A Kintapur Hunt

[Adonair]

Adonair is carefully and slowly killing kintapurs when he notices Alexandria stop and gawk. The blood dripping from her knives and her shoes moist with gore have attracted the attention of at least one kintapur that is between carcasses.

"Alexandria! LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU!" he shouts. Unsure if she will react in time he sends a magic missile to blast the critter back and possibly stun it.

[Logo]

Before arriving full circle to Grayson's beech tree, an exploding kintapur reminded the troll of dangers more immediate than pixie spies or ill-mannered ground gnomes.
Though the small band of hunters had interrupted the natural arrangements of many kintaput heads and bodies, the unthinking living still outnumbered by far the equally unaware and equally mobile dead.

Logo turned to rejoin the slaughter, working with axe and talon around the meandering edges of the plague.

[Callie]

Nodwin was being good, making sure to keep the precious cargo securely sleeping even after flying and landing. But as we all know, Nodwin is only a baby hippogriff, not a full grown hippogriff. And like any baby hippogriff (or baby of any kind if we're being honest), Nodwin could not contain natural impulses forever. Especially not when the most awesome Arkie threw a fresh kintapur carcass (one that wasn't even wiggling anymore, how great is that?) into a meadow. Then two more followed the first. That was one, no three temptations that made Nodwin totally forget the slumbering sprout cuddled so sweetly on Nodwin's back. The baby hippogriff flapped its wings and flew fast towards that fresh meat. Now I'm not sure what was holding Callie to Nodwin's back during flight, a little luck (wonderful rabbit feet aren't they?), her snuggled so tightly, Nodwin's craining neck to check on her every once in a while, or what...but whatever it was, guess what? It totally failed when Nodwin launched out of that tree towards food.

Here's what happened. The baby hippogriff flapped wings and flew, the snoozing sweetie's arms loosened, and almost in slow motion, started drifting...ok, so not drifting, more like free falling from the self same tree that the boy had fallen out of and claimed to live in...straight towards the ground (which luckily enough that same boy was still standing under. Hmm...maybe not so lucky for him if Callie lands on him, but so far she hasn't landed). At the same time, Nodwin let out an excited squawky caw, waking the no longer sleeping toddler on Nodwin's back. So Callie is now awake, falling from a baby hippogriff back out of a tree towards the ground, when she had no idea she was even further than her back yard. Now..if any of you don't know what a toppling toddler (ok, not really toppling, more like plummeting, but plummeting toddler doesn't sound nearly as good as toppling toddler now does it?) does when rudely awaken from sleep, let me tell you. Callie let out a squeak that could be heard all the way through the clearing and probably back at her house as well. One that sounded like Nodwwwwwwwwww...aaakkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.... as the ground got closer and closer. (Gotta love slow motion, I'm on pins and needles just waiting to see if anyone will notice. Will she fall on Grayson? Or miss him and fall onto the ground? Will she be caught? Will Nodwin remember her? Guess we have to wait and see don't we?)

[Grayson]

Grayson watched Alex walk out in the filed and start swinging at Kintapur and cutting of heads. He got accustomed to the blades a bit more. The he remebered the samiches. Sausage and cheese, mmmmm these are good!. What was Alex looking up at the sky towards his tree. Why you looking at my tree again? He went back to swinging the blades and heard a Nodwwwwwwwwww...aaakkkkkkkkkkkkkkk He was spinning his blades when the noise went off, with arms outstretched in front of him, as the blades slowed down and were coming to a stop; a little girl dropped onto his arms. The sudden weight caused the blades to fall and him to pull his arms in catching her.

looking at the little girl in his arms, Where did you come from, why are you in my tree he stopped for a second, No stop wait? Are yo ok? He looked at the little girl who just dropped out of no where and landed in his arms. He figured that he would not set her down in this gory mess. He situated her on his hip. Does anyone know this little girl?

[Alexandria]

"Alexandria! LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU!" Is what she heard as she realizes she as in the middle of the hunt watching her niece sleeping on her hipporgriff. Alex turn suddenly to see a kintapur being blasted back, it wasn’t dead but it was pissed and so was she, then all at once the dang thing exploding all over her. Ewww … no one said they exploded.

Nodwwwwwwwwww...aaakkkkkkkkkkkkkkk she heard to turn back towards the tree. CALLIE!! Alex yelled watching her niece fall to the ground, from the same tree Grayson came tumble out of thanks to her. She wanted to yell again but remember that would attract the kintapur to her once more so she did not do any yell plus she didn't want any more of them to exploded. Watching Grayson continuing to practice with the blade, Alex eyes grew wide. Callie could hit the blade and be hurt. Alex was moving quickly towards them when Grayson caught her. Reaching them she heard, does anyone know this little girl? Yes, that is my niece who should be in bed. Callie, are you alright?

[Adonair]

Alexandria rushes headlong towards the tree. Her sudden movement attracts another kintapur who is fast at her heels. Adonair hits it with a lightning bolt leaving it twitching. Sadly, it was now he who had forgotten to pay immediate attention to the kintapurs around him. A searing pain reminds him. He has a beast firmly attached to the back of his leg now. He loses his balance and falls which sends two more kintapur following the scent and vibrations right at him.

