I'm out of my head [Tike]

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Dull, dreary, the same as every other damn day; yet, the Mackenzie Valley female was starting to like it that way. She essentially had free reign to do whatever she wished upon these lands, it seemed that the Alpha wasn't exactly keeping tabs on her. A quiet chuckle escaped her lips, and the femme extended her front legs into a rather lengthy stretch. Today she had slept in later than normal, which merely meant that her eyes would be wide awake all night. Not like it really mattered, what plans did she have? Training Tike had not went anywhere yet, not that the subordinate was going to necessarily give up hope. In fact, she was quite confident that one day he would show up and be interested. Until then, she was tired of stalking the pup around. Green orbs swam the terrain dully, at least she found some strange comfort at Kalus's point.

There was something eerie about this place that made her feel absolutely at home. Kamari was where she had first stumbled across the Alpha of Descai, at the time believing that he held all the power in the world. Now, her mind had grown dull on that thought. So far he seemed far too preoccupied with his family, which would have been understandable if - well Sarin couldn't justify that statement. She had never been one for family, especially not them coming before a pack. If anything, the pregnant Beta should be considering herself diseased and blessed all at the same time. The Mackenzie Valley female proceeded to walk alongside the rubble. 'This is quite a disaster,' a soft smirk placed itself upon her muzzle. Certainly it was a rather strange place, all of the human rubble laying around. However, Sarin found comfort in the disarray. Something about it felt ever so soothing.

Perhaps it was the chaos within her meshing itself with the superficial world to cause such a perfect state of mind for the female. One could never be too certain. Either way, the femme dug her claws into the dirt and pressed into it. Her body forced itself upward, the femme jumped onto a large piece of stone from a crumbled building. For some reason this particular spot seemed to belong to her now. Many of her days were spent making poisons upon this very stone, she hoped the pups wouldn't stumble across them later. They were scattered throughout Kamari and Acerbus now, clearly hidden and disguised. Sarin had not planned on potentially poisoning one of her own pack mates; yet, if it happened there would be no remorse in her soul. Survival of the fittest, if the pup ate something and died - well than they weren't fit for this pack that claimed so much glory and strength.

A dull yawn escaped her muzzle, more for a lack of anything better to do then actual tiredness. Today she did not feel like messing with her poisons, those had been her obsession for the past few days. Now there needed to be something new to occupy her time. The femme was quick to focus upon something that caught her attention; yet, she valued variety. Fighting had always been a natural skill to her; although, practice clearly made her significantly more skilled at it. The strange shaman skill? Well, that was more of a fine tuned interest that had developed over the years. She was simply divine at both, that much was true. Poisons especially brought about pride within her, they were a trade that few others seemed able to master.

Her dull pelt glimmered in the dim light, the clouds were certainly shielding the sun quite nicely. It was a typical winter day, cold and windy. Sarin gave little care to such trifling matters, except that they were beating her glorious pelt to death. Funny how a warrior of such honor could be excessively concerned with her appearance as well. 'None are quite as grand as myself, few were delivered straight to this hell as an angel,' her green orbs rolled eagerly within her skull. She was enjoying the mental praise upon herself; truthfully, Sarin preferred the praise others gave her. That would never be verbally spoken though, that would be simply giving too much credit to those who were quite undeserving of it.

Surprisingly, she nearly wished that the pup wanted to be trained. It would give her something to do and maybe he would be proud to have her as a teacher, that would certainly make for a happy Alpha (and a happy warrior). Acknowledgment of her skills was always welcome by the unworthy, at least they were not stupid alongside being untalented. She was lonely, even without wanting to request company - it was boring having nothing to do. Occupying herself could only last so long before she searched for another.

