A Tale of Two Packs [reboot] [RP Play!]

[rottingsnakes]

Thessadowes | Lightning Pack | All-Around | Location: Forest | Tagging: Smoke

Feeling a flush of energy, Thess didn't spare a glance back to camp as she headed eagerly after Smoke. She was quite ready to spend some time in the forest with a friend. Of course, there was work to do, but it was obviously far less enjoyable alone. Once she exited the camp, the whole environment seemed to change. It was still chilly and white outside, blanketed in thin snow. The trees were still sporting little buds of new growth, and patches of green still spread throughout the drooping grass. However, what changed were the sounds. The chatter of the Pack camp was now a part of the background noises, and the early season birds seemed to sing louder in the air. The crispness of the crunching snow beneath Thessadowes's paws was louder, and carried a cleaner resonation to her ears. She loved this part of the seasons, the time between winter and spring. It felt right.
Thessadowes padded beside Smoke, a smile resting on her muzzle.
"It'll take a little longer to reach the Fire Pack border if we walk." The All-Arounder noted, shaking out her fur absently.
"Do you want to race to it? Weather like this just gives me so much energy. Or, we could just enjoy the scenery and talk on the way. I am okay with either." Thess offered, flicking her tail from side to side.

Sandpiper | Lightning Pack | Hunter | Location: Camp | Tagging: Open

Sandpiper wormed her way out of the Hunter's den, her pelt looking quite scruffy. She wore a sleepy grin on her face, her eyes squinting slightly against the sunlight's reflection off the leftover snow. The wolf looked somewhat confused, yet content, as if she'd just had the absolute best rest in her entire lifetime. Which just might be true, considering how late she had slept in.
This tired fog of hers only lasted a few more seconds before reality dawned on the Huntress. The movement around camp suggested all or nearly all wolves were already awake and active, maybe even heading out on a patrol. Piper looked around camp with now-wide eyes, the smile on her muzzle quite deflated. The she-wolf was able to catch a glimpse of a white tail exiting the camp, a confirmation of her previous thought.
Oh, rat bones. Piper growled inwardly, shaking her head vigorously, closely followed by the rest of her spiky fur. It didn't flatten down quite the way she would have hoped, but she didn't have time to groom herself now. Agh, how could she have overslept?? She was a REAL Hunter now! For a while, she had been. Sleeping in wasn't really supposed to be on a Hunter's to-do list for the day.
Whining underneath her breath, Sandpiper trotted towards the centre of camp, her head tilting quizzically (and desperately) from side to side as she searched for any signs of a hunting patrol. Maybe she'd be able to catch one early enough to where she didn't get scolded by her superiors.
Before she could spot any patrols, a singular wolf caught Sandpiper's eyes. It took her a while to pin a name, but she soon recognized the figure to be Bian, a wolf the same rank as her. She didn't really know Bian that well, had only greeted in passing and hunted with occasionally. Perhaps this was an opportunity to get to know her Packmate (and future friend, Sandpiper hoped) better. The Huntress turned to the side and approached the other wolf, her ears pricked high, in a friendly demeanor.
"Hello!" She greeted, wagging her tail a few times. "I'm Sandpiper, but you probably already know that. I mean, we live in the same pack, so like, we have to know each other anyways. But it did take me a few seconds to remember your name, sorry! With other wolves, I'm usually able to tell who they are right-away. Not with you, though, so sorry again," She said with a little laugh, opening a conversation in her usual way of giving too much unnecessary information and not enough room for the other to speak.
"I woke up, um, a little, sort of, late? So I was wondering if you.. if you wanted to head out hunting with me. I need to get out and catch something for more reasons than one." Sandpiper offered, shifting her weight from one side to the other.

