A Quiet Walk...

[Arria]

Arria, goddess of water, mate to Trigo the god of earth, and youngest of the Caelestis, was out for a stroll. No wolf in their right mind would ever believe that though, the Caelestis were...well they were the Caelestis. And Gods didn't go for walks in the woods. But, Arria was never much for caring about what others expected of her. Perhaps it might have put the mortal wolves who would be scandalized at hearing this at ease if they had known that she did have ulterior motive for this little jaunt.

She was testing her parents.

Well, they weren't really her parents. Dargan and Seina were just her...elders (after all if they were her parents that would mean that she was mated to her brother) however, she had had a fondness for calling them that before all this had happened, and the habit was not soon to fade.

But really, what they were to her didn't matter at the moment. What mattered was if either of them would come to face her here, it seemed like a safe enough test. It was not like she was actually going into Riuna itself, now THAT would be foolish. But she was close, close enough that they should know she was here, but not so close that she was in the position to attack. Now, she just had to wait and see.

[Dargan]

The smells of Creed ranged from pines to oak trees and was normally quite cool. But the heat was unusual on this particular day. Some might not even guess who, or what was lurking in the shadows of the forest, but maybe that was for the best. After all, how many would go nuts to know a Caelestis was lurking in the world of the living? Especially since the Caelestis in question was one of the older two, and he was here for a reason that made his hackles rise. Dargan, the god of fire, warmth, and of light, could smell something like rain in the air. He knew that scent was not a warning of a storm, but of another Caelestis and she was coming towards Riuna.

Arria, the youngest god of the four, was here in Creed.

The brute smiled and his yellow eyes danced with hatred. He would not attack her unless she crossed into Riuna, but the thought of attacking her, pleased him so. Most thought Dargan to be a blood-stained wolf, but in truth his pelt was a living flame that glowed like a fire, when he used his true powers. Yet Dargan knew better than to unleash fire here, so close to his favored pack, but he could not help to singe the grass around him.

His tail twitched as he looked at the water colored female Caelestis and growled deeply. It was a warning to her and deep down he hope she will ignore it. He was her enemy and she also held the power over water, his own element’s weakness. Dargan could not help, but to wonder how she had gotten away from Trigo, her mate, to come so close to him and Seina, his own mate and the Caelestis of air. Here was the wolf that called him ‘father’ for a long time, but to him she is nothing but a wolf in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[Seina]

The wind blew around, lashing from side to side. The white appearance of a lone wolf stood in the middle of the fray. She watched as her minions danced around to her every whim. She was so close to Riuna, but what did it matter to her? It was her favorite pack of all, and she did not mind the extra attention if a wolf saw her. She was the wind. One of the more nicer souls of the four, though did have the nasty temper her mate carried. With wind, came the ever-changing attitude. The wolf closed her eyes for a few minutes, engulfing herself in the feel of the wind against her body. Her sky blue eyes began to show as she opened them back up.

The scent of a certain scent filled her nostrils. It smelt of the weather, like water though it was not the water found on the planet exactly. Seina glanced up towards the sky. The rain seemed to be drawing in, and she knew too well this was not natural. The gusts ceased completely as she came into understanding. The wolf gave a heavy sigh and began to walk towards the scent. She found exactly what she expected. Arria, the Water Caelestis. Her eyes drifted towards the outline of another wolf with the smell of charcoal and burning. She gave a faint smile and let the wind blow over towards him.

Hey there love, what do we have here?Seina walked slowly up towards her mate. She gave him a lick on the cheek and nuzzled into his fur a little. She completely disregarded Arria being so close to them. She just kept her fur against her love, until she finally focused onto the enemy. Her eyes narrowed into a piercing ice as she looked on. Her tail flicked as the wind began to stir like a hurricane. She did not like the younger, foolish Caelestis so close to her land, her pack.It best to on your way, Arria. There is no business of you being here.

Seina rubbed her head once more underneath her mate's before moving to be more straight up. Her side still touched with Dargan's, but that was all that touched. It would be wise for Arria to stay away. She was against eldest Caelestis, no less the mated pair of the land. Arria might have been Dargan's element's weakness, but Seina was the equivalent to that. She was meant to cover his weaknesses while he did the same for her. Seina lashed the ground before her with the wind in a blink of an eye. It showed the line of the border between the two. She starred the Water Caelestis down, waiting for her next move.

