[open] summer's turn is nigh

[wolfhunted]

🧙 WHO: Robyn and YOU!
⚔️️ WHAT: Various prompts, including quests (mostly animal-related ones).
🕒 WHEN: Throughout the month of August
🗺️ WHERE: Around Camelot, in or around Broceliande
⚠️ WARNINGS: None; will add warnings if anything comes up.



A. Don't Treep, Man

[After the undead incident last month, Robyn resolves to help out with repairing the damage caused in the farmland. As such, she's been tasked with rounding up stray sheep and herding them back to their owner's farm. Robyn's never done shepherding before, but she's watched shepherds at work plenty of times and she has her animal magic to help. If you're in the farmland at all, you may see her at the back of a flock of sheep with a look of concentration on her face; she's using her magic to make sure the sheep go where they're supposed to without any of them breaking away from the group. When one of them starts to stray, she uses the shepherd's crook she borrowed to gently nudge it back into place.]

Stay with your friends, alright? We don't want you or anyone else gettin' lost again.

B. Invasive Species

[Robyn already spends a lot of time in the forest of Broceliande, and she was taught how to be a hunter, so this quest should be fitting for her. However, she's trying to focus more on getting the woodland creatures away from the lake and back into the woods, not wanting to disrupt the Carcinuses too much.

Unfortunately, she inevitably finds herself face to face with one, its scorpion tail pointed at her and snapping its claws menacingly. Robyn is firmly standing her ground, with her wolf familiar Rowena at the ready to defend her if need be, but her voice is still clearly nervous.]

Please...go back to the lake. I don't want to hurt you, but you should go home. You can't keep attackin' the animals.

[The Carcinus snaps its claws again, and all Robyn can hear with her animal magic is its overwhelming want for food, with no other logic behind it.]

Please, just go back...! [Robyn points her crossbow at the Carcinus. She's reluctant to kill an animal without the purpose of eating it, but if she has no choice...]

C. I'm Running with the Wolves Tonight

[Despite having to deal with problems on Broceliande, that doesn't stop Robyn from going there most days or nights in her wolf form, simply to enjoy herself. She'll never get over having her sense heightened and being able to run and jump much faster and higher than she could as a human.

On the off chance that you're in Broceliande at night, you may hear the sound of howling. Following the sound will lead you to two wolves calling out to any other wolves that might be in the area; one is golden and covered with markings, likely someone's familiar, while the other one is small and slender.]

D. Wildcard
[Feel free to hit up this post with any other scenarios!]

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[wolfhunted]

[Robyn manages to scare away a few more of the Carcinuses by shooting at them, while her familiar Rowena snaps at one that tries to get too close. Even if this area isn't one they're well-suited to, they still seem determined to find food.]

These things just won't stop, will they...

[absentconstellation]

[ The Cat focuses his energy on chasing the local wildlife in the opposite direction. It would be so much easier if he could just talk to the things. But the girl is right, as long as there is food to be found nearby the creatures will hunt it. If she means to herd every last one of the mislocated beasts today, she's going to have a very late night.

In protest of such a plan, the Cat returns to her and lays himself down on top of one shoe. ]

[wolfhunted]

[Well, even if this cat can't or won't talk to her, he clearly has opinions. Robyn huffs in a bit of exasperation when he lies down on her foot.]

Alright then, what do you think I should do now?

[absentconstellation]

[ He gives her a look that quite clearly says this 'hunt' is her job, not his. He does have an idea, though. He stretches luxuriously before standing and stepping a few feet away.

He lets out another piercing yowl, and there's an answer rustle of commotion as nearby prey animals make a run for it. There's no need to confront the Carcinuses one by one when you can handle creatures in groups. ]

[wolfhunted]

[That had been along the lines of Robyn's original plan to get the animals to safety, though she'd tried to avoid the Carcinuses until one inevitably confronted her. That said, hearing the cat yowl like that does give her some inspiration to try something.

