Answers [open]

[Juniper]

This is open for anyone to join, though someone from the Enclave or a former Empire member would be best

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=width,450,true][tr][atrb=background,http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq254/Eldarwen5/Wonder%20Why/Tables/Juniper1Mid.png] Juniper's original plan in heading to the North had simply been to scan the mountain as she passed it, and then a far more thorough search of her home lands. Things of course had changed slightly upon meeting Nautical Rausting however. She had decided the lyxxus' rude behaviour wasn't something she particularly liked. First he began a conversation and upon her asking questions, he simply left. Still, following Nautic hadn't been a bad idea in Juniper's mind at all, now here she was already at the edge of a pack's territory. Considering it appeared that Nautic had already gone beyond the borders and that the scents here were like the one she had detected upon the lyxxus, it was a safe to assume that she had made it to the Enclave. Now the only thing left to do was discover whether the Empire members were still around and if any of them were her family. She figured though, knowing the system of how wolves were expected to approach the Tundra, that first of all she needed to speak with their equivalent of an emperor or empress. Howl, that was what most wolves did to catch the attention of another, she had heard such calls on a few occasions back at the Tundra. Desperately though she wished to skip the middle man, find out for herself immediately whether or not wolves from the Empire were here, more specifically whether or not her family were here. Perhaps they would come if they heard her call? She could hope. There was no use wasting time though, and she soon sounded her own howl. Now the main thing was to hope Nautic's position wasn't one of such importance that he could head back to the borders and decide the fate of the visitor.

Table by Eldarwen · Image · Image

[delirium &&& eolande]

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[atrb=width,312][atrb=background,http://i55.tinypic.com/i27pqw.png] [scrolly:h(310),w(300),sy] Eolande stared boldly at her brother. Now almost fully grown she dwarfed the young lupus and her own strange appearance brought more questions. Unfortunately her mother and father had both left, leaving the pups old enough to fend for themselves, but with so many unanswered questions. Her own abilities had become known to her though; Delirium had cut himself on a thorn bush just the week before and when she had touched the wound with her nose the wound had glowed, sealing itself. Liri swore her horns had glowed brighter too. Even her other siblings were finding their own powers locked within them. It was a strange thing, and Liri was quickly becoming frustrated with himself for not having any neat powers like his siblings. "It's just not fair! I want to be able to do neat things! All the other lupus can!" he had whined earlier, but shut up when Eolande told him to stop acting the baby. It took him some time to grow out of that, but he was getting better. With a sigh they had left the den, Liri almost old enough to move to the den which the males inhabited. Soon they would be gone, and Eolande would be left with her sister Luparia. But there was no time to think of that when a howl rang out through their homelands. Eolande's ears perked up and Delirium looked up from the bone he had been lazily chewing on. "New wolf?" he asked with a quirked brow. Eolande merely replied with a nod and the two of them set out. The taiga was so busy as of late, she was sure Ahote would more than appreciate them helping him out. It didn't take them long to find the new wolf before them. The female was larger and bulkier than Eolande, but Eolande was tall as well. Her slender body seemed doll like compared to the full yagi, and Delirium stared up at her from his lupus height. "And you are?" Eolande clearly had forgotten her manners in the tree, and Delirium frowned, shoving her out of the way and stepping forward. "Ignore my sister, she has a pinecone up her arse. Welcome to the lands of the Enclave, are you looking for our leader?" [/scrolly]

[Juniper]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=width,450,true][tr][atrb=background,http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq254/Eldarwen5/Wonder%20Why/Tables/Juniper1Mid.png] Although time was time and neither slowed nor sped up to taunt you, for Juniper at that moment it did seem to be dragging on slightly. The tension of waiting, being so close to finding some answers was certainly the cause of that feeling, and it felt like quite some time had passed before at last she caught sight of someone heading towards her. Red eyes remained fairly focused on the pair as they approached, studying them for a moment, mind ticking away as she assessed the situation. One she figured was a lupus, it seemed an accurate guess though it was the female beside him that was slightly more tricky. Whilst she bore the horns of a yagi, although very strange ones considering they were glowing, she made even Juniper look large. A hybrid then perhaps, though she didn't know enough about them to guess what the mix could have possibly been. Both seemed rather young as well, and as they begun to spoke she made the rather accurate guess that neither were the leaders of the pack. But they were siblings? How strange, the yagi hybrid must have been half lupus then, but surely both should have been hybrids? She wouldn't bother with those complex details though, not with more important matters at hand. "To an extent." The yagi responded looking towards the lupus at that moment. He clearly had a slightly better concept upon greeting newcomers, though considering that she indeed was the stranger on these lands chose to glance back to the yagi hybrid and answer her question as well. "I am Juniperus." She began, gaze flicking to take in the both of them now as she continued. "I have heard that there are wolves formally of the Balkimir Yikaxy Empire currently residing in these lands. My main wish is to have this confirmed and to see them. I am aware this will probably mean meeting first of all with the leader of your pack so in the meantime simply the answer will do."

