Eloewyth Plover's Story

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Her heart thudded in her chest, feet pounding on the ground, hair wildly flying behind her as she ran for her life. Daneries could hear the Canis Lupus behind her, it's hands and paws also pounding against the linoleum tile of the hallway. The Targarian could feel her lungs burning as they struggled to take in air, panic rising more and more as she could hear the Wolf getting closer. Her best bet was to run and close a door, it would confuse the Wolf, but not for long. Problem was she had absolutely no idea where the exit was, she was in uncharted territory, trying to look for some food, or something that could help her survive. She'd wandered into what seemed to be an office building, not realizing that the upper floors were home to a lurking Wolf.

The beast snarled, only feet from Daneries back. Suddenly the she swerved to the side, catching a glimpse of a door at the end of another hall. Running into the wall of the next hallway she shoved herself off of it, legs almost giving out as she pushed her exhausted body to keep going forward. She heard scratching, knowing the Wolf over shot the hallway. It bought her a few seconds to get into the next room. Bursting through the door Dani slid to a stop turning and grabbing the door. Right as she slammed it closed Daneries felt the 500 pound beast slam into it. The door jolted, but by then it was already dead bolted. Dani covered her mouth with her hands to quiet her breathing, trying to control it as she backed away from the door at a snails pace. She could hear sniffing along the side of the door, causing her to stop. Dani closed her eyes, trying to hold back a whimper of fear as she waited for it to leave.

The snapping and chomping of bone is what brought Daneries attention away from the Wolf that was on the other side of the door. Her eyes went wide, slowly and reluctantly looking over to the side. Another Wolf, this one bigger than the last, sat in the far corner of the room, chewing on what use to be the arm of its latest victim. The slamming of the door is what got its attention, but it couldn't hear Dani, so it just sniffed the air. Daneries slowly started to slip out of the shoes she was wearing, knowing it would be impossible to walk quietly in solid heal designer ankle boots. Afraid that her shirt and pants would make too much noise if she bent down, Dani simply just continued to silently walk over to the next room, which had a doorless opening to it. She hoped the wall was enough to allow her to move more freely without being heard.

The Wolf heard nothing as she backed into the next room, checking around to make sure there were no hidden Wolves in there, she quickly hurried inside, throwing her hand away from her mouth and looking franticly around. Going to the windows she looked down to the city, which was enclosed in a thick special kind of glass, which kept radiation out, and air in. Daneries was 50 stories up, so climbing out of the window wasn't an option. The room she was in now didn't lead to anything other room, so there was absolutely no way out. Daneries's heart sank as tears welded up in her eyes, starting to give up. She looked up, refusing to cry, and froze.

Above her was an open air vent. Dani's eyes went wide as she looked around, trying to find something to stand on to get up into the vent. There was a chair, which if Daneries carefully stood on it, she could get up into the vent. Grabbing it quietly, she glanced back into the other room. The Wolf was up and walking around, elevating Dani's heart rate. She'd have to do this quickly and quietly. Lifting the chair off the ground she trotted in her socked feet over to the open air vent, positioning the chair under it. Getting up onto the chair Daneries reached up, her fingertips just barely able to reach the edge of the vent. Frowning Dani carefully got up onto the arm rests of the chair. Now her palms could touch the inside of the vent, but there was no way she would be able to lift herself up there. Putting one foot on the top of the chair, she jumped off of it and pushed herself up into the vent in one movement. Twisting slightly in the air she landed on her butt in the vent, her legs hanging out of the vent.

Annoyingly enough, however, the chair was slowly tipping back, before falling over with a thud. Not sticking around to see if the Wolf heard the chair fall Daneries booked it out of there, crawling like she was on fire. The vent she was in went straight for a while before splitting into two different vents. Figuring she should stay on the edge of the building Dani went right, that vent soon dropping down, as if going down to another floor. Thankfully the vents were large enough for Dani to be able to spin herself around, so she could slide down the vent on her butt. It wasn't a far fall, but it was far enough that Dani held perfectly still for a minute, making sure the vents weren't about to collapse. Continuing on, Dani took a few more turns and tunnels before suddenly, while passing over a grate, the grate broke, causing Daneries to fall with it, slamming down onto a table, her head smacking against it, causing her vision to go black.

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Truth be told Dani had woken up only two minutes after her fall. The only reason she refused to move is because she had absolutely no idea who was carrying her. She knew it wasn't a Wolf, that would have killed her in seconds, but she didn't know if they were friendly either. So she remained completely limp until she realized they were going downstairs. Once she was put down, she started to move. Her eyes flicking open. There was a young girl next to her, surprising her. She quickly stood, shoving herself away from the 3 figures around her. However a bump on the head does little for your sense of balance. As soon as Dani was up, she was down, falling on her butt.

Her vision spun until she squeezed her eyes closed, her stomach lurching. Looking up Daneries took in her 'captors'. It was only three women, two of them looked either her age or younger, while the other woman was older, although not by much. Her eyes locked on the older woman, who seemed to have a major aura of power around her, obviously in control. Dani's eyebrow raised. Her first thought was, 'Who are these people?' and her second was, 'Why does that lady have purple eyes?'. Dani remained quiet, blinking slowly up at the pink eyed woman. She then looked back over to the two girls, who she now assumed were either younger family members, students, or maybe just friends? After a bit Daneries finally spoke. "Hi?" Her eyebrow remained raised, not sure what to say or do.

Eloewyth looked from one attendant to the other then back to the girl looking up at her. Her look was a bit cold and somewhat emotionless as she studied the woman before her. "Hello. Who might you be?" she queried. The woman appeared to be a bit stunned, but coherent enough to answer such a simple question.

