Scattered Memories (William Wolfheart and Sachael Nariyasu only)

[William Wolfheart]

Running I looked back as they pursued me through the city streets. I had stolen something of great value to the Great Family the Ruled the lands. I had no memory of anything. my name, where I was born what I was doing, Nothing. All I was, was a kid trying to get by and now I was a thief. Time seemed to have stopped as I ran. Nothing else mattered as the guards and soldiers pursued me, All I thought of was running and finding a place to Hide. I ducked into an Alley and Hid as they ran past. It started to rain and Snow at the same time and the Guards and Soldiers gave up and headed back before I mistakenly made a large noise and they heard me and caught me. I was captured and taken back to the Mansion and my cloak was taken off and my Wings spread wide and the guards stepped back and the Lord and Lady and their young daughter stared with amazement.
"Tell me...why steal the feather...it is useless to you and it's our most prized possession?" the lord asked not angry for what I've done but wishing to know.
"He's lost his memories.....and the feather is a part of him. Can't you see father? his wings...they don;t have any feathers on them. How they are still attached to him...I have no idea." Their daughter said walking over and circling me and I just looked down not knowing what to say.
"Aria...where is Anya? She should be here." her father said and Aria just shook her head and HE sighed just as Anya ran into the room.
"Forgive me father....I...well...There was a stubborn customer I had to deal with." She said bowing to him and he simply nodded before she turned to Aria and they went off to the side. after a long moment they came over to me and smiled. "Good news is the feather contains your name and a portion of your life...maybe even your past life. But there is something you must be warned about, Another is looking for the feathers...hoping to use them against you. Who it is we don;t know and can't say...that's all we know. and you must return here after collecting each feather...you can wait till you have collected more then one...but you must return here as this is where you lost your feathers. Each feather contains a memory and there is a ritual that we must perform." they both said in turns and Ara walked and grabbed a bag and handed it to me and I reluctantly took it and they walked me out and warned me of other things before hugging me and I hugged them back thanking them and I took my cloak and put it on. It hurt and I winced as I forced my wings to fold. Anya took off her pendant and held it out to me.
"what...is it?" I asked.
"An Angel...they have healing abilities...you need it more then me and it will help keep your wings from spread out when you take your cloak off and if they do it won't hurt as much when you force them to fold into your back. Trust me...please." She said and I simply took it and placed it around my neck and I hugged them both before running off into the rain and snow and they returned and told their parents that everything was alright and for them not to worry and Their mother and father simply nodded and headed off to bed as Aria and Anya went to their room and changed into a Fox before curling up and falling asleep.

I just kept running before reaching a cave and I started a fire to keep myself warm and I closed my eyes and fell asleep on the ground. As I slept an Angel Black as the knight with Black Wings appeared and went to take the feather but a large wolf ran and fought with him and the Angel ran and vanished as the wolf kept growling before she walked and laid close to me and I placed my arms around her without knowing she was really there. I slept as she curled up against me. I woke up after Dawn broke and saw the wolf and I scrambled away scared. "Wha....who...." I said as she woke up and looked at me tilting her head.
"now why are you scared?...oh..that's right you lost your memories. I am sorry." She said getting up and sitting down. "I am a friend.....I came seeking you out...was going to go straight for Wolf shire but saw a dark figure so naturally I fought them off before looking and seeing it was you after I scared the figure off. We should go, I was sent by someone who will help you find your feathers. Please trust me...She is a very good friend of mine and will be to you." She said turning and starting to walk.
"um......okay." I said standing up and repacking my belongings before dowsing the fire and following her.

We walked for what seemed like hours and she turned and I had stopped as I saw another one of my feathers high in a tree and I climbed it and getting up I started my way towards the feather before it blew away and I stood and being careful I began to jump from tree to tree not thinking of anything else but the feather. I made a jump that was too far and I fell before landing in a branch and a ferret came crawling on top of me and looked at me and shook his head. "man....are you nuts!? Climbing trees and going after something you may not know is yours. start thinking more before taking action there buddy...I mean come on you could fall and hurt yourself or worse..do you really think you want your quest to end before it truly began?" He asked.
"I...uh......" I couldn't find any words and he just shook his head before climbing down to meet up with the wolf and spoke to her before coming back up. "Well....forgive me for doing this but....roll over."
"what?"
"ROLL OVER!!!" HE yelled and I rolled over and fell face first into the ground and he came down and sat on top the the wolf and watched me as I got up and I stumbled before falling back against a tree and onto the ground. "My name is Shiian and this..is Naryi. We are guardians and guides to a young woman who is a god person....well you would want to find you for yourself. I know Angels have the ability to sense good and bad people and all that stuff." He said jumping and landing close by and perching on my shoulder as ANryi walked up and licked my cheek.
"Come on hun....let's go and meet up with her then plan our next move...and Shiian? mind getting his feather?" She said and asked and he rolled his eyes and went to get my feather as I stood up and started to follow her.

