Hopely New Home (Joining)

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A nearly midnight black wolf walked into the forest. She had spilt from the one wolf that had gotten to know her and then surprised her when her friend turned to join a dark pack. She sighed as stopped at the high point and looked around. She wondered where the pack was at right now. She knew she was in dangerous terra now. She always made a point to stay away from packs but her friend had shown her that not every wolf is out to get her, whish she was glad because she knew that the winter would be coming up shortly and it would be better if she could join a pack for food and protection.

She took in the scents that the air brought into her nose. She leaned her back and let out a howl so that the pack knew she was there so she did not sneak up on them. She did not want to come up on a large pack and get hurt. Her injured leg was already hurting her from having walked so much after she split from the loner lands.

She went over to a nearby stream and lowered her coal colored head to the water and took a couple of drinks of the cool water that the stream offered. She lifted her head as her stomach grumbled. She started to look around for anything small that she hunt and not have to use much energy incase she had to run for her life when the pack got there.

She saw a small rabbit in front of her and went into hunt mode. She followed the rabbit for a few feet before pouncing on it and broke it's neck. She smiled as she laid down and started to eat her small prize before the pack got here and see if she could join the pack or not.

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Huxleyi was home and easily falling back into his regular routine of patrol and surveillance. It was a welcome change from the brutal survival situation he had been in during previous months. He was still under weight, his muscle tone only now showing through once more. His limping had receded thanks to much rest and the care of his pack members. Now he found himself winding through the forest of his homeland, the scent of someone foreign lingering in the air.

Her howl reached him as he was trying to locate her based on scent and what Isna could tell him. The small gull could not fly well beneath the canopy, her long and narrow wings meant for seafaring. The white bird swooped awkwardly among the trunks and landed abruptly beside Huxleyi.

"She's ahead a ways, though I can't say exactly where. It's hard to see when I'm above the trees, but I can't fly below it." Isna looked a bit defeated, though her wolf companion was greatful.

Huxleyi headed forwards, Isna flying along behind him as best she could. It wasn't long before the bufgy grey male arrived st the stream where the newcomer female had called from. It appeared she had been hunting in Xayar already. Did she not knpw that the woodland was Airilas? Even if she did, a wolf needs to eat, and one rabbit would not starve the pack out.

"Good afternoon," Huxleyi greeted the female softly, ears and tail both upright and dominant, though his tone amd facial expression remainrd easy going. "What is your name, and your business here in Shyia?" He was all business, but not unfriendly. Isna had come to stand beside Huxleyi, eyeing the new female with judgement. The little gull was much more scrutinous than Huxleyi, and seemed good at ruffling feathers of others.

Huxleyi observed the black femme. She seemed healthy, and a bit cautious which was expected of a wolf who was seeking asylum. Very accepting Huxleyi had never turned a lone wolf away from Airila, he wondered if this female would be suited for his colorful home.

Notes: Posted from my phone, please excuse any mistakes.
Muse: Good

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        The coal colored female looked up when she heard the stems of leaves crunching as the opposite sex approached her. "My name is Ashaka." she said to the male as she took a step back. She could read that he was trying to be big and bad so she would let him play that role. "I was hoping to join this pack." she said to state her business. She hoped that she had not mad him angry enough to run her off though she could come up with some creative ways to hide from the wolves that had chased her in her past but that came with living with her disability. 

        She looked down at the bird and cocked her head. It was not her place to pass judgment on who the wolf kept company with. She just wanted a home so that she could sleep at night without having to worry about something jumping on her while she rested her weary body and hurting leg. She looked down at her leg, which was hurting now, but she would not let the mixed colored wolf in front of her to know what she was lame. She really was not because she learned to hunt and defend herself with her leg the way it was.

        She returned her yellow orbs to the male in front of her. "If you do not have any room, I can seek a pack somewhere else." she said to him in a submissive tone. She did not want to have him charge her. She would not be able to get away from him since her body was already worn out from traveling so much since she left her friend in the loner lands. She sighed as she waited for the male to say either she could say or if she needed to find some other pack.

Note from Staff: Please remember to bold Ashaka's speech (:

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The wolfs before him introduced herself as Ashaka, garnering a nod from the beta as he listened to her statements. She wanted to join, a fact that Huxleyi had already guessed. She acted submissive, though the grey male felt it was more out of fear than protocol. He lowered himself to a more neutral stance, fluffy banner swaying a few times to ease the atmosphere.