Eloewyth had been around enough to have become familiar with many of the alien cultures that were aboard the Cosmadrone. The features of the woman eluded that she was likely Targarian. At this point in time the culture of others mattered little to Eloewyth, as long as she was not dealing with a Wolf. The woman appeared a bit stunned, like an animal trapped in a corner. Would she lash out at Eloewyth and her attendants? She gives each a quick but knowing glance. They were not to make any movement that might cause a sudden and negative reaction. Calm was what was needed at this point. They were in a building already infested by the enemy, another source of drama was not needed.

As a sign of her peaceful intentions, Eloewyth says, "My name is Eloewyth Plover. Iam the high priestess of Holdous, deity of the people of Recknoth." She watches as the woman takes in these words and her surroundings. "We mean you no harm. You fell through the ceiling back there. We were attempting to get you to a place of safety, away from the Wolf infestation." Had Eloewyth's words made any sense to the woman? Would she view Eloewyth and her attendants as friends or foe? Should she be seen as a friend or foe?

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Daneries looked up at the woman, who soon identified herself as Eloewyth Plover. Her raised eyebrow lowered as Eloewyth explained who she was, and that she was of no harm. Dani had dealt with people of high political power. They were no physical threat to her, and honestly the only physically intimidating thing about Eloewyth is her eyes, which were shockingly bright. Deciding to trust the priestess, and what Daneries now realized were her most-likely assistance, got up off the ground. Dani knew she probably looked stupidly confused, and she kind of was, but she was more or less just being careful. Her head still throbbed slightly in pain, and she knew there would be a nasty bump on the back of her head.

Brushing off the back of her pastel purple pants, which were rolled at the ankle, she gave a nod to Eloewyth. "My name's Daneries... Daneries Grey," She said quietly, struggling to look at the woman in front of her. Small talk and first impressions were not Dani's thing. She stood there awkwardly for a few more seconds before visibly stiffening at the sound of a door opening very loudly in flights above them. Dani's purple eyes went wide as there was the sound of claws scratching against a wall, and the shuffling of paw pads on the hard concrete of the floor. "Cool, introductions over, we need to go," Daneries frantically whispered, not even finished with her sentence when she turned and started to hurriedly trot down the stairs. It became even more noticeable to Dani on how crazy she looked when she saw that she had no shoes on. Mentally groaning she simply just went down the flight of stairs two at a time, occasionally looking back to make sure the Priestess and her followers were still behind her, and not Wolf food.

The group got down a few stories rather quickly, but a story below them another door could be heard being thrown open. Daneries didn't even pause to think, she turned to the office door conveniently next to her, and threw it open within a millisecond. "In here!" Dani whispered, grabbing the closest sleeve next to her and ripping them into the open office space with her. She went in a few feet before turning around to see it was Eloewyth that she was totally man handling. Horror flashed across her face as she quickly pulled her hand away, knowing that Eloewyth probably wasn't all to pleased with being dragged around, and being forced to do something. Dani just pursed her lips before looking around. They were on a carpeted open plan office, the only actual room was a glass office all the way on the far left wall. Other than that it was rows and rows of cubicles. Hurrying farther in Daneries looked all around. There was no second stairwell, only an elevator door, which obviously wasn't going to work.

Gnawing on her lip Daneries looked back at the door to see the figure of a Wolf in the window. Terror rose in her chest as she looked more franticly. It was easy for her to climb up into the vents again, but it would be impossible for the entire group to get in there fast enough. Dani paused. 'Why am I thinking about these people?.. It's not like I absolutely have to save them, they seem to be doing well off on their own...' Dani looked back at Eloewyth, eyebrows knitting together in confused worry, her thoughts clashing with each other. It was no time to be fighting with herself, and Dani was reminded of that when she heard the door of the office being opened. She froze, her eyes frozen on the stranger who had basically saved her life, afraid to look at what she knew was looming in the doorway.

Eloewyth remained calm even though the room they were in was now basically surrounded. A Wolf was at the door they had entered by and another at the door at the far end of the room. This door likely led to another corridor, which she hoped would then lead to another stairwell. The quicker they could leave this building and get to the Safety Building Holdous had sent her the vision of, the sooner they could collect their thoughts and work on the problem of finding the group of kinsmen they had been separated from.

She had entered fight or flight mode, Eloewyth could see it in the eyes of Daneries and also in the movements of her body. Almost being able to read her thoughts, Eloewyth could tell that Daneries was at a crossroads. She was deciding to run and save herself or to stay and fight with her three new "friends". Making quick eye contact with her attendants, Eloewyth points to the door at the far side of the office room and gives a nod. As they move to the door, Eloewyth moves to Daneries.

The two attendants move quickly to the doorway, each pulling a dagger from their waistbands of their pants. Flanking each side of the door, they await the Wolf's entrance. Eloewyth walks up to Daneries and wraps an arm around her shoulders. Into her ear she whispers, "Come with me if you wish to live." Eloewyth nudges her forward and they walk toward the door, not attempting to hide their presence from the Wolf that now sees them through the window of the door.

The door flies perhaps ten feet through the air as the Wolf kicks it in. It's rush into the room, however, goes about three feet and is abruptly stopped as two daggers are plunged into it's chest, retracted, and then plunged into it's neck. The beast stands there, stunned, blood flowing down it's front and sides to a pool on the floor by it's feet. Eloewyth's attendants move to the front of the Wolf and in unison kick it back through the door and into the corridor that it came from. There it lands and lies motionless on the floor.

Eloewyth gives Daneries a small smile and says, "Come along. It should be clear now and I believe his friend is about to come in from the other door. It be better for us to be gone." Eloewyth looks back to the corridor and one of the attendants motions them to come and points in the direction they should go, indicating another stairwell is there. Eloewyth looks at Daneries again and smiles, "This way, my dear. You are still with us, are you not, Daneries?"

