Survival Aide [Zhen/open]

[dewet]

Soft, muted gray paws thudded against the earth as Dewet made her entrance into Kalus's Point. By some miracle, the young female had managed to pinpoint the exact location of the former human settlement. Now all she had to do was wait for Zhen to show up. In the meantime, Dewet sat back on her haunches and just hoped that no other wolves would show up, because at the moment the Mexican was nothing more than a sitting target just waiting to be disposed of.

Dewet's chocolate orbs scanned the area, noting how many remains of human bulidings were in the area. There must have been at least twenty of the damned things in this part of the territory alone. Dewet tried her best to supress a shudder as she thought about how much destruction the humans had caused. She certainly hoped they would never decide to come back here... if they did, it would spell the end for Anikira.

Next, Dewet sniffed the air, trying to figure out just what kind of prey was in the area. There was a rather strong scent of mouse, which Dewet chose to ignore. A mouse could barely even feed a pup, let alone a full grown wolf. Now if she could catch a few good-sized rabbits, that could be enough to hold the group back for at least a few days or so... while Dewet was silently musing over and over in her head about the best way to bring down a rabbit, she lost track of the outside world momentarily.

Only the too-close-for-comfort caw of a raven was enough to bring her out of her daze. Dewet glanced back in the direction she came from to see if she could spot Zhen at all, but all she saw were dead trees and more of the human structures. Dewet snorted softly. Zhen was certainly taking her time with getting out of the dens... what on earth was keeping her? Maybe she had decided to launch one last surprise attack on Krever. Dewet certainly hoped that wasn't the case, the females needed all their strength for hunting.

Finally, Dewet let out a rather exasperated howl that rang across the lands before turning and curling up on the dirt floor of the point. Maybe she could catch a quick snooze while she waited for Zhen to show up. A nap was the one thing Dewet needed the most after the events of today.

(OOC: I know, craptastic post, but I kinda wanted to just get it out and not keep everyone waiting... >.>)

[zhen]

The other female had long ago gone ahead and hadn't really seemed to know where she was going. Zhen headed straight and true for the point. Once she reached the old buildings, the female began to sniff around, not caring where the other was at right now, she just needed to let go of the rest of her tension over Krever. A bird burst out in front of her and right away she snapped her jaws at it, her stomach urging her to go for the blood. The quail was caught on the right wing and started flapping madly to get free. Zhen's eyes were mostly closed as she fought to get the bird down.

She was loosing her grip and was stumbling around, trying to pull it down from the crazy flight it was on. Zhen could hear the howl come from Dewet, but was unable to respond in anyway, she just tried to go back the other way. Finally she managed to get a paw on it after going up and crashing down. Her paws held it as tight as she could while she dug her teeth into the bird and finally ended the struggle. With a tired groan she picked it up and padded towards where she thought the howl had come from. Of course she had gotten a little turned around and so it took a little bit to find Dewet again.

Once the striped female had found the other pack member, she dropped the bird and stretched out with a groan, feeling the hard hit she had taken when Krever had thrown her. "Just a little side note here Dewet, Krever is not in the pack because she wants to be in the pack. As it is already both of us have a sour taste in our mouths from the other. I don't take kindly to being called a naked rat." With that she got back up and tucked the bird under some rubble, they could come back for it, right now they needed to go and hunt. "Ready?" The female shifted, her slightly deformed right paw was starting to hurt again and so she knew she would be limping soon. For now her grey eyes rested on the multi hued green female as she waited.

ooc ;; not long, but alright for now

[dewet]

Dewet sighed, Zhen hadn't really responded to her call in any way, not that Dewet had been expecting her to. Did she not know the way to the point? It really wasn't that hard, all she had to do was follow Dewet's scent trail and she should have no problems. But here they were having some problems. Zhen was taking a awfully long time to show up, and if she didn't show up soon, Dewet would have to start the hunt without her. Should she go back for her, or... growing bored, Dewet flipped onto her back and stared at the clouds.

Daytime was her favorite time of the day, where you could actually see where you were going. Not that Dewet's night sight was week or anything, but Dewet liked to mostly see where the hell she was going without slamming into trees or something. Like the time she had run into that cactus in the dark... ouch. It had taken a young Dewet almost an hour to get all of the spines out of her paw.

