across the sea -- ! [OPEN/JOINING]

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[atrb=background,http://imageshack.us/a/img441/7313/noellatablem2.png] Water. Churning violently. Pulling... pulling... pulling... Dragging her down. Flooding her sense organs: ears, nose, throat. Eyes burning. A scream nothing mure than a gurgled bubble of water. Noella was drowning. It had all started with a swim. The young Tundra female had lost everything, her home, her loved ones, her children. Her mind had cracked and her heart had shattered, leaving nothing more than a hollow, empty shell of a wolf. For a long time it had felt like she'd reached the end of the world, nothing but water staring back at her. And then she had waded into the icy blue depths, letting the waves overtake her. After all, her homeland had no place for her anymore. If she wanted to live, she had to face the ocean. She had to find out what was on there other side. And if there was nothing but water for the rest of her days? So be it. It was a suicide mission, a journey with no consequences. Noella no longer cared if she survived or not. She simply wanted it all to end. How long she had been tumbling beneath the surface of the water was unknown. Days? Weeks? Months? Time blurred together, minutes feeling like agonizingly long hours. She couldn't see, couldn't breathe. She was dying. And then, all of a sudden, out of the blue! Nothing. Her body hit something hard, scraping along the sea floor before the water pulled away. Violently it coughed her up, spitting her out and leaving her for dead amidst rock and rubble. For hours she must have lay unconscious, body sore and exhausted. And when finally she awoke, it was to cough up sea water the way the ocean had coughed up her. With choking force she expelled the vile liquid from her lungs, gasping for air with shallow breaths. Her eyes opened to a world of disorientation, vision swimming in the unfamiliar. Her body ached down to her bones. And, in truth, she looked no better than a drowned rat. It was a pitiful sight, really. Noella tried twice to drag herself away from the sea. Her legs were shaky as she tried to stand, unwilling to support her. In the end, she only managed to pull her weight to the base of Ryn-Eldbel before collapsing again. A weak howl rang out, barely loud enough to reach past the immediate area. Still, she needed to do something, right? She needed help. She needed someone to find her. At least, she thought she did. She wasn't dead yet after all... Though, as darkness once again claimed her vision she might as well have been. Her summoning cry was forgotten. Maybe this time her body would be claimed by eternal sleep.

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[atrb=background,http://tinyurl.com/96z8tro] Light were the footsteps of the red femme patrolling the border of Acerbus. Alpha had been gone for some time, leaving Shayde and Angel to watch over the land. And now that Angel had taken off to Fenris-knows-where, it was up to the beta to make sure everything was in one piece. If Alpha returned to his lands ridden with loners...She shuddered as she thought of the many things he would likely do to her. No. She would do her job properly. For the millionth time since his sudden departure, Shayde wondered what the black and gold brute had left for. He hardly said anything to give away his intentions before bolting off. She believed it had something to do with his sudden foul mood, but never got the chance to question it. He was gone and she was in charge. There was no reason to laze around thinking about it. When he returned, she would have every chance to grill him about it. For now, she had plenty of work ahead of her. Shayde had already ventured through the woods and around the lake. A single trail from some wolf had lead her to a rotting corpse, but other than that there was no sign of any loners. Trotting along the ridge of Ryn-Eldbel was so much nicer than the dense forest. Due to the ocean, the breeze was cool and smelled strongly of salt. Red-brown eyes skimmed the choppy waves of the ocean. It had been a long time since she’d arrived on Anikira by means of that same ocean. She’d been young then and couldn’t even swim. Now, she simply had no interest in the water. The wind carried a weak howl to her ears, causing the femme to stop and look around. She was alone, as she had been for a couple of days now. Lifting her nose to the air, all she could smell was salt. She started off again, keeping alert for any new sounds or smells. Eventually, the red femme was down near the water’s edge. Her original intention had been to stay along the ridge, keeping away from the ocean. But that call... It hadn’t been her imagination. Almost as soon as she arrived, she spotted the intruder. Footprints from the water lead right to the soaking femme, though it was difficult to tell if she was the one who had made the call. For one, she was out cold. If Shayde hadn’t seen the femme’s chest rising and falling—albeit slowly—she would have assumed the wolf was dead. The red femme looked out over the water before looking at the femme again. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky and the water wasn’t the least bit choppy. So why was she unconscious? Was swimming really that difficult? Shayde shrugged and made her way towards the intruder. Even so, she couldn’t remain in Acerbus without good reason. “Hey!” Shayde nudged the femme’s shoulder. “You can’t sleep here. Wake up!” words:: Five-Hundred and Fifteen muse:: Great! tags:: Noella mood:: Indifferent ooc:: Shayde's first post in forever and a day <3 FINALLY!

