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Suri seemed thankful for Bluebell's help with the cold rag and smiled ever so slightly. Her hoof was soft yet Bluebell could tell she was hesitant for physical contact. Her eyes bore into Bluebell with a rather serious look across her face. "You mean to tell me you got this gem from the Tree of Harmony? I find that a little dubious if you ask me." she huffed. "But sure, let's say I believe you. What does it do?" she asked with a pained sigh, and a growl.

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Bluebell couldn't lie about it.  "It's s-something of a m-m-mystery to-to me, but it does h-help me keep my fee-fee-feet on the gr-ground," she said.  "You're n-not feeling extr-extremely dizzy, are-are you?"

Edited December 30, 2021 by Ragland Tiger

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Suri sighs. "Only slightly...but what did that do to me? Why do you even have something like this?" she asked, looking into Bluebell's eyes with curiosity. No malice was in her eyes at the moment, but she hungered for that knowledge. 

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"It pr-probably was a w-w-warning.  I've gotten th-those from it, t-t-too, though n-n-not as severe as wh-what you got. I admit.  I-I-I didn't ch-choose it.  It-it chose me.  Come n-now, l-lie down, I'll be kee-keeping an eye on y-you, just in case you-you need to see a d-d-doctor." 

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Suri lays down and seems to pout a bit, not seemingly fine with that but accepting it all the same. It felt strange to have someone there with her. Like Coco. "Well whatever it is...just don't mess with it from now on I would say. Fine, you can keep an eye on me...what should we do now?" 

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"We will st-st-start on our way-way tomorrow morning, p-p-provided you're okay to tr-travel.  You took a hard f-fall on your h-h-head.  J-just re-re-relax for now, and let me n-n-know if you're not-not feeling w-well."

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Suri gave you a bit of a harsh glare there. She was more than ready, and wasn't willing to admit to any sort of weakness within herself. "I'll be fine. Don't you worry..." she hissed a bit in annoyance. Bluebell's carefulness reminded her a lot of Coco, which only made her feel bitter. Turning over for a bit, she was ready to sleep. 

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When Suri drifted off to sleep, Bluebell got her bed roll, laid it out on the floor and got into it to sleep for the night.  "Poor thing," she thought, "She's been hurt in more ways than one."  She hoped Suri would be okay through the night.

Edited January 11, 2022 by Ragland Tiger

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Suri fell asleep and layed there. Her dreams were not so pleasant. Mostly revolving around her failure to win that fashion contest when Rarity ruined her competition and took Coco away. While she does knew she made mistakes, it still left her enraged deep down. She tossed and turned throughout the night.

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The next morning, Bluebell rose from her bed on the floor, well rested.  First she went over to Suri who had thoroghly mussed the covers of her own bed.  It looked like she had a restless night.  "S-Suri," she said in a gentle voice,  "Suri, are-are you o-okay?"  She then saw the irritated look on Suri's face.  Suri seemed perfectly fine.

Edited January 9, 2022 by Ragland Tiger

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Suri yawned tiredly and looked to Bluebell and was irritated at how her sleep was relatively poor. At the very least she had gotten some sleep, if anything. "Horrible sleep...horrible!" she cursed to herself before realizing that Bluebell was there. "Oh, fine, fine..." she forced herself out of bed and made her bed quickly. 

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Bluebell smiled a knowing smile.  She went and folded up her bed roll, and after getting herself and Suri some breakfast,  went out and loaded her cart with supplies for the journey.  When they were ready to go, Bluebell debated with herself what she would say to Suri about what her boundaries were.  She stood there looking at Suri, a bit unsure, but decided it would be best if she were honest. She took a deep breath and said, "Suri, I'm-I'm taking the ch-ch-chance of trusting you to d-d-do the right th-thing, but if I fee-feel that I have to le-le-leave you b-behind --- I will."  It felt painful to say that.   Bluebell took another deep breath.  "Lead the way."

