The Matriarch's Pet [pt2]

The Nyxthron that was before Alesiter, Adrielith and Mercury was visibly nervous at being surrounded by the three. The creature knew it had been made, and showed fear at the idea that it could be punished or yelled at in some way. But lucky for the Nyxthorn that wasn’t the reoseans intention at all. No, they simply wanted to bring it back to The Matriarch so that work could resume.

Adrielith only knew what the two haedian males told her about these creatures, and had little confidence in convincing the prickle to return back with them. So the female would rely more so on the males to do the work, trusting that they knew best in this situation. She had been more of a hunter than an animal wrangler, and was in no condition to do any sort of heavy lifting with being pregnant.

The two haedian males would look at each other as if trying to decide who would make the first move. Neither was a mentalist, so calming the animal with that sort of magic was out of the question. Caging it could just scare the Nyxthorn worse and make it more likely to resist them.

“How are your magic skills?” Mercury would ask Alesiter, tilting his head slightly as he posed the question.

Alesiter would frown at the question, “Alright, I guess? Why?”

“Could you perhaps make some Crystalline Mangos? To give to The Nyxthorn of course.”

“Should be able to.” The abyss male would shrug, glancing towards his partner for some reassurance.

“You got this, don’t worry about it.” The female was rarely this lighthearted and positive with others, but with her beloved partner was a different story. She knew she had to encourage him and give him positive feedback to help him grow.

Alesiter would proceed to close his glowing blue eyes and dig deep within himself to encourage the plant to grow. These crystalline mangos as Mercury called them weren’t anything like the mangos found above ground, growing more so from a more aloe-like plant and very much looking like a crystal on the outside. The Nythorn wouldn’t waste too much time before plucking one off of it and taking a bite from the precious fruit, seeming to calm down some in turn.

This act while helpful in some manor wasn’t even half of what they needed to do. As now the focus had to shift to getting this prickle to follow them, and hopefully find others along the way back. Mercury himself had to deal with these creatures often for his dear mother, so he had hoped they would be willing to listen to him. The silver and pink haedian would lean down some towards the animal, “See? They are friends… now come along..”

The animal would squeak in response, grasping at the plant as if begging for more. Mercury would softly shake his head, “He wants more…”

“Alright.” Alesiter would mutter before making more sprout from the plant, though would take some to store in a bag he had on his back. Hoping the animal would be more willing to follow that way.

With another fruit given to this Nyxthorn it would eventually seem more willing to follow the three reoseans. So off they would start to head back, Mercury would lead the way followed by Adrielith and then Alesiter. The animal would bound off after them, clearly egged on by the fact this dark blue haedian could make the deliciously sweet fruits and wanting his fill of them.

The pathway back was just as long as it had been on the way down, going from the Druids back towards the Caregivers territory. Passing other reoseans trying to wrangle up more of the Nyxthorn and bring them back. Some having more luck than others. Luckily for the two haedian males and female runner, more Nyxthorn would soon join them after having smelled the sweet scent of the Crystalline Mangos.

“Hungry little creatures…” Adrielith would comment under her breath as they continued onwards.

“That they are. If they weren’t so dangerous to touch, they wouldn’t keep getting away with stealing from food stores.. But alas.” Mercury would lightly shake his head, questioning why Oris would influence them this way. But it was becoming clearer to him with these topsiders coming here that Oris worked for himself, not them.

“Why does The Matriarch like them so much anyways?” The abyss male would chime in.

“Think they make her feel less alone with her.. Condition. She also isn’t affected by them like you or I so they bring her a sort of comfort I’d like to think.”

It wouldn’t be much longer before they entered the territory of the Caregivers. The opalescent crystals shimmered brightly within this section of the caves. The pools Adrielith and Alesiter had been judged in looked cool and refreshing after their long journey to get the Nyxthorn back. To Mercury and the Nyxthorn this territory was just home.