Unsteady Return
05-15-2013, 12:49 AM
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Always swift of foot and sure of her direction, Ashtoreth's mood continued to sour the longer she hobbled along toward home. Everything that could have possibly gone wrong while she was away did, and she was the worse for it. The weather had soured, a late blooming summer storm catching her out in less than familiar territory, and in a desperate attempt to find shelter she had sought assistance from the first wolf to come her way. He had seemed decent to start with, peculiar in that he was more than a little fidgety, but she had been hopeful and eager to get out of the storm. Her naivety had been her undoing.
Her ears pinned and her eyes shut themselves tightly as she once again stopped her progress, breathing in a slow, deep hiss while her jaws clenched shut and pain coursed through her leg. Since moving she had not bothered to look at it, knowing that whatever condition it was in, whether mild or severe, would make no difference; she was no healer, she had no level head for injuries, and if she crumpled into a complete mess here so very near to home she might end up being found that way by one of her pack mates. Swallowing hard, she opened her eyes again and resumed her hobbling gait, dignity and determination pressing her to keep moving.
Familiar terrain seemed to spurt up around her and within a matter of moments she was home. The border welcomed her with the scent of the Valhalla, greeting her itself while the pack itself surely went about their business somewhere within. Briefly she contemplated raising her head and voice and calling out to someone for assistance, but such a noisy move might attract more attention than she wanted. Surely patrols were being made this day, like every other day before? Hoping for it to be so, the lean little grey wolf stopped inside the border to her home and carefully lowered herself to her side so that her injured hind leg rested above the other, exposed and yet restful enough to lessen the jarring pain of movement while a dull ache set in.
05-15-2013, 07:54 PM
Her paws seem to shake under the extra weight that the babies have provided to her. He stomach was stretched far and she was huge as a cow. Anyone who has eyes could tell that she was bearing offspring, and by the look of it a decent size litter at that. She walked with a wobble trying to even out the weight so she did not tip over. this was all new to her, her first litter and she was not sure what to do and such. A hard kick struck Ookami in the rib cage and she nearly collapsed."Oomph!" She said as she looked at her belly, Easy in their little ones, mommy almost fell." She turned back foreword and continued to walk. Ookami was hungry and in her condition she can't really do much hunting. So scavenging was all that she could do now. Her eyes soon landed upon a small rabbit that was killed and nibbled on. Ookami smiled and quickly ate the rabbit. Her babies were moving quite a lot and once the food went down they begun to settle down a bit. Ookami needed to eat some more and she knew that. She continued to walk some more then her eyes caught the sight of another, this female looked hurt, and Ookami could not help her that much. The healer told her that she should take it easy, but that was easier said than done. Ookami looked at the female and spoke, "You ok?" She asked as she walked closer to the female. The scent on her was that of Valhalla so this eased Ookami's nerves a bit more. Speech, |
05-15-2013, 08:49 PM
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As she lay waiting, Ashtoreth forced herself to look anywhere but at her leg, ears pinned with a rather strained expression about her face. It hurt, no doubt about it, but the fact she couldn't bring herself to look at it yet made her worry that it might have been more serious than she thought. The crazed wolf had certainly gotten a decent hold upon it, and she knew she had bled because of him, but was the muscle clean? Would she be able to walk on it later?
It should have been a relief, being able to look on her own wound without feeling too queasy or panicky about it, but it only served to make her wish for someone to arrive faster. She needed a healer, but after Erani had been demoted and changes had taken place, she wasn't even sure who to turn to any longer. And the chances of one miraculously choosing this time to march the border.
As she turned to set her eyes once again on her surroundings, her ears perked atop her head as someone came into view. The wide black wolf walked along at an awkward wobble, making good progress but seemingly hindered by weight. It was hard from a distance to identify who the wolf was, and even as she came closer Ashtoreth struggled to place a name with the wolf's face. With her peculiar star she felt it should have been obvious if she had known at all. But the wolf approached her cautiously and eventually drew close enough to inquire about her condition. Letting her tail wag a few times against the ground as a sign she meant no harm, Ashtoreth smiled sheepishly, almost with a bitter edge. "Nope," she answered simply, not altogether feeling very talkative or descriptive about the endeavor she had gone through.
But while she glanced the other female's way - her pregnant condition much more obvious at this close range - she thought she finally felt a spark of recognition. She had seen this wolf before, at a pack meeting, sitting beside... "You're Thane's wife, right?" Ashtoreth asked, her gold and purple eyes becoming curious as she stared a the darkly colored female, certain now that she was correct in her assumption and hoping to have it confirmed.
05-16-2013, 01:40 PM
Ookami looked at the dame as she spoke, her eyes caught the sight of wounds upon the female's body. how wonderful this was. Ookami was in no condition to help this dame. It was true this female was hurt greatly, and needed some help from a healer. Ookami walked closer to the female and this time the wounds were better to see.
