Scout strolled along through the prairie. He admired the grass and all the little bugs. The Iranian male saw an especially large one and decided that he wanted to catch it so, he stalked after it. He crouched low to the ground and followed it until he was satisfied enough to squish it beneath his small paw. He was much like a pup in many ways. Was he ever going to really grow up? Probably not. Scout liked being silly and goofy it was way more fun than being serious and solemn all the time. He tried to make a stern face at himself as he walked and tried to walk stiffer in imitation and slight mocking of how most adults act. He preferred to lounge and bask in the sun rather than worry and stress over things that will never matter in the end. Why worry? Why fret unless someone's life or well-being is on the line? Food comes and goes, land comes and goes, mates come and go, family comes and goes, friends come and go and there is nothing anyone can do about it. It's just how life works; it's how it is. Or, at least that's the way he thought about it.
His stomach rumbled and he kicked his gut trying to make the rumbling stop. It worked and some of the hunger went away. He thought about hunting for himself. He thought about how wonderful the juicy meat would taste in his mouth. He wanted to feel the warmth of a fresh meal. Oh how great it woul...no. Hunting on lands that were owned by another was wrong even if that someone said that they could stay if they pleased. If he hunted other than to help Sariya it would be stealing in his mind. Stealing was wrong. Scout was many things but, a thief was not one of them. He was very relaxed about many things but, his morals were not one of them. Scout took his morals and his ethics very seriously. That is why he had not yet joined a pack. It was not because he didn't like other wolves, Scout loved other wolves but, most packs were not accommodating his morals. Akihra seemed nice, of course she was nice, she let him stay on her land free of charge. She had not killed him when she saw him with her daughter, something he would have done if another male had walked up to him with his daughter.
He saw a red wolf that he had not seen before run past him in such a hurry for something. He laughed a bit under his breath. She needed to calm down a bit. He was growing a bit tired and the hunger was making him exhausted so, he lay down in the long grass to relax. He closed his eyes for about ten minutes before he could sleep no more. Something was keeping him awake, probably just his need for food. He stayed laying in the grass as he looked up at the sky to admire the birds. Flying must be wonderful.
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The alpha female strode across her lands, following the last scent trail Kallik had left in hopes of it leading directly to her. She was a bit dismayed when she found herself faced with the lengthy prairie, as there were so many places the mackenzie valley wolf could be. She was not sure if the two brutes had followed as she requested, but she could safely bet that if they did not show up soon she would have to go after at least Zodiac. Akihra did not trust the brute in her lands, and she would not allow him to wander aimlessly. Additionally, Tyrion was not in the best of help, and she did not want to jeopardize his safety. The femme quickly found herself lost in thought, and the scent of a wolf she had met not long ago assaulting her nostrils brought her back into the present.
What she found so strange was there was no sign of Sariya around. Obviously, Scout was nearby, as she was now familiar with the scent of the brute, but Akihra was wary that her daughter was nowhere to be seen. The femme quickly squashed her concerns; she had allowed Scout to stay in her territory for now, but she never indicated that her daughter needed to escort him everywhere. That was the least of her worries at the moment, and Akihra needed to get her priorities straight.
As the femme approached the smaller wolf, she yipped a greeting to alert him of her presence. "Scout," she greeted warmly, a slight wag of her tail showing her pleasure at running into a friendly face. "I don't suppose you know where Sariya has wandered off to now, do you?" She chuckled lightly, half-joking, half inquiring to the whereabouts of her daughter. "Always a pain to keep track of my little girl," she mumbled affectionately. They never really had time to spend together due to her constant alpha responsibilities. It was horrible to be a lone alpha, especially a female one. It put her at the mercy of so many factors, and it always frustrated the femme that Ryker was no longer in the picture.
Maybe she would not have made so many mistakes if there had been a second voice of reason alongside her. Maybe the pack would be flourishing, teeming with young wolves wanting to go out and better the world. Akihra always regretted the loss of Sariya's sister, and she completely blamed herself. Her lone living daughter was all she had now, but she needed to find someone else. It was difficult to lead by herself, and she wanted to alleviate some of the pain she suffered from this burden.
