Dear Brother
08-21-2016, 10:04 PM
Well, she hadn't been back too long, but she figured she should let her siblings know she was home. The problem was, she wasn't really sure which siblings would be here. She rarely saw any of them when she lived here, and she didn't really expect them to suddenly come back when she left. There was always one wolf who stuck to the pack lands though...
Lark.
Sparrow sought him out, noticing how often his scent intertwined with Lillianna's. Her nose wrinkled a bit at the stench of the other woman. Were they... friends now? Sparrow shook the thought. There was no way Lark would let himself be manipulated by her.
Still, the gross amount their scents mixed was making Sparrow feel sick. Settling to her haunches, Sparrow called her brother. Yup, good old howling across the pack to find your sibling. She wondered if she needed to make sure to mention that she wanted to see him alone, but then she decided that might be going a little too far.
For now she would wait for her brother and see how he was doing...
And who he was doing.
Lark.
Sparrow sought him out, noticing how often his scent intertwined with Lillianna's. Her nose wrinkled a bit at the stench of the other woman. Were they... friends now? Sparrow shook the thought. There was no way Lark would let himself be manipulated by her.
Still, the gross amount their scents mixed was making Sparrow feel sick. Settling to her haunches, Sparrow called her brother. Yup, good old howling across the pack to find your sibling. She wondered if she needed to make sure to mention that she wanted to see him alone, but then she decided that might be going a little too far.
For now she would wait for her brother and see how he was doing...
And who he was doing.
08-21-2016, 10:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-21-2016, 10:30 PM by Lark.)
Hearing Sparrow call for him was rather surprising. Hadn't she, like Starling, decided to abandon their family? At leat she'd given them some reason, and some warning. It still didn't sit well with him. What was Abaven, and their family, lacking? Why did everyone keep leaving? It was deeply frustrating to him, especially after the talk with his father. Bass felt as though he'd failed them, when in reality the failure had been a group effort.
Warily, and a bit uncertainly, he headed toward Sparrow's call. He'd never been as close to her as he'd been with Finch, for example, but he loved her just the same. He offered a ghost of a smile as she drew nearer with each step, nodding his head. He couldn't help but feel a pit forming in his stomach as he got the impression that she might have more to say to him than simply telling him she was back.
"Sparrow," he'd offer her as he settled before her, debating on whether he ought to greet her with more affection or if her time away had grown the distance between them enough to consider that uncomfortable. "I'm glad to see you're home. However long this place remains home, I guess." He didn't know if his sister knew about the plans for the future, or if she intended to stay here - hell, maybe she wouldn't go with Karabela either. The future was a wild mess of uncertainty, it seemed.
Warily, and a bit uncertainly, he headed toward Sparrow's call. He'd never been as close to her as he'd been with Finch, for example, but he loved her just the same. He offered a ghost of a smile as she drew nearer with each step, nodding his head. He couldn't help but feel a pit forming in his stomach as he got the impression that she might have more to say to him than simply telling him she was back.
"Sparrow," he'd offer her as he settled before her, debating on whether he ought to greet her with more affection or if her time away had grown the distance between them enough to consider that uncomfortable. "I'm glad to see you're home. However long this place remains home, I guess." He didn't know if his sister knew about the plans for the future, or if she intended to stay here - hell, maybe she wouldn't go with Karabela either. The future was a wild mess of uncertainty, it seemed.
08-21-2016, 10:38 PM
Sparrow smiled as her brother approached. No matter how much they had or hadn't spoken, they were still family, right? The small girl felt that way, but also she could almost feel the distance between them as Lark settled in front of her. Her smile faltered, but she decided to close the gap between them, offering him a warm- and not quite as sloppy as Bass's had been when she returned- kiss on the cheek.
He did stink of Lillianna.
Sparrow nudged his cheek once more, breathing out the scent and putting it back where it belonged- not anywhere near her. She didn't need to bring that up. She didn't want to bring that up. The thoughts and smell of Lillianna could get lost in Lark's cheek fur.
Sparrow tried to put on a much more pleasant smile as she pulled away from her brother.
"It's been a while. I'm glad to be home- for now." She couldn't ignore the passive aggressive tone in her brother's voice. One ear flicked back, "I think home is wherever you feel most comfortable, right? So, if you choose, this can always be your home." Sparrow understood it was a big change. Did Lark feel like the alphaship had been stolen from him? A pitying look crossed the small girl's face, "I guess you aren't so thrilled, huh?"
Sparrow tried to throw on a crooked smile. She wanted it to seem like the effortless grin Ashmedai used to wear, but she could feel that it was all wrong so she just dropped it.
Okay, this wasn't going to be easy, was it?
"What would your ideal situation be, Lark? Were you really happy with how Abaven was- is- whatever? I mean- maybe you were, I really don't know. I mean, even I was a little surprised to hear you weren't going to be the next alpha, but..." Sparrow sighed, shrugging her shoulders.
A sad smile crossed her face,"I guess none of us turned out how we were planned to, huh?"
He did stink of Lillianna.
Sparrow nudged his cheek once more, breathing out the scent and putting it back where it belonged- not anywhere near her. She didn't need to bring that up. She didn't want to bring that up. The thoughts and smell of Lillianna could get lost in Lark's cheek fur.
Sparrow tried to put on a much more pleasant smile as she pulled away from her brother.
"It's been a while. I'm glad to be home- for now." She couldn't ignore the passive aggressive tone in her brother's voice. One ear flicked back, "I think home is wherever you feel most comfortable, right? So, if you choose, this can always be your home." Sparrow understood it was a big change. Did Lark feel like the alphaship had been stolen from him? A pitying look crossed the small girl's face, "I guess you aren't so thrilled, huh?"
Sparrow tried to throw on a crooked smile. She wanted it to seem like the effortless grin Ashmedai used to wear, but she could feel that it was all wrong so she just dropped it.
Okay, this wasn't going to be easy, was it?
"What would your ideal situation be, Lark? Were you really happy with how Abaven was- is- whatever? I mean- maybe you were, I really don't know. I mean, even I was a little surprised to hear you weren't going to be the next alpha, but..." Sparrow sighed, shrugging her shoulders.
A sad smile crossed her face,"I guess none of us turned out how we were planned to, huh?"
08-22-2016, 07:25 AM