[Rae'tia]

★Bian⏵the insecure huntress
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◄4 years｜Demifemale｜Lightning｜Demisexual｜tagged; Sandpiper ►

indentationAs they waited for a hunting patrol to be set up or someone to talk to, Bian's mind started to wander as it always did. Jumping from topic to topic, in their head, asking themselves questions, like do geese know their geese? Do geese know the difference between them and a duck? Between a goose and a swan? or Do squirrels want to fly? Is that why they climb so high into the trees and jump from branch to branch? They're practicing their flying skills? As their mind went from place to place, their eyes stilled. Their vision faded due to their rapid thoughts, the real world became just a background, and the wolf became a jumble of questions. A look of confusion and awe melded onto their face.
indentationA ray of sunshine suddenly entered their view. They frowned for a moment as the ray of sunshine started talking. I'm hallucinating, right? Because sunshine doesn't talk. Bian blinked a few times righting their eyes, as they had been staring off into space - Bian had a bad attention span, not that it was their fault that everything was so exciting. Only to internally pout when Bian realized that it wasn't a Ray of sunshine talking to them. But a wolf, a packmate obviously - things wouldn't be so peaceful if it was a Fire Wolf, probably quite a bit bloody, or at least a lot louder. Giving their head a mental shake, they turned their gaze to the wolf, near-instantly recognizing her as a younger hunter. Sand? Sandy? Sany? No... Popper? Poppy? It starts with a P or an S! Come on Bian think! It took a heartbeat but eventually Bian got it.
indentation Clearing their throat, Bian opened their jaws. "Well... That's fine." They started unsure how to respond to such a ramble, but decided to wing it. Like usual. "I did just get back from a small solo hunt, but I wouldn't mind going out again with some company." The willowy lupine slowly got to their feet, tentatively accepting the hunting offers. She's no stranger than I, it should be fine. They thought, the start of a small smile forming on their lips.

★Kazue⏵the deathless warrior
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◄6 years｜male｜Fire｜Demisexual｜tagged; Arian & Erle ►

indentationEyes wandering once more he found his gaze caught on the small form of Arian, the pack's lead warrior, and let out a thoughtful huff. She seemed to be interacting with another wolf, Erle by the looks of it. Looking for something to do the brute internally sighed before he started padding over, tail swishing in a silent show of nerves. It wasn't that he was nervous around these two, or didn't like them, Kaz just hated to interrupt others. Silent as he came to a stop in front of the two not even half a stride away - a respectful distance. He cleared his throat, "I don't mean to interrupt, Arian, Erle, but I was wondering when patrols were going to be sent out." The battle-scarred male asked, digging dull claws into the ground as his dark gaze flickered back between the two wolves.

[StormDragon55]

Spark/Pup/L-pack/Tagging: Open/Location: Nursery

Spark squeaked at hearing his name, but still asleep

Sandie/Den Mother/L-pack/Tagging: Oak(mentions Spark)/Location: Nursery

She smiles at her mate "I am good now since you gave me the rabbit my love" she says

Terra/Healer/L-pack/Tagging: n/a(mentions Shadow and Rain)/Location: Camp

She looked over to see Rain approached Shadow, she smiled

Canary/Warrior/F-pack/Tagging: Max, Cartel(mentions Erle, Arian, and Kazue)/Location: Camp

They looked around for another Warrior to go on patrol, and spots Kazue. They dipped their head to Max and started towards where Kazue was

[rottingsnakes]

