A New Beginning [Joining]

[Anima]

The white wolf walked with her head down. Up until recently, she lived in her mother's and uncle's pack alongside her siblings. She and her brother Kiba were chosen shortly after they were born to be the next alphas and so she was trained from the time she was born how to be an amazing alpha. Without a father, she had made a close connection to her uncle and never thought they would be separated. In fact, no one in the pack ever thought the pack would be separated. Everything was good and everyone was happy as they believed things would always be. But that's not how things played out. The she wolf shuddered at the flashbacks she got, she hated remembering that night. The sound of burning woods...the sky high flames...her family crying and running in panic...having to leave them behind when the fire cut them off...that was the reason she was no longer with them, living in the only place she ever knew as home with her family. The fire that destroyed everything she knew and loved was the reason why, instead of training to be a future alpha, she was having to join a new pack with new wolves, as a subordinate. Again she shuddered and whimpered softly. How was it possible that one night, one event, could change and destroy so much and could cause so much pain and suffering.

She followed the faded scent of the various pack members until it got stronger, letting her know she had reached the boundaries and, since this was not her pack, could go no farther. Her body tensed and shook slightly as she tried to gather the courage to howl. She opened her mouth but no sound came out and her icy blue eyes looked down to the ground, full of longing. She wanted nothing more than to be home, crossing her own territory, and knowing she was going to meet her family. But as she stood at the invisible barrier, reality was forced upon her. She had two choices, be a loner and live life knowing her biggest fear of disappointing her mother and uncle had come true or forget being a future alpha and join a pack, where she could at least try to please her family, as unlikely as it would be for her to actually become alpha of a strange new pack. She decided which of the two choices she wanted to go with and gathered up the nerve to let a small quiet howl, hoping someone would hear her.

[Jadir]

Black ears perked up as a soft harmonic howl flowed into them. It was so soft that Jadir almost didn’t pick it up, but thankfully he was close enough to however it is that he could hear the faintest bit of it. Usually his father would be the one to greet the lone wolves since he was the alpha and all. But since Jadir hoped to be the one to inherit Airila, he thought that maybe he should go greet the wolf, if his father hadn’t already beat him to it. Even if he did, Jadir would still greet whoever the wolf was and observe how the process of accepting wolves went. He wasn’t sure if his father would mind, but there was only one way to find out.

From what he could tell, the howl appeared to come from the Tia’deli Mountains. He was currently in the middle of the Xayar Forest, which started at the base of the mountains. The black brute took off at a light trot towards the mountain. The distance seemed to be closing slowly, so Jadir went from a light trot to fast-paced trot. That did the trick for he arrived at the base a half hour later. He was panting and slightly exhausted, but he was determined to meet this wolf and learn more about what it takes to be an alpha. Though his body was slightly reluctant, he began to make the ascent up the mountain to where he would find this wolf.

The scent of the wolf grew stronger and stronger until about a half an hour later, he finally spotted the wolf. It was beautiful she wolf with ivory fur and stunning blue eyes. He had never met such a beautiful creature in his life and it caused him to almost forget what he was doing here. He approached the wolf cautiously so that he wouldn’t scare her off. “Hello, my name is Jadir, son of Toiro the alpha of Airila. Who might you be,” he said politely to the she wolf.

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Tag: Anima
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OCC: Not as good as the previous one I typed up, but hopefully it's good enough.

