Spirit Animal Ficlets

Like a Cactus

Sometimes emotions were prickly and sometimes people were prickly too. Master Fanel took that literally. As a young student of Ice, Fern had seen it happen once. After they exiled his Master. He watched the Nature master pace back and forth ad he yelled to a small frog on a rock "Totems forbid Rahel remains alive! She has caused enough trouble in Asder for us," he complained.

Fern had approached, forgetting that the master was poisonous and an Angwu. He reached out to touch the master's cloak and felt a sharp pain in his fingers "Ouch," He muttered.

Fanel stared at Fern "Did you just touch me?" He asked, there was a panic in his voice.

Fern shook his hand "It's fine, probably a thorn in your cloak," he replied, his hand did feel a little numb though.

Fanel changed into his human form which meant his curse was being controlled. He grabbed Fern's hand "No, no, no," he said.

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Fern and Harus were not able to calm Fanel down. He just ranted and raved that his poison was deadly even from a single prick. Fern had even gotten an antidote from the power master. Fanel had left after that, claiming he needed to 'unwind' in his study.

Fern knew that the master was frightened of the poison curse but didn't understand why he had acted such a way. While wandering the halls, Fern ran into Rialen. She stared him up and down "Ice apprentice right?" She asked. Fern swallowed and nodded.

He had been sorta afraid and amazed by Rialen but sometimes it did unsettle the ice boy when he remembered she had basically decked his Master in the face after insulting her friend. He never really knew if she hated him or not. Fern smiled weakly "Yep that's me," he replied.

Rialen nodded "Alright, what's bothering you?" She asked.

Fern shrugged "Nothing, just got master Fanel ruffled up," he said.

Rialen raised am eyebrow "So you were the one that accidentally got poked," she said.

Fern blushed "Well, yeah but I didn't mean too and I got an antidote from Master Harus. I don't see what he's so freaked out about," he confessed.

Rialen leaned on a wall and stared at him "You know how Angwi are born of breaking laws here," she said. Fern nodded because he knew that like everyone else did. Rialen tipped her head "Master Fanel killed his Master, just like Tipu," she added.

Fern's eyes widened in surprise. He knew that master Tipu had killed his Master by accident, it was a big talk for a while in the town he use to live in. He opened his mouth "How did he kill his Master?" He asked.

Rialen held up her hands "He lost control of his curse and when he touched her, she died of poisoning on the spot," she replied. Fern felt bad, he knew that Fanel worried about his curse but accidentally killing his master with it was horrible. No wonder he had gotten so bent out of shape over it.

Rialen stood on her own again, she patted his shoulder "Just give Fanel space, he'll be calm after a few days," she said reassuringly as possible. That still didn't stop Fern's littering nervous but he would try his best.