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

[sunhorsestar]

Uciel | Hunter | L-Pack | Tagging: Lucas | Location: Forest


The young Hunter hated to agree, but if he argued, he knew he would be wrong. They BOTH knew. "Maybe not," Uciel agreed. "But it’s not just her. What mother WOULDN'T put her child first?" Uciel remembered his mother putting his needs, however small, above her own without a second thought. She had DIED for him and had smiled at the end and died after living a life with no regrets. He wouldn’t wish a life of regrets on anyone. "It’s okay to cry, to be angry, or sad, or to grieve lost potential. But don’t let it tear you apart from the inside out, please." He gently nuzzled against his friend's cheek. Seeing Lucas like this nearly tore his own heart in half.

"Shadow would never make you leave. You had an issue with her kid, but as long as you didn’t try to take a chunk out of him for an argument, you haven’t broken Pack law, which means she has no grounds upon which to banish you. If you didn’t break law, and you’re still a loyal wolf, then she’d be a fool to even consider it. If she kicked you out…then I’d go with you, to be a Hunter and a Healer for both of us, so that we could both make it. Besides…" Uciel smiled faintly. "Even if things went sour today, I don't see Leo as the type to go tattling on others. He’d probably rather keep the argument between the wolves who were present than advertise it," he pointed out. At least, that was the Leo he knew, but who knew what Leo's true colours were after the fight today?

Poison his heart. Sometimes life felt that way in general, but if that was the case…then the poison had sunk in a long time ago, when he had loved and lost his parents. Uciel didn’t fear love, he was just cautious with it. I already did, he wanted to say, but Lucas had been through an ordeal. The last thing he needed was his other friend admitting he was in love and HADN'T been through a fight. Uciel liked to think he had a good head on his shoulders. Maybe socially slow, but a logical enough thinker to know when to say something and when not to. "I promise, I won’t let myself get hurt," he said, and even if the wolf he was in love with was an emotional wreck right now, he believed it. Even if Lucas rejected him the same way Leo had rejected Lucas, Uciel wouldn’t let it ruin his life. That said…for now, he would dream.

"You’re a good wolf too, Lucas, and don’t you dare doubt that for a moment, okay? Please? For me? I don’t entrust my heart to those not good at heart." Maybe Lucas could be aggressive, maybe he was a little reactive, but he wasn’t cold or cruel or harsh like Fire wolves, or even some of the more hardened Lightning Warriors. He was basically a toasted marshmallow. Hard and unbreakable on the surface, soft and squishy on the inside, and Uciel just wanted to cuddle him until it was better, but he knew that wasn’t how it worked.

"I’m not a full fledged Healer. I only knows bits and pieces from watching them in action or overhearing snippets of lessons," Uciel admitted. Something that had always made him sad, but there had been no spot available at the time he had been asked what he wanted to train for. "For nerves, yes, but it can’t fix your heart. They can give you something to relax the muscles, ease anxiety, maybe help you sleep if you just need to sleep it off and escape your thoughts for a little while. We can ask Terra." Uciel gently nudged his friend. "Let’s get you back to camp and set up with those herbs sooner rather than later, so you can feel just a little better than now."


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


Blizzard…honestly wasn’t sure what to make of this anymore. For the first little while, it had been easily handled. The next, a bit unpredictable. Now? Now this was just becoming the definition of overdramatic, and what Pack needed that kind of drama and self-loathing when right on the brink of war? Blizzard wasn’t the calmest wolf in the entire world or anything, but he was more mellow than that. Mellow enough he had a decent enough head on his shoulders to tell when something had just become too much. He touched his nose to Mick's shoulder.

"Mick, look at me. Breathe." Blizzard slowly breathed in and out, trying to prompt Mick to breathe with him. "It doesn’t do anyone any good to panic, including yourself. There’s no reason to beat yourself up over a mistake. Everyone makes them. Just move forward, and learn from it," he insisted.


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


"We're almost done. Then you can speak with Alpha, and I’ll organize some sparring between Warriors, and see if there’s any Trainees who need time with their trainers." Arian quite honestly didn’t remember, there were so many wolves in the Pack, and she herself had no Trainee— much to her chagrin— but she couldn’t remember any youngsters being trained specifically as Warriors, mostly it seemed Hunters. So the sparring would have to be between full-fledged Warriors, go keep their skills sharp as ever and hone their favoured techniques.

