Curiostiy Killed the Cat [Chess/open]

[Aspen]

Sometimes Aspen let his curiosity get the better of him, not that he would admit that. But what could a pup do when he had two sleeping siblings and parents were no where to be found. Why explore of course.
It has seemed like a good idea at the time when the Yagi pup had ventured from the den into the chilly air. Now, a few days later, hunger, tired and cold... not so much. Aspen had never really left the snow hills so getting lost was inevitable. If only he had known that before he left. Momma and Papa were going to be so mad at him.

The brown and silver Empire pup sniffed around the edge of a forest. He had never seen one before and was awed by the sheer density of trees. His curiosity and thirst for knowledge had him wondering what else was out there. Though his yearning for home over rode that feeling. Aspen wondered if his parents were looking for him. On one paw he wanted them to find him, on the other he was afraid they would be angry. What if he had to find his own way home?

Aspen blinked back tears. He was the son of the Alphas of the Empire. He would not cry, he was too dignified for that. Instead her scrapped the park off a pine tree with the stub of his growing horn to mark his place. It wouldn't do to get even more lost then he already was.

[Adraxxia]

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[atrb=background,http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/winkatuck/Untitled-3copy-2.png,true] [scrolly:h(330),w(400),sy,c()] Adraxxia felt so grown up to be off on her own…well she wasn’t entirely off on her own, one of the other females was accompanying her but Adraxxia had managed to make the female believe she could explore on her own for a while. Things were changing for her brothers and her. Even though they all slept with their father in his den, in the morning Adraxxia was hustling off to the female tree, while Aroh and Syver stayed behind to practice hunting and to spend time with the males. Adraxxia was rather fond of her life currently, she still taught herself to hunt, and she got to explore, she was always fed and well cared, to her in the mind of a pup things couldn’t be better. She placed her nose to the ground and sniffed lightly here and there, recognizing her father’s scent and the scent of other packmates, and the smell of the Taiga in general. It was cooling down, even when the sun shone down on her tri-colored pelt. She would turn and prance looking at her dark green socked legs, and of course her white underbelly and middle, and then her salt and pepper silver top. The nubs on her head were beginning to grow into something more than nubs and she happily swung her head to the side while humming to show off how happy she was. It was not until she was out of the sight of the other female that she scented something not familiar to her. Her two differently colored eyes, one yellow and one green fell onto a brown and silver Yagi pup not too far away. She had to immediately hush herself from yipping and barking in excitement. Instead she slunk through the underbrush until she was not but a foot away. Bursting from the bushes she said slightly loudly, but friendly, “Hi! Are you escaping your babysitter too?!” [/scrolly]

[Luparia]

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[atrb=background,http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/winkatuck/test2-1.png,true][scrolly:h(350),w(220),sy,c()]Now Luparia was not usually prone to slinking around, and she was especially not prone to following others on their adventures, she could make her own if she saw so fit to leave the den. However, the sitter in question was bound to try to round up all the smaller females, so that they could all get exercise and have fun. Luparia had petulantly whined and disagreed about needing the adventure. She was thin enough, and way too pretty to be traipsing around in the dirt outside. In the end she had lost the argument, of course had she been Adraxxia all she would need to do is state who her father was, as if anyone didn’t already know and she would get out of it in a heartbeat. Sometimes she cursed her father, whoever he was, was he so cowardly he couldn’t have stuck around and took care of her. Not that she really cared about her other siblings…well Eo and Morrie….she definitely cared about them, not that she showed it all the time. But where was her father? Who was he? She had dreams that he was a powerful leader of another pack, who broke all the rules to run to….Avalon….? Okay so it didn’t always make sense, even at her young age she saw her mother as something entirely different and not altogether pleasant to be around. Some of the things that came out of her mouth were….just stupid. Shaking her head, and avoiding further thought on the matter she noticed Adraxxia wandering off, and rolling her eyes the younger female followed her. Not like she really cared what happened to the stump female, she just didn’t want to be stuck with the babysitter all afternoon either. However, her eyes did widen when she saw another Yagi, small, seemingly puppy in front of them. Of course Adraxxia would run over and speak to the other being…snorting, or rather sniffing demurely she noticed he smelled differently then they did…”What are you even doing on our land? You smell like an outsider..” She was glaring at Adraxxia for being soo….welcoming…so …ugh, nice. [/scrolly]

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[Aspen]

Aspen's tiny puppy heart nearly jumped right out his throat when another Yagi burst forth from some bushes. His golden eyes had gone wide and he had frozen like a deer in the head lights. If there were pups around that meant there were parents around. Parents almost always meant a pack, right? Who would want to have kid outside of a pack in these cold landscapes. This was defiantly not good. But this interestingly colored pup didn't seem a threat, maybe he had gotten lucky.

