The Old Den

[Natalay]

The wise old fae simply ignored the yelling and nodded to xyla male and the mysterious brute in a short yet respectful greeting, as she swiftly set off to work gathering all the things that she would need to treat the fae's wounds, of course most of the materials that she needed were not so easy to gather, Natalay looked over at the brute that seemed to be in the pack, clearly he would know the land better then she did and she could use all the help she could get right now, even if the wound was not serious or life threatening, she had seen warriors with similar wounds get sick and die within a month or two but they insisted that they would be fine, she rolled her eyes as the memory of a very stubborn warrior entered her mind, it was quickly dismissed as she spoke up. "Excuse me if everyone is done yelling i could use some help here"

She made sure not to sound like it was a life or death situation, her tone was still as pleasant as it had been when she had first came into the clearing, even if the two faes that exited the cave did not like them being here there was nothing they could do about it, well they could of attempted to throw them off the land but then again what had they really done that was so wrong?, last she checked wolves were welcomed to journey to other packs unless they were enemies but that would not stop them anyway that is how wars usually broke out. not just in wolves but she had seen other creatures fighting over stupid stuff as well. something as stupid as food or a piece of land. she sighed softly and turned to the brute closest to her and spoke softly again.

"i'm sorry i didn't happen to catch your name". she did this in hopes of keeping peace with atleast one member of the pack, that was if he was indeed a member of the pack, she did not know if he was or not because he had already been there when she arrived, for all she knew he could of come to aid her as well or perhaps he had pursued her here?. why would anyone chase a wolf into a well known pack territory anyway?, natalay had lived long enough to see innocent wolves killed for pieces of land, pups killed simply because not enough food to go around. she just wanted it to end once and for all.

[~*Satarah*~]

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[atrb=background,http://i44.tinypic.com/5juow4.png] the silver fae slightly jumped at the sound of two more pack members emerging and yelling mainly at her, the medical fae, and the young pack male she had been talking too who she now knew was koiro the heir and kishi's son. she didnt know she had a son. shade failed to mention that. however one of the faes in there rant mentioned he left the pack and returned recently.. so maybe shade didnt think he would come back. as the fae continued another brute made his way onto the scene. he was cautious with the approach but seemed to want something. it wasnt long after the faes started there storm ended. one ran off in the direction of the lake and the other turned her attention to the new brute. her auds were some what flattened because she knew she wasnt welcomed and felt she should leave, but she had been invited, even though it was awhile ago. she wasnt sure what she should do. her thoughts were interupted by a not too unpleasent growling. coming back to reality she felt her fur stand up a bit thinking it was her someone was growling at, but her midnight orbs revealed it was the young pack male standing infront of her. almost in a protective way, but why? i guess she couldnt exactly ask that not all are bad its like asking why she would defend pups who werent hers and risk her life for them. the new brute didnt seem like a threat. she had been decieve before though. her attention turned to the betan fae as she went to this new brute she seemed to know him. perhaps they were once young lovers? maybe just friends? well all the while those wheels of satarahs kept turning. a smile came upon her features. it was gentle but hid some slyness. her words finally pierced the atmosphere as smooth as silk thank you... it was directed at the healing fae who was now instructing the young pack male for supplies. along with the young male for his protection. she like this pack dispite the yelling... all families had disagreements, but this one still cared. perhaps she could convince raphin and crystal to join one day. as of now she knew her purpose was to visit and meet kishi and not to join, but to get what she needed if she would ever consider joining. as of now if these too stayed in this pack her consideration would be higher because she quite like them both. something about the brute though made her a little more nervous. even before she knew he was the heir. the way he held himself was lustfully intimidating. not quite an alpha's stance but confident non the least. he seemed young enough still where he could be a lot of fun to hang out with. softly her tones rang again this time mostly directed at this prince will you be in trouble if we stay?