[poppyxoxo]

"I think that would be a good idea" Louve agreed, continuing to check the spots that Lucas hadn't. She couldn't remember at what point he had left but she hoped that he had at least arrived at his destination safely. They had to continue with that patrol but for now, she could see that Leo's mind was somewhere else. "You know that you can always come to me and it doesn't matter at what point in time, ok?"

[AlittleDregon]

Rya | Huntress | Lightning | Location: Camp | Tagging: Louve and Leo

Rya had been walking in front of both Louve and Leo for a short while. She tried her best not to listen to their conversation has she had never been one to spy upon others. Well at least not volountarilly, she would sometime ear private conversation when she was just trying to hunt or enjoy the sounds of nature. The brown and cream she-wolf tried her best to not get mixed up in the pack drama her hunting job was the only thing that did really matter to her. So she did her best at the moment to avoid the couple to be and leave them their distance/bubble. Rya's heart did ache a bit, she was growing quite old compared to the two white wolves and yet she was all alone. Not that she minded it that much but sometime she did wondered what life could be with someone by your side.

Valley | Warrior | Lightning | Location: Camp | Tagging: Riptide

Valley could yet again be found inside of the dens, she had proceed to fufill all of her tasks for the day. So she was there lying down and looking at the dark ceiling. Today, she didn't really know what to do of herself so she figured it would be best to just stay inside the safe zone. The dark grey, brown and beige she-wolf did looked around for extra work before going back to safety the only thing she could have done was help the hunters. There was some issues with that, first she is not an all rounder and second of all altough she is quite strong, hunting was and will most likely never be a skill that she will master unlike fighting.

[Rae'tia]

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

indentation They blinked up at Sandpiper, mildly confused but still gladdened by the praise they'd received. It wasn't like raccoon was a hard thing to hunt, but it was a rather clean kill. They mused, before returning their attention to Sandpiper. "Thankfully, it's not deep. I should be fine. Though I might visit the Healers later, to make sure it doesn't get infected. Bian assured softly with a huff. A soft chuckle rumbled in their chest as Piper complained of the smell, and grinned softly."There's more than one reason we don't often bring these buggers in, aside from the smell." Though it is good for covering up scent trails, and teaching and slash or assessing trainees. They added silently to themselves, before returning their attention to the conversation. Gaze widening as Sandpiper admitted they didn't have much experience hunting beaver, or maybe no experience at all considering she called it water hunting. Giving a moody huff, the dame shook her head "Let me hide this nearby, then we'll get going for that beaver." They responded before turning to pad a few steps into the snow, before finding an appropriate place to hide away the smelly bugger where no scavengers could get at it. A few minutes of digging later they placed the stanky thing in the hideaway before they began to cover it back up.
indentation Glancing around they snapped off two smaller branches of a nearby bush and put them down over the hole where the raccoon laid, in a kind of "x" marks the spot kind of thing, so it was easier to find later. Shaking their head and sighing, the brown-hued wolf trotted back to Sandpiper. "Well, that's done." They started with an uncertain look around the area, "Let's get going to the River," Bian said, now how to I ask this in a non-insulting way? They wondered with an internal moan of pain. "So, when was the last time you went beaver hunting?" Bian asked with a curious tone coloring their voice.

★Riptide⏵the hopeful trainee
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◄8 months｜male｜Lightning｜Questioning (Pansexual)｜tagged; Valley ►

indentation"Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" A groan left his maw as he awoke, much later than he'd intended. Blearily stumbling out of his nest and after giving himself a harsh shake to wake him up, out of the trainee's den. Blinking the sleep out of his eyes as he stepped out of the den and allowed his gaze to flicker rapidly around camp with a hum. Ever the social wolf, Tide's first thought was to find someone to have a conversation with. Unfortunately, it didn't seem like there was anyone interesting to talk to. He blinked as his eyes once again found the den that the warriors and hunters shared. But, someone could still be inside. He thought blankly as his paws started moving on their own, towards the den. After the short trek to the den, the male poked his head in curiously and a slow grin found its way to his jaw as he spotted Valley. She was a warrior, and about a year older than him from what he'd heard. "Hey, Valley girl what you doing, starin' at the cellin'?" He questioned curiously with a playful smirk.

