Posts by Iqhwa

"Dangerous? How so, May?" Iqhwa asked, hoping he wasn't being an annoyance with all his questions and inquiries. BloodClan surely didn't seem like the friendliest place, but he was still interested in learning about their ways and customs (and he was sure they differed greatly to ArcadianClan's group customs and traditions).

"Ah, I see." The fox nodded his head now, taking a seat beside the group to ponder over this idea. It certainly was no surprise that the clan known as "BloodClan" was infamous for their homicide and desire to maim. And they were quite a large group, apparently. BloodClan certainly did seem like quite the threat (especially to ArcadianClan, as it seemed to Iqhwa that the two groups were very different in size and power). Oddly enough, this all made the male all the more inquisitive.

Iqhwa too had been exploring the beach territory, still intrigued by the lappy waves and the saltiness in the air even after being here for a couple weeks already. His satchel, as usual, was slung over his shoulder and helped him carry a wide variety of trinkets he gathered during his little explorations like these. He was a knowledge-seeking fox, always wanting to find out more about everything and anything.

Iqhwa eventually managed to stumble upon a tawny-spotted she-cat, waiting near the ArcadianClan territory (perhaps for a patrol or clanmember to pass by). "Hello there. The name's Iqhwa, and you are?" Immediately the chatterbox began to speak, immensely curious as to why she was hanging around these parts. Perhaps she was like him, looking for intellect and wisdom? "Need something?"

"Another fox here in ArcadianClan? Greetings." Iqhwa's voice was the next to break the silence, peppy and lined with a soft accent. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Iqhwa, sort of new to these parts." The pink champagne fox stated again, taking a seat nearby the vixen so that he could have a decent conversation with her and the little filly that had just arrived as well. It was nice to see a fellow fox for a change. His brother Nevermore had been here a little while back, but had decided to leave a earlier. He missed the faces of his many foxy siblings.

Iqhwa was on the hunt for clues. Clues and information. Clues on what, might you ask? Truthfully, not even the pink champagne fox himself knew. He was just out and about looking for any knowledge and evidence he could find, be it plants or new critters or rocks. He was just incredibly interested in the sea and the life ArcadianClan managed to make here by the shallows.

The crafty fox poked his rosy nose into a room and clunk inside, hoping he wasn't invading on anyone's privacy. He noticed a spotted serval facing the wall, however, and immediately backed up against the doorway with a suddenly sheepish expression. "Oh, I am very sorry. I didn't know anybody liv--" Iqhwa stopped speaking after a little while, realizing that the wildcat known as Toast wasn't responding; his green eyes were seemingly unblinking. "Excuse me? Are you okay?" Curious now, Iqhwa gradually made his way over to the serval. What was wrong with him?

Iqhwa arrived at the meeting, bobbing his head up and down in sudden happiness. A territory-discovering competition? Count him in! Iqhwa had always been interested in exploration and was always pursuing knowledge of any kind, so he figured it would be quite a nice experience to discover a new part of ArcadianClan's territory. The pink champagne fox sat and waited, the snow-white tip of his tail already beginning to twitch in newfound excitement and enthusiasm. He'd get right to it once the meeting was over!

"Hey there, Takano." Iqhwa trotted forward with a lopsidedly foolish grin, steps light and cheery. He was seemingly excited for the new competition regarding some new ArcadianClan territory. "How are you faring?" The fox questioned lightheartedly, genuinely curious to see who the head healer had chosen as his new healer apprentice. Iqhwa sat a little way's off, waiting for some others to gather around.

"Ah, I see. That's certainly not good." The eloquent young male looked down at his twitching tail tip now, suddenly uncomfortable. Yup, he always seemed to find it tricky to comfort and sympathize with others. His rhetoric was good, but he did need to work on his his selflessness. "Let me know if you'd like to, uh, go for a walk or something one day. Y'know, take your mind off everything?"

Iqhwa had prepared for this short trek, painstakingly making sure to plan where he'd be exploring and how he'd get back to the tidal village every step of the way. After all, the pink champagne fox most certainly did not want to get lost; he was out to discover a possible addition to ArcadianClan's territory, not lose himself to unknown lands and stranger inhabitants. He was sure he wouldn't be gone for too long, but was sure to pack a mouse into his satchel just incase he found himself stuck in a tricky situation. He hoped that this little exploring session would go off without a hitch, however; Iqhwa was looking forward to hearing the competition results and didn't want to miss it!

