Space to Run
10-21-2013, 01:56 PM
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10-23-2013, 02:43 AM
Walk | Talk | Think It had felt like such a long time that Anais and her brother had been confined to their den, allowed only to peek out into the world beyond or sneak a few steps outside in order to greet a returning parent for a quick moment before they entered their home. Often she would find herself staring toward the opening into the clearing and forest beyond when she should have been resting, imagining what it must have been like to travel those woods freely, what sorts of things and beings she would find once allowed to do so. Nako could already and she was increasingly envious of him, wishing to be able to do the same already. She was no wiggly pup anymore. Surely she was old enough now! To her surprise, her mother eventually conceded. It had come about suddenly, catching the girl by surprise, though as she stopped mid-play and glanced upward at the woman with an opened mouth and wide eyes, there was no denying the growing smile that began to spread across her childish face. This was it! They were finally being allowed to leave! As expected, she hardly heard what it was her mother had to say, already on her paws and making for the den's entrance. She rushed right out of it, squinting only a little as she stepped boldly out into the daylight, and laughed openly as she came to a stop in the middle of the clearing that sat between the family den and the trees. There was so much space! And the air, it was so much more wild and clear than that of the den. Light golden eyes shifted quickly from tree to grass, from grass to rock, from rock to sky, taking it all in as she made a quick circle in place. It was overwhelming, but at the same time exhilarating. Another laugh fell from her smiling lips as she raced for the trees, beginning to weave in and out of those just at the treeline before stopping behind one and peeking toward the den that she had at last escaped from. -- anais
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* Because he has become her protector, Glacier is allowed into any and all threads that Anais may be in, regardless of how they are tagged.
10-23-2013, 08:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-24-2013, 12:44 AM by Jakart.)
Jakart had nosed himself between his mothers forelegs and had comfortably slept after a daily nursing period, belly full as he lazied in the confines of their den. Mother was warm, Jakart liked warmth as he slept, mismatched eyes squinting open as he peered around the den while attempting to free himself from his mothers forelegs. He stumbled and fell on his chest with puff of dust causing him to sneeze, the little pup picking himself up and wobbled his way up to his sleeping father who lay in an offshoot to the side of the dens entrance. Father had carved out a nook for himself to sleep and offer a way to block the entrance should two pups want to go out early, Jakart staring at his sleeping father and letting out a pathetic growl as he pounced on his fathers shoulder. Milk teeth bit into the leathery scar amidst Bane's whitening and grey speckled fur. It didn't get a rouse out of his sire though.
Bane's ear flicked however when mother spoke and the older wolf cracked an eye that remained narrowed to look down at his son. Jakart let out a whine but paused when told by Tahlia that the pups could go outside for the time... minus his older brother Nako. Jakart thought that Nako was a dire wolf pup of old in the stories his father told him, his brother having been smelled by his side when he first came into the world. Why was he so big already? Why did he get to got outside earlier than him and his sister? Why was Bane picking him up right now? Jakart let out a wail of protest at being carried. He could walk just fine.
Bane's ear flicked however when mother spoke and the older wolf cracked an eye that remained narrowed to look down at his son. Jakart let out a whine but paused when told by Tahlia that the pups could go outside for the time... minus his older brother Nako. Jakart thought that Nako was a dire wolf pup of old in the stories his father told him, his brother having been smelled by his side when he first came into the world. Why was he so big already? Why did he get to got outside earlier than him and his sister? Why was Bane picking him up right now? Jakart let out a wail of protest at being carried. He could walk just fine.
10-24-2013, 12:47 AM
The elder fixed his jaws around the neck of his son and firmly clenched his teeth together as Anais ran around him. It was funny the way Jakart had attempted to wake him up when he'd been pretending to be asleep. Bane was always watching the two four-legged products he and Tahlia had raised in the daytime, except when he was hunting. Bane rose out of his family's den and depositing Jakart in the snow right in front of him. A shiver went through the pup and he stood on wobbly legs to get a feel for outside, Bane laying down in the crisp morning snow to watch Anais weave amongst the trees that bore the mark of his shoulder.