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[atrb=background,http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7738/94326341.png] The days had become..boring. They seemed to run together and Tike had a difficult time keeping track of them all. Get up, eat, walk around trying to find something to do, maybe eat again, possibly take a nap, get up again and find something interesting to do, go to sleep and repeat. Those were Tike's days and he was looking for something better to do with his time. He was almost one years old and he hadn't even begun his training yet. It wasn't that he didn't want to. It was quite the contrary actually. He wanted to train but he had been waiting for Sarin to initiate the training times and she hadn't said anything to him about training. He thought about talking to her about it once or twice but then the thought of speaking when it wasn't necessary made him not want to. He figured that if she wanted to that she would say something to him. He hoped that it was soon though. He didn't want to get to be an adult and have no experience and be worthless as the animals that they are. He was in Kamari today, walking around again and looking for something to pester. It was deep winter and most of the frogs and things that he normally irritated were either dead or hibernating. He didn't realize this but he was heading in the direction of Kalus' point. He hadn't been there much since joining Descai. In fact, he hadn't really been out of Acerbus much. He used to play there when he was younger with his brother and maybe one of his sisters if they promised to not run home crying which they still did sometimes. Tike scoffed to himself at the thought of how weak his sisters were. Kyra was the strongest out of all three of his sisters but Kallik hardly let him play rough with her because of her blindness. The cold and the wind hardly bothered the young pup. His coat was now thick and glorious. He only hoped that it would dissapear as the weather got warmer in the next few months. That was not to say that he liked the wind by any means. It was quite irritating and he wished that it would stop. It blew some of his fur that was on his face into his eyes. He grumbled to himself about how stupid the weather could be sometimes. When he arrived at Kalus' point, he noticed what a dump it was. He remembered it being..less trashed when he played here. Well this place has turned into a real dump, hasn't it? He said more to himself then with anyone else. With the wind, he didn't notice anyone else around. He relied on his nose most of the time to find others even though his eyes worked perfectly well. He did however pick up some strange smells that he had been smelling around Acerbus and Kamari. He didn't know what they were but they didn't smell like anything that he would want to put his face in so he had been staying away from those smells. He thought about turning around and leaving because the concentration of the odd smelling things was very strong here but he stayed anyway. Maybe there was something interesting to do. He started poking around and getting to know this place again. The memories here were strong. Play-fighting and tumbling around were some of Tike's best memories. It seemed that whenever he was away from Kallik, he felt better. She had made him feel bad about himself because of how "great" Taqqiq had been and it felt good to give him a blow or two to the face because of it. It was almost scarey how much he had changed over these last few months. He felt like he had already been through a lifetime even though in reality, he was only beginning one. ((He's basically a sitting duck for her to jump on but if she does, he's gonna go into a defensive/aggressive rage and cut her up at least so it's up to you whether she talks to him before training or if she jumps him))

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Nostrils flared to inhale the scent of another, she was satisfied that another canine opted to make itself present. Something about company was oddly appealing, especially when her mind connected the scent to Tike. The puppy had decided to make himself known to her, even if her own concoctions were masking herself. A smug smirk devoured her muzzle, 'finally, he has wandered into quite the trap here.' Even though the opportunity was available, Sarin did not want to intentionally hurt the other canine. He certainly had been foolish though. The Mackenzie Valley femme spent much of her time here, Tike did not. That alone should have put him on guard, being the Alpha's son made him more likely to be under attack. 'One must always be at least somewhat aware of their surroundings,' her heart beat quickened slightly. She was eager to get moving, but patience was a virtue.

Emerald orbs focused upon the black and golden brute, observing his trek throughout. He seemed nearly as bored as herself, perhaps that was a normal way of life within Descai. It could simply be that the other wolves wished not to socialize with each other. Sarin believed it to be odd; yet, little could be done about it. This was her home now. 'At least Tike stumbled by,' she was especially satisfied that out of all the wolves he was the one who arrived. It reminded her of the task that the Alpha had given her. Even if the pup was not genuinely interested, she could at least attempt her job now. Maybe it would lead to a more rewarding future within this pack. Perhaps she could earn a rank, be thought of as a worthy asset to them. Certainly she was, they were merely too ignorant to realize it. The Alpha should have considered himself blessed to have a saint like herself among his ranks, but no. They had their mind elsewhere. It was absolutely pathetic to the subordinate.

At last she flexed her muscles, talons baring themselves in preparation for her jump. She had given the pup longer than she should have, and still he had not given off even a hint of noticing her. Pressing herself forward, the female's paws lost contact with the rubble beneath them. Lips curled up into a hellish smirk, a dark rumbling growl echoed from her chest. Front legs extended themselves forward; yet, her claws retracted. Sarin was not going to mutilate this pup merely to prove a point, she hoped he would learn from this incident to hold his guard more. Black collides with black, her brush against the brute would be firm, enough to potentially knock him over. Audits flattened against her skull as another snarl caught the once still air surrounding them. Her landing was swift and the female whipped her muscular frame around. Certainly she had left herself open for some minor wounds, allowing herself nearly a moment of being stationary. 'Let's see how quick his reflexes are.'

