Entry [Mystery]

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I know, such a bland name, but hey, that's me ^^

Mystery lugged herself along the slick path of one of the mountains of the Kinath. She had been walking for hours, and began to grow tired. She knew she was close to reaching the top, because she was beginning to be able to see much of southern Anikira in a single glance. She knew that climbing to the top of the mountain and back down the other side wasn't the brightest idea, but she knew that she should toughen u pa bit if she was going to be joining a pack.

As she neared closer to the top, she began to shiver in the cold. Her gray paws sank into the snow-capped mountainside, and each pawstep became harder as she climbed up the steep, slippery slope.

Once she was close to the top, she decided she'd climbed high enough and began to circle around to the other side of the mountain where she could climb down. A cold wind bit at her skin, but she pushed herself along, and trudged along the slippery path.

But then her paw slipped. The ice was too slick. She couldn't find another foothold to save her from the treacherous fall.

She gave a whine, then went tumbling down the side of the mountain. she grasped for any place that she could hold, but she had no luck. She was nearing the bottom of the mountain fast, but expected a hard landing, seeing that to the side she was falling on towered another mountain.

Seconds later, she braced for a terribly hard impact, but it never came. Instead, she felt herself falling into something. When she felt that she had stopped, she opened her eyes. All around her was white. She had fallen into a rather deep snowdrift. She crawled on along the hole she had made in the drift, and finally managed to reach the top of the snowdrift, and the open air.

Just far from the mountains, she saw wolves milling around. She shook all of her thoughts into place and headed for them. As she approached, she shook the snow out of her pelt and tried to compose herself.

When she reached the wolves, the first thing she asked to no one in particular was. ''Is there an Alpha here I can speak to?'' She then looked around. ''I wish to join the pack.'' She then waited patiently, as if she thought the alpha could hear her.

(sorry it's so wordy. i wanted to show how she got there, and not just when she made it to the pack)

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[atrb=background,http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo18/GreenEyedMonster101/Anikira/Requests/KidMid.png?t=1344230995] Luckily, Kiddo had been close by when he saw a figure starting to fall down the mountain! It was a funny site to see, that was for sure. The mountain was very slippery now with all of the ice that had built up on it. He as well as most of the pack and learned where it was safe to climb up and where it wasn't from numerous times climbing to their den. He had chosen it to be in the mountains because it was secluded and difficult to get to for strangers. The only problem with that was that it was difficult to get to. The figure didn't seem to be able to find anything to grab a hold of and it showed no signs of being able to stop. As it came closer to the bottom, he recognized the figure as a wolf. He laughed a little to himself as he continued to watch her fall down the mountain. It may have been cruel of him to do so but he was in need of some comic relief. He had been overstressed recently and this was a nice change of pace. When the wolf finally reached to bottom, they landed in a snow bank. Near the mountains was quite chilly so he wasn't surprised that they had formed snow banks already. A voice spoke up from the snow bank. It was a female voice for sure and she asked to speak to him. How did I know? Kiddo asked himself. New members were becoming a fairly common thing around here which wasn't a bad thing. It was actually a grand thing but with the food thinning, this one had better have something to offer him or he may have to turn her away. He trotted nearer to her so he could speak to her. I am the Alpha. This is Amar. What is your name and what do you have to offer my pack? Simple introduction with straight forward questions. He wasn't expecting much out of a wolf who just fell all the way down a mountain but hey, she survived it so he would at least speak to her. The large alpha could tell from even inside of the snow bank that this female was small. By the look of the parts of her body that he could see, she couldn't have been over 100 pounds and he weighed 140 pounds. He dwarfed her with his large muscular body. His stance was dominant and confident. He was tense but not stiff. He held his tail high in the air and held his head with pride. He was the alpha, he was the king.

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Mystery was grateful that the Alpha of the pack had noticed her and replied quickly. She also respected the straightforward questions, to save time. She just hoped he hadn't seen her fall from the mountain, but suspected that he did. She knew what she was going to say. She had practiced over and over. But when it came down to it, standing below a wolf that had to be at least twice her weight and possibly in strength, she began to forget everything.