"Clearing only Anais, come back." Bane yawned with eyes closed as he took to watching Jakart paw at the snow and dug his nose into it only to fling it everywhere with a laugh. Bane plunged a paw into the snow and flicked some at the pup, letting out a laugh of his own as Jakart lunged back at his fathers chest. Bane looked up at Anais as a thought crossed mind.?Where was Nako at? Where could the bastard pup possibly be?
"Clearing only Anais, come back." Bane yawned with eyes closed as he took to watching Jakart paw at the snow and dug his nose into it only to fling it everywhere with a laugh. Bane plunged a paw into the snow and flicked some at the pup, letting out a laugh of his own as Jakart lunged back at his fathers chest. Bane looked up at Anais as a thought crossed mind.?Where was Nako at? Where could the bastard pup possibly be?
Bane •nx Tahlia x-q Anais ono Jakart •n• Nako •n• Lior •n• Kailos •n• Espirit •n•
10-24-2013, 01:07 PM
Nako stood at the bottom of the hill with head tilted up at the sky in the early winter slush, in a strange limbo as he listened to the world. A swirl of air wrapping around him, the half dozen feathers bounced along the fur of his head and neck. Nako opened his mismatched eyes at the sound of the wind through the trees, enjoying the noise as if it was his mother making calming sounds to lull him to sleep. The pup twisted his neck to the side to gaze at his pelt color... the shades of grey, the white of his paws, a rumble of satisfaction coming from his maw. What was it his father had called them? Hunter colors? Ya, maybe that was it. A half smile creased his maw and he turned around to make his way back home up the hill. Nako meandered through the trees towards the den, taking a moment of pause to shake his pelt free of snow.
A useful tip was given to him by his father when the young wolf asked to go outside. Widen his paws on the snow so as to not sink into the winter skyfall as much. A flicker of movement crossed the corner of his right eye and the bastard pup's head snapped to look at its source, a paw halted in midair. "Baby bunny..." Nako looked at the little snow rabbit shivering on the base of a tree, its mother coming out and ushering it back inside. A good thing too, Nako catching the foggy breath of a gyrfalcon in the trees above. The wintery feathered raptor was staring at him, the juvenile staring back all the time as he resumed his trudge to the den. The first tree that bore the mark on his and his fathers shoulder mark being passed, wandering gaze catching the movement of his sister Anais just along the edge of the clearing. Nako got low as he stalked up to his sister, and pounced.
A useful tip was given to him by his father when the young wolf asked to go outside. Widen his paws on the snow so as to not sink into the winter skyfall as much. A flicker of movement crossed the corner of his right eye and the bastard pup's head snapped to look at its source, a paw halted in midair. "Baby bunny..." Nako looked at the little snow rabbit shivering on the base of a tree, its mother coming out and ushering it back inside. A good thing too, Nako catching the foggy breath of a gyrfalcon in the trees above. The wintery feathered raptor was staring at him, the juvenile staring back all the time as he resumed his trudge to the den. The first tree that bore the mark on his and his fathers shoulder mark being passed, wandering gaze catching the movement of his sister Anais just along the edge of the clearing. Nako got low as he stalked up to his sister, and pounced.
10-25-2013, 12:10 AM
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10-25-2013, 01:01 AM
Walk | Talk | Think Her mother sat outside the den's entrance, taking up a position from which she could watch them all with little effort. Her father was already outside of the den and situated upon the snowy ground in the middle of the clearing before the familial den, Jakart in tow and seemingly preoccupied. Or at least she had thought until the large, intimidating figure had spoken up and addressed her. The girl jumped slightly upon hearing her father's deep voice instruct her to come out of the treeline, to head back into the clearing, but despite the nervousness she felt at possibly disobeying she merely crouched into place and wagged her tail, as if lowering herself might suddenly make it more difficult for her parents to notice her there behind the tree. She failed to take into account that it did nothing for those behind her. Oblivious to her approaching elder brother, Anais remained grinning and huddled behind the tree, watching her family members curiously until the one family member not present decided to show himself. He was on her before she realized it, and a half frightened, half excited sort of squeak exited her in surprise. She rolled beneath him, pressed somewhat onto her side in the snow, and nipped at his paws and legs gently, pale eyes bright as she wriggled and pushed against him, attempting to get away as she laughed. -- anais
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* Because he has become her protector, Glacier is allowed into any and all threads that Anais may be in, regardless of how they are tagged.
