Summer didn't hold back the sweltering heat of its gaze from the earth. Not even the cool breeze of evening could stop the assault. It beamed down like crashing waves. Causing Cressida to pant against the onslaught. Such disrespect she felt towards the sun. Caring more for the spring and surely missing the feel of rain caressing her coat. Had it not been a thought to seek out her father, she would surely be hiding away in the caves where she were born. Or maybe beneath the shades of looming trees.

Instead, here she was lingering just outside the borders of her father's home. His scent traveled along the length in either direction. Mixed in with a variety of others that left her mind swirling. Excitement scratched at her insides and had it not been so hot, she probably would have jumped with the display of such an emotion. Gaze slid over the tall plains that stretched miles in front of her. Hunger now coming to light. The dryness of her throat ached with a need for a water. But, none of that mattered right now.

Cressida's head slid back. Lips falling forward to allow the calling of beckon. Why live in a world where she only knew one side of her family? As much as she loved her mother and her brother, she didn't feel quite at home in their lands. As if something else called her away. Which is why she sought out her father. In hopes to learn more about him and where he came from.


Cressida Kali Saxe

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Confusion graced his expression when an unfamiliar voice lights the air. A beckoning call at the border of the plains that seemed to be intended for him. But why? Anyone he cared to interact with was either here or all the way north. And the more time he spent away from the north, the more he was beginning to forget about them. Not that he wanted to desert his accidental family, but because the message had been loud and clear. Stay the fuck away.

It was the confusion that drug him out from the moor and into the plains where a very familiar pup who had grown just a bit stood waiting. "Cressida?" Scald inquired, brow furrowing as he approached his daughter. "What're you doin' here alone?" His voice is clipped, concern sharpening the edges as he looks around to see if anyone was lying in wait.

Scald & Elysia

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She pawed at a traveling beetle as she awaited for someone, anyone, to arrive. The dark bug had a small collection of something that it seemed to be losing control of. Which is what drew her attention. Distracting her from the reality of life briefly. It was only when the rustling something approaching disturbed the air did she snap her gaze up. ”Father!” Tail swaying in happiness at the sight of him. Cress couldn’t help the smile which claimed her lips. Not missing the question he spoke in a clipped tone.

”I came to be with you.” It was obvious wasn’t it? She wouldn’t have left for simply nothing. The last she’d seen him, that dumb of a wolf told her father he was not welcomed. Which is why she lie in wait until she was much stronger to travel the long distance. ”I don’t like mom’s home. They’re all so…” Expression grimaced at the mere thought of them.

Cressida Kali Saxe

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Scald smiles tentatively as Cressida wags her tail in greeting. His eyes meet hers for a moment before lifting up to sweep over the plains. Half-expecting the whole of the Syndicate to show up to whisk the pup back away to the north, he shifts nervously on his paws. "Does your mother know?" He says hesitantly, eyes still on their surroundings for another long moment. "And where are your brothers? Your sister?" His ears flick backward, brow drawing downward as he finally looks to his daughter. "What happened?" Scald asks pointedly about her comment and the grimace spread across her features. Had something nefarious happened? Were they finally proving their wretched colors to their own members? Unease settles over him as he checks again for his other pups. Regret fills him that they had to travel all this way alone when he should have brought them when he had been banished. Lifting his chin to reddened skies, Scald calls for backup. Scald Fallen

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Maelstrom just so happened to agree with his sister, Cressida. The Syndicate group were unfortunately a bit weird and creepy and kind of rude if anyone was asking his opinion. When he saw his sister slipping over the borders headed for who knows where, Maelstrom was sure to follow with their brother, Pyxis, in tow. Their journey was long and tiring, but once they reached the borders of their father's land, Maelstrom's interest piqued. Were they here to leave their mother's land for good?

He watches from the background until he hears their father question where her brothers are. Without waiting another moment, Mael strides forward, chest out and smug grin on his lips as he comes to stand beside his sister. "Right here, father," he says proudly as if this had been some heroic journey they'd been on to get here. "Pyx and I want to stay with you too. Right?" The pup casts a glance at his brother, reaching out to nudge him.

"Maelstrom"

A very serious howl rings out across Raider territory. At first, Calliope considers ignoring it. Her mother or sisters could answer the beckoning, but something about the note of it stirs her curiosity. Why was one of their own calling upon the elite of the Raiders? Surely, the reason must be good.

