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Post by Auriga on Nov 15, 2007 19:57:19 GMT -5
Auriga thought for a few moments and decided that she could continue the lesson the next day. "Alright we can go to the others. Just remember what you have learned today and sometimes you cannot run from a situation. Sometimes you must stay and fight." she said seriously and started to walk to where the others were. "Excellent! Both of you not only came up with how to do it, but you also thought about the side affects along with the time it would take to build it. This is a very good characteristic to have and I am proud of both of you. We will begin with this right now in fact. Xelain go ahead and start fishing. with Rand. Tolin and Kern explain to your sister what you are doing, then come to me when you are ready to begin." Lameda finished adding the last part as she picked up Auriga and Larue's scent. Auriga appeared and Lameda motioned her over to quickly explain what they were doing.
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Post by Rand on Nov 15, 2007 20:13:29 GMT -5
Tolin, Kern, and Arden crowded around Larue, making a semi-circle around her. " So- what's the plan?" Larue asked, knowing that they were about to explain something. Kern was the first to speak. " We're going to build a barricade in the river to help catch fish. It will be in a half circle shape, but it must not cross the whole river so wolves downstream won't be deprived of fish." Larue nodded at this, and the pups rand over to Lameda and Auriga. Rand trotted near the river and started to watch for fish. " So, who thought up this plan?" Larue asked, though she knew it was most likely Kern. " Tolin, amazingly." Arden replied before getting cuffed in the head. She pinned Tolin down for a minute, then let him up. Larue looked at Arden in surprise. " Hmm." She said, not wanted to get cuffed herself. As she waited, Larue's mind wandered. She thought over the plan in her head and watched the events take place in her little mind theater. When the task was over in her mind, she snapped back into reality, making Kern jump a bit as she startled him. Cassia sat at the edge of the cave, staring through the sheet of water. She watched her pups and smiled knowing that she had brought them into the world, and without her then Lunaris might now be able to exist after everyone had gone. She closed her eyes for a moment and listened to the droplets of water hit the water and rocks below. All was tranquil, but Cassia wondered how long it would last.
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Post by Auriga on Nov 15, 2007 21:40:04 GMT -5
(( "All was tranquil, but Cassia wondered how long it would last." Bum bum bummmmm ))
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Post by Rand on Nov 17, 2007 0:26:24 GMT -5
(( Hey- my foreshadowing. I couldn't make it all seem so happy- it would make me throw up. =D Anyways, Larue has to be stolen sometime. ))
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Post by Auriga on Nov 17, 2007 14:18:54 GMT -5
(( xDDDDDDDD ))
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Post by Auriga on Nov 17, 2007 14:31:20 GMT -5
Auriga grinned when she heard the plan "Let's get started then." she said trotting to the river. Lameda went into the water "All right now lets start putting rocks right here," she said marking the spot with a stick in the mud "Then we can move back making a half circle and stop it here," she marked the end spot with another stick about a yard away "Search around and start finding stones about this big." she made a little circle in the mud a foot away fom the pups. Auriga turned to the pups "Now don't go to far out and I want you to pair yourselves up. You go where ever your partner goes and you never split up. Any questions?" she said sternly and Lameda smiled inwardly as Auriga reminded her of one of her old generals. Xelain joined Rand in fishing and waited patiently for a fish. "How are you doing, Rand? You must be extremely proud of your pups. They are wise and smart. All of them will accomplish great things in life and I will enjoy teaching them all that I can." he said as he laid the fish he caught onto the grass nearby.