10-25-2013, 01:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-26-2013, 11:36 PM by Jakart.)
Jakart pulled at his fathers chest and spat out out a wisp of fur. Mother came by and stood next to father to give her mate a smile and a nuzzle, the little pup stumbling to his paws in the snow and letting out a yip of wanting attention. A big paw from his father came down and rolled the young wolf onto his back to press him into the snow. Jakart let out a growl and bit into the anchor holding him down with milk teeth. A strange taste began to infiltrate his maw, Jakart giving pause and licking at the metallic taste of blood. This taste was... strange. Jakart liked it.
His sister's cries echoing into his ears and the pup raised his head from the snow, Jakart beginning to wiggle in protest to be let up. His sire did so, the pup rising to his paws and went to investigate his sibling at the edge of the clearing. The older brother, the largest one out of them left his sister behind and was coming towards him at a good clip. "Dire wolf! Ahhhh!" Jakart wailed as he stumbled back the few paces towards his parents and squirmed his way against his mothers chest. His nose searched through the soft, down-like fur of Tahlia's stomach until he found a source of warm sustenance. Milk teeth clamped down the teat as he began to suckle in the comfort of his parents company. Why was Nako so big?
His sister's cries echoing into his ears and the pup raised his head from the snow, Jakart beginning to wiggle in protest to be let up. His sire did so, the pup rising to his paws and went to investigate his sibling at the edge of the clearing. The older brother, the largest one out of them left his sister behind and was coming towards him at a good clip. "Dire wolf! Ahhhh!" Jakart wailed as he stumbled back the few paces towards his parents and squirmed his way against his mothers chest. His nose searched through the soft, down-like fur of Tahlia's stomach until he found a source of warm sustenance. Milk teeth clamped down the teat as he began to suckle in the comfort of his parents company. Why was Nako so big?
10-26-2013, 11:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-26-2013, 11:36 PM by Bane.)
Bane licked away the pinpricks of blood on his fur, a smile surfacing as Tahlia's muzzle rubbed behind an ear. A content rumble echoed in his chest from her showing of affection, the elder wolf laying in the snow with his eyes half-lidding in satisfaction. He had a mate. He had pups. He had his own little corner in the world carved out for him and his family. Life was good now, the gentle swooshing of air through the trees in the mountain forest, the squeals and yips of pups playing in the snow for the first time. Bane heard Jakart call Nako a dire wolf and let out a laugh as the Seracian jester struggling to his paws and faced Tahlia, the snow feeling cool through his fur as he lay his back. A lazy pawing was given to his mate's cheeks and chest, Bane lifting his head to caress her throat with his tongue. A pup was felt touching his tail and Bane looked down his side to see Jakart nursing, the young lupine pawing her stomach to stimulate milk flow. "I love you Tahlia... we made it... we made it." Bane said with a relaxed gasp.
Bane •nx Tahlia x-q Anais ono Jakart •n• Nako •n• Lior •n• Kailos •n• Espirit •n•
10-28-2013, 10:36 AM
Nako giggled and nosed Anais's stomach and neck. His half sister was silly, the littler pup squirming and wiggling beneath him as she bit at his paws and ankles with her milk teeth. A growl and a yip left him as she bit the soft skin of his ankle a bit to hard, Nako scrunching up his muzzle and growled against her neck. "Dat hurt Anais, dun bite me anymore." The pup got off of his sister to rub against the tree she was hiding behind to investigate it before marking it as his own with a cheek rub. He felt his head feathers graze along his side as he turned towards his sister and yelled. "Race you to mom!" Nako took off, splaying his paws on the snow to not sink to far in. Jakart was across the clearing with his parents, his brother stumbling backwards at the site of him and hopefully Anais as she took part in his game. Nako was just about to reach Tahlia when a paw bowled him over with a yip. "Daaaaaaad. Why you ruin the race?" Mismatched eyes, only one color from his father, the other from his real mother, gazed up at his sire.