[Arria]

Dargan was the first to come, the smell of ash and smoke that always surrounded him a sharp blow to her nose. Her element was his weakness, and she had always felt that slight animosity even before the clash. Now, all she could think of was death when his scent reached her, not death for her, but for everyone else. When water met fire it was merely changed for a moment, from liquid to gas that would soon change back. But for plants? Animals? The earth itself? Fire was too much an enemy of Trigo for her liking, even before they were actually enemies.

Still, she had to suppress a laugh as he drew near. For all her uneasiness around him, Dargan's paranoia made her giddy. Yes, be watchful. She thought to herself, Worry yourself over things that will never come. But then Seina had to come, the winds that always followed her making a noise that had once been soothing to the Water Caelestis, but now only annoyed her. It seemed so... showy, Dargan didn't walk everywhere wreathed in fire, Trigo didn't leave spears of rock with every step, and Arria... she glanced up at the sky which was quickly being populated with clouds. Well, it wasn't as if she /asked/ them to come along. The rain clouds just loved following her, and they always seemed to sad when she tried to get them to stop...

She was broken out of her reverie by Seina's voice, followed quickly by a line appearing between Arria and them. Arria eyed it with mock interest, looking this way and that, as if trying to see some deeper meaning behind it. Seeing none, she smiled, blue eyes glittering with mirth at such foolishness, and walked over the line.

But, just to add insult to injury, she jerked her head to the side, and water exploded out of the ground only a foot in front of the two, it didn't rise more than a foot, and solidified almost immediately into a line of ice. But it was still insolent.

Arria's smile widened.

[Dargan]

Seina, his lover and his long time companion, enter the stage with a much unnecessary show of power. Dargan's ears flattened at the show of power and he held back a growl. He hated the show of power, but he dared not to fight with his mate at the moment. After all, fire can not destroy water, but air can move water. Seina smelled of the clouds and of nature it self. Her scent was hard for him to place, but he would know it anywhere, as he knows her voice.

If her show of power was not enough to embarrass him, she had to nuzzle him like a child in front of another Cealestis. Dargan felt his temperature rise as his angry lashed out and his eyes narrowed. A small smile spread across his lips and slowly turned into a snarl. The male side stepped to put a little distance between him and Seina. He did not want to be touched by his lover at the moment. He really just wanted to have Arria and Trigo gone, but he was not sure if that was possible anymore.

The Caelestis watched as Seina cut a large cut in the earth and it appeared to Dargan to be a challenge to Arria. He knew Seina was not weakened by water like him, but he could not help but to worry for his mate. His eyes flickered between the two as he watched to see if one would attack at the other.

Dargan growled loudly as water came out of the cut and frozen a second later. It did not matter if the water did not so much as touch him, he still felt sick to the stomach. He hated water and had nothing to do with it, if he could help it. He shuddered as he remembered the first years of Arria's immortal life. She really was a child in the mind, during those years and he never has been able to truly hate her. She reminds him too much of a small pup who is just wanting attention from parents that left her.

I am not her father and I never was, so why did I help her back then? Dar did not have an answer to his own thoughts, but he did know one thing, she was crossing the line. Literately. Arria, go home. Child you do not belong here and it is best you go, before Trigo knows you are gone. Dargan would not fall so low to hit a female, but if Trigo came than things would different. He had not reason not to hurt Trigo.

[Wolfeh]

Speak of the Devil.

Slight, indistinct tremors moved through the land in waves as a large, pale colored brute materialized from out the undergrowth of Creed. He shook his dull fur as he adjusted to the new atmosphere, leaves scattering off as he trotted forward. Trigo was obviously pleased with the scene before him. Despite his false face he tried hard to suppress what laughter that now seemed to rise in his throat.

My, my, a family reunion and I wasn't invited? How very rude. His expression was calm and it was more than apparent that he could care less about being invited. Crashing parties was way more his style. Arria, so this is where you've been? he spoke, his voice almost a whisper as he threw a cold glare toward the two older Gods, eyes only now glittering with muse. He could feel the immense heat emanating from off of Dargan--even from where he stood--and decided at last, for his own good, to check the small leaves intertwined to his fur in case they had been singed. Damn fire.

I'd say it's nice to see you two old dogs, but it's really not, he sighed with a dark smirk.

[Seina]

The female could feel her fur slowly raise in temperature as her mate began to become angry. Her fur ruffled along there as a small gust cooled it down to prevent her fur from catching on fire. Wind was something that was rarely attacked, but she did have some sort of fur on that she needed to preserve. Seina shot a glare towards Dargan in an instant. Her lover had put distance between the two quickly.

