[It takes a week to traverse the Flowerlands, and though Hayame is sure she could make the journey faster... there would be little point in doing so alone. She is confident in her physical strength, but she isn't delusional. Despite the quick march, they still do have to rest sometimes... and so Hayame gathers near the fire. She isn't on watch duty, but she's still alert, refusing as she had every night they've been traveling to even lay down to sleep, crossing her arms beneath her breasts and closing her eyes...
Until a sound snaps her out of her standing doze and she starts back to full alertness, sword half drawn from its sheath before she realizes it was... probably just you.]
０２ ↣ 侵入中 ↣ HEAVENLY SUMMIT RAID
[Stealth isn't something Hayame is good at- not outside of the hunt and the woods. She's too large to sneak into a building... but she's fast, and she's strong, and she's a damn good shot. So far they've managed to get in undetected, but now...
Waiting around a corner just before an exposed section of the castle wall that was being guarded by archers looking down from above, Hayame takes a slow breath, popping open the quiver at her shoulder and running the tips of her fingers over the fletching. Counting.]
Can you see how many archers are in position there?
[She counted three... but for this to work, and keep them undiscovered... she has to be sure.]
０３ ↣ 疲弊 ↣ RETURN TO DORO'S CASTLE
[Hayame pushes herself on the return, gallops out ahead of the rest of Empress Nama's escort in order to both check the road for enemies and alert Doro's people of the impending arrival. By the time she clatters into the courtyard of the Flowerlands castle sweat is foaming on her flanks, both sets of lungs heaving, slim ankles quaking intermittently in exhaustion- but she sees to her duty, alerts Doro's people...
And then she trots, forcing her legs to keep moving in order to slow her hearts rates down more evenly, pausing every now and then to lean against a wall, stretching out her backlegs with a shake of hoof, curling the fore, heat fairly steaming off her hide despite the temperate weather.
Eventually, her forehead leans against the wall too, a moment of weakness, (throat dry, stomachs empty, dreading the discussions and words that would surely come next), eyes closed.]
０４ ↣ 鬼札を引く ↣ WILDCARD
[Plotting comment is here. If there's several replies already to one starter, or you'd like a different raid prompt, Hayame will be in the thick of things so just hit me up via comment or at stormcoming for a custom starter.]
Hayame | Jinba | OTA
[It takes a week to traverse the Flowerlands, and though Hayame is sure she could make the journey faster... there would be little point in doing so alone. She is confident in her physical strength, but she isn't delusional. Despite the quick march, they still do have to rest sometimes... and so Hayame gathers near the fire. She isn't on watch duty, but she's still alert, refusing as she had every night they've been traveling to even lay down to sleep, crossing her arms beneath her breasts and closing her eyes...
Until a sound snaps her out of her standing doze and she starts back to full alertness, sword half drawn from its sheath before she realizes it was... probably just you.]
０２ ↣ 侵入中 ↣ HEAVENLY SUMMIT RAID
[Stealth isn't something Hayame is good at- not outside of the hunt and the woods. She's too large to sneak into a building... but she's fast, and she's strong, and she's a damn good shot. So far they've managed to get in undetected, but now...
Waiting around a corner just before an exposed section of the castle wall that was being guarded by archers looking down from above, Hayame takes a slow breath, popping open the quiver at her shoulder and running the tips of her fingers over the fletching. Counting.]
Can you see how many archers are in position there?
[She counted three... but for this to work, and keep them undiscovered... she has to be sure.]
０３ ↣ 疲弊 ↣ RETURN TO DORO'S CASTLE
[Hayame pushes herself on the return, gallops out ahead of the rest of Empress Nama's escort in order to both check the road for enemies and alert Doro's people of the impending arrival. By the time she clatters into the courtyard of the Flowerlands castle sweat is foaming on her flanks, both sets of lungs heaving, slim ankles quaking intermittently in exhaustion- but she sees to her duty, alerts Doro's people...
And then she trots, forcing her legs to keep moving in order to slow her hearts rates down more evenly, pausing every now and then to lean against a wall, stretching out her backlegs with a shake of hoof, curling the fore, heat fairly steaming off her hide despite the temperate weather.
Eventually, her forehead leans against the wall too, a moment of weakness, (throat dry, stomachs empty, dreading the discussions and words that would surely come next), eyes closed.]
０４ ↣ 鬼札を引く ↣ WILDCARD
[Plotting comment is here. If there's several replies already to one starter, or you'd like a different raid prompt, Hayame will be in the thick of things so just hit me up via comment or at