10-29-2013, 02:09 PM
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10-29-2013, 03:15 PM
Walk | Talk | Think The moment she heard the sudden growl and cry of alarm from her brother as she nipped his paws she released her hold, ears falling back in immediate apology. She had not meant to hurt him but it seemed she did not quite realize yet the sharpness of her puppy teeth, and she took Nako's slight berating without resistance or countering. She merely muttered a quick, "Sorry," as he let her go, rolling to her stomach and scrambling to her paws to shake off as much of the snow that still clung to her body as she could. A little shiver raced through her slight frame as her fur moved and allowed the chill to reach her skin, though she made no other signs of discomfort. A challenge was made and Anais answered it with a grin, taking off in pursuit of her elder brother. Her steps were not so swift as his and the snow hindered her considerably more but neither fact deterred her from following, a quick giggle slipping out of her as she hurried to at least keep up with Nako who, with his obvious lead, was easily going to win their race. But before he could reach their mother, their father's swift paw shot outward and caught the boy, sending him tumbling into the snow. It might have been the perfect opportunity for her to gain an advantage while Nako got to his paws again, but instead she felt only tickled by the situation and fell into laughing at her brother's expense, pausing in her running as she neared him and her father to speak through her mirth, "He got you good, Nako!" With a bounding leap, she padded over to her father and nuzzled her cheek against his, tail wagging as her laughter finally subsided. -- anais
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* Because he has become her protector, Glacier is allowed into any and all threads that Anais may be in, regardless of how they are tagged.
11-03-2013, 12:12 PM
Jakart continued to nurse, his head tilting back as he filled himself to his stomachs content. He didn't know the problems of the world. No worries, no problems, always finding something interesting about the world at this stage in life. Such was the life of a wolf pup, there was always something positive, the young pups not knowing what it was out there like in the real world, to be cold, alone, starving. The satisfaction of finding a real meal in a long time or better yet, taking prey down yourself. But Jakart didn't know these feelings. Warm, full, and well rested. It would all change in the coming year though. Hunts would go wrong, no prey or an injury could inhibit a wolf as sure as any sickness.
Bane's Tahlia born male stopped his suckling and licked at the milk that had seeped to the corners of his muzzle before giving a yawn. Jakart was still a pup though, warm, full, and well rested. Drowsy with the feeling of no worries or problems, he slowly crawled against the warm fur of Tahlia's stomach and curled up against a leg as his siblings played and parents watched. Jakart didn't know the problems of the world.
-Jakart is asleep-
Bane's Tahlia born male stopped his suckling and licked at the milk that had seeped to the corners of his muzzle before giving a yawn. Jakart was still a pup though, warm, full, and well rested. Drowsy with the feeling of no worries or problems, he slowly crawled against the warm fur of Tahlia's stomach and curled up against a leg as his siblings played and parents watched. Jakart didn't know the problems of the world.
-Jakart is asleep-
11-04-2013, 09:16 PM
Bane viewed his bastard pup upside down as Nako peaked his head out of the snow at his father and yipped his complaint, also feeling Tahlia's gaze upon him at his actions towards Nako. The male lazily pawed at the youngster again, absentmindedly listening to the last part of Tahlia speaking about when they should show off their young to the pack. She wanted it done soon, and as Nako tackled his throat Bane nodded and brought his paws towards his eldest pups maw which the Alena-born began to nip and bite in earnest. Anais was laughing and Bane arooed at Tahlia with a point of his muzzle underneath her to where Jakart was curled up. "Shhhhh, Anais, your littermate is trying to sleep."