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Post by Rand on Nov 17, 2007 20:59:43 GMT -5
The pups paired up and set off on their search of which their lives depended on. Not really. Tolin went with Arden, and Larue went with Kern. As the pups were collecting rocks, they got a chance to explore more of their terrain, as well as meet some of the local residents. When Tolin first spotted a bird, he growled at it and ordered it off of his territory. Arden wasn't sure what to make of the strange creature, but she was fine as long as it didn't bother her. When the bird finally flew away, the two pups stared in awe as it soared into the air like a godess of the sky. " What the.." Tolin said, unable to make any sense out of what had just happened. " Lets keep going." Arden suggested, picking up a rock and putting it in her pile. When the two wolves had gathered a fair amount of stones, they headed back to the river and started to get to work. After they had put a few stones down, Tolin went over to Lameda and asked, " Um...I saw this strange creature today. I barked at it to go away, and it somehow floated into the sky. Do you know what it was?" Rand heard the slight fear in Tolin's voice and laughed. " Yes, I am very very proud of my pups. They all seem very special and talented.." Rand spotted a fish and snatched it out of the water. He held it in his mouth and smiled before flinging it to the side. Larue and Kern were about to come back with their stones when they heard a strange noise. After following the noise, they came across a rather stupid shrew digging its burrow. Larue and Kern stared at the animal, watching it intently. " What is it?" Kern questioned aloud. " I'm not sure." The shrew pushed a large amout of dirt out of his hole and turned to notice the two wolf pups. Larue sniffed the shrew from afar and licked her lips. " It smells good.." With that, she lunged at it and felt her small but sharp teeth sink into the flesh of the shrew. " Larue...what did you just do?" Kern asked, completely confused. " I think I just...hunted." The shrew now lay limp in her jaws, and the warm blood dripping into her mouth was very tasty. " We should get back now." Kern said, looking around him nervously. Larue nodded, unable to speak. Larue and Kern headed back to the stream. Once back, Larue trotted over to Lameda and laid the shrew down at her feet. " I...um...hunted this...I think." She said, blushing slightly. Kern started working as soon as he returned home. He picked up a stone and laid it on another, pushing on it carefully with his nose. He watched as Arden put more mud on the new layer of rocks, and smiled as he noticed that it was starting to actually look like a barrier now.
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Post by Auriga on Nov 17, 2007 21:13:49 GMT -5
"Let's start with the question first. That thing you saw fly is called a bird. There are many types of them and it is allright if they come in our territory. Second congratulations Larue you caught your first meal, but we will get to hunting later on. Go ahead and help your brothers and sisters." Lameda said and picked up the schrew. She trotted over to Cassia and put it down near the female wolf. "Larue caught her first meal. You can go ahead and have it. They are a good bunch of pups and they will be very helpful." Lameda said sitting down next to Cassia. Xelain chuckled and flinged another fish onto the shore. He was very good at capturing them and so far he had 6 already. He saw a large one and waited for it. After five minutes or so he bit down onto it. He held it up pleased with its' size and brought it next to the others. "I think Auriga and Lameda like the pups also and it seems Kern has a bit of a crush on our leader." Xelain said once he was back in the water and he chuckled again at this.
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Post by Rand on Nov 17, 2007 21:56:29 GMT -5
Tolin- still wary of birds- looked up with his tail between his legs. Larue stared at her brother and laughed. " C'mon, let's go help the others." Both pups ran over to the stream and started laying rocks down. After a minute, Larue looked up to find Arden staring at her and licking her lips. "...What?" She asked, confused. " You smell delicious." Arden admitted, breathing in her sister's scent. All four of the pups laughed at this. " I hunted this thing. I could taste it in my mouth. That's probobly what you smell." Kern nodded, recalling how good the shrew smelled. Cassia looked up at Lameda. " She caught this? You've trained her to hunt already?" Cassia felt dissapointed that she had not been there when her pups had had their first hunting lesson. She picked up the shrew in her jaws then ate it. " That was delicious. Can you tell Larue that I said thank you?" She asked, her light blue eyes sparkling with pride. Rand laughed at Xelain's comment about Kern. " He does seem to have a crush on her- do you think she minds? I personally think it's cute, but I could see it getting annoying after a while, though he really is a sweet pup." Rand watched his pups work together and grinned again. " I love being a father." He said, speaking his thoughts. He spotted a rather large fish instantly turned to stone. He pressed his face close to the water, and once the fish was right under him, he closed his steel jaws around it. He tossed it to the side and sighed. " I think this is enough- don't you? We don't want to catch so many asn then not be able to eat them. Besides, the barricade looks almost finished. Arden placed the final stone on the pile, then plastered it with mud. " There." She said, satisfied with her work.