''I am Mystery.'' She said, speaking just before forgetting what to say. ''I have lived on Anikira for some time now, and i have decided to join your pack.'' She made firm eye contact with the Alpha, to be polite and seem self-confident. ''Since I have lived alone for a great deal of my life, I have trained myself in as many ways as I could to hunt and fight. I wish to bring these skills to your pack, if you would allow me to.'' She finished off her speech with another dip of her head and raising her tail, again to seem confident.

''I would be greatly honored if you'd allow me into your pack.'' Mystery continued. ''I will try as hard as I can to put my skills to good use to help your pack through the winter. I can hunt for one once a day, so I can most likely hunt more if necessary.'' She said. She made herself sound like more of a hunter, which was true. She never really liked having to fight anyone. She continuously looked politely into the Alpha's eyes, waiting silently for a response of any kind.

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[atrb=background,http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo18/GreenEyedMonster101/Anikira/Requests/KidMid.png?t=1344230995] The Timber female introduced herself as "Mystery." An odd name if one were to ask Kiddo but it wasn't like he could say anything. His name was odd as well so he wouldn't ask her about it. She then proceeded to tell him that she had lived here for quite some time and had decided that she was going to join here. A cocky statement for sure. She worded it as though she had already decided that she was a member. It made Kiddo's skin crawl under his beautiful pelt. Her statement irritated him but, perhaps she was only nervous. It wasn't surprising being in front of a wolf with as much stature as himself. She was polite though which helped a little but not much. Kiddo wasn't in much of a mood to be dealing with this right now. He had too much on his mind with everything else going on around him. Her constant eye contact with him made him give her a warning growl. Perhaps because of her long-time loner status, she had forgotten how to behave. She was speaking to him like she was of the same level as himself. Like they were equals or something?! No. They were not equals. He was above her in every sense of the word. For a wolf that just fell off of a mountain and landed in his territory, one would think that she would be more cautious. She dipped her head which was respectful but she also raised her tail. Big mistake. Kiddo growled at her. He looked for confident members, not members that thought that they could behave like that in front of him. Perhaps your time as a loner has made you forget pack etiquette. It would do you well to re-learn it. Kiddo told her. His voice was less than pleased but he continued to listen to her speak. She told him that she was a hunter mostly. He had been looking for hunters. That alone may have put her in the pack, at least for a little while. Though she didn't sound like a competent hunter. Hunting every day, would make the food rations dissapear even faster. That was also assuming that she would catch something every day. He had two other she-wolves that were interested in being huntresses. There was nothing wrong with having more than one. Perhaps the other two could teach her some more. You are in luck, Mystery. Amar is looking for hunters. I will have you join as a subordinate until I can see your hunting. For now, you can meet the rest of the pack especially two wolves named Artemis and Evuwisp. They are other females interested in hunting for the pack. Well, his work here seemed about done. He prayed that he wasn't making a mistake here. This female was lucky that he needed hunters to feed his ever growing pack. Just as Kiddo was turning to leave, he thought of something to say to her. You may want to dry off so you don't get frostbite. He said to her over his shoulder. Sitting in the snow made for wet fur and wet fur near the mountain was trouble for sure. She would figure out that in the trees was warmer eventually. He then continued on his path to do other alpha type things.

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Mystery hung her head and lowered her tail almost instantly when the Alpha growled at her. She had done something wrong. That could cost her the only chance she had of getting in the pack. She began to feel sudden dread at every word he spoke. He's going to reject me.. She thought unoptimistically. He is SO going to reject me...

When the Alpha said that she was in luck and that he'd give her a chance as a subordinate, a huge burden seemed to fall off Mystery's shoulders. She still had doubt biting at the back of her mind that's she'd be told to leave before she could do anything useful, but she was greatly pleased to at least be in the pack for now. Two other she-wolves looking for the job... She thought nervously. I'll have to do something big.

She nodded at the Alpha's final words to her saying that she should try and dry off. She shook all of the remaining snow out of her fur and tried to dry off by shaking out her fur again, but soon decided to head somewhere where it was warmer to dry off and warm up.

I may still have a chance. She thought to herself. But I'll have to be lucky again....