Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Nov 13, 2011 15:29:54 GMT -5
Fenris woke up as rays of the sun hit his eyes, this was nothing unusual as it tended to happen every morning. What was unusual was the fact that he wasn't in his bed as was the fact that he had a splitting headache. He felt around his head with his hooves discovering several bumps in his head which wen long way in explaining the headache, but it didn't explain why he had been sleeping in a tree as became apparent once he got his eyes open.
He had went to tavern with Zathra, not what he usually did, but Zathra had wanted to talk about Twilight, they had managed to finish the talk and he had drank something that wasn't juice... then nothing. It must have been something with pretty high alcohol content, he knew he was lightweight when it came to drinking, but not quite that lightweight.
He edged his way into a space where he reckoned there was enough room for him to be able to fly up and jumped spreading his wings. At least that had been his intention, he had apparently slept the whole night on top of one wing as he felt numbness in the wing. Then he felt firmness off the ground as he landed with rather audible thump.
When he managed to get himself back upright the next thing he noticed was somekind of creepy mask right in front him.
"What the..." He yelled in surprise taking a step back and landing on his rump.
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Post by Zecora on Nov 13, 2011 16:18:27 GMT -5
Zecora breathed deeply as she made her way down the trail back to her hut. The morning air was always so fresh it seemed, which made her early forest walks all the more pleasant. She had spent the last night in a peculiar grove that she had found last night. After happening upon it while making her gathering rounds, the zebra couldn't bring herself to leave the peaceful thicket, along with the interesting plant life it held. She had packed up and left now, however, and had reached the threshold of her home.
Zecora went to open the door, but a loud THUMP and a shout behind her caused her to jump in surprise. Quickly turning around, she say the source of the noise to be...
A pony. A black pegasus to be exact; those types seemed to come around here often. Zecora released a sigh, mixed with both relief and annoyance.
"Silly pony, what is it that you are doing here? I admit your sudden appearance quite surprised me, dear."
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Nov 14, 2011 12:54:06 GMT -5
Fenris turned to the voice and his eyes widened in surprise, luckily he was already sitting on the ground so he didn't fall again. He stood up turning to the zebra.
"Well... I actually have no recollection how I ended up here..." Fenris was looking a little sheepish.
"I apparently drank something meant for my friend... and ended up here, can't remember nothing after taking that drink..." He felt around his head again.
"Though I seem to have hit my head a few times..." He then looked around noticing the door in the tree and the windows, he also noticed the masks laying about. He turned back to the Zebra.
"You live here? Actually... where is here anyway?" He was holding a hoof to his head as the headache seemed to be getting worse.
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Post by Zecora on Nov 14, 2011 20:16:05 GMT -5
Unless somepony had gotten hold of her amnesia bloom stock, it was more than likely that this pony had had his share of those "spirits" that she had become accommodated with.
"You must have wandered rather far, for the Everfree forest is where you are."
She moved closer and offered him a hoof to help him up.
"I am known as Zecora and I do live here as you claim. Now what is your name and from where is it you came?"
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Nov 15, 2011 16:29:33 GMT -5
Fenris blinked his eyes. He was in the Everfree forest, no wonder it felt a bit different, though he hadn't realised that before now. He accepted the help from the zebra and got back to his hooves. Fenris nodded as she introduce herself as Zecora.
"A pleasure to meet you Zecora and sorry for appearing out of nowhere. I am Fenris Firebrand and I moved to Ponyville a while back." Fenris closed his eyes as another peak of headache hit.
"Umm... do you have something for headaches? If you don't mind me asking." Fenris smiled though his smile was little pained due to the headache.
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Post by Zecora on Nov 23, 2011 1:54:39 GMT -5
Zecora shook her head in amusement.
"Of course, Fenris. I have something that will soothe your headache. Please come inside my home, for it will take a few minutes to make."
She beckoned the pegasus to follow her. Opening the door to her hut, the zebra went quickly to work, fetching an oddly shaped black kettle and placing it over the firepit in her dwelling. Zecora filled the kettle with water and rekindled the flames beneath it in a pace just as rhythmic as her speech was.
"So it is recently that you have moved to Ponyville? Have you met any nice ponies or are they all strangers still?" she asked as she scanned through her shelves for something in particular.
