Arrival [Vorilye/Open]

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It had been so long, far too long since she had stepped one paw onto her family's homeland. Ariella had been off doing some soul searching along with searching for her dearest mother, only to fail during the process. The young female had followed her trail up until it had run cold. Her luck had run out. Her mother was nowhere to be seen and the few stragglers she had spoken to claimed to have never seen or heard of her. All hope of finding her mother alive and bringing her back to Descai had been destroyed. Ariella couldn't help the weight that was in her chest; it was truly saddening. She hadn't expected things to go the way she had- in fact she had hoped for a much better outcome than this. She had been hoping that she would come back with her mother, not empty handed. Her paws dug into the moist topography, talons clawing into the dirt ferociously as she walked. She stuck out like a sore thumb against the dark backdrop of the night. Her pelt was the color of pure gold aside from the white markings framing her ear tips, cheek bones, paws, and the tip of her tail. She was a beautiful femme, anyone could see that. Anyone would also know that she had been born into royalty. Ariella was the missing Descai princess. A defiant one at that. Ariella didn't take defeat kindly, she didn't like the feeling and didn't want to have to face her father with no answers for him. She had been hoping she would have SOMETHING to bring back with her, but instead she was as empty handed as when she had began her search. She had heard specific rumors though on her trip back home- rumors that they had lost Acerbus. The thought made her gut twist, it made her absolutely sick. She wouldn't believe that Ryker would just hand over their home so easily, but apparently he had. Upon her return she had tiptoed into Acerbus, not enough to be detected of course. One inhale indicated a repulsing scent, one that indicated her family no longer claimed the land. Sorrow filled her, even more bad news for her to deal with. It simply did not gel with the female. She turned tail then and took off, headed for the last little piece of land that they had held onto.

Her travels had been quick, she didn't want to waste anymore time. She needed to find her father, needed to figure out just what had been going on while she was gone. The further she got the more absent Ryker's scent became and she found an odd emotion running through her blood, anger. Ariella was hardly ever an angry wolf, but this- this made her absolutely furious. The fact that they had lost their homeland, a land that she had grew up in, was simply unacceptable. This was something she would never forgive Ryker for. She couldn't forgive him no matter how badly she wanted to. She ground her teeth together as she ran, unsure of where to go. Finally she made a decision, her mind set on the man made structures and forestry. It had been her safe place and she wanted the comfort of her old stomping ground. She pulled up to an elegant walk then, her strides smooth as she walked. Her tiara was held high, white tipped auds perked forward and swiveling atop her petite skull. There was only the sound of the crickets and other insects chirping in the night, for the most part she was alone. She strode over to one of the trees and rubbed her back up against it before sitting down alongside it. Her shoulder pressed into the bark as she leaned against it, her ice blue eyes gazing up at the stars. She was home and she knew it would only be a matter of time before someone within the pack found her. For now she was content to rest in her solitude. There was a lot of thinking that she needed to do. Mostly she was confused, and hurt. Her tail wrapped around her hind paws and she glanced down at the ground for a moment. How had all of this happened? The Descai had been one of the strongest packs once upon a time, and now they were nothing but dust in the wind. There were few scents in the territory and it was saddening. This was not the way things were supposed to be here! Ariella refused to let things continue on this way, perhaps it was time for her to do some recruiting herself.




notes: Ariella has made her return!
tagged: Vorilye + open
muse: okay, just getting used to her
word count: 853
status: complete.

[Vorilye]

There were not nearly as many borders as there used to be to patrol. Every time the alpha male strolled along the outskirts of Kamari, he was reminded that they were not truly home. Vorilye could feel it in his bones, and he was certain Angel and the others of his kin felt much of the same. Something about being ousted from their homeland was an eye-opener for the alpha male. He could not continue to be the coarse, harsh alpha that he had been for years. For all he knew, it was Ryker attempting to follow in his footsteps that lead them down this path in the first place. Vorilye had tried to raise his son the right way, but perhaps he was not as good of a father figure as he could have been. Somehow his offspring always seemed to go off on the wrong path. There was very little pride or accomplishment by his young. That was, at least that he could see. Sometime in his absence, Valeria and Zofia, along with Zirena, had vanished from the pack. It was as if his children were scattering in the wake of the fall of Descai, and yet the alpha male was still not willing to let it slip from his grasp. Something about the whole mess was bringing life back into the old, deteriorating male. The wound from the larger male still groaned in protest with each movement. Vorilye was quite lucky that the gash had not grown infected without a healer to treat the wound. It was then that the male realized how truly vulnerable Descai had become. And it was not just Ryker's fault.

He was to blame as well.

Now, he had to ramify that mistake. They could not keep hiding in the woods, away from the eyes of the other packs. Vorilye needed to raise the pack back into a solid state. Perhaps then they could gain the respect of the others and forge the alliances Descai had shunned for so long. It had been foolish of Vor to think they could make it on their own; he could see that now. But it had taken a giant child to show him this. It was strange that an eye opener of this magnitude came at the paws of Ahri and Belial. The alpha male had only once crossed paths with the alphas, but they were certainly a force to be reckoned with in their own right. No one knew what became of them, and Vorilye had once believed that their young were lost with the remainder of Ferus. But something about the look in Goliath's eyes reflected that of Belial's, and that frightened Vorilye. A fear that had long since been buried away festered to the surface at the very sight of that delusion and power. He was afraid, and that was not good for the fate of the pack.