Giving her body a leisurely stretch, Calliope makes her way from her treehouse in the estuary to where the howl originated. Upon approach, her pastel eyes spot her older brother, Scald, standing before three pups. At first, she's confused, but as she looks at the pups closer, she realizes how much they look like the family. Celestial beings meant to belong to the Raiders. Calliope's eyes narrow as she comes up beside Scald's left side, her lip curling into a sneer at the little brats.

"Why do you disturb my slumber?" She drawls, eyes rolling playfully.

"Speech"

Not one to be left behind, Pyx was quick to follow on Cress and Mael's heels. They hung far enough back from their sister that she probably wouldn't notice them, but there had never really been much tying Pyxis to the borders of the Syndicate to begin with, always getting into something he shouldn't.

When finally their sister stopped and called out, his mismatched ears turned forward, noting the way wolves emerged from the area they approached. Huh, was that what you were supposed to to?

He moved forward with Mael and looked at the pale pastel coated girl that joined them. He fuzzily remembered his dad, but then for some reason he had been gone. Cress had mentioned something, but it never quite stuck in his mind. "Well if you guys are stayin', I am too." No way he was going back on his own and running the risk of becoming a snitch.

"speech"

Her brother's call was unexpected, so she made sure Rip, Mercy and Tempest were settled playing with Kenway's cattle dogs before she ate up the distance between them. What she hadn't expected was a gaggle of kids just a little older than her own to be milling about on the borders, demanding to be allowed to stay. A pink spotted brow lifted at her brother and she smirked, "Yer sure yer ready fer this lot? They seem a bit spicy..." She teased before giving her niece and nephews the once over. Yeah, they were definitely her mother's grandchildren, no doubt about it. At least the darker one almost got Scald's face. "Well have ter do it properly yer know..."

With little more warning than that, she moved to scruff the grey one and drag him across the borders. At least that way, if anyone tried to take it out on the kids, they could claim they had no choice in the matter.

"speech"

Deluge vs Maelstrom for Force Claim
Round 1/1
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Light
Offensive Battle Accessory: Glass Bottle
Defensive Battle Accessory: Tricorn hat
Companion 1: Common Gull - Male - Battlee
Companion 2: Lapwing, Female - Battle
Mutation 1: Cat Claws - Offensive
Mutation 2: Arctic Reindeer Eyes - Perception
Mutation 3: Bioluminescence - Defensive
Skills: Master Fighter & Master Navigator
Specialty: Fleet-footed

Upon hearing the call of her brother, Siduri set off in that direction. She met up with Deluge and Cal along the way, her sisters seeming to have the same idea. The colorful women arrived at the border and Sid lifted a brow, seeing a bunch of puppies just hanging out and calling Scald "father." She listened to the back and forth between the lot and shrugged as Deluge picked one of the pups up between her jaws.

Siduri stepped forward and grabbed the next, latching her jaws around Cressida's neck gently, but firmly enough to lift her and keep the pretty little girl's small paws off of the, warm and inviting, ground. An odd situation for sure, but... if they were family and Scald wanted them, then he would have them. Siduri wondered if this might start a war since their mother belonged to another pack. The thought brought a tingle up the pastel fae's spine. A war might be just what they all needed.

"Siduri"

Siduri vs Cressida for Force Claim
Round 1/1
Age: Over 1
Size: Medium
Build: Light
Offensive Battle Accessory: Steel Claw Bracers
Defensive Battle Accessory: Steel Armor
Companion 1: American Badger, Female, Battle
Companion 2: American Badger, Male, Battle
Mutation 1: Chest scales - Defensive
Skills: Master Healer & Master Fighter
Specialty: Knight

And the winner is...

SIDURI

Due to not posting within the time limit, CRESSIDA loses by default. They must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out.

And the winner is...

DELUGE

Due to not posting within the time limit, MAELSTROM loses by default. They must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out.

Celestia had seen her siblings sneaking off and no way was she about to be left behind. They couldn’t have all the fun without her, so she eagerly chased after them, checking their surroundings for any of the adult syndicate members who would spot them and take off after them to drag them home to their mother; who quite frankly would not be pleased at this excursion.

Now Celestia didn’t know where her sister was taking them or why. And it mattered little to the girl. She was just happy to be exploring the world. But as they drew closer to the destination she understood, Cress was leading them to their father.

