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Wes / Angie / Jeff / Gwen
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Date Posted: 08:54:28 03/23/03 Sun
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Alexis/Monet/Rio
's message, "Re: Traveling" on 18:58:59 03/20/03 Thu
Wes's eyes shot open very wide as he saw Shakira drift gently to the ground immediately before the two female humans. He passed a hand over his brow and sighed in exasperation. So much for secrecy, he thought to himself. He sat back against the tree trunk and thought carefully and rapidly.
Shakira was a bright young elf but quite headstrong. Soon, he reasoned, she would realize the enormity of what she had done, and would no doubt expect his support. Her actions were all in good heart, he knew, but how best to convince her that she should temper herself against rashness? Wesimbi decided immediately that he would not join her yet. His hesitation would hold clear import to Kira that he disapproved of her impulsiveness, and would also imply that she should not speak of his presence. He settled back and waited, watching.
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Angie was about to make a wry comment to Alexis on her near slip when the figure dropped to the ground just in front of them. In an instant she had seized Alexis's arm and pulled the other g.irl back, away from the apparition, and she stood between the creature and her companions with balled fists and a fighter's stance.
Jeff stood frozen in place a few steps behind the g.irls, the amused smile wiped from his face without a trace. "Hey, hold it, Angie!" he whispered fiercely, and pulled both of them away. "It might attack."
"So talk to it!" Angie said, glaring at the creature as it fluttered its huge wings.
Jeff cleared his throat nervously. "Me? Why me?"
Angie's only reply was to punch him solidly in the arm. Rubbing the place, Jeff took a hesitant step forward. "Uh...who are you, and what do you want?" he asked, trying to sound firm and feeling foolish. For some reason, though, he wasn't exactly afraid...just wary, protective.
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Gwenneth also stopped in her tracks, looking quite comical as she had been in the middle of sticking her tongue out playfully at Monet's comment about her. The youngest g.irl's voice filled her mind, also reaching Monet and Rio:
::Hey--hey! There's this...this freaky-odd thing here! It's kinda human, but it's got wings... What should we do? Jeff's talkin' to it, but what if it tries to hurt him? What is it? What should we do?::
Gwenneth exchanged a quick glance with her companions.
::We're coming.::
As one, the three of them began dashing silently towards the children. Already Gwenneth's hackles were raised and her teeth were bared against any who would threaten her boy and his friends. The guardians spread out, approaching the children from three different directions, and Gwenneth crept along close to the ground till she could peer down a slope directly at the four figures. Her eyes opened quite wide as she saw the creature that stood in opposition to the children.
::Monet, Rio,:: she spoke quietly. ::What is that thing?::
To Angie and Alexis she said, ::Be calm; we are watching.::
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High in the tree, Wesimbi leaned forward, wings mantling, ready to dive should the three animal guardians make a threatening move towards Shakira. Silently he willed her to know of her danger, and his awareness.
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