The eastern timber wolf paced back and forth, practically wearing a hole in the ground while waiting for the brutes to follow. Finally, she resigned to wait for them, planting her rear so that she faced the smaller, packless wolf. Akihra was a bit intrigued that he did not just ask to stay with Haishin, but she would not press the matter right now. However, if he decided to stick around much longer, she would have to approach the idea with him; it was not safe to have loners running around Kamari, even if they were her daughter's friends.
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In the midst of his bird watching, he smelled a familiar smell of a wolf that he had talked to not long ago. It smelled like Akihra but, Sariya wasn't with her. Scout hadn't seen Sariya since the three had talked when he was bringing her home. He had assumed that she went with her mother and was safe with her. Through his stay here he had smelled two other loners living in the land and at first, he thought that Akihra was running a refuge or something but, then he learned later by a few birds that they had helped Akihra out in a meeting with an Alpha name Voryile. He hadn't heard much of the male alpha until that point but, from what he heard, he wasn't very nice. That was probably why Akihra was allowing them to stay in the lands.
As Akihra approached, her scent got stronger and he turned to greet her. He thought about joining this pack once or twice and he was still neutral on the subject. He liked the idea of family and friends nearby and being with Sariya who was beginning to be his best friend even though he was 3 and a half while she was about one. But, he didn't like the idea of giving up his freedom. Tolko had offered him a position in a pack a few months ago but, he just couldn't join. Something inside of him jerked him away because he didn't know Tolko very well. He was a fine and dandy wolf who had fed him right after learning his name but, power can change a wolf very quickly. When Scout thought of packs, he thought of the vague memory of his father and mother, the alphas of his now deceased pack, who had looked down on him his entire life and demanded him a round. He was a disappointment to them. He was never good enough and never would be. He was sure that they were looking down on him with a frown at what he had become. 2 and a half years ago, he was a crowned prince. Scout was destined to be the alpha of a pack but, he didn't want it and he told his parents as best as he could but, they wouldn't listen to him. They just wouldn't listen. That was why he had run away. Not because he hated them or because he hated pack life, he hated the idea of having power. He didn't want to change, he didn't want to be responsible, he didn't want to grow up.
He pushed these thoughts down as Akihra greeted him. Hi Akihra. His tail wagged low and he smiled his crooked toothy smile. She half-joked with him about where Sariya was. He understood her concern but, he had no idea where she was. I thought she was with you. He laughed a little but he knew that this wasn't really a laughing matter. His initial thoughts were that one of the other loners had hurt her..wait..was that why Akihra was here? Did she think that he ate her daughter or something? Why would he do that? Why would he bring her all the way home just to eat her? He wouldn't. He would never hurt Sariya. He wanted to tell the alphess that he hadn't eaten her daughter but, he didn't know how. "Hey I didn't eat your kid" didn't sound right to him.
Akihra was pacing back and forth. Probably planning his execution but, he would get a trial right? He hoped so. She sat and looked him straight in the face. He was now convinced that he was going to die. Scout was careful to stay submissive to the alphess. It's beautiful here. He was trying to prolong his execution and complement her as well because it really was very pretty here. He liked the field. It had long grass for him to nap in and chase little ground animals in. He tried his best to keep a friendly expression even though he was looking his killer in the face. He was always wary of alphas and alphesses. He was never sure exactly how kind they really were. He was very accepting of any other kind of wolf and is shocked if they drastically change but, those in charge, he had a hard time trusting.
Words;; 729 Muse;; little different than what it usually is. He's usually not this paranoid Tagged;; Akihra Mood;; paranoid Other;;
A sense of direction was something that Zodiac did not have, even while following a scent trail. The alphess' scent was all over the land, but it should have been easy to follow the strongest, most recent scent leading to the prairie. Unfortunately, Zodiac kept getting distracted by fluttering leaves or the birds flying overhead. He nearly ran into Descai territory while stalking after a toad. It wasn't until he received a sharp nip to the ear that he realized his almost-mistake. And that his ear hurt all of a sudden.
"Now you hear me? Stupid, stupid, wolf!" Baron scolded, adding another nip to the ear for good measure. Zodiac yelped, dipping his head down to swat the nuisance with a heavy paw. The weasel slunk off of the brute's head, landing gracefully on the ground in front of the wolf. His beady eyes bore into the brute's pale ones, his expression darkening with each passing second. "We're on a mission here, wolfie," Baron hissed. "Remember?"