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Suri also gathered her supplies. She wasn't sure how long they would be gone or how far they were going but she collected a tent, a sleeping bag, food, and other such supplies. Suri had a lot on her mind, she wasn't sure whether to believe what Bluebell was doing or not but maybe it was for a nefarious reason? Perhaps she could stop her, or take the artifact for herself in the end? Or even destroy it? Suri had a lot of options in mind that she was thinking of. To Bluebell's statement, she wasn't deterred or even emotionally effected by it. "It pleases me that we share the same thoughts." she said simply, leading the way out the door. 

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What treasure is there and not there at the same time, unborn, yet alive under the weight of having two?

 

Bluebell mulled the riddle over and over in her mind, the only sound being the steady clop her own hooves, along with Suri's.   "Un-under th-the weight of having two...," she whispered to herself.  "T-two what?" She continued to repeat herself, lost in her own thoughts. The woods started to get thicker and darker the further they went.

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Suri didn't hear what Bluebell had heard of entirely and narrowed her eyes. "If you have something to tell me that I need to know, tell me." she spoke suddenly in a very displeased manner with Bluebell. She wanted to hear what she had to say. 

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"It's-It's a riddle. It m-m-may be a cl-clue to find-find-finding the element. 'Wh-what treasure is there and n-n-not there at the sa-same time, unb-unborn, yet ali-alive under the w-w-weight of ha-having two?"

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"I have no idea what you are talking about, to be frank. If you are on a mission, you'd think they'd give you clear instructions as to where it is...or send themselves to look. Something is suspicious here." Suri's eyes narrow. 

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Bluebell stopped in her tracks when she heard the faint sound of howling in the distance.  "D-did you he-hear that?" she said in a hushed voice.   "Timber w-w-wolves. Th-they must be on our-our trail.  We need to f-f-find a way to l-lose them."  She started looking about.

Edited January 12, 2022 by Ragland Tiger

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Suri's eyes narrowed but then she grinned somewhat. "Maybe you can use that gem of yours against them if we encounter them. We can just move on quicker, hopefully they will not pick up our scent..." she spoke somewhat quietly. 

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@Starforce

"The gem d-d-doesn't work like th-that," said Bluebell.  She saw a small tree branch on the ground.  She picked it up in her mouth, and started agitating the sand and soil on the ground with it.  After vigorously beating and scraping a large area of the trail behind them, she tossed the branch aside and said, "Let's g-g-get m-moving.  I hope this w-w-works."  She started moving fast, with Suri in tow, close to an all-out run.

Edited January 13, 2022 by Ragland Tiger

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Suri smirks at Bluebell's tactical thinking and runs quickly, following Bluebell. She remained silent. As a city dweller she hadn't had much interaction with these kinds of creatures of course but it she had been living here for well over a year so it wasn't like she was clueless. As she runs, she remembers for how long she lived in the city. Ever since she moved out on her own after she completed school she had lived there. It flashed through her eyes, that so much had changed.

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@Starlight

Bluebell led Suri to some brush that they could hide under.  She ducked under it, pulling Suri down with her.  "St-st-stay still," she whispered.  She looked and listened for any signs of the wolves that might be nearby.

Edited January 15, 2022 by Ragland Tiger

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Suri stays still and quiet. There were no signs of anything dangerous anymore around them however through the trees they can see the massive clearing of the fields. The fields extend in all direction beofre them with no end in sight. "Where do we go from here?"

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"O-okay let-let's go carefully,"   Bluebell said, slowly crawling out from under the brush. When she made it to the clearing she looked around, and then looked behind her and saw a pair of ferocious eyes over her traveling companion.  "Look out!" Bluebell shouted.  She leapt and shoved Suri just before she felt the timber wolves' paws strike her to the ground.  Her horn flashed and blasted the monster's head into a thousand pieces of twigs..  "Suri!  Run!"

Edited January 19, 2022 by Ragland Tiger

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Upon Bluebell's shout, Suri quickly darted away just before she would have gotten struck by the timberwolves paws. She broke into the fastest run directly away from the area. In her recollection, it was the fastest run she had ever ran before. Suri was genuinely terrified, and there was no hiding it. Not that she cared at this point - all she wanted was to run away at any cost.