You want me? I'm in! [Sheba]

[holly]

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[atrb=background,http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac298/Wonderwhy_wolves/lll-1.png] ooc// *Note this is before the white stag and stuff Yo yo yo << Loverly Lissome Hey... << Darling Lilt (: bic. Lilt turned to her sister and nodded, "if you're sure Lissy..." Lissome rolled her eyes at her sisters doubt, "of course I'm sure. We have to join a pack!" Lilt nodded and said quietly, "if you're sure." Lissome rolled her eyes and thrust herself off of the ledge they had been nesting on. Lilt closed her eyes for a moment before launching into the air after her sister. "Hurry up Lil!" Lissome called impatiently. Lilt had been trailing behind the whole flight, "we'll find a pack by midnight if you keep up that pace!" The graceful white She-wolf shivered in the slight breeze of the evening air and called, "sorry Liss, I'm just nervous." Lissome smiled and when she spoke again there was a bit more warmth in her voice, "don't worry Lil, life will be better in a pack!" Lilt nodded but did not voice her fears. Lissome did not wait for anymore answer but dived down through the tree cover and landed in a clearing. "Here!" Lissome began solemnly, "we shall wait for our new alpha."

[Bathsheba]

[atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true][atrb=background,http://i37.tinypic.com/p60eo.png] Sheba smiled as she rested on the cool tundra. She had found a piece of ground that slightly hilled and gave the normally flat land just that touch of character. She lay lazily, the summer sun warming her coat. Anthony, as always, was by her side. She looked lovingly toward him. “I promise you that I’ll never give a romantic gaze to any face but yours.” His eyes were slits—the eyes had long been removed so that she didn’t have to watch them rot away. So that he could be preserved as a hide rather than rot as a corpse. She kissed him gently. And then, two females appeared on the horizon line. Immediately, Sheba’s eyes themselves grew to slits—but instead of the empty eyeless holes that Anthony had, they held a suspicious glare. “Who’s that?” she whispered as her tender moment with her mate was ended. The pair was in a scarcely grown lot of trees—something of gems in the tundra because they dared to grow. Sheba smiled as she gave a loud howl, to announce her presence. And to announce that she knew that they were there. “Come out! The Empress asks you!” She could have used ‘demand’, but softened the word to ask. She didn’t want to leave a harsh impression. The pair of females were, after all, potential pack members.

[holly]

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[atrb=background,http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac298/Wonderwhy_wolves/lll-1.png] ooc// Yo yo yo << Loverly Lissome Hey... << Darling Lilt (: bic. Lilt jumped into the air at the sound of the howl. "What is that!" She hissed at her sister. Lissome looked unconcerned, "It's a wolf." Lilt glared at her sister and was about to reply when a voice broke the silence. Lilt's eyes widened, "did you hear that?!" Lissome ignored her and stared towards the trees where the voice had come from. "I knew it!" Lilt glared balefully and cried, "Knew what?! Tell me Lissy, what's going on?" Lissome rolled her eyes at her sister fear but responded, "we are in the Balkamir Yikaxy Empire" Lilt's fur was beginning to rise on her back, "what do we do?!" Lissome looked back at her sister and laughed humorlessly, "Isn't it obvious? We go and speak to the alphess! You may stay if you like" Lilt shivered slightly but made no complaint. Lissome smirked and began to trot towards the voice, away from her sister, towards a new life. "Wait up!" Called Lilt catching up with her sister. Lissome grinned and said, "very good Lil, now lets meet this 'empress' " Lilt nodded and followed her sister towards Sheba.

[Bathsheba]

[atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true][atrb=background,http://i37.tinypic.com/p60eo.png] The two wolves approached and Sheba peeked her eyes through her heavy veil of bangs. She tossed her unruly mane before giving a deep sigh through her nose and she introduced herself again, but with more detail because she noted that the two females seemed more willing to pay attention. Her breath sounded like smoke as she softly stated, “I am Bathsheba. Empress of the Balkamir Yikaxy Empire.” She hooded her eyes as she circled the two Keiyou. “Outside my borders, but I’ve the feelings you have dreams of grandeur.” She smiled. Anthony upon her back said nothing, but remained faithfully perched upon her back. Empty slits for eyes and a half-there nose, his face brought an ominous feel to whomever paid attention. But Sheba’s expression held that single note of Welcome to the Empire. She raised her eyebrows and gave a modest smile, before her face erased to an unreadable expression. Blank faced, but with thought filled eyes.

[holly]

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[atrb=background,http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac298/Wonderwhy_wolves/lll-1.png] ooc// Yo yo yo << Loverly Lissome Hey... << Darling Lilt (: bic. Lissome leaned in towards the she-wolf. She was right, Lissome did have large dreams. Lilt however shied away from the huge wolf. In the dark she was huge, in the light of the clearing she was massive! The empress had large spines coming out of her back and a mane of wild green hair. All in all, Sheba looked absolutely massive. However, that wasn't what frightened Lilt. What had frightened her was the empty pelt of a wolf that rested on Sheba's back. Lissome had also noticed it, but she was to fascinated by the commanding power of Sheba to care. It was Lissome who broke the silence, "my name is Lissome and this is my sister Lilt." Lissome paused to indicate her sister and continued, "We're looking for a home, can you help us?"

