Magnificance

[briya]

[ its a shame
things never work out

The red wolf's eyes focused on the shore as she painstakingly churned the water with her paws, thanking the lords she was a good swimmer. Well, figurtively of course, seeing as Isolde had no actual belief in gods of any sort whatsoever. She snorted at the idea as she hauled herself out of the water and onto the coast, falling into the wet sand with a sigh. Her happiness was threatening to bubble over. She would have ran down the beach, yowling enthusiastically had her muscles not been protesting the idea of movement so vigorously. Alright, so she was tired. But she was d**n proud too! She had made it- swam all the over from the main continent. A proud smirk played itself upon her maw as she managed to rise, blue orbs eagerly searching the land in front of her.

The first she thing she noticed was the volcano. It was magnificent. Her eyes widened in approval. It was amazing, beautiful. Fierce. Strong. She nodded. It represented a challenge to her. Live here. Survive. Do something with your life. All right, so she laughed a little at the last one. She began to approach it, picking her way up the rocky slopes of the beach, eyes never leaving her goal. When she reached the base she grinned and lay down, settling onto the warm rock. Where some might have been daunted or unnerved by being so close to what was once fatally dangerous, Isa only felt thrill. Adrenaline.

With a small smile still on her face, she allowed her eyes to flutter closed. With all the energy drained out from the long swim over she needed a rest. When she awoke, full of energy, she could hunt something down. Her eyes opened as she realized the land might belong to another pack and she wondered what they'd think of her presence here. She shrugged, refusing to let the idea bother her. Still, she arose and took a good sniff around, coming to the conclusion that it was unclaimed. Good enough. As she settled back down among the rock, an idea struck her. Why not claim it? Granted she wasn't sure she wanted to lead a pack or anything but why not make it own? Now there was an idea she could live with.

Rising to her feet once more, Isolde let out a howl, sure and strong. "I, Isolde, claim these lands for myself." Short and straight to the point. Now she didn't need to worry about packs or being unwanted or cast out. She smirked. Not that she'd ever had a problem with that. Nah. But these lands were hers. Belonging to no one but herself. And she could do as she pleased and let whoever she pleased on them. She smirked. Red wolves were known for being territorial and she obviously wasn't an exception. But now, finally, for some rest. She lay down again and let her eyes flutter closed. But, just in case, she kept one slightly open. You never know...

but ill keep looking
for them silver linings ]

[kadhi]

A rather odd looking creature was trotting along the shoreline, not far from the foot of that old, sleeping giant called Pievunt-An. Oversized ears took in the sounds of the area as the thin framed figure padded on. This was Kadhi, a rather unusual wolf what with his small size and shorter pelt. Belonging to the rare Arabian breed, it was no wonder he looked so different from more common wolves. He was a warm weather sort of fellow, which was why he was hanging around near the base of the dormant volcano.

A large yawn escaped the small beast as he trotted onwards, amber eyes looking left and right though not really observing the sites. Wandering around doing nothing was something Kadhi enjoyed excessively, and it was what he was currently up to. His whole life thus far had been spent on the currently humanless continent, and he knew the lands well. He had no problems wandering from here to there, chatting with whoever he happened to stumble across. Half the fun for him was in walking without knowing where he was actually going. Of course, that wouldn't exactly be easy for him now that the island was rapidly restoring itself.

The lands of Anikira were slowly beginning to be claimed, which meant there was less territory for a lone brute like Kadhi to roam freely. As he walked that very moment posession of the land was changing.

Kadhi froze, intently listening to a change in the wind. The sound of a rather blunt howl filled his ears, and its message caused a small frown to tug at the corners of his maw. Someone had just claimed the land he was trodding on, and by the sounds of things it was a female.

A tilt of his delicate snout toward the sky filled his nose with multiple scents. He shifted through them in his mind, looking for anything that might lead him to the source of the howl. Several minutes passed before a grin spread across his features. "Found it!" Breaking out into a steady trot, Kadhi proceeded in the direction of the scent. He cared not if he were upwind or downwind of the creature he was seeking. His plans were to introduce himself anyways, so what was the point of purposely trying to conceal his scent till the last minute?