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[Maple]

LoneDrop crouched low in cover. It seemed that the young male had already noticed him. Why? Probably his smell. He cursed it and continued to watch anyway. The male seemed concerned about him. Oh really? Looks like that little wolf knew he would be in deep trouble if they got in a fight. Then, he noticed that everyone else seemed to have noticed him. Oh joy. Wasn’t he hiding? Did he smell that much?
Suddenly, a small white fae came out, looking furious. Then, she started yelling at everyone, all the loners, even that male. She mentioned someone named Kishi a few times. Must be someone important. She ran away then, seething with anger. Then, Halgea came out. She seemed okay. And, however angry she looked, she seemed fine. Then, she started to start yelling like the other fae.
"Who do you think you are?! We are accepting wolves but this? Now, all of us have been through a lot today, and pretty soon, we will go off. I don't want to get mad, but you can't strut in here, acting like an alpha, and expect us to bow down to an heir that left the pack! I have the highest rank at the moment of all of you. You two, Koiro, and whoever you are, Kishi isn't here and I will not make her decisions for her, but I'm warning you, don't mess with a betan who was shot today. I can walk, and HEAR. Frost is right. Leave and sit by the border until Kishi comes to accept you." Se was beta? Well, she certainly seemed like she wasn’t upset with the pack. But she was yelling for everyone to leave. Startled, and disappointed, he started to go. Then, he heard her say something else.
"LoneDrop?" She said in disbelief. "LoneDrop? Is that you?"
He stopped and turned around. Unable to do anything, there were too many other wolves in between them, he just stopped and waited. The other faes seemed to ignore both of their outbursts. The brute had simply bowed to Halgea. He better know that she was a force to be reckoned with. Still unable to do anything, he watched again.

Museless...

[Koiro]

He felt shameful, and slightly out of place.
Evidently, the way the pack was run had changed a great deal since he had last been here. He remembered a time when strangers were looked upon as old friends, and everybody was seen as an equal. Things had changed. He supposed, what with the current situation regarding Zentha and his mindless puppets, security could never be too tight, and one could never be sure who they were inviting into their lives any more. Either of these three loners could be in cahoots with the man himself, putting the Xyla pack in terrible danger. Koiro stared at each one individually, assessing their appearance in comparason to what he imagined the followers to look like. None of them struck him as dangerous, except for this new Brute. The young male glanced to Helgea, the only other pack member here now since Frost had run off in a mood, awaiting her to tell him what to do.

'Excuse me if everyone is done yelling i could use some help here.'

The sudden voice made him realise that the older femme was still here. He looked to her, wondering what she was talking about. It seemed the female had knowledge of healing. Koiro sat still, daring not to help her incase he were to get yelled at again. The femme sighed, and looked to him. 'i'm sorry i didn't happen to catch your name.' She inquired. Koiro., he said simply, before wincing as he realised he probably should not have answered the fae without Helgeas permission. She was the one incharge here, and so, like a good 'pup', he would do as he was told- because compared to all of these, he probably was still considered a youngster. Except for the white female, for she seemed younger than him. Glancing sheepishly at his Betan with a submissive look, he shifted his body away from the older, more intimidating healer woman, to sit closer to his pack.

'will you be in trouble if we stay?'

Koiro glanced at the youngest girl. Was she talking to him? It seemed as though her soft tones were indeed directed to himself. The Brute considered what she was saying, thinking over what his answer would be, and then glancing toward Helgea once more. Her attention seemed to be diverted elsewhere now, so he turned his gaze back onto the snowwy furred female. Probably, he muttered, before something else came to mind, lightening his mood slightly, But my father will be back soon, and then he'll come and see you, i'm sure. Koiro said, his voice not much more than a whisper directed to the white female, whom it occured to him he did not even know the name of.

'LoneDrop? Is that you?'

The male looked up, to see Helgea was talking to the stranger male. Lonedrop? Did she know this guy? It seemed she did, as the Brute dropped his front in a respectful bow to her. Koiro raised an eyebrow. Certainly a turn of events. Umm, Helgea? Would you like me to escort these to the border, just to make sure they get there and dont wander off? He asked timidly, keen to get on her good side, but also for a chance to chat without being told off.