Table by Eldarwen · Image · Image

[delirium &&& eolande]

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[atrb=width,312][atrb=background,http://i55.tinypic.com/i27pqw.png] [scrolly:h(310),w(300),sy] Delirium was excited with the prospect of a new member, but she seemed just as solemn as Eolande herself. Though his sister was often prickly, she was mostly quiet and brooding, something the young male didn't like. He'd prefer she opened up to him, but since that would never happen, he dealt with it as it came. His white body was more similar to the female's before him rather than his own sister, who stood beside him with her lanky dark teal body. Eolande looked the picture of Avalon almost, which Delirium found rather funny since she spoke nothing but contempt for their mother. It was becoming more and more alarmingly aware of how different Eolande and Luparia were from their siblings; clearly the others hadn't begun to sprout horns and Eolande found herself naturally drawn to Ahote's own brood. Even still she didn't fit in with the bobbed tailed, fanged pups. She was a class unto her own with no one but her dear sister to share anything in common with. It was a sad reality, but one she faced daily. Her questions remained unanswered by the absence of both parents, but perhaps she could question Ahote about the birth; he had been there, from what she remembered. Delirium was pleased when the yagi addressed him first, rather than his sister. His tail was held midway, what he thought to be a respectable position for his rank. He held nothing, really, but he was of higher rank than his sister, a female, and of this stranger female. She introduced herself and Delirium almost spoke, but Eolande, seeing that their guest was not finished, quickly pushed her shoulder into his, an action which closed his gaping mouth. Juniperus was able to finish, and Delirium blinked a bit. It took him a moment but then he was hot on answering her question. "That's a lovely name, Juniperus. From what I understand we do have a few members of the Blakimir Yikaxy Empire, though I have yet to see them in the flesh, only murmurs on the lips of gossiping females. Even still, our leader, Ahote, would never be one to turn away someone in need of shelter, even only temporarily," he spoke, his chest puffed out as he did so. Eolande had a quirked brow at the temperance and confidence exuding from her brother. "Their names are Xiomara, Cypress and Cedrus, and our leader Ahote has welcomed them to stay in our lands for now. If you are among them, I'm sure the invitation would extend to you as well," she added, watching with purple eyes. [/scrolly]

[Juniper]

OOC: I thought it was Aspen not Cedrus that had came here with Cy and Xio?

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=width,450,true][tr][atrb=background,http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq254/Eldarwen5/Wonder%20Why/Tables/Juniper1Mid.png] Juniper's own siblings perhaps had found themselves facing a similar situation to Delirium as the three of them grew up. Willow was easily the more talkative and light hearted of them, perhaps she had grown fed up on occasion from the serious nature of Juniper or perhaps the quietness of Aspen. She had done well to keep to her optimistic nature though, and Juniper could honestly say she had never noticed such wishes. Willow surely would have spoken them, though come to think of it the constant wish for Juniper to be more fun was one that had been spoken. Ranks mattered, Juniper understood that fact though the young yagi knew nothing about this pack at all, wasn't aware that her addressing the male before the female was something that ought to occur. Of course she would have been rather disgusted by such a fact, in her mind though she assumed the siblings were equals, both were here before her and speaking after all. Sure the male had stepped forth, though with manners to question her being here in a slightly more polite manner. And only a few seconds later it would be the female's turn to barge forth again. Juniper had noted the opening of the male's mouth, though before either had gotten the chance to speak the female had intervened. With a silence continuing for only a second, Juniper was the one to break it, finishing what she had started and explaining why she was here. The male after all had wished to know that. Still considering she had begun to answer him prior to her continuation it was understandable that he might rush to speak again. Delirium could offer her almost as much information as Nautic it seemed, actually the lyxxus had been a little more helpful, giving her information in the first place though the lupus before her was more polite in his words. The yagi hybrid however was quick to follow off from where her brother had left off, giving Juniper the very answer she had been searching for since speaking to Nautic. Her mother was here and her brother too. "Thank you, they are some of the wolves I have been seeking." She began now addressing Eolande, after all she had been the one to give her the actual names of the wolves rather than another variation of Nautic's words, confirming that some Empire wolves were here. Gaze switched to them both again though, it was rather rude simply to focus upon one after all when both were speaking to her. "I feel that perhaps it would be wise to still discuss this with your leader, at least to make him aware of who I am. Unless of course either of you can do that and have the power to allow me to stay." That lack of knowledge about the two wolves before her and the pack was showing sightly now. It wasn't something she was particularly pleased about, though at least the older Juniper now knew she was allowed to have gaps in her knowledge.

