Pyralis couldn't help herself. She'd rested under the shade of the forested area like Faine told her to. In fact she'd take a rather long and nice rest all the way through to the next morning when she woke at the crack of dawn. Faine insisted that the rocks weren't that impressive but Pyralis wasn't going to take a mortals word for it and so she set out to explore the castle only to find that it sat right on pack land. She'd been duped! Pyralis bristled with irritation as she realized the scent of the border matched the healers pack scent. Go figure. She had no idea there were packs here in Auster or… well, maybe she had but she just forgot. How was she supposed to explore every scrap of land on the continent if there was a bloody pack on some of it. Pyralis had returned home in a huff. She let her paw rest and when she was feeling better she returned, bearing a gift. True, she could probably have just called up the whole family to go invade the pack but she thought she'd try to at least be diplomatic about it and if that failed well… full scale invasion was a decent back up plan. A squawk caught her attention and she shook the potoo that was in her jaws, its big yellow eyes bulging in displeasure. She wanted the creature alive and was careful not to do too much damage to it. Releasing the bird she pinned it down with her paws and howled for the alpha. "Talk" "You" Think

It seemed Talis was getting plenty of activity at its borders. Not too long ago, Valdis had called seeking to join the pack, and he was grateful to have her. She seemed ambitious, and that was exactly the type he was looking for to join his ranks. Now however, there was another caller, someone very unfamiliar and unheard of, though perhaps a resident of the lands? Either way, the large male rose from his place and headed for the call. Kimahri followed quietly, unamused though the feline seemed to be in a bit of a mood lately. Upon reaching the borders, Dragon recognized the woman there. It was an old opponent of his, and a brow rose at her presence. He noticed the unfortunate bird with her, though he was far more interested in what she wanted. "Captain Pyralis, a surprise seeing you at my borders." He rumbled, tail flicking as he stopped a few feet from her. "What is it you seek?" OOC//Keeping the spar thing vague lol "Speech"

ooc: haha same!

Pyralis waited patiently, pleased when the bird finally stopped it's wailing.  It was clearly distressed but still alive.  It's great yellow eyes were gazing about helplessly as it struggled weakly against the behemoth.  When the alpha of Talis arrived Pyralis was surprised to see it was Dragon, the man she had sparred sometime back in the battlefield.  She let out a laugh of amusement. "You're kidding me…. you have got to be kidding me!  Are you the alpha of these lands?  Oh, this is most excellent."  Now that she thought about it she should've realized from the border scent but she'd been so many places and traveled so often there was just to much information to organize yet. "You see I have a favor to ask of you.  The gods have given me a mission that I intend to fulfill.  I am to explore all the lands of Auster but it seems your pack is occupying two of those lands.  I just want to explore them both, you can give me an escort if you like.  I've come to offer you this most excellent potoo monster bird in return.  I caught it myself and having wandered these lands I can tell you you'll not find a specimen as fine as this one."  She leaned forward until the bird squawked and flailed about. "What do you say?"  She supposed if necessary she could up the ante and offer her skills in battle but she wanted to see what he thought of the bird first. "Talk" "You" Think

She seemed incredibly amused that he had shown up, even more so when she realized that he was the alpha here. An amused grin began to spread across his lips, the male trying not to laugh as the realization kept hitting her. "Probably the last wolf you'd expect to be an alpha, huh?" An honest question. She probably didn't think much of him during their spar, the male having tripped up and costing him the fight, but ah well...mistakes happened. Green gaze glanced up at her before finding the bird again as it squawked and flailed, his curiosity drawn to the weird bug eyed looking bird as he wondered why she had this thing pinned to the ground.

His attention returned to her when she began to speak, ears tilting forward as the male stood a bit taller, clearly interested. When she finished her request, he thought for a moment. So, she wanted to explore his lands? He wasn't quite sure...He didn't know the Abraxas woman very well, and how did he know she wasn't trying to spy for someone else? He didn't want to deny her wishes if all she wanted to do was explore, and she was offering him a gift...but then the question was, what would he do with this thing? Was he supposed to eat it? The thought of having to pull it's feathers just to eat it wasn't very appealing, and on top of that he tried not to eat birds because of his mother's companion, but mostly because he hated getting a mouthful of feathers.