[Natalay]

"Koiro"

That name...she seemed to know that name from somewhere but it had escaped her mind for the moment, he seemed to be abit shy now that the other fae was here, perhaps she out-ranked him?, if that were the case it would be better if her and the white fae left before he could get into any more trouble, she shifted her glance over to the famora and gently motioned toward the beach before looking back at the young male known as koiro, a soft smile forming on her maw, "well its been fun but i really must get her to the ocean to clean her wounds", with that said she slowly started to pad off toward the beach, her tail swaying behind her as she did so

For some reason the wise famora started to feel abit nervous but then she figured that it had to be the fact that she seriously turned her back toward a pack full of wolves, most of which did not seem to be pleased that her and the other loners had arrived. she glanced back at satarah to see if she was coming along. after all it would be kind of pointless for her to go if the one she was trying to heal did not follow her. she nodded to the wolf known as koiro then disappeared into the brush of the woods.

~Natalay exits~
{Sorry its so short i'm just museless for her right now}

[~*Satarah*~]

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[atrb=background,http://i44.tinypic.com/5juow4.png] the silver fae listened with intent as the conversations swirled around. the whisper from the young male caught her attention most his father? shade never mentioned there being an alpha male here, and with his hidden but obvious affections towards kishi isnt that unlawful? she continued to stay silent allowing these thoughts to fester. maybe the alpha male is no longer around. the beta had said koiro had been gone up till not to long ago perhaps he does not yet know... her auds lowered slightly knowing that probably was what was going on... it wasnt her place to say, and she could still be wrong. the wise older fae spoke once more "well its been fun but i really must get her to the ocean to clean her wounds" satarah smiled softly and went to take leave with the fae. her angelic tone pierced the air once more before she truely left. i'll talk to you later? it was her way of saying she would be back and see them all again, she wouldnt be gone longer then a night, but she would soon have to return to her friends in a few days and possibly forever leave this possibly wonderful place.

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[Halgea]

"I'll talk to you later?" a famora said. Koiro was bowed down in submission. Halgea was happy to once again be in control, but she was off balance now with Lonedrop there.
"No. All of you, including you Lonedrop, follow me. We will go to the border and work this out. I'm sorry I lost my temper. Come." Halgea said, looking stern. She, as betan, had to have more self control. She couldn't go off like that again or it would cost her rank she was sure. Her voice was shaky as she said, "Koiro, Lonedrop is my littermate. I thought he was dead until a few minutes ago."
Halgea led them to the border limping, passing a robin who was building it's nest and stocking up food for the winter. FOOD!!! She had forgotten that the pack hadn't yet hunted for sustenance of any sort, and she began to worry. The winter would be long and hard and she made a note to go on a hunting trip soon with them. She knew this year would be easier, yet harder at the same time. If these wolves became part of the pack they would have a stronger pack and more hunters, but there would be more mouths to feed and wounds to care for. Halgea realized she was going faster and stopped to wait for the others. Her leg ached and she laid down to relieve the pressure.

[meixiaotian]

The faes exited.
“No. All of you, including you Lonedrop, follow me. We will go to the border and work this out. I'm sorry I lost my temper. Come." Halgea said, looking stern.
So, he and this brute were off to the border. Halgea bounded, well, limped ahead. He was happy, he wouldn’t be in too much trouble, since Halgea seemed to have the highest rank, and now, nothing would stand between them. The loneliness that was in his heart, that had been for so long, gone! The joy, the pure happiness at finding her again, it was as if one was walking blind for so long, then they could see! The beauty of the world would be stunning! He saw her lying down. Worry tinged him as he smelled the wound. It wasn’t possible to see it, moonlight can’t do that. He yawned and lay down beside her, hoping she wouldn’t mind. He felt like he should have said something, but he had no idea what to say.

Wrong account. Again.

[Koiro]

'No. All of you, including you Lonedrop, follow me. We will go to the border and work this out. I'm sorry I lost my temper. Come.'

