[fury, rasalas, severus] shifting sands

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grew up in a small town and when the rain would fall down
i'd just stare out my window, dreaming of what could be and if i'd end up happy

AOWYN

This was the place. This was where she had first met him, that wonderful male that she had recently found spontaneously terrifying. Perhaps it was just her imagination, a fear of how he would react, considering her past luck with getting any authoritative figure to like her. Her father had been the alpha, the abusive alpha, the abusive father. Joining another pack had been scary to her because she had been so afraid of a repeat, believed that every alpha was like this, that every authoritative figure would no doubt bring her harm and pain. But he hadn't. He had caused her such joy, had been so kind to her, and then when that night of mating came and went, she hadn't been so sure what to make of it. Feelings weren't her forte all that much, especially emotions of that kind. When she had discovered she was pregnant, how was she supposed to react? She reacted like she normally did.

Aowyn ran away. She was a timid creature by nature and running away was the best solution in her mind. Being pregnant had terrified her, because she was afraid of the reaction she would receive from Rasalas. He didn't even know, and that wasn't fair to him at all, especially when she ran away. Granted, her mind was filled with a fear of several kinds. When she had arrived in Ultoris's pack lands, she had been attacked by a big cat, a bobcat or something. She still felt the tingle of a few wounds. Some scratches remained as small scars, cutting through some parts of her fur, somewhat ruining the seamless of the red femme's fur. She was less worried about them than her swollen belly, which was throwing off her balance and causing her to land on her behind several times as she went with Severus and Fury into the territory Tassos called home. The place she called home.

The femme was grateful for them. Severus had saved her, found herself slightly attached to him, and even now curled slightly into his side as they walked, feeling safe there. Her paws felt comfortable in the sand, she felt at home near the river. She saw the stones and the brush and smelled the water. She recognized the rock that she had been laying upon when she had met Rasalas and she gazed at it momentarily, longingly. Her heart pounded in her chest, adrenaline pumping in her veins, and part of her was suddenly questioning even returning here. It hadn't taken them long to connect she was a part of Tassos, that she had a relationship with the alpha there, and perhaps that opened a possibility of an alliance. She wouldn't mind helping make an alliance happen. The wolves of Ultoris were kind and she could see how they would be useful as an allied pack.

Aowyn left their sides a moment, pacing closer to the river and stepping in so her ankles were covered. It felt nice, familiar, and associated with the memory of running through it at a frantic pace when the volcano had erupted. Her stomach churned, but she smelled the fish swimming in the water, could see them, and then she could hear her stomach growled at her. She backed out of the water to ignore it and hesitated a moment, scared of calling for him. She was worried. What if he didn't come? What if he was angry with her and didn't want anything to do with her? She had been wrong in running away. She should have stayed, should have told him, but would things have been any better? She didn't even know, and it was all this doubt that caused her and others the most trouble. She couldn't afford to get cold feet now, and she couldn't really run away. Her swollen belly certainly slowed her down and she didn't want to jostle the puppies around anymore than she wanted.

The red female sucked in a breath and craned her head back before she could change her mind, releasing the howl and calling for him. The light sound, whole and pure, pierced the air and reached out to wherever he was waiting, wherever he was sitting or walking or even sleeping. She hoped he would hear, prayed he would come, prayed he wouldn't be too angry with her. It had been stupid to leave. Stupid. So stupid.

"aowyn speaking" - #FFC1C1
"aowyn thinking"
"others speaking"
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WORD COUNT: 000 | TAGGED: severus, fury, rasalas
NOTES: This so could've been longer, but I was short on time ;-; yay for alliances~

i'll spread my wings and i'll learn how to fly
i'll do what it takes til i touch the sky

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The days were melting together, his life transforming into a haze of auburn swirls. The muscular wolf was still incapable of comprehending why his life had taken such a drastic turn; yet, he would press himself onward. That was simply all that could be done. Despite his aching heart and tattered soul, the family still needed protected. Tassos had not been brought together with the intentions of failing and the red canine was willing to die for the wolves within. Perhaps he was a little too willing. It seemed that his heart was considered more of a toy than anything else to the femmes that he held dear to his heart, but Rasalas had began dissociating himself from that torture. Now he simply wanted life to become calm and simple once more, even though with his luck that felt highly unlikely. Amber optics pulled away from the blinding sky and guided their gentle stare across the horizon. 'How long has it been now?' For the first time in months the sound of laughter caught his audits making them swivel excitedly. Immediately, his heart skipped a beat and the Alpha jumped from his seated position into a standing one. Several moments passed before the realization swept over him, Algethi and Adhara were still merely haunting memories. Hackles fluffed briefly and then Rasalas managed to regain physical composure again.