Did he remember? With a huff, Zodiac sat on his haunches, tilting his head to one side. He knew that he was supposed to be doing something important, but what was it? He looked around with a puzzled frown, his ears swiveling all around, as if the trees would tell him the answer. Baron, on the other hand, wasn't keen on the brute's obvious memory loss. He lunged forward with a loud hiss, causing Zodiac to yelp and jump to his feet. He stared down at the weasel in bewilderment. "Turn your poofy hide around, wolfie and get on track." He lunged forward again, causing Zodiac to shuffle backwards. "A-ki-hra," Baron said, emphasizing each syllable of the alphess' name.
Nearly a minute passed before the message sunk in. Zodiac yelped even louder, spinning around so fast Baron jumped back to avoid being stepped on. The brute lifted his nose to the sky, taking a deep breath. Her scent was faint, but it was there. A grateful look to Baron and Zodiac was on his way, barreling in the direction his nose was taking him. The weasel let out a cry of surprise before bolting after the brute.
Zodiac came to a halt ten minutes later, completely lost. He sniffed around the immediate area, but the alphess' scent was...well, everywhere. He couldn't decide if she'd gone this way, or if she’d gone that way. A long whine escaped the brute's maw as he looked in both directions. If he went one way, he might find her. But the same was true for the other way. "Baron," he whined, still looking back and forth between his choices, "which way should we go?" When he got no response, he turned to look behind him. "Baron?"
The little red furball was nowhere to be seen. Zodiac was all alone. Or, at least, for a few moments. Before the brute could get all panicky that he was lost and alone, the weasel appeared between two bushes, muttering angrily. "—doesn't even wait for me when I tell him to. What a useless—there you are, stupid wolf!" Spitting and hissing, Baron bolted forward, going right for Zodiac's front-right paw, fur bristled. The brute shuffled back to dodge the attack, lifting the target just to be safe. "I'm sorry, Baron," he cried, wagging his tail as he drooped his head. "I was just excited that I remembered."
"I bet," the weasel grumbled, calling off the attack. He took a deep breath, his fur falling back to its original sleekness. His anger hadn't subsided in the least, and he shot a dark look at Zodiac. "So why did you stop, wolfie?" Zodiac offered a sheepish look. "Er, well..." His eyes shifted between the two directions Akihra could have gone. "I'm lost." Baron scoffed, muttering something under his breath. Zodiac didn’t even bother questioning him as the weasel stepped forward. Half a second later, Baron had decided. "She went this way."
Frowning, Zodiac turned in the opposite direction. "I think she went this way." Baron didn't take well to the tone in the brute’s voice. "Well fine. Follow your faulty nose if that's what you want." With his own tiny nose in the air, Baron headed his own way. "I'll just tell the missus that you're following your nose. Doubt it'll make her think you're safe or nothin', but whatever makes you feel better, wolfie." And with that, Baron left the scene.
Zodiac remained where he was for a few moments, growling. Baron was teasing him! He didn’t like to be teased! Without even thinking about it, he bolted after the weasel. It turned out that Baron knew exactly what Zodiac would do and had taken initiative to get a head start. By the time the brute had caught up, he didn't even notice Akihra and a smaller brute lounging a few yards away. Instead, he pounced on Baron, growling in the weasel's face. "She could have gone the other way you know!" The sly grin that formed on Baron’s lips made Zodiac narrow his eyes. "Guess it’s a good thing we went this way though, hm?" Confused, Zodiac looked up, finally noticing the alphess and the other brute. He jumped back, releasing Baron with a loud yelp. This wasn’t the kind of entrance he’d wanted!
words:: Eight-Hundred, and Seventy-Four muse:: Fantabulous! tags::Akihra, Scout mood:: Lost, confused, nervous ooc:: Went a little crazy.... Sorry DX
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There was very little response from Scout on her daughter, and Akihra decided to just dismiss the matter for now. So long as she stayed within the borders, or at least away from the loner lands and that crazy Vorilye's territory, there would be little problems from the femme. Akihra nodded slightly in response to the brute's comment about the territory's beauty; she was a bit distracted by the thought of her daughter. After all, Scout was not even an official member of the pack, and she should not overly concern herself with him if he decided against staying here. Her duty was to the pack, not to the strangers she allowed to stay in her territory at her daughter's demands.