[Alexandria]

Alex had not considered after the first kintapur there might be another one but there was but her grandfather had been watching as always keeping her safe but who was watching out for him… Alex had being distracted by Callie. Alex emotional pain hit her causing her to turn suddenly drawing her bow and arrow out of instinct. GRANDFATHER!!! She yell seeing that one kintapur had him and two were headed towards him. Alex had never loss control of her emotion or used her magic in anger but this time she loss control seeing her grandfather being attacked like that she aimed for the kintapur that held her grandfather shooting a bow at it for maximum damage and hope to draw the kintapur to one of its own.

Alex’s bow hit the kintapur making it yell out in pain and releasing her grandfather. Put her back in that tree, no wait, keep her safe!! She said to Grayson running to her grandfather. Alex made it to the whaling kintapur and removed its head just as the two others were getting close. Moving to her grandfather Alex guarded him as she readied for a fight with the other two kintapur coming towards them. Alex felt her odds were better with one kintapur, sending what she thought was a gust of... wind towards one of the kintapur, along with a spell that was supposed to change it into a bluebird, but instead changed it into a much stranger bird called a turkey. No wait, that can't be right she thought to herself as the last kintapur was still coming towards them.

[Adonair]

When the kintapur releases Adonair's leg he jerks it free. Now able to concentrate enough to cast a spell, he conjures a protective shield around himself and waits for rescue. That bite seemed to be bone deep.

[Callie]

Falling, falling...woot, not falling. Caught! Callie's squeal cut off abruptly with an oompphhh when Grayson unexpectedly (for him...hmm...and for her too) caught her in his arms. A rabbit foot bounced up against him, the other bouncing up to tangle in one of her curls, leaving part of her ears exposed to the cool night air. Pom pom slippers swayed to and fro, the four year old's eyes getting bigger and bigger and bigger at all of the excitement (even though she caused some of it). Tears that had almost started to fall were pooling in her eyes (yes tears, in anticipation of the ouchie she fully expected when she hit the ground. Nodwin of course, hadn't heard her scream, being too busy stuffing beak with fresh kintapur meat.

Those self-same tears met Grayson's gaze when he looked at her in his arms. Umm...hewwo? Callie fell fwom dat twee...Callie came fwom mommy an daddy an Nodwin dwop Callie fwom twee. Dat twee ish yer twee? Yew god a twee? Why you god a twee? Sdop wat? Waid? Why Callie waidin? Callie... The tiny normally dimpled child didn't have even one dimple showing, pausing to decide if she was ok or not. She looked down and saw she hadn't lost either of her pom pom houses hoes, her feeted jammies were still zipped up, she was warm...except for part of that one ear. Reaching up, she untangled the rabbit foot from her curls, smoothing it carefully over her ear to cover it, then answered. Callie obiekaybe. Why Callie hewe? Callie was home an now Callie hewe. It dawk oudshid an Callie no...Aundie Axix hewe? Aundie Axix know Callie. Callie god wods ob fwends dat know Callie. Why you no know Call...uh oh, Aundie Axix fwowny. Callie no wike fwowny Aundie. You wike fwowny Aundies? And the tiny talkative toddler buried her face in Grayson's chest, closing her eyes tight and hoping she would wake up in her own nice cozy warm bed. Then Auntie Alex wouldn't be seeing her outside after dark and she wouldn't have any frowns on her face and everything would really be alright.

[Grayson]

Umm...hewwo? Callie fell fwom dat twee...Callie came fwom mommy an daddy an Nodwin dwop Callie fwom twee. Dat twee ish yer twee? Yew god a twee? Why you god a twee? Sdop wat? Waid? Why Callie waidin? Callie.. Grayson listen and looked at the girl he was holding. Well her name was Callie by the way she talked about herself. You know for some one so small you sure talk alot Grayson smiled as he said that, Yes I have a tree that I use, I do not own it no one owns a tree Callie! Grayson thought for a minute about what he should do.

Alexandria walked up and said "Yes, that is my niece who should be in bed. Callie, are you alright?" Then she started to talk again, Callie obiekaybe. Why Callie hewe? Callie was home an now Callie hewe. It dawk oudshid an Callie no...Aundie Axix hewe? Aundie Axix know Callie. Callie god wods ob fwends dat know Callie. Why you no know Call...uh oh, Aundie Axix fwowny. Callie no wike fwowny Aundie. You wike fwowny Aundies? grayson could barely understand her, baby talk had went out of his mind years ago.

"GRANDFATHER!!!" Alex screamed and spun around, "Put her back in that tree, no wait, keep her safe!!" and she was off running to Adonair's side. Grayson pulled Calie close to him, grabbed the blades and held her as he ran over to the tree and used his ability to create steps up the tree as they started he climbed up and got comfy holding Callie. Grayson caused the branches to come together and make a bigger branch that was flattened out and more stury. Ok Callie we will wait here until things settle down ok!