At least he had that on his side, his appearance remained relatively normal even when his insides were threatening to burst through his skin. He was beginning to acknowledge that he would never be able to forgive himself for the loss of his family, especially his younger sisters. They had been his shining stars, the only reason that the red brute would open his eyes in the morning - they were only the first wolves he had failed. Swinging his crania in self disappointment and anger, the brute's heavy paws moved him forward. The path he wandered was familiar; yet it was not planned, simply another round of border control. Although a week or so had passed, the Alpha had not let Vixen's attack become forgotten. The search was still going on, daily he forced himself to search the terrain for any loner. Tassos was going to be safe, it had to be. That was when the sound caught his audits, a call. It was one so familiar that for a second he almost dismissed it as being all inside his mind. The noises of the planet seemed to have halted, only the one resonating song playing across the planet. 'She is here?' Thoughts pounded violently against the walls of his skull, heartbeats quickened within his chest.

Without even realizing it, his body had taken off into a sprint. His movements felt more fluid than they had in ages, for now the Alpha felt alive. In the back of his mind, he was expecting this to be some sort of terrible mistake. Either he was going to come across some random lone femme or this was all another figment of his imagination; Rasalas was not sure which would be worse. Ears remained perked whilst he ran, waiting to see if another call was going to be sent out for him. Nothing else, but he was close. He refrained from howling in response, afraid that the others would hear - if this was all in his head, it would be better that no one else witnessed the event. A shadow, rapidly gaining shape - the silhouette of a female that he simply adored. Paws seemed to fumble over themselves, slowing his pace to a walk. Golden eyes did not lift from the red femme, his huntress, Aowyn. Mind grew hazy with confusion, could it be that he was hallucinating too? Not only was he hearing things, but he was seeing them as well? As her scent caught his nostrils, the Alpha finally knew that she was real. But she was different now, obviously large enough for him to know that she was pregnant.

And she was not alone.

Instantly a red flag raised in his mind and Rasalas let his gaze play over the three canines before him. He felt deaf as if some seismic blast had just consumed him, like when the eruption hit. The world around him was muted, the sounds reaching everyone but him. 'Is this why she left? The entire time there was someone else?' Closing his eyes for a moment, the male took a deep breath in a feeble attempt to stop the racing thoughts inside of him. He could hardly believe that this was real, that everything was truly playing out in such a fashion. Although he attempted to not appear threatening, the Alpha held his stance strong to show that he was the authority of these lands and no canine would rob him of that. Death would come to him before he would submit to other wolves upon his own territory. Truly he wanted to rush to the red femme and nuzzle her; yet the sight before him claimed that may not be a wise idea. If she was carrying their pups or if they were romantically involved a fight would easily break out. It was not a risk he longed to take, he had put himself on the line far too many times before. Nothing was always what he received.

He permitted himself to give a gentle nod towards the other canines, amber gaze never lifting from them. He felt sick like his body wanted to spew its guts everywhere. Dizzying thoughts still played on repeat inside of his mind. All those days and nights wasted on her, searching for her. The hours spent in solitude mourning her disappearance. Now she was here and there was quite a story for her to tell it seemed. "Greetings, lady Aowyn. Welcome home, we have all been wondering where you disappeared to." A smile dared to tug at the corners of his lips and a warm glow passed through his eyes. Against all better judgement, the Alpha let such signs of fondness show through his rather stoic exterior. Aowyn would likely be the only one of the three that realized this behavior was not the normal for him. A full breeze whispered across the terrain, making him feel desolate and far away from the others. Life had certainly played quite the trick on him again. The Alpha bit back the rising rage within himself. He was not angry with the femme, simply with himself for being a fool. He was the one who allowed these situations to occur. He gave them the power to hurt him. Either way, the Alpha remained curious about what she had to say. Why had she decided now? Was she fearful that he would find out and harm her or the infants? The thought almost made the red male chuckle, she had to know him better than that.