The femme shook her head, somewhat overwhelmed by the amount of control Sariya had over her life. Akihra had never imagined such a thing would occur. Then again, she also never figured her mate would disappear without a trace, leaving her with pups and in a pack's lands that she technically was not even a member of at the time. The situation could have turned out so much worse had the alpha not been her grandfather. But now Zethrox seemed to be long gone, and Akihra was not dedicated enough to him to go in search of him. Maybe he had finally gone off the deep end and wandered off. Maybe he had ended up dead. Whatever it was, Akihra would not deal with the situation before she had to. She was left to clean up the mess that the brute built in such a short amount of time, and she did not want any other problems right now.
A strange sound filled the femme's ears, and Akihra turned just in time to see Zodiac pouncing on what appeared to be... a weasel? She tilted her head to the side in confusion - maybe he was bringing a peace offering of a meal to her? She was a little hungry, after all, and although the weasel was a little scrawny, he would make a nice snack.
"Zodiac... what are you doing?" she inquired slowly, even more perplexed when the brute released the weasel with a yelp. Did the stupid weasel bite him? What the hell is up with this wolf? she thought wildly. He was so off-the-wall that the femme could not even form a coherent opinion of him. With a sigh, she settled back to listen to whatever story happened to surround this one.
((OOC: I'll try to get replies up when possible, but I have a presentation and exam tomorrow, two presentations next Tuesday, and final exams the week after that. YEEP!))
Scout really wished that he could have given Akihra a better answer as to where Sariya had gone. Partially because he was slightly frightened of her for her alphess status. Scout had not been around a pack or in pack territory in over six months. And, partially because he wished he knew where she was. She was his little friend.
The smell of an unfamiliar other was getting closer. It smelled like a male. The territory didn't have scent markers of a male alpha so, that couldn't be who that was. There was also the smell of a rodent type creature near by too. It was the kind that he liked to bat around and chase. He wouldn't have eaten the thing because it was in the pack's territory and he had vowed not to steal from them. But, he did want to play with it. Childish it may be but, Scout was much more a pup than an adult except for his morals. He enjoyed playing and lazing about in the sun. The idea of responsibility almost disgusted him. It made him a bit nervous to have others depend on him because he didn't know how well he could fulfill his responsibilities. He was indeed, a shaman but, he mainly used his knowledge to help random loners here and there just out of the goodness of his heart. He had never expected anything in return because those he helped were either injured and couldn't hunt for themselves or dying from an illness. He remembered a few wolves that he had helped not too long ago. It was before he had come here to Kamari. He felt miserable on the inside for them. They were traveling together and the both of them had caught a deadly disease that had no real cure. He had given them medicine to ease their pain before their death and then left them to die. It was not what he wanted to do but, he couldn't risk himself getting the disease because obviously if the both of them caught it, it must have been contagious. He tried to tell himself that it was better that they die because if they had lived it would have spread to others and then the whole wolf population could have died from it. It was a little far fetched but, he seemed to believe it . Though, it was not with his whole heart.
When the male and the rodent approached, at first he thought that the male was bringing Akihra a snack. So, why not ask her if he could play with it before she ate it? But, then the weasel..bit him? He had never heard of a rodent harassing a wolf before. he always thought that it was the other way around. Though, he did not believe that what he did was harassing, he merely thought of it as playing.
Apparently, the male's name was Zodiac. I still wanna play with it...Hi Zodiac. He smiled his crooked grin at Zodiac with the friendliest look he had in hopes that he would let him play with his rodent. Can I play with your weasel? It was a blunt question but, he hadn't had much time for playing anymore and even when he did, there wasn't much to play with. I promise I won't eat him. As for what Akihra thought of this, it was more of an after thought. He figured that she mine as well learn who he really is instead of playing a mask. He thought that it would make her slightly more comfortable with him being here if she knew the real him. He certainly wouldn't want someone he knew nothing about living in his area and would feel much better after learning the wolf's real character.
Words;; 700ish? no coding Muse;; at first it was like ehhh but then it got better Tagged;; Akihra and Zodiac Mood;; playful curious Other;; He's such a doof.. Baron can bite him or whatever if you want him too.
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Zodiac was given little time to gather his thoughts. Not that it would have done him much good. He had been planning on rehearsing his speech before he entered the scene where Akihra was. Now that he was already in her midst, he had absolutely nothing on the brain. And that other brute...Zodiac couldn’t just announce that his old caretaker had left him with orders to find her with another wolf hanging around. It was embarrassing enough to admit to the alphess that he needed to be kept under a close eye. The fewer that knew, the better.