I looked at the unlikely pair of guardians, the wolf Naryi and the ferret Shiian. I grabbed the feather from Shiian and placed it in the bag as we walked through the forest. "tell...me...why go looking for me? Why help me? Why would anyone help me?" I asked as we got to a small clearing after having to dodge some overgrowth and thorns and I looked and saw a camp set out. A tent was set up and a fire was going and I looked and saw a young woman cooking over a fire and I smelled meat and some bread and I walked and sat next to a large bush and I stayed there not knowing what to do. Naryi went over to the woman, "I brought him...he is shaken up but otherwise he will be alright...he is over there." She said looking over at me as Shiian scampered across the grass and grabbed a cup and brought it to me and some herbs and water and mixed them together as I watched and he pushed the cup towards me and I took it and drank it and fell asleep.

I had flashbacks of my past life and a name was being called, "William!...William!...William!" kept repeating over and over. I woke to find Naryi and Shiian looking at me and I pushed them away gently and they stepped back. "my name...is...William." that was all I could say before I passed out.

[Sachael Nariyasu]

I looked at him, a bit worried. He was feverish and speaking to no one that was there. He slept...Shiian having giving him too much nightshade in the tea that was given to him a few nights before. William...so that's his name. I had been asked to find him, to locate him and to help him if I could. I don't know if I can. With my heart torn, taking me down two paths, could I really help someone who was as innocent to the world as a newborn baby?

I drew up closer, looking down at him. Smiling, I reached out and stroked back his hair. It was so soft, his face looked so peaceful as he slept. Naryi had brought him here. She had found him. She was such a wonderful tracker. Though, according to her, he fell in their path...she didn't do much to track him.

"Will he be alright," Naryi asked me.

"Yes. He just needs a bit more rest to let the nightshade work its way out of his system," I answered. "It shouldn't be too much longer. The low boughs will give us enough shelter from prying eyes."

"If you ask me, I think he broke his melon," Shiian volunteered.

Looking over at him, I asked, "What do you mean? When he fell out of the tree?"

“Nah, I think it was before he did that,” Shiian said. “But at least we know what to call him now isn’t of ‘Hey you’.” He laughed at his own joke. I shook my head at him as Naryi just stared.

“So you’ve found him,” a voice said from behind me. All of us turned to the newcomer, not having heard their approach.

Naryi crouched low, backing away from the being but not growling. She had tried to tangle with the angel once and it didn’t end well. Shiian was not so intimidated. He smiled as best he could up to her, getting on his back legs.

“What’s shakin,” he asked.

The angel looked down at him, one side of her mouth quirking up in a smirk. “You’re still around,” she asked. “I figured you would have met your end by now.”

Shiian scoffed. “Naw…still too quick for most things in this world,” he answered. “Besides, you guys won’t let me die anyway.”

She nodded. “That’s true. You still owe some compensation.”

“Yeah yeah…in time, Toots,” he replied, going over to Naryi.

I looked up at her. My big sister…I knew her but didn’t. I had met her few times before, her acknowledgement of my existence thrilling me as it gave me some semblance of attachment to something other than my magic in this world. My sister was a full angel, an archangel…and I was half mortal. She was so vibrant in her coloring; her skin a golden peach with hair like fire, red and orange and gold.

“Hello, sister,” I said. “Yes, Shiian and Naryi found him. He’s kind of out of it at the moment. Shiian put too much nightshade into the tea. We only gave it to him to help him recover his wounds and rest.” I had to quickly explain this so that my sister didn’t get angry.

She narrowed her eyes at me, nodding as she accepted my explanation. “Very well. You know what you have to do.”

I nodded. “We will help him and care for him the best we can.”

She nodded at me, turning away before disappearing in a wisp of smoke. I shook my head, checking on William once again before sending Naryi out to look for meat for dinner.

