go back as quiet as she could

Mulek; (Thinks to himself) Who?....... what is she?.......... I've.... I never saw anyone like that at the village or in town!......
(Mulek was hiding behind a large bush, peering through the sights on his crossbow at the mother and her child. Thinking for a moment, he looked up at the sky.)
Mulek; (To himself) They're not going to make it to the town before nightfall. Heck, they probably don't even know know where it it...
(He stood up slowly, though it made quite a profound rustle against the bush...)

Erith: OO (rapidly turns around and looked at the bushes)
Erith then sofetly put Crystie in the ground and brought out a bow and arrow aiming to the bushes

Erith: WHOEVER U ARE SHOW URSELFT!!! (shouted while pointing at the bushes where mulek was hiding)

Crystie: (yawns)OO(woke up from his nap)

Mulek; (Now standing up, calmly slings his crossbow back on his shoulders, a bit unfazed at the threat.)
Mulek; You're lost... aren't you

Erith:...thats not of ur bussiness....now leave me be

(keeps aiming at him)

Crystie:....oo....sniff sniff...T.T (started to cry)

Mulek; (Thinks to himself) Must have been attacked. It explains the cuts she has...)
Mulek; (Aloud) Lost in the woods AND someone to give away your position? I can't imagine hiding would be easy in those kinds of situations...... I already know you're in danger, I just don't know from what...

Erith:...mhp...(some scars in her body are bleeding a bit as they looked like warped with old bandages)
I SAID GET LOST!!! (shouted and then fires the arrow hitting at the side of a tree next to him)

Mulek; (Without even flinching, glances at the arrow in the tree, then pulls it out. He then rubs off dirt and wood from the tip. He then looks at them for a moment...)
Mulek; If you're intending to defend yourself with that, you'll need some better quality arrows ... There's a hunt shop at Green Pass, they would gladly outfit you with something of a higher calibur...
(Distant thunder softly echoes through the ridge, hailing a possible storm)

Crystie: >< (shivers and starts to cry loadly)

Erith......(looks at the sky then at mulek)

Erith:.....i dont have time to lose with U...if U dont go away...then i will do (kneels and picks crystie up)

Mulek; (Thinks to himself) She's quite the stubborn one alright.... though with those wounds, I doubt she'd survive the night.... let alone the child....)
Mulek; He hasn't eaten in a while. I'm guessing the same goes for you?

Erith: I SAID leave us alone and dont get ur nose where ur not called...(starts walking upset knowing that what he said was truth)

Crystie: T.T wahhh wahhhh

Mulek: (Thinks to himself) Hunger has made her irrational most likely........hmmm... yes, I should have enough.... and Dutch still owes me from that hunt....)
(Erith walks out of view, Crystie's cries heard loud and clear)
Mulek; They'll be easy to find...
(Rushes off back home to gather supplies)

as the sun goes down, the forest turns dark a covered with more fog.

Erith found out a small cave where she and her son could rest

Erith was sit down in the deep part of the cave and next to her she made a little nest with some leaves for crystie to rest and had made a little fire for them to be warm

Crystie:.....T.T sniff sniff

Erith......ohh..my little sunshine....dont cry...

Crystie cries louder

Erith: >.o ouch...all right all right (picks him up)

Erith: shhhh shhhh there there ...mommy is here

Crystie: sniff sniff mom...mommy...

Erith....hehe..Ok..u..win...(lifts her shirt up and took him near her breasts)

Crystie starts sucking at one of them

Crystie.......>W<

Erith............(sighs) at least ur not crying anymore ehhe (smiles)

Mulek; (Coming to the cave, he thinks to himself,) I didn't think she'd be so careless... the smoke from that fire will suffocate them overnight..... it's a miracle she's lasted as long as she has...)
He comes around to the mouth of the cave.
Mulek; I'm sorry to intrude, but IIIIIIIIYYAAGGHH!! (He quickly turns around, accidentally dropping a few bags of packaged food and thick jackets in the process)

Erith: Oo OMGGGG!!!! (stops brestfeeding crystie and put her shirt down)

Crystie: O_O T.T WAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Erith.....oh not again >-< WHAT U WANT NOW!!! (shouts at him

Mulek; (Scooting away from the mouth of the cave, back still turned) Whether you like it or not, you're starving, lost, and stressed. And I don't have the heart to simply ignore that, ma'am.....

Erith....mhp..a heart? men dont have a heart (looks at crystie and tries to cheer him up)

Crystie: >.< WAHHHHHHHHHHH T.T sniff sniff

Erith.....shh shhhhh no dear, come on...please...shhh

Mulek; (A bit hurt by what was said, remains silent for a moment)
Mulek; Regardless, these are for you... (Sets one of the bags upright, then walks off.
Mulek; (Thinks) ..... Am I really that heartless?.........two years ago, all the children back home knew my name, heh, they even made some up! "Eagle-ears," "Stompy-Stumpy".....
Mulek; Oh the irony of it...... the more she downright refuses my help, the more I offer it.... ( Looks back at the cave, the deadly smoke trickling out of the mouth... he sits behind a large boulder, completely hiding him from the view of the cave.)
Mulek; I'll have to wait for her to sleep. No doubt she's exhausted...
(He ponders on what she said earlier, as the rain lightly trickles on his antlers...)

Erith:...........finally he left......(sighs) (thinks:......why he want to..help..me.....no he must want something else......men only want that.i will not fell in that trap again,,,,,,never!!)

