the anthem of success
08-07-2013, 07:22 PM
~*~ It was hardly the sculpted, whiskered knight she had hoped for. Just another dumb mutt. One of the wolves that seemed to have bred like rabbits and overpopulated this particular corner of the world. This was one was black, like another she'd met. And he looked scared; very scared. She only knew because, after the pawsteps had come close and then stopped, she'd slowly twisted an ear round. Then her face- just enough to be able to glance at him out of the corner of her right eyes. Typical, she thought to herself. And yet... and yet dog company was better than no company sometimes. She'd already warmed up to a couple of canines during her travels. What was the harm in gracing one more with her presence? A slow exhale warped itself from her steely lungs. It blew out over the lake and turned immediately to white. Just another cloud for the sea which surrounded them. "Well?" Silver, purring tones bent the silence rather than broke it; they were much to luxurious and beautiful to do that. "Are you going to stand there til the world stops turning, or are you going to come closer?" Sometimes she really did enjoy playing with fear. She was a huntress after all, and they were right to fear her. In a pack, a wolf was untouchable, but one it's own? There were far more dangerous beasts in the woods. Silverback could play the housecat when she wished. She could be pleasant and genuine and even, on occasion, playful. But she never forgot just how powerful and proud an example of creation she was. At this point, though the morning was young and fresh, her eyes were darkened to it. Bitterness clawed at her. The sight of another mutt instead of a cat had managed to push that barb in just a little deeper. Her mood was perched precariously as a bluebird on a pine needle. To attempt to please her and she would welcome the chance to be soothed, but to go against her whim was to invite danger. She needed something to ease the unrest within her soul. Whether it was companionship or adrenaline and blood made no difference to her. |