The Talutah wolf out a soft growl at Nako with caused the pup to jump off his father's chest and give a yawn. "Tried males..." Nako had been outside and running around earlier, the juvenile lupine must've been exhausted by this point in time, Bane rolling over and picking up his son by the scruff of his neck. No wiggles of protest or complaining being heard as the pull of his scruff caused the little pup to enjoy a relaxing sensation. "Can you get Jakart and see if Anais is tired? It's funny to believe that my sons hardly lasted until mid day." The elder wolf spoke to Tahlia and went into the den to drop off Nako before doing a quick turn around and coming back out to stare at Anais, as if to ask her if she was going to be like her brothers and have to sleep early.
-Nako is now asleep-
The Talutah wolf out a soft growl at Nako with caused the pup to jump off his father's chest and give a yawn. "Tried males..." Nako had been outside and running around earlier, the juvenile lupine must've been exhausted by this point in time, Bane rolling over and picking up his son by the scruff of his neck. No wiggles of protest or complaining being heard as the pull of his scruff caused the little pup to enjoy a relaxing sensation. "Can you get Jakart and see if Anais is tired? It's funny to believe that my sons hardly lasted until mid day." The elder wolf spoke to Tahlia and went into the den to drop off Nako before doing a quick turn around and coming back out to stare at Anais, as if to ask her if she was going to be like her brothers and have to sleep early.
-Nako is now asleep-
Bane •nx Tahlia x-q Anais ono Jakart •n• Nako •n• Lior •n• Kailos •n• Espirit •n•
11-07-2013, 04:16 AM
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11-07-2013, 11:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-10-2013, 12:10 AM by Bane.)
Bane shifted his gaze into the den to observe the three wiggling pups as they found comfortable positions to sleep. Tahlia joined him outside and commented on Anais's obvious wanderlust, his mate rubbing her head underneath his chin with a laugh. "She's got your fish catching paws that for sure." Bane wrapped a paw around her neck and listened to her question about when their young should be introduced to the wolves of Seracia. "I will Tahlia, as a mate should." The bloodied moon wolf tugged his paw and brought him chest against Tahlia's, his nose touching hers in contemplation. "It'll be hard to question our union with three pups of fine breeding roaming wandering around."
His chin and lifted to rest in between Tahlia's ears, thinking. "You wanna go do something? Or just laze about? I could go hunt, for I'd imagine you'd be hungry due to having the three of them nurse, not Nako, never mind, our two... our two..." Bane rubbed the side of his neck against hers and let Tahlia's side fur slide between his fangs. A rumbled was given next to Tahlia's ear, the Talutah wolf giving a yip and a play-bow with tail wagging slowing behind him.
His chin and lifted to rest in between Tahlia's ears, thinking. "You wanna go do something? Or just laze about? I could go hunt, for I'd imagine you'd be hungry due to having the three of them nurse, not Nako, never mind, our two... our two..." Bane rubbed the side of his neck against hers and let Tahlia's side fur slide between his fangs. A rumbled was given next to Tahlia's ear, the Talutah wolf giving a yip and a play-bow with tail wagging slowing behind him.
Bane •nx Tahlia x-q Anais ono Jakart •n• Nako •n• Lior •n• Kailos •n• Espirit •n•
11-25-2013, 10:11 PM
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11-29-2013, 02:27 AM
The place where his mates tongue touched still tingled on his muzzle as he mouthed a yip at Tahlia, not wanting to disturb their young in the process of falling asleep. She looked down at him and Bane gave a lazy blink of his sapphire eyes while observing her laughing form. His gazed turned a bit downcast at the mention of her seeing him hunt. Age restricted him now and as he stood himself upright and serious the elder wolf couldn't help but give a sigh. "There isn't really much to my hunting skill anymore, can't outrun a deer, but I can ambush it and take it down with some luck. It's how I fed us those few days and that was before winter." Bane gave an askew glance at the woods behind him for a moment.
