Lost Queen
05-05-2014, 03:52 AM
The young descendent of Maija and Taurig Artenie was lost. Yup, the only word to describe her current situation: lost. If she also considered the emotions that tied into that word - anxious, panicky, distrustful, scared - then it would paint a better picture for her place of mind. Whimpers escaped the young girl's lips as she walked across the unfamiliar landscape. She had only left the island a couple of times, but it was always with one of her litter mates or her parents. Instead, she was by herself and the majority of her lithe frame wished she had kept her butt home. Too late to turn back now!
She stopped to pause at one of the overhanging trees. Branches weighed down by numerous pounds of fruit hung above her head and she didn't know what to make of the weird structures. Panic and anxiety slipped from her mind as she sniffed at the nearest piece in front of her. The air was heavily sweet, making her want to climb into the trees to grab to the clear breeze above. Tough beans, though, she was stuck. Instead, she licked the air with a pale pink tongue before she took a small nip of the apple. Its texture was tough and hard against the roof of her mouth, but the juicy fruit within the exterior was worth the bite.
She lowered her head and blankly stared as she tried to chew and swallow the bit of apple she had eaten. Once it was down her throat, she took a second to register how it tasted. The result: "YUM!" she exclaimed, eyes flashing with delight. Being away from home wasn't so bad. Pandora then grabbed the rest of the apple and tugged, snapping it off from the branch. She lowered her prize to the ground and began to snack, enjoying each bite she took. "Yum yum," she muttered, happy tones echoing through the heavily laden orchard.
05-05-2014, 04:13 AM
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05-05-2014, 04:31 AM
Pandora Selene Artenie had become so wrapped up in her treat, enjoying the taste and texture so much that she was not aware of anything else. When she became honed in on just one thing, it was hard to pull back and focus on the big picture. At the moment, she was moving the apple to the left and right. Her small mission was to try and get as much apple as she could before reaching the middle. The middle was what she wanted to avoid, for she had taken a bite out of it without realizing the nasty taste that seeds left. A few of them had been spit out on the cool grass, left to be forgotten.
As she was getting closer to her mission's end, a cool autumn breeze struck the piece of orchard she stood in. In mid-bite, Pandora's nose caught the scent that followed with the wind and her senses heightened. Slowly, her turquoise-blue eyes rose first to look around. Nothing was seen at that level of ground, so she raised her head to make it easier. Tail flicked behind her in slight anxiety as she took another bite of the apple still in her mouth. When her head finally reached its majestic height, she saw her.
The female was not someone she knew, which made her panic level start to rise. She took another bite and finally swallowed the last bite of her treat. Curiosity heightened as well in her body, but Pandora didn't know whether to run or remain in place. She took a couple of steps to her right, unintentionally showing off the glorious, golden zebra stripes of her hind flanks and the tattoo-looking swirls on her shoulders and upper arms. Golden-dipped paws tenderly stroked the ground as she then took a couple of steps backward, for her mind had been made up to flee. Her plan wasn't going to work properly, for there was one setback.
As Pandora took a few more steps backward, these more promising and firm, she ran smack into one of the orchard trees. Her bump vibrated from the trunk and onward to the top, causing many apples and figs of combined neighboring trees to cascade around her. Pandora squealed, immediately falling to the ground and covering her head with her golden-dipped paws. Apples and figs continued to fall until the drizzle of fruit was over. Slowly, she peaked through her toes and realized more snacks had surrounded her cobalt frame. Her gaze moved back to Talvi, but she didn't seem unabashed by her movements. Instead, she slipped out her tongue and grabbed the nearest apple. Her teeth bit into it with a sickening crunch, and as she chewed she watched the girl with baited attention.
05-05-2014, 04:45 AM
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05-05-2014, 05:04 AM
She watched with reproachful eyes as the cobalt and silver girl walked towards her. Pandora wanted to run, but the solidity of the ground and sweetness the apple had on her taste buds prevented her from leaving. The only movements she showed were when she moved her hind legs beneath her haunches and her ears slightly pricking to the girl's question.
Pandora didn't know what to make of the other girl. Her siblings - particularly Freya - would have barked at her, wanting to defend the territory that she had stepped on first. Rather than cause a commotion, Pandora simply took another bite of the apple as she figured out what was in the girl's words. Concern, curiousness...a tiny bit of eagerness, maybe? There was no malice, no secondary reason why she approached her, and the general question held nothing bad about it, either. So much observation by just one girl. Who knew her mind worked like that?