Just as the brute opened his mouth to say, well, something, the other brute greeted Zodiac, smiling in a friendly way. All thoughts of his predicament flew out of his brain. The brute was nice! He wanted to be friends! Zodiac wagged his tail, ready to engage in some sort of conversation. Only the brute didn't want to talk; he wanted to play with Baron. And the weasel had his own opinion of that. "Your weasel?" Baron turned back to Zodiac, a mixed look of anger and amusement. "Your weasel?" All Zodiac could do was shake his head and shrug. He had no idea what had made Baron so angry, therefore he had nothing to offer in response.
Baron, it seemed, had a plan of his own. He marched right over to the other brute, glaring up at him with those beedy little eyes of his. "You think that this idiot owns me or something? You think I belong to him, is that it?" He let out a curt laugh, turning back to Zodiac. "I am so glad we came this way, wolfie. You get to talk to the missus," he turned back to the other brute with a sly grin, "and I found something to play with." With a little cry, he lunged forward, hoping to frighten the brute as he always seemed to manage with Zodiac.
For a few moments, Zodiac watched Baron attack the other brute. It was...odd to witness. Was this what it looked like when Baron came after him? It was pathetic that he could be frightened by such a small creature. He shook his head. All the more reason to get this over with, he thought, glancing at Akihra. With a deep breath, he walked over to her, dipping his head and wagging his tail to acknowledge her authority. "M-May I have a word, alphess?" he muttered, failing miserably to keep the nervousness out of his voice.
words:: Four-Hundred, and Twenty-Four muse:: Pretty good. tags::Akihra, Scout mood:: Nervous. Baron's a little overenthusiastic ooc:: But Baron just loves to play *evil grin*
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Imara was slowly creeping through the territory she had crossed into. She needed to eat soon, but she was weary about hunting on another packs territory. Her stomach growled loudly and she stopped letting her ears flicker trying to see if anyone had heard the overly loud sound emitting from her stomach.
It was this pause in movement that alerted her to what sounded like a small gathering of wolves. Part of her wanted to turn tail and run the other way, but her hungry stomach stopped her. The large wolves might have food, or might be able to give her permission to hunt in this territory. She didn’t wish to starve to death and she didn’t know how large this packs territory was.
Slowly she changed direction, using her smaller size to hide under bushes for cover as she made her way towards the sound of the other wolves. When she finally got within sight of the strange gathering of wolves she hid behind a large tree and observed them.
There was one large male who was at first being harassed by a small weasel, which she thought would make a lovely meal until it bit at the large male and then she changed her mind thinking the silly thing would most likely give her an upset stomach since it was so bitter as a living thing.
Her eyes then shifted to the small male wolf who was wanting to play with the mean little creature. He seemed almost puppy like and for a moment she wondered if he was just that, but due to her own small stature she took a longer look at the male and realized he was like her, just a small wolf.
Finally her eyes fell to the other female in the gathering. Her ears flicked back and she lowered closer to the ground. This was a dominate female, possibly the Alpha from the way she held herself and how heavily her scent permeated the territory.
She watched the group for a moment before her stomach growled loudly again and she mentally groaned. There was no way the other wolves would not have heard her. She took a breath before slowly moving around the bush she had hidden in. She let her tail droop and her large ears flip back as she waited for the strange wolves to notice her.
She wouldn’t run, at least not until the large female tried to chase her off, she needed to eat and at this point the wolves in front of her were her best bet to be granted permission to hunt and eat here.
Scout seemed to have reverted back to puppy behavior when the weasel appeared; it was almost amusing to the femme, but coupled with the stress of a potential attack from their dearest neighbors, Akihra was not exactly in the mood for playing at the moment. She instead chose to ignore Scout and, consequently, the weasel that was attempting to attack him for insinuating that Zodiac had some claim over him. A snort echoed from her throat as the hilarity of the situation settled upon her. This was no behavior for a pack. This was absolute nonsense, and she would call it like she saw it.
When Zodiac requested a moment to speak with her, she nodded curtly and stepped away from the group, gesturing for him to follow so they could speak openly and away from the blasted weasel the brute had so brilliantly dragged with him. This is going to be one hell of a day, she thought, chuckling dryly. Everything seemed to be going wrong for her, and this was just the icing on the cake. She still did not trust the brute, and he instead showed up with another mindless being for her to babysit. Perhaps it was merely the stress starting to bubble to the top, but Akihra was quickly getting fed up with the antics of all these wolves around her.
