days fell away with nothing to show (EBONY)
02-22-2015, 07:51 AM
The words of his siblings swirled around him, and Kass stared at them, troubled and too full of thought to address their concerns. He didn't know where to start. How to explain all that had happened, and what he had to do. "I'll explain everything when Bass and Epiphron get here," he said instead, and fortunately was saved from a long awkward silence by the swift appearance of the other two alphas, each accompanied by guards from their own packs. Kassander's attention was temporarily caught by Epiphron, but the situation left very little desire in him to stare calf-eyed at the beauty - though he was struck for a moment by her guards, two towering wolves with markings that looked... remarkably like Ebony's ruling families' genetic inheritance. In fact the male's markings were nearly identical to Kass', though faded nearly to an indistinct silver. His eyes widened as the female of the pair introduced herself as Birna Xanilov. But he shook away the mystery for now. There were more grave things to discuss here. He nodded politely at each wolf as they were introduced. "These are my sisters, Sindri and Svetlana, and my brother and General Sigmarr. It is good to meet you all, though I wish it were in better circumstances. I'm sorry it was necessary to call on you both with our alliances still so young," he began solemnly. "When we were young my sister Sindri was kidnapped from our pack's lands by slave traders. None of us knew what had happened, but when we were of age Sigmarr went to look for her, only to be captured as well. They escaped and made their way home only recently, but we have just learned that a representative of these slave traders, a representative sent specifically to bring my sister Sindri back to them, has been sheltering among a pack here - not only sheltering but rising high in their ranks. This... Aerndis, she is cruel and bloodthirsty and without mercy." There was the backstory, what he knew of it. He took a deep breath. "Knowing what little I do of this pack I do not believe they are likely to behave honorably in this, or any instance. A wolf such as Aerndis could not have the backing of a pack that would, and I'm told that this pack is little else but brutal fighters. So I find I must ask you, what do you know of the pack known as Arcanum and the alpha Cataleya?" What he learned would greatly influence his decision, but truly his mind was already made up. He knew what he had to do... he just needed to see that he wasn't simply overreacting at hearing the name Arcanum linked with his siblings' pursuer. |