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Daneries stared at the two girls as they completely stealth killed the Wolf. She hadn't even registered that Eloewyth was at her side until she spoke, saying they need to leave. Dani flinched slightly and looked to the priestess in shock and awe, totally confused as to what the hell just happened. When Eloewyth said her name, Dani blinked out of her frozen state, and hurriedly followed the three girls. A slight frown was on her face, feeling slightly useless over the fact that she just stood there trying to figure out if she should stay or run. Daneries just kept quiet as the group went down the flight of stairs. As they passed the doors leading to the different office floors Dani would occasionally glance into the window, just to make sure nothing was going to pop out at them.

Daneries practically slid to a stop when she looked into one door, and saw a bridge connecting the building to its twin. Dani remembered hearing murmurs about a building the other three were trying to get to when she was 'unconscious'. She looked over to Eloewyth and the girls. "Would this be a safer way?" She asked quietly, lips pursed. Not waiting for a answer Dani simply walked into the hallway, they could follow if they wanted to, it was completely up to them. She walked a few steps onto the glass covered bridge, glancing back behind her to see if they were following. Looking ahead Daneries continued across, looking down to see they were about 30 stories up. The Targarian raised an eyebrow, it didn't feel like they went all the way down 20 stories, but apparently that's what fearing for your life does to you. Now all the way across the bridge, Dani carefully opened the door that was on the other side. There was no sign that Wolves were in there, so Dani proceeded through. It was another opened plan office, this one with no signs of life what so ever. Daneries turned around to see if Eloewyth and her followers had crossed the bridge with her.

Eloewyth heard Daneries say something, but had not fully understood until she turned around to see a door slowly closing. Letting out a soft sigh, she looks toward the two attendants who share her look of "what now?" Eloe motions for the two to come to her and the trio heads to the door leading to the walk way. Going through the door, they see the door closing on the other end of the walk way. " Well, let us see where she is heading off to," Eloewyth tells the two.

As they walk through to the other side, they enter another office area. All seems quiet here and soon Eloewyth sees Daneries standing amongst the cubicles in the room. The three make their way to where she stands. Eloewyth stops a few feet away and in a calm even voice says, "Daneries, we must come to some agreement that you are either coming with us or going on your own. If you are wishing to be with us, then you must not take off in such a manner." Eloewyth can tell this may not sit well with the Targarian. Her short time with her seems to tell Eloe that Daneries is likely a strong-willed individual. But, Eloe also knows that there is strength in numbers and the chances of survival for Daneries increases greatly if she joins the three women.

Eloewyth sighs a bit as she sees the questions and indecision in the eyes of Daneries. "Perhaps if you knew more about us," Eloewyth says as she points at the two attendants. "We are members of only a small group of survivors of our people. We were moving to an area that was deemed as being safe for us when we were separated during an attack on us. My attendants and I went into one building a short way from here, while the rest of our kinsmen went in the opposite direction."

Looking at her two attendants, she introduces them, "These are my attendants. They serve me as body guards, they care for my personal and sexual needs. They accompany where ever I go, and as you saw, they are quite adept at combat." Looking back at Daneries, "So, the choice is yours. You are welcomed to join us as we search for our kinsmen, or you may part ways with us."

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Daneries listened quietly to Eloewyth when she started talking, offering her to stay with them. Dani knew there was absolutely no way she would survive on her own, all her friends were missing and she had absolutely no idea where anything was. On the other hand Daneries wasn't a girl who would easily trust someone. When Eloe started to explain herself, as well as the her Attendants Danieries nodded here and there, listening intently. Dani's eyes widened slightly at the 'sexual needs' part of the small speech, but it didn't bother nor affect Dani, so she simply didn't pry and kept quiet. She only realized now how completely different the two's cultures were. Same sex couples were frowned upon in Dani's world, but it didn't stop her from finding other woman, and other species physically and sexually attractive, so she wasn't one to judge.

When Eloewyth gave Daneries the choice of staying or going, Dani kept silent for a while, her wheels in her head visibly turning. The fact that Eloe was so open about herself, and the situation, it made Daneries calmer, trusting the other women better. Not only were they of no harm to her, but the two servants of the priestess were well suited for combat, much better than Daneries meer knowledge of hand to hand combat, she was better with throwing things. There weren't very many cons to the partner ship, except for the fact that even though the trio could save her, they could also get her killed. If they were ambushed by a pack of Wolves, she would have to look out for the group and think for them as well when trying to get out, and if any of them screwed up she would be dead within seconds.

After a few long moments of staring down at the ground and nibbling on her lip, Daneries looked up to Eloewyth. "Okay. If you protect me I'll protect you. Although you'll have to teach me how you guys fight so well, it's kinda cool," Dani said, the last part more towards the two assistance rather than Eloewyth. Dani stood there for a second, contemplating whether or not she should hold her hand out to Eloe to 'seal the deal' but decided not to, not sure if her culture did such a thing. So instead Dani just turned on her heals, and started to walk towards the doors. "So tell me where we're suppose to go," Daneries said over her should, obviously instantly trusting the three.

Eloewyth gives her two attendants a slight smile as she admires the spirit of Daneires. The trio quickly follows her out the door and through a corridor to the next set of steps. It is determined that they needed to get out of the building as soon as possible as now it was obvious that the building was infested with the Wolves throughout. Once out, they would make their way to the Safety Building which was five blocks away from their present building.

The four made it to the bottom floor without any other incident and reached a door that would lead them outside. Eloewyth instructs one attendant she calls Peani to make a survey of what is outside. As they await her return, the other three quietly stare at one another. Eloewyth moves towards Daneries and asks, "How is your head feeling?" Without waiting for answer, Eloewyth places her hands on the head of Daneries. Closing her eyes she speaks soft words that would make no sense to the ordinary person. They are a prayer to her god Holdous, in this case a prayer for healing. Reopening her eyes, Eloewyth gives Daneries a sweet smile, then turns and walks to the door.

A moment later, Peani opens the door. She tells that she was able to get to the Safety Building. It would appear the Wolves had not been in that area yet, but other survivors had, so the hope of finding food, water, and weapons may not be as great as they thought. The room is silent for a moment, but Eloewyth speaks, "It is better than what we can expect here. Let us go now while it appears safe." With that, the four step outside the office building and make their way to the Safety Building.