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

indentation With a pep in his step the trio-colored male paraded along with his fellow warriors, tail curled over his back but wagging happily. He might not always be the most sociable wolf but he enjoyed patrols as the next wolf, the chance to stretch his legs without having to worry about getting hurt - at least not usually - was a bit relaxing. He hummed softly as Arian continued the conversation, only bearly catching the word of Erle speaking with Alpha Max and spars. Though he would he did nearly trip over his own paws at Erle's response. Kaz figured that Erle wasn't talking to him, but it did bring him to a stop for a short second before he continued on his way. Honestly, he was feeling a bit like a third wheel, which gave him a bit of a mental pause then nearly gaped - but thankfully controlled himself and merely clenched his jaw. Oh dear sky-dogs, are these two flirting? He wondered as his gaze wandered upwards to the sky, someone save me.

★Sienna⏵the flirty all-around
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◄6 years｜Female｜Fire｜Pansex-Demirom｜tagged; open ►

indentationAnne watched her sister, ears perking as her littermate spoke with a young trainee; Cricket. She blinked in surprise, as it wasn't exactly a common occurrence - to her knowledge at least - that Red ever got interested in a trainee. Is this maternal instinct or something else? Anna wondered absently, before shaking her head as if to clear her thoughts. Did it really matter, though? While it perked Sienna's interest, it wasn't like it was anything important. Sighing out in a mixture of boredom, the dame got to her paws, and in a moment of spontaneity decided to go for a walk. If she happened to catch something along the way, then all the better. Her stomach rumbled in agreement as she stepped out of camp, reminding her that she would probably be feeding herself first before anything, or anyone else. After all, flirting can wait.

[~Raining Fire~]

R i v e r

Lightning Pack | Fighter | Single | Tags: Fish, Rain


River nodded as Fish mentioned Rain needed to finish her meal "Absolutely" She said softly glancing in the direction of the trainee. "At least trainees are ensured to eat. It's something i'm thankful for. They need the extra energy boost" she commented before swishing her tail and sitting down with a soft thump.

She looked around the camp once again, with patrols going out the camp was finally calming from the business of the morning. She shook her fur out to add some fluff into it. Plus, it made her look a little taller. River's eyes turned back to the trainee, Rain who was eating. She noted and appreciated how Fish encouraged her to finish the meal.

River’s leg twitched, she always got antsy before a patrol. Maybe it was her nerves for potential of finding something, or it could just simply be her excitement to go out of camp on a patrol. She usually kept her head down around the other wolves. Never one to call attention to herself, it was probably why she didn’t have many friends. River shifted her weight to settle into a more comfortable position. She made a mental note to start putting herself out more. Besides Shadow; River didn’t talk to anyone really. She would of course make polite conversation but she never really took time to get to know anyone personally. Fish would really be the first.






R i s e n

Lightning Pack | Hunter | Single | Tags: Nyx, Smoke, Thessa

Anticipation pulsed through Risen as his eyes narrowed in on their targeted doe. His breath evened out, slowing as he relaxed and focused on the task at hand. He pricked his ears to listen , there still wasn’t any signs of movement - or any signs they had been noticed by the herd. Risen scoffed silently to himself, for prey animals. The deer were horrid at being aware of their surroundings. But , he was thankful for their oblivious nature. It helped the pack survive. He flicked his tail before crouching lower to the ground. One of his favorite things about hunts , was launching himself at his prey. The feeling of his power coursing through his body was one of the biggest adrenaline rushes. Risen craved it. He wondered if this was how warriors felt before going off to battle.

His thoughts were quickly cut off when Thess told them to go. Without hesitation, Risen launched off his hind legs, his paws kicking dirt into the air as he took off towards the right flank of the doe. Risen kept his head low, weaving between the kicks from the deer. He nipped at its side, raising his head to hope his teeth could take hold of part of its flank. A swoosh of a hoof made him snap towards the back legs. How dare this deer try to kick him. He wasn’t the most fond of the deer fighting back - who would? but at least it kept things interesting. He focused on what he was doing, hoping with the deer kicking at him every so often that Nyx and Thess would be able to work on their side.