Table by Eldarwen · Image · Image

[delirium &&& eolande]

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[atrb=width,312][atrb=background,http://i55.tinypic.com/i27pqw.png] [scrolly:h(310),w(300),sy] This was the first time the two Avalon children had met any of the Empire wolves, and it was a strange meeting. She smelled quite strongly of the north, and even still, Delirium had only heard whispers of the north being so terrible and cold and hard. But he knew Ahote was letting them live with them, which he didn't quite understand, but he accepted. Eolande didn't care either way, since the pack wasn't really her cup of tea anyways. Something about not being able to have a rank and any purpose besides popping out babies. Delirium didn't really pay attention to her complaining. He loved his sister, but damn, the older she got the more annoying she was. The female before him, though quiet and reserved, seemed polite and nice. Of course, Delirium had to look up to talk to her, but he didn't mind. She was quite a change from the spitfire Adraxxia, and from Eolande and Luparia's constant mood swings. The other female yagi weren't quite as present as the other two. They all seemed kind of serious in their own way though, and sometimes that was nice. Delirium rather preferred a more 'up beat' personality though, so he tended to avoid them. Adraxxia was okay though, but she was generally around her own siblings and ignored his own. "I'm glad to help!" he said after she had spoken. But the female's attention turned to Eolande soon after and Delirium frowned a bit, but fell back, letting the two females talk. Eolande's eyes were slightly narrowed, more at Delirium than the female, Juniperus, but she tried to retain a calm expression despite her annoyance at her brother. It seemed she was most pleased with what Eolande had said, despite being much more blunt than Delirium. Soon she was looking back at the two, and spoke once more. It was then Delirium realised that they had never introduced themselves, and that they were being oh so rude! "Oh! I'm Delirium and this is Eolande, my sister. We can take you to Ahote, he would like that. Are the other wolves your friends? We're just pack wolves, really, but I hope to become a Jarl one day and help Ahote lead the pack." Eolande scoffed, rolling her eyes a bit. "Please ignore his rambling, his tongue gets away from himself. If you follow us, we'll lead you to Ahote." [[ You're right, it was Aspen. xD I was seeing Aspen but wrote Cedrus. Derp. I apologise for the short posts with these two, for some reason I'm having difficulty playing them. o.O ]] [/scrolly]