But there was nothing he could do to remedy that right now. He just needed to ensure that no more of Goliath's cronies were prowling at his borders. But it was because of this paranoia that the black and golden brute made one of the best discoveries since their migration to Kamari.

"Ariella!" the large male called out, an almost unrecognizable excitement bleeding into his voice. There was no mistaking that Ariella was Atriell's daughter, and Vorilye had sorely missed her presence. While he was still distraught at the loss of his mate, having his daughter around was one of the next best things he could imagine. "I am so glad that you are safe, dear," he gushed to the smaller female, nuzzling into her neck and breathing in the familiar scent of his daughter. It was good to see that not all of his family had wandered off. Perhaps Ariella's return would be the sign of good fortune that the pack needed in order to move forward.

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Count | 661 words
Muse | Pretty good
Tags | @ariella
Notes | He's gonna be all goo-goo over her because of her similarity to Atriell XD

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There had been such a long time since the white and golden female had wandered home. To be greeted at the border by her father was a gracious welcome back, indeed. A broad smile spread across her white lips, her tail wagging excitedly as the larger male rushed toward her. It had been far too long since she saw any of her family, and while she knew that she would be coming back into a completely different world, she could not help but be excited. It was all too soon that she noticed the distress on her father's face; clearly his search had not been fruitful, or her mother likely would have greeted her along side him.

Every day she wished that things were different, but she could not continue to dwell on the past. She was her mother's daughter, that much she was aware, but that did not mean that it escaped her notice that her father's eyes lit up then faltered slightly at realizing it was just her. She missed Mother too, but she could not change the past. "Daddy, I am so glad to see you," she breathed, basking in the affection her father rained upon her. It was different to feel the warmth and love of her father. Truthfully she missed home more than she imagined, but that did not mean she had come back without a plan. "Dad, what happened to the pack? Where is Ryker?" she asked quietly, almost afraid of the answer he would have. Something was not right here, and she did not want to believe the rumors she heard of her eldest brother.

Ariella had always seen the potential in her brother that many of her other siblings did not. He was kind hearted and dedicated to the pack. He was loyal to their father to a fault, which could not be said for Sarin's brood. All three of those scoundrels had taken off at the first sight of their father's absence, and she had not seen or heard of them since. There were rumors that Valeria was starting her own pack, but apart from whispered rumors, she knew nothing. But something along the way had demolished her birth pack, and the loss of Acerbus wrenched her heart in a way she did not know was possible. She was born in those lands, and now they no longer belonged to Descai. Something had to change, and quick.

"I wasn't able to find anything either, Dad," she grumbled out, her eyes falling to the ground briefly before staring back up at her father. "We have to do something about this. We have to fix this before it gets any more broken." She could not stand to see her home in ruins, and if her father would not be the one to fix it, then she would just have to do it herself.

[Vorilye]

Not to the alpha's surprise, Ariella was filled with questions. The elder wolf sat silently, allowing his daughter to ask all her questions before he started delving into the heart of the matter. "I would love to know where Ryker was," he admitted. His anger from the previous confrontation with Goliath was fading swiftly, and in its place, unease for Ryker's wellbeing was surfacing. It was unlike his son to walk away, even if he had not been wanting to lead the pack any longer. There was no explanation for what had occurred in Descai, and the ones who might have been able to answer that question seemed to have vanished along with him. "I came back, and the pack was in fragments. We are just now starting to pull the pieces back together." It was shameful to see how Descai had crumbled, but he was set to repair the bonds and raise the pack back to its former glory. Perhaps his daughters by his side once more would help with the solution. First Saphira reappeared, and now Ariella was at his side as well.

Thankfully, it seemed Ariella was on the same thought process as him. She, too, was set to build their pack back up. A proud smile spread over the male's lips; Ariella was much like her mother, more so than her sister or brother. It was not just the appearance that got to him. It was the determined attitude that Atriell had that got to him. Every day she grew into her mother, and it was both pleasing and harmful to Vorilye to see it. He missed Atriell with each passing day; of all the females in his life, she was the one he had grown attached to enough to claim as his mate. And yet in an instant, she was ripped from him without a sound. He could not find her, and that was likely worse than knowing of her demise, as had happened to Shayde. The alpha was slowly closing his heart off again, as it seemed to be the only way to protect him from the heartbreak that tore apart his pack.

"Patience, child. We will do what needs to be done," the male reassured his daughter, a wry smile spread across his golden lips. He recognized the look in her eyes, and it would not be good for him if he were not to answer in the affirmative. "There have been some new arrivals to the pack, and you also have some new siblings." The last words were spoken with a bit of a grimace. While he did not have the attachment to their mothers as he had with Atriell, it was unclear how Ariella would take to hearing that he had already moved forward from her mother. But it was his duty to maintain the pack, and if that meant spreading his seed once more, then so be it. There would have to be a foundation for the pack, as he would not be able to rule indefinitely. It was the main reason he had handed the pack down to Ryker in the first place. He seemed the most capable of the bloodline to rule in that time, yet it seemed that confidence was misplaced. Perhaps he had been looking for something that had not been there all along, and it was all right in front of him. Regardless, he needed to secure a future for Descai, and hopefully Ariella would recognize that in his behavior, not disregard for her mother's memory.

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Count | 595 words
Muse | Slowing down a little after a bunch of long posts.
Tags | @ariella
Notes | Murr.