Huh? What was this? It felt so weird! It was completely different from the grainy sand feel that the beach had. This was cool, soft, even a little wet. It felt amazing to the little pup. She'd just been wandering uphill! True, she did pass a funny smelling tree. This wasn't anything like the prickly stuff she encountered near the top of the beach, it was so much nicer! She didn't worry where she was; of course Daddy would know where she was, and he hadn't come to get her. She flopped down on her side, rolling in the soft good-smelling stuff. Hmm, wonder if it tasted as good as it smelled? Paws clasped a stalk, and Cirry gnawed on it. Ew, gosh! Wrinkling her nose, she spat out the grass. Ew! ew ew ew ew. That was so terrible. Much less amused with the stuff beneath her, she growled at it, scraping with her paw.


"Speech"

Cirrus
Vesper

She had still not returned to her family, now merely out of her own stubborn will than anything else. That didn't mean that she went far, oh no. Instead she lingered nearby, but was careful not to get too close. If Glacier found her, he would probably drag her butt back home. Snorting at the thought, she paused in her steps. Huh, wait a second. Was that Arcus' scent? She hadn't seen the grumpy bastard for quite some time. Curious, she followed the scent trail, but stopped when she reached a pack border. His smell kept going on through the territory, and Serefina's eyebrows shot upwards. Her dearest little brother, in a pack besides the one that their oldest siblings ran? Well now, this was just getting more and more interesting. Sitting on her rump, the fiery woman looked across the territory. Maybe she should just run in and see what he was doing here. They shared a border with Dono, which made it all the more interesting. Was Arcus trying to piss of Volt and Glacier? She needed to see this. She smiled to herself, and her ember eyes soon landed on a pup laying on the grass. Squinting, she lifted her nose and tried to smell passed the strong border scent. Wait a second... she smelled like Gaia and Voltage. Dammit it all, had they had more pups and she didn't know about it? Not that she could blame Volt, he was dealing with her own demons, and she was wandering around beating wolves up. The usual. But wait a second, what was the pup doing in this strange pack? Humming, Serefina decided to linger and see what was going on here. "Talk" "You" Think

What the hell? Was that a... pup wiggling around at the edge of his border? Blinking in surprise, he started towards the wiggling creature. It wasn't often he patrolled the border; in fact, if he wasn't going to hunt (and checking for Ray, but he was pretty sure he took care of that problem last time) he wouldn't have passed this way at all, due to trusting Donostrea. But he supposed it was a good reason that he did today, because just like last time there was a little pup. But this pup seemed to be as old as Ray was when Ren first met her. Another of Donostrea's, perhaps? As he neared, he confirmed that it was indeed a pup from Donostrea at his borders. She was grey, with a little bit of blue on her... and she was completely oblivious to his approach. He tiptoed his way until he was only... oh, a foot or two away from her, looking down on her. "Little pup, what are you doing out here?" he murmured, looking down upon the fragile being.

"Raaawwwrrrr!" she growled and claws even more at the ground. She would kill it! It dared offend the great and amazing Cirrus Vesper Elementas! Nevermind she didn't even know what it was, only that it smelled good and tasted awful. She definitely liked her momma's milk a lot more. Who would eat this stuff. She arched her back and pounced on it, tearing at it with her blunted claws, leaning down to tear at it with her teeth... until she realized that biting it was why she was doing this in the first place. Another little growl rising, she spat again, shaking her head roughly when a voice surprised her. Squeaking in surprise, she flailed, head whipping around. Where did that noise come from? What was there? Oh no, the giant monsters were going to eat her! Where was it, was it going to attack? She shrank into herself, snarling as well as a little pup could in a situation such as this. No, she couldn't let the evil monster eat her!

"Speech"

Cirrus Vesper

Serefina kept her eye on the child, the one who smelled so like her brother. She smirked as the child started to attack the grass, ember eyes narrowing slightly to keep focus on her. She didn't know why she was so driven to keep an eye on the girl, perhaps because she was in the wrong pack lands, and the fact that it was obvious she was so young. Did Voltage even know she was here? He probably had his paws full with her siblings, if there were any. She huffed at the lack of information that she held, ears flickering back slightly. She was about to give up and just move on when a large blue beast started to stalk towards the child. Sere's entire body grew ridged as her toes splayed, tipping over the scent markers. When the male reached the pup, the girl's body pulled backwards and she snarled. Without second thought, her body took over. Letting out a loud growl of her own, Serefina charged headlong into the pack lands. Not pausing, she aimed to ram the front of her left shoulder into the lower part of the brute's own left shoulder. She hoped to at least make him stagger backwards, hopefully giving her enough time to twist her body so that she was standing over the pup. Legs spread to keep the whelp under her, lowering herself until her belly fur tickled the girl's back. Her hackles stood on end, neck lowering as she snarled at the brute. She was all fire an anger, her black and red body ready to fight this male away from the pup. She didn't care that she had trespassed for this, there was no way that she would let anyone touch her kin. It didn't matter that she didn't even know that she had existed, she would lay down her life for her family. "Talk" "You" Think