Then again, Aspen thought as another pup made it's way out of the wood, maybe not. The green female had horns like a Yagi but she didn't quite seem to be one. Maybe she was one of those hybrids. The Empire pup raised his head higher with dignity, and sniffed. He would not be looked down upon. Not by this glaring pup.

"I-" he fumbled for the right words. No way was he going to tell them he got lost. For days. And no way was he going to ask for help. "I'm just passing through, I don't need a babysitter like you guys."
He didn't really want to be mean to he Yagi pup, but he couldn't loose face. He studied the pair, golden eyes almost boring into the. It was almost as if they were sisters. They had certain similarity about them. Maybe it was one of those, what-cha-ma-call-its, a harem? Maybe one male just sired a whole bunch of pups. One of those types that had no respect for family and such.

"Are you guys sisters, or something?" he asked, curiosity running away with him once again.

[Adraxxia]

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[atrb=background,http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/winkatuck/Untitled-3copy-2.png,true] [scrolly:h(330),w(400),sy,c()] Adraxxia didn’t need help to be friendly, she naturally liked other wolves, especially other Yagi. She had sat down, looking at the male with a rather large grin on her muzzle. He looked so differently than she did, or even Aroh and Syver. Syver was green with white socks, she was tri-colored, and Aroh was sandy with green spots, but none of them were downright brown, and she was the only one of the three that had silver of any kind. Her tongue stuck out of her maw and she panted slightly, not hot, but simply breathing loudly. So far through her puphood she did everything loudly….well perhaps not as much as her brothers, but loud none the less. At Luparia’s arrival Adraxxia simply looked at the other female, she was always so mis-trusting, and snooty. As much as Adraxxia tried to befriend her, Luparia always acted like she was better than her. They were both one parent short, Adraxxia a mother, and Luparia a father, but technically Pyke was supposed to be her “dad” but she had never seen the intimidating lupus say or do anything kind for her. Then again she supposed it was hard to continue to be kind to someone who constantly whined, or complained, or did not appreciate it. She saw the other male raise his head almost defiantly but she shook her head slightly. No one would win against Luparia for who had more pride and dignity, sometimes she thought the female believed she lived on clouds above anyone else. “You’re passing through? To where? The only thing close to this is the wastes, so the females in our pack say…” It was true, to continue on the way he was he would find himself in the wastes, which were even more unlivable than the tundra and taiga. She was not going to be mean to him, trespasser or not, he didn’t look like he could be any harm to anyone. “We don’t need one either, but we are very special to our pack…” Well she thought, at least I am, I am my father’s only daughter and oldest pup, and she knew her father would not want harm to come to Luparia either, hence the sitter. At the mention of sisters she turned her eyes to Luparia and shook her head silently and answered with a small sound, “I only have brothers, no sisters…” [/scrolly]

[Luparia]

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[atrb=background,http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/winkatuck/test2-1.png,true][scrolly:h(350),w(220),sy,c()]Luparia continued to glare at the other Yagi intruder and Adraxxia. They should if nothing else be persuading, or ordering this male away from their lands. It was an affront to her nature that he would even assume to trespass on HER pack’s lands. As far as she was concerned the world rose and fell at her whims and the defiant head raise of the brown and silver Yagi only earned a malicious smile from the hybrid. She raised her head even higher before saying lowly, and rather meanly leaning in to him to make her point, “Listen you little dirt clot, you may not think you need a babysitter but one bark or howl from us, and one of us feigning hurt, or even really being hurt and any adult here would throw you back to wherever you came from..” The words hissed out of her muzzle and she turned her glaring eyes on Adraxxia who had whined in response to the threat. “No, we don’t have to be friendly this land belongs to OUR pack, MY pack, and anyone who trespasses can at least show the proper etiquette.” By which of course she meant beg, or at least offer them some kind of nourishment or service for such a nefarious deed as trespassing. The light forest green female shook herself, ridding herself of imagined dirt, the pearls seemingly painted into her pelt settling down as she preened herself slightly. She kept her eyes on the male in question, outwardly challenging him. She may not have weighed as much as her stocky counterpart but she also knew Adraxxia well enough that the female would fight on her side if need be. Actually she would be fighting for her, Luparia didn’t fight, it would mess up her pelt. She sat back her fluffy tail swishing back and forth, held high above the ground as she looked at the other female when he made a statement of being sisters. Her eyes scanned over the other female brightly. Of course not. She sniffed in insult and shook her head, “Are you blind? Do I look like a bulky, stubby Yagi to you?” She may have been colored like one, but her build, would always be less than Adraxxia and her horns would always be smaller. To Luparia however, she saw these as advantages, not disappointments or comparisons. Luparia turned her head away and thought bitterly, at least Adraxxia knows who her parents are, she’s basically royalty…[/scrolly]