After she swallowed the apple piece, Pandora licked her lips and continued to watch her. She never considered herself below anyone, and she didn't want to start now. Slowly, she rose to her haunches, gold markings shimmering with the rolls of her shoulder and pelvic joints. "Y-yes, I am okay," she voiced. Her tones were rich with the Romanian accent Maija had passed down to her children, something that not many wolves could claim. "I didn't have my head hit or anything...just...just surprised." She blinked softly, showing off the turquoise-blue eyes that were unintentionally twinkling in their sockets.
"Speech"
05-05-2014, 05:49 AM
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05-05-2014, 06:07 AM
Pandora was at a loss for words with the stranger. She didn't know what to say in front of someone who wasn't her immediate family. Awkwardness was something she didn't like, but when you are raised on a private island, what else do you take with you when you leave? Her safety bubble had been popped and she wasn't sure how to keep herself floating. All she could do was watch the other girl in fascination.
Turquoise-blue eyes blinked, showing innocence and wonder etched in the sweet girl's conscience. Her gaze didn't stay latched on Talvi for long, however. The fruit she had temporarily forgotten was being consumed by black ants. Her brow furrowed and she side stepped the bunch of insects that were eating her formerly claimed prizes. "Ugh." She said, tongue sticking out from mere irritation of having her food taken. "I don't like ants...They sting when you squish them." Ears flattened against her head as she watched them in curiosity, hoping that the other girl wouldn't find her weird. Actually, Pandora didn't care, but she still had a strong belief that first impressions made differences.
"Speech"
05-05-2014, 01:38 PM
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05-06-2014, 02:50 AM
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05-06-2014, 03:28 AM
The blue and silver girl turned to face her, voicing her scent belonged to a place called Glaciem. Pandora had heard that the place was where nightmares existed, where a King so proud and pompous did any and everything he chose to do without being stopped. She wouldn't voice the rumors that had been around the pack's name. Instead, she ignored all of it and simply shook her head.
"No...no, that is not what I smell." Her light Romanian accent became obvious due to the emphasizing she did. "I mean, I smell it, but there is something else...hidden, deep beneath that scent." The tears disappeared back into her eyes and she blinked to push them back further. "What's hidden is what smells like Papa, and I don't know why, but you carry his fragrance." Her mind was starting to work, for she was wondering why a stranger she had never seen would hold Taurig's primary scent.
"Speech"
05-06-2014, 04:09 AM
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05-06-2014, 04:25 AM
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05-07-2014, 12:09 AM
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05-07-2014, 11:40 PM
She watched the other girl as her doubts overruled the facts. Pandora could see why she was continuing to deny Taurig's relations. Having a stranger spring an idea that was pretty much ludicrous against how you were raised would make you paranoid about anything that would be said afterward. It would happen to Pandora, who was anxious enough without having her family nearby. To consider this girl her long lost sister or other type of female relative was enough to make her head spin. However, she maintained the solid head of her mother on her shoulders, and decided that even though it was a very risky choice, she believed in it.
Pandora wouldn't try to push the idea on the yearling's mind any longer. She didn't want to continue to pursue a topic that would make both of them aggravated in the end. A soft sigh slipped through dark kissers as Talvi continued to say that her father abandoned her, her siblings, and the woman who had given her life. Pandora didn't know what the details were of the woman's past, so she didn't voice the protesting words that wanted to be screamed. Instead, she rolled her shoulders into a shrug, unintentionally showing off the radiant, gold designs that were blessed in her fur. What else could she do?
"I do not know what happened with your mother and how you came to be, but I know that my father isn't the kind to leave without good reason." Talvi didn't know this, but Taurig had disappeared awhile back, due to an illness that could have spread and endangered his family's health. "He strives to do the best for his family and his heart is too big for his own good." That fact was true in itself. "I cannot make you believe me, but just know I don't lie." Pandora had never let a fib leave her lips, despite possibly thinking of one.
She slowly rose to her hind paws, making her weight become evenly distributed to all fours. "I know that family should not leave each other behind. If one of my siblings did something like that, I don't know how I would take it." She blinked and continued to watch Talvi as she continued. "Facts are facts, even if they seem impossible." Pandora felt like she had said enough. She turned to leave, but paused to look at Talvi one more time. "I guess I should go home now..." She then continued to walk between the two nearby trees, wondering what kind of reaction her father would have if he found out about her meeting.
"Speech"
05-08-2014, 04:56 AM
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