He knew that the humans wished to move on. He didn't want to disapoint them. He was particularily fond of the humans, especially the one called Nyxa, but this was his mother they were talking about! He couldn't abandon her.
It was one of those misty morning that Luci came to join him on his rock. He glanced solemnly at her, and then fixed his gaze back on the bushes nearest to him. She sighed, and without even looking at her he knew that she was shaking her head.
*I know what you're thinking Luci, and you're wrong* said Tyri. *My mother is coming back for me. She wouldn't leave me*
*Tyri, when are you going to give up on this nonsense? Your mother's not coming back, and you need to move on with your life. You have so much ahead of you, but you keep going backwards. When are you going to move on?* she said bluntly.
*She's just gone back to get the rest of my family. All my brothers and sisters and my father. That's it, * he replied hesitantly.
*Don't you think that if that was the case, she'd be back by now?* replied Luci. Tyri glanced skyward, and then let his head drop, crestfallen.
*I know,* he said quietly, *I just wish it wasn't true.*
*Then come with us. I'd miss you if you didn't* He looked at her, completely surprised.
*Oh?* he replied, completely bereft of speech. At that moment, Nyxa and Vulcan entered the camp. They both looked at him expectantly, and he decided to make the decision easier for them. He hopped up into Nyxa's arms, and curled himself up into a ball, hoping that sleep would come to help him forget everything that he had left behind.
He slept for quite awhile, but his comfortable sleep was suddenly interrupted by the sound of voices. He jolted awake, and jumped lightly out of Nyxa's arms, landing nimbly at her feet, all five tails twitching nervously. Luci looked just as unnerved as he did. He wondered what he had missed, but it didn't take him long to find out. One glance around him found him face to face with four dangerous looking men, weapons ready, and all pointing at a specific target. Vulcan was mad. He could hear it in his voice. Nyxa was scared-he could feel her trembling. Trying to be brave, he growled as ferociously as he could. The men just laughed.
Tyri's mind whirled. What could he do? He couldn't let Nyxa, Vulcan or Luci be harmed. They were all he had left! If only I were bigger, he thought frantically. The anger welled up inside of him as the men, and his humans became more and more frightened and angry. He couldn't let this happen! The anger overwhelmed him in a wave, and suddenly everything went white. He didn't remember what happened after that. All he knew was that when the white vanished, he was a lot further away from the ground then he had been.
He glanced over at Luci to gage her reaction on the light and almost jumped in shock. She had turned into a teen, and a most beautiful teen at that! She was a sight to behold in her anger-a great majestic beast with furious flashing eyes. Luci glanced at him quickly, and looked almost as shocked as he did. So he must have turned into a teen too! He shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts. This was no time to moon over his and Luci's good looks! He had a bondmate to save! He glared at the nearest man, fixing the most angry gaze he could muster on him. The man backed up a step. Hah! he thought triumphantly. It worked! His new found courage prompted him to stalk forward slowly, advancing on the man that had his bow lowered. He tried to be as menacing as possible, and growled low, baring his teeth. It must have worked because the whole group of men said one last thing to Vulcan and backed off. He looked over at Luci, who seemed to be very happy that she had helped scare a group of men off, but he could tell by the worried expressions on Nyxa and Vulcan's face that everything was not okay.
*It's not over yet Luci* he said grimly.
Tyri Anu
*page one (cocoon and cub)*
*page three (adult)*
Lucina
*page one (cocoon)*
*page two (cub)*
*page three (teen)*
*page four (adult)*
Tyri and Lucina's stories are intertwined, so I've included all page links.
