VOLCANIC Volcanic had never known anything but darkness with faint white shimmers of life permeating his otherwise black existence. Even now at the middle of the day he found himself stumbling both by his poor vision and his toddling body as he ventured past his family’s den. He had wanted to go to the ship his littermate had told him it was the biggest thing to ever exist; bigger than the biggest tree and larger than 12 times their den. To him it certainly sounded like the biggest thing to ever exist, but to get there he needed to cross a field of ice. He put one red paw down on the frozen ground, testing his weight and feeling his way forward, all he could see was a faint glimmer of something that looked roughly like a rock with no clear way of determining how far away it was. His eyes caught nothing either around nor ahead of him, telling him that there was nothing but an endless stretch of distance ahead of him, with no cover for his scarlet fur. If an eagle saw him which was a very likely possibility, he would be snatched up in an instant and be carried away to be dashed against the rocks. His brother Tornadic told him that’s what would happen to him after all, and he had never doubted it for an instant. He sat back on his haunches, his little body quivering in the cold and looked with longing at the rock formation ahead of him. He snuffed miserably, it wasn’t fair that he couldn’t run or see the ship or any cover that there might have been in case of an eagle attack. His dad had said his grandmother had been blind and had never let it hold her back, but he wasn’t his grandmother. He gave a low irritable growl and swatted at the ice in front of him, sulking and generally being angry at the world. Speech

it was by pure luck that she had happened to spot the boy. he stuck out like a sore thumb among the ivory, his crimson-black coat contrasting. Heloise had been patrolling alone, finding no one that could assist her this moment and decided she'd best do it before she got bored. her scent was more like a Winterfell wolf's each passing day and she was quite proud of that. though the pup was still technically on the pack's land, he was alone. that made him vulnerable to predators who may be roaming nearby. her long legs crossed the ice easily, walking up from behind him via the treeline. "hello" she greeted him, placing a few steps between them so not to make him feel like she was treating him like a child. her icy gaze was warm as she stared down at him. he seemed to be moving forward, toward the ship. "what are you doing out here?" he seemed almost close to a yearlings' age too. where were his parents? did they know he was missing from their den? Heloise did not want to overstep and drag him back. she also didn't know whose pup this was. for all she knew, the mother or father had left him here because they were doing something important. the last thing she needed was an angry and protective parent crashing out of the woods, accusing her of stealing.

Recluse would be playing the role of predator ready to sweep away the poor defensless pup. Or so she thought about herself. Her eyesight in the bright sun wasn't quite as bad as the boy's but with the reflection of the sun off the icesheet she could really only just make out the boy, his coloration stark against the glaring white though the details of his form was lost to the blurr of the world. She'd spent some time learning the new scents of her "new home" and she recognized the pups she and her littermates had once fought with, their scent now more clearly linked to the man, their father. There was a younger set of pups running around whom she'd identified as belonging to the man that had kidnapped her (which she was certain was the right term for what had happened) and already knew she hated them as much as their father. So when the girl had spotted the boy from the a distance she'd slipped into her best stealthy crouch and had stalked him, slipping easily over the ice, feeling greatful for her ivory coat. She was waiting for the right moment to strike and the boy had finally given up, stopping halfway across the ice sheet and Recluse stealthly slid further forwards so she was parrallel with the boy, still some distance away. She thought she saw movement behind him somewhere and the girl squinted harder, trying to pick up anything but all she could see was white and the dark spot she knew was one of Tyranis' younger children. Recluse bunched her haunches, and then launched herself across the ice, certain she'd been missed by the boy. She raced towards him and when he was within pouncing distance launched herself into the air, aiming to strike the boy in the side, trying to knock him over, and if she was able bring her full weight on top of him. The girl only just barely registered a voice and a scent that must have belonged to someone else when she leapt, but it was too late and to be honest she hardly cared. She was going to get her revenge. "Speech"

VOLCANIC He looked past the woman with a stubborn glare on his features. “Nothing.” He sulked and moved to swat at the ice again. Before he could however something crashed into him, sending him spiraling, his jaws parted, reaching to snap them closed around any part of his assailant that he could. He was sure it was one of his older siblings, they all seemed to hate him for a reason he didn’t understand, and it made him hate them too. He gave a shrill yowl, his legs wheeling in the air, struggling to make purchase on whoever was attacking him. He twisted blindly a snarl on his features, the woman completely forgotten about Speech

the more she waited, standing here, the more she was certain nobody else was coming. well, no adult wolves anyway. the boy would sulk, stating he was doing nothing. Heloise chuckled. "it's okay. you don't have to tell me if you don't want to" she'd replied to the child, for she was not in a position to actually force him to anyway. she wondered if she should stick around or leave the boy to his own devices. but he was a newborn, it seemed, and he was on pack land. so there was no harm in it, surely. though that all turned to dust quick enough. she was indeed about to turn away and head back to the pines when a blur of white darted past her. Heloise turned to see the first pup being bowled over by another child. though what caught it most was that this new one didn't seem to be playing. "stop, that's enough!" she'd snap, especially at the red-black pups's yowl when he was collided with. it turned into a snarl soon enough and Heloise paced around the embattled children, trying to find an opening. a low growl echoed her body, attempting to intervene but not wishing to harm either child.

Victory! Her form crashed into the younger boy, toppling him and the little brat yowled. Recluse tumbled with him, one of his wildly flailing limbs connecting with her jaw and the girl spat angrily. The voice of an adult commanded them to stop and Recluse snapped her jaws in the voice's direction, then spread them wide, swinging her head to try and grab one of the boy's flailing legs. A low growl rumbled from her chest, still high with her age but lacking any of the playful tones a playfight might have brought, her growl was a statement of intent. The girl wanted to grab a part of him and clamp down, gnaw on him. An old habit she hadn't been able to indulge lately but there was more viciousness behind it now. "Speech"

VOLCANIC “GET OFF OF ME!” he roared, attempting to tuck his legs close to his belly where he would attempt to get them between himself and his assailant so he could kick away at her stomach. He felt one paw connect with her jaw and seized the opportunity to attempt to curl his body forward attempting to latch his fangs against her throat. Everyone thought they could pick on him because he couldn’t see, but he knew that going to either of his parents for help would only make things worse for him. His defenses came to him naturally; tucking his tail to protect his stomach, pinning his ears, narrowing his eyes and raising his hackles. Speech

(ooc: permission given by lolaf to grab recluse) it was clear, at least to her, this needed to stop. there was fierceness behind it, the intention to harm the pup obvious. seeing an opening now as the red-black pup screamed for the other to get off him, she'd reach down and grab the ivory one and pulled her off him. Heloise marched at least two steps and put her down before moving between the pair, blocking the girl's intentions further. "that's enough." she tried to appear calm and collected, a representative of Winterfell and Winterfell's lands. for this was on Winterfell's lands. "are you hurt?" she'd direct this to the first child, the boy. she couldn't tell if he was bleeding or not due to his coat. Heloise didn't have the training to fix him up if he was, and the thought of calling for help was tempting. her clear blue eyes looked around quickly, finding no one else nor scenting their presence. it was up to her to fix... whatever this was. for all she knew, the boy deserved it. but not like that. not with such force behind it.