Crystie:......sniff sniff (was getting sleepy)

Erith:.......hehe and finall ur tired my little baby (pokes his nose)

Crystie: heheheh >w< (yawns ans started slowly to close his eyes)

Erith.........(started to sing a lubally for him to sleep)

(The rain continues, yet amidst that white noise, Mulek hears the lullaby. He recognizes the tune. Memories swell after a moment. Then, he takes out his flute, and quietly plays along with the lullaby...)

Crystie........zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

As Crystie finally got a sleep, Erith was losing sight and hardly tried to stay up.

Erith:.....i..i..have to..stay...i cant..slee.....not now..yet...i have to..take..care..of..crystie..nothing..will harm..him..no..(closed her eyes)...no..thing...(fells a sleep)

Erith.......zzzzzzz

(Mulek played for a little while longer, even after he couldn't hear the lullaby anymore. He paused, drawing the flute away from his lips, as the rain continued. A sigh of relief makes a misty cloud from his breath in the chilling autumn rain, as he leans his head back on the rock...)
Mulek; I've done the best I can to make the right decisions..... yet, I still ended up far away from where I hoped to be.....am I consigned to a pitiful wheel of fate then? Or was there more I could do?............. Is this the right thing to do mother?.......
(A moment of silence, then he quietly makes his way back to the cave. He puts out the fire, and also the smoke, which had accumulated quite a bit in the cave already. He gathers the left over food items, and places them in a spare bag he carries, then hooks it onto his crossbow strap. He then places one of the waterproof jackets over his antlers, making a kind of umbrella. Then, with one of the dryer coats, he gently picks up Erith, her cradling Crystie in her delicate arms.)
Home was only a mile away, but Mulek took care to not wake the two, as he made his way to his cabin; A sturdy shack made out of crudely cut logs, which was fixed into the mouth of a cave, he had made as much of a home out of it as he could. A drilled hole in the center acted as a chimney.)
Mulek; A good fire would be nice in this weather... (He thought as they approached his home...)

Erith:...........zzzzzzzzzz..

Crystie:.....zzzzz (starts sucking his little thumb)

Mulek; ..... so tender and innocent... children are indeed a blessing......... I wonder how my children would have looked.... if things were different...
(Mulek carefully opens the door with his hoof, and enters in. The furnishings are somewhat crude, also being hand-made by Mulek, except for a few odd appliances only used for preparing game meat. He places Erith and Crystie on the couch, cushions filled with straw and goose down, also hand-made. It was where Mulek would usually sleep, considering he didn't have a bed. After covering the two with a quilted blanket, he checks a few of the stones in the fire place)
Mulek; .... still warm... these will do while I start a fire...
(He places the warm rocks on a stone directly underneath the couch, to heat it for the time being ...)
(A single log burns as darkness falls across the ridge. Mulek ponders things while trying to comfortably sleep leaning against the wall by the door. One last thought, and he goes over to Erith, placing her bow at the foot of the couch. Then he too, passes on in slumber.)

as the night pass the sun started to rise again making a pretty morning

Erith........zzzzzzzzz.....h..un..ter........zzzzzzz

Crystie.......zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Erith:.......hmmmmmmm..gh...gh.......ghhhhhhha....no...do..dont...(shivers a bit)

(Mulek had gone out earlier, and was now returning with groceries. He felt a bit odd though, these things weren't exactly what he usually got. The iodine was needed for the first aid supplies though. It had also been the first time he had purchased milk...)
Mulek was financially stable, avoiding gambling and drinking, and his kills were the top purchase at the taverns and restaurants on Green Pass.
(He opened the door, struggling a bit with some of the items...)

Erith:.........dont...please..dont......no..sniff sniff

Crystie......zzzzzzzzzz

(Mulek pauses for a moment, noticing the mumurings......)
Mulek; ....She's been abused... what a cruel world this is.......... but I shouldn't wake her.... she'll only try to kill me again...

Erith:..........ghhh ....(gasp)

Erith wakes up very scared and sits down violently screaming

Erith: AGHHHHHHH >< ........OO.....huh?? (pants)...a..night..mare...again....(looks around) OO.....whe.....where am i?

Crystie: zzzzzzzzz

Mulek; (Stares a bit shocked, speechless. Even her screeching caught him off guard!)
Mulek;................. um............... ma'am?

Erith:....OO (looks at him).................... YOU (searchs for her bow and arrows but couldnt find them)

Erith: WAHHHHHHHHHHH what U made to my weapon!!!! (shouted at him)

Crystie: ><...(woke up and started to cry again) WAHHHHHHHHH T.T wahhhhhhh

Erith:......oh my...not again..my little sweet heart

Mulek; (Calmly turns to putting away the supplies) Your bow is at your feet there. I couldn't find any extra arrows in the cave though...
(Walks over and places the milk on a stump crafted into a side table, next to the couch. After a moment, he speaks)
Mulek; The storekeeper said this was all they had for a child of that size...

Erith:...........(looks down and saw her bow)(whispers)..its..truth

Erith then looks at mulek and then to the milk he brought

Erith:........how could i know thats not venom or something??

Crystie:....(stopped crying and saw at mulek)

Crystie.....(looks at him with a curious sight then laughs a bit)>w<

Mulek; (Notices Crystie and her happy face. Amused himself, a subtle, but sincere grin comes across himself. He wiggles his slightly large ears a bit to amuse the child...)

Crystie: >w< heheheheheh (waves his arms at mulek)

Erith: OO (holds crystie near her).....(thinks: why my son...is happy with this man??)

Erith:........why.........why ur doing this?

Mulek; Pshh... like I would feel any better coming across your corpses some day? (Walks back over to the kitchen area...)
Mulek; I don't blame you for being so cautious about me though...