Robyn cups her hands around her mouth and does her best imitation of a wolf howl. It won't be as convincing as when she does it as an actual wolf, but it's worth a try...and sure enough, it does startle some animals who start running in the direction of the woods.]

[absentconstellation]

[ She seems to get the point, at least. He shoots the wolf a brief look. They could be helping too.

Returning to his own task (he wanted to shame the wolf, not beg for help) he follows his nose to a burrow hidden at the base of a bush, and paws the ground over it to avoid collapsing the entrance. He continues to yowl as though in the throws of battle. The moment he leaves the burrow a family of bunnies races out of it and into the deeper woods. ]

[wolfhunted]

[Rowena snorts in irritation, since she's usually quiet by nature, though she starts howling herself anyway. Seeing her do that makes Robyn come to a realization; if this job is too hard to handle as a hunter, she'll have to handle it as a wolf instead.

In a flash of gold, she shifts into her wolf form and starts howling along with Rowena. Soon enough, more animals start running towards the woods to escape from the potential threat of wolves.]

[absentconstellation]

[ The Cat pauses a moment, observing this occurence with interest. There is magic in his world that allows humans to change shape, but this is different somehow. He can't quite figure out how. Perhaps the same reason he can't talk to the other animals here.

A problem for another time. Now he races through the forest, going farther than the wolves which are likely more alarming for most of the wildlife than a housecat some distance away. ]

[wolfhunted]

[Rowena continues to howl while Robyn tries to herd more animals towards the forest...though by "herd", it's more like chasing them a short way so they go in the right direction. She's not trying to threaten the animals, more just giving them enough of a scare so they'll flee away from the lake. Most of them are certainly afraid enough of wolves to start running once they sense one.]

[absentconstellation]

[ The Cat isn't nearly so kind. When he finds creatures unwilling to leave their homes he drags them out by any means necessary. Telekinesis comes particularly in handy when it comes to burrowers like mice. Larger animals like foxes are more difficult, but he has a strong enough hold on his magic to overpower them as needed. ]

[wolfhunted]

[Robyn's method works for a little while, though she eventually comes across a badger who refuses to go towards the forest as it sniffs around for food. She soon finds herself frustrated, and she has no choice but to bare her teeth and bark at it.]

Go, now! Or those crabs will come after you!

[The badger takes the hint, waddling off as fast as it can towards the woods.]

[absentconstellation]

[ It isn't difficult to locate the wolves again once he's cleared out all the animals he could find. He takes the time to actually walk there rather than teleport, just to double check.

He stops by Robyn, sits, and uses a paw to clean his head while he speaks. ]

Are we quite finished here?

[wolfhunted]

I think so. I don't hear or smell any more animals around here...

[Robyn is somewhat preoccupied with listening for any stray animals that might still be in the area, so it takes a moment for her to realize that the Cat just spoke to her.]

...wait. You could speak the whole time?

[absentconstellation]

[ The Cat finishes tidying up his ears, then just watches her, as though saying "duh". ]

[wolfhunted]

Well, you could have said somethin' earlier.

[Even if she was able to figure things out in the end with some prodding, Robyn still feels a little annoyed that the Cat never bothered to say anything at all.]

[absentconstellation]

It wasn't needful.

[ He stretches luxuriously and yawns. ]

You should return to the city. You've been working for quite some time.

[wolfhunted]

I suppose. I don't think those crabs will go any further if they can't find food here.

[She starts to follow her familiar towards the city, but then she turns back to the Cat.]

...thank you. For your help. [Robyn may have been a bit annoyed, but she's not ungrateful.]

[absentconstellation]

[ He watches them, meaning to return himself once they're on their way. After all, he wouldn't want anyone to think he was with them. When Robyn turns his tail waves idly in the air, his ears and whiskers turning forward in a cat smile. ]

You're quite welcome.

[wolfhunted]

[Robyn wags her tail in response before turning to follow her familiar back to the city. She'll likely change back into a human when she's just outside the city limits.]