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Post by Auriga on Nov 17, 2007 22:04:26 GMT -5
Lameda laughed "I did not teach them too hunt. She caught this with no instruction what so ever. I would not teach them something as important as hunting without you, but I shall tell Larue you thank her." Lameda said getting up. She went back to the river to find that they finished with the stones. "Well done. I am very impressed with all of you. We will have a fine feast tonight thanks to all four of you. Now go ahead and head back to the cave. It is starting to get dark and I'm sure your mother wants to know what you did today." she said to all four pups. She went to Larue "Your mother thanks you for the shrew." she said to the pup. Xelain laughed at this "I don't think Lameda minds. I just think she is not use to it judging on how surprised she was in the cave. It will be good for her." he said to Rand as he walked out of the river. "Now let's bring these up to the cave to eat!" he picked up some of the fish and made his way to the cave.
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Post by Rand on Nov 18, 2007 22:48:33 GMT -5
Rand nodded then picked up the fish. The pups followed suit and each picked up a fish, a smile on each of their faces. They trotted up to the cave, then laid the fish down in a pile. They each sat down and waited for Lameda to eat first, like their mother had told them. Rand walked over to Xelain and continued their earlier discussion. " I feel like playing a joke on Kern." He said to Xelain. He then told the other wolf his plan before he snuck over to Kern. " Hey." He said, getting the pup's attention. Kern turned to his father and smiled. " What's up?" He asked, licking Rand's muzzle. " Well, I heard from Lameda that she really likes you." Kern's eyes opened wide as he asked, " Really?!" Rand nodded then snuck back over to Xelain. He grinned then sat back to watch the action unfold. Kern started to shake all over. Lameda...likes...me? As thoughts flew through Kern's head, he stared down at his fish with a blank expression, though he was still shaking. " What's wrong?" Arden asked, noticing that her brother looked strange. Kern snapped out of his trance, then said, " Nothing!" In a squeaky voice. Arden laughed, then went over to her mother. " Guess what we did today- Mommy?" Cassia smiled, " Learned how to fly?" Arden laughed. " Well, first we all learned how to do something, like tracking, hiding, smelling, and we got to explore our territory. Tolin and I saw something called a bird. It was cool, but kind of weird." Cassia laughed, then licked her daughter's forehead. " Also, Tolin got an idea to make a barrier in the river to catch fish." Cassia tried not to look surprised. " Tolin did?" Arden nodded, then laid her head between her mother's front legs.
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Post by Auriga on Nov 19, 2007 0:41:15 GMT -5
Lameda ate her fill and nodded to the others so they could eat. "We will have the same night shift schedule as last night," she said to the others before she forgot "Remember don't stray to far from the cave." she added well aware that their numbers were small. Auriga nodded her head in understanding and ate her fish. Xelain contained a laugh at what Rand had done "That was slightly mean, but highly entertaining." the old wolf said with a grin on his face. Lameda noticed that Kern was shaking and went over to him worried. "Are you all right, Kern? If you are cold, then you should go near another wolf to generate more warmth." she said not wanting the pup to get sick.