[taqqiq]

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[atrb=background,http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/530/taqmid.png] Taqqiq had been traveling north for a few days at most, stopping only to hunt and drink. His progress would have been quicker, had the bundle of fluff that tumbled behind him stayed back in the lands of Kamari like he’d told it to. But no, the four-month-old cougar female had stuck by his side, clamoring around him and tugging at his pelt in what she obviously thought was a gentle way. The Mackenzie Valley brute let out a deep sigh, stopping abruptly so that the little cub bounced off the back of his legs and landed in the dirt, squealing indignantly. Taqqiq closed his eyes, as if praying to Fenris for patience, before he turned to look down at the little female. ”Jade,” he growled, his voice quiet yet firm, ”You need to be quiet. We are not back home, we’re somewhere else.” he told her. After Taqqiq had slaughtered Jade’s two siblings, he had left the area and headed north, and the cub had scampered after him. She didn’t know about the death of her siblings, but she did know that her mother had passed, although the details were still unknown to the little cub. Taqqiq, lost in grief and appalled at what he had done, could not bring himself to tell Jade that the blood she smelled was her own siblings’, or that his own father had killed her mother. And Jade, believing that the scent of blood had been a kill of Taqqiq’s, ended up following the large pup, mewling away that she was hungry. Taqqiq, still feeling guilty, had hunted for the crying cub and told her to stay where she was. He’d wandered off and fell asleep that same night, but when he woke up, it was to find Jade curled against his side. Two days later, she was still following him. Taqqiq didn’t have the heart to shake her anymore, and so he’d resigned to look after her until she left on her own. Now, the pair had left Kamari, as well as Taqqiq’s little sister, Kyra, behind. Taqqiq had been unable to face her, and besides, he hadn’t gone back when he said he would. He figured she had already left Kamari, tired of waiting. He just wasn’t sure where she would go. Breaking away from his thoughts, Taqqiq glared down at the cub, and she seemed to shrink under his emerald gaze. ”Okay Tic-Taq!” she squeaked, pawing at his gold muzzle. Then, realizing that she’d spoken loudly, she whispered, ”Okay, Tic-Taq!” Taqqiq shook his head slightly, half-amused, half-annoyed at the nickname Jade had chosen for him. He opened his maw to point out that his name was not Tic-Taq, but at that moment, he heard a weak howl. Auds twitching somewhat as the searched for the source, Taqqiq looked down at his companion. ”Jade,” he whispered softly, his jade eyes turning dead-serious. ”I need you to be silent, there is trouble ahead.” Taqqiq murmured, gently picking up the cub in his jowls. Jade squeaked slightly in discomfort, but being so young and inexperienced, she trusted the wolf, and fell silent. Taqqiq walked forward, ears pricked and eyes wide, trying to see who had howled. A few minutes later, he came across a strange sight. It was a she wolf, who looked as if she were passed out in the sand. Dropping Jade, Taqqiq growled softly, ”I need you to stay here, but hide very carefully. Don’t move; don’t make a sound until I tell you to.” The little kitten nodded, crouching her body to the earth as low as she could. Taqqiq nodded his approval, starting to walk towards the female wolf. He was about to call out to her before a scent reached his nostrils, and a voice shouted at the unconscious wolf. Taqqiq snorted slightly, green eyes narrowing into slits as he watched the second wolf walk up to the first and nudge her. ”She isn’t asleep.” Taqqiq called out, shaking his head. ”Even I can tell she’s knocked out. Would you sleep in that position?” he barked at her, chuckling to himself. ”She needs tending to.” Words;; 690 Muse;; Decent Mood;; Serious. Notes;; Sorry this took a while. x.x

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[Angel]

Angel pulled herself sluggishly to her paws and looked around. She was surrounded by forest; dark trees in all directions and nobody in sight. Hm.. that was strange. She didn’t remember falling asleep here, but then again she did get gaps in her memory sometimes. Perhaps she should get that checked up with a shaman or something. Just then, a weak howl caught her ears and she turned in the direction it had come from, cocking her head curiously. She didn’t recognise the voice, so it must be a loner on their land. The pretty white wolf began trotting towards the source of the noise. She was a Descai member after all, and it was her job to protect the territory. And maybe she could persuade the wolf to join. Descai didn’t have many members at the moment and it really would be nice to have someone new to talk to. Angel’s fluffy tail wagged happily behind her and she increased her pace, eager to greet her new friend.

When she arrived at the scene she found that two wolves had already gotten there before her. One she recognised as the beta, and the other she thought she recognised as Vorilye. For a second she wondered why he was here, as she hadn’t seen him in quite a while, but then she saw that Shayde was trying to wake the sleeping wolf up, and was distracted from her thoughts.

“Please be nice to her, Shayde. You might hurt her if you’re not gentle” Angel called out as she approached the three wolves. The sleeping wolf didn’t look as though she was in a very comfortable position, and was completely soaked with water. “Did she swim here? Oh, the poor thing. No wonder she’s tired.” Angel simply didn’t understand how close this wolf was to death; she had never seen a dead body before (at least, not in her sane state) so the concept was foreign to her. Death only happened in stories, not real life.