(It's midnight and I'm on my phone. Fuck it xD)

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Daneries followed Eloewyth and her followers quietly, keeping a wary eye out, making sure they wouldn't get ambushed. She was worried to let her guard down, but luckily everything went smoothly. They got to the last level of the building, Dani instantly relaxing enough that her entire body wasn't stiff. As they waited for Peani, Daneries sat on one of the chairs in the lobby, simply looking around and secretly looking her new friends up and down. The second servant had nothing really eye catching about her, other than the knife that was attached to her side, but otherwise Dani would never notice her in a crowed. Eloewyth on the other hand was completely different. Just the way she holds herself screams 'I'm in charge', and the way she looks observes things is different. It's not only the way she holds herself that makes her stand out, it's also her physical features. Bright pink eyes, snow white hair, she's rather tall, although only an inch or more taller than Dani, but her posture seems to make her look taller. Honestly she makes Daneries notice her own flawed ways.

She's shyish, doesn't talk well, and she slouches when sitting, also she's not intimidating like Eloewyth. Unless she's angry, that is. Daneries chewed on her lip a bit, looking at Eloe in deep thought. She didn't even realize that the priestess was looking at her, and talking to her until she put her hands on her head. Daneries flinched, her eyebrows knitting together. She didn't even realize how bad of a headache she had until Eloewyth prayed the pain away. When she was done and got up, Dani could feel her face heat up due to the sweet smile Eloe gave her.

She blinked, looking up to the woman as Peani came back, and they decided it's a good time to get to the building. Dani obeyed, following the group out of the office building, and into the streets. The city looked like a normal earth city with pathed roads and brick, wood, or glass buildings. As they walked down the road Daneries looked around. It was seriously dead quiet, and surprisingly there was little damage, although it was still noticeable that people went through the stores. "This is weird," Dani mumbled to no one in particular. They got down all the way to the safety building, which had its gates closed, but we're forcibly opened by someone or something. Dani frowned, not liking the look of the building. Afraid to protest Daneries just kept walking, passing through the broken gates. Inside the building was a mess. Everything was tipped over, or thrown. Looking around it was noticeable that there were broken bars from the gate that looked rather sharp on the ends. Grabbing one, Daneries looked it up and down, nodding contently. She then looked up to Eloewyth. "So what are we looking for in particular?" She asked with a small grin.

Eloewyth gives Daneries a quick glance, noting the bar she held in her hand and then noting that Peani and the other attendant, Raani, also noticed the bar in the hand of Daneries. Giving a slight wave of her hand and shake of her head, Eloewyth lets the two know that they are not to concern themselves with this, that she feels she is in no danger. Looking back to Daneries, she responds to her question,"Holdous has told me we might find weapons and other supplies here...umm, weapons a bit more potent than that bar perhaps. I just hope we are not too late."

With that, Eloewyth kneels down, closes her eyes, and goes into a trance like state for several minutes. In time, she opens her eyes and as she looks to the three watching her, a slight grin crosses her face. " It would appear there is still an abundance of supplies left in the lower level of this building. We need to find our way there and perhaps look to stay here tonight to rest." With a knowing nod, she sends off Peani and Raani to search for the entrance to the lower levels.

Rising again, she walks to Daneries. Eloewyth gently strokes Daneries left arm as she looks her over. She notices the tattooing on her left hand and the tops of her feet. She gently raises Daneries chin and looks at the ring in her nose. "Please, Daneries, tell me some about yourself. How is it that a lovely woman like you finds yourself wandering alone in the streets of the city at such times?" Eloewyth runs her hand through the hair of Daneries and smiles, "And please tell me about these beautiful tattoos and your ring. I should like to know who it is that has joined our meager ranks."

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When Daneries was in formed where they were, and what they were looking for she looked down at her pole, lips pursed and feeling slightly like an idiot. But instead of 'backing down' she went along with it, about to say something along the lines of 'yeah, but I feel safer with it.' Of course she didn't fully feel safer, it was just so that she wasn't unarmed incase something weird happened, say she was betrayed by the group. But unable to get the chance to speak, seeing as Eloewyth was already kneeling down with her eyes closed when Daneries looked up, Dani just kept quiet. The Targarian stared at Eloewyth, unsure of what the heck was happening. She'd never seen someone pray, nor manage to get into a hypnotized state so easily. It was quite fascinating, in all honesty.

When Eloe got up and explained that there was still weapons, just on a lower level of the building. Dani smiled a bit, and at the mention of rest she instantly noticed how tired she was. She'd been running all day, and now that her adrenaline had stopped pumping for the moment, she was able to feel the ache of her muscles, although her head remained pain free thanks to Eloewyth's prayer earlier.

Daneries looked around the lobby, there was chairs on large carpeted areas to the sides, but straight down the middle there was one single front desk, which originally had things on it, Dani assumed, but were knocked off. Looking round Daneries visibly flinched at the sudden soft touch of Eloewyth. She almost fell over, slightly tripping over her own feet. Eloewyth pushed for some background on Dani, and also noticed her tattoos and septum piercing. Dani felt her face heat up once again, as Eloewyth continued to smile sweetly and brush through her hair. Part of her wanted to push the stranger away, confused as to why there was absolutely no boundaries for this woman, but the other part knew that it would be rude, and that Eloewyth was simply only trying to start a conversation, while noticing physical things about Dani.

"Uhm... Well I come from a world called Denmar, although I'm unable to go back," Dani started, pausing to look up at Eloewyth, realizing the priestess probably had no idea of the Targarian history. "There was a war, so most people left, and the entire world was filled with radiation due to the war heads and weapons that were used. So no one's able to go onto the surface unless they want to die a slow painful death instantly." Daneries face had become serious, the past of her people something she didn't enjoy telling, seeing as the reason she was unable to see the beautiful forests, and her house any more was due to the stupidity and stubbornness of her people. After another pause Dani quickly changed the subject to Eloe's second question, what was the purpose of her body art. "In my culture a septum piercing means that you have power, or a powerful family. My father was a high ranking officer in the military, so when I was young I got my nose pierced. And my tattoos are just some self expression, I enjoy curvy flowy patterns like this, so I put it on my body... Permanently."