Then it hit him like a rock. The Alpha cocked his head to the side slightly, confused by the entire situation. One of the brutes had looked familiar; however his focus had been directed at Aowyn. Now that the Alpha took a closer look, he was able to identify the one male as Severus. Rasalas had rescued the trapped male only a few moons ago and allowed him to regain his health before leaving Tassos territory. At one point he had even offered the loner a permanent home. It seemed as if eternities separated this moment from that one. "So we meet again I see," he extended another small nod towards Severus. He opted not to mention the wound as it could potentially embarrass the other male, Rasalas knew he was outnumbered and it was best to play this defensively. Eyes dashed between the two familiar faces before landing upon Fury. "I do not believe we have met before, I am Rasalas the Alpha of Tassos. What do you call yourself?" His tone was kind enough, but rang strong and unwavering. When Aowyn had joined he had been nothing like this, but the months of struggles had hardened the Alpha - strengthened him. Inside though, his own heart remained blistered and bleeding.

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Determination fueled the Arctic brute’s steps as he traveled south of his own territory along with his pack member, Severus, and the little Red femme called Aowyn. The pregnant canine had been rescued by the Ultoris warrior when she had been brutally attacked by a relentless feline. The black brute was graciously thankful that the Tundra male had been able to save her before she acquired any serious injuries, or worse – death. The alpha had welcomed Aowyn with open arms into the pack until she could regain her strength, and he desperately hoped that her stay had been as comfortable as possible for both herself and her unborn puppies. It had all happened so quickly, he had not even had the chance to properly talk to her about much of anything. It wasn’t until just recently that Fury had even been aware that the female that he had provided a secure home for belonged to another pack entirely.

It had been quite the shock to hear the news that the Red female was not simply another loner in need of a place to rejuvenate herself before returning to her own independent way of life. ’Wouldn’t she have wanted to return sooner if she had a secure place to return to?’ The male was in no way unhappy with the female’s presence at all, but he did worry that there may have been a valid reason why the female had not brought this information to his attention right up front. For all he knew, there could be a danger in her pack that was frightening her. But, a suspicion was no reason to hold a wolf away from her true home, and even though she had been very sweet and kind to him, he knew that the femme with the swollen belly needed to be escorted safely back to her place of origin.

The muscular Red male that appeared prior to Aowyn’s piercing howl had surprised Fury in the slightest. His greeting to her was not one that he would have expected at all, in that it was not as blissful as he had imagined their reunion to be – he almost appeared to be distressed. Brown orbs glanced quickly to the female to observe her own reaction, searching for any warning signs on her part. The dark colored brute listened in confusion as the male then spoke to Severus as if they had met each other before. Sure, the Arctic brute was not fully aware of his pack member’s histories, but it was extremely odd for Severus to know the same wolf who he guessed was the Alpha of Aowyn’s pack. That was when the realization was made that this wolf may be the father of the sweet female’s puppies.

Nodding respectfully to the brute named Rasalas, the canine introduced himself proudly. ”It is a pleasure to meet you, Sir Rasalas. My name is Fury, and I am the Alpha of Ultoris, a pack that resides northeast of here.” Fury paused and glanced over to his two traveling partners before adding, ”I come here with my warrior, Severus, who I believe you have already met, with the greatest intentions to return Miss Aowyn home after having a temporary stay within my territory.” The brute decided to end his spiel there, allowing Aowyn and Severus to do the explaining of the incident with the bobcat. He had not been there to witness the event, and the last thing he hoped to do was tell the story incorrectly.

tags :: Severus @aowyn @rasalas
notes :: Sorry for the blech-ness of this post. <3

[Severus]

Once again Severus was leaving the security of a cave he called home. The previous time had been so that he could start anew and leave behind his past after spending a year in solitude. At the time he wasn’t sure if leaving was for the better or for the worse, but he decided to go with it anyway. As much as he was perfectly content with continuing to live the way he had been, he knew that Rebecca would be disappointed in him and would want the best for him, and his current way of living wasn’t for the best. He thought that it was necessary in order work on controlling all of the anger that had filled his whole body. It was boiling and felt like it was going to explode at any moment. He feared what this anger would cause him to do. He also feared that it would cause him to turn into a monster like his father who could easily snuff out an innocent life. He didn’t want to end up like his father, he was better than that. Yet he could feel himself transforming into a monster similar to that of what his father had become. He did his best to stop the transformation but it was too late. He had become a monster against his own will once his anger and hatred had got to the maximum level. It was then that he knew the severity of his situation and the absolute need for him to control it so that he wouldn’t follow the same path of his father.