Sandpiper | Lightning Pack | Hunter | Location: Camp > Forest | Tagging: Bian

Sandpiper could barely contain her huge grin as Bian accepted her offer. The one thing Sandpiper hated more than beetles and emptiness was hunting alone. Something about it just drained her energy, caused her to become absent and a little tired. She thrived off companionship, and felt lost, in a sense, without it. The opposite of solo hunting, however, gave her more energy than she needed. As much as she tried, she couldn't quite dial her newfound excitement down.
Unable to fully control her satisfaction, Sandpiper wagged her tail as an expression of eagerness and content.
"Oh, awesome!! Thank you for coming along! I absolutely love hunting with other Packmates. I see it as a chance to get to know each other. And bring the pack food, fulfill our duties and all, but I think I would rather go without food than friends. Well, I mean, I would RATHER, but I don't think I would survive. Food is important." She stated, flicking an ear as she began to head out towards the camp exit at a slower pace than she generally would have, seeing as she really didn't want to leave Bian immediately behind and strike off into the forest. That would be astronomically rude, and Sandpiper didn't want to give a bad impression.
"..So, I haven't really talked with you much? Aside from when we went out on large group hunts during the fuller seasons. Those were fun, although I'm still kind of mad that I was moved from the flank to the very back on that one elk hunt last year. I think it was because I was 'too inexperienced'. The Hunter in charge, can't remember their name, didn't say that out loud, but I could just see it in those dang eyes. However, I am far from inexperienced. I have many.. much.. a lot of experience in hunting. I trained specifically for it, after all." Sandpiper told, recalling a grudge she had still not let go of for so long. That was the only detail of it, really.
"Uh, where was I?" The Huntress asked, exiting the camp with a look of questioning on her face. She tended to run off on rabbit trails when talking more times than not, and once in a while had trouble finding her way back.
After a few seconds, Sandpiper nodded once and turned her hazel gaze back to Bian.
"Right. Tell me about yourself a little bit! Only if you feel comfortable, though, of course. What do you like? Not like?" Sandpiper asked, somewhat sheepishly, putting effort into being considerate.

[IcyKrystal]

Rain | Warrior Trainee | L-Pack | Tagging: River, Fish, Shadow | Location: Camp
"Uh... Mom, I overslept? Would you like a bite? We could share!" Rain replied cheerfully upon seeing her mom, Shadow. Even though she was adopted, she liked to think of Shadow as her mom. She showed Shadow the bird. "Good morning Fish! Great to see you, did you go for a morning swim?" Rain chirped across to Fish. Fish was both her trainer-a good one and her good friend. She liked Fish's cheerful nature-it was refreshing and they both shared a love of water.

[Queen of flames]

Willows | female | healer trainee| Lightning | crush - open | tags - Kotori

She opened her jaws to answer the other healer trainee but didn't have time to say anything before their mentor showed up. She blinked her eyes not so surprised that the healer was already sorted their herb storage "Good morning Terra, we were already waiting for you..." she said with a flick of her tail. She looked at Kotori as the healer finished talking "are you hungry Kotori wants to share something with me perhaps?" she asked the male trainee.

Chronos | male | warrior | Lightning | crush - Blizzard, open | tags - Basil

He narrowed his eyes "I didn't try to order you around, I just told you...you don't want to be around when the others get hungry and angry because of that..." he responded to her with a sight. His eyes looked to his half-sister Nyx there talking with Risen "hmm, well at least someone is being useful to do things without waiting for some orders" he said to her "you know we don't have a lead hunter to order you around..." he said with a smirk.

Nyx | female | hunter | Lightning | crush - Smoke, Leo | tags - Risen

She looked over to the all-around coming for the doe Risen was caught earlier. She gave the male a smile before looking at Risen "I Meant my brother Chronos, Comet, and I are not blood-related by anyway" she responded to the hunter. She flicked her tail "sure we could see if there are still those boars to be found, I sure hope they still are...that could bring something new to the pack to eat...there is being lots of smaller preys and deers anyway" she said. She thought for a moment "Do you want to go together with me or want someone else to join us too? I don't mind either way" she said questioning the male hunter.

Comet | male | all-around | Lightning | crush - Terra | tags - Risen, Nyx, open
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He flicked his ears at Risen's odd question but thought that he maybe got confused with names "thank you" he said to him. He gave smile to the two hunters and walked to the doe to take his part of the prey. He was not planning to eat it all, which was not even possible as it was still pretty big for a small deer. He took a bite as his eyes looked at the cleaning for anyone else wanting to eat.

Roque | female | hunter trainee | crush - open | mentor - Toby | tags - Toby

She looked at her mentor, thinking if he was joking or not "It was just a saying, uh I didn't mean...I don't know what I even meant anyway...but what do you mean by that?" she asked "...go down via cliff than battle?" she repeated the male's words. She listened to the rest he was saying "yeah I do know about the war thing...or well I don't want to say it's war...just like we don't like each other..." she said flattering her ears "war is kind of terrible thing...but it needs both packs agreement to make the peace" she said lowing her voice into a whisper.