Erith:...........(looks down)

Crystie:....oo..(Looks at the milk and tries to grab it)

Erith:.....(thinks:.........i.dunno..what to..do....is..he being nice...just...for nothing.....or he want..i..i..i..really dont know)

Erith:.......allright..i know u must be hungry..crystie hehe (slowly and a bit insecure grabs the milk in the stump crafted and then starts feeding Crystie)

Crystie: >w<

Mulek; Ma'am? If it's alright with you, I'd like to take your bow with me into town. The outfitter there could easily find what types of arrow would suit it best...

Erith:............how i could know ur not going to leave me withouth a weapon to defend myselft?

Erith stomach growls

Erith: O///////O (thinks: >///< whYYYYYYYYY U BETRAY ME STOMACH!!!)

Mulek; (Hears the stomach, and rethinks his suggestion...)
Mulek; Well, now that I think about it, it WOULD be good for you to know how to get to the town. If you're comfortable with it, I can show you everywhere you might need to know. You can get some better arrows in person. I was also thinking it might be good to get something to eat while over there. Consider it me paying you back for my unsightly behavior...

Erith.........(looks over at mulek).....(thinks:....i dunno......i..cant..maybe its..a trap....i..cant aghhhhh ><....what should i do?? could i trust this man?? im still not convinced at all....)

Erith....(looks at the side of the coach and put crystie in it)

Erith the looks at her arm and starts changing her bandages, but only turns over the same one she has on

Erith.....(thinks:.......hunter)

Crystie:....?? (looked at her mom)

Mulek; ........ Very well....
( He takes an empty backpack, along with some other few supplies, but stops at the door.)
Mulek; .... Ma'am, I know you don't trust me with your safety, ...but I trust you with my home...... is there anything you might need while I'm in town?

Erith:...........im fine.......

Crystie:......mom...mom..(waves his little hands at her) >w<

Erith:....(smiles)

Mulek; Alright then......... (Places his crossbow by the door.) In case you DO need to defend yourself... this is here... (Gently shuts the door and heads off)

Erith: now crystie, its our opportunity to escape, (picks crystie up and grabs food for her baby)

Crystie: OO

Erith:.........now we have to move on..before...hunter ....finds us

Erith runs the door and goes out

(Later, at a shop in Green Pass)
Mulek; I dunno, maybe I should have joined the rangers...
Carl (Shop Owner); You wouldn't do well dealing with authority, I told you before! Especially with some of the creeps they let in nowadays! Besides, you shouldn't have a badge to help people, lost ones at that!
Mulek; I know, but.... she's just like the others... thinks I'm just some creep in the woods. If I at least had a badge, they'd probably be more likely to trust me!
(The door opens)
Taylor (Co. Shop Owner); Mornin'!
Carl; Oh, here's your man, Mulek. Hey Taylor! Get a load of this! Mulek here found another person trying to smoke themselves to death!
Taylor; You pullin' my leg? What is that for ya', the fourth one this month?
Mulek; Fifth...
Taylor; Wow! Ever think about joining the rangers?
Mulek and Carl; YES...

at the shop a mysterious hooded man appears and goes in , as he was followed by a big bull and a big rino

???: OHHH interesting (looks at the store items) excuse me..im looking for new and really cool hunt weapons..(smirks while getting near the front desk)

Bull:..........(holding a big ox)

Rino:.........(smirks too) hehehehe (holding a big hammer)

Mulek; (Looks back at the three, then back at the store owner)
Mulek; ...I'll let you do business then...
Carl; Alright then... (Looks at the group) .....I'm afraid All we can do for your um.... preference, of weapons, is sharpen your ax there.... unless y'all are in the archery market!...
Mulek; (Thinks to himself) Strange folk..... I know I shouldn't be judging on appearances..... but they certainly don't look like your usual folk that roll into town... and why the cloak? They all look more like executioners rather than hunters..... wait...
(Recalls all the signs of abuse the woman showed, along with her murmurings that morning)
Mulek; (Calmly walks out the door. As soon as he passes from view, he makes a mad dash towards home.)If she's being pursued, I'll need to get her to safety. Confirm assaliants, then notify officials. That's all I can do right now...

Erith and crystie walks a bit far from mulek`s house

Crystie:..mom..mommy..sniff...T.T

Erith:.....(walking slowly)...i..know..crystie...(sighs) u liked that big moose man right? hehehe (giggles)u liked?? hehe i think he..was..(thinks: really good looking man) O/////O

Erith; NO NO NO DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT ><

Crystie:.....???

Erith:..heheh uff...(kneels down almost falling down)

Crystie; OO mommy..!!mommy!!

Erith:.....(thinks:.DAMN IT....i have no..more energies...)(pants)>.O

(Mulek returns to find the door wide open)
Mulek; ... She's definitely being pursued then... too paranoid to stay in one spot!
(He takes the crossbow left behind, along with his knife, a few other supplies, and then heads off...)

Erith then limps with crystie to a near tree and lays down in it

Erith:.......(pants)

Crystie:......mommy...mommy ><

Erith:.....do..do..not worry..my dear..child...(sighs) i..just..have..to.rest...a...bit..ghh...(thinks: damn it...i have traveled,...so much....i havent..ate...or rest so..well...I am at..my limit..now)

Mulek; Did she not remember what happened yesterday? "sigh" I don't understand why people think they...
(Rising over the ridge, he sees her. He runs down quickly, stealth completely aside...)

Erith...(hears someone getting near)

Erith: OO (sits down)(thinks.....no..i dont have more arrows)

Crystie:.....??(looks over watching mulek getting near) >w<...mu...mu...heheheheh (laughs)

Erith...???..huh??mu??

