
number of foxes: twelve [ seven tods | five vixens ]
servings needed: three
next visit to the stars: 19/07/2017
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- /////”I don’t get it.” Aruhe blinked, gaze flickering uncertainly between Kanuka, Mouku and Niko. Kanuka still looked weak from the birth: odd specks of blood matted her pelt; her once lively eyes were glassy, empty. She was trying to be a mother, Aruhe noticed, as the new queen nosed her bundle of kits close to her stomach to nurse, grooming their pelts tenderly. It was more than could be said for Mouku, who refused to look at the kits with anything more than a hardened glare. He would visit to check on Kanuka’s wounds and the health of the kits, but he refused to show his sons and daughters any affection. It was Aruhe’s theory that the mending vulpe was harbouring a grudge for Kanuka’s loss of lives, but then the white-coated vixen didn’t like to believe Mouku capable of such ill-will. ”What’s in it for you?” She questioned sharply as her thoughts snapped back to the presence, staring incredulously at Niko. Aruhe inched closely to Kanuka, wary and protective.
/////Niko’s head cocked to the side, a bemused expression flashing briefly over him. ”Relax. I’m… otherwise inclined,” he reassured vaguely, again smirking at the look of shocked understanding that Aruhe was unable to hide. He wouldn’t say it aloud, but becoming Kanuka’s ‘mate’ – by title, only – saved him from a level of awkwardness he wasn’t sure others in the skulk were ready for, not yet. ”I just want to help my leader,” he told the vixen instead, his words soft as his gaze washed over his new, apparent, family. He had always wanted kits…
/////Miro rested his head on his paws, an oddly gentle look in his eyes that Kanuka had never seen in him before. Two of her kits, Tairo and Kaho (the most boisterous of the tods), took joy in batting at the scout’s muzzle and ears, testing how far they could go before getting a reaction from the older tod. It was when one of Tairo’s small claws caught Miro in the corner of the eye that the fox squeaked, gingerly cuffing the kit away from him. Kaho let out a squeak of laughter as his brother was rolled away, making himself the next target of Tairo’s attacks.
/////”They’re wonderful kits,” Miro murmured thoughtfully with an amused smile, watching the two brothers play. The remaining three of the litter were curled in the warmth of Kanuka’s side, sleeping through their siblings’ play.
/////”Thank you, Miro,” Kanuka said, a flicker of pride brightening her eyes.
/////”They have your coat, Niko,” Miro commented, unable to keep the slight sarcasm from his tone as he eyed the greyness in Peoi, Kamu and Kaho’s coats. His gaze trailed the flash of grey as Mouku slunk from the cave, no doubt to retrieve more herbs to tend to Kanuka with.
/////Niko blinked, nuzzling into Kanuka’s neck as Mouku had advised him to do. ”My father was a grey.” The lie rolled of his tongue without falter, encouraging a nod from the scout. Miro didn’t believe the story that was being told to him, of Niko and Kanuka’s secret courtship and troubled pregnancy (hence Kanuka’s absence in the last two moons), but he would go along with it for the sake of the skulk. His skulk-mates could be horribly superstitious; he wasn’t sure a romance between their leader and their mending vulpe would go down well.
/////”Inaka and I are going hunting. I’ve told Kai and Aruhe to check the borders,” Miro eventually informed, gathering himself to his paws. Niko nodded his thanks, having completely forgotten to organise the tasks for the day. ”Motherhood suits you, Kanuka,” the tod smiled, regaining the cheeky glint in his eyes as he stepped forward to nose his leader’s cheek. In spite herself, the vixen giggled, nipping at Miro’s tail as the scout dodged away, carefully stepping over the tumbling kits.
[ cobwebs and chamomile are used for kanuka's wounds
the skulk consumes a hare
niko becomes kanuka's 'fake mate' (no kits)
miro and inaka hunt
kai and aruhe patrol the border ]
the skulk consumes a hare
niko becomes kanuka's 'fake mate' (no kits)
miro and inaka hunt
kai and aruhe patrol the border ]
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- leader:
» kanuka * | 26 moons | vixen
lives: ★★★★★★★✰✰
second:
» niko | 25 moons | tod
mending vulpe:
» mouku | 30 moons | tod
scouts:
» miro | 26 moons | tod
» inaka | 23 moons | vixen
» kai | 22 moons | tod
» aruhe | 20 moons | vixen
pupils:
[url=link]»[/url] name | age | gender
[url=link]»[/url] name | age | gender
queens:
» kanuka * | 26 moons | vixen
kits:
» kuta | 1 moon | vixen
» peoi | 1 moon | vixen
» kamu | 1 moon | tod
» tairo | 1 moon | tod
» kaho | 1 moon | tod
elders:
[url=link]»[/url] name | age | gender
[url=link]»[/url] name | age | gender
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allies:
skulk name | username
skulk name | username
enemies:
skulk name | username
skulk name | username
borders:
north | rumbling hive | gold.fish.sticks
east | skulk name | username
south | skulk name | username
west | skulk name | username
medicine store:
burdock root | x1 | to heal and prevent infection of rat bites
celandine | x1 | soothes damaged eyes
chamomile | x1 | strengthens the heart and soothes the mind
chervil | x1 | for infected wounds and bellyache
cobwebs | x0 | to stop bleeding; to bind broken bones
dandelion | x1 | painkiller; to heal bee stings
elder leaves | x1 | soothes sprains
goldenrod | x1 | for healing wounds
heather nectar | x1 | eases swallowing and sweetens mixtures
lamb's ear | x1 | to give a fox strength
poppy seeds | x1 | for help sleeping; and easing pain and shock
thyme | x1 | calms nervousness, anxiety and shock
fresh-kill pile:
beetles | x0 | one serving
vole | x2 | one serving
berries | x2 | one serving
rabbit | x1 | two servings
hare | x3 | three servings
birds | x2 | three servings
mentors:
mentor | pupil | no. of training sessions | moves
mentor | pupil | no. of training sessions | moves
the deceased:
fox name | cause of death
fox name | cause of death
family:
kanuka + mouku [ "niko" ] ↦ kuta, kamu, kaho, peoi, tairo
skulk name | username
skulk name | username
enemies:
skulk name | username
skulk name | username
borders:
north | rumbling hive | gold.fish.sticks
east | skulk name | username
south | skulk name | username
west | skulk name | username
medicine store:
burdock root | x1 | to heal and prevent infection of rat bites
celandine | x1 | soothes damaged eyes
chamomile | x1 | strengthens the heart and soothes the mind
chervil | x1 | for infected wounds and bellyache
cobwebs | x0 | to stop bleeding; to bind broken bones
dandelion | x1 | painkiller; to heal bee stings
elder leaves | x1 | soothes sprains
goldenrod | x1 | for healing wounds
heather nectar | x1 | eases swallowing and sweetens mixtures
lamb's ear | x1 | to give a fox strength
poppy seeds | x1 | for help sleeping; and easing pain and shock
thyme | x1 | calms nervousness, anxiety and shock
fresh-kill pile:
beetles | x0 | one serving
vole | x2 | one serving
berries | x2 | one serving
rabbit | x1 | two servings
hare | x3 | three servings
birds | x2 | three servings
mentors:
mentor | pupil | no. of training sessions | moves
mentor | pupil | no. of training sessions | moves
the deceased:
fox name | cause of death
fox name | cause of death
family:
kanuka + mouku [ "niko" ] ↦ kuta, kamu, kaho, peoi, tairo