Kapras?us had waited. His brother had created a great distance between them; perhaps he needed time away from him, or perhaps he simply needed to be alone -- but he had never been very good at waiting. There was so much life to live! And it was difficult to remain patient when he felt nothing but aching, raw need for his br??ir. He had been so near to him, impossibly near, but he had had slipped away so suddenly, like a snake through the grass. He would search, so slowly, all the while keeping his distance. One pawstep would follow the next as his limbs carried him endlessly, over river and through forest, searching for the one creature he wanted mostly desperately.
Though he'd had little to go on regarding his brother's location, it seemed to him like Lofn had been personally guiding them. The unfamiliar scents that surrounded him seem to suddenly transform, and briefly he felt his heart lurch in his chest. The man would pause, sniffing furiously at the air, tasting it carefully. Here, the forest began to ebb away to flat plains. The land, spreading beautifully across the horizon, brimmed with grasses and plants that took his breath away. And there was the scent so familiar -- pungent and enticing and as strong as ever, as though he had traveled this very path not to long ago. Or could it be Loki, playing tricks on him, luring him into darkness? Perhaps soon he would feel the stinging of venom dripping into his eyes, burning his flesh, filling his soul with unfathomable pain -- as Loki had been punished once before. But it was all he could do to trust in his gods, who had never once failed him, and continue on.
Jaeger had been here! There was no doubt. The tan-hued male would nearly leap with each step as he padded onward, emerald gaze alight with manic excitement. Overhead the birds would sing and dance, as if celebrating the narrowing distance between the two brothers. He swore he saw a pair of ravens, mirroring Odin's two birds, spiraling overhead, calling out in joy to him. In his chest he would feel a warm burst of happiness, his pace increasing -- until he saw the familiar flash of black and white fur before him. There was no doubt who it might be.
"Kann das sein?" he breathed aloud, mostly to himself. "Mein Bruder, ist es nur beim Anblick, dass mein Herz beginnt wieder zu schlagen!" his words were stark and honest, drifting pleasantly across the plains as he continued to close the distance between them. In his eyes shone a passion that could not be denied, and he seemed oblivious to Jaeger's current state. The fields around them were simply lovely, filled with flowers and herbs and all the beauty he could ever ask for. As he rushed forward, he was filled with the tempting urge to become one with his brother and embrace him, but he kept a careful distance, willing to be on edge around him once again.
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