She slowly held back a growl before directing her attention towards the other Caelestis. She noticed where her slash laid, Arria had quickly challenged back. Water shot before her and froze on contact. Seina hissed as gusts flew like crazy at her enraged temper. With wind, came her unsteady emotions. Her opinion challenged in an instant, just like the wind. With that, her power was also controlled by her emotions. Her eyes flared and turned to ice as she glared at Arria. Her surge of wind flew by and lashed through the ice, cutting it into strips. Her fur slowly began to disappear as it turned to clouds and wisps of wind curled slowly off the sides. In the back of her head, she heard her mate's words towards Arria.

Her head lashed to the side and cut through Dargan with her words.Dargan, s-t-a-y o-u-t o-f THIS!!!!She turned back towards Arria. Just as she nearly lunged over the border, the last and final Caelestis entered. Trigo. She pulled her hunches back as she tried to regain some sort of composure.Well look who it is, love. Your little playmate has arrived. Nice to see you too, you miserable excuse of earth. Oh, and by the way, you both smell disgusting.She winkled her face slightly and grinned towards the two. She could feel that Dar would find some pleasure soon.

[Arria]

Their tempers were flaring so easily, Dargan's like a fire roaring to life, and Seina's so very similar to a sudden, chill wind. It made her chuckle, which in itself was a rather disturbing thing, since it more closely resembled the sound of a babbling brook than anything. But, when Trigo arrived, rising out of the solid earth as easily as any other creature might stand up, her good humor was gone. At any other moment she would have been delighted to see him, but here? She felt suddenly rather abashed, as if she was a pup caught in some mischief. And, in a way, that was rather close to what was transpiring, even if the stakes were far. Far higher.

But, better not let the other two see her so discomforted. So, instead of ducking her head, she turned her smile unto her mate, and while before it had been rather sardonic, now it held real warmth. She was about to walk over to him when she heard Seina's remark. Her head turned about to face the other female, her eyes narrowed, the insults towards her meant nothing, but she was overly sensitive about insults towards Trigo. More so from Seina, for she was the originator of almost all of them, Arria knew that Dargan had rather ill thoughts of her mate. But the Fire God had always taken care not to voice them around her. He'd always liked her, even though their natures were so contrary...

And here she was, wandering off track instead of focusing on the task at hand. Which was a rather difficult one since, contrary to her usually playful and childish nature, Arria was rather out spoken. After all, water was a silent thing. The rush of a river was made because of the earth making up it's bed, the roar of a storm was made by wind whipping it about. Water was silent, its interactions with things of a different nature caused noise, for the most part.

The point was, no matter how articulate she might be in her mind, her spoken words never seemed to come out the same way. And she far preferred actions to speak for her. Words were only so much air, and considering how much Arria had come to dislike Seina, that made them all the more detestable.

Still, I thought, are we not gods? Why must we be like mortals? With their petty insults, it seems rather... unbecoming to me. she paused several times, trying to form the words correctly, and still have them come out somewhat mangled. She repressed a sigh and stared hard at Seina.

Who cared?

[Dargan]

God's gonna set this world on fire

Dargan watched as the ground moved and out came the most disgusting Caelestis of all, Trigo. The scents of the forest and all that was green and grew was the scent that Dargan smelled, when his enemy appeared. Everything from his fur to his personality disgusted Dargan. If Arria and Seina hated each other than Dargan hatred towards Trigo could only be described as a hated that death could not fix.

Does this /pup/ really think he is strong? Ha, he still has much to learn, but perhaps he is too cocky to see his faults. Dargan threw a smile at Trigo as he looked at the plants that clung to his fur. He found it funny that Trigo would even worry about plants and not how horrible he looked. Dargan fought back a snicker at Trigo and flicked his tail towards his mate, to show all was well.

Just a few moments ago, Seina was charging Arria, but she stopped when Trigo appeared. Her stopping was understandable to Dargan, as he would not expect her to take on two against one. He was glad she stopped, as the outcome would not have been in his mate's favor. Dargan might appear cold, but he really loved Seina and would hate to see her hurt. The thought of Seina hurt was impossible for Dargan to imagine, as he knew he would find some way to take a painful hit for her.

Dargan felt his heart run cold as he watched his baby girl walked towards Trigo. His eyes went to the ground as he could and would not watch her embrace him. He did not see Arria stop and he did not hear what his mate said to her to make her stop. All he could think about was Arria embracing that mongol.