So, the knowledge-seeking fox set off, walking along the soft sands of ArcadianClan's beaches. Originally he had thought of exploring the rocks to hopefully find a reef or tidal pool of some significance, but eventually decided to think outside of the box and go a little further. Iqhwa shifted his pale paws in the sun-baked sand, beginning to trot perpendicular to the lapping waves. Every now and then the fox looked over his shoulder, watching as the shoreline became less and less visible every step. A shiver ran down his spine like a bolt of electricity; how exciting!

Eventually Iqhwa found himself surrounded by a tropical paradise of sorts -- a rainforest. It surely was pretty, but he knew that the forest was already known. The coconut and papaya trees that swayed overhead were interesting enough for Iqhwa to stop and stare for a long while, but most certainly were not what he was searching for. Sure, the land around him was beautiful and all, but he didn't think that the forest was worthy enough for this competition. Not yet, anyways. Iqhwa was scouting around for som---

Thud.
Oof.
"Gah!"

Iqhwa landed flat on his snout, which was now throbbing painfully alongside his right back paw. Somehow, the foolish fox had managed to fall through a mass collection of overgrown fronds, plunging down a small cave and onto the dewy, damp moss beneath. "Oh, golly. Looks like you've done it again, Iqhwa." He mentally scowled at himself, retrieving his satchel from the ground and limping back up to his paws. Obviously, not his most graceful move. The male blinked his eyes as he regained his footing, suddenly realizing where he was...it was a cave! A grassy one, oddly enough. Light shone through the circular entrance up ahead, giving life to the ferns and other foliage Iqhwa had just fallen onto.

"Wow, how exciting!" Iqhwa grinned largely now with plenty of zealousness, padding onwards with a slight limp in his step. "Anybody...here?" No answer to his question. Iqhwa continued to move forward, feeling the darkness begin to slowly consume his frosty white body as he stepped out of the light. He slowly slunk his way through the cave, relying on his sense of touch and sound and guide him through the one-way cave of darkness. Luckily, the cave was short and simple, seeming to not branch off much from the main pathway. The cave pathway also seemed to be of the perfect height and width; not once did the fox feel claustrophobic whilst trekking through the damp grotto.

Iqhwa let out a short-lived sigh of relief as he reached the end of the one-way cave path. The light seeped into the crevices, instantly heating up his body with a warm caress of sunlight. His squinted his eyes, flickering his aquamarine gaze this way and that as he took it all in. The cave exit was beautiful: a thick layer of red-hued rock strewn above him with gaping holes and a pinch of fresh greenness covering the ground and walls.

Upon further inspection, Iqhwa noticed some box-shaped holes in carved into the stone around him. Doors and windows, just like back in ArcadianClan. Only these doors and windows didn't belong to the ocean-dwelling clan's sea huts; they belonged to the ancient and seemingly hardy cave houses packed tightly together in the walls surrounding Iqhwa. His paws became soft and tingly now, limbs shaking just from the shock of being able to see this beautiful wonder in its seemingly ethereal form.

"Oh, gosh...this is beautiful." Iqhwa's voice was a whisper, although there was nobody nearby. The cliff dwelling's inhabitants were all long gone, leaving the residences void and empty. Nothing but various bird chirps and the whistling of wind against rock could be heard for miles. It was truly a paradise here. Iqhwa shook himself free, recovering from the state of wondrous entrapment he'd felt while just examining the place from the mouth of the cave. The naturally pink-tinted male trotted closer to the holes in the stone, the limp in his leg evident but forgotten by his own mind.

Upon further inspection, it became obvious that these residences were much plainer than the ones ArcadianClan currently owned, but certainly much more plentiful. The interior consisted of nothing but rock and the occasional spider dangling from the nooks and crannies, not a single twoleg item in sight (apart from Iqhwa's sandy satchel, of course). Iqhwa loved it, and knew that he'd definitely be returning with or without ArcadianClan. There was so much to discover, but he felt it would be best to let Lilostar and the others know about his discovery. Plus, the sun was already setting over the horizon to make way for dusk and then darkness.

Iqhwa darted back the way he came, pushing himself through the cave and welcoming the circular patch of sunlight against his pelt as he reached the entrance where he had fallen in. The cave entrance was surprisingly easy to reach; hopping from rock to rock until he reached solid ground was not a tricky job. Iqhwa let out an immediate sigh and then continued the way he had came from, easily following the detectable scent of ArcadianClan to make it back to the beach. He couldn't wait to let everyone know of what he had found within the nearby rainforest.