Daneries gave Eloewyth a small smile, trying to think of anything else that would help Eloe get to know her better. Her thoughts, however, were cut short when there was a sudden bang, the sound of tiles from a ceiling falling down onto the floor. Daneries froze in place, hurriedly looking around for the cause of the crash. About 50 feet away from the two girls was a Wolf, which had fallen from the ceiling. It lay stunned on the ground, trying to hear for any threat that might attack it while it was down. Dani instantly turned to Eleowyth, and put a index finger to her own lips. Thank Holdous for shoeless feet, and carpet. With sharpened pole still in hand, Dani slowly started to walk backwards, moving to the right of the creature. There was no way she could hit it while it was laying at that angle, but if it got up.. Dani looked over to Eloewyth. There was absolutely no way she would allow the priestess to put herself in the line of fire, so instead Dani moved to the tile, 30 feet away from the creature.

Taking the butt of the pole, Dani glanced back to Eloe before hitting the metal against the ground. Instantly the Wolf got up, growling and ready to pounce. Daneries bit her tongue, trying to ignore the fear that was rising in her chest. She hit the pole against the tile again, causing the Wolf to shoot forward towards her. Quickly shifting the pole so she was holding it like a spear, ready to be vaulted into an enemy, Dani waited till the Wolf was a few feet away before she thrusted the metal right into the Wolfs chest. It slammed into her, taking them both down.

Eloewyth watched the event play out as if in slow motion. Daneries waited for the Wolf to meet her...the slamming of bodies...the pole sticking out of the back of the Wolf...the bodies lying on the floor. Eloewyth looks around to see if there was any sign of other danger. There was nothing on this floor, but as Eloewyth drew closer to the bodies on the floor, she saw to Wolf heads poking through the broken out area of the ceiling. There would not be much time before they grew bold enough to jump down themselves.

Daneries was conscious, but a bit stunned from the impact. Eloewyth quickly grabs her by her arms and pulls her body free from that of the dead Wolf. Daneries is covered with blood and Eloe is not certain how much is Wolf blood and how much might be that of the girl. "Are you able to walk?" Eloewyth asks. Not waiting for an answer as the Wolves from above had now spotted them, she throws one of Daneries' arms around her shoulders and starts to make their way to the door Peani and Raani had gone through.

Once they made it through the door, Eloewyth puts Daneries down gently. Looking back through the doorway, she sees the two Wolves are now on the floor. They give their dead comrade a look over and then with noses sniffing in the air, they turn their attention to the doorway and the high priestess standing there.

Eloewyth is by no means a fighter; a healer, a prophet, a priestess...not a warrior. Peani and Raani are nowhere to be found. Eloewyth quickly closes the door and locks it. She remembered though how easily the Wolf in the office building had burst through the door as if it were made of paper. Looking over to Dani, she sees the girl has gotten to her feet, but appears to be a bit wobbly. Moving to her side she said, "You are quite the brave young woman...a bit foolish perhaps, but very brave.

Putting an arm around the waist of Dani, Eloewyth ushers her down the hallway. As they reach the end of the hallway, they take a left turn. The sound of metal crashing to the floor can be heard behind them. The Wolves have breached the door. The clicking of their claws could be heard walking down the tile of the hallway. Daneries is looking ahead and Eloewyth follows her eyes. Another doorway about twenty feet away with a sign showing it leads to a stairway. Eloewyth takes Daneries by the hand and says, "Come my dear, we must be quick about it."

The two make their way to the doorway and shut the door just as the Wolves turn the corner. Locking the door with the deadbolt, they take a couple steps back when the sound off moving feet comes from behind them moving up the steps. Eloewyth turns quickly, pushing Daneries behind her and freezes. With a deep sigh of relief, she giggles a bit and moves out of the way of Daneries so she can see Peani and Raani coming up the steps. Peani motions for them to follow and the two start down the steps just as a loud pounding starts on the door behind them.

They make their way down two flights of stairs and then go down a short corridor to another door that opened into a large, well lit room. The room was full of supplies of food, water, weapons, ammunition, etc. Eloewyth smiles at Daneries and guides her into room. Raani closes the heavy metal door behind them and pulls a heavy metal arm down to bar the door. They should be safe for the night.

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The entire thing went in a blur. Getting tackled by the Wolf, the blood splashing all over Daneries, running down the hallway trying to find Peani and Raani, Dani only finally realizing what was all happening when Eloewyth had shoved her behind her, like a mother would do to a child. Daneries looked at the back of the priestess's head, her eyebrows knitted together. The fact that Eloe was willing to protect Dani surprised her, thinking that she would be left to fend of herself in such a situation. Even though it turned out that they were no longer in danger, Daneries was still flattered that such royalty would protect a stranger.

Dani followed the three into the large room, looking around in awe at all the untouched supplies. When Eloewyth smiles at her, Dani smiles back, the sight of salvation putting her into a very good mood. Allowing herself to be taken into a room Daneries continues to smile. "How lucky are we?" Dani said, turning to look around the room. It was rather empty, save for a large stack of chairs and some foldable tables. "We managed to find this before anyone else, and it's the safest place to be! Those praying powers of yours are pretty cool." Daneries looks back to Eloewyth. "No offence, I respect your religion, I've just never actually heard of a goddess that helps her followers so much. Us Targarians don't worship anything, accept for generals and high military figures. It's kinda sad compared to your religion." Daneries continued to smile a bit, leaning her butt against the stack of tables. She went to cross her arms when she suddenly realized she was still covered in blood, her purple and blue button up shirt getting the brunt of it.