"I am no longer quick on my paws, sharp in my turns or bite as hard anymore, the best I can do at this moment is maybe a lemming nest. For I am wolf and I have a damn good nose. Follow me." Bane gave his mate a reassuring smile and strode off into the woods, passing the marked trees with splayed paws leaving indentations in the snow. His nose touched the frozen skyfall and began to sniff out the scent of the rodents. Their distinct smell was found easily enough, many of the little ground dwellers having made their homes at the base of trees or amongst the roots of bushes along the bottom their hill. The Bloodied Moon wolf scraped away at the snow and soil before picking up a hibernating lemming and breaking it's neck with a shake of his head before setting the rodent down for his mate got eat. The old wolf sat in the snow with a yawn as he licked his teeth while watching Tahlia. Did she even like lemmings?
"I am no longer quick on my paws, sharp in my turns or bite as hard anymore, the best I can do at this moment is maybe a lemming nest. For I am wolf and I have a damn good nose. Follow me." Bane gave his mate a reassuring smile and strode off into the woods, passing the marked trees with splayed paws leaving indentations in the snow. His nose touched the frozen skyfall and began to sniff out the scent of the rodents. Their distinct smell was found easily enough, many of the little ground dwellers having made their homes at the base of trees or amongst the roots of bushes along the bottom their hill. The Bloodied Moon wolf scraped away at the snow and soil before picking up a hibernating lemming and breaking it's neck with a shake of his head before setting the rodent down for his mate got eat. The old wolf sat in the snow with a yawn as he licked his teeth while watching Tahlia. Did she even like lemmings?
Bane •nx Tahlia x-q Anais ono Jakart •n• Nako •n• Lior •n• Kailos •n• Espirit •n•
12-06-2013, 03:15 AM
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12-08-2013, 12:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-08-2013, 03:10 PM by Bane.)
Tahlia took a set of steps up to him and licked his cheek, the fur tingling from the gesture as well as the nuzzle. A nice set of love touches, Bane humming in pleasant satisfaction. The elder wolf didn't quite answer his mates question right before he went to hunt, an answer being pieced together as realization upon realization dawned upon him, and it was only after his mate began to feed that he addressed it. "I, I think your right." Bane sadly looked down from where he sat as his mate munched a lemming, the sudden realization that he'd been selling himself short ability-wise a few times when talking to Tahlia. Such as when attempting to get her pregnant, a remark about his age and potency had been given. "I've been doubting myself a lot these days... where would I be without you? Probably breaking more rules, getting impaled on branches and wandering aplenty outside of Seracia. But no, without you we probably never would have had our two... well that and you were receptive for about a fortnights time didn't help either."
When his mate had finished her gerbil, leaving nothing but a stain of blood on the snow and what looked like the skull to return to the earth, Bane adjusting himself as he leaned over to rub his mates back with a foreleg. "Hopefully in a couple of months... hungry things... and by that almost all the time." Bane hushed into an ear and contemplated what she had said about the lake.. "That sounds like a wonderful day trip." He placed his head on top of hers and contemplated what to do for the rest of the time while their pups were sleeping. "Any ideas of what were going to do now? Bane rumbled suggestively into her ear before taking it in his jaws and giving it the smallest of chewing motions as a massage while he awaited her answer.
When his mate had finished her gerbil, leaving nothing but a stain of blood on the snow and what looked like the skull to return to the earth, Bane adjusting himself as he leaned over to rub his mates back with a foreleg. "Hopefully in a couple of months... hungry things... and by that almost all the time." Bane hushed into an ear and contemplated what she had said about the lake.. "That sounds like a wonderful day trip." He placed his head on top of hers and contemplated what to do for the rest of the time while their pups were sleeping. "Any ideas of what were going to do now? Bane rumbled suggestively into her ear before taking it in his jaws and giving it the smallest of chewing motions as a massage while he awaited her answer.
Bane •nx Tahlia x-q Anais ono Jakart •n• Nako •n• Lior •n• Kailos •n• Espirit •n•