Mulek; You! Uh... (It never occured to him until now that he never learned her name) ...ma'am! Are you alright? I'm sorry to intrude again, but you might be in grave danger...

Erith.........i..know..(thinks: he must be near...and ...i have to move on)(tries to stand up)

a little squirrel moves down the trees and walks around crystie

Crystie:..OO >w< hehehehe...(starts limping a bit far following it)

Squirrel: (sniffs and moves to another tree)

Mulek; Here, eat this... (Hands her a roll with some meat baked in it) Now, tell me, do you know of either a bull, a rhino, or an individual that travels in a cloak?

Erith:......i..i..dont..want it..(looks at other side)

Erith:......no matter...what..i..do..they will ..catch with me soon

Erith: theres no more i can do..I have tried...all..IM..tired,,of running.i just want...it..to finish,...(starts to cry)

Crystie...(watches at the squirrel climbing up at tree as he laughs and waves his hands)>w<

Mulek; "pheh" When I first met you, with all do respect ma'am, you were without reason! Now you mean to tell me you're without hope either?
(Quickly picks up Erith in his arms)
Mulek; Look at your child. Do you want it to end for him too?

Erith..(stops a bit and then looks at mulek)..sniff...i...i..(looks over at crystie)

Crystie:..hehehe >w< (looks at erith)momma!!momma

Erith:.....cry..crystie...i..want..him..to..have the life..and freedom..i didnt..got..

Mulek; Then pull yourself together! You're still alive, and you can still make a change. Despair is no reason to give up!
(He freezes in thought, thinking of how hypocritical that statement was. During his appointed exile, many times he thought about taking his own life. As he regathers his thoughts, he thinks of a plan, while picking up Crystie and placing him on his mother.)
Mulek; My name is Mulek. I'm sorry I never introduced myself earlier...

Erith: oo (looked a bit shocked for what mulek told to her).....

Erith:......why ur...caring...for..a complete stranger like me?? why??

Mulek; (Pauses for a moment, thinking about the phrase...) ...Because you reminded me of how I was.... two years ago...... no one should ever be brought that low. Now hold on, I can't guarantee that this will be the smoothest ride...
(He rapidly starts dashing through the woods...)

Erith: I...(looks down)i know they will never...leave me until..they got what they..want.........i..i have lost..hope.

Mulek; (With a more concerned look.) ..... Murderers are worthy of death..... if that's what they intend to do... I won't hesitate...

Erith...it will not work...no matter how long i run
.you...look like..a good..man, and...i would..like to ask..U something..please..(looks over at mulek)

Mulek; (Thinks to himself) So different.... losing hope, it's like she's a completely different person! ..... This isn't good...
(He jumps over a small stream while running)
Mulek "oof" Alright, what is it?

Erith:.......Please..Stop

Mulek; (Dirt and twigs fly off as he skids to a stop)
Mulek; .......... I'm hoping by that you didn't mean "give up.".....

Erith:.........please...leave me in the ground

Mulek; (Shocked) .... IN?!? IN the ground? Why..... why do you even consider this?!? Just yesterday you wouldn't even let a friendly greeting stand in your way!........
(He appears somewhat confused as he gazes into Erith's eyes...)
Mulek; ... who.... who are you anyway?

Erith.......(looks at his eyes)......heh..well.....since..this will maybe finish..soon..im gonna telL...u

Erith:.....my name is..Erith..and this is my little child......crystie

Crystie:.....sniff sniff T-T

Erith......please..mulek..sir......im..tired....of running....i just cant stand it anymore.

Erith....if i die......all will finish, i hace no more left to live on....i dont have freedom..or will

Erith:...but perhaps..crystie could be saved, please take my child..far..with U.(moves her shivering hands with crystie towards mulek)

Mulek;(Looks at Crystie. Peering into that image of innocence, he is reminded of the many times he pondered about his own opportunity to have a child. How his dreams, his opportunities... his honor were shattered after that fateful day. He looked back at the mother...)
Mulek; Erith................................... I refuse to let you suffer like this. I may not know them, but there are joys every mother is entitled to experience!
(Begins running home again)
Mulek; I don't know the severity of this situation, but I promise you this; that I will defend you with my life if needs be. You won't have to run anymore...

Erith:....O////O ..uh...h...but......(speechless) whhhhaaaa no dont do this mulek!!! didt U heard me!!!! aghhhh talkig u is a waste of time hmp..

Erith:....(thinks.....i dunno why ur..helping me......but....) (whispers)...th..thanks...

------------TO BE CONTINUED----

Description
ALL RIGHT ALL READY!!!!!! i have decided for this new Official Couple >w< YAYYYYYYYY , i think makes soo cool stories.....really im soo excited with them X3 HAHAHA

so now ErithXMulek are official

I thank U two guys and for making an entry to the RP >w<

THANKS GUYS (im adding the rp in a while X3 i guess i will need more pics to complete it)

Erith (c)

Crystie (c) and

Mulek the moose (c)

SECOND PART [link]

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Fog rolls in on the mountain side. Autumn rains have left the mountain side a soggy array of dulled orange and brown. Mulek, a stalwart Moose, leans against a nearby tree, gazing past the clearing of the scene.
Mulek; "sigh" so fitting........ there has been much I didn't foresee, no... much I refused to see........ now it's too late. And like the mist, I linger...... nowhere to go...... no way of knowing what lies ahead......
(He sits upon a nearby boulder, and pulls out a flute>..)
Mulek; May my death be a peaceful one.........
(A solemn melody gently echoes through the ridge, a lullaby for the rain...)

pasing just by the mountains covered with the solemne fog, some calm steps can be heard cracking the dead leaves in the ground

the figure of a young female girl holding a little baby is watched going throught the forest, the girl looked a bit serious and having a cut horn in her forehead

Erith:.......so calm......so quiet....