We are gods and my child you are right, we do not need petty insults. Dargan began to glow like a true flame and he lift his head to show his eyes, that told a terrible truth. Dargan had lost all reason and his power was coming. I am sorry Seina for my actions, as I can not obey you right now. Dargan howled as his heat clashed with the air creating heat lightning.

It started in the clouds as orange lightning bolts that seemed not able to come down. But slowly they got lower and lower, towards the gods. Dargan whispered I am sorry, my little girl, just before the lightning finally touched the nearby tree.

The ground shook with the force of the energy and the light was so bright that Dargan closed his eyes to shield out some of the light. When he opened them, he saw a tree engulfed in flames and slowly spreading. His fur slowly dimmed as his power faded and reason came back to him. It was too late though, the damage was done and now a fire was spreading through Creed.

'ooc:
Sorry for any power-play. I am not sure if there is any, but I feel like there is. ;~: Just let me know and I will change something if it is.

[Wolfeh]

Trigo watched silently as Dargan's coat shifted bright with anger, the very air growing feverish as the clouds overhead churned relentlessly in simple reply to the Gods unbearable anger. It was not until the first clash of lightning that Trigo hesitated to speak; swallowing his words, completely stunned by the amount of rage this God had compiled in only a matter of mere minutes. It wasn't unusual for Dargan to have such madness, but to start something so bitter for the mortal wolves; it was foolish and undeniably cruel. Lightning roared from within the heavens and it had only took a single strike to pierce the very tip of a tree just nearby; causing a fire to erupt within the greenery. Trigo scowled at the flames, tail lashing.

His vivid green eyes, now distraught, shot over to the dark God. Fool! How is it that you cannot control your own emotions? The Caelestis clenched his teeth, irritated as the fumes of smoke drifted his way. The sight alone made him sick but now he had the smell as well to deal with.

You're okay with this Seina? You okay with what he's done? He paused, and shook his head, the sky growing with clouds of black.
Arria, can't you deal with this? He felt useless, utterly helpless in such an ordeal and... And how strongly he wanted to smash a hole in Dargan's head. How good that would feel after witnessing such an idiotic act of bad self-control.

It was only a matter of time before the fire would spread. The deep creaking and crackling of wood amidst the insidious red tongues of fire were loud, the area growing thick with humidity.

[Arria]

Pain.

Pain, that was all she could feel. Her mind was wiped blank as she stared at the fire, Dargan's words were already so much meaningless noise. Replaced by the crackle and roar of the flames.

It hurt, the heat, the flames, it hurt her. Not a single flame had touched her pelt, but the very proximity was almost more than she could bear. This element was what had kept her from being born for so many eons. And, it frightened her. Even though she was, in fact fire's perfect opposite, it didn't mean the flames wouldn't hurt.

It was growing stronger every moment, and far, far above the clouds were circling over Arria, uncertain and confused (in so much a cloud can be) by her sudden change in mood. But, they were slowly coming together as well, as some detached part of her urged them too, becoming a huge thunder head. But she was almost unaware of that, too busy staring at the fire.

There was no way to know how long she might have stood like that, if Trigo hadn't spoken up. She grasped unto his voice like a life line. Her frozen limbs suddenly coming to life as she leaped over to him, burying her muzzle in his neck fur for a moment, breathing deep the scent of earth and life that always clung to him, a smell that was able to overpower the stench of burning things. If only for a moment.

After a long moment, she turned her head to stare at Dargan and stepped several feet away from her mate. While the heat harmed her, Arria didn't know how being near so many dying plants and scorching earth would feel to Trigo. Then again, he didn't seem to be bothered by pain like she was. Still... "Yes." she murmured to her mate. Though she had no idea if he had heard her. It it was then that it started raining.

No, this couldn't be called rain, it was more like a solid mass of water that was falling to earth, more akin to a waterfall than any normal precipitation. The thunder cloud above roared it's approval, and lightning flashed down, to be stopped with a glance from Arria and sent scurrying back into the safety of the near black clouds above. Not a single bolt tried going earthward after that, instead that flashed across the surface of the storm, the more daring ones going out a little ways before plunging back it.

"Dargan." she said.