The beautiful white wolf came to a stop next to the black brute and was surprised to find that she was about the same height as him. “Hey… You seem different…” Angel turned her head and studied him more carefully. He seemed a lot smaller than she remembered the Vorilye to be, and he had a different scent too, although he was just as handsome. Then it clicked. Angel laughed, a sound like soft music, and her light blue eyes sparkled. “You’re not the alpha, are you?” How silly of her to think that! She noticed now that his ears were different too; rimmed with gold. The she wolf smiled at the male. “Pleased to meet you. I’m Angel”


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[atrb=background,http://imageshack.us/a/img441/7313/noellatablem2.png] How long she lay there she could not know. The longer she rested, her body healing, the more information her brain slowly began to process. At first there was a dull hum, a muffled garble in the immediate area that broke over the sounds of falling waves and humming insects. Eventually the noise morphed into sounds, almost recognizable. It was loud though, so very loud. Like an assault was being made on her sensitive hearing. An ear twitched, trying to fight off the conversation. Every word was like a dagger piercing her exhausted mind. Too much! Too fast! She couldn't take it! Thankfully her sense of smell was mostly blocked by the thick stench of salt water. The large extent of new scents would have only added to the headache. This land was strange, unfamiliar, nothing like her homeland. Nothing smelled the same. And with the number of wolves gathering around her increasing every minute, sensory overload was almost imminent. Another shallow breath, only able to pick up faint tracings that she was no longer alone. Next was her sense of touch. Or rather, the sense that someone was touching her. She could feel it in her shoulder, the pressure of another trying to rouse her. Except that in a muscle tender from a too long swim, the prodding was not gentle. It was like pushing on a fresh bruise, pain radiating out from the site, running down her leg and up into her neck. Noella groaned, if the sound could be called that. Maybe it was more of a whimper...? Her voice sounded strangled, like a hand had wrapped itself around her throat and wasn't letting air in or out. It was pathetic, really, a reflection of her current state. And it was the best that she could muster. The voices continued to swirl around her, rousing her further from the black hole that was the point between life and death. The more aware she became, the more her soul seemed to push back into her body, willing her heart to beat. Light peeked in from behind closed lids, warm and bright despite the chilly air. It sent more piercing pain to her brain, too bright. On instinct she recoiled, head jerking backwards and eyes opening briefly before she let out another pitiful cry. Everything hurt, her head especially but her body too. She could feel the aches of her muscles, the crushing weight of trying to breathe, how bitingly cold it was due to the water clinging to her fur. Again Noella opened her eyes, aqua orbs peeking out at those around her before squeezing shut tightly. In the brief moment they were open the others could have easily detected her fear. Fear of a strange land. Fear of others. Fear of the unknown. She was surrounded, trapped, and scared for her life. Now that she had life she wasn't quite as willing to give it up. At least a death by drowning was peaceful, quiet, private. But now... There were witnesses! Better yet, what if they were there to finish her off? Would it be painful? Would it be quick or would they draw it out, making an example of her? There was that pitiful whimper again, the only sound she was able to make, words unwilling to come.

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[atrb=background,http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7738/94326341.png] Well, it had taken him several days to get here. But, he was finally here in Acerbus. Finding his father's scent wasn't too difficult to find. Though, he did wonder where his parents were going or what they were going to do. Sitting at the boarder that he had come to first, made him very board. He had no idea when his parents would return but, he thought that he might as well explore a little bit. Especially with a faint little howl touching his ears. Tike wasn't incredibly social but, his curiosity overtook his desire to not speak to anyone. He began trotting in the direction in which the howl had come from. He knew that his mother said to stay on the boarder and, he would. Just not that boarder. But, he would be at a boarder and no, he did not walk all the way around the boarder to get to the sandy beach. He cut right through the territory. Probably not the best idea but, when one has traveled for several days, the long way does not sound too appealing. As he got closer, four scents came to his nose. One of which he recognized as his brother Taqqiq. He groaned inside of his head. As much as he loved his brother, his life would be a lot easier without him. Mother had finally paid him some attention since Taq had abandoned them. He thought seriously about going back to the boarder in which he came from but, this would not be a wasted trip. He had used some very precious energy to get him to this beach and he was not going to turn around now. He also saw a white wolf as well as a red wolf when his feet had carried him close enough to see. But, where was the fourth smell? He assumed that he would find out soon. He approached the group and found a female laying in the sand, groaning. Did she swim here? The smell of salt water was heavy on her fur. He looked around at the group, somewhat assessing them. Not for any particular reason. He figured that there were at least three loners here if the other two were pack members, they had them out numbered anyway. How long has she been here like this? He was pretty sure that the female would die unless one of the other females were shaman because this fae needed some medical attention that he didn't know how to give her. So, the question was more out of curiosity than anything else.