It wasn't long before the brute found himself at the base of the volcano. He paused only a moment to take a few long sniffs, and then started off again. The scent of the unknown wolf was stronger now, and Kadhi knew it was definately a female. He slowed his pace to a walk, deciding he wasn't really in the mood to just trot up to the stranger. He was a bit tired, if the yawn he released earlier was anything to judge by, and saw no point in expending more energy than was needed.

'There she is!' Kadhi's yellow gaze fell upon the sleeping form of the femme. She was maybe no more than twenty feet away from him. Lazily he strolled over and looked down on her, for the time being at least. It was more than likely that he'd be the smaller of the two if both were standing to full height. "Having a nice nap?" he chimed, an innocent look on his face as he watched for any reaction.

[briya]

[ and the world keeps spinning
round and round

Slowly, her open eyelid started to drift closed. Sighing, she forced it open. She was in strange lands, she had no clue who might chance upon her. But she was so tired... Rolling her eyes she allowed both to close. After all, cautioness had never ever been her forte and she was still alive and well. She'd be fine, she told herself. There was no reason for her to be worried. It wasn't like anyone would just chance upon a sleeping femme and kill her there and then. She snorted at the thought. Yes, she must have chanced upon the realm of evil murdererd. Isa let out a soft, tinkling giggle. God, there was no way she'd be able to sleep or get any rest if this kept up. Unfortunately, she was absolutely horrible at turning off her thoughts. A major failer when it came to thinking of nothing. Her thoughts liked to fly free until they chanced upon something that would make her or others laugh.

Not that she was a joker or clown. Isa's nose wrinkled in slight distaste. She had nothing wrong against funny brutes, she loved their presence and while humor could be considered attractive by some guys, it was never the quality that she had tried to play up. To some extent maybe: teasing and light jokes and such- but she never made a point of relying on humor. She smirked. Nah, she liked to rely on flirting and her own body, thank you very much. Looking back over the success she had had in the past while, she deemed that her technique was working quite well, thank you very much.

She sighed as she opened her eyes. This whole sleeping thing wasn't working out. Alright, she'd close her eyes and lie here for fifteen more minutes and then get up and explore. Feeling like both the bositerous pup and the mother trying to get it to go to bed, Isa settled back into a comfortable position and let her eyes droop closed. She'd rest for a bit and then go explore the rest of "her" territory. It was a weird thought. Having her own territory. She'd never claimed any land before, why had she been prompted too now? Perhaps she liked this place, the volcano. Anyway, she didn't plan on starting a pack or anything. She snorted. There would be the day.

A scent drafted into her nose and Isa realized too late that a brute was approaching. As she opened her eyes she was shocked to see him standing close by. at his teasing words, she relaxed. He seemed friendly enough. And kinda cute. A dangerous smirk played upon her maw as she rose, a wide and innocent look in her eyes. "Me? Oh I was just a bit tired. But I fancy some company might help me get soem energy back?" She batted her long lashes softly, teasingly. Her eyes sparkled as she pranced over, letting her tail stroke along the brute's muzzle. "Will you keep me company?" she asked, the innocence remaining in her expression.

and we all hold on tight
so we don't go falling off ]

[kadhi]

The innocent look was still upon his face as he watched the female’s reaction. She was a flirty creature, and Kadhi couldn’t help trying to hold in a laugh. He knew exactly how to deal with her type. Well, he had his way of dealing with her type anyways. Whether it was the right or wrong way for handling a female’s affections was for someone else to decide.

”I‘m a bit sleepy myself,” he replied, another yawn threatening to escape his maw. He did his best to hold it in for as long as he could, but to no avail. His jaw opened wide, letting his warm breath mingle with the air. Out of politeness he’d turned his head to the side, not wanting to subject the fae to a head on collision with his foul-smelling breath. The offenses Kadhi often caused were usually unintentional, and he wasn’t quite ready to put a stop to the female’s affections.

