Zalex and Stormstar (White Magic)

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Crunch, crunch, crunch-crunch. Crunch, crunch, crunch-crunch. The rhythmic sounds and movements almost lulled the large brown furred brute into a trance if it weren't for the pain that gnawed at his neck and shoulder as he followed the black tailed female in front of him. They had been trekking for a good while now, on their way to some mythical caves. With each step Zalex was getting more tired, his body worn from exerting so much energy and fighting the pain, he just wanted to lay down and sleep, be he couldn't. His large paws stepped in Stormstar's prints as he pressed on behind her, his limping gait matching hers as they both favored their left front legs.

With all this conversationless walking, the blue-eyed he-wolf had some time to think to himself, maybe too much. His thoughts had wandered back to the pack battle and his father... Had they survived, had they fled and escaped to safer lands as well? Would he ever see his family or pack again, should he go back and find them? Zalex quickly changed his thought direction, afraid of imagining what he might find, and sticking with obeying the final command his father gave him. Besides, he had more important matters to see to. Like surviving in this strange harsh landscape with a severe wound and a stranger wolf that was leading him to a strang cave. What if this Siñorita Stormstar was leading him into a trap, all this talk about blancos lobos and the magical goddesses of the lost valley was kind of leery to the brown male. It could be fake and there could be an ambush waiting for him. But then his thoughts turned to why hadn't she just let him freeze and die, and he tossed that previous idea out. Even though he was pretty sure this she-wolf meant good, he was very suspicious about where and who she was taking him to.

Sharp blue orbs glanced up at the bright sparkling snow mountain scape that spread before them, and looked about. A crystal surface lay shimmering, ice drifts still floated on its glass veil, not yet melted by the spring sun. Gray stone lay in patches apart from the snow, and smooth cliffs rose up blocking the pink horizon. Darker gray spots dotted the cliff, and as they neared, the holes grew larger and seemed to be scattered over the side of the mountain like a giant bee hive. "Este es el lugar? The Blancos Lobos?" Zalex grew wary as they approached, and kept his head low and ears alert, but followed with the same pace. He knew how to defend himself if a situation arose, but this wound was what worried him, and the gray she-wolf walked before him.

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Stormstar:
Storm looked ahead, not back. Her blue eyes were stony and hard, her tail swayed limply as she walked. Her nose was up in the breeze, sniffing. She was alert, but alert of just which leg she was using. A fall in the Barrens had reinforced this, but she was getting tired. Her eyes dropped sometimes, she wanted to hang her head, she wanted to just lay down and sun herself. Ohh... She would do that soon. The warm sun was your friend when you were tired. So was swimming, she would take Zelax down to Wildwater Falls. The water there was lovely and cool, and, for her, home. She would drag Zelax along for the ride because, like her sister before her, she was in love. Unlike Halo Storm had been restraining herself. Look for vines, you may need them! A voice in her head chanted. Storm felt like slapping it with a electric paw.

The she-wolf spotted the cave up ahead. She smiled, and stopped. "The cave of the Mage, healer of all. White Magic." Storm said, looking back at the brown male behind her. "Don't worry, White Magic is kind." Storm continued until the mouth of the cave, where she waited for Zelax before calling, "White Magic?". Then she limped off, and almost fell over on her side on a nice, smooth boulder to sun herself and nap as Zelax was getting healed. Rolling over onto her back, she lounged in the warm sun.

The sun warmed the rock, her back warm and the bare scar on her belly was getting warmed by the sun and after the cold of winter and spring. A content sigh escaped her as she lay her head back, paws twitching in the air in apparent contentment. She had to sun more often, Aurelia would love it. It was her first summer, and summer was sweet and lovely pleasure. She rolled over on her side and stretched out her long legs, a smile on her silver maw and another content sigh. 

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"Stormstar, Señor Zalex. Por fin." White Magic called in response to Stormstar's call. "It's about time." She drawled, switching back to valley tongue. White Magic had been awaiting them. After all at least Stormstar played a certain role in her daughters little prophecy. "Well let's get you patched up my little warriors. And oh, Stormstar, vines would hurt his neck too much, so I wouldn't."