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Nov 23, 2011 14:14:16 GMT -5
Fenris follows Zecora inside looking around the hut curiously, all the different bottles and other things catching his attention. He turns back to Zecora once he heards her question.
"Yeah, it hasn't been that long since I moved here, I've taken quite a liking to the place already though." He gives a small smile.
"Well, I've always liked to go to new places, see new sights and meet new ponies." He stopped for a moment to sniff at a certain plant, he crunched his nose and drew back sticking out his tongue.
"Thought so..." He turned back to Zecora.
"I have met a few new ponies already, but most of them are still strangers to me, but that usually changes with time and I'm currently in no hurry to go anywhere." His face changing as he remembers the journey here.
"I like travelling around and exploring new places, to be honest this forest is one of the reasons I headed this way..." His eyes brightened as a though hit him.
"You must know a few things about the Everfee forest, seeing as you live here. Would you mind sharing your knowledge?"
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Post by Zecora on Nov 28, 2011 23:50:33 GMT -5
She nodded in interest as Fenris replied and fetched a small bag from the shelves. Zecora dipped the bag into the boiling water, the waters turning a pale beige as it was submerged. The zebra stirred the mixture absentmindedly for a bit before turning back to the pegasus.
"Yes, after exploring Equestria, a more permanent residence I started to yearn. Is there a particularly matter of the forest of which you would like to learn? However, there are certainly things that even I do not know about as for some reaches of the Everfree, I have not traveled that far out."
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Dec 13, 2011 11:06:24 GMT -5
"Well, I would like to hear everything you know about the Everfree Forest, though I think that would be quite a bit for one sitting..." He rocked back and forth on his hooves for a moment.
"I guess the first thing I would like to know is about the weather and wind conditions as those things relate to flaying which is one of my favorite ways to pass time." He turned to take a look at the concoction she was mixing.
"And I guess it wouldn't hurt to brush up my herbal knowledge either..."
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Post by Zecora on Jan 2, 2012 12:51:33 GMT -5
The Zebra was always eager to share her knowledge with others and nodded at Fenris' request. She finished up her work on the brew she was making and poured some of the beige mixture into a small, clay cup. Zecora offered the drink to Fenris, placing the cup in front of him.
"This bitter remedy should help with your unfortunate head pain. Do not mind the harsh taste, it is really for your own gain."
After that, she thought for a moment about the pegasus' question.
"You should know that the weather of the forest is unlike that of Ponyville. No Pegasi controls it regularly; it seems to have its own will. Overcast skies is what you can expect on most days, though storms can emerge without warning, for there is no schedule it obeys."
The Weather control of the pegasi was one big surprise that came to Zecora when she first explored outside her village. Her kin would always look for patterns and signs to help predict what to expect in the future, but it always seemed out of their hooves to do anything about it.
"About herbal lore, I can provide a useful solution. For somepony approached me before with a similar question. Back in Ponyville, in your own local library. There is a book shelved that was written by me. I gave it to the librarian, Twilight, and now it is open for others to read. A basic guide and introduction to herbs, inside, there is buried."
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Jan 2, 2012 13:53:20 GMT -5
Fenris took the offered cup and downed it in one go, sticking his tongue out afterwards.
"You weren't kidding about the taste, blegh." He said grimacing.
The taste was soon forgotten when he started listening to Zecora's talk taking mental notes as he listened.
"I need to remember to take a look at that book sometime." He was slowly starting to feel better so he stood up.
"Thank you for the remedy Zecora and for the information as well, but I think I need to get back to Ponyville." He slowly walked to the door and pushed it open before turning back to Zecora.
"Would you mind if I visited another time? When I'm feeling better and have more time?"
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Post by Zecora on Jan 8, 2012 0:24:52 GMT -5
"The pleasure was all mine, a new visitor is always a treat. You are always welcome to come again, until next time we meet."
She gave a quick bow to Fenris at the end of her rhyme. The visit had been rather brief, though she could learn more about this pegasus the next time he came around. Perhaps even Twilight knew something about him? Zecora reminded herself to ask her when she stopped for tea again.
The zebra chuckled and shook her head. Her thirst for knowledge had also given her a great curiosity to the ponies she met. Her visits to Ponyville had been rather infrequent as of late, maybe it was time that should change that...
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