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[Anima]

As she waited, she couldn't help but be on the jumpy side. She had somehow managed to sneak away from Zitao while she was supposed to be on a hunt but she had no idea how long it would be before he found out. It might be that he wouldn't notice at all, believing she was taking longer than usual because she didn't want to settle for the first thing she found and really wanted to please him or, it could be that he already knew she was missing and was in the process of tracking her down making her go from the hunter to the hunted. Either way, since she had no idea which option was the right one, every noise she heard made her jump and want to hide. She wandered how much longer she could wait before her submissive mind set took over and she went running back to her master.
The white wolf began to think that either her howl had not been heard or that the pack decided not to bother with her. She hoped it was not the second choice, she didn't think she had it in her to go look for yet another pack. This was a one shot kind of thing to her and this pack rejected her, she would have to settle for being a pet for the rest of her life. In a way, she knew that would be better than being a loner in general but she would rather have an alpha and a possible, though nearly impossible, chance of a mate than have a master and an owner for the rest of her life. She decided to howl once more, this time just slightly louder than the first. After her call, it didn't take long at all for her to nose to catch the scent a male wolf that seemed to be not too far away. Her ears perked in slight excitement despite her tail tucking and her mind racing even faster. Should she tell this pack that she was from another pack? Should she mention she was next in line to be alpha or should she completely lie about her past and say she was just from a family of loners? The faster her mind raced, the more she longed for her family. At this poit, she would give anything to be a young pup again, curled up next to her much larger uncle as they playfully bantered back and forth. She really, truly, missed those days.
She knew the wolf was quickly approaching as his scent grew stronger and stronger. She couldn't help but take a couple steps back away from the direction that she knew he was coming. This was her last chance to run, no one would know it was her and it took every ounce her not to. She needed to do this, for herself and for her family. She needed to come over the mental block that was trying to make her change her mind. She had nothing to fear, she could tell this wasn't a bad pack and that, even if she had to settle for subordinate she would be well taken care of. The only thing she had to fear was how her master would take things if he ever found out and how she would handle having both a master and an alpha. She knew that if she wasn't careful, things could go very, very wrong. There would be nothing and no one to stop her master from taking her life if he found out he was not the only one that owned her. He would never in a million years share his toy. Anima swallowed hard and refocused her attention back on what was currently going on. Only seconds later a black figure emerged and she immediately knew she had been caught. Game over, she was dead meat. She was about to submit and beg for forgiveness when she realized this wolf was not her master. He was smaller in size and had gorgeous green eyes. In fact, upon closer inspection, everything about the wolf was different. He was calm and carried himself in a dominant yet relaxed posture that instantly put her at ease as she physically relaxed. "Nice to meet you Jadir," she said with utter sincerity as he was the first friendly face she had seen since the fire. "I am Anima...." She stopped herself after that, deciding not to say more unless she was asked despite how hard it was not to introduce herself as the daughter of Kiva and future alpha of Tala. She bowed her head respectfully and submissively as she waited for him to speak again.

[Toiro]

Toiro yawned as he walked, still tired after his long sleep. He had just left the dens and was making his way through the Tia’deli Mountains, having decided that it was time to do another border patrol. Now that both Huxleyi and Spirit had vanished, the pack was in need of warriors. The alpha decided that he would call a pack meeting sometime soon, to see if he could get some of their new members into higher ranks. At least they had a gatherer now – Nymph was a welcome addition, both because of her lovely sweet personality, and because Airila had lacked any healing talent since his beloved mate and mother of his pups, Aludra, had disappeared. The male’s mind found itself once again drifting off into memories, as it was prone to do whenever he was walking alone.

He had not heard the soft howl, so it was quite a surprise when he rounded a corner and saw two wolves – one his dark pelted son, the other a light coloured foreigner – talking together. Toiro’s hackles raised ever so slightly at the sight of Jadir conversing with the loner. It was an instinctive reaction, as he knew he shouldn’t feel so protective over his son. Jadir was not a pup any more – in fact, he was growing into quite a capable young male. And to tell the truth, he seemed to be handling the situation rather well, appearing cautious but friendly and polite, as Toiro himself would do when meeting loners.

So taking a deep breath, the Airila alpha forced his fur to lie flat again and once he had approached to within easy speaking distance, gave his full attention to the white furred female who had introduced herself as Anima. “Greetings. I am Toiro, the alpha of Airila. Is there anything we can do to help you?” The large male’s steel grey eyes were friendly as he awaited her response, though he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable with the situation.