Dani frowns a bit, and starts to unbutton her shirt, knowing she has a tank top under the cardigan. Pealing it off, it's obvious that the blood leaked through in a lot of places, and her chest was still a deep sticky red in some places, but other than that she was clean. Although her right shoulder was already starting to form a minor bruise where the pole struck her when she was tackled. Daneries inspected the injury before shrugging it off. She pressed against her sides to see if she felt any pain, but there was nothing major. Content with her self-check up she looked back to Eloewyth. Remembering Dani wasn't the only one in the attack, she quickly asked, "Did you get hurt or anything?... I know I made a bad situation worse, I didn't see that it was a pack, and I was stupid for provoking it, but..." Dani trails off frowning. "I'm sorry, is what I'm basically trying to say."

Daneries had no idea why she was apologizing, honestly. In another situation Dani wouldn't even bring the thing up ever again, thinking she was perfectly fine, but for some reason Eloewyth protecting her seemed to strike a cord in Dani, realizing she wasn't the only one in this situation anymore. She had people to look after, and attacking one Wolf when she could of instead just snuck her and Eloe way would of been a much better idea. There was a long awkward silence of Dani just looking at Eloewyth like a scolded child before suddenly Raani came in, holding a small pack filled with something. "We found these throwing knives, and weren't sure who to give them to, me and Peani are more close combat people... So we thought maybe you'd like them?" She offered, holding the package out. Daneries quickly stood up from leaning against the tables, taking black sheath and inspecting the knives. They were shorter, about three inches of blade, and four inches of handle. The blades were wider, only one side sharpened while the entire grey steel was covered in a swirly decretive scrawl, which resembled the knots in wood. The handles were simply dark oak, although still beautiful. Daneries was smiling on the outside, but on the inside she was squealing with joy, always loving throwing knives.

Eloewyth watched Dani with the knives. She could see what joy they brought even though Daneries tried to suppress it. She watched as Raani and Dani continued to talk about the knives and some of the other weapons that were in the room. Eloewyth instructed Raani to find food, water, and whatever weapons they could use along with packs to carry the goods in. Taking Peani by the hand, she walked with her to the far side of the room.

Once there, Eloewyth went down to her knees and striped herself down to her waist. She closed her eyes and went into a trance like state again as Peani slowly massaged her shoulders and back. This went on for quite some time. When Eloewyth final came out of her trance, she appeared a bit dazed, perhaps exhausted, as if she had just done some strenuous activity. Peani helps her to her feet and helps her cover herself up with her robes again. The two speak quietly for a moment as Eloe points to different parts of the room. Peani relocates some of the furniture to make a makeshift bed and then Eloe sits down on it.

Watching Raani and Dani continue to work, Eloe speaks loud enough to Peani to be heard by the other two. "We will have company tomorrow. The Wolves will be assembling to try to get inside this room. We must rest now and think of a plan to fight our way back out in the morning." She looks to Dani and says, "Daneries, you stated you come from a people who are warriors. Do you have any ideas how we might fight our way out? Peani and Raani now look at Daneries too to see what she may suggest.

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Daneries had strapped the knives to her outer right thigh while her and Ranni talked. When Eloewyth told her servant to go and look for food Dani kinda just stood there for a bit, looking around. Eloewyth was doing something with Peani, which looked important so she decided that following Eloewyth like a puppy was a bad idea. Instead she walked out of the room and into the main warehouse-like room which had all the supplies needed. Still shoeless Daneries started to look around for some clothing. There were security guard weapons, batons, tazers, guns that had rubber bullets in them, and some spare uniforms. Dani went through them all, but none of the jackets fit her properly, made for large men. There was a pair of boots that fit her, so she put them on. They were comfortable, and didn't make too much sound when she walked. Content with her choice Dani looked up to see that Raani was stacking food and other supplies up onto a table with some packs.

Daneries came over, and wordlessly started to help, occasionally glancing over to Raani. As she was finishing up packing Daneries found a very fancy large knife. Pulling out of its casing Dani could see the decretive pattern on the blade, which slightly matched her throwing knives. The handle had a dragons head on the end, and claws between the blade and the other end of the handle. Daneries looked up to see Raani was looking at her. "Want to teach me how to use this?" She asked. Raani seemed to think for a bit before smiling and nodding. The two girls cleared an area, and started to playfully learn.

When Eloewyth had finally finished what ever she was doing, able to see both Raani and Dani through the doorway of the room she was in, Dani was slightly on her back, Raani on her knees while Dani's legs were wrapped around her arm, her hands pulling while her legs pushed. The move was called an arm bar, and if Raani didn't submit Daneries could dislocate her shoulder. Of course Raani did submit by tapping on Daneries leg, the Targarian instantly let go, Raani falling down onto her butt. "And that's how you do an arm bar," Daneries said, panting while smiling. Raani was smiling back, but instantly stopped and turned when Eloewyth started talking. Dani looked up and frowned slightly when Eloewyth asked if she had any tactical advice. Daneries wasn't a warrior, really, she could fight decently but she didn't think as tactically as most warriors would. So she thought back on all the dinner conversations her and her dad had, where he talked about how he won battles. "Distractions... Distractions and a formation. We keep our king as safe as possible by surrounding him in troops. Me, Raani, and Peani can form around you, are king," Dani gestured towards Eloewyth. "While we fight anything that gets near, you find a way out of the building, and to a safe area." Daneries looked around to see if the other three liked or disliked this idea.

Eloewyth looked to Peani and Raani, after a brief moment they both gave a nod of their consent to follow through with what Daneries had planned. "Very well, Daneries, we shall follow your plan. Once I am able to get free of this area, I shall seek an exit." The four sat quietly for some time when Eloewyth finally spoke again, "We should get some rest as we will have a big day in front of us." The four dimmed the lights in the rooms and found a place to lay as they had a fitful rest for the next four hours.

