OOC: set outside the borders (okayed by Nyx)

The morning was still bright as Silent left the pack borders to search for what Halo had asked of her. Herbs, it felt, were always in high demand. Their supplies could always be refilled and kept stacked high to the tops of their cubby holes. Halo kept everything organized and Silent intended to do what she could. Everything she did, she wanted to become better at her skills in healing.

She remained close to the borders along the Woods, searching at various, unclaimed sections of nature that promised to house the herbs she intended to find. Her tail slowly swayed behind her as her nose started to sniff, her eyes starting to search. Bronze was not too far from her. These days, he rarely seemed to keep her from being by herself.

With the sun high above the horizon shining down upon the marbled wasteland Sephiran ended up in, he found himself to be bored. After his departure with Aurelia, and given that Aresenn had traveled back south to confront his father, he was alone. Solitude rarely bothered the boy, until he ran out of things to do. He figured sniffing around these massive slabs of marble might give him some type of reward; whether it be a meal, herbs, or someone to fuck didn’t matter. Any of them it would make him happy.

As he came around a rather large bend in the slab of marble, its color started to change drastically. Hues of ebony, cyan, and gold were weaved into the white marble, creating a dazzling display of colors when the light hit it just right. At the base of the mound, flowers that he recognized sprouted up from the earth, which drew him towards them. Echinacea, a pinkish flower, was one his mother had taught him about. She made him eat it when he was younger, to keep illnesses away. Whether or not it worked, he didn’t know. But it was worth keeping a stash. He started to pick the flowers one by one, taking much more than he needed.

Because he found them, they were all his.  

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The trek didn’t take her too far, but she was far enough that the landscape slowly changed. She took her time and slowly sniffed, paws drawing to a slow pace as she caught an unfamiliar cologne. Green eyes looked around until she saw a massive, purple form that was a small distance from where she stood. He hadn’t seen her yet; that didn’t deter her from the task at hand. If he crossed her path, she would be up for conversation, maybe even some help with finding what she was needing. Otherwise, their worlds could remain separate and both could continue on their ways.

Having pillaged the entirety of the echinacea flowers that lined the base of the mound, Sephiran felt a wave of gluttonous greed roll through him. It satisfied him knowing he had taken all of the flowers, leaving none behind for someone else to harvest. He deserved them after all. Now that he had them in a pile, he went to work on separating the ones that were salvageable from those he would eat now or shred to bury. As he separated them, his attention was focused on his task, so he didn’t immediately notice the scent of a girl dancing in the breeze.

In fact, it wasn’t until she entered his peripheral vision that he would look up from his pile of flowers, heterochromatic gaze sweeping across the treeline, before it settled on the frame of a small girl. His frame pivoted slightly, so that he could turn to face her direction, to observe her for a few moments. He recognized the scent that clung to her pelt. It was the same scent that the Armada wolves had, which led him to believe she belonged to them. Perfect.

A smirk contorted his features, peeling his lips back as he flashed her a toothy grin. It wasn’t meant to be friendly, it was more of a taunt than anything. But however she perceived it, would be up to her. “A little far from home, aren’t we?” He crooned, as he took a few steps in her direction. Even with their distance, it was clear how much larger Sephiran, which only added to the intimidation factor. How would she react, he wondered?


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