"Yes, congratulations to Charlotte and Silicia." He wasn't familiar with the two youngsters, but figured that both Charlotte and Silicia deserved a good pat on the back for being promoted up to healer apprentice and full healer, respectively. He was glad to have new medics -- it was a relief to know that ailments and injuries would be fixed in a jiffy with a full medic team prepped and ready at all times. Iqhwa flickered the tip of his tail one last time and then padded away with a goofy grin, deciding to go off and explore some more.

"Oh golly, Lilostar. You do look rather drenched." Iqhwa chirped, paws working against the soft beach sand as he made his way over to the ArcadianClan leader. "And what's this about an ice bucket challenge?" The champagne fox was quite confused now; he hadn't heard about this before and was genuinely curious as to why soaking yourself in water had seemed to morph into a new fad of sorts. Iqhwa stood there are tilted his head, a cheery smile evident as he waited for an answer from the serval.

"Got it." Iqhwa chirped, stepping forward with his satchel close against his fluffy body. He had already entered the landscape-finding competition and was eager to see what everyone else had discovered. The pink champagne fox looked around, just taking a look at everyone for the fun of it. He needed to get to know everybody a little better.

"Ooh, interesting. No idea how to play though, so just bare with me." Iqhwa stated with a joking tone as he padded forward to where everyone was already gathering around to play capture the flag. He'd heard of the game before (it seemed rather fun), but truthfully, Iqhwa didn't know the rules or anything. Hopefully he wasn't being a nuisance for wanting some help.

"Congratulations, little cats." Iqhwa approached with a small smile, eyes flickering this way and that as he examined Sakurakit, Littlekit and Ciel. He was happy for the newfound medics -- they all seemed to be pretty excited about their promotions, too. It was a pity he hadn't met the youngsters before; Iqhwa seemed to be so busy lately with exploration and adventuring that he hadn't been of much help to the clan recently.

"Congratulations, everyone." Iqhwa stated as he sauntered over, satchel dragging loosely behind him, already growing heavy with the weight of his collected knick-knacks and prized possessions. He still needed to meet a lot of these other felines and ArcadianClanners.

Iqhwa had perched himself on the pier, staring down at the crystalline water below. He'd miss this place for sure, but it was time to go off in search of new knowledge and a new home. He was grateful for the felines to have allowed him to reside in their clan for two moons, and he'd definitely always remember the friends and acquaintances he'd met here on the ArcadianClan beach. Eventually the fox got up to his feet, dropping his satchel at his paws so he could say goodbye. It was heavy with shells and other tokens from the territory he'd been residing in. "Farewell, friends. I am off to The Nox for the time being, but I hope one day we'll perhaps cross paths again. Thank you all for your hospitality." A grin formed on the fox's maw and before long, he had reached for his satchel and was trotting off towards the distant forest.

Iqhwa had heard of this canine-dominated group and had been curious to check it out. He was a fox himself, so why not stay for a while and check everything out? He'd been travelling for a while already and his paws were chapped and sore, legs begging for him to stop and take a breather. Iqhwa's satchel was clutched between his teeth, full of various little knick knacks and interesting goodies he'd collected back over at ArcadianClan. He'd definitely miss the few friends he'd made back there, but figured he could do with some fellow canine company for a good few moons.

"Hello? Anybody here?" Iqhwa reached the end of the pack's forested territory (the scent of canines was strong and obvious where he was standing) and yowled out to attract a possible Noxian passerby.

"Oh, greetings." Iqhwa turned his head to face the ebony black-pelted fox as she landed on the ground after having been flying, voice muffled from the leathery satchel he'd been carrying. What an interesting power; he had never before seen a wolf baring wings. He set his satchel down and cleared his throat, introducing himself now. "Iqhwa, looking to join The Nox. I believe this is the right place, correct?" The pink champagne chirped coolly.

A wide grin was spread on the pink champagne fox's maw -- zombies! He'd been watching in awe ever since the infected had arrived, monitoring and learning from them. Iqhwa generally wasn't the one to fight and had never been all that great in defence, so had just decided to be sneaky while around the disease-ridden creatures, using trees and high rocks as places of safety. His curiosity just wouldn't let him not want to get closer each time! "I'll tag along too." Iqhwa chirped, padding up beside his new packmates.

"Ah, thank you. I look forward to residing here with you all!" Iqhwa chirped excitedly, turning towards Rimshot to dip his head in a mannerly fashion. Upon closer inspection, the pink champagne fox noticed that the coyote also had a pair of wings, this time similar to the wings of a monarch butterfly. How interesting! He began to wonder if maybe all The Nox members had wings -- perhaps he had just joined a pack of winged canines? Nah, Iqhwa doubted it.