When Eloewyth awoke, Peani briefed her on what had been done and how they had hoped things would unfold. The girls had found some stun gernades that would be placed by the doorway. They would unlock and unbar the door so the Wolves could enter. The grenades would, in theory, stun the Wolves and allow the girls to attack. Once they were out of the area of the door, Eloewyth could leave the room and seek an exit. Eloewyth looked at Dani and Raani. Both nodded in agreement, so the plan was put into action.

The trap was set and the door set slightly ajar. It was but a moment before they heard movement in the hallway. A moment later the door burst open and the grenades went off. Screams and yelps came from the two beasts as they stumbled into the room, paws to their eyes. In another moment, three women where doing their worse against the beasts and Eloewyth made her way to the door.

Yelps and beastly screams could be heard behind her as Eloewyth made her way down the dimly lit corridor. Taking a turn to the right and then to the left, she found herself looking at a stairway that led up. Moving quickly, she made her way to the steps and then up. Climbing up two flights brought her to the ground level of the building and another corridor. The hallway was lined with doors; the one at the end being glass and showing the outside. Eloewyth moved to it quickly and upon opening it and stepping out, saw that this building was only a block from the store she and her group of twelve had been separated at. If they could get to the store, perhaps her people would be there waiting inside.

She quickly makes her way back to the door and goes back in running back to the stairwell she had come from. Sudden and intense pain strikes her out of nowhere, then....blackness.

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The night before Dani got no sleep. She just stared up at the ceiling, trying to will herself to sleep. She counted as high as she could, she closed her eyes and told herself to go to sleep. She couldn't, at all. For some odd reason she had a bad feeling that something was going to go wrong. Not that the fact that they were going to have to ambush a pack of Wolves wasn't bad, but it felt like something worse was going to happen, like someone was going to get hurt or separated. So Daneries tossed and turned for the entire four hours everyone else slept. When the time finally came Dani strapped her knives back to her leg, and the dagger against the small of her back, slightly hidden unless you saw her from the side or back.

The ambush was easy enough, when it came. They simply threw stun grenades, the loud sound confusing and shocking the two Wolves, and within seconds Dani already had one of her throwing knives burying itself into the skull of one of the Wolves. Raani and Peani took out the second one, using team work to hit its chest, then its head. The last thing Daneries saw of Eloewyth was her running past the three of them, and out the door. Dani managed to get her knife out of the head of the Wolf she killed when there was more banging on the other side of the room. Grabbing more grenades the three girls got ready to throw them the instant the door blew. When it did, the trio instantly froze, seeing their enemy wasn't Wolf, but instead human.

Daneries's eyebrows furrowed together, while Raani and Peani's eyes went wide in surprise. The group rushed into the room, freezing when they saw the three alien girls. Their faces mimicked the girls, the two of them staring at one another before all of a sudden the group of 5 pulled their guns out and pointed them straight at the trio. "Put the grenades down!" a deep voice in the group yelled. Reluctantly the girls complied, doing what was 'asked'. "Don't worry, Eloewyth will come back any second with a way outta here," Dani whispered to Raani and Peani. The girls nodded, but stopped when they noticed two more men coming in, dragging a person with a bag over their head. The clothing, however, looked exactly like what Eloewyth was wearing. When they centered the prisoner in the middle of the room, and pulled off the hood Daneries instantly recognized the white hair, her head slumped down, unconscious. The blood on the back of her head is what sent Daneries into a rage.

"You mother fuckers!" Daneries yelled angrily, her eyes burning with instant hatred. "Fuck you, you fucking ass sucking mother fuckers, let her go!" Raani and Peani looked at Dani in surprise, who was starting to put her arms down and walk forward. Many people tensed up, yelling for Dani to freeze. The Targarian continued to cuss angrily, going to the nearest thing next to her and kicking it 10 feet away from her. The men continued to yell, and Daneries continued to cuss them out. She continued to demand that they give Eloewyth back, but when they failed to meet her demands, she turned even more violent. Within a blink of an eye Dani grabbed a knife and chucked it into the forehead of one of the men holding the priestess. She managed to get three more guys before she ran out of throwing knives. The group shot rubber bullets at her, missing horribly. The only reason she was able to be taken down was because she went for the other man holding Eloewyth with her dagger, but she was suddenly hit in the head with his baton.

When Daneries woke up, she was almost completely naked, only in her sports bra and women's boxer briefs. She was also tied up, her hands attached to a pole against the wall. Eloewyth, Peani, and Raani were all sitting a ways away in chairs, all of them perfectly fine, save for Eloewyths bloody head. The fact that she was the only one naked and sitting on the ground, tied up, pissed Dani off even more. She looked to the closest person and snapped, "Hey, fucker, why the hell am I the only one like this?" The man jumped and looked over to her, his eyes wide with fear. "You killed four of our guys.... You've only got three people in your group, so to make up for the fourth guy we thought stripping you down and having a little fun in front of your dead friends might equal the same thing as killing four people," The guy said, as if it was completely normal. Dani's stomach flipped, shock flashing across her face realizing what the kid meant. "Well fuck you, you cock sucking bitch! This isn't a fucking movie, you don't do that sorta shit to get pay back, you fucking prick," Dani cussed, pulling at her restraints. The guy simply ignored her, looking back to her knives, which he was inspecting.

Eloewyth eyes watch Daneries as she struggles. The light from her eyes starts to dim, but catching hold of Daneries eyes, she gives the girl a look as if to say "Everything will be ok." Turning to look to her left, she sees Peani. The two look at each other for a long moment as if speaking to each other through their minds. Eloewyth gives Peani a slight nod and then her head falls to her chest. She is once again unconscious. A small pool of blood is forming at the base of the chair she is sitting on. Daneries can see the blood trickling from the seat to the floor.

