Aria
Wyvern Rider
Chewy's Caretaker
Posts: 190
Bern Fame: 1
Profession: Wyvern Rider
Affinity: Anima
Profile: Aria's Profile
OoC Alias: Twilightfairy
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Post by Aria on Aug 4, 2015 17:53:03 GMT -6
Aria cracked her knuckles as she flew though the skies on top of Chewy's shoulders. The day had been good to them. The pair of them had finished a small delivery of rare minerals to a merchant who had paid them pretty well. Aria had spent the money on upgrading the little bits of armor they had. She used some of the money to strengthen the leather reigns she used to guide Chewy. She also spent some money food supplies for her trip back home. Both rider and wyvern were excited, neither of them had been family home in Lucerne for some time now. She tapped the sides of the wyvern with the tips of boots and signaled Chewy to glance back. The rider leaned in towards the Wyvern's head so she could speak closer to the wyvern's ear.
"There's a nice little stream down there. We can take a break there." She spoke and the reddish wyvern gave a roar of agreement. She tapped twice with her boot tips and braced herself. Chewy did a quick aerial spin and started to dive down. The dive was one that they used to dive bombing flying enemies. Before the two of them hit the ground Chewy pulled up and glided around in a bit of a circle before landing. Chewy made a quick sensory check of her surroundings once she felt safe, Aria went and rubbed her wyvern on the neck.
"Nice job." She gave the wyvern two taps with her hand and Chewy lowered her body down so Aria could step off. The sky haired rider undid the straps that tied her down to her saddle and descended off her wyvern. Aria gently pulled off her helmet and ran her hand through her braided hair. The lady rider started to undo her boots and gently approached the water. She found a spot to sit on a nearby rock and dipped her feet in. Her wyvern followed her lead and lied down but kept a tail dipped in the nice cool water.
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Post by Eren on Aug 4, 2015 22:44:06 GMT -6
Ah, the river K'yuul. One of the strangest rivers in Bern, it flowed from a spring nestled in the center of a valley high in the mountains. The valley, the K'yuul, was the namesake of the mighty river, which widened and narrowed at various points as it flowed down to H'Soc lake near the capital. But some years, when currents were strange and the stars aligned, the K'yuul flowed backwards from H'Soc Lake to form a great flood marsh at the base of the mountains. This was one of those years, but the river had largely emptied the lake to the low-water point by this time, making the mighty K'yuul little more than an active stream heading to the great floodplain. Eren circled low, looking for a place to land. He'd patrolled all day, seen no signs of bandit activity, and was now looking to rest. He'd steadily increased his radius of 'protection,' and prided himself on the small bubble of Bern he kept safe from riffraff and evildoing.
Then something caught his eye. Red, down near the river. It was a wyvern, and as he watched, Mika sniffed and gave a low growl to him.
"Yea, girl. I see her."
This was no rogue wyvern, lost from the mountain nests. This wyvern had a rider, who was sitting along the rocks, oblivious... Clearly not a threat. But Eren had never seen her in his bubble before, which meant an investigation was in order.
Eren murmured to Mika, and the wyvern shot downward, her coal-black scales glinting like a blurred shadow until she landed, slamming down with impressive, practiced force. The wyvern that landed in front of Aria was imposing, nearly the size of the usually larger males, with sparkling, bright eyes and quiet, assured composure. The Rider leaped down, spears and tomahawk visible on his belt, and a military salute gracing his form as he began to speak, lowering the gesture. His gloves, a strange shade of light pink, stood out against the forest green of his armor as he began to speak.
"Greetings, Rider. I am Brigadier General Eren Barrata, and this is Mika... I wish to inquire about you and your mount. I can't say I've seen you around these parts before."
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Aria
Wyvern Rider
Chewy's Caretaker
Posts: 190
Bern Fame: 1
Profession: Wyvern Rider
Affinity: Anima
Profile: Aria's Profile
OoC Alias: Twilightfairy
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Post by Aria on Aug 5, 2015 12:55:15 GMT -6
The lady rider had gotten comfortable enough with the area to start singing. Her voice was soft and sweet. Just as she was getting to the good parts for the song, a shadow flew over head. She stopped and looked up to see another wyvern approaching. A black one and she could just see another rider on its shoulders. It wasn't uncommon for people and critters to be attracted to her voice but she hadn't expected someone so quickly. Chewy gave a yawn and glanced up at the encroaching figure from above. She got up and gave a bit of a protective stance around Aria. The wyven landed and the rider came off its mount.
Aria slowly got up to present herself to the rider. Given the way he approached and the fact that he was alone did not raise too many of her suspicions. If she were to guess she assumed the man was a scout or a patrol officer.The stranger introduced himself as Brigadier General Eren, to which Aria gave him a salute.
“Well met General, Sir. My name is Aria from Lucerne. And this is Chewy.” She went and pointed at her Wyvern whom gave a bit of a mock salute with one of her wings. Aria’s armor wasn’t as fancy as the Brigadier Generals. Her’s was just a plain standard issue set of rider armor that was handed down to her by her brothers. However the worn armor still had a wonderful metallic shine due to Aria’s constant upkeep and maintenance. Even Chewy’s armor was in good condition despite it’s patchwork of multicolored pieces.
“Just finished running a delivery errand sir. Decided to stop for some rest.” The brick colored wyvern gave a bit off a snort. She rubbed her toothy muzzle up onto Aria’s shoulders to which the rider responded by giving it an affectionate pat on the nose.
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Post by Eren on Aug 9, 2015 6:39:31 GMT -6
”Ah, please, Eren will be just fine. There’s no need for formalities. Aria and Chewy. Well met. And a fine and fitting name, given what I heard earlier.”