As if the weasel and attention span lacking brute were not enough on her plate, Akihra's tail grew rigid as she caught the scent of an unfamiliar wolf in the wind. She could not spy the femme right off the bat, but she was nearby. A growl rumbled from her throat; this was a tense time for her, and it was not smart for any wolves to be lurking in the shadows while she was so on edge. "Show yourself, femme," she growled in warning, now distracted from what Zodiac planned to say.
How was she supposed to know this wolf wasn't one of Vorilye's spies? She had managed to piss him off to no end. The pups were still here, but Akihra had not seen Kallik in quite some time. Every scent trail she followed was a dead end, and none of them were conclusive about where she had gone. If she did not have some results for the alpha soon, they would surely be the target of his wrath. While Akihra understood there was much overreaction on behalf of the alpha brute, she did not want to put her family in danger over what should have remained a Descai pack matter.
"Show yourself, now,"" she snarled again in warning. What kind of wolf would be foolish enough to venture into the middle of a pack's territory, especially with so many wolves, including the alpha, present? It simply was not adding up.
The small wolf was thin, even the Omega of most packs had more meat on their body than this small female. The trip from the mainland to the island and months of hard travel had taken all reserves from her body. She was small, she was still young and the lack of body fat made her look almost puppy like.
She crept further away from the bush, crawling on her belly with her ears flipped back and her tail tucked when the Alpha female called her. The harsh tone made her even more skittish and she nearly turned tail and ran, but she knew that these larger wolves would catch her if she did. So she stayed doing her best to look smaller and more innocent.
“I’m sorry! I was just passing through so I could find someplace to hunt! I promise I haven’t hunted in your territory, I just thought it would be faster for me to go through your territory than try to go around.”
She let out a low whine when her stomach growled showing that her words were true, she hadn’t ate in days, not since she crossed the river between Kamari and the Occassus. Small creatures had crossed her path but she feared the scent of a kill, even the small animals she usually took down, would draw too much attention to her.
“I just need something to eat, if you would let me hunt in your territory I would be gone immediately. I only eat small things, small animals that your pack wouldn’t even miss. Please, I didn’t mean to intrude I heard you and came to investigate.”
She let her eyes dart quickly around the gathered wolves but they quickly returned to the Alpha, the biggest threat to her. She really hoped the female would either give her permission to hunt, or at the very least let her go without harm, but the tone the Alpha had used to address her made her worry that she wouldn’t be allowed to leave. It was a bad Idea to come here, she should have stayed in the desert, but she had gotten lonely and had gone searching for other wolves. Well she found them, and it might be the end of her.
Scout hadn't even taken a step back when the weasel took offense to his asking to play with him. He was more surprised that Zodiac didn't own the weasel and that he hadn't brought it to be eaten or played with. Why else lug one of those things around? All they were good for was to play with and eat. If Akihra wasn't going to eat him and he couldn't play with him, then why was he here? Scout had no idea. It was so strange to him. The only thing he had ever used rodents for what entertainment.
What was more surprising still was that the weasel had insulted the wolf and he had not smacked the thing. If it was Scout, he would have batted him for that. Scout had never been the type of wolf that demanded respect or even courtesy from other wolves but, when it came to food items it was a little different. He wasn't mad, Scout was almost never mad. He was only shocked. But, to each his own.
Now staring the rodent in the face, he didn't move or speak when the weasel was spitting ice at him. He had done nothing wrong in his mind. He was higher on the food chain was he not? It was a simple question that wasn't even for the weasel.