Peani turns to her left to look at Raani and gives her a slight nod. The two girls then turn their attention to Dani and give her a look as if to say, "Everything will ok," echoing the look she got from Eloewyth. The two girls then close their eyes and go into what looks like a meditative state. They stay this way for several minutes, and then at practically the same moment, the ropes binding their hands fall to the floor behind their chairs. The two hold their arms and hands as if still tied, but open their eyes. Raani looks at Daneries, gives her a little smile and wink of the eye.

At this time, the remaining three humans make their way to the women sitting on the chairs. They each hold a pistol in their hand and are sneering as they walk past Daneries. The group leader gives Daneries a kick to her leg as he walks past and says, "Make sure you watch this, Sweetheart. You're gonna love it." Peani and Raani sit still watching the men approach. One man stands in front of each woman, about ten feet away. The men chuckle a bit more as they take aim at the women with their pistols.

It happened as if it were a flash of lightening. Peani and Raani sprang to their feet and in one fluid motion had picked up their chairs and used it to take out the man standing in front of them. It could not have been choreographed any better. The two men are struck and fall to the ground motionless. A shot rings out from the third man, the group leader. Peani looks a bit stunned, then upset as she looks at her shoulder. The white of her robes start to turn bright red as a trickle of blood flows from her shoulder and down her arm. She makes a quick movement to the man, diving to the floor into a somersault and ending up at his feet. Extending her leg, her foot is planted squarely under his chin, sending him flying backwards. Quickly she springs back to her feet and is on the man.

As this takes place, Raani comes to Daneries. She gives her a quick hug and then unties her hands. "Are you ok, Daneries?" she asks. Tossing the rope aside, she then sees Daneries clothing laying on the floor nearby. She picks it up and lays it at Dani's feet and then turns her attention to the two bodies lying close by. As Daneries looks back to Peani, she hears a sickening sound like wood cracking. Peani has the head of the man between her arms. Upon releasing it, it goes limp like a rag doll and the body falls to the floor. Peani then walks to where Raani is and nodding to her, the two women take the other two men and break their necks as Peani had done to the leader. The bodies fall to the floor.

Raani comes back to Daneries and sits next to her. She looks her over, perhaps some to she if she is injured, perhaps some to just look at Daneries. Raani blushes a bit and then watches Peani go to Eloewyth. Peani unties the high priestess and gently lowers her to the floor. Peani sits on the floor and cradles Eloewyth on her lap, gently stroking her hair as she seems to be speaking softly to Eloe's ear.

Raani speaks quietly to Daneries, trying to explain what is happening, "Both Peani and I attend the High Priestess. It is Peani, though, that is the Soulkeeper of the high priestess. She attends to her at a more intimate level. Perhaps you saw them, last night? Peani helps the high priestess when she goes into her deep meditations by helping her relax. Peani also has been gifted with some healing power. They pale, of course, in comparison to the high priestess, but she will be able to stop the blood flow of her arm and the high priestess's head."

A little while later, Eloewyth opens her eyes and speaks softly to Peani. Raani, smiles and nudges Daneiries as if to say, "I told you." Raani then suggests to Dani they they should remove the bodies of the three men and secure the room again as it did not appear that the high priestess would be able to travel any more today. They could eat and rest and then move out the next morning.

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Daneries caught all the winks and looks, but that doesn't stop her from cussing out the leader of the group as he kicks her leg. She glares as the situation unfolds, the men getting attacked, Peani getting shot in the shoulder. When Raani came over and gave Dani a hug, she simply buried her face slightly into the other girls neck, her arms a little tied up at that moment. When she was finally untied, and handed her clothing she stood, trying to shuffle her pants on. Dani was oblivious to the fact that Raani was looking at her, until she looked over just in time to see Raani turning away with a redish face. Daneries's eyebrow raised slightly, confused, but continued to pull her pants, boots, and shirt back on. All the while she listened to Raani explain what Peani and Eloewyth were doing, concern obvious on the Targarians face.

Grabbing her knives and dagger from the table they were on, she strapped them to herself. She was finishing up tying the daggers strap to her waist when she felt a nudge, looking up to see Eloewyth awake. Her first thought was to go and make sure Eloewyth was perfectly okay, but decided against it, instead following Raani's suggestion and starting to clean up the place. Walking over to the dead leader of the group, she glared down at him before kicking his leg as hard as she could. Then she picked him up by his wrists, dragging him across the room and into one of the hallways they had yet to fully explore. She then took a second body, while Raani was finishing up her second, and the last one. Fully closing the door, Dani helped Raani barricade the door so it was more secure, doing this to all the other doors that didn't have a thick iron bar lock.

When they finished that, Dani went around handing little snack packages to everyone to eat and get their strength back up. It was obvious Daneries was still upset over what happened, a small frown on her face, and she refused to look anyone in the eye. Her head hurt from getting hit in the head, and she could feel where there was some dry blood under her hair. It stung when she ran her hair through her hair in certain places, so she knew there was probably a gash or something. While sitting in the corner of the room, on a tall pile of boxes, Daneries used the reflection of herself on the blade to see how bad the wound was. Although it wasn't as bad as she thought, it still would take a week or two to fully heal. Dani rolled her eyes in frustration, huffing and looking to the rest of the group. Raani was walking over to her, a small smile on her face and a water bottle in her hand.

The other girl climbed the boxes up to Daneries, who continued to just look down at her hands. "Hey, how are you doing?" Raani asked, offering the water. Hesitantly Dani took it, taking a few swigs from the bottle. "I've been better... How about you, are you injured?" Dani finally looked directly at Raani, who was shaking her head. "After they got you, me and Peani went willingly, knowing there was better ways to get out of the situation... By the way, you have a heck of a vocabulary," Raani laughed a bit, grinning. Daneries giggled a bit in return, knowing all to well that she cussed like a sailor when she was angry. "I get it from my dads side... Are Eloewyth and Peani alright? Healing well?" Raani nodded. "With some time and prayer they'll heal perfectly. Don't worry about them." Dani scoffed. "That's like asking a mother to not worry about her kids... But I'll try."