[Juniper]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=width,450,true][tr][atrb=background,http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq254/Eldarwen5/Wonder%20Why/Tables/Juniper1Mid.png] Juniper may have been an observant wolf, though emotions tended to slip past her, not nearly as skilled at reading those. This lack of skill meant of course that the two siblings would have needed to be far more obvious for her to pick up upon their annoyance with each other. Even if she was aware of that lingering irritation though, it would likely be her first guess to assume it was sibling rivalry of some sort. She didn't believe she had done anything to really cause such emotions. In truth of course she had to an extent, in Delirium's case though quickly shifting to speak to the both she didn't really sense any wrong at all in her actions and words. With a little more knowledge of the pack she may have been more aware of her mistake, and of course likely been sympathetic in some way to Eolande. Of course such knowledge would likely lead Juniper to wonder why her mother had chosen to reside here, even just temporarily. Derilium and Eolande, they were more pleasant to her than Nautic had been and she made sure to keep note of their names also. If she was able to join her former packmates here for a while then it would be useful to actually begin to learn the names of the wolves here. Ahote certainly was an important one and fortunately the two would be able to take her to him, it would likely save time than waiting around for the leader to show up, or at least would feel like it anyway. She would be moving to him rather than remaining fixed to this point and a glimpse of Cypress, Aspen or Xiomara would certainly be pleasant. As for the mention of the position Jarl, Juniper assumed it was one of importance to the pack, a respected position. A wolf with that title may have been more helpful than these two but she couldn't fault them really. They could try for those higher ranks once older, and in the meantime both had certainly aided her, giving her the knowledge she had hoped for and now of course offering to take her to Ahote. "Cypress is my mother and Aspen my brother." She explained, answering Delirium's question about whether she was friends with the wolves, related was of course the truth for two of them. As for Xiomara, well she didn't know the other wolf too well though that would be able to change now, she was older after all she had still been too young to really befriend the other wolf. She was aware however that she had been a respected rank within the pack, certainly a wolf she ought to be able to get along with and one she had mimicked as a pup. With a nod of her head at their offer, Juniper waited for the pair to move and lead the way through the lands to where ever it was they would find Ahote.

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[Ahote]

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[atrb=background,http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/lilDiablo_/ahotemid.jpg] It would seem his only day of rest was to be interrupted, the large brute lay on his side in between the two home trees and snorted into the dirt lightly as he dreamt. As usual his dreams were never entirely pleasant, and the twitching and growls and snarls that revealed his teeth and sabers were only further proof of his torment. Finally, after about an hour of napping and nightmares he awoke with a start and looked around. Luckily he was alone, and since it was mid morning it would seem everyone was out enjoying the warmer weather they were having. He had no doubt females with pups would be out teaching them things, and the males were out patrolling or hunting, which was close to what he was going to go do in just a few moments. When he stood, he shook and stretched and then headed out into the forest, heading first to a small river cutting through the forest to get a drink. Leaning down, he lapped up the still cool water pondering what he could bring down so that he could eat and yet bring some back for the rest of the pack. The first thing that came to mind would be a deer since he really had no desire to bring an entire party out to hunt. With the weather getting warmer there was no need to bring down that much big prey when each male was out bringing in new things for others to eat. With a sigh of resignation he stood up and began to make his way through the forest, slinking along the trees, his coat blending in with the long and tall evergreens that inhabited his pack lands. He was on the scent of an elder deer, older and sickly when other scents overwhelmed his nose. It was the scent of the tundra…and mixed in with it were Eolande and Delirium. Of course wherever the larger female went, she was sure to be followed by her brother, and he liked the little spunky male, he was always wanting to help, to be a grown up male who would help the pack. The female however, he noticed was much like her sister Luparia, they were a part of the Avalon brood, and in a way he had pushed himself into their lives, knowing that he was the father of the smaller part of the split brood. Although he had not told them, nor anyone else yet he felt responsible for their upbringing, and though he couldn’t do much for Luapria and Eolande he tried and had told his other sons to treat the other brood with respect and not disdain. He knew the lighter female Luparia had a temper on her, but Eolande had not made many appearances to him. Forgetting his trek for food he switched directions and wondered what exactly was going on, and how many other members of the Empire were going to pop up into his territory. He was not against offering shelter but eventually they would have to decide whether or not they would pledge loyalty to his pack or if they would move on, and he would have to tell them once they left they would not be welcome back unless they were joining. It was going to be a sticky situation regardless and ever since his tryst with Xiomara he had not seen the female hardly any, along with the rest of the members. But then again he supposed that they were used to being nearly invisible, moving through the tundra in all manner of weather, and yet here was another member apparently, and he knew he needed to at least see what the member wanted and who it was. It would also not hurt to see the pretty little hybrid and her anxious brother. The light made his pelt seem a little less dark, for whenever he moved in the middle of the night, the shadows seemed to truly be a part of him, his pelt becoming one with the darkness around him. His horns were standing high and spiraling on his head as he made his way along the path where the smells seemingly originated and as he came closer saw the glowing horns of Eolande, and right next to her was Delirium as he had expected. A third wolf, looking to be pureblooded yagi stood next to them, seemingly waiting for something. It would have seemed that most of the Empire wolves were Yagi, and he had to wonder for a long moment if it was a Yagi only pack. The idea had been breached within his own mind but he knew the advantages of having many a different species within his pack. There were some things that other species were better at even if it irked his Yagi sensibilities to admit it. If he were to go into the water he would drown and he knew it. With a mental sigh he moved forward to the three wolves standing there, seeming to appear from the trees around them. “It would seem the day is full of surprises, here I go to go hunting and find a new stranger in my land…” He was not entirely happy with the idea that Eolande was seemingly patrolling…but it could just be that Delirium was escorting her through the territory. Either way he would need to have a talk with her later. His eyes, gleaming in the bright day sun fell on Eolande and he gave her a bright smile, his saber’s glistening and sharp having been well taken care of. When his eyes fell to Delirium he gave him a solemn nod followed by a small smile. Finally last but not least he looked to the wolf slightly behind them and he raised a brow slightly. “Stranger, what is your name? Mine is Ahote, which I am sure you have been told. What brings you to my pack lands, although I will say you aren’t the first Empire wolf to find their way here..” His voice held no animosity but it could not be said that it held that much warmth either, he was still contemplating what he would end up having to do about all these Empire wolves in the end and it could not be helped that it colored his tone of speech. His eyes slid to Eolande for a long moment, she was indeed growing into a beautiful mix, her Yagi heritage flowing through but the glowing of her horns signified she was mixed with something else, and he had no doubt she was gifted in some capacity. Even though she dwarfed her brother, it could still be said, he would become her protector as he became older and took more aggressive roles within the pack. All of these thoughts quieted as he waited on their responses to his statements and questions.