Crystie: zzzzzzz

Mulek; (Eyes are closed while playing the flute. It's as if he's entered into a trance, recollecting on the memories of years ago.... when he hears faint footsteps through the leaves. The melody stops abruptly, as he listens more intently...)

Erith then stops a little bit

Erith......(thinks: hmmmmm what that melody could be??? a forest spirit perharps?) (looks at both sides)

Crystie:.......zzzzzzzzz

Erith......well but it has stopped for some reason...(sighs)

Mulek; (Thinks to himself) Strange..... no one should be in these parts..... could possibly be a hunt.... I have been running low....)
He quietly puts his flute away, and arms his crossbow. He knew these grounds well, and traversed the leaves and twigs without so much as brushing by a bush...

Erith:............(ears moves a bit)

Erith....(thinks:.....i guess im not alone in here......i must turn around quiet and careful)

Crystie:......zzzzzzzz

Erith holds Crystie more near her as she watched carefully stepping back trying to go back as quiet as she could

Mulek; (Thinks to himself) Who?....... what is she?.......... I've.... I never saw anyone like that at the village or in town!......
(Mulek was hiding behind a large bush, peering through the sights on his crossbow at the mother and her child. Thinking for a moment, he looked up at the sky.)
Mulek; (To himself) They're not going to make it to the town before nightfall. Heck, they probably don't even know know where it it...
(He stood up slowly, though it made quite a profound rustle against the bush...)

Erith: OO (rapidly turns around and looked at the bushes)
Erith then sofetly put Crystie in the ground and brought out a bow and arrow aiming to the bushes

Erith: WHOEVER U ARE SHOW URSELFT!!! (shouted while pointing at the bushes where mulek was hiding)

Crystie: (yawns)OO(woke up from his nap)

Mulek; (Now standing up, calmly slings his crossbow back on his shoulders, a bit unfazed at the threat.)
Mulek; You're lost... aren't you

Erith:...thats not of ur bussiness....now leave me be

(keeps aiming at him)

Crystie:....oo....sniff sniff...T.T (started to cry)

Mulek; (Thinks to himself) Must have been attacked. It explains the cuts she has...)
Mulek; (Aloud) Lost in the woods AND someone to give away your position? I can't imagine hiding would be easy in those kinds of situations...... I already know you're in danger, I just don't know from what...

Erith:...mhp...(some scars in her body are bleeding a bit as they looked like warped with old bandages)
I SAID GET LOST!!! (shouted and then fires the arrow hitting at the side of a tree next to him)

Mulek; (Without even flinching, glances at the arrow in the tree, then pulls it out. He then rubs off dirt and wood from the tip. He then looks at them for a moment...)
Mulek; If you're intending to defend yourself with that, you'll need some better quality arrows ... There's a hunt shop at Green Pass, they would gladly outfit you with something of a higher calibur...
(Distant thunder softly echoes through the ridge, hailing a possible storm)

Crystie: >< (shivers and starts to cry loadly)

Erith......(looks at the sky then at mulek)

Erith:.....i dont have time to lose with U...if U dont go away...then i will do (kneels and picks crystie up)

Mulek; (Thinks to himself) She's quite the stubborn one alright.... though with those wounds, I doubt she'd survive the night.... let alone the child....)
Mulek; He hasn't eaten in a while. I'm guessing the same goes for you?

Erith: I SAID leave us alone and dont get ur nose where ur not called...(starts walking upset knowing that what he said was truth)

Crystie: T.T wahhh wahhhh

Mulek: (Thinks to himself) Hunger has made her irrational most likely........hmmm... yes, I should have enough.... and Dutch still owes me from that hunt....)
(Erith walks out of view, Crystie's cries heard loud and clear)
Mulek; They'll be easy to find...
(Rushes off back home to gather supplies)

as the sun goes down, the forest turns dark a covered with more fog.

Erith found out a small cave where she and her son could rest

Erith was sit down in the deep part of the cave and next to her she made a little nest with some leaves for crystie to rest and had made a little fire for them to be warm

Crystie:.....T.T sniff sniff

Erith......ohh..my little sunshine....dont cry...

Crystie cries louder

Erith: >.o ouch...all right all right (picks him up)

Erith: shhhh shhhh there there ...mommy is here

Crystie: sniff sniff mom...mommy...

Erith....hehe..Ok..u..win...(lifts her shirt up and took him near her breasts)

Crystie starts sucking at one of them

Crystie.......>W<

Erith............(sighs) at least ur not crying anymore ehhe (smiles)

Mulek; (Coming to the cave, he thinks to himself,) I didn't think she'd be so careless... the smoke from that fire will suffocate them overnight..... it's a miracle she's lasted as long as she has...)
He comes around to the mouth of the cave.
Mulek; I'm sorry to intrude, but IIIIIIIIYYAAGGHH!! (He quickly turns around, accidentally dropping a few bags of packaged food and thick jackets in the process)

Erith: Oo OMGGGG!!!! (stops brestfeeding crystie and put her shirt down)

Crystie: O_O T.T WAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Erith.....oh not again >-< WHAT U WANT NOW!!! (shouts at him

Mulek; (Scooting away from the mouth of the cave, back still turned) Whether you like it or not, you're starving, lost, and stressed. And I don't have the heart to simply ignore that, ma'am.....