The soft furred shewolf slunk over to her stores, rainbow eyes twinkling mischievously. She knew wee Zalex was skeptical of all this mystic wolf mumbo jumbo. Which was amusing being a mystical being herself. She was the first clay that the infant power had shaped. And she knew the power's curiosity wouldn't stay dampened, perhaps it would create something more in time.

White Magic collected a few sharp spelling herb sprigs, and a leaf with a poultice wrapped in it. "Alright let me see your injury Zalex. Por favor?"

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Treading onward, Zalex felt the sun hit his wound and frowned as the warm heightened the pain in his neck. He blinked slowly and then looked up at Stormstar, following her gaze to a large cave that stood before them. It opened like a giant mouth about to swallow them up. The gray she wolf announced their arrival and Zalex flashed a bewildered expression. His dark brows furrowed and he thought the chica had gone a bit too loco. With a frozen stance the dumbfounded male listened to her call out. "¿De qué está hablando? She is loco! Absurdo!" Zalex stepped back, and with concerned eyes, watched the tired form lay down in the sun. Her blue eyes closed, and she sighed in fatigue from the long walk, and probably mentaly exhaustion as well.

Suddenly a sharp voice drifted from within the depths of the cave like a song carried on a wind. The wounded warrior jumped slightly and winced from the pain it caused. Brown fur bristled and his gray ears went back as he let a soft growl manifest deep in his throat. Surprise also unfolded from his emotions, because he realized the voice spoke in his own tongue.

Without forewarning a huge white wolf stepped out of the darkness and stood towering above him. Her rainbow eyes pierced his soul, and he inwardly melted before her magnificence. All of him wanted to turn away, but he could only stare at her splendor. Memories of his puphood flashed before his eyes, and every story he was ever told about the Blancos Lobos came back to him and proved their truth. The goddess spoke again, her voice ringing in the air and then she moved back into her darkness. Zalex had forgotten about his wound until the song like voice asked to see it, and he blinked several times in realization. It was real, it was all real, and Zalex stood there in shock. Stormstar was still laying in the sun, he was not being ambushed or attack by this Blanco lobo, and she was actually asking to heal see his wound. Unreal but real. For a moment the blue eyed he wolf collected his thoughts and then willed himself to step forward for inspection. His ambitious self felt a notion pop out of the shadows of his mind as he came closer to the goddess. She could still try and harm him with poison or such, but the idea hadn't been convincing enough for why hadn't she zapped lightning from the sky to kill him like some legends he had remembered of one of the Blancos Lobos.

Zalex stood gazing up into the rainbow eyes as she prepared something. He was speechless, his voice not wanting to ruin the fair beauty of her image.

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White Magic chuckled at Zakex's antics. The hewolf wasn't from around here, he had only heard of her and the power in bed time stories. Previously she had just been a fairytale. Even when young Stormstar had told him she was real, the brown wolf had been skeptical; constantly paranoid. White Magic didn't often get to see a wolf's jaw drop. Usually the valley wolves would come whining to her with a scratch and plead with her to heal it. Or act as Storm was currently. However, the young wolfess needed that sunning rest. White Magic relished the moments when outsider wolves discovered that the the legends and tumors were true. It lightened her dismal mood on everlasting life.

She knew it was a lot for young Zalex to take in, one so she immediately got to work. She trotted behind him and pushed his haunches down gently, attempting to live him into a sitting position. She then stretched to get a look at his neck. She rubbed the poultice into the injury gently. "This will sting." She gave almost no warning as she applied the paste. After rubbing in the lotion she brought the herbs to Zalex. "Take a close look, these are common herbs that you can find in wet places. Near rivers and sometimes in caves," White Magic stared into his eyes to make sure he got the information. "Take one blue leaf if the pain starts up again. And a whole spring of the other two to promote healing." She held the herbs up so he could see them. "Now eat them." She commanded softly, her voice motherly and smooth.


