Big ol' Nymphs [mission/ closed]

The prospect of "human"-level intelligence in animals had drawn Salvatore, the secret nature lover's, attention. Part of him had wondered if it had anything to do with his kind, something he desperately wanted to know about even if the opportunity seemed impossible. But maybe, he had thought, maybe today was the day he'd find out more.

He was to meet another who took up the mission on the threshold of the forest, just before the small town's clearing ended. His wings hummed behind him in a blur as he advanced, emerald orbs searching the outskirts for a humanoid silhouette. It wasn't long before he found it, landing nearby with an expression torn between annoyance and pouting. He was very much distracted by the prospect of.. fairies. Too much so to be too aggravated with life.

"Yo. Mission?"

Bonnie Belle

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Even with the possibility of maybe meeting some fae kind had calmed his expression, her hand-over-mouth reaction to his arrival had dissuaded that entirely. Tch. He knew not everyone had met his kind before. Hell, he hadn't even met another one. But.. did people have to gawk?

Eyes narrowed, he'd merely nod and follow her forward, not wanting to fly and lost track of her in case trouble showed up. Wandering forests anymore was rarely advisable for ground-bound humanoids, given the sheer amount of magical beasts that bred like rabbits and populated them. "Eh, no thanks." His stomach growled though, audible for the both of them to hear. Even so, his vegan ways would keep his desire for food under wraps.

"You're a mage, right? I don't want you slowing me down if not."

Bonnie Belle

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When she turned to answer him, a crumb flew out and smacked him right on the cheek. He came to a sudden halt, as if he had been assaulted by a fatal attack. Blinking, he wasn't sure if he was angry, grossed out, shocked or just damn right amused.

He'd casually wipe away at his cheek, his lips pursuing as an attempt to cover up the fact that it threatened to break way for a smirk. Apparently the answer was amused.

"Cool then." He'd notice the pigment of her cheeks, but decided to take her word for it. If she wasn't as skilled as she said, he would just wrap some dust around her and fly off in the case of something life-threatening.

Continuing onward, he'd quietly appreciate the beautiful scenery unfolding around them. But it was notably quiet. As a avid forest visitor, this one was eerily soundless. Almost as if every animal within several miles radius had just up and moved.

Bonnie Belle

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"Looks like it."

He'd pause a moment, to listen. But there wasn't a peep anywhere. All he could hear was the soft clinking from the woman's armor and the sound of flora brushing from the breeze. Frowning, he'd offer a faster solution of travel, "I can fly us farther in at a faster pace?"

Otherwise, who knows, we might be walking for hours.

There was definitely something off about the forest, but so far, there were no real signs to what they were looking for.

Bonnie Belle

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He had began to make a magic carpet for the girl to pop onto when he finally heard something break the silence. Jade colored optics quickly shifted in the direction it came from, where the disappearing ass of a deer scrambled off deeper into the woods. "Ey!"

Without waiting, he'd suddenly take off across the soft forest floor, his long strides throwing him into a fast run. It wasn't often he "hunted" down such creatures, but this wasn't going to end bloody and it part of the mission at hand. "Wait!" If these creatures were more intelligent than the average ones, then he hoped it would heed his command. And also hoped the girl could keep up given all the armor potentially there to slow her down.

Bonnie Belle

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He could hear the footfalls of the woman behind him, and it was enough to comfort him that she was not getting lost. It allowed him to chase after the deer without letting up on the power of his trailing, forever keeping the creature in sight even if it was several meters away.

Within no time the deer was accompanied by another, and then, over several more meters of activity, more and more animals began to run alongside it. It was unnatural behavior for wildlife to run together in such a way -- and to him, someone who frequented the forest for fun, it was bizarre indeed. He was confused as to what was happening but also immensely curious, an interest that broke into excitement as his lips made way for a small smirk.

"We aren't here to hurt you!"

He spoke in vain though, he assumed, as the creatures ran in such a straightforward way it made him think they were hoping the pair would follow them rather than an act of them trying to escape.

Bonnie Belle

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"What.." His question slipped out loud as a wall of greenery split itself several times for the various creatures that ran to it. They'd go beyond and it'd recover, contorting to it's own fullness each time. He didn't want to lose them so he charged straight into it too, and to his relief, it also parted for him to run through.

On the other side the animals were waiting.. lined up in two separate lines, to create a path for he and Bonnie to follow. They were sitting, their collective gazes following the two humanoids that they had baited.

His motion had turned into a slow walk, and he'd glance behind at the armor'd woman, a questioning expression touring his pierced facade. "I think we just walked into a fairy tail." For once his voice wasn't drowned in aggression, but instead it dripped with casual wonder.

Bonnie Belle

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