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[Aspen]

The tri-colored pup had got him there, though he hadn't know that the wastes was the only thing left out there. He could have sworn someone in his pack had talked about warmer territories. Still, he refused to admit that he had gotten lost. Even to someone being so kind to his situation. He liked Adraxxia, reminded him some of his sisters.
"There must be something other than the Wastes out there. Actually, if you could be so kind to point me in the direction of the Empire."

Now this other pup he didn't like at all. She made him want to push her down and show her who was boss. Which was him of course. He was an Alpha's son, that automatically gave him higher status then some hybrid snob.

"It would be easier to show the proper etiquette if you didn't sound like a low bred mongrel right from the start," Aspen bit back. He wasn't going to take being treated that way lying down.
He growled when she insulted his species, obviously this chick was sporting for a fight.
"Well obviously you have some Yagi in you or you wouldn't have horns now would you. What are you some bastard child who doesn't even know their pedigree?" Aspen glowered at her. Normally he was a pretty nice guy. Okay so he could be a bit of a jerk, but in a nice way! And it was only to those who were stupid or ignorant. But other than that he kept his mouth shut and that solved the problem. If he didn't speak how could he insult anyone. The green hybrid just rubbed him the wrong way, and he wasn't afraid to fight back when he was being directly insulted.

[°Nepara°]

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[atrb=background,http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd415/Somatra1/nright-3.jpg,true][scrolly:h(360),w(200),sy] Nepara poked her out from behind a pine tree and took a dash to jump up and grasp her clenched jaws on a lower branch of a tree nearby. Swinging her body as it stretched, she flew into the air gracefully as her body elongated, the eremus latched onto her tail softly but tightly as her body rolled like a tire on the loose. She cried out in surprise under her clenched breath, her body soon rolled off into the air off of a small hill as she let go and took to the air temporarily. "WHOO!" she giggled as her midsection spread out like a mini parachute and floated down slowly to the soft snowy ground before the pups. Her short and stubby legs mad her only a couple inches higher than them. "Wow! I'm getting better than I thought at this!" she spun in a circle merrily as she panted and sat down to catch her breath. She noticed the three pups having a bit of a 'heated' discussion as she intervened. "Whoa, whoa now guys. Come on... no need to be so hostile to each other. We can all play together and be friends... right?" her tail elongated to wrap around her neck again to help keep her warm. "Let's just share some smiles okay!" Nepara kicked up a toed foot at the smaller female hybrid with her glowing horns. She then looked over to Aspen and a surprising scent familiar to her filled her nostrils. "Hey, you wouldn't happen to belong to the empire, would ya bud? It's an awful long way back to be traveling all alone by yourself..." she kept a friendly yet worried tone in her voice. She always enjoyed pups, and thought about having her own someday. One of these days. [/scrolly]

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[Adraxxia]