When the rodent lunged at him, he did indeed jump back for a moment. He had never been bitten by one of his play things before but, it was something he didn't want to experience. He wasn't really frightened because he was much bigger and faster than the weasel and could easily get away if he needed to. Scout swung his front paw out aimed right at the weasel's face. He hopped to bat him around a bit and get some kind of play out of it. It was always so much more interesting when the toy had an attitude of sorts or course, it was also fun when they tried to run away. He wasn't concerned about being harmed by the weasel. It was rare that something like that was actually fast enough to catch him. Besides, his friend Akihra was here. Wait...where did she go? He looked around for her and it seemed like she had walked away. He completely forgot about the weasel for a moment, leaving himself completely vulnerable to another attack. He thought about following her but, she might have wanted to get away from him. The other male was gone too. Maybe they went somewhere together? Pack wolves were so strange. Words;; 521 Muse;; not my best Tagged;; Akihra, Immara, Zodiac/Baron Mood;; Confused mostly Other;;
Zodiac was beyond pleased when Akihra nodded and began moving away. The brute glanced back at Baron, smiling when he saw how much fun the little weasel was having before he turned and trotted after the alphess. In the short distance that the pair walked, Zodiac’s mind began racing, trying to think of the best way to start this heavy conversation. He knew that he couldn’t simply blurt out, “This really old wolf Orion used to be my guardian, and when he died, he told me to find you.” Not only did it sound completely ridiculous, he couldn’t bring himself to sound even more helpless than he assumed she already thought him as. He wanted to do this right.
When they got far enough away, Zodiac took a deep breath, readying himself. He had it all, right on the tip of his tongue. He was going to do it. But Akihra called out to a wolf that Zodiac hadn’t even noticed. In an instant, every word he was going to say simply shriveled up and crept back down his throat. He couldn’t speak in front of others; that had been the point of requesting a word. There had been enough of a commotion with Baron and the smaller brute that he had doubted they would have overheard. But as a small female crept from the bushes, Zodiac knew his dilemma would have to wait.
Again.
Meanwhile, Baron was busy bouncing all over the place in front of the smaller brute. He noticed the wolf lift its paw a fraction too late, and was swatted to the side with enough force to cause him to tumble a few times. He sprang to his feet and shook himself off, narrowing his beady eyes at the wolf. “That wasn’t very nice, kid,” he growled, lunging forward once again. He noticed that the wolf had turned away, leaving himself wide open. With a sinister grin, Baron darted underneath him, standing in a spot that would not be easily noticeable. Oh how he would startle the silly, silly wolfie.
words:: Three-Hundred, and Fifty muse:: Meh. tags::Akihra, Scout, Imara mood:: Confident at first, then helpless and disappointed ooc:: This semester is ending terribly...
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Luckily for the loner, she appeared quickly and without hesitation. Had the femme taken her sweet time to approach Akihra, then the alphess would have been much less lenient. However, she did not take kindly to a loner wishing to hunt in her territory. This was made painfully obvious by the low growl that rumbled in the femme's throat. She was in no mood for harboring more loners; at the moment, not a single member of the pack was in her present company. Scout was the closest thing to a member of Haishin that she had nearby, and even he was simply a loner staying in the territory with permission.
With a sigh, the femme addressed her newcomer. "What is your name, femme? I already have harbored several loners in my territory. Do you wish for my family to starve?" she inquired sharply, her eyes narrowed at the wolf. Perhaps she was being unnecessarily moody about the situation, but Akihra was being pressed to the ends of her limits. There were so many unpleasant situations surrounding her pack at the moment that she did not have time to deal with yet another loner wanting something from her territory without offering anything in return. "I have no space here for free loaders," she snapped bitterly. Perhaps the pissy antics of her neighboring alpha were starting to rub off on the femme.
While Akihra had always prided herself on her level head, the current situation had her so on edge that she could hardly trust the members of her pack, let alone those who merely wandered into Kamari. At the moment, her only members were her own daughter and the pups of Vorilye and Kallik who were likely back in the dens hungry by this point. A tired sigh slipped past the alphess's lips. When was this going to end?
Akihra threw a backward glance toward Zodiac, Scout, and that blasted weasel that the brute had brought along and shivered. This was such a mess right now that the eastern timber femme could not even wrap her head around it. Why me? she thought pitifully. She could have allowed her grandfather to die in the desert, and the pack likely would have fallen to someone a little more established in Haishin's ranks. But instead, she had felt the need to take initiative and as a result she was stuck with all this responsibility, a pack to run by herself, and dozens of unattached wolves that felt they were entitled to the bounty of her lands. What had happened to pack etiquette, anyways?
