ardent

Like a puppet on strings



Sirus


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03-18-2014, 02:52 PM




The hot gleam of Sirus' golden eyes remained upon the female when he dared step nearer to her, burning like twin suns in the strange half-light of morning. In studying her gaze and body language he quickly discerned that despite her apparent calmness, she was not truely at ease. And rightly so; to be relaxed in the presence of a complete stranger would've been foolish. Her true nature was less obvious to him, but that was the intrigue. There was something predatory lying just beneath her cool exterior; something deceptive in her vibrant stare.

Not one to be easily wooed by compliments, Sirus overlooked the one she paid him. It wasn't that he couldn't appreciate a kind word, but more so that he distrusted her genuineness. Highly attentive to the words that she spoke, the cogs of his mind turned rapidly to process the information she confided to him. With his head held at such a height so as to remain eye-level with her, his hackles bristled and his tail was raised high. Slowly he began to step around the she wolf, circling her as if to examine her more extensively.

"Take over a kingdom?" he asked, silently sizing her up. "For what gain?" While Sirus was not familiar with the packs in this foreign land, he had to wonder why she wished to rule. Was it that the alpha of the pack she wished to overcome was a poor leader? Or was it that that this wolf before him simply thirsted for power? Ultimately, it wasn't any of his business, but that didn't diminish his curiosity. Depending upon how she answered him, it would speak volumes of her character.

Before coming to stand in front of her again, Sirus breathed in her scent; inhaling deeply to bring it rippling into his lungs, then coiling around his brain. He would not soon forget it; especially if he deemed her to be a true beast of prey. "Who is this queen you so eagerly swear your loyalty to?" he asked, blatantly ignoring her question about where he belonged and who he belonged to. He was not so quick to divulge information about himself, apprehensive when it came to sharing anything that could denote weakness or vulnerability.