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[atrb=background,http://tinyurl.com/96z8tro] With the ocean so near to her, Shayde hadn’t noticed the approach of another wolf. Had she been more inland, the breeze would have carried his scent. But all that came to her was salt and water, as well as the scent of the soaked femme before her. He spoke up, causing her to jump, hackles raised as she spun to face him. Almost immediately, her attitude changed. It was the alpha! He had returned! Her tail wagged at the recognition, but soon came to a halt. Alpha wouldn’t speak in such a way. She needs tending to? No. Alpha wouldn’t care that the femme was injured. He would rouse her and demand answers, just as Shayde had. Upon closer inspection, Shayde realized this couldn’t be the alpha. For one, this brute had green eyes. Alpha’s eyes were a beautiful gold, a color that matched the leaves on the trees in the woods. And this brute simply looked too young. Alpha was seasoned, intimidating. This brute was hardly a threat, even if he was larger than the red femme. Shayde growled at the intruder, but didn’t get a chance to say anything to him. Angel, the only remaining Descai member short of the alpha and herself, had suddenly reappeared. She was bubbly as ever, as if the events from days ago hadn’t happened at all. Shayde’s growling ceased instantly as she watched Angel move. There was no sign of the demon she had seen tear that lone wolf apart. This was the Angel she knew and secretly loathed. It didn’t take long for the femme to get on Shayde’s nerves, however, and the growling soon returned. “Where have you been, Angel?” she barked at the Tundra femme. “If Alpha finds out that you bailed, he’s gonna kill you!” Not that she really cared. One less mouth to feed. Shayde rolled her eyes as Angel spoke to the not-alpha brute. “Why bother introducing yourself to this outsider?” With the alpha gone, Shayde stepped up to fulfill one of her duties as beta. She stood before the strange brute and held herself with pride, staring him straight in the eye. “These lands belong to Descai, trespasser.” The red femme had half a mind to simply chase the brute out of the lands. He had a likeness to the alpha that simply rubbed her the wrong way, not to mention the way he’d spoken to her as if she was an idiot. Unconscious or not, the soaked femme had no right to sleep on beaches that belonged to her pack. Speaking of, the femme on the ground seemed to be rousing. Shayde glanced down at the soaked mess as she made a pathetic whimper and sighed deeply. Putting the not-alpha brute on hold, the beta turned to the femme. “You’ve washed up onto shores belonging to Descai, femme,” she explained. She was neither speaking kindly nor coldly to the femme, understanding that she was likely confused, but still trying to stay in the dominant position. “I promise not to harm you, so long as you do the same. You may stay until you have recuperated from your journey.” From wherever it is that you came, she added in thought. She then turned back to the not-alpha brute, eyes narrowing slightly. “As for you... You are neither injured nor frightened. You have no purpose to be in these lands, so I suggest you leave.” When yet another wolf entered the picture, Shayde grew very irritated. She snarled at the approaching brute, only to be cut short by surprise. She stared at him, then glanced at the other brute, then back. They were...identical? And they looked just like the alpha. What was going on? Shayde shook her head, returning to her growling, dominant stance. Now was not the time to worry about a pair of brutes with a likeness to her alpha. Now was the time to run these intruders out of these lands. “She is none of your concern, pup,” she growled at the new brute, stepping in front of the soaking femme. “I suggest you both return from wherever it is you came. Unless you have a good explanation as to why you’re here?” She highly doubted that they did, but she may as well listen to whatever nonsense they threw at her. words:: Seven-Hundred and Thirty-Eight muse:: Fantastic~ tags:: Noella, Taqqiq, Angel, and Tike mood:: Irritated and dominant. ooc:: My poor, poor Shayde </3

[taqqiq]

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[atrb=background,http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/530/taqmid.png] Taqqiq’s ears pricked as the sound of more paws came closer. Another wolf had entered the scene, this one an ivory-furred femme, and Taqqiq was feeling slightly nervous. He had only ever interacted with is family, but now there were three femmes standing before him. The young male nodded slightly to the white wolf, who stared at him intently. Blinking a little at her words, Taqqiq started to growl, ”We haven’t met –“ But then she mentioned the alpha, and the brutes’ jade eyes widened. ’Alpha?’ he thought to himself, confusion lining his young face. Then it hit him: He must had wandered into Descai, his fathers’ territory. He shook himself and took a deep breath before he muttered, ”Uh, hi Angel…my name is Taqqiq, but my family calls me Taq.” Taqqiq was about to speak again, before the femme on the ground let out a whine. His green eyes showed sympathy, and he growled at the wolf who was nudging her. ”Leave her alone, she’s probably hurt!” he growled angrily, taking a step forward as his hackles rose. Taqqiq’s tail arched over his back slightly, wondering who on earth this femme was, and what rank she held within his fathers’ pack. The wolf on the ground let out another whine, louder than the last. His eyes darted down to her face, and he saw her open her eyes. Taqqiq was stunned – he had never seen a color quite like it. It was a bright blue, shimmering, like the water did as sunlight hit it. Swallowing his fears and anxiety, Taqqiq gently nosed the female. ”M-ma’am?” he asked quietly, stammering a little from nerves. ”Are you okay? My name is Taq…my father owns the land you’re on, he can help you.” Taqqiq told her anxiously. Suddenly, another voice cut the air around the young wolf: Tike. His brother. His twin. The brute stood abruptly, whirling around to face his brother. Taqqiq shook his head in response to his question. ”I-I don’t know. Tike, where’s fa - I mean, where’s Vorilye?” he said, calling his father by his name. Taqqiq didn’t want to call him “father”. It felt…dirty, wrong, and the title didn’t belong to the brute, anyways! ”And where is mother? Are they together?” Taqqiq’s questions came out too fast, he was wound up, anxious, and he feared how his brother would act towards him. After all, the brute had basically abandoned them all. For the most part, Taqqiq had successfully avoided responding to the red female, but when she snapped at Tike, Taqqiq instantly turned to face her. He snarled at her, feeling brave for some foolish reason. ”Leave my brother alone! Weren’t you listening, our father is the alpha here! We can come here if we want.” Taqqiq snarled angrily, his eyes flashing. From, the bushes, Jade came bounding out, acting as if nothing was wrong. Taqqi stared at her in horror. ”JADE!” he barked, immediately moving to stand over her; he feared what the others would do to her. ”I thought I told you to stay hidden.” he hissed, drawing her closer to his stomach so that she was shielded from any harm. Jade merely curled her tail around Taq’s leg and squealed, ”But Taaaaaaqiiiiieeeee, I was booorrrrreeeeeeeeed!” Taqqiq merely groaned, unsure of what to do now. He looked from face to face, uncertainty rising within his body. What would he do if his brother, Angel or the bossy red female attacked himself or Jade? The brute licked the cougar cubs’ forehead roughly, as she had twigs stuck to her face, before he raised his gaze once again to meet Tike’s and the unnamed females’. Words;; 607 Muse;; Fine. Mood;; Angry, worried and unsure. Notes;; This thread is going to be long.