No one, not even Trigo should have heard it over the roar of the pouring rain, at least not if she had been speaking normally. But, she spoke in a voice that she had used only once before. In a voice that literally sounded like thunder, and was as harsh as lightning. In a voice that one would imagine a hurricane would speak in. It carried for miles, that single word. And it beckoned the lightning far, far above. This time, the lightning didn't quail before her and go back to the clouds. This time, it struck. But it didn't strike Dargan or Seina, or anything else.

It struck Arria, crashing into her like a tidal wave. Illuminating her from muzzle to paw, making every hair on her body swirl about as the blue fur drank in the power. Lightning, true lightning, born of the friction of water against one another in the huge thunder clouds, did not harm her.

It wasn't very pleasant, to be sure. But it didn't hurt.

"Dargan." she said again, urging another bolt to slam into her, its power making her fur start to shimmer eerily. She would pay for this later, such raw displays of power taxed the gods immensely, no doubt some place would have an unnatural drought for a time as some of the power that drove the water cycle throughout the planet went to her.

But for the moment, the power of the lightning, akin to her own, but not quite the same, was keeping her standing.

She wanted to say more, to roar at the pair of older gods for even trying to harm Trigo. But she couldn't. It was hard enough to speak when she was in a normal state. Now, it was all she could do to even utter Dargan's name. So instead, she just stared at him, as the storm grew ever stronger, feeding on her anger and fear.

[Seina]

Seina watched as all the other wolves began to become enraged. Trigo's appearance seemed to be the last of everything. She peered over her shoulder to see her mate become engulfed in flames. She could feel herself begin to scream towards Dargan, first in her heart, then out loud.You fool! Dargan!!!! How could you set the stupid forest on fire!!!! You have to remember our packs live on this planet!!!! It will surely reach them in time!!!Seina's eyes began to glow with fury. The wind began to pick up more and more with each breath she drew in.

Her eyes glanced over as she saw Arria finally snap. The wolf called the rain to pour down, and the flames barely died down. She knew it would take a lot to quench the flames. Seina stared down Dargan, hoping he would call off the fire before it grew to the pack's land.Next time you want to hurt Trigo, do it directly!!! Surely you of all wolves would not be a stranger to it. Seina veered back towards Arria. The wolf because to snap more and more. Her temper flew and then lightning bgan to show. It struck Arria, and she just grinned. This wolf is more foolish than I thought. she spoek in her mind.

Seina did not wait for the display to finish. She reacted with her own, more aggressively. The wind growled with a thousand screams. Her fur began to disappear and her outline began to fade til only her eyes her visible. The wind grew past the first stages of hurricanes, and world around.Don't get yourself into something that you cannot handle, little rat. You will learn your place in this world.The winds howled more. The rain created by Arria only would hurt her in the end. A hurricane grew before them, though it was a mix of a tornado as well. The dirt picked up in it, lashing towards the sides. She enveloped the four gods within it though began to slowly move Dargan out. She lashed with concentrated wind as hard as knives towards Arria. Her eyes showed her amusement as her power began to slowly awaken.This is was you learn when you've been around as long as us.Seina eyed Trigo down. She spoke before lashing a cut down towards his feet.It's not so bad being so an old dog.

[Dargan]

I saw a side of him he never showed
Full of sympathy for a world that
Wouldn't let him be

When the creatures thought of a dark god, they thought of him Dargan. Dargan never really knew what he was in the beginning of life, nor did he understand his purpose. He was alone the first century of his life and he did not know there was another living in the hot world. He was lonely and knew nothing, but hatred and pain. He longed for someone to talk to and someone to explain why the world became hotter with his anger.

His whole world was changed when he first felt this cooling air on his face. He had never felt anything like it, and he began to follow it to its source. He found another spirit who had no reason in this world. She called herself Seina.

Change.

Everything changed from that day on and the two spirits grew together and became the best of friends. Soon Dargan's days became a blur as he knew happiness for the first time in his spirit life. Seina helped him to understand what they really were, and soon Dargan had more control over his powers. With Seina's help he pulled the fire into the Earth's core and let land and water appear.

He soon became jealousy of the wolves that lived on the land and took their form. He added some person touched to his own form and had to learn to act like a true wolf. After he had learned some of the basics he met a small blue wolf named Arria, but she was a Caelestis, like Seina and himself. By that time Seina and Dargan was a mated pair, but he could not help but feel Arria was their kid.

