Boneweary

*Aranya* · 12-04-2013, 08:58 AM

Aranya sensed the change in her companion's demeanor as she began to speak again. After several minutes of furiously tearing at the carcass her stomach was bulging pleasantly, her mind filled with a heady sort of haze. She was satisfied. Chill, however, seemed to have something wriggling at her, something she wanted to say. Aranya picked up the fervor in her words, the deep seated desire. But the words didn't make any sense. A pack, betray you? A pack was a family, brothers and sisters, whether bloodkin or not. Had Chill been betrayed at some point in her life?

That would explain her feelings, but as she desecrated the elks liver, (Aw, I wanted that...) Aranya thought perhaps it was best not to ask. But that didn't mean Chill could slander all packs, because her family had been a pack. A tiny bit of anger kindled in Aranya's gut, that Chill could speak so carelessly about it. "I suppose there are packs that could betray you, somehow," she allowed. "But don't generalize them. I was born into a pack, they were my blood family, and we all loved each other. I could no more betray one of them now then I could then. To me, a pack is a safe haven, a place where you can rest your weary paws and know no one is going to go after you. It's a sacred arrangement, Chill. Wolves live in packs."

Aranya frowned and thought more deeply about it as Chill went on. The two of them, stick together? What had started as a simple hunt was becoming a longer term arrangement than Aranya had anticipated. True, it would be nice to have some company, even get to know the smaller fae better, but Aranya wasn't entirely sure how safe that might be. What were the risks? Were there benefits? It wasn't a decision she could make lightly. So finally Aranya said, "I've never minded company, but you should know one day I will go hunting for a permanent home, that I plan on defending with my life if necessary." She hoped the double meaning would sink in. If Chill followed her there, if she kept her sinister, destructive ideals about pack life, if she acted against them... They would become enemies.

Speech,Thoughts,

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