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[atrb=background,http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/winkatuck/Untitled-3copy-2.png,true] [scrolly:h(330),w(400),sy,c()] Adraxxia was looking at the young male Yagi intensely, she liked him, although he was very different from her, her brothers or even her father. He seemed more arrogant and sure of himself, but at the same time a place in her stomach seemed to feel like how he acted was the right way to be. But her father had always told her it was good to have friends of many different kinds of wolves because each of them could come in handy at any time. Adraxxia had listened to her father’s words as though they were the gospel and in truth Ahote not having the typical pride and superiority complex many other Yagi had was a blessing. Many Yagis downfall was their pride, he knew he couldn’t fly, or swim, and so it was wondering to have wolves that could should he have need of them for any reason. When he mentioned there had to be other things out there she nodded excitedly. “You are right there are other lands out there, my father has told me about a great big canyon he came from! But I was only saying the direction you are going in now will take you to the Wastes…..scary place from what I hear…” She shivered for emphasis before answering, “The Empire…I think my dad says it is north of here…so you’d want to go that way..” She gestured slightly behind him and to the left. If he kept on the diagonal path he would end up back in his pack’s territory, in maybe a few days. Adraxxia showed a great promise for fighting and navigation but in her father’s pack, neither aspect would be prized in a female, she was simply too young to know that yet. When he spoke to Luparia Adraxxia actually growled at him. “Look now, let’s everyone chill out, Luparia doesn’t really mean half the things she says….she’s just naturally this way….” She glared for a moment at the other younger female before turning back to say something to the male when she recognized a white shape come flying from a tree limb. Her eyes opened wide, and her mouth fell open as the smaller female pranced around and said something…”How….how did you do that…” Adraxxia did not even know what she could have said to them all being friends as she watched the other’s tail wrap around her throat…..she felt herself becoming dizzy….”Doesn’t that hurt…?” She almost cooed in interested as she padded up to the female…wanting to touch her to see if she was as stretchy as she seemed..The stretchy female confirmed that the pup was from the empire, but Adraxxia suddenly grinned and said loudly, “You DO have a babysitter…!” She playfully stuck her tongue out and pranced around back to where she was sitting…”What are your names anyway!” [/scrolly]

[Luparia]

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[atrb=background,http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/winkatuck/test2-1.png,true][scrolly:h(350),w(220),sy,c()]Luparia was quiet for the most part, letting Adraxxia explain and talk, and even though she didn’t agree with having the little outsider in their territory she was not going to risk bodily harm to prove her point. It was too much of a waste of energy to attempt to put the plain Yagi in his place. She just continued to roll her eyes and sit there, making sure he did not come any further onto the land she knew belonged to her pack and through them her. She could give two squirrels nuts about whether or not this little intruder liked her or not. She didn’t even care if her own siblings or family liked her so why the hell would she care what this little ordinary wolf pup thought of her? When he managed to insult her and call her a mongrel, her little hackles raised up, and she pushed herself into a sitting position. “I am no mongrel and it would be better to have the highest blood of both my parents than the common blood you have. You may think you’re pure but you’re no better than the mud you’re colored after, is your mom as ugly as your are mudball?!” She was near screeching the words at him, having fully blown her top. Even Adraxxia’s words did not stop the venom from pouring from her mouth, it was almost as if she were possessed by some other vicious creature. She flexed her paws and took two steps closer. “Don’t mistake me you incredible idiot, I may have some Yagi in me, but I also have lupus, a very powerful breed indeed, so while you just sit there scraping your horns on trees, I will have powers. So yes let’s compare the blood between us shall we, I know what I am and it is twice what you are so why don‘t you turn yourself around and go wander off a cliff?” She was nearly close to spitting in his face, she was hysterical with rage at the things he had said. She knew her father must have been Yagi thanks to her horns but she knew what her mother was, and even though she didn’t care of her mother, she knew having the best of both worlds made her special. Just when she was about to start up again she saw the white wolf, seemingly adult though small statured fall in front of them. She snarled and yipped and backed up, near hissing with her pent up rage. She watched as the wolf twisted, and pointed her foot at hr, but her tongue came out as though she were disgusted. No she would not share a smile or pretend to be friends with these wolves. “You are both trespassing, Adraxxia should tell her father you are here and from an enemy pack!” She near hissed the words glaring at Adraxxia, again being too damn friendly. [/scrolly]

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[Aspen]

The anger that had risen in Aspen quelled some as Adraxxia pointed him toward home. His stomach growled, daunted at the thought having little to eat for another couple of days but Aspen would never ask for more help. He was already intruding, even if it was unintentional, and he had insulted one of their pack members. No mater how much she deserved it he should never have lost himself like that. And it made more sense as the nice pup explained that Luparia was always awful. It made sense, who wouldn't be disgruntled at being a fatherless mutt?

But all of Aspen's calming thought, all of his regained composure left him as the green hybrid opened her mouth. How DARE she insult his mother! This he would not stand for.
"I am the second son of Arkham and Cypress, Alpha's of the Balkamir Yikaxy Empire!" He spat, " You are not worth the mud under my paws! I'd take brains and brawns over powers any day you uneducated bitch. Don't think for one moment that you could ever be better than me when you can't even treat a lost traveler correctly. AT least she," he gestured to Adraxxia," knows how to be polite like a proper young lady!" he snarled, hackles raise.

