On her search for the wolf named Maija, Indra padded along the territory, her ears turning like radars in search of the dame. "Hmm," she muttered, looking around before locking her eye on a squirrel who seemed to be scattering along the brush. Leaping for her prey, Indra caught her foot on a root, her jaws nearly an inch away as they snapped together with a loud click and her body slammed against the ground from the force of her jump. Releasing her foot and and picking herself up, she muttered ouch as she turned and looked around curiously.

While the neophyte hunter was attempting to catch a squirrel, Maija was returning from patrolling the borders. Since the maim, Isardis was a bigger threat to the pack...and to her on a personal level. No one except Taurig was aware of the future Artenie babies growing within her. It would only be for another month at least before the secret was out, and until then, the plans of Tortuga's future had to be planted in their members' minds. Being out and about had the female's mind cleared of the meeting that was going to take place. She knew it would be soon and she wanted to have complete focus on the topics that would be discussed. Leaf green eyes thoughtfully looked around the surrounding woods, mind pondering of what she could do to relieve the building stress in her muscles. Such an answer was given when she heard the soft tumbling nearby. Intrigued, she set off to look. Maija's silent form slipped through the trees as she saw the female fall over her own set of paws. She lightly snorted at the result, but didn't personally chide the girl for trying. Closing off any emotions that could be read on her face, Maija approached from the girl's left, stepping into view with her golden frame contrasting against the darkened trees. Encouragement was something Maija wasn't used to doing -- except for Taurig -- so she side-stepped the opportunity to do it by asking, "First time trying to catch breakfast?" Speech,

Turning her cranium to the left where the tall, golden-framed dame stood, Indra tilted her head and wagged her tail before chuckling softly. Her feminine voice reached the dame near her as she turned. "Oh, uh, no...I just...tripped....again," she said softly. Indra's emerald green eyes reached up to look, her small frame crouching down even lower by the second. She was quite intimidated yet shocked.


"I have no idea how I am supposed to help hunt for the pack if I can barely stand on my own two feet?" she chuckled, glancing around before realizing she was in complete submission mode. Looking up to the dame, she realized how rude it had been to not announce her name. "I am Indra," she spoke awaiting the she-wolf to speak.

The female wasn't used to her pack members being submissive, but if the female preferred to be that way, she wasn't going to stop her. Maija had a problem with people who acted like they could walk over her and treat her as such. She was silently relieved that her pack members were not like that (the ones she had met thus far, anyway). If she was more open with Indra, Maija would have laughed along with the female's self-made chuckle. Instead, she idly watched the girl as she voiced her lack of confidence in hunting for the pack as a whole. Self-confidence was something Maija prided herself on. She had always known that hunting was going to be a big part of her life, mainly because she had to do it for survival. Eating was a requirement for sustenance and to be alive, you had to have it. Flicking her tail idly behind her, she took a few steps towards Indra and stopped a foot away. "Practice. That is all one needs to do." Her emotionless leaf green eyes met Indra's own sparkling emeralds as she said, "Clumsiness can be corrected through practice, too. That is, if you find the challenge worth the time." She raised her head to take a few steps away from the female, intending to aim for her preferred neck of the woods. "By the way.." she said softly, ear turning to Indra's direction. "I am Maija Artenie, former Cacciatori." Maija turned her head as well, one eye looking back at Indra. "I'm only offering once." She said semi-sternly. "You want to learn? Let us go." Speech,