He helped to raise Arria and teach her about her powers, but seeing her now, he worried about her. She was hurting herself with the lightning and he did not really care she dumped water on him. So what if he was smoking (xD)? He would heal, but he knew he had hurt Arria physically and emotionally. Worse, he had been yelled at by Seina, his mate. Trigo yelling at him had done nothing to him emotionally and he had to fight back a laugh than, but now he just wanted to disappear.

Dargan let the flames die out slowly and he did not even try to save the embers. Instead he sighed and hid his eyes from view, as the memories cloud his mind's eye. His last sight was seeing Seina and then all he saw was darkness.

[Wolfeh]

The water sent pouring from the sky felt purifying as it vanquished not only the fire but soon Dargan himself. He couldn't help but to send a wry smile to Arria as now the only opposing God left was thrown into a fit, much like her mate.

It was unfortunate that he couldn't enjoy the rain any longer as Seina soon interrupted with her new tantrum. Trigo felt a shrill chill run up his spine as the white Goddess lashed out at him, unsurprisingly with her 'invisible powers'. Swiftly, the pale brute sprang out of the razor-like winds way, as he permitted a large rock spire to jut out from within the earth to create a thick wall, a sturdy shield for Arria just before her. Oh, what a Gentleman I am, he thought giddily with a smirk as he landed with a thud that sent the land shaking. The young God stood, unphased by the mud that clung to his legs as he, for a moment, took in the bland colors of the Wind Caelestis. He stifled a laugh as he contemplated whether or not to attack an elder.

Give it a rest Seina, do as Dargan has and flee. He would love to fight right here and now but with Seina... that sounded more like something more suitable for Arria, not that he wanted her in danger. Trigo wasn't the kind to fight two to one and because of this he wasn't interested in standing by to watch a fight between a hag and his love and he sure in hell wasn't going to chase after Dargan. He shot a look at Arria.

[Arria]

The flames went out, not that Arria thought that Dargan would be so foolish as to try to preserve them under such a deluge, but it was still satisfying. But, she saw him also disappear, and for a moment she faltered. No, no I didn't want to hurt you, I just couldn't let you hurt Trigo. She thought to herself, looking at the place where he had disappeared.

But then, she could not think anymore. Seina was fighting to take control over the storm, trying to turn it into a hurricane. The stupid bitch.

She had as much affection for Dargan as she had hatred for Seina. The other female had always been a thorn in her side, because although Arria and Dargan had never wished to have a relationship other than that of father and daughter Seina had resented it. The wind Goddess had for too long been the center of Dargan's attention. The mere idea that she might have to share some of that with someone else seemed to throw her into a fit of rage.

And as if that was not enough, Arria was forever fighting her over the control of weather, with water and wind being a part of it, both could manipulate it. But, at least Arria knew that she was more deeply connected to it. While Seina could know every breath of wind that passed across the land, Arria could, with a moment's thought locate the clouds and storms that were the main characters of any weather condition.

And, as the stupid bitch whirled her thunder head around into the beginnings of a hurricane and tornado stirring up debris that strung Arria painfully, Arria felt other clouds besides the ones that had been her retinue being drawn from their rightful places, No! She cried to them silently, No! Stay where you are, you need not come here. But they wanted to come, to become something stronger and fiercer. That was the goal of all of them, to become something more than a puff of frozen air.

NO! she roared as thunder crashed, she didn't realize that she had said it out loud until she felt the sharp sting and rush of power as another bolt of lightning strike her. But this time she felt the power surge into the ground instead of her, she was losing control of the lightning then, there was too much fire in its essence to truly be hers.

Arria dared not call upon anymore of her power, she couldn't do so without causing even more damage than had already been done, but at the same time, this storm that the fool was making would damage everything around the-

Then she remembered, they weren't in Adair, or near Adair for that matter. Their lands were too far away to be too horribly affected by this, and if Seina tried to send it after them, she would be so exhausted from the effort that Arria could take the control of the storm from her grasp and tear it apart.

So, when her mate glanced at her, worry, frustration, and so many other things all mixed together in his gaze, she smiled at him, and managed somehow to get close enough so that he could hear her over the howl of the wind. "She has... created something that... that will only harm hers. Let us go now... I am feeling...' this time her pause stretched on a little too long, and she realized that it was because she was fighting for breath, the air was now thick with tiny bits of dust and dirt, the rain whipped away by the force of it all, she couldn't see to get a breath of air that was not laced with it, and could almost feel it clogging in her throat. "un, unwell." she managed to say, trying her best not to worry Trigo, but she was rather sure she had failed, considering she had only been able to croak the last word, too softly to be heard.