It was rare that Sarin would risk even the slightest wound to her divine being; however, training Tike seemed worth it. The benefits were numerous and hopefully she would gain some respect within the Alpha's eyes. It may work to boost the pup's pride as well, make him more confident - even though the subordinate doubted that he needed it. Tike seemed fairly well off for his age; although being the Alpha's son probably had quite a bit to do with that. Sarin was beginning to doubt the pack's usefulness towards her. Life had been slower than she would have preferred. Either way, she was willing to commit herself until her brain decided on an outcome for her fate.

In a matter of seconds the femme weaved a bit away from the pup and launched herself back a top the rubble. It was the same area she had been upon earlier. Emerald orbs gleamed brilliantly down upon the other Mackenzie Valley canine, as if daring him to come at her. It was almost a challenge the way she stood above him, a not so subtle display of dominance. Behind her, the ebony tail swung freely in a practically excited manner. "Hello there, whelp," her words were sarcastic, mocking the brute below her. The subordinate held no ill feelings towards Tike, rather wanted to see what his reaction would be.

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[atrb=background,http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7738/94326341.png] These..mixtures of some kind were really odd smelling and Tike didn't like the feeling he was getting while being here. The concoctions didn't smell healthy..certainly nothing that a Shaman would put together but they didn't seem like they were naturally growing either. Maybe they were and Tike just didn't know about them but something in the back of his mind told him that they weren't normally occurring things. Someone had to have put them together. Maybe Shayde? No. She was too pregnant to be fiddling with things that smelled poisonous. Angel seemed too peppy to put things together like this but perhaps she had a darker side that none of them knew about? Noella didn't seem the type either but maybe she had. He knew for a fact that he wasn't putting these together so that left Sarin or Vorilye. He could see either one of them doing these. Tike left it from there. It really wasn't important who was making these unless they were planning on dispersing them to the pack in which case he would recognize them so any attempt would be futile. He then heard a rumbling growl coming towards him and Tike whipped around to see who it was and before he could even recognize the face, he was collided into. Black against black, muscle against muscle, wolf against wolf. Tike, being surprised by the "attack", stumbled but regained his balance after a few moments. He had gotten used to his body more and more over these last few weeks and had gotten less clumsy with his long legs. A growl emitted from his throat as emerald eyes looked into emerald eyes and a black paw swung out, aiming at her maw. It was Sarin, his trainer. She too was growling at his with ears flattened against her head. What was she so pissed about? She had no right to treat him like that. All he had done was stumble into this factory of sorts for poisonous things. He guessed he would have to be more alert from now on to prevent these things from happening but that still didn't excuse the fact that he had done nothing wrong and yet she still treated him like he was a trespasser or something. If anything, he had known this place much longer than she had. He had been born not a few miles from here. Sarin had then hopped back up on a rock, it was not in plain sight from where he was but it wasn't completely hidden either. This was an embarrassment. He should have been able to at least smell that she was there instead of just sticking his face into everything else. The way she stood there didn't help his this situation either. She was daring him to come at her. His first reaction would be to tackle her to the ground until he had her in a submissive hold like he would have to his brother but he remembered that Sarin was an adult and might run away and make him case her and then she would have the upper hand. He may not have been actively training but he was still learning quite a bit from watching others. What the hell do you think your doing? He snapped at her. He was angry at her and she needed to know that but he wasn't going to attack her and thus begin some kind of "training" until she explained herself. He saw her as no real threat to himself so there was no need for immediate reaction.

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The scratch he inflicted upon her maw brought a certain satisfaction to the female. The pup had quicker reflexes than she had expected. A few droplets of blood caressed her velveteen muzzle before falling onto the rubble beneath. Emerald optics watched the small puddle grow slightly, a slight grin forming across her features. The anger that she had been expressing before within her movements began to fade away. Fur began to smooth itself back out, the individual bits of coloration blending together. Audits sat in a relaxed position on top of her skull, even the female's breathing settled. Her fake surprise attack had been executed and now she had a pissed off pup to deal with. This was not how she had intended it to work out.