A man she hadn’t seen in quite some time actually. And she didn’t know why. Why he didn’t come visit. Or why mom hadn’t taken them to visit. She hung back a bit as her sister called for him. And only when he arrived and her siblings all sang the same tune, they wanted to stay here for good did she begin to feel torn. On one paw this was her dad, and she wanted more time with him and on the other her mom…

How could she leave her behind? But she couldn’t just abandon her sibling either and majority ruled. So she confidently stepped forward stood next to her Brother Pyxis.

”We came to be with you daddy” she stated meeting his gaze.

Calliope looks to her sisters and lets out a resolved sigh. Fine, if she must help. "Not sure why we want more of these brats," she grumbles before stepping forward toward Pyxis. "Squirm too much and it'll hurt," Calliope warns the very Modesty-esque appearing pup. Almost so that she wonders if these were really Scald's at all. The genes really did run strong, didn't they. Without another moment to waste, Calliope reaches down and grabs Pyxis by the scruff and picks him up not quite as gently as she's sure Deluge or Siduri were.

"Speech"

Calliope vs Pyxis for Force Claim
Round 1/1
Age: Over 1
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Balanced
Skills: Master Fighter & Master Intellectual

Some sort of kerfuffle was happening on the borders, Scald had called for his sisters and that in itself was suspicious enough. Rising from her picnic, Modesty made it to the borders in time to hear Deluge something about doing it properly. Her eyes narrowed.

A fourth pup appeared through the grasses and it finally clicked into place when she too, declared that she wanted to stay. Modesty sighed. While this was likely to cause problems, she wasn't about to deny her own flesh and blood. Stepping forward to scoop up the last errant child, she raised a brow at her son, silently questioning if there were more out there that he would need his

"speech"

Modesty vs Celestia for force claim
Round 1/1
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Balanced
Offensive Battle Accessory: Spiked rings
Defensive Battle Accessory: Saddlebags
Companion 1: Brahminy Kite, Male - Flying
Companion 2: Jackalope, male - Battle
Mutation 1: Quills - Defensive
Mutation 2: Muntjac antlers - Offensive
Skills: Master Navigator & Master Intellectual
Specialty: Fleet-footed
Item:

As the children made their way through the grasses at the appearance of their father, large, pale coated women appeared too. It did confuse him, to be compared to them when they had the colours, sure, but they weren't like his...

Then he saw their grandmother and it all made sense.

The grey spotted one said something about doing something right and his head canted, tail ceasing it's waving as teeth closed around his scruff. A growl of protest left his lips and he tried to kick, but the reflex that drew his legs and tail up close to his belly was still there. He was too damn big to be carted around like a baby! But his attempts at flailing were useless.

"speech"

Pyxis vs Calliope for force claim?
Round 1/1
Age: under 6 months
Size: Extra large
Build: Balanced
Skills: Advanced Navigator & Beginner Fighter

And the winner is...

CALLIOPE

PYXIS must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. Pyxis has been successfully claimed Totals: CALLIOPE Attack Roll: 87 Defense Roll: 11 Agility Roll: 70 Perception Roll: 47 Total: 215 Attack[87] + 15% Bonus[13.05]: 100.05 Defense[11] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 11.00 Agility[70] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 70.00 Perception[47] + 25% Bonus[11.75]: 58.75 Total[239.80] + 25% Bonus[59.95]: 299.75 PYXIS: Attack Roll: 100 Critical attack! Defense Roll: 82 Agility Roll: 58 Perception Roll: 75 Total: 315 Attack[100] + 5% Bonus[5.00]: 105.00 Defense[82] + 5% Bonus[4.10]: 86.10 Agility[58] + 15% Bonus[8.70]: 66.70 Perception[75] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 75.00 Total[332.80] + -30% Bonus[-99.84]: 232.96

What she hadn’t expected were for the others to follow. One by one they arrived from the coverings of swaying grass. It brought a frown to stretch across delicate features. Taking a glance t’wards their father’s direction, she found herself looking over the ones approaching on the opposite side. Each different in their own way. Even when one chose to take her over the line, she didn’t protest as this was what she wanted anyway. Mother was warned the last time they spoke. She knew her heart would be broken. And a part of Cressida hoped that she’d follow so they could all be together.


”Guess we’re all here.” A look tossed over her shoulder, she found herself nodding to her newfound family. Sealing the space between their grandmother and herself to lick at the woman’s chin.

Cressida Kali Saxe

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And the winner is...

Modesty

Due to not posting within the time limit, Celestia loses by default. Celestia has been successfully claimed They must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out.