"My name is Huxleyi, I'm the Beta here." He gave another nod, this time in introduction, then reclined to his haunches, tail curling around his hip. Golden orbs studied the black female, her fur colour alone reminding him of the friendly reunion he had had with Spirit. And Toiro. The aging male couldn't help his heart from swelling at the thought of his friends, and the warmth that they brought to his life. He was happy to be home, and as of late his mind had wandered to the thought of settling down into a family. He had never had want for love or children since he had lost his last family, but Airila made him feel safe, like even he could have a future. 

He cleared his thoughts suddenly, and gave a small smile. "Airila is not in the practice of turning wolves away. I would be happy to allow you to join us, though I'd need to know you'd be an asset." He was speaking very seriously now, and glanced down to Isna who had nodded at his statement. Even the small gull paid her dues and contributed. She was an excellent scout, and was not conspicuous in Shyia as it was so near the coast. The gull too had saved Huxleyi's life and he would vouch for her even at the cost of his own safety. 

"Tell me, what can you offer Airila. We are in need of hunters, especially those that work well in a team. If you can fight, that too is an asset." He ceased speaking, allowing the female to answer, to speak her piece and convince him of her merit. He had no doubt that this female would be a good addition to Airila, but he wanted to hear her own opinion of herself. Would she boast? Lie? Or would there be honesty about her abilities? Huxleyi was not good at catching a lie, though if the she wolf was found to be lying at a later date he would not be kind. She didn't seem untrustworthy though - Ashaka looked like she needed a safe place to sleep, and maybe a fresh meal. 


Muse: Decent
Words: 426
Notes: I probably could have accepted Ashaka in that post, but I wanted to drag this out a bit so Hux can learn a bit more about her. He likes being friendly with everyone! =D



Note from Staff: Please remember to bold Huxleyi's speech (:

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        The midnight colored wolf looked at the male as he told her that the pack was not custom to turning away other wolves but he probably had not came across an lame female like herself. "I am can fight, but not real well. Most of the fighting that I have done is in self defense." She started out as she had to think about what she could give to the pack if she was accepted. 

        She came up with something that lighten up her yellow eyes that was looking at the male that was in front of her that had the fate of her life in his large paws. "As for hunting, I have a lame front leg, so I have learned to come with different ways of taking down a prey item that is less energy spent." She said to the male. She held her leg out so that the male could see that she was not fibbing about her leg. " What I mean is like, take advantage of the landscape to take down a prey instead of wasting all the energy of chasing it down." she said to the male. She tried to make sure that her prey items did not suffer because she would not want to suffer if she would have to be killed.

        "I have hunted since I was a young pup on all types of landscapes on this island but I am always willing to learn something else in life." she said to the male as she looked down at the bird beside him and sighed. She wondered if the male would take her on or not but he was just the Beta so she still had to prove herself to the Alpha. She looked back up at the male with nothing in her eyes because she did not want to get her hopes up in case she did not get accepted.

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The Beta listened as the wolfess spoke, explaining she only fought in self defense, a fact which Huxleyi liked. If she wasn't one for physical confrontation, he would not have to worry about the she-wolf starting fights. This had never been a problem before, thankfully, and he hoped it never would be. Ashaka then admitted a weakness, gesturing her lamed paw forwards, and explained how she worked around the injury to hunt and survive. Clearly if she had lived this long with such an injury it was not one that would cause problems for a healthy pack.

He gave an understanding nod and a warm smile, "I see no reason why you wouldn't do well here. Your weakness is one that seems to barely affect you, and with others at your back I think we won't notice your difference at all." He rose again, tail wagging gently at the onyx she-wolf. "Welcome to Airila." He turned away and took a few steps away, planning to head to the coast for some fishing practice, "If you are hungry or wish to meet the other members of Airila the dens are a good place to start." He gave her leave to choose though, and headed off towards the beach.

Airila was growing so large, and strong. He had little doubt about survival over the winter, and had little worry about any potential threats from rivals. As long as the food remained in the forests they would live happily.

Notes: Ashaka is now part of Airila!
Words: 246
Muse: Ok.