The gaze she held upon Tike had lost the violent streak with in it and was replaced with nothingness. Sarin did not have anything to replace it with. "I was simply seeing how alert you were, the heir of a great Alpha needs to always watch his back. One day you may find someone who wishes you dead - or worse, they will find you." There was a grave seriousness within her speech. If Tike was I'll equipped in any way not only would he die, but she would have to take the blame for it. Being his trainer, it was her job to keep him ready for anything. The last thing she needed was for the other canine to disappear.

In a sick way Sarin had begun to feel like his guardian. Mostly it was for her own benefit, nothing bad could happen to Tike. Her tail was at risk if it did. Additionally, a successful training meant a great feeling of accomplishment for herself. The Mackenzie Valley femme knew that this pup could attempt to blackmail her if he ever found out. That would simply make her leave, she would not take anyone forcing her into actions she wished not to do. A soft sigh escaped her lips, 'Am I supposed to apologize?' If Tike expected regretful words to spill from her maw, then he was sadly mistaken. There would be no such occurrence.

Even if the pup decided he did not want to be trained by her anymore, it had still given her some purpose and direction within the pack for a few months now. Should the task be taken away, she would be left with nothing to do. 'They wouldn't take a job away from someone as great as you,' her tail wiggled behind her in silent agreement. The Alpha saw her worth, he had since the moment they had met. Sarin's mind would not allow her to believe anything less about the interaction. It was simple, he had acknowledged her greatness and wanted her to be a member of Descai. Anger was beginning to flare inside of her once more.

Never once did her gaze venture from the pup, once it landed upon him it was locked on. She was hoping to see what his reaction would be, maybe Tike could read through her aggressive exterior. Sarin had simply wanted to show Tike the reasons to keep himself aware, a trespasser could venture in at any time. It was safer to perpetually be on guard and ready for an attack. Being the Alpha's son simply furthered the reasons he needed to be quick on his paws. "You stabilized yourself quickly and got in a fairly decent shot," this was the closest thing to a compliment that Sarin had offered to any creature besides the Alpha.

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[atrb=background,http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7738/94326341.png] Sarin seemed quite pleased with herself as she perched on top of the rock. She explained that she was only checking to see if he was alert. He had not been. Not even in the slightest sense of the word. He had been preoccupied with the new smells and the new concoctions to notice anything else. It could have gotten him killed had it not been Sarin there waiting for him. Tike knew that she was right and would try to be more vigilant and more alert to his surroundings but he was not the type of pup to sit there and tell her that she was right and he was wrong. No, that wasn't what was going to happen. Sarin obviously knew that she was right and he thought that she could maybe see that he knew she was right as well so there was no reason to bring it into conversation. That would just be demeaning. Tike was too proud to tell anyone that he was wrong and they were right. He had always been that way and it didn't seem like it was going away. Tike didn't really feel anything towards Sarin. She was his trainer and pack mate and that was it. She was neither his superior nor his inferior. She was just there. Nothing overly special except for the fact that she was slightly deranged. Tike made the assumption that she had make all of these....potions..in this place that used to be his childhood playground. It was different seeing it like this. It was filled with poisonous plants now instead of fond childhood memories. Maybe it was best like this. Maybe he just needed to forget about his biological family and just move forward. They couldn't be trusted anyway. They all died on him or left him. Sarin complemented him next. He said that he stabilized himself quickly and got in a pretty good shot. Of course I did, Tike said matter-of-factually. Tike was a proud wolf and he was confident in himself despite his past family history. That had only made him stronger. Mother, Taqqiq, and his sisters had all been weak. That was why they had died. He and his sister Kyra were the only strong ones. That was why they had survived. So what now? Tike asked his trainer. Would more training ensue? Were they done for this lesson? The next move wasn't up to him. This was all his trainer's decision. He admittedly didn't like giving her the power to decide but if he wanted to be the great warrior that he knew he would be, he had to listen to her.

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When wasn't Sarin right? That was the real question that she believed the others needed to attempt to answer. Even when logically proven wrong, Sarin would defend her point or mockingly agree that they were right. Never would the Mackenzie Valley female admit to being incorrect. It would be a shot to her ego that was just not worth the risk. Her mental state tended to be fragile, if it became pushed too far in one direction then she would likely snap. The female had originally began training to be a warrior after a spur of anger turned into a physical fight - one that she had never admitted to losing. But that was enough to push the puppy to learn more and train harder, even then she believed herself better than all of the others. It was impossible to pinpoint when such narcissistic behaviors began to appear within her life, but they had been visible for quite awhile.