This was certainly a turn of events, and the male wasn't entirely sure what Helgea was planning on going with the demand. Still, he would follow what she said, because he had to, and because she was betan. She had to know what was best for them, else she would not have been appointed to such a high rank. So he would do as he was told, without letting any of the doubts that had injected themselves into his mind so succesfully throughout his year of being a loner get in the way of that. Koiro was still left silently wondering who all of these loners were, his attentions focused mainly on the young white femme who he had spoken to first, and of course, this LoneDrop character. His Betan definitely knew the Brute from somewhere, but the rest was unanswered, until now. 'Koiro, Lonedrop is my littermate. I thought he was dead until a few minutes ago.'

Oh. Gosh, that certainly changed things again. A strong feeling of embarassment swept over him immedietly as he realised that he had been acting hostile towards the Brother of his Beta. Stupid thing to do, unless you were asking for a fight. He quickly nodded his apolgies to the larger male, shifting on his paws uncomfortably and then proceeding to follow Helgea, flicking a glance behind him just once to see if the young fae was still here, but his eyes failing to see further than past his nose in the dark.

[Halgea]

Halgea sighed and gazed at Lonedrop, thinking about the fire, and how she had thought she was the only one left of her litter. She was very relieved that that turned out to be false. Her body ached but she tried to hide it to prevent Lonedrop additional worry, but failed and a small whimper squeaked out. She tried to mask it with a statement. "Long time no see, brother."

"Sit for a bit. I need to rest. Where the heck is Kishi? We kinda need her here. Koiro, where did she go with the warrior?" she yearned to catch up with her litter mate, but there were more pressing matters to attend to. Why had Kishi, Frost, and Shade left their wounded beta to take care of a bunch of loners? Halgea could barely do anything with them without the alpha's word. She sighed again.

Ooc, MUSELESS!!!

[Maple]

"Long time, no see, brother." Halgea said. He felt a bit of relief that she was the first to talk. she hadn't changed least time he saw her. Still a nice, talkative wolf, only mature, not filled with naive ideas or crazy fantasies. With more knowledge of the real world. Him too. He had once been like that, a talkative, silly pup. The fire obviously took a greater toll on him than her. His mother and siblings more than them. Halgea dropped back to talk to the other male. He didn't go back too. He just kept on going. He had no scope of the place, nor any idea to what it would look like, but he would probably figure it out. Just keep going in the general direction, he thought. Still, he would get lost soon enough. He would probably veer away, but they would find him.
His thoughts turned to this pack. Currently, there was an alphess, a beta, a bad-tempered fae, and a young brute, maybe someone else. Nice pack, he thought. Then again, the last winter had been brutal. He shivered slightly in the cold and hoped that this one wouldn't be so deadly. By now, his coat would be warm enough, but... He looked regretfully at his burn scars. Well, he wouldn't be feeling warm and cozy anytime soon. The terrain shifted a bit as he continued. There were less trees now. He paused and looked back. Was he going to far? He squinted in the pale moonlight. They were pretty far behind. He stopped and sat down to wait.
WIth nothing else to do, he groomed himself for a bit. His thoughts were a whirlwind starting up. A bit of wondering came up, what would happen? Would he need to join the pack? He was repulsed at the idea, he knew what life was like. You get too attached, its torn away, and you do it again. Anyway, he wasn't into that dedication. What was he going to do? He wouldn't leave Halgea, she couldn't leave her post, and he wouldn't stay as a pack member. He stopped grooming and, slightly impatiently, looked back at them. They were getting closer. Wow, it was dark. He yawned. Why couldn't this have happened in the morning? Suddenly, he heard something running quickly. He jerked around, trying to find where it was coming from. In the moonlight, he saw a white wolf, and scented the smell of that fae that had screamed at them and left earlier. He decided not to say anything, this was her territory, after all. His mind drifted away to Halgea's injury. What had happened? He had scented a trace of human, but surely, they didn't get to her! There wasn't another possibility. Truly, unless a wolf had attacked her, but it was too small for that. He decided to ask later.