Turning his gaze back to face her, he let a small smile drift onto his maw. “Company sounds good though. There‘s only so much nothing I can do by myself before I get bored.” He nearly sneezed as her tail tickled his nose, snout wrinkling slightly to fend off the itchy feeling. It was the only acknowledgement he gave to her flirtations, however, pretending to take her words at face value instead of buying into their flirty nature. How far a female would go to obtain what she wanted never ceased to amuse Kadhi. He made it a point to never acknowledge their attentions, much preferring to see how far they’d go before frustration caused them to give up.

thingying his head to the side, he waited for what she’d do next. Now that she was standing it was easy to see that Kadhi was a good two inches shorter at least. Arabians were such a tiny breed. This didn’t defer the brute from making conversation though. ”Soo…” he drawled, turning away from her to let his gaze scan the horizon. ”What shall we do to pass the time?”

Kadhi‘s tail swished contentedly behind him. He wasn‘t quite sure if this was the same creature that had made a claim on the lands or not, seeing as she showed very few signs of being a leader. She was friendly enough though, and so far he hadn’t said anything stupid enough to make her want to kill him. He was grateful for the company, and rather willing to play her flirtatious games for the time being. They had only just met after all, and playing with fire was rather fun.

[briya]

[ if i was lost
would you come out looking

She raised one brwo as the brute let out a yawn. She, at least, had a reason to be tired. Did he feel like letting her know what had got him yawning. Ah well, she could cope. He was kinda cute. A bit. Isolde watched him carefully, noting how he moved and observed her, probably studying her in the exact same manner. Tossing her head back proudly, Isa gave a soft smile. "Well then why don't we go something together. I'm getting bored of nothing too, ..." she trailed off, arching one brow to indicate she still had no clue what to call him.

As the brute wrinkled his nose, seemingly about to sneeze, Isa scowled down at her paws. He wasn't playing into her flirtations nearly as well as she had hoped and this was making things no fun at all. When she raised her head however, an angelic smile was apparent on her face. "How bout we explore my territory?" she asked innocently, not putting any emphasis on the word 'my'. She realized as well that he was shorter than she had originally thought. Shorter than her. Well that wouldn't do. No, this brute was losing much potential fast and it would all slip away soon if he didn't act fast.

A new scent drifted closer. A wolf scent. Someone else was near. On her territory! Her eyes widened but she relaxed, smirking as she realized it was the scent of a brute. Perhaps this one would be more fun. "Well I'm gonna go see who that is. Join me?" she asked in one last attempt to salvage what remained. But on second thought, the new brute would probably be much more to her taste and she wouldn't want to have this guy seeming like part of her package. "Feel free to rest behind if you wish," she added sweetly. Winking, she wheeled around and began to lope off, following the scent.

and would your flashlight
be the first one i see ]

[kadhi]

"Kadhi," he inserted, words curt as he turned his full attention on her. His head tilted to one side as he watched the fae, a conceited smirk tugging at his maw. It was obvious she wasn't too pleased with his reactions thus far. That's what he'd expected though, and curiously he waited to see what she'd try next, not at all expecting her next words.

"How bout we explore my territory?" Kadhi's ears pricked forward as she'd said it, and he couldn't help raising a brow. 'Her territory?' It was impossible to hold in the snort of laughter brewing in his chest. The idea was absurd. So far the female had shown no traits that made her worthy of being an alphess. "She's kidding, right?'

The brute would have made some sort of comment, had not the scent of other wolves drifted towards his nose. He didn't fail to catch the alphess's initial reaction to the scent, and pouted slightly when her shock turned to coniving glee. Kadhi wasn't exactly ready to chase her attention away just yet. Granted, he wasn't too fond of those that quit so easily, not even bothering to attempt a challenge. He did want some company currently though, and the grin reappeared on his face when he realized his presence would serve to annoy her. Kadhi wasn't normally one to purposely annoy someone, but he always did the first thing that popped into his head. This time that first thought just happened to be, 'I think I'll tag along.'

"Wait up, will ya?" he called out, breaking into a full out sprint in order to catch up. The distance between himself and the female probably wasn't sprint worthy, but he had to make some move to show he wasn't completely indifferent to her. Plus, expending all that energy in one short burst was enough to give him a bit of a high that shook off all signs of sleepiness. It was barely moments before he caught up and slowed his pace, easily keeping stride with her.

With a chime in his voice, he couldn't help but make one last comment as they trotted off. "Don't think you can get rid of me that easily, oh great lady alphess." A smirk was on his maw as he watched her from the corner of his eyes, amused by her quick shift from intrest to disintrest in his presence.

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