[Bathsheba]

[atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true][atrb=background,http://i37.tinypic.com/p60eo.png] Sheba gave a long breath, mostly because her form made movement so tiring. Her single strong horn made her seem like a broken wolf because the other one was half-gone. Her ragged and unkempt coat would lead many to believe that she was not an Empress, but that thought was quickly dispelled when one focused on her eyes. Fiery in both hue and spirit, Sheba’s eyes held the only clue that she was a leader in the first impression. For any wolf to overlook this, woe to them. But it seemed that Lissome had detected the pride and honor in the Empress’s stare. “Lissome and Lilt?” The leader echoed their names. The massive female brought her face close to Lissome’s. Her judgment was then made. “Sure.” She shrugged. “I can help. I have my own pack. You can join it.” She pulled her Anthony from off of her shoulders, noting that Lilt seemed uncomfortable in his presence. “But first, doesn’t your sister know it’s rude to stare at Anthony as if he’s a monster?” Sheba held her mate’s skin in her mouth and pushed it closer towards Lissome and Lilt. “He doesn’t bite. Give a welcoming kiss upon him. A greeting. He thinks you both lovely females…” Sheba frowned, as if in jealousy of the females before resuming a smile.

[holly]

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[atrb=background,http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac298/Wonderwhy_wolves/lll-1.png] ooc// Yo yo yo << Loverly Lissome Hey... << Darling Lilt (: bic. Lissome grinned broadly as Sheba ascertained that she could help. Lilt however felt only the same worried insecurity. At Sheba's next words Lissome's eyes widened in anger and she rounded on her sister. "Lilt!" She hissed, angry that her sister could not have better control over her fear. Lilt managed a smile although she was still flinching from her sister's outburst of anger. "I am sorry, Empress" she addressed Sheba, her voice growing stronger, "terribly sorry! I mean no disrespect to Anthony." Lilt's eye were slits as she nodded to her sister. Lilt had recovered well, and hopefully she had won back the empresses approval. Lissome stepped forward stopping a few paces away from Sheba and Anthony. She did not move another step forward, but relaxed her rigid pose into a graceful bow. Lilt, who had now gained confidence followed suit. Lissome nudged Lilt ever so slightly and Lilt began to speak. "Thank you for welcoming us into your land Empress", her moment of hesitation was almost unnoticeable, "and Anthony." Both sisters rose up from there bows. Lilt was more graceful only by a degree. Lissome was built for strength, while Lilt was built for the more glamorous things in life. Lilt wondered absentmindedly if there was a place in the pack for a wolf like her. She doubted it.

[Bathsheba]

[atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true][atrb=background,http://i37.tinypic.com/p60eo.png] A crooked smile danced on Sheba’s muzzle. Her dipped low head was then raised. She gave a fast glance over both females: One dark and one light. As the two stepped up, she gave a small growl, but decided that it was good enough. At least they greeted her mate. She had found more and more, that the wolves she met always ignored Anthony. She didn’t realize that the reason they did this was because Anthony was dead and they just rather not mention it. Never occurred to her, but Sheba wasn’t the sort to ponder such silly things. She was a schemer and she was truly a leader. However, her mind was slipping. There was only so long she could lead faithfully and with reason. The overweight wolf seemed to roll rather than turn around. Her heavy paws were large and strong, but still looked as if her weight was too much for them. Her tail raised up in dominance, her ears were pricked in confidence. She swung her heavy head around, half-horned hidden eyes. “You are coming aren’t you?” She shrugged and started trudging toward her home. She needed to rank these wolves, but knew nothing about them. Soon enough, however, she’d have everything except her mind. Her Anthony was perched upon her shoulders, the shadow of things to come. And she wore him with pride and love.

[holly]

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[atrb=background,http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac298/Wonderwhy_wolves/lll-1.png] ooc// Yo yo yo << Loverly Lissome Hey... << Darling Lilt (: bic. Lilt and Lissome let out a sigh of relief in unison. They had both been worried that Sheba would not approve of their greeting. Yet, the Empress had obviously decided to let it slide. Lissome grinned as the she-wolf began to move away from them. Lissome had a feeling that she could come to like this wolf. Lissome's strong legs were aching to be on the move she without a moments hesitation Lissome pushed of the ground and hovered after Sheba at about five feet. Lilt stayed behind for a fraction of a second before copying her sister and gracefully gliding a few feet off the ground behind the Empress. Some of Lilt's fear had evaporated and she was now only slightly worried about where she would fit in inside this pack that her sister was dragging her into. She supposed that she would make a good mother of pups, but what she really wanted to do was move. She wanted to act, she wanted to dance, and she wanted to be a poet. Lissome on the other hand was less concerned about what she would do in the pack. She would show Sheba that she was fast on her feet and good with her teeth. Lissome was confident that she would be able to fight, or hunt, or something. Lissome wasn't worred, she had talent, and she would make Sheba see that.