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Archer | male | scout | fire | crush - open | tags - open

He took the long way to the camp, wanting to enjoy the cool weather and the silence just a little longer, before going back to the awakening camp. Thought the patrols will leave very soon so the camp could not be that noisy for long including who goes where or who stayed behind. Flicking his brown tail as he looked up to the largest trees to see some birds there hanging around, preening their feathers ' I see the spring is coming eventually' he thought to himself shaking his fur as some of the melting snow fell down to the branches as he walked past it. He blinked his eyes as the camp entrance started to show up there, only a few more steps and he could be home.
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Blitz | male | warrior | fire | crush - open | tags - Morain

He looked at her as she joined him "any idea who could be the lucky one? I could say Octavia, but she could not enjoy that position for long and I think the job could be too much for her aging bones...likely she could not accept it either..." he responded to her thoughtfully "Maybe even Miera or Hati could be good chooses as well...what do you think?" he asked her. He then looked at the fresh-kill pile "so what do you want to eat? small? little bigger or very small, very big prey could be delicious to eat, but there is not any yet..." he said.

Octavia | female | hunter | fire | crush - Max | tags - Aleck, Blaze

She smiled at Blaze and then to Aleck "I am doing fine, except that the usual itch is back though, so I was wondering if you had anything to give for that?" she asked "and yes, I will change my beddings too" she said.

Sable | female | hunter | fire | crush - open | tags - Miera

She stayed there watching in peacefully, as the pack started to rise from their dens. Stretching the black-furred she-wolf stood up and started her walk toward some of the hunters she saw being alone "Good morning Miera" she said with a gentle nod and a smile. She gave a look around before turning to face the other hunter "you ready for a hunt? with me or well we could ask any other with use, more hunters means more prey right" she said.

Serafina | female | all-around | fire | crush - Kassandra | tags - Kassandra

She flicked her ears art twice the time, like trying to think if she was hearing it right, did she just call her darling? She then smiled and nodded her head "yeah, I am pretty sure I saw her a moment ago, but young wolves are fast on their moves so she may be far gone already" she said with a laugh. She flicked her tail lightly as she looked around "Oh those good days when I was still young and beautiful" she said jokingly, she was still young, but she wanted to hear how the Kass will answer to that if anything at all.

[sunhorsestar]

Smoke | Warrior | L-Pack | Tagging: Thessadowes, Risen, Nyx | Location: Camp -> Forest


Smoke paused just for a heartbeat by the camp entrance, the wind lifting softly spoken words to her ears, from a conversation not directed at her. "Risen, Nyx! Thessadowes and I are going out for a hunt and quick patrol if you wanna come with, but you’d have to keep up!" She chirped, then darted after her friend. As much as she was a fan of racing, now was not the time for it. "You wanted to see if you can sense any early-rising prey, right? If we race and make a lot of noise, nobody is going to end up catching anything around here today."


Blizzard | Warrior | L-Pack | Tagging: Mick | Location: Camp


"There are a dozen matches that would be better compatible with your sister. Karter is worse than me. He may not have as much of a hair-trigger temper as me, but his anger lasts longer. He’s defiant, rebellious, he struggles with authority, he always needs to be moving, and picks fights easily and without hesitation. Aala…I think in the end she’d only be stressed out. It’s her choice though, and nothing happens if he doesn't return the affection anyway," Blizzard pointed out. Mick's next words only piqued his curiosity. "Mick, we’ve been together for most of our lives. What could possibly ruin that?" He lay his muzzle over Mick's head, scooping the snow white wolf against his broad chest.


Karter | Warrior | L-Pack | Tagging: Aala, Axis | Location: Camp


"Yeah," Karter agreed with a faint nod. It didn’t take much food to fuel him for the day, which was an asset in the colder months, when prey became more scarce. "Heh. Sweet ain’t a word that’s often used to describe me. I’m just doin' what I’m supposed to, and besides, I care 'bout you!" He did feel a little bad, as Axis was still hanging around there and hadn’t even gotten a chance to speak. Sure, he may not be the best conversationalist or most talkative wolf in the entire Pack, but still. Karter understood the feeling of being on the outskirts.