Aspen was just about ready to get into an altercation with Luparia when Nerpara came swinging in on her stretchy limbs. He had never spoke to this member of his pack but he had seen her once and immediately asked about her strangeness. He was proud to have a wolf with such power in his pack.
He balked when Adraxxia accused him a having a babysitter. Aspen needed no babysitter.
"She not my babysitter!" his voice still held leftover venom from his anger at Luparia. He felt guilty, "Sorry ," he apologized," It's just a coincidence."

[°Nepara°]

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[atrb=background,http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd415/Somatra1/nright-3.jpg,true][scrolly:h(360),w(200),sy] Nepara took in the whole situation as the pups continued to growl angrily at each other. What was the future of these packs coming to if their pups were raised to treat each other with such hostility? Taking in a deep sigh she looked over to Adraxxia as she held the same bewildered expression most had when first meeting the stretchy eremus. "Oh, no... it doesn't hurt... see?" she cocked her head to the side as it stretched and her head touched the ground making a crunching soft thud. Then the eremus had quite the trouble lifting her head back up that she fell over to regain her composure and fix her predicament. Nepara simply laughed light-heartedly at the young yagi pup. She would make a wonderful grown wolf when she made it there. Her ears perked up just in time as the little male pup stated he was of royal and high powered blood. Cypress... wasn't that the lovely yagi who let her into their pack? She had never really gotten to know either of the alphas much, they just weren't around. This made the eremus wonder how easily it may be for such a young pup to just wander out of the territory. "Enemy Territory? I haven't heard of such blasphemy..." Nepara raised a brow before looking back at Aspen and addressing herself properly to the three pups. "I am also from the Empire, I am Nepara Chameau and I am an entertainer as you can see. I wish no trouble young ones. If it is our presence that truly unnerves you my dear... then we will simply just leave." she finished before winking at Adraxxia and Aspen, letting them know it was okay. "And no, I am not your babysitter..." she chuckled again, her giggling snapping her tail back into place as it swung with great excitement. "Indeed, quite the coincidence... though I'm sure even the mighty spawn of the Alpha's of the empire would like a friendly and quite entertaining escort back home. Hopefully in time for dinner... yes? I'm starving just thinking about it!" She stood up, her legs shortened to make her appearance seem that of a dachshund almost. Her tail finding it's way around her neck snugly again. "If you ever need a show, you know where to find me. Perhaps... we may meet again.." she whispered to Adraxxia, finding great joy in the rambunctious yet friendly wolf, before slowly trotting off and glancing back to make sure the other empire pup was still following her. "I don't think I caught your name bud.." she added in lastly to him. [/scrolly]

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[Adraxxia]

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[atrb=background,http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/winkatuck/Untitled-3copy-2.png,true] [scrolly:h(330),w(400),sy,c()]Adraxxia could not believe some of the horrible things Luparia was saying, and she definitely did not want to tell her father about the other wolves being here….he might hurt them or chase them off, and Adraxxia was desperate for friends. Her relationship with her brothers was beginning to fade as they got older. They still played together, slept together and even cuddled, but it was obvious that Aroh and Syver were more firmly attached to each other than their sister, and Adraxxia was feeling the separation. Even Luparia had Eo to turn to, and Morrie if she had so chosen to, Adraxxia was lonely, and even Rava, her adopted mother had not been seen for days, and the little tri-colored female was so utterly lonely. Her two differently colored eyes rose high when the small male seemed to blow his top the same as Luparia, spitting insults, and yelling right back at Luparia, while seemingly complimenting Adraxxia at the same time. She strutted slightly around in her little circle at being complimented by the brown male, but she could see she would pay for it, if looks could kill, Luparia would have them all dead within moments. It was one reason Adraxxia shied away from the half breed pups of Avalon, none of them seemed…well particularly friendly, and she didn’t know if it was a trait from birth or if they were all genuinely this angry all the time. When he turned and snapped at her she backed up slightly with a small whimper….but when he apologized she leaned forward and nodded, “It’s okay, it must be wonderful to have a wolf like this in the same pack…she…” She stopped herself and looked directly at Nepara, “You are completely amazing! I wish I could do the things you do!” She continued to try to pounce on various parts of Nepara that seemed to stretch out, and she listened carefully….well until the other wolf seemed to topple over, Adraxxia took that for the invitation she saw it as, and tackled the other wolf. Yipping playfully she began to try to bite and “capture” parts of the white female. She was laughing delightedly with the whole situation, ignoring the seemingly white hot rage of her half sister, glaring the entire time. When she got up to leave, Adraxxia was left on the ground once more and she had to hold back her tongue to tell the others to stay, she desperately wanted a friend…and these two wolves seemed so friendly…she jumped forward to whisper to Aspen, “If you ever come back….I will meet with you…alone..without Luparia….I’m sorry for her…I don’t think you’re an enemy…” She smiled brightly and wagged her small stubby tail at Nepara….”Pleae…tell your packmate the same thing I told you..” With that the little female backed up and sat down, but inside she was screaming, she felt like she was being abandoned again. It would seem, all throughout her life people would be leaving her, coming in for a brief moment of happiness and then neglecting her once more. She felt more alone than ever, and she had to push her head to the side to not let Luparia see the unshed tears in her eyes at being utterly alone, the other female would just take it for weakness. [/scrolly]

