Winter Preperations
05-20-2016, 02:10 PM
Searching through the brush for a moment Caelum wondered if it was even possible for one of them to be okay still. Sure, she knew he was alive, but there had been so much blood and carnage... how could there be anyone left? Of course in her utter horror it was possible she hadn't searched and kept count well enough. A wave of gut-wrenching nervousness and fear nearly caused her to stop in her tracks. It was important to keep going though. Enough time had passed, now was the moment to find out if this was indeed someone she knew.
She pushed her way out of a patch of vegetation and stopped, sky blue eyes widening and breath catching in her throat. As any good alpha should, Caelum had known every one of her pack members. She had known their names and faces so well that if she had a means to she could draw a picture of any one of them without looking at the wolf's face. Even with the scars she knew, was entirely positive that this was one of her loyal followers. How he was here was impossible for her to guess yet it didn't matter because he was alive. Someone else was alive. Her tail had been raised over her back during her approach out of habit since she couldn't seem to drop that dominant aspect of herself even without a pack to manage. Upon the realization that this was indeed not a stranger she allowed herself to take a more relaxed posture, snowy tail lowering a tad so it remained just level with her back. A smile graced her features when Inverno took a respectful posture as he would have back in days long gone. It was so hard to believe he could be here, so hard to think that after all this time she had not been the only one left aside from the man she couldn't name.
A shaky sigh pulled its way out from her lungs when she thought of all this. Caelum couldn't help but think that... well, maybe she had failed them. Maybe he was right and she was a weak failure. If she were a better leader she would have noticed who was missing from the wreckage of her beautiful family's demolished home. She would have gone after them. Should have gone after them. Oh, goodness, what a terrible alpha they must think she was. What a terrible woman. Slight surprise twisted her facial muscles in response to Inverno's words. Meeting his gaze she responded gently, "Inverno... I can't believe you're here. Likewise, my friend, I'm very... Very glad to see you," her vocals came out light and a tad wavering, light a small flame waving due to a breeze. She never really had a commanding tone though, her voice only got strong or raised back when she had to lay down the law to a insubordinate canine in her pack or when she felt the need to defend her family. Before she'd been find with that, but now she wondered if it wasn't weakness that made her so soft-spoken.
"Have you... seen anyone else since?" She asked, stepping closer to him and moving to sit near him. She let the rest hang in the air, not feeling a need to describe the event he was sure to recall quite well. Her heart ached a little but Caelum tried to focus on the fact that one of her dear pack members was finally here with her. She had many more things to ask him but for now she'd keep her inquiries to one at a time. Deep down the thought that perhaps he had seen Z after she had made her both incredibly curious and incredible scared.
She pushed her way out of a patch of vegetation and stopped, sky blue eyes widening and breath catching in her throat. As any good alpha should, Caelum had known every one of her pack members. She had known their names and faces so well that if she had a means to she could draw a picture of any one of them without looking at the wolf's face. Even with the scars she knew, was entirely positive that this was one of her loyal followers. How he was here was impossible for her to guess yet it didn't matter because he was alive. Someone else was alive. Her tail had been raised over her back during her approach out of habit since she couldn't seem to drop that dominant aspect of herself even without a pack to manage. Upon the realization that this was indeed not a stranger she allowed herself to take a more relaxed posture, snowy tail lowering a tad so it remained just level with her back. A smile graced her features when Inverno took a respectful posture as he would have back in days long gone. It was so hard to believe he could be here, so hard to think that after all this time she had not been the only one left aside from the man she couldn't name.
A shaky sigh pulled its way out from her lungs when she thought of all this. Caelum couldn't help but think that... well, maybe she had failed them. Maybe he was right and she was a weak failure. If she were a better leader she would have noticed who was missing from the wreckage of her beautiful family's demolished home. She would have gone after them. Should have gone after them. Oh, goodness, what a terrible alpha they must think she was. What a terrible woman. Slight surprise twisted her facial muscles in response to Inverno's words. Meeting his gaze she responded gently, "Inverno... I can't believe you're here. Likewise, my friend, I'm very... Very glad to see you," her vocals came out light and a tad wavering, light a small flame waving due to a breeze. She never really had a commanding tone though, her voice only got strong or raised back when she had to lay down the law to a insubordinate canine in her pack or when she felt the need to defend her family. Before she'd been find with that, but now she wondered if it wasn't weakness that made her so soft-spoken.
"Have you... seen anyone else since?" She asked, stepping closer to him and moving to sit near him. She let the rest hang in the air, not feeling a need to describe the event he was sure to recall quite well. Her heart ached a little but Caelum tried to focus on the fact that one of her dear pack members was finally here with her. She had many more things to ask him but for now she'd keep her inquiries to one at a time. Deep down the thought that perhaps he had seen Z after she had made her both incredibly curious and incredible scared.