Arian | Lead Warrior | F-Pack | Tagging: Erle, Kazue | Location: Camp


Arian dipped her head to the Warrior in acknowledgement. One of the good beans, in her opinion. Not too brash, but not too passive either. Not too rebellious to take orders, not too passive to take initiative when the time came. "Yes, Canary is gathering a couple wolves for their side of the patrol, I’m taking another one. If you’re unoccupied, if you’d come along with my group, it would be wonderful. You, me, and Erle, if he has the time?" She looked between the two, waiting for their answers.


Toby | Hunter | L-Pack | Tagging: Roque | Location: Forest


Toby slowly breathed out. "I mean…I’ve seen wolves die going over the cliff," he remembered. "Actually, my big sister, about a year ago. Karter says someone was with her, but I wasn’t paying enough attention to it." He couldn’t agree more with the young Trainee though, he found. Finally, someone who shared his sentiments. "You’re absolutely right, Roque. The biggest challenge is that neither side is passive. Both Lightning and Fire Packs are stubborn and prideful. Neither will want to be the one to make the first move to propose peace."


Kassandra | Hunter | F-Pack | Tagging: Serafina | Location: Camp


"Sera, sweetheart, don’t sell yourself short. You ought to place more value on yourself. I’m quite certain you’re younger than me. You don’t look a day over two!" Kass insisted. It was true that Catania was their youngest Huntress for the time being, and more than a little energetic, and that she had a perfect coat. Kassandra was certain once she filled out and her fur smoothed, she’d go from pretty to beautiful. Most wolves did when they were full grown. Kass watched Serafina carefully for her reactions. She knew when she had fazed someone, and it almost always brought a smile to her face. Knowing she still had that touch as she was nearing her fourth year.


Móraín | Warrior | F-Pack | Tagging: Blitz | Location: Camp


"Personally, I think Hati is the right choice," Móraín agreed. "Hati or Tendril, although it’s true she’s quite young, but the Alpha's given not the faintest indication of leaning either way." She tilted her head to the side. "I'm not sure he would choose Miera, but since she shares Arian's blood, she may very well make a good leader figure if given the opportunity." Móraín understood that wasn’t entirely reliant on bloodlines, but it had seemed to run in the family.


Leo | Warrior | F-Pack | Tagging: Rya, Louve | Location: Camp


Leo perked up. He turned to gently brush his cheek against Louve's shoulder. Both one for company, and CERTAINLY one who lived and breathed the presence of any of his loved ones, Leo was more than happy to see her. "Sure! We're not really doing much though. Rya forgot about the war— I’m not sure how, but MAN there are times I wish I could forget too— so I reminded her, and things got kinda dark. I think that was my fault though," he acknowledged, tail dropping between his legs, a sheepish smile crossing his face. Oops. He hadn’t meant it to come off that way.


Shadow | Alpha | L-Pack | Tagging: Rain | Location: Camp


Even her own surviving biological child very rarely called Shadow "mom" nowadays, now that he was all grown up and just considered himself another member of the Pack, just a wolf under her command so it always made her heart warm to hear the word from Rain, not born of her, but still every bit her child, and nobody could tell her otherwise. Shadow gently nosed Rain's shoulder, warm and affectionate. "Sure, you go off and grab whatever you want from the pile, okay? There should still be some good stuff left. Not everyone's eaten yet."


Fish | Warrior | L-Pack | Tagging: River, Rain | Location: Camp


Fish chucked. Okay, so she’d been caught a few times by her Trainee. Even if Shadow grumbled about how wolves weren’t meant to be semi-aquatic creatures, nobody had ever— successfully, anyway— managed to actually stop Fish from jumping in the river and going for a swim, or just…sitting in the middle of the river because she liked the feel of the water through thick fur. "I did, yeah! I fell out of the tree again and got a little bruised, so the water helped." Well, that was part of it.