Erith....mhp..a heart? men dont have a heart (looks at crystie and tries to cheer him up)

Crystie: >.< WAHHHHHHHHHHH T.T sniff sniff

Erith.....shh shhhhh no dear, come on...please...shhh

Mulek; (A bit hurt by what was said, remains silent for a moment)
Mulek; Regardless, these are for you... (Sets one of the bags upright, then walks off.
Mulek; (Thinks) ..... Am I really that heartless?.........two years ago, all the children back home knew my name, heh, they even made some up! "Eagle-ears," "Stompy-Stumpy".....
Mulek; Oh the irony of it...... the more she downright refuses my help, the more I offer it.... ( Looks back at the cave, the deadly smoke trickling out of the mouth... he sits behind a large boulder, completely hiding him from the view of the cave.)
Mulek; I'll have to wait for her to sleep. No doubt she's exhausted...
(He ponders on what she said earlier, as the rain lightly trickles on his antlers...)

Erith:...........finally he left......(sighs) (thinks:......why he want to..help..me.....no he must want something else......men only want that.i will not fell in that trap again,,,,,,never!!)

Crystie:......sniff sniff (was getting sleepy)

Erith:.......hehe and finall ur tired my little baby (pokes his nose)

Crystie: heheheh >w< (yawns ans started slowly to close his eyes)

Erith.........(started to sing a lubally for him to sleep)

(The rain continues, yet amidst that white noise, Mulek hears the lullaby. He recognizes the tune. Memories swell after a moment. Then, he takes out his flute, and quietly plays along with the lullaby...)

Crystie........zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

As Crystie finally got a sleep, Erith was losing sight and hardly tried to stay up.

Erith:.....i..i..have to..stay...i cant..slee.....not now..yet...i have to..take..care..of..crystie..nothing..will harm..him..no..(closed her eyes)...no..thing...(fells a sleep)

Erith.......zzzzzzz

(Mulek played for a little while longer, even after he couldn't hear the lullaby anymore. He paused, drawing the flute away from his lips, as the rain continued. A sigh of relief makes a misty cloud from his breath in the chilling autumn rain, as he leans his head back on the rock...)
Mulek; I've done the best I can to make the right decisions..... yet, I still ended up far away from where I hoped to be.....am I consigned to a pitiful wheel of fate then? Or was there more I could do?............. Is this the right thing to do mother?.......
(A moment of silence, then he quietly makes his way back to the cave. He puts out the fire, and also the smoke, which had accumulated quite a bit in the cave already. He gathers the left over food items, and places them in a spare bag he carries, then hooks it onto his crossbow strap. He then places one of the waterproof jackets over his antlers, making a kind of umbrella. Then, with one of the dryer coats, he gently picks up Erith, her cradling Crystie in her delicate arms.)
Home was only a mile away, but Mulek took care to not wake the two, as he made his way to his cabin; A sturdy shack made out of crudely cut logs, which was fixed into the mouth of a cave, he had made as much of a home out of it as he could. A drilled hole in the center acted as a chimney.)
Mulek; A good fire would be nice in this weather... (He thought as they approached his home...)

Erith:...........zzzzzzzzzz..

Crystie:.....zzzzz (starts sucking his little thumb)

Mulek; ..... so tender and innocent... children are indeed a blessing......... I wonder how my children would have looked.... if things were different...
(Mulek carefully opens the door with his hoof, and enters in. The furnishings are somewhat crude, also being hand-made by Mulek, except for a few odd appliances only used for preparing game meat. He places Erith and Crystie on the couch, cushions filled with straw and goose down, also hand-made. It was where Mulek would usually sleep, considering he didn't have a bed. After covering the two with a quilted blanket, he checks a few of the stones in the fire place)
Mulek; .... still warm... these will do while I start a fire...
(He places the warm rocks on a stone directly underneath the couch, to heat it for the time being ...)
(A single log burns as darkness falls across the ridge. Mulek ponders things while trying to comfortably sleep leaning against the wall by the door. One last thought, and he goes over to Erith, placing her bow at the foot of the couch. Then he too, passes on in slumber.)

as the night pass the sun started to rise again making a pretty morning

Erith........zzzzzzzzz.....h..un..ter........zzzzzzz

Crystie.......zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Erith:.......hmmmmmmm..gh...gh.......ghhhhhhha....no...do..dont...(shivers a bit)

(Mulek had gone out earlier, and was now returning with groceries. He felt a bit odd though, these things weren't exactly what he usually got. The iodine was needed for the first aid supplies though. It had also been the first time he had purchased milk...)
Mulek was financially stable, avoiding gambling and drinking, and his kills were the top purchase at the taverns and restaurants on Green Pass.
(He opened the door, struggling a bit with some of the items...)

Erith:.........dont...please..dont......no..sniff sniff

Crystie......zzzzzzzzzz

(Mulek pauses for a moment, noticing the mumurings......)
Mulek; ....She's been abused... what a cruel world this is.......... but I shouldn't wake her.... she'll only try to kill me again...

Erith:..........ghhh ....(gasp)

Erith wakes up very scared and sits down violently screaming

Erith: AGHHHHHHH >< ........OO.....huh?? (pants)...a..night..mare...again....(looks around) OO.....whe.....where am i?

Crystie: zzzzzzzzz

Mulek; (Stares a bit shocked, speechless. Even her screeching caught him off guard!)
Mulek;................. um............... ma'am?

Erith:....OO (looks at him).................... YOU (searchs for her bow and arrows but couldnt find them)

Erith: WAHHHHHHHHHHH what U made to my weapon!!!! (shouted at him)

Crystie: ><...(woke up and started to cry again) WAHHHHHHHHH T.T wahhhhhhh

Erith:......oh my...not again..my little sweet heart

Mulek; (Calmly turns to putting away the supplies) Your bow is at your feet there. I couldn't find any extra arrows in the cave though...
(Walks over and places the milk on a stump crafted into a side table, next to the couch. After a moment, he speaks)
Mulek; The storekeeper said this was all they had for a child of that size...