[delirium &&& eolande]

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[atrb=width,312][atrb=background,http://i55.tinypic.com/i27pqw.png] [scrolly:h(310),w(300),sy] Delirium was quite eager to keep talking to the new female, but Eolande would have rather been doing something else. Such was clear by her now aloof body language, but Delirium was watching the much larger yagi, almost hanging on her every word. Perhaps she would have something interesting to say, something he didn't know. He liked to learn, genuinely, though such things were below Eolande. Delirium also had the want to help her, which he assumed he was doing by talking to her and helping her. Juniper spoke, and Liri watched her and nodded, slightly surprised. He hadn't met Cypress or Aspen formally, but he had seen them around. It should have been obvious the three were related. All he knew was that they were highly respected wolves from the empire. After she nodded Delirium was more than happy to prance and lead the way, his white body moving almost languidly through the taiga. Eolande followed afterwards, snorting a bit. "As you can see, he gets carried away. He means well though, I suppose." They didn't get far before they were interceded by Ahote, his great horns towering above them, dwarfing even the tall Eolande. Delirium barked happily as he seemed to melt out of the trees around them, dipping his head almost as an after thought in respects. Eolande followed suit, her glowing horns lowered to the ground. She spoke nothing, save a gruff 'hello', while Liri bounded towards Ahote. Eolande regarded the alpha cooly; she had no reason to be mean to him, yet she barely knew him. He was their leader, and she respected him. She couldn't deny how handsomely his coat glimmered in the sunlight, a sight which made her heart flutter slightly, but her well practiced supression pushed down those feelings, returning his smile with a slight twitch of the mouth. Delirium would have received such a smile better, but to him he received a nod, which he returned back. And then Ahote was concentrating on the other female. Eolande saw Delirium ready to jump in as Ahote was speaking and she quickly grabbed his long tail, yanking it to catch him off guard. Delirium yipped loudly, his mouth open to answer Ahote's question before he was even finished it. But the message had gone across, and soon Delirium was sitting beside his sister, albeit figeting like a child. [[ late is better than never right...? ]] [/scrolly]