This current occasion of leaving a cave was completely different from the previous one however. This time it wasn’t a permanent leave, only a temporary one. Not only was the occasion different, but he was almost a completely different wolf. Though he was still the monster he had become, he was able to trap it and keep it deep within his mind. He was able to do this my focusing on helping out others, and right now he was returning a femme by the name of Aowyn to her home after her stay in Ultoris after being attacked by a feline. Severus had been the one to find her and was also the one to rescue her. He promised her that she would be safe and she was and also got the best of care from Fury and Captain. Severus made it his duty to check in on her every day and hut for food for her. He found himself becoming fond of her in a sister like way since she reminded him like his mother. The large Tundra wolf also often spoke with the Red femme to get details of where she was from and who the father of her pups was. It took a few days for her to warm up but when she finally did, she only told him where she was from. To his surprise, she was of the Tassos pack which was ruled by a brute by the name of Rasalas. Severus had encountered the Red brute before joining Ultoris when he had wandered into his territory by accident and injured his leg. Rasalas had let him stay in the pack and even offered him a permanent home there. He declined the offer politely because he wasn’t sure if he was ready for the pack life yet.

Aowyn leaned slightly into the Tundra’s side as they traveled to The Occasus. Fury who was Severus’s alpha joined them on their journey to return Aowyn to Tassos. Severus wanted Fury to come along since it only seemed right. Plus he knew Rasalas and was on a somewhat friendly basis with him so maybe an alliance could be formed between Ultoris and Tassos and Fury seemed to take to the idea. The Tundra’s main concern remained being to get Aowyn back to her home safe and sound. Severus was still curious on why the femme had even left the security of Tassos. From what he knew, Tassos was a great pack and not in any way hostile. Yet Aowyn seemed to be slightly reluctant on returning as they got closer to their destination. Her reluctance made Severus worry that maybe she was in danger and that Rasalas didn’t know about it. As they started to close the distance upon entering The Occasus, Aowyn went forward into the river that was ahead of them. Severus felt slightly uneasy about this fearing that she could get injured or attacked as long as she was away from him. Then Severus reminded himself that from what he knew, Rasalas was very protective of his territory and that it was unlikely that the femme would get injured within her own home. His worries were interrupted by Aowyn’s call out to Rasalas. After her call had sung, Severus waited patiently for the Alpha’s arrival.

It didn’t take long for Rasalas to make his appearance and it was obvious that his attention was directed towards Aowyn. The Alpha greeted the femme and welcomed her back home. Just those words finally put Severus to ease but only for a moment. Aowyn was officially home now and she was safe, or was she? It was apparent that Rasalas didn’t even know the reasoning of her disappearance. The Alpha’s lack of knowledge of the reasoning of Aowyn’s disappearance worried Severus. There was obviously a reason for Aowyn running away from Tassos, but what was it? She was obviously afraid of something and no mattered how many times he asked, Aowyn never gave him the answer. Before he got too worked up over the situation, he reminded himself that as long as she was with Rasalas, she was safe. He knew this because Rasalas is the only wolf he currently trusts, and it takes a lot to earn the large Tundra’s trust.

Rasalas soon focused his attention of both Severus and Fury. He spoke to Severus mentioning how they were meeting again and ended it with a nod in the Tundra’s direction. Just then, Severus realized that he had never mentioned his stay in Tassos to Fury. It was nothing against Fury, it was just how Severus was. It would take time for him to trust his Alpha and he hoped that his lack of informing didn’t upset Fury too much. He knew that now was not the time to explain his stay in Tassos, but made a mental note in his head to do so when they returned to Aleru. “So we do,” Severus said with a nod to Rasalas. After Severus had said his share for the moment, Fury went on to introduce himself along with stating that Aowyn had temporarily stayed in Aleru and that him and Severus were now returning her to her rightful place. Severus nodded in agreement with Fury’s words and went on to wait for Rasalas’s response to the situation.



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