Erith:...........(looks down and saw her bow)(whispers)..its..truth

Erith then looks at mulek and then to the milk he brought

Erith:........how could i know thats not venom or something??

Crystie:....(stopped crying and saw at mulek)

Crystie.....(looks at him with a curious sight then laughs a bit)>w<

Mulek; (Notices Crystie and her happy face. Amused himself, a subtle, but sincere grin comes across himself. He wiggles his slightly large ears a bit to amuse the child...)

Crystie: >w< heheheheheh (waves his arms at mulek)

Erith: OO (holds crystie near her).....(thinks: why my son...is happy with this man??)

Erith:........why.........why ur doing this?

Mulek; Pshh... like I would feel any better coming across your corpses some day? (Walks back over to the kitchen area...)
Mulek; I don't blame you for being so cautious about me though...

Erith:...........(looks down)

Crystie:....oo..(Looks at the milk and tries to grab it)

Erith:.....(thinks:.........i.dunno..what to..do....is..he being nice...just...for nothing.....or he want..i..i..i..really dont know)

Erith:.......allright..i know u must be hungry..crystie hehe (slowly and a bit insecure grabs the milk in the stump crafted and then starts feeding Crystie)

Crystie: >w<

Mulek; Ma'am? If it's alright with you, I'd like to take your bow with me into town. The outfitter there could easily find what types of arrow would suit it best...

Erith:............how i could know ur not going to leave me withouth a weapon to defend myselft?

Erith stomach growls

Erith: O///////O (thinks: >///< whYYYYYYYYY U BETRAY ME STOMACH!!!)

Mulek; (Hears the stomach, and rethinks his suggestion...)
Mulek; Well, now that I think about it, it WOULD be good for you to know how to get to the town. If you're comfortable with it, I can show you everywhere you might need to know. You can get some better arrows in person. I was also thinking it might be good to get something to eat while over there. Consider it me paying you back for my unsightly behavior...

Erith.........(looks over at mulek).....(thinks:....i dunno......i..cant..maybe its..a trap....i..cant aghhhhh ><....what should i do?? could i trust this man?? im still not convinced at all....)

Erith....(looks at the side of the coach and put crystie in it)

Erith the looks at her arm and starts changing her bandages, but only turns over the same one she has on

Erith.....(thinks:.......hunter)

Crystie:....?? (looked at her mom)

Mulek; ........ Very well....
( He takes an empty backpack, along with some other few supplies, but stops at the door.)
Mulek; .... Ma'am, I know you don't trust me with your safety, ...but I trust you with my home...... is there anything you might need while I'm in town?

Erith:...........im fine.......

Crystie:......mom...mom..(waves his little hands at her) >w<

Erith:....(smiles)

Mulek; Alright then......... (Places his crossbow by the door.) In case you DO need to defend yourself... this is here... (Gently shuts the door and heads off)

Erith: now crystie, its our opportunity to escape, (picks crystie up and grabs food for her baby)

Crystie: OO

Erith:.........now we have to move on..before...hunter ....finds us

Erith runs the door and goes out

(Later, at a shop in Green Pass)
Mulek; I dunno, maybe I should have joined the rangers...
Carl (Shop Owner); You wouldn't do well dealing with authority, I told you before! Especially with some of the creeps they let in nowadays! Besides, you shouldn't have a badge to help people, lost ones at that!
Mulek; I know, but.... she's just like the others... thinks I'm just some creep in the woods. If I at least had a badge, they'd probably be more likely to trust me!
(The door opens)
Taylor (Co. Shop Owner); Mornin'!
Carl; Oh, here's your man, Mulek. Hey Taylor! Get a load of this! Mulek here found another person trying to smoke themselves to death!
Taylor; You pullin' my leg? What is that for ya', the fourth one this month?
Mulek; Fifth...
Taylor; Wow! Ever think about joining the rangers?
Mulek and Carl; YES...

at the shop a mysterious hooded man appears and goes in , as he was followed by a big bull and a big rino

???: OHHH interesting (looks at the store items) excuse me..im looking for new and really cool hunt weapons..(smirks while getting near the front desk)

Bull:..........(holding a big ox)

Rino:.........(smirks too) hehehehe (holding a big hammer)

Mulek; (Looks back at the three, then back at the store owner)
Mulek; ...I'll let you do business then...
Carl; Alright then... (Looks at the group) .....I'm afraid All we can do for your um.... preference, of weapons, is sharpen your ax there.... unless y'all are in the archery market!...
Mulek; (Thinks to himself) Strange folk..... I know I shouldn't be judging on appearances..... but they certainly don't look like your usual folk that roll into town... and why the cloak? They all look more like executioners rather than hunters..... wait...
(Recalls all the signs of abuse the woman showed, along with her murmurings that morning)
Mulek; (Calmly walks out the door. As soon as he passes from view, he makes a mad dash towards home.)If she's being pursued, I'll need to get her to safety. Confirm assaliants, then notify officials. That's all I can do right now...

Erith and crystie walks a bit far from mulek`s house

Crystie:..mom..mommy..sniff...T.T

Erith:.....(walking slowly)...i..know..crystie...(sighs) u liked that big moose man right? hehehe (giggles)u liked?? hehe i think he..was..(thinks: really good looking man) O/////O

Erith; NO NO NO DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT ><

Crystie:.....???

