through the looking glass
08-13-2013, 03:08 PM
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In the days of the ancients, the pharaohs were said to keep large cats as pets, saying that they were as fitting a treasure to adorn the sandstone halls, as any gem or silken tapestry. If any eyes had been around to see the feline draped across the grey stone shelf, they would not have doubted it. About halfway up the grand expanse of mountainside, the creature of flesh and blood reclined just out of reach of the waterfall's spray. The pool was little more than a fish bowl far below, whilst the peak above rose endlessly into the sky. It was said no wolf had ever reached the top. Silverback wasn't surprised. They were such clumsy little insects. And yet, she couldn't deny that they could give good company. Hence the plans that she had woven like webs in the back of her mind. Already there were threads lingering about in the east and farther north.
Here she had found a perfect place for another such design. But the silver spider lacked the fly, or perhaps the butterfly that would fulfill it. But she would have it soon. Her tail tip twitched in anticipation as her eyes scoured the stone slopes, the bubbling pool, and the dense foliage beyond. ....Very soon.
08-13-2013, 03:20 PM
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There now, after several hours of patient waiting, it all paid off. Silverback had her first glimspe of a wandering wolf. It was a odd looking one from this height - just an earthy brown with a lighter brown, almost white stripe down the back. A skunk? Did Silverback really want a wolf which resembled one such repulize creature? Then again, this was a very distant look, perhaps she was being too hasty. Either way, this trap of her was luck of the draw. Or rather, luck of the hungery. Like any good creature going fishing, she had brought bait this time.
It took the shape of a half eaten deer that Silver had hunted and mostly devoured herself. It was after that of course, that she added in enough motherwort and rock willow root to knock out a horse. She rubbed it into the delicious raw meat and then dragged the thing by the shreds of hide towards the edge of the pool near the rocky base of the mountain. The meat had been delicious and tender, and the carcuss had had enough time to fill the area with it's enticing aroma. If the she-wolf ate of it, depending on the amount, she'd be asleep in a matter of minutes. Hopefully she wouldn't ingest the whole thing, or she might never wake up. They were powerful herbs that Silverback had had to reach deep back in her memories to find. Her mother had had an extensive knowledge of poisons, but had never bothered to try to pass it on. What the she-leopard knew was just from watching. But then, that's how some of the best lessons are learned.
Now all that was left to do was wait and watch her little guppy.