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[elongatedsmile]

[When Xzana awoke the first thing she realized was that she was NOT in her lake as she should be. The new clothes didn't phase her as she was too busy trying to figure out what happened to all the water, then there was the discomfort to her back. Reaching back she found something was attached there! What was going on!?]

Who did this!? What sorcery is this!? Come out!

[Scared and confused Xzana does what she thinks is the smart choice and pulls. Wanting the offending thing OFF of her. At the sound of the snap the comes and the pain that quickly follows tell her right away what a bad idea it was. She snaps her head back in a roar.]

RWWRRRRRAAAARRRRH!

[The half breed dragon stumbles towards town. Her small Luceti broken wing dangling at an odd angle between her large pair. She growls under her breath as she searches for water, hoping to keep any creature who may find her an easy meal right now away, as she blindly stumbles her way around the edge of town.]

(OOC: Warning, as she's injured her flight or fight is on high alert. She WILL attack any character that just rushes up at her. Approaching her slowly will be fine, just know she'll bite if someone gets in her personal space too quickly. Also don't be afraid to break time and space in this post!)

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[elongatedsmile]

[Oh god. A talkative human child.] I do not need help. [Although, maybe this talkative child knows where some water is.] Tell me, child, where is there water here? A lake, or a river?

[breezing]

[ Ikki nods, cheerfully. ] We've got a river! There're three branches, all of which go through town, but a closer source of water is the fountain, but you might not wanna drink from it. Did you need water to drink? I can get you some!

I'm Ikki, by the way! What's your name?

[elongatedsmile]

No. I need to swim. Not to drink. [Well, and to breath, but the healing she'd get from it is what she really wants right now.]

My mother named me Xzana.

[breezing]

'Kay. Well, come this way, then! I know a shortcut! [ meaning she's going to be leading Xzana through yards and over things and under things. :|b ]

Xzana? [ Ikki clearly has trouble pronouncing it, but looks interested. ] That's a pretty name! Hey, what's your world like? Maybe someone else you know is here. I don't know lots of people yet, but maybe I do know someone you know!

[elongatedsmile]

[Ugh. She's dizzy, sick, and in pain. These are too many questions.]

How far from the water are we?

[breezing]

[ Ikki frowns again, pausing and taking a step closer. ] Not far. You don't look okay. [ an uncertain expression flickers across her face. ] Maybe I should get someone?

[elongatedsmile]

No. I am fine. [Although, just wait until they get to the first thing to climb over or under.] I just want water.

[breezing]

Do you live in water? [ Speaking of, they're about up to the point where Ikki's going to take them over a low wall into a garden. What's trespassing? ]

[elongatedsmile]

Yes. I do. [Trespassing? Xzana doesn't know herself. Maybe they should ask an adult some time.

Although dictionary later. Xzana pauses at the wall, looking at it as if it was a cliff side, but showing weakness can get a creature killed. She reaches up and pulls herself up and over. Yet, the motion causes her large wings to bump into her broken Luceti wing.]

RAWR! [A animal like growl escapes her as she drops to her feet on the other side. Resting for a moment against the wall.]

[breezing]

[ That does give Ikki a flash of the broken wing. She looks instantly worried, reaching out. ] Hey! You're hurt. Your wings from here. Those are your life! What happened? We should go to the clinic, or - or Katara can help you, maybe - [ she's not sure. Ikki's never seen anyone with a broken wing, here. ]

[elongatedsmile]

STAY BACK! [Xzana jumps back. Showing off her teeth again as she tries to stand tall and imposing. She's not too scared of a kid, but one can never be too careful when injured.] I just need to get to water.

[breezing]

[ Ikki thinks about this, still frowning. ] ...Can you heal yourself if you're in water? 'Cause if not you need to see someone. It's not good to let that sort of thing get worse!

[elongatedsmile]

I can. There is nymph blood in me. [That's all you need to know right? You totally know how this mixed blood thing works.]

[breezing]

[ Well, that makes the water urgency thing make a whole lot more sense, and after a second Ikki nods once, sharply, and continues walking. She's going to be taking less of her crazy route, now that she knows Xzansa is hurt. ] What's a nymph?

[elongatedsmile]

You don't know what a nymph is? [What kind of sheltered child are you?]

[breezing]

Nope! It might be something from your world. [ They're nearly there, and Ikki keeps checking to make sure she's being followed, and is trying to take an easy but quick pace. ]

[elongatedsmile]

[Xzana follows, but she weaves a little more as the minutes go by. She keeps her eyes open around here, just in case this child might be leading her into some kind of trap.]

Nymphs, they are smaller creatures who reside in their respected elements. [A pause as she has to catch her breath.] My father was a nymph from the water.

[breezing]

Oh! I'm kinda like an air nymph, then, I guess. [ Ikki holds up a hand, a small ball of air forming above it, before she drops it, letting that hand fall into a pointing gesture. ] We're at the river. D'you need help getting in, Xzana?

[elongatedsmile]

[She jumps back again when she sees the air. A magic user! She'd have to be careful around this child. However, this time she keeps her teeth hidden away. They're finally at the water and she feels calmer.]

No. Thank you Ikki. I will not forget this kindness. [She moves towards the water. Carefully making her way in. Even with only her feet in the water she starts to perk up a little bit.]

[breezing]

It's not a problem. Be careful with your wings, okay? If you lose them, you'll die. [ Ikki doesn't go away, but goes to sit at the edge of the river, crosslegged. ] It's one of the rules here that people know.

[elongatedsmile]

[Xzana keeps going into the water until she's fully submerged. She brings her head back up after a few moments. She's sure to keep her wing under water as she listens to Ikki. It was going to be a long time before it was healed, but the water was already helping relieve some of her pain.]

Being unable to fly is a disadvantage, but many creatures can survive without wings.

[breezing]

You can't fly with the little wings, though. See? [ Ikki turned around, giving Xzana a clear view of her own fluffy, pale yellow wings. ] They're too small, I guess. I dunno why, but they're your life here - didn't it hurt when you broke your little one?

[ Ikki turns back around. ] Anyway, I don't need wings to fly! I'm an airbender. [ thoughtfully ] But a glider would be super helpful, 'cept I don't have one here.

[elongatedsmile]

[Xzana ducks her head closer to the water.] It hurt a little... [Okay, it hurt a lot. Still does.]

The village we were near. Are there a lot of magic users like you?

[breezing]

Magic? [ Ikki looks startled, and then giggles. ] It's not magic! It's bending. I can manipulate the air. That's all! There're people there who do lots more than me, and who have what they do call magic. And there're people who don't, too. I dunno! Luceti has lots and lots of types of people - that's what makes it so fun!

[elongatedsmile]

Bending. [Okay then... whatever this child wants to call it. Looks like magic to her.]

So those wings of yours. You were not born with them, such as the ones on my back?