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[Angel]

Angel ears flicked back in surprise as the beta began growling at her. She didn’t understand why Shayde didn’t like her. What was wrong with her? She was cheerful, but surely that wasn’t a bad thing? “What do you mean? I didn’t go anywhere,” Angel whined, genuinely confused. “I’ve never even left the territory since I joined.”
But she dismissed it as nothing. Even if she had left the territory, which she was certain she hadn’t, Alpha wouldn’t kill her. Even though he was a bit mean to loners sometimes, she knew that he had a good heart.

The sleeping wolf seemed to have woken up now, and was making strange pitiful whimpering noises. “Shh, darling, it’s okay” Angel attempted to comfort the half-drowned creature, crooning in her softest voice.

And then another wolf entered the scene. Angel had to glance back at Taqqiq to make sure he was still there and hadn’t teleported to the other side of the group.
“Wow, you two are identical!” The white wolf laughed and her crystal blue eyes sparkled with mirth. It was just so funny! And to see the beta’s expression!

Her laughter died as Shayde became hostile again and she put on a pout. “Why can’t they stay too? They haven’t done anything wrong” Well, technically, they had, but Angel had forgotten about that rule that said wolves were supposed to howl at the border before entering the territory. There were so many rules though! How was she supposed to remember them all?

Then Taq replied, saying that he had a right to be there because his father was the alpha of the lands. If she had been thinking more about the tone of the words she might not have understood, but although she was sometimes not the smartest wolf on the planet, she could still connect the dots from that and his conversation with the wolf called Tike.
“Ooh! Vorilye! Is that his name?” Angel’s eyes glittered with excitement. She was so proud of herself, discovering this interesting fact after almost a year of being in Alpha’s pack. He never told her what his name was, even when she asked super nicely, and now her new friend had given it to her!

And then what looked like a cat came tumbling to Taq’s side. The appearance of the strange creature almost sent her into panic mode but after a brief moment where she just stood there, completely zoned out, she managed to control the fright. “What is that thing?!” The pair seemed to know each other, which was weird, because Angel had never heard of such a relationship between two different creatures.


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[Ryker]