"Hmm...well, I don't want to deny you your request...I'm just not sure what I'd do with that bird." He looked down at it, a bit puzzled as he tried to figure it out. He didn't want to be rude, but maybe he just did that? "Eh, sorry...It's nothing against you personally, I've just got some trust issues when it comes to those I hardly know. But..." He glanced at Kimahri for a moment, thinking long and hard about what to do. If she had a mission from the Gods, who was he to deny her that? He himself had begun to think that Spirits and the like existed, but he was skeptical about that too. He didn't want to quite believe that such beings existed, especially since he couldn't see them or hear them...there was no proof that they were actually there. But maybe..."If you really want to explore my lands, then I'll be your escort. I'm already here, so we don't have to wait for someone else to show up."

"ROAR"

Pyr smiled sweetly at Dragon though there was something off about the smile certainly, a barely contained menace. Pyralis was the sort to get what she wanted and this offer was about as kind as she could be when it came to obtaining what she wanted. While the Abraxas woman had no idea how big this pack was she had a sizable family with a chip on its shoulder and she had no problem dragging everyone into her affairs. She watched him thinking, saw the hesitation but it didn't matter since ultimately he answered as she wanted him to. Pyralis pawed at the bird. "Oh you could do a number of things. They are edible, make fine den liners and if you want to surprise your enemies just hurl it at them." She let out a laugh. He talked about trust issues then offered to be her escort and she nodded. "Of course, I certainly didn't expect to go galavanting through your lands without some company. Come then! Let's see what you've got going here. I have to say that is an interesting stone structure." She strode up to the castle like she owned it, her nostrils flaring as she took in the scents. Above her she heard Alkali shriek. The hawk was getting a bird's eye view and apparently the castle was quite large. Slipping into the cool of the stone she padded up the stairs. "This is an interesting cave… let me guess… humans? I don't suppose you have any issues with their spirits lingering in this place?" "Talk" "You" Think

ooc: sorry, wrapping this up, it's so old ><

But you'll never find the answers, until you set your old heart free

Lydia had tracked Pyralis all the way to a nearby pack and her stomach dropped as she realized the trail went right into the pack's territory. Was she insane? She had pups! She was going to get herself killed! Lydia paced at the border in a panic. Ashiel had gotten into terrible trouble and she'd been sent to find his mother and of course Pyralis was exactly where she shouldn't be. What a mess. Lydia glanced around to see if anyone was watching. If she failed to return with Pyralis she'd be killed, if she trespassed into this pack's territory she could also be killed but she hoped they were kinder than the Abraxas. Steeling her gaze and intent on her quest she bolted forward as quickly as she could, shivering as she entered into the strange caves, praying she wasn't going to get caught. At last she spied Pyralis with a pack wolf and she called out. "Pyralis! Pyralis it's Ashiel, he's in terrible trouble you need to come with me immediately. Sir, I'm sorry to trespass it's just that this can't wait."

Pyralis was enjoying exploring the castle. She moved into what was once a dining room and gazed out the windows that had mostly been broken out. The view was breathtaking. She could see Amon liking a place like this though she didn't know quite what to think of the strangeness of the human dwelling. She didn't get to ponder it much longer before Lydia, her slave girl, of all wolves came barreling into the dining room yelling at the top of her lungs in a panic. At first Pyralis was amused. The girl had a lot more guts than she gave her credit for but at the news of her son in trouble her face sobered immediately. She swore. "We'll have to continue the tour at a later date, Dragon. Come Lydia, let's go!" -exit with Lydia- "Talk" "You" Think

He couldn't help but snort at her last suggestion of what he could do with the bird. Now that sounded like a highly amusing thought! His foes would be stunned if he started flinging bug eyed potoos at them, that was for sure. Maybe he would try it in a spar with one of his members later and see how effective it was. "Alright, I'll bite." He replied. He'd have kimahri deal with the bird while he escorted pyra to the castle.

The pair entered the castle, and he watched her curiously as she looked around. When she questioned him about his "cave" he couldn't help but chuckle a bit. "Kimahri told me that this is called a castle, created by humans centuries ago," His brows furrowed when she asked about the spirit thing. Did she believe in them too? "Well--" He would be cut short when a stranger came barreling towards them, and almost immediately his hackles lifted.

The other woman spoke to Pyralis, though did offer an apology to him for what she'd done. His hackles lowered a bit as he nodded in understanding, turning to Pyralis then as she said their tour would have to wait. "Of course, you're welcome anytime." And with that, he followed the pair out until they were past the borders before he went and continued on with his day.