D e s t i n y

Fire Pack | All Arounder | Single | Tags: Sable



Destiny nodded at Sables comment about being awake early enough or being left behind “ yeah , I noticed.” she said with a small huff. Usually she was able to wake before the patrols left. But today she slept in on accident. And she hated it. Destiny hated feeling useless, but with the war imposing on the packs she felt more useless than ever.

Sable mentioned a walk , or hunt and Destiny instantly perked up. Anything to get out of camp she thought. At least being able to get out of the camp would make her feel useful somehow. Maybe she could find herbs for Aleck on a walk, or catch a squirrel on a hunt to feed some of the pack. She nodded with a small smile “Honestly, either of those sound great. I’m just itching to get out of camp” she admitted.



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B l a z e

Fire Pack | Warrior | Crush on Aleck | Tags: Aleck, Octavia

Blaze dipped his head as Octavia began to leave the medic den. He knew there wasn't much left for him to say without sounding odd. He turned his attention back to Aleck with a smile. "have you eaten yet today?" he asked with a soft flick of his tail. The dark wolf wouldn't let anyone know - he had a habit of showing Aleck the most affection than the other wolves. Perhaps the most affection he had shown ever. He had a genuine what felt like instinct to take care of the medic.

[Queen of flames]

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

She flicked her ears "I see, then why you just don't get a nap or something? If we don't really have anything to do right now, then I and Kotori will be fine and just stay at the camp at the tie you take your rest?" she said to her mentor. She looked over to the nursery remembering the packs only den mother "We could always go to ask if Sandie or Spark needs anything..." she kept saying.

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

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, Smoke, Thessa

She watched the doe the group was chosen to hunt, of course, she didn't stop watching the other does too, especially the one which seemed to be very alert. She flicked her black ears quickly when those words she was being waiting for these long minutes were being called by the Thessa's mouth. She swotted herself to move toward the doe, her eyes focusing on its prey, but she did know what the two others were doing too, as the all-around hit the do legs and Risen to its side, she herself target the does other still free side. The doe was adult, but not as big as they could be, but she did fight back and there was a moment where she felt like some leaf floating in the air. She tried to pour it to the ground but gets a slight blow to her hip, by the does hoof. She did feel the kick, but so far ignored it and focused to hunt the doe down, how hard it could be when there were three of them.


Comet | male | all-around | Lightning | crush - Terra | tags - Kieko

He took a few steps backward to give the hunter more space to eat, he sat down with a little yawn escaping his jaws "actually I don't think anything important being happened so far...I am not being awakened long either..." he said to her. He thought for a moment "but I think some patrols...no hunters left the camp...so I think you need to wait for a little later to join a hunting patrol...perhaps...I could go hunting too, but...well...I just ate..." he responded with a laugh.

Minttu | female | all-around | Lightning | crush - Waterlilies | tags - open

Yawning the cream white she-wolf padded out of their den, she was being rather tired recently and after missing the morning patrols she decided to take a little bit more sleep and even fall asleep for a moment. Only now did she recognize that her nap was not long as the patrols seemed to be still out.

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

She nodded to him "well we will see that about then when I am fully a hunter..." she said to him with a thought of the male's other words "I think I will go to try with fishes...I am not sure I am good enough to catch mice without killing them, or at least making it to be the bait to the hawk...shake the tree? but could the hawk fly away then? I never hear that birds can fall to a tree?" she said to him.

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

He is currently taking a nap in the den...

Blitz | male | warrior | fire | crush - open | tags - open

He thought to relax too, he was not pretty tired at the moment, but he could enjoy the moment like this when the camp was almost empty. So he walked into his most favorite shadowed place at the camp and laid down.

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

She silently watched after the medic, she could see his nervousness but didn't find anything odd about that. She gave a look to the Blaze as well, as the medic was bringing the remedy for her little problem "oh thank you Aleck" she responded as she took the remedy "yeah I will come to you if I needed to thank you again" she said to him with a soft smile as she started to make her leave.

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

She blinked her eyes giving a sight, sometimes she didn't get the all-around as they acted like some trainees, not doing anything on their own if someone doesn't give them tasks to do "well you're not a trainee anymore, you can go out and do whatever you want...solo patrolling the borders or hunting, you all-around are good for doing both so I don't think you really need to wait for agreement for others to do things?" she said to her. She shook her dark pelt and stretched her back legs a little bit "good, then if you want to go with me, then let's go" she said to her, starting to make her way toward the entrance.