The man removed his battle-helm, running a hand through his thick brown hair and adjusting the headband that kept it all out of his face. It had been a long flight, so he was relieved to be able to rest. Pleasant company was just an added bonus. Female riders weren’t as common, and one outside of a company was a rarity. Reaching into one of the bags slung on Mika’s side, Eren withdrew a hunk of ‘travel’ meat and tossed it to his mount, who eagerly snapped it up, slamming her tail on the ground and then drinking from the river to slake her thirst.
”I hope it’s not an imposition if Mika and I share this space with you for a while…? She’s been flying hard all day, so I wanted to give us both a break. Of course, if you need or wanted the space, I’m sure we could find one as well. Whatever suits your fancy.”
While he spoke, Eren drew his tomahawk and began cleaning it, swiping a cloth over hilt and blade and then replacing it carefully in its place on his belt. He then began to do the same for each of his spears, rubbing them to a dull shine. No combat today. The bandits must have kept far out of sight when they saw Mika flying… As they should. Craven curs had no right usurping the great land of Bern. None at all.
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Aria
Wyvern Rider
Chewy's Caretaker
Posts: 190
Bern Fame: 1
Profession: Wyvern Rider
Affinity: Anima
Profile: Aria's Profile
OoC Alias: Twilightfairy
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Post by Aria on Aug 13, 2015 8:08:09 GMT -6
A light blush lit her face at the comment about her name. It was true Aria had a gift for music and song. She would sing at home to calm the new wyverns. Then again Chewy also had her own namesake. The reddish wyvern had several teeth sticking out the sides of her closed maw. A testament to her childish bitey nature. A faint memory of the stables where Chewy grew up and of the chewed through fences caused by the then juvenile wyvern.
“It’s quite alright. There is plenty of space for both of us and our wyverns.” Aria smiled softly. She undid the straps holding the bags of supplies from her mount.
The lady rider took this moment to look up and examine Mika. The wyvern was a beautiful black color and looked to be fully mature. Perfectly suited for living in the shades of the Bernese mountains. Possibly a former wild wyvern simply judging by the way she looked. It was clear to Aria that Eren and Mika had a close bond. Much like Aria did to Chewy. The reddish wyvern still stuck close to Aria demanding more petting until the rider gave it a glance and a light bop on the nose.
“Go relax. If you fly off... kinda stay in the part of the air where I can see you. Try to stay out of trouble. That means no picking off livestock from farms.” She asked. To which the wyvern gave a small groan in response before going back to her resting spot by the river. Aria gave a soft sigh then stretched a bit. A slight crack could be heard to her back and joints. She did a quick fix of her braided hair, put her shoes back on, and looked around. Things were calm. She grabbed her lance for a bit and gave it a quick once over.
“Ah. Say Eren. Would you honor me with a bit of a training? Figured since we both have been on our wyverns.. most of the day. To help keep the body loose. Unless you be lookin to rest yourself.”
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Post by Eren on Aug 13, 2015 19:46:54 GMT -6
"I thank you. It's indeed a relief to be able to rest and relax. Right, Mika?"
The Dragon Knight turned to his wyvern, who had already curled up and was now cautiously sniffing the other wyvern. Even though Mika was the larger of the two, the pitch-black wyvern still was wary of the other; often, she'd been snapped at and nipped by excited youngsters. And when she was, she never retaliated more than a slap of her tail, trying not to hurt the younger wyverns. But it seemed that Chewy was content as well, and Mika relaxed a bit more, giving a soft yelp and stretching her wings peacefully.
When the Aria grabbed her lance and offered to spar, the older rider smiled, his face breaking into a wide grin as he moved to the center of the clearing, rising off of the stump he had been resting upon and drawing his own iron lance off of the holster Mika bore.
"Aye, I'd be glad to oblige you. I'll use this so as to even the range, and to keep me from inadvertently chucking my weapon at you. I don't want to hurt you, and if I do say so myself, I'm a crack shot with a good Spear. So... whenever you're ready! C'mon, let's give 'er a go!"
The man spun his lance, giving a few warm-up jabs at the empty air. His form was precise and accurate, a product of his training, but some of his stances and moves were unorthodox - adaptations he'd picked up in the field. Anything that helped him survive was worth learning, he felt.
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Aria
Wyvern Rider
Chewy's Caretaker
Posts: 190
Bern Fame: 1
Profession: Wyvern Rider
Affinity: Anima
Profile: Aria's Profile
OoC Alias: Twilightfairy
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Post by Aria on Aug 18, 2015 14:50:29 GMT -6
Aria gave a small sigh as she mentally prepared herself for this spar. It had been too long since she had a proper lance fight off of Chewy's back. She rotated her shoulders lighting and cracked any other small joints that needed cracking. She took a few moments to twirl her lance in her fingers and slowly regain the weight and rhythm of her weapon. Eren had given the air a few jabs with his lance and beckoned her to charge at him. She needed to relax and calm herself. Be prepared for the pain. Remember your training. Remember.. your stance.. Don't back out.. and don't quit. She mentally repeated that mantra to herself as she charged forward. She gave a simple thrusting attack, just to test the waters or his reaction speed. From there she would grab the lance as a staff and use it to defend herself from his oncoming strikes.
Chewy in the meantime took this moment to get up from her resting state and back up further away from the sparring pair. The red wyvern had plenty of memories of sparring going awry and spears, practice javelins, and lances heading her way. Chewy gave a small groan as if to express her disapproval of being forced to move for her own safety. She then resumed to make herself comfortable back on the floor. She stretched her wings and limbs out in order to maximize the amount of sun she could get. It was a perfect day after all.
{On Haitus until Eren/Ryu returns from college}
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