Grim discoveries Upon Tel-Parani Lands

By: Cat Mandragoran

(( Greetings. I don't know who all will receive this. As its in tribute and Honor of a Woman who was special to me. both IRL and IC wise. In 1996/97 Michelle AKA MinyaDkbld ~ Minya Darkblade Tel-Parani taught me to RP. We have been close friends ever since. Having multiple spats and times of distance as all friends do, but I never stopped loving my friend and confidant. Even now as her spirit has soared I pray she knew what she meant to me and the gift she gave me in teaching me to RP. Michelle had Multiple SNs and Chars all creatively unique. All her in some way. These were that woman's Masterpieces to behold. minyadkbld, Kendra Sky Nite, ReyvanShdwWalker, raengwen, jaelonnamerander, caetlyndaemovyre,isthallia,, KailariWoifeyes, SummerSt0rm, WBorn of FrostW, OBR ips She was a blessing and well loved. May her soul soar with the Angels. As Cat is her oldest living child and related to half of the above chars I felt it was my duty to RP the discovery in such a way she'd been proud of. and so before you it lies. In Honor and Loving Memory of Minyamum. May you rest in peace Precious.))

::something about the night wasn't right as she paced the floors of the fortress attempting to tire herself to be able to sleep next to her husband without disturbing him. Drawing her dressing gown closed about her as a cold mist crept over the lands and her home her tension deepened into worry. To tired to remain standing she'd turned to climb the stairs to her tower room only for the breath to leave her. delicate fingertips instantly rose to touch temples as the cries of the Tel-Parani Dragonettes sounded off in sorrow taking her to her knees with their shrillness within her mind. Only to be echoed by her own small cousins Lerak, Kelar, Louis,Phillipe and Shenera and then Trynoths personal hatchlings within the marble fortress. Mentally seeking which of the many had went between to perish creases formed about brow and tiers. She couldn't find her mothers small gold or the blue. Stretching her search looking for Emrys and Elsyn her Adopted Father Ariakis' two that had souly remained due to the spiritual bond of Minya and him. All of them were gone. What could've caused such. Her mind raced as she released a soft mental crooning to soothe those closest about her. Shenera coming out of nowhere to coil almost possessively about her shoulders and neck. She tried to calm the small green as she rose to climb the stairs to her room she needed to check on her mother and siblings. Quietly donning her velvet riding habit to keep warm she swiftly slew down the stairs and out the door racing to the stables, swinging up upon Belladonna's back heedless that her war steed was bareback. Bella was her swiftest mount and could get her across the lands to her Mothers Inn without being noticed. releasing a shrill whistle the gates were hoisted and Bella took off at an urgent sprint feeling her Mistresses need, silver tresses and gray velveteen fluttering like a banner behind them as they raced across the lands that separated Mother and Daughter. What would've taken hours took mere moments as that magnificent steed transversed time and place to be storming down the hill upon the Cat and Dragon. Jerking back on Bellas reigns drawing to a swift halt, the powerful steed rearing pawing the air before dropping and calming as Catarina stared at the Inn in confusion the scent of blood and death touching upon her senses. Sliding from Bellas back she picked up her skirts and raced towards the debris and shambles of the Inn. The glorious two story Inn laid flattened like a pancake. Her breath catching as she meandered through the rubble coming upon a leopardine tail the scent of the blood all to familiar to her as she drew the boards from across her daughter Kendras' torso and face. Lashes lowered at the sight pressing the back of her palm to her lips as she finished digging out her daughter gently lifting her broken form and carrying her to lie near Belladonna checking for any sign of life and finding none, before returning to the wreckage frowning deeply as she moved this or that in her search she could smell others within the shambles figuring her mother had had a get together of her personal friends and members of the family when the catastrophe hit. Jaws tensed as she fund her aunt Isthallia panic gripping her as she looked around for her mother, gingerly picking up her Mothers best friend kissing her brow as she carried the huntress to join Kendra. Breathing deeply she knew more were within the ruins murmuring low honing in on the skills Minya Mum had taught her she began levitating and flinging aside multitudes of the rubble at a time in her search finally within what was left of the Cat and Dragons Kitchen she found her. Not a scratch marred her Mothers perfection as she picked her up from what was left of the floor carrying her out of the debris she knelt beside her daughter, and her aunt while holding her mothers lifeless form unable to halt the tears as they cursed over downy cheeks. Hugging Minya's body as tight as possible. She could only imagine who else was within the shambles of the Inn as she sat there. three of the most important people in her life gone forever. Knowing she needed to search the rest of her Mothers Lands to see if anything else was damaged or people were hurt she gently laid Minya down beside the others returning to what once was an Inn she found a few blankets and carefully wrapped the bodies in each before using boards from the debris and rope form the flattened shed to make a travois lining it with another Blanket before laying the bodies of her loved ones upon it. Her breath drawn out and ragged as she looked to the inn trying to see if any others were buried beneath the wood and rubble not feeling another's presence let alone smelling another she turned to Bella hitching the Travois to her steed carefully with more rope before guiding her the short way to Derik and Reyvans cottage her footsteps halting looking around at the small village that was the Daemovyres. Caetlyns,Reyvans, and the twin boys homes were all demolished like the Inn had been trees were uprooted and tossed about like a child's game. more blood and death filled the air. She realized something massive hit the lands to cause such dismal results. Knowing without searching by souly the scent in the air she was to late to save anyone here it was heavy with the thick swampy scent of the daemovyre blood moistening tiers she moved Bella in closer lashes lowering slowly as this made her head pound with confusion murmuring low the wood and rock used t build Derik and Reyvans cottage began to lift away as she moved through the quaint house finding her sister in law upon the couch beneath a portion of the roof she shook her head gently trying not to growl at the circumstances picking up Rey she moved out to Bella and the litter gently wrapping her within a blanket before looking around knowing caetlyn was about. Eyes closing as she followed the scent of her ex-sires blood finding her pinned and pierced beneath a tree. Shed gone to the woman in an attempt to escape Ashivas hold only the daemovyre venom did little to kill it. in fact the process had almost killed her in turn she was still Shivakado. She worked at rolling the tree drawing upon the natural abilities of the dragon within she finally succeeded carefully removing Caetlyn from the tree branch that pierced the woman's chest. So much death. She carried her to the others gently wrapping her and tying her along with Rye to Belles back. giving her mare a light stroke talking softly to her ensuring she wasn't overburdened before drawing them one and all into the shadows. Shed return to the lands with a search party to find anyone else that maybe injured or deceased once she had this portion of her family safe and secure. Exiting the shadows she paused outside of the Chancellery building tacking up a note for them:: M'lor's an' Ladies. I fear I am the bearer o' forsaken news.. please.. con'act me a' once..tis qui'e an urgen' Matta.. Catarina Tel-Parani Nyghtmyst .::once she was done she turned back to her steed guiding her through the shadows to a crypt gently carefully unloading the Horses' burdens laying each of the five in a tomb to await the services she knew would come in time once everyone was notified. She spent the rest of the evening cleaning up their bodies and muttering her mothers famous ever clean spell upon their clothes. Making sure any scratches or damage was well hidden or healed if at all possible, only to curl once thoroughly done between her Mother and her Daughter's marble slabs upon the floor to ponder what had caused the devastation::

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