sssssnake snack
Shelby
03-28-2022, 06:08 PM
Aerie had been struggling since the long night. Danta's loss had hit them all hard, especially those of his parents and uncle. What exactly had transcribed that night between the alpha and his brother, Deus wasn't sure, but after that night Eligos had seemingly vanished. Deus awaited the word of his alpha, but with enough time his scent had even begun to fade. He knew it was none of his business, and he could not approach his mother and father and demand to know why Eligos had left. Rather than sit and stew and wonder, Deus had taken himself and his young Malinois companions south into Auster. Asmodeus had been told when he was young about the origins of Aerie, back when it was called the Risen Empire and his grandfather had been Alpha. A new pack had taken up residence within the stone walls where the Empire had once lived, but they had not laid claim to the god's garden that had made up Risen's second territory. It was there that Deus' paws led him, looking for some sort of special feeling or sign. At his side the two Malinois puppies gave a series of hungry whimpers, derailing Deus' train of thought and bringing from him a soft sigh. Eligos had given him his companions the day he'd promoted him, their very presence reminded the Abraxas of the confusing and mysterious departure of his alpha. "Okay, let's find you some food." Deus agreed, ruffling the larger puppy's head affectionately with his paw. These gardens were a different sort of hunting ground than he knew in Aerie's canyons, but if he ever wanted to become a skilled hunter Deus knew he needed to learn in unfamiliar land as well. The puppies led him to the track of a snake, sniffing and yipping at the oddly shaped trail and bringing Deus' muzzle to wrinkle in uncertainty. "I don't know - it could be venomous and I'm not sure how to tell." He admitted to the puppies, who began to sulk in reply. In fact, he didn't even know how to track such an odd critter, venomous or not. The trail was not like a mammal's, there were no paw prints for him to infer direction or speed from. Word Count: 376 / 1500 |