[Juniper]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=width,450,true][tr][atrb=background,http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq254/Eldarwen5/Wonder%20Why/Tables/Juniper1Mid.png] Walking further through the territory certainly brought some joy to the young yagi's mind, and Juniper even noted the feeling of excitement that was starting to emerge. She of course considered why this might have been the case, the only possible conclusion being that she wanted to see her family again, a fact that she had discovered long ago. Now there was a chance of it happening on this very day. Of course she had to meet with Ahote first, and that thought did keep her exterior emotions in check as well as calming her slightly. That meeting hopefully wouldn't take too long however, and that they wouldn't take too long to find him of course. They found him sooner than expected, or at least soon came across a male who certainly seemed to hold an authoritative quality to him and Delirium and Eolande did show respect to the larger male. Juniper should have felt rather small at this moment, what with Ahote's size really being closer to normal than her tiny form, though she had long since decided that size would not stop her, from day one in fact. Not exactly used to being one to need to display such respect, Juniper was a little slow in her reaction to the male, though only briefly after the sibling's motion did her own head dip. To be fair though, she could only guess at this moment that the male was Ahote, though he soon spoke and began to confirm her estimation. She kept quiet as she awaited the male to finish and almost thought that Delirium would beat her to answering the questions. Eolande gave a silent interruption prior to such an outburst though and the young yagi was free to open her mouth and answer for herself it seemed. "My name is Juniperus" She began, though that certainly wouldn't be the end of her words, Ahote did need more answers. "I am actually here in search of the other Empire wolves you speak of, a few members of your pack have informed me they are currently in your lands."

Table by Eldarwen · Image · Image

[Ahote]

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[atrb=background,http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/lilDiablo_/ahotemid.jpg] Ahote’s eyes stayed on his two pack members, for all intensive purposes they might as well have been his pups, Eolande especially. His eyes remained on her for a few seconds longer appraising her. She had a few of her mother’s traits and the traits she shared had been blended together quite perfectly, making him extremely happy, and though some might look down on her for being a hybrid he had nothing but love for her. She seemed intelligent, if a bit moody, but that was true of all the females in the large litter, and his own daughter. She was strong, and larger than the other littermates but still smaller than his own brood, she and Luparia both had glowing horns if a different color, and while Luparia looked more like him in the coloring of her pelt, Eo was a fine mixture. He had heard rumors through her brother, because his mouth was not known for keeping quiet that she had the gift to heal, which would suit the pack and her littermates perfectly. He was going to inquire about Luparia’s gifts but she seemed a little stand-offish especially lately. He was not so enthralled with looking at his daughter that he was not aware of the stranger’s presence but he figured more than likely the stranger was petitioning to join, or a member of the two packs he was currently fostering, either way if they sought answers they could wait until he deemed fit to give them. The male beside Eolande was another story all together. He seemed to be completely his mother’s son and while Ahote was glad for the extra paws, Avalon was not known for her…intelligence. A rueful smile came across his maw as he remembered the day he met, bred and left the water lupus, and Delirium was not much different. He was loud, desperately seeking encouragement, attention and approval. He was watching the progress of the young ones carefully and he knew a pack meeting was in order, it was time to award ranks, move the females into the mating brood, and give the males their ranks, so they had a way to see where they were going, it would also be a good time to decide what to do with the Empire wolves. As far as Rhia’s pack, he had no objection to them staying forever, but he could not have a growing subset of wolves within his territory permanently who had their own code and were a quite formidable bunch from the north. Pushing his thoughts back to the lupus youth before him he had to smile, Liri as they called him did have a big mouth and though he was trying to be helpful he could get in the way. It would also seem no matter how aloof she seemed, Eolande was watching out for her smaller sibling, and whether she liked it or not they seemed stuck at the hip. Although, his son Aroh had told him of trying to give him a hunting lesson, though it turned into play quicker than anything fruitful. When Liri bounded over to him he was regarded warmly, any of Avalon’s brood he considered his own, and he had tried very hard to take the duty of raising them on as he did his own three pups. Eolande however, was much more cool in her greeting and he regarded her adult seriousness with the same amount of coolness, though he couldn’t wipe the smile off his face. No matter how aloof she seemed he was still happy to see her growing into a beautiful adult who would no doubt be breaking hearts wherever she went. He even caught her twitch of a smile, and had they not had a stranger in the midst he would have gone right up and sat partially on her, muttering a half heartedly apology as he tried to coax a full smile out of her, but now was not a good time. The loud yip got his attention and he turned his head in enough time to see Eolande pulling Delirium up by his tail to sit back by her and keep him hushed and quiet. It was more humorous than he was willing to admit especially in front of the other female, but Delirium was finally quiet and he could then turn his eyes to the other wolf. He mentally snorted at the fact that it took two other wolves showing respect to him to get the third wolf, a stranger none the less to do the same. It did not matter where you came from and what position when you were looking to seek something you had to lay on at least some niceness. Even if the wolf that had found them was one of his bodyguard’s the wolf should have still chosen to act as though she had some sense in her brain, he could very well drive the small female off and keep her on the edges of the territory until he made up his mind about the other wolves. Though, he supposed in other packs if you were the pup of a leader he knew many pups who thought they owned the world because of who their parents were and unfortunately they met an astounding smack in the face when reality set in and a particular bad tempered wolf got a hold of them or any of the other dangers out there. The lack of respect or any emotion put Ahote on guard and his face immediately closed down, becoming as bleak and silent as the lands around him which was rather dangerous. His body became tense as he looked down on the other Yagi and a snort escaped his nostrils as his head moved up and down in understanding as far as he was concerned. “Have they now?” His eyes shot to Delirium for a long moment, perhaps having a talk with all the young pack members would be in his benefit, they didn’t necessarily need to be giving out that kind of information to strangers, no matter who they said they were. Though he thought mentally grinning from ear to ear, if he or Duchan went looking for information they usually found it through…questionable methods. “Well now. Since they told you I can only confirm what they have said, there are two females and a male here, I’m sure they are looking for others, and are holed up here foe safety, recovering and to stay as close to the area as they try to regain members and family. I see why you have came here to find them.” His eyes were still stern as he looked at her, “For a female you seem to have the same attitude the other females in the pack do, perhaps with the exception of your leader. Insolence will not be tolerated here, if you are to take shelter here like your pack mates, respect must be shown for the wolves who will heal you when sick or injured, provide food and adequate shelter. If you cannot even give that much of your tightly wound emotions, you will find yourself on the other side of the borders, and that goes for any wolf who takes refuge among my pack.” His words ended in a slight growl so the female would know he meant every word, and though he was not directly threatening her, he did want her to know that those rules went for every wolf, even Xiomara who had little respect for how he ran his pack had not been outright rude. With a sigh he continued on, “You family are not my wolves, so they will not come to my call, not for this, so I shall leave you to enter further into our territory and call to them, they are more likely to come to your call with happiness than mine begrudgingly. I’m sure they can show you were they have taken up shelter and you can discuss the future with them as you see fit.” With that he nodded to Eolande and Delirium letting them know that all that had or could be done was so, and with that he turned his back and began to walk back to their own Home Tree dens.