Ookami caught the words Thane's wife. Well she knew her mate that was ok and Ookami did not mind at all."Yes i am Ookami, and as you can tell i am expecting. I wish i could help you more with your injuries. They seem very bad, If you don't mind me asking how did you endure such trauma." Ookami spoke as she walked closer to the female, her green eyes looked over the wounds. Her stomach growled and the babies begun to squirm some more. Her ears laid back a bit as one kick after another hit her. "I can't carry you to the dens but i can escort you if you like."Ookami spoke ears coming back to a normal upright position. She stood there waiting for the female to respond. Ookami was hungry and she needed to find some food. "And if you do decide to join me to the dens, i need to find some food. Do you think you can make it to the dens in your condition?" Speech, |
05-17-2013, 03:55 PM
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Though her leg still pained her, though she desperately wished for a healer to show up and help her get her injury taken care of and tended to, she managed to smile as Ookami confirmed what she had suspected about her being Thane's mate. She knew the male only from the few hunting expeditions she had managed to complete with him, regarded him as her superior and leader when it came to her pack duties, and was glad to know that outside of his well earned and respectable job that he was making a life - and family - for himself. For all he was doing, he deserved this small happiness. "Congratulations," she managed to interject as the wolf spoke, admiring the bravery and dedication of the couple to pursue pups. Though she had her misgivings about them, had even spoken of them once to her most trusted confidante, she knew they were viewed as a blessing by most.
Kindly, the green-eyed she-wolf expressed a wish that she could have been more help to the injured Ashtoreth, and the slim grey wolf could only smile.
Ever thoughtful, Ookami offered to act as her escort if she thought she could make it to the dens, and she couldn't help but smile at the generous offer. Pregnant and hungry and she was still willing to help another out when it ought to have been the other way around. Or at least would have been if Ashtoreth's leg hadn't been out of commission. Ash shifted upon the ground, rolling a little as she prepared herself to rise. "Yeah, I think so," she answered as she furrowed her brow and set her jaw, pushing slowly off of the ground with her good three paws and gingerly holding the other hind leg aloft. It was a little precarious, and she felt wobbly, but she had made it to a standing position. So far so good. Her leg still hurt, but she was sure if she could make it back to the dens that she could rest in peace at the very least. "Ready when you are," she stated with a tight smile, ready to push past the pain to get to where they needed to go.
05-22-2013, 09:47 AM
Listening to the words of the other dame, she smiled at her as she congratulated her and Thane. This was wonderful Ookami was happy to be starting a family oh how happy she was. Ookami stood there as the dame spoke some more, a shady character trying to help but it turns out that he was a foe not a friend."It is a dangerous world we live in. A lot of others are not as they seem, but no worries as of now we have to get you tot he dens to get those wounds taken care of." Ookami said as she looked at the dame who seemed to be able to move to the dens. At least she hoped she could, the small movements resided with in her belly, the babies were begging to move around. The words 'Yeah i think so' and ' ready when you are' hit her ears. Ookami nodded and begun to walk nxt to the dame. Ookami's stride was short and wobbly, she looked like a spider on roller skates, and she knew that this big belly of hers did no justice to her. She turned to the female and smiled."So how did Thane and you meet?" She asked as she continued to walk next to the female. Speech, |
05-22-2013, 11:02 AM
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The slim grey wolf considered Ookami's words as she followed the black and white she-wolf to the dens, feeling as if she knew this lesson all too well now, had ended up learning it the hard way. She had been naive to seek help from someone that was a stranger to her, thought she should have been able to pick up on his instability well before he had attacked her. How had she missed it? Had she really been so desperate for help to let it happen? It was embarrassing to say the least, and she was really lucky an injured leg was all she had walked away with. From the spark that had been in the wolf's eyes, she was sure he could have done much worse if given the chance.
When asked how it was she had met Thane, Ashtoreth smiled around the pain of movement jostling her suspended leg as she hobbled along beside the pregnant Warrior. "I work with him," she answered simply, taking a moment to maneuver herself a little easier before continuing. "I'm a hunter, so I take direction from him. He's really good at what he does. I'm happy to work with him." Her respect for the wolf was possibly evident in her tone as she spoke of him, and she was more than happy to share her good opinion of Thane with his wife. It only seemed fitting that she know what an integral role he played in the territory so that she knew she had chosen well in her mate.
Before she could be given a chance to possibly ask a question of her own an unexpected, unfamiliar voice called out to the pair of them. Stopping her limping gait, Ash perked her ears and turned her head to regard the stranger cautiously, hesitant to trust someone who was not of her pack when she had had such disastrous results the last time she had tried. Still, it was not in her to be completely impolite or to write the she-wolf off as a menace before meeting her and determining for certain. "We're off to get assistance right now," she answered carefully, lowering her injured leg so that her toes touched the ground once more in a meager effort at making herself seem sound and not physically unstable. But it was going to be an awfully long walk back to the center of the pack lands where the dens rested... "You're a healer?" she echoed, unable to ignore how nice it would be to get her leg tended to now rather than later, if she could find a healer within their ranks at all.