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Zalex:

Silently the goddess turned and retreated further back into her cave, preparing something for healing. Zalex stood in wonder, oblivious to most of his surroundings as he watched the great Blanco Lobo. Within a moment she had returned and touched her large angular to his hip, pressing lightly to encourage him to sit. Realization hit the brown furred male and his muscles tensed and were uncooperative when the great she wolf approached, but he slowly relaxed when her huge majestic figure abated, and he willed himself the sit.

Gently the Blanco Lobo began to touch his wound and rub something on it. The salve she applied felt good, as its cool sensation diminished the burning pain in his neck. A dull tickle crept over his nerves where the goddess was touching, but it soon intensified and felt as if a thousand ants were crawling under his skin and biting him. "Aye! What are you do-" "This will sting." The thundering voice of the Blanco Lobo finally informed him. 'Un poco tarde.' Zalex thought as the sharp biting continued.

Soon the great wolf was gone again and back with some plants. She set them down in front of his large paws and he looked at them, then up at her, and then stared back down at the leaves as she instructed. His dark gray ears inclined to her voice, and his brow furrowed in concentration. While she was giving the directions, Zalex's blue gaze flickered over to the sleeping chica with a slight desperation of help. Without wanting to delay the goddess' command, Zalex dropped his head and licked up the plants. They crunched between his teeth, and the male wolf struggled to break them down in his mouth for a bitter taste had filled his mouth. He made a grimaced face as he swallowed, and closed his eyes for a short moment to hold back his urge to spit all over the place.

Zalex grunted before looking back up at the rainbow eyes and searching her face for finality. "Gracias, I guess. Gracias por su ayuda, Blanco Lobo." With hesitation, he lifted himself and stood, glancing at the large Blanco Lobo before trotting over to the silver faced she wolf. "Señorita Stormstar? Estás- Are you awake?"

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Stormstar:
Storm stood, stretched as best her leg would allow, and smiled at Zelax and White Magic. "Please, call me Storm." She smiled sheepishly, and wondered if she should ask for him to accompany her. She needed to figure out the wording NOW, before he left! She felt her tail go between her legs, and her ears go back. Why was this so hard?! Talking to Treble hadn't been this hard, or dad, or even Fjord. Then again... She had never really met very many males before. Was it every few males or something? Halona never seemed to have trouble talking to Treble, and Halona had had a huge crush on him. Halona had also hit him over the head with a rock and led him with a vine to the Barrens. There had to be a easier way to do this!

Storm took a deep breath. "Zelax, would you like to come with me down to the valley? My niece and I would love the company, and we can show you the valley." She felt her tail relax and her ears go back up. Why was she so nervous? It was not that hard... It was terrifying though. She didn't know why, but asking him that had been scary. Her blue eyes met his and she felt herself blush.

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Zalex took a step back as Stormstar stood and stretched. Her body arched strangely to the twist of her injured foreleg, and the sun caught the healthy glow of her gray pelt, that shimmered to her movements. With a smile her face lit up and her blue eyes sparkled. Zalex returned the expression with a show of his teeth, but his face dropped with what she said next.

"L-lo siento Siñorita Stormst- Storm. I will call you only by Storm." That large male flattened his ears at how stupid he sounded. 'Why didn't she tell me sooner. Did she just not want me to feel bad. What if she doesn't even want to be called siñorita?' Zalex was too busy with his thoughts after her reprimand that he almost missed what Stormstar said next, but when his name was uttered, she had his full attention. After her proposal Zalex's mind was already made up, and he replied shortly. "I would be greatly pleased to accompany you and your sobrina in your travels... Storm. Besides, I know of no safe refugios in this valley, and since you rescued me, I feel I owe you my proteccion in return." Zalex was greatful for the kindness this chica had shown him, and he honestly did feel compelled to stay with her. Because who else did he know, (besides the powerful unnerving blanco goddess) and where else would he go. His father's command was for him to flee, and with an aching heart, he would obey that wish.

Zalex looked down at the silver-faced female before him, their blue gazes meeting in focus, and the moment stilled. A soft sigh left the male's nostrils, and the corner of his mouth lifted in a content grin as he noticed Storm's blushing smile. She really was quite adorable, his memories brought him back to when she was a complete walking fluff ball, and his smile widened.

He was ready to accept this new adventure with Storm.