Exploring The Datsan

[Nox]

Lucas didn't trust him. The man was hell on mixed signals. He was with Aria maybe that was part of the reason she understood him better than Nox could. One day he's letting his girlfriend move in with him, the next he's offended by the idea that Nox would go off with him without Lucas. Just really had no clue what to do other than shut his own yap so he didn't make it worse.

Nox walked away from the situation and asked about the sled dogs. They weren't what you'd see in Alaska, but they were beautiful creatures. The man understood English to which Nox was grateful, but he hadn't understood a word Aria had said to him before that.

Nox knelt down next to the dog as Aria and Lucas whispered in hushed tones, he could have listened in if he wanted to, but he didnt' care enough, they could argue or agree about him for all he cared. He was here to work and nothing more. Though he had a sweet night, unexpected considering Emily had been shy and tentative about it all. But there was no guilt, he hadn't made her do anything she didn't want to.

Aria eventually came over and the guide situated the riding arrangements. But Nox decided it was best to not hang around Aria too much so he opted to rid with the tour guide, let Aria and Lucas manage the second sled alone. Give them their privacy. The guide's sled took the lead.

The sun was just barely above the tree line and it steadily rose as the dogs maneuvered over the snow covered terrain. It was quiet, there was nothing but the sound of the dogs and the sled gliding over the snow. Nox leaned back against the sled and embraced the power. The cold seeped into his bones, he wove a quick layer or warm air around him and looked out with his power enhanced eyes. He could see the tiny crystals that were formed on the leaves. It was gorgeous out here. And quiet. He could hear the others breathing, hear the pads of the dogs feet crushing the snow beneath them. The sound of the sky sliding across the snow. It was almost paradise.

He rode like that for miles. In the distance he heard a crack of thunder and looked up but he saw no clouds. The dogs only hesitated a moment before continuing on their route. Nox sat forward and saw a mountain that moved. "Stop. I want to look at something."


The guide stopped his sled and Nox got out. He heard Aria ask behind him, "Nox, what's wrong?"
She'd left all her weapons except a gun at the hotel. That was all Nox had too. Otherwise she'd probably already have drawn her sword. He missed the ring of the metal on metal.

Nox moved forward and hushed her as he waded through the snow. In the near distance he heard that crash of thunder again. Through the trees he could see something. He blinked. He had no idea what he was seeing. He made it to the edge of the tree line and stood in stunned silence. He heard Aria gasp next to him. "A thunderbird."


Nox remembered reading about the thuderbird. He stared at it's mulit-colored feathers, it's size was enormous for a bird. It flapped it's wings and thunder crashed through the valleys. Aria's gun was at her back, she wasn't worried. Nox smiled, he could hear it singing, he could hear a second one but he couldn't see it, it must be over the ridge the thunderbird was flying to. Nox stood and watched, it was the first monster he hadn't been tempted to kill other than Aria and himself that was.
Edited by Nox, Mar 20 2015, 01:56 PM.