And nightime was the time of day where nature tended to play tricks on you. You could see a shadow of something and run the other direction, when it wasn't really that dangerous at all. Or you could hear a strange noise, or something. But enough musing to herself. It looked like Dewet would have to hunt on her own now, Zhen wasn't coming, so why was she even bothering to wait for her? Dewet got up and sniffed the air one more time.

A cold wind hit her nose full force, making Dewet glance nervously off to the horizon. Autumn was once again on its way, and soon winter would have its icey grip over the land. But that's not what Dewet was worried about. This coming year, she would be four years old, meaning that she would no longer be considered a yearling. My, how time does fly. Dewet thought with a small smirk. And where would her pack be by winter? Would they be slain by the constant threat of Knaves? Or would they still be existing? Dewet could only hope for the later to happen...

Suddenly, a strong scent of wolf hit her nostrils. The Mexican whipped around, snarling loudly, but when she saw that it was only Zhen her muscles relaxed a bit. "About time you showed up." she muttered more to herself then Zhen, she really wasn't expecting to be heard by the striped female either. As Zhen came closer, Dewet could see something in her mouth. Quail. Not exactly my first choice of a prey item, but I suppose it'll do for now.. Dewet shuddered to herself, she absolutely would not eat birds. They were the hardest things on earth to catch, and who wanted to eat a mouthful of feathers?

As Zhen began to talk about Krever, Dewet could only blink in surprise. She had called Zhen a naked rat? That wasn't... who would do such a cruel thing to this female? "Forgive me for asking, but why in the name of the heavens did she call you a naked rat? Any wolf with half a brain would realize that you are most certainly not a rat." Dewet sighed.

"I don't know about Krever. She needs to learn to keep her mouth shut for more than five minutes and stop insulting people just for who they are... and really. If she wants to leave then why doesn't she go ahead and do it already? We don't need someone like her in the pack." Dewet knew she sounded cruel, but she was just speaking the truth. Being truthful didn't exactly make you cruel, did it? No, of course not. Well, with some examples, anyway...

As Zhen asked if Dewet was ready, the Mexican grinded her teeth together. She'd been ready for the past ten minutes, during the course of which Zhen hadn't even bothered to show up! But instead she replied, in a low undertone, "As ready as I'll ever be." Then Dewet began sniffing the air once again. All she got was mouse, mouse, more mouse, and a very stale scent of humans. Dewet snarled lightly, she didn't want to prey on mice! Not only would they take forever to catch, but she'd also have to bring back a good hundred of them if they wanted to fill the pack's stomaches...

Dewet glanced back at Zhen. "You've been about a bit more than me, I suppose... would you know what kinds of prey are in the area? I've picked up a relatively fresh scent of mouse, but that would barely feed a pup, let alone an adult wolf, so I think we'll stay away from those..." Dewet sighed, here she was thinking there was nothing other than mice and quails in the area. Both weren't very filling, they needed something a bit bigger...

Dewet sighed again. "My point is, let's just try to get this over with quickly. I have a feeling the sooner we get back to the dens, the better." Or, the sooner I can stop Ms. Temper Issues from turning Zethrox into a carcass, the better. Dewet mused to herself about the best way to save Zethrox's skin. Maybe she could ditch Zhen in the middle of the hunt and go look for Zethrox. Once she found him, Krever wouldn't have the nerve to attack him. Not when another pack member was watching.

Dewet found herself grinding her teeth together, a low snarl echoing from the chasms of her throat. This wasn't just an ordinary hunt anymore. Their alpha's life was on the line. The sooner they got to Zethrox and Krever, the better for all of them.

[zhen]

Zhen shifted on her paws, her leg sore already, there was no way this would be done and over with quickly, it would take awhile, but she let Dewet speak without being intrupted. "She didn't call me a naked rat, it was her green raven who did. He was named Fohn and as much as I would of liked to end the bird's life, Zeth beat me to it. That is why Krever is so sore. She isn't allowed to leave Dewet and there is no way this hunt is going to go short and smooth. There is too much human rubble around for that, we have to be slow, take our time, and search out every little hole to get more than just mice or a quail now and again."