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Post by Auriga on Nov 19, 2007 0:43:03 GMT -5
(( Dx So short. Writers block from writing so much. ))
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Post by Rand on Nov 19, 2007 22:04:06 GMT -5
(( xDDDD Lameda. Wow. ))
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Post by Auriga on Nov 20, 2007 20:18:35 GMT -5
(( xDD I only put that cause she is oblivious to what Xelain and Rand were talking about annnddd it's very funny too ))
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Post by Rand on Nov 20, 2007 23:53:00 GMT -5
Kern looked up at Lameda, but didn't dare meet her eyes as he snuggled up to her, his head pressing against her chest fur. He smiled and closed his eyes, wishing to fall asleep in that position. Cassia noticed where Kern was, and blushed slightly. She didn't want to say anything to embarass him, so she said, " Children, you should get to bed soon." Arden yawned at this, then laid down against her mother, not daring to argue. Tolin was tired as well. He laid his head onto his black paws and was almost instantly asleep. Larue, however, wasn't ready to go to bed yet. She walked over to her father and Xelain. " Hello..." She said, noticing that Rand was holding in a laugh. She followed his gaze, and rolled her eyes. " You told him that Lameda liked him- huh?" Rand stopped laughing and stared down at Larue, wondering how she knew what he had done. " Shouldn't you go to bed?" He asked, his ear twitching nervously. " I suppose. I actually like going to sleep- I always have dreams." Her face was filled with wonder and excitement, causing Rand to wonder what it was that she dreamt about. Larue said goodnight to the two wolves, then laid down near the caves entrance, staring at the back of her eyelids before she fell asleep. " She is quite an...odd pup." Rand said, still staring at Larue.
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Post by Auriga on Nov 21, 2007 16:20:50 GMT -5
Lameda tensed for a moment surprised, but relaxed. She laid down allowing the pup to snuggle against her and couldn't help, but smile. She hadn't been with a pup in a long time and she couldn't believe she forgot how pups act. She closed her eyes and waited for sleep to take her before her shift to watch. Xelain chuckled "She is, but she is very observant. Now you should get some sleep as well before your shift. I will wake you when it is your turn." he said to Rand nugding the other wolf a little towards Cassia. Auriga smiled and said good night before resting down near the back of the cave. Her thoughts only on what she should teach the pups the next day.
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Post by Rand on Nov 21, 2007 22:06:04 GMT -5
(( Okay, so do you want Daken and Rowan to come during the night? I know it's going to be plan B- because that one's funner, but I'm not sure when I should have Rowan come.))
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Post by Auriga on Nov 22, 2007 1:15:32 GMT -5
(( Uh sure do it in the middle of the night during Lameda's shift, but make him seem out of breath and scared out of his wits or something ))
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Post by Rand on Nov 24, 2007 0:54:06 GMT -5
(( I'm going to wait till a bit to post on here, I'm not really completely ready for Rowan to come, and that's probobly what I'd end up doing, so I'm just going to wait for a day or so. ^^ A day in real life, I'm a little writers- blockish/lazy.))
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Post by Auriga on Nov 24, 2007 23:10:55 GMT -5
(( XDDD Tis cool ))
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Post by Rand on Dec 18, 2007 20:43:23 GMT -5
The night sky felt tense as it covered itself with a blanket of black clouds. Daken peered up at it, sensing the weight that the sky was forcing upon his shoulders. " How conveinient." He said with a silver grin, as his companion stared up at him, completely lost. " You do know what you shall do, correct?" Rowan looked up at the great black wolf, and nodded. " I am to disguise my scent using both water and earth, then waltz right into the cave's entrance, exhausted from being chased and attacked by the Rebels. Daken's grin grew wider. He shoved Rowan onto the floor, then rolled him over as the brown wolf lay helpless and confused. Daken let the wolf up, then yawned. " What was that for?" A smirk clouded the black wolf's face as his eyes sparkled. " You don't think that my pack would've let you go unscathed, do you?" After awaiting a reply, Daken rolled his eyes. " Oh, just go already." Rowan took off into the night mist, not wanting to stick around incase Daken wanted to make sure that Rowan's story was more convincing. As he followed the river upstream, he wondered what exactly he was going to say. Sure it seemed easy enough, but the truth was, he was lying to a very powerful wolf- an alpha- and was also planning to steal a pup from her very pack. Rowan swallowed hard, then listened closely, shuddering at the sharp calls of the night birds. He waded slowly into the river, letting the freezing water soak into his dark brown fur. He shivered as he crept out of the water and rolled around in the dirt. He continued, but froze at the sound of cascading water. His spine tingled as he remembered that the Lunaris den was located behind a waterfall. He was getting close. He closed his eyes tightly and exhaled. He watched his breath freeze then took off towards the cave, his heart beating rapidly as if he actually was being chased by a pack of killer wolves. He ran up the river then took a right up the slope that led to the cave. He spotted a wolf, and knew her to be Lameda. He stopped directly infront of her and laid on the ground in a submitting position. He breathed hard, and waited to catch his breath. " W-wolves..at-attacking." He paused again, then waited. He steadied his breathing, then continued. " I was being chased by a pack of savage wolves. The Rebels- I think they're called. They chased me off of their territory, threatening to hunt me down and kill me. I smelled wolves, and hoped that they could help me, or atleast offer me a swifter death than the one planned for me." Rowan laid his head down at Lameda's feet, awaiting her reply as he looked up at her with round pleading eyes.
