She hadn't been concentrating on where she was going, the black beauty's tea cupped paws had simply carried her to the one place she had come to loathe. Her dual toned optics took in the forest of draping branches with a dark, distant glint. Some part of her wanted to rip off the branches, to carve markings into every trunk and show the world what betrayal felt like, but it wasn't even worth it. If the eternal grinner dared show her face, she deserved to find the world she'd left behind untouched, as if she had never existed to warrant destruction. For some reason, that seemed more like it would hurt Ryu. Shoving those thoughts away with an irritated huff, the petite ebony bitch continued on through the trees. The draping tendrils of their branches would occasionally reach out and caress her flanks, reminding her of their presence. Something glittered up ahead, and eventually the trees parted to reveal a glittering pond. It was dazzling in the sunlight, glittering like a massive jewel trapped in the sand. A soft sigh of contentment would leave her dark lips as the autumn sun struck her obsidian coat, and her haunches would fall to the pale sand underfoot. Long ebony plume would sweep across the terrain and come to wrap about her paws as she stared out wistfully to the other side of the pond. The ducks were gone, headed somewhere warm. The frogs were almost silent, preparing for their hibernation. Everything was getting ready to fall asleep or flee the cold, and here she was with just a thick coat of silken shadows. The world was strange, that was for sure. Magnificent, two toned optics scanned the scenery for something to warrant her attention. It was a lovely day, and some company seemed due to enjoy it with. Maybe she could go seek out one of the babes, and take them out on a hunting lesson? Or search out someone lonely and have a nice conversation while sunbathing? The possibilities were endless, but a decision need not be made yet. The solitude was nice for now, just her, the lapping water, and the dying warmth of the sun. Speech,

Orochi's large body was already holding things that he held oh so dear. Yet he had already noticed he was different from the rest. His mother leaving perhaps hadn't effected him at all. Other than the fact he never considered Raven his mother nor her pups his siblings. He didn't care, they were not blood therefore some part of him told him they were just friends. Raven could have been his step mom but by now he had guesses she was starting to resent Ryouta and was not looking to one night stands every night. Which it was none of his business, but she still wished for the pups to visit her. He didn't mind, and the slightly more evil part of himself wished to just leave her alone. But he didn't, giving a soft smile as he trudged through the willows. It was like a haunting reminder that he'd never fit in, but his beauty would be all that remained and that he didn't care otherwise. Though Raven in the distance made the rippling boy start towards her. He was already around her height, if not bigger. With how he was growing, he knew he would grow to be his mothers size. He would be a beast, but he still loved himself no matter what. His tail flicked behind him as he swiftly moved like a lady over to Raven. But kept his fair distance from the woman as he granted her a smile. Of course he would expect a little bit of insanity to be in his blood, after all who wouldn't after all this time. His mother was gone, and he still didn't understand why he was so different from other men. "Raven, are you lonely?" It was a simple question. Weather or not she longed for company wasn't mysterious. After all anyone who didn't like company were bitter to the core or dumb. That or didn't want to risk the fear of simply dealing with the drama that arose with knowing others. His tail flicked, silver eyes looking at her curiously. Perhaps he was lucky he nearly looked nothing like his mother. Speech,

Esti was following her brother. She didn't really know why, but his scent stuck out in her mind so she followed it. The girl was growing large, just as her brother. She had no doubt that if they teamed up, they'd raise hell together. Or maybe they would save the world instead? It didn't really matter to Esti what they did or where they went as long as Esti could put a smile on her face. The branches of the willows hung loosely, brushing against Esti's body as she trailed Orochi. The try-toned femmie walked heavily, not bothering with stealth, or really attempting to be quiet in any way. Her paw pads struck the ground and lifted again, creating a deep rhythm that vibrated in the girl's whole body. She found the beat particularly interesting in the way it made her insides feel, so she kept stomping away, following her brother from an unknown distance. Shortly, Esti came upon her brother and their kind-of-but-not-really-at-all mother. It seemed to have been a while since she had talked to him, and lucky for her, he had found Raven too. Orochi had greeted her already, it seemed so Esti settled for nodding slightly, "Sup?" She didn't bother to sit, but she didn't make any more advances either, keeping closer to her brother than Raven, though not close enough to him to touch. Distance was always welcomed, Esti thought, it meant safety sometimes, and respect; neither of which the girl knew much about, but it felt right at the time, so she kept the distance, looking at each with calm, royal blue eyes that contrasted the warm sunset. "Speech"