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The sun was rising as the alpha made his way into the bow of the ship, and leaping to the platform there, he took a moment to appreciate it's beauty. The orange-red glow spilled its color out over the ice as it breached the horizon like the whales he'd watched breaching in the ocean just past their icy land. Watching it, he considered that perhaps it was time to begin expanding their territory in preparation for new members. Or perhaps not - he was still wary of putting the pack and himself at risk by accepting too many members. The more wolves you had in a pack, the higher the risk of slackers, or traitors. He could not afford to drag along those who refused to pull their own weight, and while traitors would be dealt with swiftly and harshly, they would have already done their damage.
He puffed out a sigh, his breath misting in air that was still waiting for the touch of the sun's light to warm it. Well, he would see what the future held when the time came. For today he needed to concentrate on more immediate needs. Lifting his dark muzzle, he called out with a long, low note to summon the small pack together.
Nearly immediately, the sleek white and black form of Asriel lofted over the side of the ship to land quietly on the deck before the snow leopard padded up to join him at the bow. Like any cat, Asriel chose to drape himself along the rail of the ship to observe with that sharp-eyed gaze of his. "Good morning, Enrico," the cat rumbled, twitching his tail along the rail.
"Good morning, Asriel," he returned politely. He was glad the cat had chosen to remain with the pack after he had healed rather than return to his solitary territory, even though unmated snow leopards were not given to pairing up. As Asriel explained it, there were simply not enough of the cats left for him to have any chance of finding a mate and settling down with her, and his injury had made it clear that if he continued a solitary existence for that impossible hope, he ran the risk of starving to death if he became sick or injured and couldn't hunt. Living with a wolf pack may have been strange for him, but he couldn't help but appreciate the security they provided. Besides, the long conversations between the two of them on a variety of intellectual and philosophical subjects was far preferable to the years spent alone with only his own company.
OOC: since many people are on scarcity and/or absence I'm not going to push a hard deadline on this but please make it a priority to post here as soon as possible so we can get Niente moving now that I'm back. I will probably jump in once in a while to move things along while they're waiting for everyone but you can feel free to have your character jump in at any point without being "late".
Enrico's howl went in one ear and out the other as Ferrous dug through the snow in search of mice. Several beats ticked by before her head shot up and she whipped around to stare at the ship. The call was for her. Well, for everyone, but she was part of everyone in this instance. When was the last time she'd been howled for? Being summoned filled her with a bizarre feeling that was somewhere between 'yay someone wants me' and 'boo someone's making me do something'. It was a feeling, she decided as she walked towards the ship, that she was going to have to get used to. With Zahir at her side Ferrous climbed onto the deck and began to pad towards Enrico. Her eyes went to his companion briefly but she didn't think anything of his presence. "Mornin' Tiercel," she said friskily. Zahir, seeing the other snow leopard, paused a beat before following her friend. She'd been aware of his presence for awhile now. Snow leopards were usually solitary creatures with territories almost as well defined as the territories of wolves and his presence made her wary. She'd never experienced much violence with other snow leopards, but her encounters were few and far in between. Clearly, with the alpha not chasing him off, the male was welcome so Zahir decided a cautious but largely neutral approach was fitting. She'd ignore him for now. |
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Ferrous has a saber-toothed snow leopard companion named Zahir. If she isn't
mentioned IC it's safe to assume she isn't there.
He was fairly close to the frigid waters at the edge of the ice when he heard Enrico's call. Truth be told, however, he had no idea what that call meant. He had never been a part of a pack before, so the culture of a pack was lost on him. He returned his attention back to the water, watching a creature he had never seen before bob up and down. It was black and white, and it looked like a giant fish with pointed teeth. It was too far in the water for him to get a closer look, but after it dipped back into the water and didn't come back up, he decided it was time to head to the ship.
Padding through the snow, he remembered the howl not too long ago. Maybe Enrico was calling for them for some reason? Or calling for him? Whatever the reason, he quickened his pace a little bit until paws set foot on the strange surface of the ship. It didn't take that much longer for him to spot Enrico and the younger she-wolf, though he couldn't quite remember her name. But he felt on edge when he spotted her companion, and then the snow leopard that lurked near his alpha. He froze for a moment, looking from one to the other as he tried to process this. Was...he supposed to have someone like that following him around too? Honestly, the whole idea was strange to him. But seeing as how neither were chased off, he assumed they were safe enough to be around. He sat down a bit of distance from the two, offering a nod to each as he waited to see what was going on.
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The woman had been able to make herself rather comfortable in the strange cold ship that Enrico had made his pack in. She had noticed the pack seemed to be sparse still but that didn't bother her much, she was a social creature but the nature of the pack as Enrico had described it to her also didn't lead her to believe everyone would be as eager as she was to make friends. Still she'd made contact with at least one wolf outside of Enrico and that was enough for her right now. She was also occupied with the advent of spring, herbs would be hard to find the harsher northern climate and she was hoping to make her first foray into gathering the supplies she'd need. That required learning the lay of the lands around the ship though and it had been slow going.
These thoughts were swirling around in her head when the call for the pack reached her and Maggie pulled herself from her musings. She was already within the ship's hull and it didn't take long for her to arrive.
She gave each of the wolves she didn't know a nod and a smile, following the male's wary gaze to the two big cats. She had picked up their strange scents within the borders and based on the nonchalant ways they held themselves it seemed likely they were considered welcome here so Maggie wasn't all to concerned. She seated herself next to the unknown brown Male and waited.