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Post by Auriga on Dec 19, 2007 21:19:41 GMT -5
Lameda stared down at the random wolf and tried to read him. He was dirty and wet from the river. His scent only of the water and the dirt on him. "Auriga. Xelain." she called into the cave and the two wolves came out a questioning look on their faces. "Scout the area for Rebels and report what you find immediately." she told them and they both took off running. Lameda turned back to the wolf a stern look on her face "How long have you been running and why did you not go to the Pyralis pack who is between my pack and the Rebels? Note this: I do not let liars go by kindly. You may relax, but don't get to comfortable. Follow me." she walked up into the cave and pointed to a place where the wolf could sit. She sat down in the center between her wolves and the new one. She made no movement to relax and stared through the water fall for her wolves to return. She could not allow herself to trust a wolf who came in the middle of the night with flaws in their story.
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Post by Rand on Dec 20, 2007 1:34:47 GMT -5
Rowan thought quickly, his gaze kept full of fear. " I was deep in Rebel territory when they first found me. They chased me out of their territory, but to my surprise, didn't stop there. I knew that we were on a different pack's turf, but this seemed not to phase the Rebels, and they continued their pursuit. I thought they had stopped, so I slowed down. At this time, I was already on the border of this pack and the..'Pyralis'..pack. I don't think the Pyralis wolves scented them, because I ran on the outskirts of their territory. I did this because I didn't know if they would help the Rebels or not, and I wasn't willing to risk that. Once near the river, I rested in a clump of bushes, trying to catch my breath. I thought I was safe, but then as soon as my heart rate returned to normal, the Rebel leader was on top me. He had followed me, and was fixing to kill me. I ran for my life, summoning every ounce of energy and adrenaline I had left in my body. Once I took off, he dissapeared, though I kept feeling his breath on my neck like he was an invisable demon, waiting for me to slow down so he could kill me." He caught his breath once more, then stared up into Lameda's eyes. " If you are to kill me, go ahead. You will gain nothing, but in my opinion shall lose a valuable wolf. I need to sleep." With that, Rowan collapsed onto the ground, sighing as he closed his eyes. Larue peered into the darkness, sensing the presence of a strange wolf. She padded softly over to Lameda, her cool eyes fixed on the sleeping brown wolf. " Who's he...?" The pup asked, keeping her voice at a whisper. Rowan's ears twitched, and he listened closely to Larue, though keeping his eyes shut. The grey pup sniffed Rowan from afar, her nose wrinkling at his stench. " He's not from Lunaris...is he? He smells like he's dead. Is he from Pyralis?" Of course, Larue had no idea what dead things smelled like, but in her opinion, they couldn't smell much worse than the brown pup. He was dripping with sweat and muddy water, and his fur was matted with mud. I wonder if he originally was a white wolf...? Larue asked herself, nuzzling her muzzle into Lameda's fur.