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

She rolled her eyes once again "I am coming, Kass...I think it's better to go in a row" she responded to her "and I was behind you not even that far behind" she kept saying. Her eyes looked to the way when the tendril mentioned scenting a pheasant, yeah she did scent them as well, but she did scent something else as well "are you going after the pheasants? I think I smelled a hare, it's faint, but it's not far I hope" she said to them.

Solomon | male | warrior | Fire | crush - Cartel & Acero | tags - open

Lucifer | male | hunter | Fire | crush - open | tags - open

[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

Canary/Warrior/F-pack/Tagging: Móraín, Max, Cartel(mentions: Enui)/Location: Camp

They looked to Max as he spoke "of course sir" they say then looking back to Cartel with a bit of annoyance

Terra/Healer/L-pack/Tagging: Willows/Location: Camp -> Healer's den

She sighs "I think that would be best, I leave you in charge Willows, stay safe" she says then got up and went to the Healer's den.

She walked to her nest and lied down, curling up into a ball to sleep. She hoped Willows would be up to the challenge, Willows was already skilled in herbs now it was time to see how she would teach it.

[AlittleDregon]

Valley | Warrior | Lightning | Location: Camp Den's| Tagging: Riptide

Upon hearing her name the she-wolf lowered her head to look at who was talking to her. The silvery apprentice looked quite energetic has always. Valley rose to her paws and shook herself to get rid of the dust that could have accumulated in her coat before finally deciding to answer. " Well, I have done all the things i could possibly do today so i figured I could just relax a bit and wait to see if anyone might need help. But the real question is: What are you doing here so late? Aren't you supposed to be training at this hour?" She redirected the question. The colorful wolf didn't see the goal in answering why she was looking at the ceiling; boredom should not be said out loud as she knew she could get frown upon even if she had finished with all of her tasks. Instead Valley tried to turn back around the conversation by putting the young apprentice on the spot, after all he should be training at this time of the day so why was he hanging around the dens? Part of her wanted to push it even more but she didn't want to seem rude or strict has she needed to be cheerful and nice. Such a sudden change in her attitude would look suspicious, Valley needed to keep herself on check so she offered a bright smile instead to seem curious and playful more than anything else.

[belloblossom]

Angel | Lightning Hunter | Location: Forest | Tagging: Blizzard, Waterlilies (mentions: Mick)

Angel nodded his head along to what Waterlilies was telling him - happy to have a different pack mate to vent his sudden issues to.
"Yes, yes I did, didn't I? Excuse myself at the best moment, that is." He raised his head with growing confidence. "Why, if I'd stayed there any longer, Mick surely would've bitten one of my ears off! Well, that would certainly make for a story coming home, but I'd rather like to keep my ears, wouldn't you? Say, your ears are pretty cute, aren't they?" He side-eyed Waterlilies as they walked together.

At the suggestion of splitting into pairs, Angel nodded.
"That sounds like a grand plan, let's tell the others. Then they can go have their little chit chat - or fight or - or whatever it is that they're having, away from us productive members of society!" It was this that Angel swung his head around to address Blizzard and Mick only to see only the large white shape of Blizzard standing where he was, with no hide or hair of Mick to be seen. Angel furrowed his brow.

"Blizzard? Where's Mick? Did we lose him on the way?" Or did Mick run home with his tail between his legs, once he realized he couldn't compete with me? He thought, trying to push away the desire to be smug. Still... It was natural that he'd won - he was the prettier of the two wolves... not that he was bias, of course.

[belloblossom]

Lucas | Lightning Warrior | Location: Forest | Tagging: Uciel (mentions: Louve, Leo)

Lucas was quiet as Uciel spoke and quieter still as eventually, it was agreed that the two wolves would go back to camp and seek out Terra's aid. As a feeling of numbness started to take hold of him, he nodded slowly and then got to his paws and leaned against the smaller dark-furred wolf.
"I feel better, already, with you here, Uciel." He admitted softly, before letting his head hang as he continued to pad alongside his friend.