[Sadies]

C A R T E L
xXx Fire Pack - Warrior
@ Max, Canary
Max's response settled Cartel and in-fact made him smile. "I very much understand. " The male responded. Cartel could relate to Max's wish to keep the balance and ensure that things were run well. His father had also held similar beliefs; that a pack should be ruled with power and everyone should fill a role, that was how respect was made. "I definitely will check in with her Alpha." He agreed, bowing his head once again. Cartel didn't like, nor want to be lazy. Even when the Lead Warrior was not available, he would often try to find work for himself. Being a Warrior was an important role, even when there was no fighting involved, patrolling was just as important to keep out as many enemies to ensure safety.
Cartel looked off for a moment in deep thought. "It takes courage to heal and trust again after loosing so much. Only then can you appreciate everything." He muttered aloud to Max. He knew Max was a good Alpha and expected that his experiences were what had made him so, perhaps more than any training he may or may not have had.
Cartel then turned and stepped away, knowing that too much talking wasn't going to get his work done and would only cause more disruption to the pack.

[sunhorsestar]

Blizzard | Warrior | L-Pack | Tagging: Mick | Location: Camp


Blizzard exhaled slowly. That always made him nervous. He had always been told otherwise by his parents. "I think I know what you’re thinking, the way you’re watching them. You think Aala can…fix him. It’s not good to make someone change from the way they naturally are, it only leads to stress and eventual pain, because someone can never really be CHANGED. They can learn, but they can’t be changed. Not if a specific behaviour is in their nature, and if she were to remove bad traits and habits, she would only make a 'perfect' wolf, and someone who's perfect is little more than an order-following, mindless being with no thoughts or feelings of their own. Someone like Karter…" He shook his head. "He’s too stubborn for that. He may be annoying, but for better or for worse, he’s unique."

Blizzard tightened his form around the smaller wolf, almost protectively. "You don’t have to worry about that. If that had ever BOTHERED me, would we be here right now?" He pointed out. "You and Louve are all I’ve got left. I promised I’m not going anywhere anytime soon."


Karter | Warrior | L-Pack | Tagging: Aala, Axis | Location: Camp


Karter blushed under his pale brown fur. Technically, she was right. Since she was the Scout and he was a Warrior, it was his duty to keep an eye out, make sure she was protected. However, something about that felt on a more personal level. He was fine with that. Aala was one of the very few wolves in the Pack that he truly trusted wholeheartedly, and genuinely enjoyed the presence of in the long-term. "Yeah well…we should head out soon."


Max | Alpha | F-Pack | Tagging: Cartel | Location: Camp


Now there was a sentiment Max understood. He had lost much, though he acknowledged privately that most of that was through his own fault in secret. He dared not reveal such information, it would make him seem less of a powerful, rough leader, and more of a power-hungry monster. Those days were long since gone. He’d had what he’d wanted, and he’d made the Pack stronger for it, even if it had cost him much. "It does," he agreed, voice quiet. "But it’s doable."

[rottingsnakes]

Thessadowes | Lightning Pack | All-Around | Location: Forest | Tagging: Smoke (Risen, Nyx?)

Thessadowes dipped her head instinctively as Smoke called out to Risen and Nyx. She hoped they'd be able to tag along - the more the better, really. She slowed her pace somewhat as her Packmate caught up, then resumed her fast trot.
"I suppose, yes." Thess agreed, flicking an ear in thought as she glanced to the side. She was primarily focusing on her sight and tracking abilities, since the cold in the air tingled through her nose and somewhat mixed her scents. It wasn't an unfamiliar feeling, just something that annoyed Thessadowes. It was no bother, simply an annoyance.
"I heard from someone that a young herd of deer were beginning to come back. I am not sure if this was verified, but I would eventually like to check it out and see if they're really here. Maybe today is a good opportunity." Thessadowes said aloud, casting a look in Smoke's direction.
"I hope this is true, I miss the taste of spring deer!" Thess joked, a laugh clear in her voice.