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Post by Auriga on Jan 19, 2008 16:19:46 GMT -5
Lameda thought for a few seconds "He doesn't have a pack yet. Now go rest." she said to the young pup and knudged the pup in the direction of her mother. Auriga and Xelain returned both panting hard and Lameda took them outside. "Well?" she asked them the moon making their features clear. "We found no Rebels in our territory or near the border. However we did find a few marks that did show that there was a fight and we could find traces of another wolf." Auriga said and Lameda nodded her head. "We will continue with the shifts as scheduled, but be careful. Tell the others when their shifts begin." she replied and the two went inside. Lameda stayed out for a while pondering the situation, but finally went inside when she realized that it would be better to think about it when she was less tired.
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Post by Rand on Jan 19, 2008 16:42:30 GMT -5
Larue did as told, not daring to question the intelligence of her leader. When morning arose, Arden was the first of the pups to awaken. She yawned, her long pink tongue lolling out of her mouth. She sighed, then stood up- walking to the cave entrance to watch the waterfall and the sunlight play along the walls. While walking, she noticed a strange presence, and noticed for the first time that a stranger was in the cave with her pack. She growled, unsure of what to do. Rowan raised his head slowly, surprised to see another wolf. " What..?" He asked with a yawn. " W-who are you?" Arden stammered, her teeth clenched tightly. "I'm Rowan, now let me sleep." Arden was surprised at the bigger pups bossyness, but decided to leave him alone. She went over to Kern, and nudged him awake. Kern rolled over, moaning in protest. " Blehhh." He said, standing up. " Who's that?" He asked, instantly noticing Rowan. " I dunno.." Arden stared at her paws. " We should ask Larue, if any of us knows, she does." The two pups trotted over to their sister, and woke her up. " Larue? Do you know who that is? He said his name's Rowan- but why's he here?" Larue stared at her sister. " I'm not sure, but apparantly he has no pack and is permitted to be here." The pups trotted outside, waking up Tolin and bringing him along. They sat by the river, letting the cool morning mist wake them up. Rowan got up a few minutes later, and walked outside, staring down at the sharp rocks which broke the water's fall. " It's so amazing.." He said to himself, agape with awe. " It is, isn't it?" Cassia came up from behind him, making the pup jump. He could tell that she was the mother of the pups, but was surprised that he hadn't noticed her presence. " Who might you be, little pup?" She asked, smiling though she was confused. " I'm Rowan." He said simply. " Well Rowan, welcome to Lunaris." The brown pup didn't reply. We walked down to the stream on the opposite side of the other pups and washed himself. " He is rather strange.." Tolin said, staring at Rowan. " Oh, be nice, he probobly dosen't have a family, or a pack." Arden said, cleaning her fur. Tolin nodded, but continued to stare at the brown pup.
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Post by Auriga on Jan 19, 2008 18:26:42 GMT -5
Lameda woke up and was happy to see that nothing had gone wrong. Perhaps I am being to paranoid she thought to herself and got up to stretch. She spotted Rowan down by the river and she trotted down to him. "Are you doing better?" she asked him mainly because she didn't know any other way to start the conversation. Auriga watched the two from the cave with Xelain at her side. Both unsure what to make of the wolf and slightly puzzled at what they found last night. "For some reason I can't trust him." Auriga said confusion in her voice and Xelain nodded his head. "Some people you meet will be like that and that makes it even harder to find the truth about them." he said and then left to visit Cassia. "What do you want to do with the pups today or do you want us to take them so you can relax?" Xelain whispered to her so the pups would not hear.
