Now. Yet. Always. - Chapter 3Chieri puts the dagger into her bag. There are too many to fight or run from alone. Alexander is ready and standing by the door as Isabella shivers and sticks close to Chieri. She puts on a different cloak to cover her ears and tails and motions for the two sheep to come to her. “Come hide in here with me so I can carry you.” Picking up the brother and sister into her arms she gets ready to go out. She uses a secret entrance from her hole to get above ground. Once there she takes a deep breath.“Ah! S-She went there! The half-breed scum is there! They ran that way!” Chieri screams out in her most terrified voice and collapses on the ground. The soldiers react immediately looking around. The captain runs to her and questions her.“Who said that?” He stares at her on the ground.Biting her lip and doing her best to act. She replies to him, “S-She pushed me and ran that way…”“What are you doing out here? You should kno
Now. Yet. Always. - Chapter 2Chieri moves closer, despite her fears. "...I...I can't leave now. I can't ignore this." Chieri says it quietly as she leans down touching the hurt half breed's cheek. He twitches from her touch but doesn't wake up. Alexander moves closer and does a small growl of sorts when the man moves a bit, and Isabella hides behind Chieri's leg. Chieri strokes his cheek a few more times. As she is this close she finds out he is half wolf. She reaches down now and tries to drag him back to her hole. He is heavy for her so it is quite the task.Alexander sees her doing this. "Baa!" He reacts and moves infront of her and clearing the path of sticks as well as making sure it is clear. Isabella also wants to help and is behind her pushing the man with her head as much as she can.After some time and a lot of effort she is able to get him to her home and puts him into her bed. She is exhausted from the effort and looks down at him again still asleep. "...such bad wounds. He was surely attacked by human
Now. Yet. Always. - Chapter 1The old woman is closing down her small food stand. She puts the unsold fruits and vegetables into a create. From across the street a small figure appears with a cloak over her head covering her ears and tail. A faint "baa" sound comes from the figure that can be barely be heard from a distance. As Chieri carefully approaches the stand the old woman sees her and smiles taking out a basket from behind her stand. Chieri looks around hesitantly to check for anyone watching her before talking."As... every day. I owe you my gratitude...thank you.""You are welcome, my dear. I don't think a young child like you should have to be so scared just to live." As she talks she opens the cloth to show the contents of the basket.There is another "baa" when Chieri is looking into the basket to see a variety of fruits and vegetables."I took Alexander with me...he is always so excited." She smiles nervously as she barely whispers."Is it enough? For the three of you it seems so little. I could a
Now. Yet. Always. - PrologueThree years ago a series of events changed and shocked the nation of Noto. Once a place that accepted all through it's door, it was a haven for all kinds. Humans and half breeds were able to live together. Half breeds are beings that are part human and part animal. They had not been accepted in many places and lived difficult lives. A half breed comes to life when an unborn child is possessed by an animal spirit. They are born with many features of the type of animal spirit that possessed them. The spirits give the child they posses many strengths. Though they are given these the common person looks down on them. They are strange and unnatural to the people that can not understand them.Then on the day of the summer solstice the High Priest, Houshou, had a vision. It was a dark and sinister vision that the beloved King Hideo would be killed by a violent half breed.Hideo trusted his long time friend and High Priest more then any other person and became afraid. He was still
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