Suspicious of Strangers

N/A · 03-17-2014, 06:39 AM

Hyperion was more than a little surprised when his friend began licking tears from his cheeks. It was an incredibly kind gesture, though a bit unexpected. He chuckled and pulled away, clearing his vision with a few more blinks. He didn't need to act weak in front of this girl. He was her elder. He was supposed to act as a role model, not the other way around. This feeling of inferiority was altogether new to the old brute. Normally he was the one giving advice, the one drying tears. How had this come to be?

In the confusion of it all, he realized it didn't matter. Didn't his weathered mind deserve a bit of release? It had been years since he'd let the last tear fall. This was his time now. This new friend he had found was prepared to die for him, and he should let himself be open and honest with her, whatever the cost.

"I think that, perhaps, I can believe you. But I also believe, miss, that it is only fair of me to share a bit of my past with you. You've given me so much of yours, after all." Hyperion cleared his throat slightly as nearby doves began to sing. "I joined a pack when I was very young. I made many friends there, many allies. Then one day, another wolf joined the pack. Her name was Aurora.

"I wasn't expecting to fall in love with her, but I did. She was so good, and so incredibly beautiful... I don't know what came over me. I had always had such a respect for authority, and here I was, trying to start a family with the girl. It's my fault, really, that I didn't think of asking the alpha. He always seemed a little... unstable.

"When he found out that Aurora was pregnant, of course he was furious. He sent me away on a hunting trip and attacked my mate as soon as I was gone. He didn't hurt her very badly, only enough to ensure that the pups in her womb were dead." It was here that the deep, aged voice came to a pause. This had been his first loss, and somehow it was the greatest. At least Aurora had gotten a chance to live, to see the world. That brutal alpha had murdered children, unborn children, that would never have a chance at life. It continued to nauseate him.

Eventually, though, he found the will to go on speaking. "I couldn't understand what he had done. I lost my mind in a desire for revenge. I wanted to hurt the alpha somehow, to make him feel the heart-wrenching pain that I was feeling. But he had no mate nor pups, and I wouldn't dare to commit such a hellish act anyhow.

"But I did manage to gather my closets friends and organize a revolt. The day of the attack, they turned on me and attacked me instead. This is why I have such trouble placing trust in another wolf. Even your closest friend could betray you at any moment." Hyperion swallowed hard, pushing down the dark memories of his past.

"Aurora was killed in the battle that followed, and I was banished from the pack. I've been wandering ever since. It's been at least five years now, and who knows how many I have left."

Walk.
"Talk."Think.

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