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[atrb=background,http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7738/94326341.png] As he came closer, he heard his brother speaking to the fae who was on the ground. He introduced himself to her, like it was going to help her not die. When he got close enough to actually see her, he saw what she looked like. Her fur color was pretty. Not as pretty as mother but, she was still pretty. Tike had been only seven months old so, he was obviously not attracted to her in a physical way but, her colors were still easy to look at. His brother looked shocked to see him. Tike tried to keep a straight face as he stuttered through his words. It was weird, the relationship that he had with his brother. As much as Tike hated Taqqiq for being the favorite son, he loved his brother for being his brother. Taq was the only brother he had. They had been together since their conception. It was also nice to not get yelled at by at least one wolf for existing. He went off and he was headed into the middle of Haishin territory. Mother went with him but, she said that they would be coming here as soon as they could. Tike could hear the anxious tone his his brother's voice. He tried to keep himself calm in telling his brother the news when even though he himself was not totally sure how to react. He had no idea where mother and father were going or what they were doing. Father looked like he was looking for something..or someone from the little glimpse of his face that he saw while he was running into the middle of the territory. Or, maybe he was just running through it to get to the other side? Tike was very confused about what was going on but, he knew that if he would have shown that worry and confusion in his voice that Taq would become even more in distress than he already was. The white fae stated bluntly that he and his brother were identical. He didn't want to respond to that. Of course they were identical, that's why they looked alike. Duh. When the red fae became hostile, Tike began to wonder if every wolf he met was going to yell at him for caring. It was such an odd thing. Wolves didn't like it when he didn't care and they didn't like it when he cared, what was their problem? Taq....was aggressive? Tike hadn't seen this side of his brother very often, if at all. What was he doing? He was gonna get himself killed! This was father's land and they were bigger than the red wolf but, she was an adult and they weren't pack members either. Tike took up a stance along side his brother. Who cared if they were young? They were big. Together, the red fae would have little chance against them. Besides, he wasn't going to let Taq get all the glory for this nor was he going to sit there and let his brother defend him like he was helpless or something. The white fae began to pout about how they hadn't done anything wrong which, in reality they had. Even though this was technically a boarder. It wasn't the boarder that the pack wanted you to be at but, it was a boarder so, they weren't really in Descai territory. Tike's attention turned to the white fae when she sounded shocked to learn his father's name. You didn't know your own alpha's name? That was weird to Tike. Tike knew his father to be a good wolf. He had saved him and his mother and his brother and Kyra from being eaten by a cougar. Vorilye had been gentle and soft when he spoke to him. Why wouldn't Vorilye tell them his name? Then, a creature flew out of no where, screaming Taq's name. Taq' screamed her name as well. Had he named that thing? It was a baby cougar?! How could he! How dare he! Didn't he care that one of their kind killed their eldest sisters?! He was so confused at that moment. He didn't know whether to be aggressive to the thing or to stand there and ignore it. Taq..wha-why? Tike couldn't utter any more words. He was in horror and shock and confusion. He didn't know what to say or what to think. He had been feeling this way for a few days now but, it hadn't been this bad before. He wondered if he would feel this way for the rest of his life.

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[atrb=background,http://imageshack.us/a/img441/7313/noellatablem2.png] Suffocating. Noella felt like she was suffocating. In a way it was almost like drowning, except this time there was no water to force the air out of her lungs. Instead her chest constricted, breaths coming in short gasps and never bringing in enough air. These wolves, these creatures, these heathens were going about her care in all the wrong ways! Yes, let's all crowded around the helpless wolf and start poking and prodding her. Better yet, let's start an argument over her dying corpse! The whine she let out was pitiful. Too close, everyone was much too close. And so loud! The muddled voices swirled around her, striking her ears as if they were a hammer driving in a nail. Even when the red one spoke directly to her, Noella barely understood. She was having trouble picking up on even the key words and with the others chattering around them about family nonsense or whatever there was just too much to take in. The female whimpered. And then her eyes caught the twin males and she felt her vision swim again. Now she was seeing double! That was just what she needed on top of everything else. Except that the black and gold males were the only thing that had seemed to duplicate, which only left her more confused. She didn't understand. She didn't understand! She did not understand! She wet herself. Between the voices and her vision and the sheer aggression being presented between the red femme and the black and gold brutes, she couldn't take it anymore. It was all too much. Hot yellow liquid seemed from her hind quarters, staining the ground beneath her and adding the awful stench of urine to the already unpleasant one of salty water. It was a fear reaction. She couldn't breathe, she couldn't think, and her bladder had released without her permission. Now she was laying in a puddle of her own piss, more uncomfortable than she had been before. Noella had to get out of here. She had to get away from these strangers before they did something worse! She had to find someplace safe and dry where she could lay down to die in peace. With the others distracted by their nonsense dispute (nonsense in the fact that she had no idea what was going on), the aqua eyed female tried to make her escape. It took all of her remaining strength to rise up and pad away. She had to get out of here; her flee instinct was working on overdrive! But she was weak and famished, her body unable to support her. She made it a few feet before collapsing again, giving one last effort to crawl away on her belly. She just... she couldn't take it anymore. She couldn't do this. Her body was exhausted, starving, and disgraced. Blackness crept over her vision as once again she slipped into unconsciousness.

