08-23-2019, 12:00 AM
[glow=#000,1,400]MY MAMA SAID THAT I'M NOT LIVING RIGHT. YOU RAISED A LION, MAMA, I AIN'T LYING, MAMA — ｡+ﾟ.[/glow]
Ever since the battle, Wormwood hadn't been able to go back and visit the safe place that he had hidden Draekon in because of his leg. The injuries he had sustained from taking on Jervis had practically made him pass out when he finally got to the border of Tanglewood, and ever since the medics had patched him up, he hadn't been able to leave the territory for long enough to go visit the other male. His legs had already been having a lot of issues before Jervis had given him the deep claw wounds that now marred his flank, but the wounds had only made things so much worse, and had made it so that Wormwood was forced the just loaf around camp and occasionally go on short hunting trips, rather than doing anything more substantial. He had been filled with worry for Draekon practically every day because of this, just as he had been filled with worry for Beck, Sam, and Red, and Drae had been part of the reason that he had fallen apart completely very recently. He had managed to pick up the pieces of himself somewhat, but he still certainly wasn't doing great at the moment, and for some reason he greatly felt like he wouldn't be doing well for quite a long while. He wasn't sure why, but it just seemed like a large dark cloud was drifting over Tanglewood these days.
Still, today somehow seemed different. He wasn't sure why, but it didn't feel as heavy and devastating as all the other days had lately, and Worm's legs were actually well enough that he was able to go out for a walk around the territory, checking for any potential joiners or food. He had been snapped out of his own thoughts by the sound of a raspy and familiar deep voice, saying none other than his rather simple nickname. Lifting his head up in confusion, the lion flicked his ear as he looked wildly from side to side, trying to find the source of the voice that had rapidly caught his attention. Before long, his nose caught sense of a strange and very smoky smell that definitely wasn't familiar, and he quickly went running towards it, trying his best not to fall over his own paws as he leaped smoothly over logs and jogged through the mud before finally reaching the source of the sound. He was very startled to see that it wasn't the tiger that he was expecting, but was rather a massive dragon that was more than twice his height, and quite intimidating. This wasn't the Draekon that he knew and often cuddled with, was it?
Clearing his throat, the male rumbled softly as he looked up at Draekon, his neck craned up so that he could take all of the other male in, [glow=#165042,1,400]"Uhm... hello? Sir? Are you looking for me? My name is Wormwood. I'm a member here at Tanglewood."[/glow] This male certainly sounded like Draekon, and he even seemed to act a little bit like the tiger that he loved, but he couldn't be sure of anything with this strange new form, and his entire body was tensed, ready to leap into battle at a moment's notice. He wasn't really sure that he could take on such a massive beast that was practically as big as an elephant, but he was certainly going to try, for the sake of his clanmates and himself. Well, at least if this newcomer made any sort of move to attack. After all, Worm had never been the type to attack first and ask questions later.
Still, today somehow seemed different. He wasn't sure why, but it didn't feel as heavy and devastating as all the other days had lately, and Worm's legs were actually well enough that he was able to go out for a walk around the territory, checking for any potential joiners or food. He had been snapped out of his own thoughts by the sound of a raspy and familiar deep voice, saying none other than his rather simple nickname. Lifting his head up in confusion, the lion flicked his ear as he looked wildly from side to side, trying to find the source of the voice that had rapidly caught his attention. Before long, his nose caught sense of a strange and very smoky smell that definitely wasn't familiar, and he quickly went running towards it, trying his best not to fall over his own paws as he leaped smoothly over logs and jogged through the mud before finally reaching the source of the sound. He was very startled to see that it wasn't the tiger that he was expecting, but was rather a massive dragon that was more than twice his height, and quite intimidating. This wasn't the Draekon that he knew and often cuddled with, was it?
Clearing his throat, the male rumbled softly as he looked up at Draekon, his neck craned up so that he could take all of the other male in, [glow=#165042,1,400]"Uhm... hello? Sir? Are you looking for me? My name is Wormwood. I'm a member here at Tanglewood."[/glow] This male certainly sounded like Draekon, and he even seemed to act a little bit like the tiger that he loved, but he couldn't be sure of anything with this strange new form, and his entire body was tensed, ready to leap into battle at a moment's notice. He wasn't really sure that he could take on such a massive beast that was practically as big as an elephant, but he was certainly going to try, for the sake of his clanmates and himself. Well, at least if this newcomer made any sort of move to attack. After all, Worm had never been the type to attack first and ask questions later.
— Reggan