It's Cold And It's Broken

A warm summer breeze washed over the northern coasts of Boreas, ruffling through the long silken furs of the black and crimson brute sitting sentinel on a rock along the borders of Elysium. After that blue fae and Nirvana's sudden appearances beyond their borders, Alastor had committed to more guard duty. Couldn't just have anyone wandering willy-nilly into their lands like that. Bad for business. Bad for his family's safety too. He wasn't about to let anyone just waltz in, especially not after Kefka's ambush and attack on Relm when they were still a band. The scars on his face were a permanent reminder of why nobody fucked with the wolves under his protection—ever.

While sitting and watching from atop a hill over the sprawling fields of rocks, the soft sound of rustling grass behind him caught his attention. One red-tipped ear flicked back, and then Alastor turned his head until obsidian eyes found Relm's distinct pink form as she called to him. She looked nervous and anxious to be around him still, but she had sought him out and he wouldn't try to avoid her for that. She asked to spar, and for a brief moment, Alastor let his eyes move over the healed scars on her back—scars he had left behind when he'd ravaged her in his rage state. They were just about as healed as the ones on his face were. His gut wrenched with guilt, but he knew he had to learn to forgive himself and get over it lest he never be able to be around Relm again, and he didn't want that either.

"Sure," he replied, rising to his paws and tousling his long furs loose before sliding with a languid stretch off the rock to prep his muscles for the spar. Relm had a good bit of age and youthful advantage over him, and while he wasn't a senior wolf by any means, he knew she was a force to be reckoned with. "Any rules you want to set before we start?" He raised a brow while he took his position, squaring off his paws and rolling his shoulders. If she wanted to set ground rules, like no biting or clawing in the wake of their last encounter, he would give her the opportunity to.

"Alastor Mendacium"