The weasel whom he really wasn't liking very much which was odd because Scout couldn't come up with another being that he didn't like all that well. Even Oka, whom he had met shortly after hunting with Tolko was higher up on the list than this weasel. It lunged at him and Scout jumped into the air. If he got bitten by the thing, well, he didn't really know what would happen to him. This had never been an issue before. Most things would just run away from him and he would chase them and bat them around. He didn't know if a weasel bite would make him unable to hunt or if it would just leave a bloody mark or what it would do to him. He didn't want to risk it and the weasel wasn't very fun to play with anyways.
Scout had smelled a smaller female approaching earlier but really thought nothing of her and didn't even smell her that closely. At first he thought that she could have been a new member to Akihra's pack or something but, when he heard her demand that the female come forward, he knew that she wasn't supposed to be here. He wasn't paying much attention to the weasel anymore and decided to slowly walk over to where Akihra was. He set his head low and kept his tail low as he approached her. He wasn't incredibly familiar with pack etiquette but, he knew how to behave well enough to not be disrespectful of his friend. Was Akihra his friend? Yes. Yes she was. In his mind, he considered the two friends. Of course, Scout thought that anyone who didn't try to kill him was his friend, aside from the weasel.
Scout saw Akihra's backwards glance at him and the weasel. What was in her eyes? Was that, sadness? remorse? regret? He couldn't quite understand or read exactly what she was thinking or feeling because no one could truly do that to another but, he could tell it wasn't good. Was it his fault? Was him being here causing trouble for her? Had word gotten out that she had allowed a loner into her territory and now others are asking to stay here? His heart ached with these questions. How selfish of him to stay here this long. He was hurting her and she had done him a kindness.
He flattened his ears, not in anger but in sadness. He was hurting his friend. He still approached her, hoping to not get yelled at for causing all of this trouble for her. When he reached her he spoke to her in kind, gentle, soft tones. Akihra, my friend, is there something I can do for you? She had helped him and he would do anything for her in return. If she kicked him out, so be it. He would run out of here if that was what she wanted. Whatever it was, he was ready to do it for her. He hadn't deserved to stay here longer than a night. All he had done was bring a lost young one home to her family. Scout was almost four years old and he was free loading off of his friend. Of course he did not want to leave this beautiful land but, if she wanted him out, he would go and leave no hard feelings behind for her or any of the pack members here.
What did that female say again? She had spoken something while he was walking over here. It was about....hunting? What? She asked to hunt here? He had not hunted for days. But, he had promised himself that he would not steal from Akihra. Scout was many things and some of them were not very good but, he was not a stealer.
Words;; 733 Muse;; very good Tagged;; Imara, Akihra, Zodiac/ Baron Mood;; Sad, being hard on himself, emotionally in pain Other;; I assumed that Scout could here what Akihra said to Imara because Akihra could see Scout and Baron but, if they were farther away than that then I can change the post or we can assume that Scout has very good hearing :3
The little wolf sunk lower but let her eyes drift up to the Alpha female. After a few seconds she let her eyes dart around to the gathering group. She whined as there were so many wolves around her. Other than the small male they were all huge and she started to regret following her ears to the gathering. Perhaps she should have turned tail and run back to the desert. The Alpha didn’t seem too pleased with her being here. She took a deep breath, it was too late now to regret her decisions, the Alpha had asked her a question and she needed to answer it, before she lost what little patience she seemed to have for her.
”I am Imara, I do not wish for your family to starve that is why I haven’t hunted yet into your territory.”
She let her ears twitch forward for a minute as she contemplated the question that the alpha had asked. A small smile spread across her muzzle as her tail began to wag. She loved hunting, it was one of her favorite ways to pass her time while alone, though she usually would release the small creatures once her belly was full.
”I could hunt for your pack to pay for my meals. As I said I only hunt small things that most larger wolves, such as yourself, would pass by. It won’t be much, or very large meals for you but perhaps the younger members of your pack would enjoy the small treats I can bring!”
For a moment she seemed excited, the prospect of being useful filling her mind, but then she realized that her words could be offensive. She really hoped that the alpha didn’t think she was implying that her pack didn’t have good hunters.
She hated being a loner, she always had to skirt around pack territories and this island seemed to have them everywhere. Rogue wolves either saw her as prey or an annoyance. Packs usually ignored her or chased her off. She hoped one day to find a pack but this Alpha didn’t seem very inclined to let anyone into her territory and she was too scared to even bring up the topic of possibly joining this one. If the Alpha let her hunt, she probably would need to make a few good kills for herself and the pack then hightail it out of here.