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Post by Rand on Jan 19, 2008 18:57:40 GMT -5
" Yeah, I'm doing fine, thank you." Rowan smiled at Lameda, then stared down at his paws, which were still in the river. He shook his fur, spraying the alpha a bit. " Sorry.." He said, unsure of how she'd take it. He laid his head close to the ground, ready for punishment. Larue watched the two from across the river, wondering what the heck they were doing. Cassia turned to Xelain. " It dosen't really matter, but I'll help you whichever you choose. You should ask Lameda, I mean- they're her warriors. She'll know how to train them. " Cassia sat down, then turned to Rand, who she realized was right behind her. " Good morning." She said emotionlessly. Rand looked puzzled, so he sat down next to her. " So, what's the plan for today?" When he got no reply, he sighed and went down to where him pups were.
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Post by Auriga on Jan 19, 2008 19:13:06 GMT -5
"It's fine and lift your head up." Lameda said nicely to the pup "Well it seems that you have no place to go and it would be quite rude for me to kick you out of my territory espiecally after what you have been through. So would you like to join Lunaris pack?" she asked him. She had thought alot about it and could not let herself to kick him out. Also last night she couldn't help, but feel that Daken was nearby....she blocked the thought and concentrated on what was happening right then. She waited for Rowan to reply and hoped she would not regret this. Xelain looked down at the river "Well she seems busy at the moment, but she would probably have us train them again and teach them what we know. Are you alright Cassia? You seem down.." he met her gaze and all he wanted was nothing, but the truth.
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Post by Rand on Jan 20, 2008 23:31:36 GMT -5
Cassia stared at Xelain, lost in her thoughts. " Don't judge me or anything, but I have this well..bad feeling about Rowan. I'm not sure why, but he seems..I dunno, it's probobly nothing." (( Yeah, he's not going to steal your daughter than kill your son, it must be nothing.)) Rowan smiled up at Lameda, though he was surprised to have gotten into her pack so easily. It probobly would've been harder if I were full grown, he thought to himself. " I'd be h-honored to.." He stuttered, trying to act the part, and doing a very good job at it. " What would you like me to do for you today?" He asked, a smile on his face as his brown tail thumped the ground, kicking up a mild dust storm. " So, what are you guys up to?" Rand asked, sitting down near his pups and trying to forget about how Cassia had ignored him. Arden looked insulted, but said nothing. " What?" He asked, wondering why everyone he seemed to displease everyone today, though he'd only been awake for ten minutes. " I'm not a boy!?" Rand stared at her, completely baffled, while Larue started to laugh. " Larue, can you please explain?" Larue settled down, and breathed out before starting. " Well, she was offended because you said, ' you guys', and she thought you were calling herself and I boys." It was Arden's turn to be confused. " Huh?" She asked, staring at Larue, then her father. Rand smiled then said, " Okay pups, what do you want to learn today?" When there was no answer, Larue decided to reply. " Well, I'd personally like to know about the strange pup that seems to have magically joined our pack. Who is he, and where did he come from? I know his name's Rowan, but this dosen't really help much." Rand thought this was a good question, so proceeded on to say, " Okay, let's go find out then." They trotted over to where Lameda and Rowan were sitting, and sat down in a semi-circle around them. Rowan felt claustrophobic, and cringed at the feeling of so many eyes staring at his back. " Excuse me, Lameda, but if you don't mind, Larue has a question for Rowan." Rowan's ears perked up at the sound of his name, and he turned to face Rand. Larue coughed, signaling that she was the pup of which her father spoke of. " If you don't mind, could you please tell us where you've come from and why you're here? Sure Lameda may know, but the rest of the pack's a bit confused." Rowan blushed a bit, then replied. " I was chased into this territory by Rebel wolves. I have no home nor family, and Lameda has invited me to stay here." He watched Larue intently, noting her every breath and every move her muscles made. Larue felt awkward being stared at, so she tried to distract everyone. " I think that we should learn to fight. If what this pup says is true, there are Rebel wolves about, and without Pyralis's help, we'd be pretty much helpless to their attack, if there were one." Tolin grinned at this, then pounced on Kern. Rowan rolled his eyes at this, then stared back at Larue. He was very interested in how intelligent she seemed, and decided to study these four pups to see which would be the most valuable asset to the Rebel pack.
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