Ages Away

With a looming threat living right next door on their borders, Saracyn had insisted all patrols be doubled up now for the protection of Elysium. No wolf should be walking the boundaries between their lands and this Syndicate until they knew more about them, and as Commander, Sara had extended that rule to himself and to Avacyn as well. The Elysian wolves would not be easy pickings to an enemy at the gates. More often than not, Sara's partner had been the Matriarch herself, the pair of mates patrolling around together during the day and at night. Saracyn did enjoy the peacefulness of the winter nights with Ava. It felt like they were just walking in a magical winder wonderland all their own sometimes. With their parents watching the pups for them, there was no rush to finish their duties and get back home, so Sara kept the pace of their patrol leisurely, enjoying his time with his twin to its fullest.

Rounding past the lake, Avacyn stopped and began sniffing furiously at the air. Saracyn followed her lead, sniffing about to find a familiar scent crossing their borders. His mind snapped into place just as he heard a gentle splashing coming from the nearby lake. Ava spoke his thoughts aloud and named Fia. He met his twin's dark gaze and nodded to confirm her suspicions, then diverted their path towards the lake. Had she just gotten back? Where the hell had she been all this time? There was an annoyance simmering towards anger inside Sara's heart the more he dwelled on the disappearance of their younger sister, and by the time they reached the lake, Saracyn was already irritated at her irresponsibility and recklessness. Sure enough, there in the water was the crimson fire-marked form of their sister, bathing in freezing water like she had a death wish.

"What are you doing? Get out of the lake before you freeze to death, you idiot!" Saracyn shouted out across the water to Fiametta, giving an incredulous shake of his head. If she wanted to bathe, they had much better means of doing it that didn't put her at risk of hypothermia. Ancients, he thought Fia was smarter than that... And what the hell was she doing just showing up again without any sort of announcement? She could've been attacked thinking she was an intruder from the Syndicate! Daft woman...

"Saracyn Mendacium"