The Talon's Prey

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following her icy dragoness in relative quiet, Akrina stopped along with her when they came to the marker she had created earlier. looking at the village, it was certainly less active as the sky began to turn an orange color with the sunset. smiling at Taiga when she said they would have to get a room for the night, she began to walk. "it seems so," she said, as she brought her tail to lightly tap the dragoness's rear. as walked a few steps ahead of her, the Dragonborn turned her head to Taiga and asked, "what kind of supplies were you looking for?"

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Taiga smiled faintly from the light tap on her rear as they came into the village. "Mostly some tools, a lot of the ones we had have been getting dull and broken so I decided might as well get them here. Well, mostly since I was coming to get a few herbs only grown here in Dante's Freezer. There may not be much for chances of vegetation but some shops have been using some methods to grow their own food or herbs here." She explained to Akrina as Taiga watched for a inn.

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listening to her, Akrina nodded as she paid attention. spying the inn before her icy dragoness did, she pointed it out to Taiga. "go get a room, and rest up. i'll be back in about an hour," she said, handing the dragoness's pack to her. turning to the way they had come from, Akrina spoke, "i'll come back with a surprise for you , just make sure to rest up." giving her a sweet smile, she then burst into a run. within a minute, she was running out of the village and literally diving into the snow, vanishing from sight.

spending an hour an a half traveling from mountain peak to peak, she soon hauled an overloaded pack on her back. walking back through the gates of the village, the stars shown down on her as the night sky was clear of any obstructions. moving through the village towards the inn, the the bone-biting wind of the frozen realm washed over her, causing her to shiver slightly. coming to the door to the inn, she opened it up and made her way to the bar. "your most potent and delicious wine, please," she requested, and set down a sack of coins and monetary gems. once the bottle of wine was placed before her, she thanked the barkeep and made her way towards the room where she smelled her icy dragoness.

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As Taiga took the pack back she looked at Akrina curiously, wondering what she was planning to get and merely smiled back before the watching the Dragonborn take off. As much as she wanted to know what Akrina was doing she decided to wait as she was told and headed to the inn, paying for a night in one of the rooms for two before making her way to some that were downstairs. It was a pretty cozy place as Taiga stepped in, for now closing the door behind her and setting the pack on a desk.

Stretching slightly the ice dragoness finally moved to the bed and climbed into it not taking long before she was asleep. She hadn't realized that she was tired from the combination of her search for what she needed and her activities earlier with her new lover. And for the next hour or so she slept until the sound of the door opening made Taiga open an eye sleepily to check who it was.

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opening the door and moving into the room, the Dragonborn set the overloaded pack down against the wall. moving quietly to the bed, she crawled onto it and cuddled up with her icy dragoness. "i am back, dear," Akrina said, as she nuzzled her cheek against Taiga's cheek. placing her arm over her hip, she began to rub the dragoness's belly. "i hope you rested okay," she said, as she kissed her cheek.

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When seeing it was Akrina Taiga opened both eyes, smiling when the Dragonborn came up and cuddled with her and nuzzled her back gently. "Welcome back Akrina, and yes I rested just fine. A short nap usually tends to help." She assured her, still for now relaxing on the bed before lifting her head to look at the overloaded back with curiosity. "Though what is it you went looking for, that pack is well...packed."She said, glancing towards Akrina in wonder.

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smiling as her icy dragoness said she had rested fine, the Dragonborn glanced at the pack when she asked about it. rolling off the bed and climbing to her feet, she moved over to it and drgged it over to the bed. setting it on the bed, she carefully opened the pack to show the entire pack filled with herbs and plants. "my skill in tracking is expansive, and it gave me the opportunity to be next in line to lead the elite scouts of my home. here in this world, it seems my skills has been increased, and i went out to find these for you. i hope the ones you came for are here, cause i scoured the entire island for them," Akrina said, laying back as she let her body finally rest. as her body came to a rest, she was quickly filled with exhaustion after traveling the island so fast. bringing her tail around, she wrapped it playfully around Taiga's waist.

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Taiga leaned her head up slightly, watching her new lover drag the pack close to the bed and her eyes widened with seeing all the herbs. "Akrina, that is more than I could likely find in months of moving around here. But yes all of what I needed are there and even more than that." She said, giving her a look of gratitude for this before spreading a wing over the Dragonborn when she lied back down. "Thank you for that Akrina, it means a lot to me."

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listening to her, the Dragonborn smiled at her icy dragoness for the gratitude. "i'm glad that i was able to help. it sure was exhausting," Akrina said, looking at Taiga. "if i picked that many, then it sure will free up some of your time, won't it?" she asked teasingly, running her tail-end up the dragoness's spine. letting out a yawn, several of the Dragonborn's joints popped from her exertion. "i think that will be the last time i do that kind of tracking for a while," she said, letting out a slight chuckle.

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"Yes, it certainly will clear up quite a bit of time honestly." Taiga said with a slight smile, resting her head back on her paws once more using her wing to keep the Dragonborn close. "For now though you should get some rest if your this tired Akrina, and thank you again."She said with a soft but tired smile of her own before she finally closed her eyes and began to drift back to sleep yet again. It had been a long few days and Akrina's little chase and their activity earlier certainly added to the exhaustion that crashed over her body.

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watching the icy dragoness fall back asleep, Akrina could help but smile sweetly. positioning herself so that she laid up against Taiga, the Dragonborn cuddled up with her as the exhaustion took her body took. looking to the window, she smiled as she whispered, "thank you, Tiamat and Bahamut, for allowing me to find such a beautiful and sweet person, and hopefully a future mate." saying the last part as her eyes slowly closed, she laid her head next to Taiga's as her mind spread sleep throughout her.