The pup was... oblivious. Absolutely oblivious. Even standing right on top of her, basically, she had no clue. What he wasn't expecting, though, was the wildlooking around, as if she couldn't see him... and the growl, shrinking away from him. "It's okay, littl-" the words were barely out of his mouth, the surprise barely registering when something red and black came hurtling towards him. His head snapped up, but he couldn't react nearly fast enough; the red thing's shoulder slammed into his, doing exactly what it intended. Knocked off balance slightly, he stumbled back, blinking at the wolf that then curled protectively over Cirrus. She was snarling, angry - did she really think he'd hurt a pup? A look of indignation crossed his face. What the hell. At the same time, it was difficult for him to get angry - she was protecting the pup, even if he had no idea why. She had a whiff of a Donostrean scent on her, but that was all. "I am not going to attack or harm the pup," he explained calmly, eyeing the shorter female.

Oh no, oh no, the monster was attacking, what did she do? The voice turned to growls and all of sudden she felt presence above her. Oh no, the monster was going to attack! She flailed, aiming to grab onto the first thing she could - which just so happened to be a right paw she was hoping to grab. With flailing paws she tried to bite down on the paw/ leg that wasn't too far from her jaws. Monster had to go away, get away! Maybe if she bit it hard enough it would go away... She wasn't so sure, but it was worth the risk, right?

She kept snarling and growling, the blue male regaining his footing after she had bumped him over. He was quick, but when he turned to look at her he was rather calm. A brow rose as she calmed down enough to stop growling, although her hackles were still raised. She eyed the boy with narrowed eyes, huffing at his scent. Oh, was this young pup the alpha of this pack? Interesting. Straightening herself slightly at his words, she kept a close eye on him. "You better not, or I would have to kick your ass," she muttered. She was about to pull herself fully upright when she felt sharp, puppy teeth dig into the back of her right front paw. Eyes grew wide as she growled, head tipping down between her legs to eye the tiny pup. "I'm trying to save you, you little whelp. Its not nice to bite your aunty," she said in a huff, blinking down at the child. "I'm your father's sister, and I just trespassed to make sure you were okay. Biting is not a way to say thank you!" Okay, so maybe Serefina was a little rough around the edges, and not the best with pups... Lifting her head to look back at the taller male, a smirk splitting her maw. "So... about that trespass thing. Do you need to try and beat me up now for show? Cause I dunno if you can take me though," she teased, flashing him a rather toothy grin. She was probably making the situation worse, but she didn't really know how to handle herself any other way. "Or I can just take her home, like nothing ever happened. Your call, boss," Was she mocking him? Not really, this was just Serefina. If this boy had met any of her other family members, she was probably a stark opposite. "Talk" "You" Think

He stayed mostly silent, eyes flat and calm as he waited for the female to speak in response to him. She responded quickly enough with a muttered comment about kicking his ass, slight amusement flickering through his eyes. As if he'd ever hurt a pup - never, not intentionally anyways. And he'd definitely try his best to always be there and protective to prevent unintentional harm as well.

It was mere moments later when the pup whom this female "saved" bit her. He snorted in amusement, listening with a small smile as she growled at the pup. And... aunt? Oh? This female was an Elementas? Interesting. She was a lot more fiery than Glacier, Ray, or Voltage, though Ray was more than a little mischievous. He supposed it worked with her colors - fire reds.

When the pup let go with a little meep, he couldn't stop the laughter. He chuckled, shaking his head. Ohhh, pups. So cute, so fluffy, so painful when they decide to bite something. The red woman spoke again, and the amused smile stayed, another laugh emerging at the teasing. "We could always give it a go, you know," he chuckled, though he was already shaking his head. "No, you trespassed to protect the pup - though she needed no protection. Though before you go, I would like to know who exactly you are. I am Ren Agatsuma, Imperator - or alpha - of Borealis." Here he paused, ducking his head to peer at the pup. "I would also like to know your name, little one," he said softly, tail wagging from side to side even though the girl's eyes never strayed from the blank emptiness they were prior. Blind, likely. Poor thing.

"Speech"

Cirrus couldn't feel more satisfied than when her little teeth sunk right into where she was hoping to bite. Yay, she hit something! She clenched her jaw, giving the paw a good nomming when all of sudden a voice spoke in her ear. Squeaking, she released her grasp, falling backwards. The monster spoke! Does that mean it wasn't a monster? Or wanting to eat her? Oh... wait. Auntie? The monster was family? Oh no! Wait. Daddy's sister? Like how she was a sister to Wisper and Ember? Wait a second... Dadddy wouldn't have a monster for a sister. Was it possible that this monster wasn't a monster? Oh, the travesty! And what was tresspassing? "Oh." She fell silent and still. "Uhh, thank you?" she peeped a few seconds later, though her words went unheard at least by Ren. Quiet would fall for the female as she tuned the adults out, wondering what the heck was going on, when something spoke right next to her. Flipping her head around, she blinked at the stranger. Monster? Maybe. But the monster asked for her name - "I'm Cirrus Vesper Elementas!" she piped proudly, chest puffing out and tail starting to wag. Oh, the moods of pups.