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[atrb=background,http://tinyurl.com/96z8tro] Shayde didn’t care much for the identical brutes. The first one—Taqqiq, based on what he told Angel—had attempted to get her away from the weakened femme by stepping forward. The red femme merely raised her eyebrows. “Was that supposed to be intimidating, pup?” She felt little fear of the pup, despite how much larger he was than she. How could such a young thing be experienced in fighting? A battle wasn’t just using brute force. Shayde wouldn’t waste her breath on such a fight. Angel’s obliviousness to her own departure annoyed Shayde. Was she merely playing dumb or did she really not know? The look in the femme’s eyes that day... Even now it caused a shudder to run down Shayde’s spine. But she was somewhat pleased the femme didn’t remember. For now, Shayde would keep her little adventure a secret. If it happened again under her watch, however, she would alert Alpha without hesitation. She kept that bit to herself, not wanting to threaten her only back up in the situation. Shayde sighed deeply, shaking her head. “Never mind, Angel. Help me with these trespassers.” But Angel didn’t seem to think the brutes had done anything wrong. Shayde turned an annoyed look at the bubbly femme, unimpressed by the lack of assistance she was getting. The black and gold pup stepped forward and Shayde had every intention to strike at him. But he spoke to the weakened femme, saying something about his father owning the lands. Stunned, the red femme stared at the pup, wondering if she’d heard wrong. Alpha has pups? Though it was true Shayde knew next to nothing about her alpha, she had never even dreamed he had sired pups. But given that he was quite an attractive brute, she really shouldn’t have been all that surprised. And that does explain the likeness... Then, even more shocking than learning her alpha had children was the name that Taqqiq called him. Vorilye. Angel picked up on that immediately, eager to know if that was truly the alpha brute’s name. Shayde was stunned. He had never given her any reason to doubt him and yet here she was, face to face with not only his name but also his sons. What was she to think in this situation? She didn’t much time to do much of anything. A moment later, the second black and gold pup stood beside his brother, taking an intimidating stance. It was clear that the brutes were trying to get her to back down. The thought caused Shayde to laugh cynically. “What is it you think you pups can do? Have you ever fought a battle before? Have you tasted the blood of another?” A dark look filled the red-brown eyes of the femme as she growled threateningly. “These lands may belong to your father, but until he returns I am the one in charge. Adjust yourselves quickly before I lose my temper.” It was lucky that a little ball of fuzz decided to join the party. Shayde’s anger was averted from the large pups to a cougar cub that came bounding into the scene. She spoke to Taqqiq, clearly uninterested in the fact that she was in a heap of danger. The fact that this brute was keeping a cub as a pet stuck Shayde as funny. She chuckled, smirking at the brute pup. “You ought to keep a closer eye on your children, brute,” she stated, turning away from him. It no longer mattered to her if they thought they could best her. Taking in a snack under his wing knocked him down a few pegs in her book. Compassion was a weakness Shayde didn’t share with him. The weakened femme brought Shayde back to the task at paw. She had begun whimpering again, eyes wide with fear. She even had a puplike reaction to all of the commotion: her bladder let loose. The air was soon filled with rivaling scents of urine and salt, causing the red femme to wrinkle her nose in disgust. She looked down at the weakened femme only to find the femme attempting escape. A few feet away, she collapsed again. Shayde sighed deeply, shaking her head. “What a mess this is...” She trudged over to the femme, finding her unconscious once again, and turned back to the group. The two brutes weren’t actually part of the pack, but if they were Alpha’s sons, they had a right to be there. “You want to stay? Fine. But I’m putting you to work.” She jerked her head towards where the den lay. “She can’t stay here much longer. So help me drag her back to the den.” She gave a stern look to Angel. “You can lead the way.” She waited a few moments for complaints before snatching up part of the femme’s scruff in her jaws. The sooner they got away from the cold wind, the better off the femme would be. words:: Eight-Hundred and Forty-Seven muse:: Awesome~ tags:: Noella, Taqqiq, Jade, and Tike mood:: Pissed at the behavior of the pups, irritated by the helpless femme and by Angel's overall uselessness ooc:: Right now, Shayde is thinking "Why me?" Bet she regrets becoming beta right about now XD

[taqqiq]

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[atrb=background,http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/530/taqmid.png] Taqqiq sighed to himself; it was all becoming too much. Beneath him, Jade was winding herself around his legs, nuzzling his chest and butting her head against his front legs, acting just as a kitten would to its’ mother. He pawed at her, gently as he could, forcing her to sit down and stay still. He glanced to Angel, nodding as she mentioned that her and Tike were identical. ”Tike is my twin brother.” he sighed, lowering his gaze. The lost feeling was starting to come back and haunt him, the stress starting to blur his vision and sharpen his thoughts. As Angel vouched for Tike and Taq, he shook his head gently. This was not her battle. Taq glanced at the red wolf and growled quietly, ”Look, I’m not looking for any trouble. I only came because I saw that she was hurt.” He nodded towards the femme on the ground, frowning a little. The wolf didn’t seem to be responding, at least not much. As Angel’s voice pricked his ears again, Taqqiq nodded, feeling a bit bewildered. ”Y-yes. Our father is Vorilye…you didn’t know his name?” he growled, his brow furrowing. Why would his own pack not know his name? Taqqiq wondered what sort of pack his father was running, and if he wanted to be a part of it or not. Some part of him said no, although the lands did have a certain sort of charm. He thought, if he asked his father, would he allow his youngest son to roam the lands without being a part of the pack? Taqqiq sighed a little bit, nodding to his brother in response. ”Have…have you seen Kyra? Is she upset that I had to leave her? I can explain, it..it just might take a while.” Taq growled to his twin, lowering his head in guilt. As Tike moved to stand next to Taqqiq, he gave his brother an anxious smile. He turned to face the red wolf, and the smile slid right off his gold maw. The femmes’ words stung Taqqiq, and he shoved his face into hers. ”Our family was just torn apart; Vorilye and our mother Kallik killed the monster that slaughtered our eldest sisters.” he spat at her, anger causing his blood to boil. Part of him was still grieving, and the way that this wolf was talking to him was about to make him lose control. The femmes’ next words stung him again, and he snarled at her. ”You leave Jade out of this. She’s only a cub.” As Taqqiq said her name, Jade mewled, ”Yeah, leave me out of it you meanie!” Taqqiq sighed, giving the cub a stern look. She quailed under his furious gaze. As Shayde started talking again, Taqqiq merely nodded. Taking a few deep, calming breaths, the brute muttered, ”I must make things right with my family. I’ll stay.” He moved away slightly, avoiding the puddle that the unconscious wolf made, telling Jade, ”They won’t hurt you, but I still want you to follow me closely.” As the cub nodded, Taqqiq grabbed Noella’s scruff gently. Glancing at his brother, Taq gave him a look that said he would explain Jades’ presence later, when they could talk in private. Words;; 539 Muse;; Ick. Mood;; Angry, trying to calm down. Frazzled, confused, overloaded. Notes;; Sorry if it's a bit random-looking. I've never really done group rp's.