[William Wolfheart]

I woke after a few hours and sat up. What...where..who..." I said trying to gather my senses and thoughts. The ferret had snuggled against me and I pet him before looking and seeing Naryi return with meat and my stomach growled and she heard and looked.
"well...look who's up...sleep well?" she asked and I nodded. "Jaxxine..he's up..we'd best feed him before he turns on us." She said with a laugh and I smiled a bit.

Shiian woke and stretched before walking and climbing on top of me and I just let him. "Who was that that came and then left again?" I asked wondering about the angel I felt as I slept.

[Sachael Nariyasu]

I looked at him at his question, the smile from Naryi's joke leaving my face.

"She's no one...at least no one you need to concern yourself with at the moment," I answered.

Taking the meat Naryi brought, I began to cut thick strips from it before laying it out on a grill by the fire. I set it to cooking before going to the nearby stream and getting water to start boiling for the wild carrots I had found. "If you'd like, just sit by the fire and warm yourself. I'm sure you're probably a bit cold after all that." I intentionally kept part of my face hidden so he couldn't see me fully as I tried to come up with answers to any possible questions he had.

[William Wolfheart]

I nodded and moving I got closer to the fire warming myself. I looked at Jaxxine and Shiian and Naryi and looking into the fire I closed my eyes. "I'm sorry for asking...I just...felt the presence come and go so I just wanted to ask." I said keeping my eyes closed. "tell me..what are you all doing here? what is your purpose?" I asked. "I seek my feathers to restore what I have lost..but I want help..I need help." I pulled my knees close to me as I felt my wings start to push against my clock and I took my cloak off to let them spread. More bone and tendon then feathers. they were just mere skeletons of their former appearance. I was broken..they were broken and I wanted to fly again and be free in the dark world.

[Sachael Nariyasu]

Watching him, I heard his question but didn't answer right away. I turned the strips of meat, trying to think of what to tell him. "I...I am Jaxxine. I am a priestess...or rather...I was. I was charged by the angels to help you recover your feathers and your memories," I answered. "Naryi and Shiian have been with me for quite a while. I spelled them so that they can talk to me. They've helped me survive this whole time I have been in banishment."

I got up, walking over to him as he spread his wings. I squatted next to him, looking at them before suddenly giggling. "They look like chicken wings," I laughed before moving away and tending the fire.

[William Wolfheart]

"it's.....nice to meet you." I said quietly still wondering about how we would be able to find my feathers and restore my wings. "I don't find it funny..so why do you?" I asked not laughing at her remark of my wings being that of a chickens. I kept my eyes closed before shivering and I wrapped my cloak around me again and pulled it close to me. "I am sorry...I just....it's hard for me being like this without my memories and powers and my wings. I don't mean to be mean or upset." I took a breath, "There is so much I want to remember....so much I want to feel and see." I said.

[Sachael Nariyasu]

I looked at him as I felt the hurt in his words at my comparison of his wings. "It's because it's true. That's what they look like and they do look a bit funny on a mortal form," I said. "As for finding your feathers...Shiian already found two." I pulled them out of my cloak, handing them to him. "When we get closer to your feathers, you should be able to feel a pull to them. That's how we'll find them. Once we've gathered them all, the woman who was here earlier, will help in reattaching them and helping you regain your memories."

I pulled the meat off the grill, licking my fingers as I put some on a plate for him and handed it over with some steamed carrots. "Eat...you're going to need your strength."

[William Wolfheart]

I took the food and ate slowly after taking the feathers and placing them in the bag. I just ate as my mind wondered. I soon stood up and started to walk and Shiian and Naryi looked at me then at Jaxxine and Shiian spoke up, "I think he needs someone to just talk to him...so I'll go..this is hard for him and I really don't think he liked what you said about his wings. BE easy on him...geez." He said scampering after me.

I reached a road and turning I just walked not caring about anything as my mind wandered trying to recall any memory it could as I walked. Shiian found me and bounding jumped and landed on my shoulder and climbing down made himself at home in my bag. I reached a town and finding an Inn I went and got a room and going up I laid down and fell asleep and Shiian waited as he curled and slept on top of my bag.

[Sachael Nariyasu]

I looked at Naryi, who looked back at me as I started to eat, the she wolf having already eaten her fill earlier. "No one said I had to be his friend. Just that I had to help him," I said to her.

She nodded. "True, but being nice to him will also help him, Jaxx. He's been through a lot. We don't know what happened that took his feathers and he's not exactly...coherant enough for much."

I chewed, nodding as I thought. "You're right. I should make more of an effort. I don't know where he went but I hope he doesn't get into any trouble."