She moved out a few paces, limping a little from her old injury. As she scanned the green terrian, she just wanted to know something else as well as say another quick thing. "This isn't going to be all that short and I'm sure Zeth will be able to hold himself against Krever, he was able to whip her into shape before, he can do it again. Do you see in shades of green?" It would be what seemed like a random question to Dewet, but she had been noticing more and more that others found it odd when she said something was green.

Rounded ears were turned back to catch anything Dewet said in response to her question as she began to search again. The bird had been a suprise, it could take all night to catch enough for the pack. Her nose trailed over the ground and into the rubble, moving as swift as she could and being as complete in her search as possible, the scent of the prey could be well hidden below the rubble of the humans. As she walked over a mostly burned rotten plank, a sharp point ran into her soft padding. She yelped and growled and jerked her paw away. After a few mumbled words she went back to looking around, being even more careful on her search in the rubble.

[dewet]

Dewet sighed when she got no response from Zhen and sat back, scratching at a rather persistent flea. When that didn't evade the tiny parasite, Dewet reached down, grabbed it with her teeth, and crushed it. "Stupid bugs.." she muttered in an undertone beofre sitting back to survey the landscape. There was twisted metal and rusty nails everywhere. This really wasn't the best place to hunt...

As Zhen's voice once again broke through her concentration, Dewet had to suppress a growl of annoyance as her head whipped around to face the female. What on earth does she want? As the striped female droned on and on about some raven called Fohn and how much she had wanted to destroy the creature, Dewet had to inwardly resist the urge to roll her eyes.

Yeah, we get it. You don't like comments being made about your physical status. Now please just shut up for than five seconds at a time. This female just didn't know how to quit it with anything. This was a hunting mission, not an excuse for gossip, and useless blabbering wouldn't get them anywhere. As Zhen addressed the issue of all the metal in the area, Dewet couldn't help but add her two cents to the conversation.

"Then why'd you make us hunt here? Strange that you thought there'd be any sort of prey here." Dewet spat with a slight hint of sarcasm in her voice, not really caring how much it offended Zhen. If she knew there was no prey in the area then why on earth did she choose this as their hunting spot? However, Dewet was quick to discover that she'd done something wrong.

Her head and tail lowered slightly, posture submissive as she allowed a small whine to escape her throat. Now look what she'd done, she'd insulted a pack member right out of the blue. Dewet, her eyes filled with fear, stared up at Zhen, half expecting her to come over and attack her, maybe even kill her. Why shouldn't she? Zhen would get back at her for the situation in the caverns, and Dewet would get to see her mother again. She wouldn't regret anything anymore.

That was what got Dewet thinking. How were her brothers, and where were they? She hadn't even gotten a chance to say goodbye to them, after all... not like it had been a choice. It was either run, or get killed by the deranged alpha. There were no goodbyes in that chapter of her life. And her mother... was dead. Thanks to her. Dewet just couldn't stop blaming herself for what happened that day. Maybe if she had refused to lead the alpha to her mother, she'd still be alive and well...

She'd be about seven or eight now, I persume... Dewet glanced up at Zhen, wondering why it was taking so long for her to come over and finish her off. After all, it wasn't like anybody was around to stop her. Zethrox was probably out patrolling with Krever, Apollo and Koli were probably long gone by now, and Coeus... well, she hadn't really heard that much from the brute lately, not that Dewet really cared.

He was probably still back at the dens, and if he wasn't, he'd still be relatively safe as long as he stayed within the territory... as Zhen began to talk again, Dewet flinched instinctively before realizing that there was no sarcasm, no anger, no hostility in her voice. Dewet could have howled with joy. But then something that Zhen said caught her attention.

"Do I see in shades of..." Dewet paused in mid-sentence, with a look back at Zhen that clearly said "What on earth are you talking about?" Then Dewet actually smiled a bit. Her lips turned up in a smile, the first she'd dared to show in ages. "No, I don't, but do you? I mean, I think it would be kind of cool to just see in one color at a time..." Dewet broke off as she watched Zhen head off in another direction, and watched as she caught her foot on something and muttered a few words.

"Oh my... are you alright?" Dewet cried out, but Zhen had already recovered. Dewet snorted, Zhen was a strong female, she could take care of herself. She didn't need someone like Dewet hounding her all the time. With a heavy sigh, Dewet stood up, shaking herself to get the dust out of her pelt, and started off in the opposite direction, following a rather fresh scent of rabbit...