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Angel whined at the tension that had filled the air. She didn’t like it when wolves were angry, especially when she didn’t know what side to take. Shayde was the beta after all, and she wanted to be loyal to the pack, but she really didn’t think it was necessary to chase the two loners out of the territory. And they were Vorilye’s sons – what would he think? Vorilye… It was a strange name. Maybe that was why he hadn’t told them it. Maybe he was embarrassed about it. Maybe she would ask him about it the next time she saw him.

Children? Angel peered at the cougar cub again. This wasn’t Taq’s offspring, was it? No… it couldn’t be… Surely not… It did seem to be rather fond of the wolf though, nuzzling into him like Angel had done to her mum when she was a little pup. How long ago was that? Her birthday was in late summer, so that would make her… four years old now? Not that she acted her age.

Ewww, what was that smell? Angel turned her head to see that the lying-down-femme had gotten up and was now trying to drag herself across the beach away from the gathering of wolves. She had her eyes open long enough for Angel to see them properly. They were bright aqua blue; a colour she’d never seen before. It intrigued the beautiful white femme and she took a few steps closer to get a better look.
“I like your eyes. They’re pretty”
And then the female collapsed again. That was weird. What kind of wolf would just collapse like that in front of a bunch of total strangers? She was oblivious to the fact that she had done the same thing herself more than once. She really had no idea that there was anything wrong with her other than perhaps memory loss.

The pretty white female was still a bit creeped out by the strange creature Taq had brought with him, but the others didn’t seem to be that worried by it so she decided to ignore it too. Anyway, Shayde had distracted her attention by giving her a job to do.
“Yes, ma’am!” Angel beamed, happy at being able to do something to please the beta. She skipped a little way ahead of the others and waved her tail. “This way!”



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[Ryker]

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[atrb=background,http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7738/94326341.png] After being so bewildered by his twin's actions to the little monster who's mother was probably the one to kill their sisters and almost killed himself, a sudden awful stench filled Tike's nostrils. It smelled like urine and sea water. Yuck. He wrinkled his nose and turned his head away to try to get some fresh air to breath. It wasn't the most polite thing he could have done but, neither was urinating around a whole group of other wolves. Suddenly, the fae with pretty colors seemed not so pretty. The fae then with the most aqua eyes he had ever seen then tried to get up and run away. Probably from the embarrassment that she had felt for wetting herself. He was only seven months old and didn't do that. She was an adult! Adults don't wet themselves! What was wrong with the fae? Tike was now even more confused. But, the fae didn't get very far. Only a few feet before she collapsed again on the ground. How helpless she was. When the fae called he and his brothers trespassers, of course Taq was the one who played the "i dont want any trouble" card. He had always been the peace keeper. He'd stand for himself but, when it was less convenient, he always backed down. Well, now Tike couldn't stand on this one alone. He was still only a puppy with no training other than play fights with his siblings. He also relaxed but, he kept alert and an eye on the red fae. Technically, the fae was right. Even if she was just a subordinate which, Tike assumed that she wasn't, she still outranked himself and his brother. Even though Tike hated doing it, he had to show at least a little respect to the red fae and listen to her. Taq then spoke to him about Kyra. The thought of her name at that moment made him want to growl and kill something. But, he took a deep breath and attempted to calm down before responding to his brother. Yes..I saw her..she howled and sounded lonely...I went to see her...she wanted you instead. Tike tried to keep his tone from sounding bitter and angry but, it was a hard thing to do. For adults who had been practicing it for many years, it may not be so difficult but for Tike who was only seven months old, he failed at it. He couldn't even look at his brother at that point. He had to keep his eyes on the ground or on the ocean or on the red fae. Looking at Taq would be bad. Tike had been ignoring anything to do with the cougar cub. He was still in denial that his brother was even taking that thing around. It was like keeping a deer's fawn. If others hadn't of been there, Tike would have eaten the little monster. Tike nodded when the red fae said she was putting them to work. He didn't mind work and the colorful fae didn't look that heavy to drag. So, tike went over and started to push the femme's stomach as the red fae grabbed her scruff and started dragging her. He wanted to make the fae less heavy for the red who wasn't very big to begin with.