Veiled by a Song: PM to Join (Fox RP)

[єναи]

Phantom fell into a state of peace, and closed his eyes. He slipped into a peaceful sleep, with not one demon attacking his dreams. Phantom, all he could see in his dream was a simple but wonderful replay of Kinari singing the first song.

[Sacred Sin]

Leaf Fall dipped his head. "Very well Soul. If I may be so bold, I need to at least take a hunting party out, if not allow some of the hunter apprentices to get some training." He blinked and then turned to leave. "Welcome Heron." He added before padding away.

Jakei's ears echoed with the sound of Kinari's song as he played it over and over in his mind until finally sleep washed over them. His dreams for once were not plagued with slavering demons.

Jupiter nodded to her leader. "Thank you Soul." She dipped her head in deep respect and walked out, thinking of how proud she was of the leash and well herself.

[Calypso Sky]

"I have plans for you tomorrow Leaf Fall," Soul smiled as he called from over his shoulder. The leader reached Heron and tipped his head to the side, waiting for the old warrior to say something.

[Super Nova Wolf]

As Soul had predicted, Kiki and Sasha had a good night's rest. Kiki's dreams wer full of music and singing while Sasha didn't have any dreams. Sasha usually didn't have dreams; her nights were just full of the sounds surrounding her.

[Sacred Sin]

Leaf Fall only nodded briefly in reply and walked over to the den. He settled down not too far away from Jakei and in moments, he was sleeping soundly.

Jupiter followed Leaf Fall in after several minutes of looking up at the stars. Her heart felt light and happy and she felt as though she might not be able to sleep. However, after settling in near Jakei and next to Kikiara, she closed her eyes to think about all that had happened and slipped into sleep not long after.

[CreativityLives]

Heron sighed. At last they were alone. He was nervous and afraid of what Soul would say if he told the truth. He decided against it. There was no way Soul would trust him if he told him what he'd done. Because he despised small talk and beating around the bush, Heron started right into his story.

"Many months ago I was part of another pack very far from here. I was happy in that pack as a warrior. I was strong, ambitious, and afraid of nearly nothing, much like you. But slowly, many of my pack mates began to turn against the pack. We were a large pack, almost 100. I know, it's unheard of, but we had pulled if off. I guess it was a blessing and a curse. We all had many friends and were really close, and that's what ultimately made it easy to 'infect' the rest of the pack to turn against us, even my mate." He paused a moment, remembering and then continued: "Anyway our leader didn't handle it well. He assumed that everyone would come back to the pack if they were spoken to and gently persuaded to come back. I... obviously disagreed. And when this strategy failed miserably and most of our pack was with a black heart, I left, unable to see any other option.
I traveled for many weeks, sleeping wherever I could find a warm place and eating whatever I could hunt. I had no where in mind to go, I figured I would just survive on my own for the rest of my life. Then one day, I felt a tingling in my body and something urged me to come south, to you. I ran, ran endlessly, it seems. But I knew I could not stop until I got here. So here I am, and I appreciate your kindness and acceptance of my being here." He trailed off, embarrassed. Changing the subject, Heron asked "That beautiful creature... Who was she? And that song..." Again he fell silent, reprimanding himself for the atrocious display of emotion. Who was that wolf speaking? That wasn't him, he didn't have feelings. Without speaking, Heron tried to think of what was coming over him. I'm just tired. Yes, that's it. He waited for Soul to say something to break what was becoming an awkward silence.

[Calypso Sky]

Soul let the silence linger for a moment, regarding the old fox with young, warm, intelligent eyes. The more uncomfortable Heron seemed, the more confident Soul was in his reply. "Heron," he began, "I would like to invite you into the leash as a warrior here. Obviously you aren't a threat, or the protective, invisible walls Kinari just put up would have kicked you out. She's obviously the one who gave you the urge to come here. Kinari is the spirit of the forest, and you will learn more about her and our way of life tomorrow when Leaf Fall and I take you out into the woods." He held up his paw to shush the tail-less fox, not giving him a chance to respond before saying, "Give me your reply tomorrow evening, after we feast and celebrate the finding of the first key." Soul stepped forward so that he was closer to Heron, making eye contact and not letting the gray fox's massive bulk worry him. Dear Kinari! he thought, His size can challenge even Ryuu's! And he's certainly bigger than Creo was... "Now," Soul said, unblinking, "The story you just shared with me was very nice, but I'd prefer if you told me the truth."

[CreativityLives]

Heron threw back his head and laughed. How the heck did he know? "Most of what I said is true. We lived in a large pack, and many of my pack members did turn dark and my leader did nothing about it. I grew angry and challenged his authority to lead. We fought." Heron paused. After a moment, he said: "It was a fair fight and I lost. As punishment, they cut off my tail and banished me to the forest, knowing that no one would ever accept a wolf like me. Obviously, they were wrong." He said with clear resentment in his voice. "How did you know I was fibbing?" He asked Soul.

[keydemon]

Yuri had already been sleeping when Kinari's presence began. He felt a strange warmness and jerked awake. Peering out of the den, his heart skipped a beat as he saw how beautiful Kinari was and how sweet the song sounded. His heart felt like it would burst with joy, Thank you. he prayed as he drifted into a peaceful sleep.

Ryuu sat expressionless as Kinari appeared, sang, and blessed the clearing. Though on the outside he seemed uncaring, on the inside he was swimming with happiness. His heart was almost singing with Kinari. He sighed and nodded to Soul when the experience had finished. Padding into the den, he curled up and drifted into a deep, pleasant sleep.

Shiko smiled her soft smile the whole time Kinari was there. Her presence warmed her down to her very soul. She sighed peacefully as the clearing was blessed and the spirit vanished. "What a wonderful thing to experience..." she murmured. "Don't rip your shoulder open again, Soul, or that's not the only thing that's going to get ripped." she called to him, snatching up her leftover herbs. She padded into her den and quickly put away the herbs. We'll find them, Kinari. she silently promised the spirit as she drifted to sleep.

[Sidewind]

[Ya I ain't on 24/7 -dies from all the reading-]

Flare sat looking at the ground and a tear fell when Soul spoke of his brother. At this point he left,not hearing anything about the key or Kinari. He ran into the apprentice den and lay down in the middle with a big pile of moss. Flare felt the warm ruby glow and awoke slowly climbing out of the den. He barely caught a glimsp of Kinari. She was gorgeus and he wondered why she still excepted him. Running back to his moss his mind longed for Raven,and then he wondered if Soul would ever make him a hunter.