[delirium &&& eolande]

[[ Don't see too much for these two to do, so please just have them prance off into the distance [or rather Liri prance off] with Eo following grumpily. Sorry for the wait. e_e ]]

[Juniper]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=width,450,true][tr][atrb=background,http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq254/Eldarwen5/Wonder%20Why/Tables/Juniper1Mid.png] Eolande had successfully managed to silence Delirium, not a single sound left his mouth as the conversation continued. Juniper couldn't help but wonder if the sudden sour turn of Ahote had something to do with that as well, he certainly seemed serious at that moment in time, and the pleasantries of greetings had completely faded to the sterner route that things had taken. Delirium certainly seemed to be a fairly cheerful individual, surely he, like most wolves in fact, felt far calmer with the mood of all surrounding wolves to be a little more at ease. Juniper in all honesty wasn't entirely sure where she had gone wrong. Of course it had been from the start with her slight hesitation to show respect, though the logical female would certainly argue her reasoning for this, that it wasn't until the display of respect from Eolande and Delirium that she truly realised to needed to do the same, that this male was Ahote, the leader she wished to speak to. Of course further arguments could possibly spiral from such an issue, it was unlikely that any kind of welcome into the lands would be made afterwards. This one wasn't overly warm or informative, though it was still great news to her. His speech, her mind, Juniper simply kept her mouth shut. A younger version of herself would have perhaps questioned what she had supposedly done wrong more thoughtful now though, the Yagi had the control and brains to tell her to stop. Temper had certainly calmed with age, and still young her personality was bound to take more twists and turns as she learnt about life and the world. "Thank you" Was all that sounded from her mouth, along with dip of her head, understanding and respect as the leader turned and left her to it. Eolande and Delirium too were expected to follow, and silently the pair left. She would have said more to them, though with the tension still lingering slightly, now hardly seemed like the time to continue any conversations they had began. Surely she would see them around at some point, for now however she was free to go further into the territory herself, to at last be reunited with at least a portion of her family. For a moment her red eyes watched the three Enclave wolves walk away, and then off she darted herself, eager to call to her family.

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