[Luparia]

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[atrb=background,http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/winkatuck/test2-1.png,true][scrolly:h(350),w(220),sy,c()]Luparia was further convinced in the next few moments that everything and everyone around her was simply, less than what she was. Her eyes bled white hot rage at the little dirt clot Yagi pup as he continued to spew forth insults. But when he began his little tirade, Luparia’s smile became absolutely cruel….”Second son…? What did they do screw up with the first little runt so they had you, only to be even more disappointed, and send you away to die in the snow like the weak piece of deer poop you are!” The words flowed freely from her mouth, refusing to be stopped. “Lost? You’re lost? Poor little dirt clot pup, without someone to save you, hopefully you’d freeze out here and feed the crows!” Unfortunately there was someone here to save him, someone from the same pack, and someone who would protect him. Luparia was just about to scratch his eyes out when he complimented Adraxxia and she stepped in to say some stupid comment to calm the situation. She hissed lowly, “She’s not a lady, she is a spoiled brat, and daughter to the alpha of our pack. She gets away with murder, so what you see is not a lady, it’s a weak brat!” Luparia was letting her emotions get the better of her, as she had stood and contemplated scratching the pups eyes out to permanently maim him. She watched in disgust as Adraxxia played with the white stranger, and seemed to be truly enjoying herself. Luparia was just an iceburg of bitterness and she had no intentions of completely losing herself for this worthless piece of trash. She wrinkled her nose and sat back down, although it took some serious effort to stand down from the insults she had been given. Of course Adraxxia had to make friends, everyone liked the oldest and only daughter of Ahote….Her thoughts were tormenting her and her fur had not yet begun to stop pricking and stop being…fluffily angry. Her eyes blazed as she watched the white, stretchy thing go, and with it taking her charge with her. She could only be thankful she would not have to smell them, or see them in the territory again. She looked at Adraxxia and simply said, “You’re pathetic. You let anyone traipse on through here, and you make friends with them, they could have been spies, or from an enemy pack. All trespassers are not your friends! You better learn that now, sooner rather than later..” With that the snarkish hybrid pranced back to their watcher leaving the poor tri-colored pup to her tears and misery. She may not have a father, but Adraxxia did and it was making her weak, she would never be that way. [/scrolly]

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[Aspen]

Trembling with fury, Aspen bared his small puppy teeth at the irritating green female. He said nothing further, it would be pointless anyway, and he had exhausted himself shouting this much. He had never been so angry in his life and it was wearing him out. It was much easier to have polite disputes with his sisters with a friendly tussle to wrap it up then it was to duel words with the Enclave pup.

Keeping his pride, he sniffed and turned away from the infuriating hybrid. He watched as Adraxxia defused the situation by playing with Nerpara. It made him miss home terribly and was very grateful for her offer to take him back to their pack. No other words could describe being lost other that it really sucked.

Aspen was surprised when Adraxxia quickly whispered to him. Some of his anger defused and he let a genuine smile slip onto his face. She really did remind him of his sisters back at home. Made him want to protect her.
"I'd like that," He sent a glare in Luparia's direction," And would much appreciate if you did not bring the mutt along. I'm Aspen by the way. Well I'll see you again sometime."

The brown and silver pup followed Nepara. Getting home before dinner sounded splendid. And even though he knew there would be hell to pay when he got back, Aspen couldn't wait to get home. If he got anything out of this trip it would be not to leave the pack lands without knowing the way back.

~Finn.

ooc: lame ending post but I'm brain dead.