The silence that passed between Tike and Sarin was almost an unspoken code. The Mackenzie Valley female did not push the pup to verbalize that she was right, even though she would love to hear it. Rather, the femme offered a slight twinge of a smile to cross her features. It surprised her that she was somewhat enjoying the company of the Alpha's son. This was the first time in her life that Sarin had actually associated herself with a young one willingly. The thought of enjoying the company of a child had typically left a sour taste in her mouth. 'It is only because he takes after his father,' even so the event was still slightly eerie to her, regardless of her justification.

The Mackenzie Valley femme jumped down from the rubble she had been perched upon. This brought herself and Tike to even ground. He was offering her ego respect, which was enough to make the femme not need to attempt to show authority. Standing so near the pup allowed Sarin to realize just how large he was for his young age. Once Tike received more training and reached his full size, he would be dangerous. The thought of him being a fearless, godly warrior brought a swelling of pride into her chest. Surely his great size helped with his skill, but she was his trainer. He would be the prodigy that she taught. If he became a famous warrior, Sarin would receive some acknowledgment as well. Her hard work would be worth it if she reaped any sort of reward at the end. As long as her efforts were fruitful then she would not transform into a fiery mass of fur and rage.

A slight laugh parted ways with her muzzle as Tike made his cocky remark. 'Maybe we are not so different,' the thought entertained the femme quite a bit. Certainly they held different reasonings, but neither one would admit to being wrong and both found themselves to be quite skilled. Sarin's pride further grew, if he was similar to her in aspects of his personality then he would succeed. Already, she had recognized a few small characteristics that they both shared, the question was now about Tike's motivation. Would he be driven to push himself to any means in order to be the best? Not just to himself, but to prove to the ignorant masses that he was better. Of course, he couldn't be better than Sarin - she simply would never acknowledge such a statement to hold any truth.

Tike asked her a good question, Sarin needed to further assess his skills. Figuring out what his weak points were - that would be a challenge. Tike would not directly admit what he struggled with, at least that was the femme's assumptions. "Is there anything you would like to work on or desire to learn? We could always begin there, but I must ask - what are your strong points with fighting?" Although she did not divulge into more detail, the brute being sneaky or tactical would easily count as admirable strengths under his trainer's strong emerald stare. She resided to leave any specifics up to the pup, he was the one being trained after all. The pup seemed smarter than she had first imagined, thus furthering Sarin to allow him to have some say in his training. Regardless, she would make him a well rounded warrior, a fighter of both offensive and defensive styles.

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[atrb=background,http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7738/94326341.png] Sarin seemed entertained and somewhat pleased with him. That was a good sign he guessed. Some wolves were appalled by the way that he spoke and carried himself. Tike was not even a whole year old yet and he was already acting like an adult. His speaking wasn't the clearest but he was hoping that he would grow out of it eventually. How awful would that be if he continued to have speech problems into his middle aged years? It certainly wouldn't help him any. Of course, he wouldn't be surprised if he never grew out of it. Life had handed him shitty cards to begin with and he wasn't sure if those cards had all been played yet. Trying to keep his thoughts off of the negatives and put them on the present, he thought about Sarin's question. A better question would have been what wasn't he good at. The list would have been much shorter. As for strengths, my size gives me p-power behind my hits as well as giving me a long s-striking range. I'm quite fast, contrary to what my build may suggest. I'm also q..uite skilled when it comes to stealth and sn...eaking ability. As for things I'd like to work on..more s-stamina would do me some good. As well as learning some technique. Learning different styles of de-defensive and offensive fighting would also be helpful. It was difficult for Tike to admit what he wanted to work on but he would rather admit it and get it worked on and fixed now than not learn anything and end up getting his butt kicked. He was sure that there was more that he needed to do but what he had given would be a good enough for a start at least. Tike was a quick learner so Sarin's job shouldn't be that hard. This was all a question of how fast she could teach him and how well she could do it. He was doing this for himself just as he was sure that she wasn't doing this for his greater good. He was sure that she was getting something out of this job...although he wasn't sure what it was.