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03-29-2013, 06:16 PM
A pair of travelers moved carelessly through the lush and soggy southlands of Alacritia, one a young, dark-furred wolf wearing purple markings, the other a pitch black snake curled up on the other's fluffy back. The day was warm and the huge sun shone uninhibited by a single cloud, yet still the thick growth underfoot was kept wet by the water-retaining soils. Their trip this day had been utterly uneventful thus far, but the smaller creature was enjoying this time to relax. Her belly was full, the sunshine warmed her scales well, and she even had the cushy fur of her friend to nap upon. The wolf, however, was having a much less enjoyable time. She was the one, after all, doing all the walking as the serpent lazed about, and being warm-blooded and covered on top with black fur, the sun rays hit her much harder and forced her tongue to loll out. She was also more restless, and hated a day that went by so boring as this one. Luckily for her, she might have just wandered upon some excitement! The smell assaulted her nose in an instant - the scent markers of several wolves, meaning some pack must be nearby. As her old pack didn't exactly follow the rules, she didn't exactly know that the markers were meant to ward off other wolves; she only knew that she was bored and strange company lay ahead. She hurried her pace, keeping her nose as low as she could and still not be dipping into the thick grass. Her companion, the black snake, was shaken to waking, and sleepily asked, "What'ss going on, Nurra?" "There's a wolf pack somewhere around here. I think we should find them and talk a bit." said the wolf, stopping for a moment to look in her friend's direction. "You mean you're going to let me talk, and not jusst try to hide me thiss time?" Nurra gave a short chuckle before replying, "Yeah, I guess if you're not wanting to stay safe, there's no reason to try to protect you, like a good friend would!" The wolf then looked outward, thinking hard, obviously having forgotten something. "What was it that we're supposed to do when approaching a pack territory? I think maybe it was howling a certain way to summon them?" "It'ss too late for that! One of them is already here!" said the black serpent, having spotted a wolf approaching from another direction. The two of them turned to face the local, eager to greet them and oblivious to the fact that they were intruding upon their land. |