Erith:..heheh uff...(kneels down almost falling down)

Crystie; OO mommy..!!mommy!!

Erith:.....(thinks:.DAMN IT....i have no..more energies...)(pants)>.O

(Mulek returns to find the door wide open)
Mulek; ... She's definitely being pursued then... too paranoid to stay in one spot!
(He takes the crossbow left behind, along with his knife, a few other supplies, and then heads off...)

Erith then limps with crystie to a near tree and lays down in it

Erith:.......(pants)

Crystie:......mommy...mommy ><

Erith:.....do..do..not worry..my dear..child...(sighs) i..just..have..to.rest...a...bit..ghh...(thinks: damn it...i have traveled,...so much....i havent..ate...or rest so..well...I am at..my limit..now)

Mulek; Did she not remember what happened yesterday? "sigh" I don't understand why people think they...
(Rising over the ridge, he sees her. He runs down quickly, stealth completely aside...)

Erith...(hears someone getting near)

Erith: OO (sits down)(thinks.....no..i dont have more arrows)

Crystie:.....??(looks over watching mulek getting near) >w<...mu...mu...heheheheh (laughs)

Erith...???..huh??mu??

Mulek; You! Uh... (It never occured to him until now that he never learned her name) ...ma'am! Are you alright? I'm sorry to intrude again, but you might be in grave danger...

Erith.........i..know..(thinks: he must be near...and ...i have to move on)(tries to stand up)

a little squirrel moves down the trees and walks around crystie

Crystie:..OO >w< hehehehe...(starts limping a bit far following it)

Squirrel: (sniffs and moves to another tree)

Mulek; Here, eat this... (Hands her a roll with some meat baked in it) Now, tell me, do you know of either a bull, a rhino, or an individual that travels in a cloak?

Erith:......i..i..dont..want it..(looks at other side)

Erith:......no matter...what..i..do..they will ..catch with me soon

Erith: theres no more i can do..I have tried...all..IM..tired,,of running.i just want...it..to finish,...(starts to cry)

Crystie...(watches at the squirrel climbing up at tree as he laughs and waves his hands)>w<

Mulek; "pheh" When I first met you, with all do respect ma'am, you were without reason! Now you mean to tell me you're without hope either?
(Quickly picks up Erith in his arms)
Mulek; Look at your child. Do you want it to end for him too?

Erith..(stops a bit and then looks at mulek)..sniff...i...i..(looks over at crystie)

Crystie:..hehehe >w< (looks at erith)momma!!momma

Erith:.....cry..crystie...i..want..him..to..have the life..and freedom..i didnt..got..

Mulek; Then pull yourself together! You're still alive, and you can still make a change. Despair is no reason to give up!
(He freezes in thought, thinking of how hypocritical that statement was. During his appointed exile, many times he thought about taking his own life. As he regathers his thoughts, he thinks of a plan, while picking up Crystie and placing him on his mother.)
Mulek; My name is Mulek. I'm sorry I never introduced myself earlier...

Erith: oo (looked a bit shocked for what mulek told to her).....

Erith:......why ur...caring...for..a complete stranger like me?? why??

Mulek; (Pauses for a moment, thinking about the phrase...) ...Because you reminded me of how I was.... two years ago...... no one should ever be brought that low. Now hold on, I can't guarantee that this will be the smoothest ride...
(He rapidly starts dashing through the woods...)

Erith: I...(looks down)i know they will never...leave me until..they got what they..want.........i..i have lost..hope.

Mulek; (With a more concerned look.) ..... Murderers are worthy of death..... if that's what they intend to do... I won't hesitate...

Erith...it will not work...no matter how long i run
.you...look like..a good..man, and...i would..like to ask..U something..please..(looks over at mulek)

Mulek; (Thinks to himself) So different.... losing hope, it's like she's a completely different person! ..... This isn't good...
(He jumps over a small stream while running)
Mulek "oof" Alright, what is it?

Erith:.......Please..Stop

Mulek; (Dirt and twigs fly off as he skids to a stop)
Mulek; .......... I'm hoping by that you didn't mean "give up.".....

Erith:.........please...leave me in the ground

Mulek; (Shocked) .... IN?!? IN the ground? Why..... why do you even consider this?!? Just yesterday you wouldn't even let a friendly greeting stand in your way!........
(He appears somewhat confused as he gazes into Erith's eyes...)
Mulek; ... who.... who are you anyway?

Erith.......(looks at his eyes)......heh..well.....since..this will maybe finish..soon..im gonna telL...u

Erith:.....my name is..Erith..and this is my little child......crystie

Crystie:.....sniff sniff T-T

Erith......please..mulek..sir......im..tired....of running....i just cant stand it anymore.

Erith....if i die......all will finish, i hace no more left to live on....i dont have freedom..or will

Erith:...but perhaps..crystie could be saved, please take my child..far..with U.(moves her shivering hands with crystie towards mulek)

Mulek;(Looks at Crystie. Peering into that image of innocence, he is reminded of the many times he pondered about his own opportunity to have a child. How his dreams, his opportunities... his honor were shattered after that fateful day. He looked back at the mother...)
Mulek; Erith................................... I refuse to let you suffer like this. I may not know them, but there are joys every mother is entitled to experience!
(Begins running home again)
Mulek; I don't know the severity of this situation, but I promise you this; that I will defend you with my life if needs be. You won't have to run anymore...

Erith:....O////O ..uh...h...but......(speechless) whhhhaaaa no dont do this mulek!!! didt U heard me!!!! aghhhh talkig u is a waste of time hmp..

Erith:....(thinks.....i dunno why ur..helping me......but....) (whispers)...th..thanks...

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