with time comes grace [private - nivata]

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    The white feline found himself wandering back to the Clan's base with a bit of pain pulling at his paws. The desert terrain that DarkClan was located in was troublesome for the cat to adapt to when he first joined the group several moons back, taking a beating on his delicate paw pads that were accustomed to soft soil and foliage to step on. For the most part his feet had toughened up, becoming stronger it seemed by the day as he hunted and explored the territory, but today perhaps he had gone a little too far. His paws ached a slight amount, so he sat when he was close enough to the base to smell its familiar scent strong in the air. Most times Alcides was more than happy with his cat form, finding it nimble and perfect for most purposes, but times like this made him jealous of his clanmates with wings. How often did they find their wings hurting? He wondered, grooming at his paws.

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    [justify][sub]Nivata had been born with wings, yet had never taken them for granted. The ability to fly was her love, and her lifeline - to be utterly unable to would be similar to a death sentence to the female (and she was allowed to compare that, having experienced the immortal demon equivalent of death herself). They were like another pair of limbs, and though she'd been stuck in a feline body before, she hadn't minded that all too much due to knowing that it wasn't permanent. Thus she could also say that a cat form was indeed quite comfortable, and much nimbler than her own original appearance as a dragon.


    Currently the commander was sailing through the sky, an action others would often see her doing. She had been patrolling as was at this point an instinctive movement, and therefore it wasn't long before she spotted the male below. Though it took a moment to identify him she gave a chuckle, tilting her wings to begin her descent towards him; she hadn't had much interaction with him, as far as she remembered, and so this would be a good opportunity. As she landed the aerial reptilian whipped up dust, huffing slightly and glancing around, then throwing on a friendly smile as she caught sight of Alcides once more. "Hello, you're Alcides, yes?" [/fancypost]

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    Alcides looked up as he saw the dragon approach, squinting his dark green eyes as to avoid the dust that became airborne with the commander's descent. Though he had not had much chance to speak with her, he still admired the leader. The cat was relatively young, a full adult in his own species but an absolute child compared to how long the dragon had been alive, so he felt he could learn a lot from her. When she spoke, he listened with his full interest in place, a smile coming to his muzzle as he responded. "Indeed I am. It's a pleasure to speak with you more formally, Nivata." He was of course very familiar with the other's name--it'd be impossible not to be, given her rank and that she was so present within the clan affairs. "What brings you out here today? I've been exploring, myself. The territory is so vast, I feel like there's always more to see."

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    [justify][sub]Surprising or not, the dragoness had been in his position - it was the wonder of alternate times that had her launch up to her current age, yet that ability seemed to have dispersed at this point. And good riddance, really, since the emotional costs of such travel were too precious to lose to such an accident as power control. "It's a pleasure to speak with you too," she chuckled somewhat uncomfortably at his use of the word 'formally', grimacing internally. She didn't mind it so much as thought it unnecessary to be addressed in such a way, although she in truth wasn't any better with being 'informal'. "Patrolling, I suppose. In all honesty it rarely does much since enemies always find a way to slip through, if they're determined to do so. As for the territory, it is vast - we're lucky enough to have a good balance between different types of land - desert and forest, for example." [/fancypost]

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    "It's a nice mix," the cat started with, nodding a little as his gaze drifted just slightly. "Sad the borders will never be truly impenetrable," he meowed in response to her other comment. In all honestly, though battle was obviously bad in the long run, the high of it's short-term adrenaline rushes and thrills was nothing to be glossed over. It brought excitement in an otherwise repetitive routine, though he was glad the borders were strong enough to keep outsiders from completely trampling over the territory. "Say...when was the last big attack around here? Raids happen now and then...when was the last time something big took place?"

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    [justify][sub]"I'm not completely sure, or at least it's difficult to remember. The Shadowclan situation some months ago, I suppose," she admitted, attempting to sift through the timelines and mixed memories for something worthy of note. There had been a few battles, a few somewhat-wars, yet nothing definitive - nothing that presented an actual risk for the long term. "Why do you ask?" she supposed that as an anti-clan they should be more involved, yet it wasn't in her interests to simply start a war for the sake of one. Nonetheless fights themselves were perfectly fun to take part in. [/fancypost]

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    "Simply curious, I suppose." It was comforting to know they weren't at the top of anyone's attack list--perhaps BloodClan held a strong distaste for them, but they had plenty of other enemies to keep themselves busy with. For an anti-clan, they were pretty well tolerated around the place. "Got any good war stories to tell from it?" Good war stories was a questionable term for it, but he meant exciting more than pleasurable really. He was curious to know more about the leader, and perhaps this was a good way to open conversation about the past.

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