What a Deer

After what seemed like weeks of excruciating torture and being confined to his den until he lost his mind, Saracyn was finally able to venture off of Alias Island with his mother's consent and Irilyth's medical sign off. Thankfully his wounds hadn't been severe—no broken or fractured bones, only muscle bruising and sprains—and he had healed considerably faster than he would have if it were worse. Throughout it all, all Sara could think about was getting out and being active again, hunting and fishing and fighting. He was very much growing up to be the typical manly man, interested in all the traditional masculine activities one would expect a prince to be exemplary at. Still, he was having difficulty wrapping his head around who he was supposed to be in the pack, and in the Mendacium family as well. Being a male in a matriarchal society left him with more questions than answers and nobody seemed to be able to give him anything to work with. With Elysium also being predominantly female, it was easy for the wayward adolescent to feel lost in his own world.

Not long after he'd been given the all clear by Irilyth to resume his normal daily activities, his Uncle Deimos had approached him and invited him out for a hunt. Thank the gods, something he was actually interested in! And the cherry on top? Deimos was taking him to the mainland as well! Together the two Mendacium brutes made their way across the land bridge to the mainland, stalking across the Rock Garden side by side. Saracyn, though young, matched his uncle in height, although the older male had considerably more muscle mass on him than the growing adolescent did. Deimos asked if this was his first time out since his fall and Sara's lips pursed together. "Out of the den? No. Off the island? Yeah." Cold cobalt eyes turned his uncle's way. "I won't slow you down if that's what you're asking. I'm fine." A heavy sigh of exasperation slipped from the young wolf's lips as his eyes turned forwards again. He was so tired of others questioning or doubting his capabilities. He hadn't died, so what was the big deal?

"Saracyn Mendacium"