We have arrived, but..

[FireMist]

Eira started to drift off into sleep, dreaming of wonderful things. Caspian, pups, her father... *Wait,* she thought, *My father?* Those dreams turned into nightmares. Caspian attacking Eira, pups running away from her. -You!- She said in her dreams, -You're the one that's doing this! Why?!- A figure appeared, exactly how she remembered him. -Oh, you don't know?- her father said, -You thought I was dead?! Thank you for letting me into your nightmares by telling this wolf MY story.- Eira started to claw the ground, and her paw hit Caspian's face, but she didn't wake up. -Leave me alone!- -Then can I bother your 'mate?'- -He's not my mate! Well, I think he isn't... Yet- -You know when you leave, he'll find another mate! Have pups, and will never see you again!- Eira quickly woke up and said, "NO!" Her eyes wide, and her ears twitching. She started growling as she said, "I will never believe you, father... Or should I even call you that?!" She looked at Caspian and her ears dropped. She looked at him, becoming soft again, "I'm sorry, I had a nightmare."

[Caspian]

Caspian fell into a faint dream.

He was out, in the lake. Swimming. He spotted another Cael and he knew what was coming. The Cael swam over to him and he knew her instantly. "Mother."

Suddenly she changed. Hiko stood before him and he froze. 'Though I was going to leave you be?' Her voice made him growl. He turned to swim away when he felt a sharp pain

He open his eyes and sat straight up. He looked at her with wide eyes. Then he noticed she was asleep still. He watched her, not sure what to do now.

She startled awake and screamed. He pressed to her side and licked her ears. He smiled faintly and rested his head on top of hers.

"Wanna talk about it? You don't have to be sorry about it. I have nightmares too," he replies warmly as he curls around her.

"I'm here for you darling. I always will be," he adds. His voice loving and soothing. He wanted her to feel okay again. She didn't deserve nightmares.

I wish I could summon the dead! I'd fix that.. That father of hers! Give him a peace of my ,mind. Messing with my Eira. He blinked so the anger towards her father wouldn't show in his eyes.

[FireMist]

"Well," Eira started, "The nightmare started off as a dream, with you... And.. pups." She said pups very softly, making it hard to hear. "Then, I saw my father. He said he was still alive, and that when I'll leave, you'll find a mate and have pups... And you'll never see me again. I told him to leave me alone, and he said that he'll just bother -um- you." She paused, and looked up, seeing his head. "I don't know if he's alive or not. I want him to be and I don't want him to be alive. I want him to be alive so I could kill him, and I don't want him alive, in case he kills me... Or worse... You." Rage started to fill into her as she thought about her father. Eira remembered exactly how he looked, that Lyxxus. His fur was the same color as her blood red paw, and his tail was brown, like her ears. She got everything from her father, except for the eyes, speed, agility, and her ability to smell very well. "I'm afraid of losing you." She said as she licked Caspian on his muzzle.

[Caspian]

Caspian let her speak. His eyes fixed on her and his head nodding slightly.

"Me and pups? You dreamed of a family with me. That sounds nice," he admits softly as he looks at her with warm eyes. Her voice was hard to hear when she said pups. Was it something she wanted?

"Your father? He told you I'd what? No! I love you," he realized what he had said. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"I love you. I always will. I believe your are my future. I will always belive that and I will always come see you. You can always come see me," he adds as he opens his eyes to look into her own.

"Let him come bother me. I'll rip him to shreds! He should never bother you! I wish.." he stopped and closed his eyes. He opens them and smiles softly at her. "You are always going to have me."

As silent and eerie as could be. Hiko's voice. His mother's voice. His packs voice. They jumbled in his head. Screaming different things. Murderer. Monster. Hero. Lover. He blinked and looked at Eira with warm eyes. "Eira. I would die for you. Your father will never hurt you again."

[FireMist]

Eira's eyes widened when Caspian said those three words. "I, I love you too. I never want to let you go." She wagged her tails and licked his face. She nibbled his ear and smiled at him. "So this is what you meant when you said 'It could get better, but I'll take time on that?'" Her tails hit the soft ground as she chuckles. She put her head close to Caspian's and started to cuddle. She smiled and closed her eyes again. "I'm going to try to go back to sleep, dear." Eira put her head under his head and tried to go to sleep. *I should probably try to dream about the dream before it turned into that nightmare. Maybe about pups, and Caspian, and a beautiful summer day outside, where the grass is green and the sky is blue. They would probably have pretty amazing eyes. Go ahead, fall asleep* Eira opened her eyes as a sudden deep voice came into her thoughts. The voice of her father. She closed her eyes again and tried to think about the dreams she wanted to have.

-That's right my little Eira, fall into deep sleep!- Suddenly, Eira was in that nightmare again. -What to you want, Shasta?- -Remember our previous conversation? You know exactly what I want... Eira. Oh, and I like how your calling me by my name. VERY disrespectful. I like it! Say it again!- -If you're still alive, I will find you, and murder you!- -First of all, I am alive, second of all, I'd like to see you try to kill me! I don't even think you know how to fight!- -Wanna see my moves when I find you? I promise I'll make you bleed.-

[Chance]

He needed help, Chance was willing to admit that. He was sick. Not physically sick though. Heart sick, that was the only logical explanation. The Kieyou wasn't eating, he would sleep for long periods of time, and when he was awake he had no energy to do anything. Sometimes hours would pass without him realizing it. He would just lazy around staring at nothing and try desperately not to think.

Thinking was the enemy, it caused his throat to close up in a dry sob of anguish. The loss of his mate was still fresh, as if it was yesterday instead of months, or had it been a year? It didn't feel that long ago.

How many times had Chance flown high up in the air and contemplate just falling, not letting his wing unfurrel and crash into the ground, just so he could join her and their pups. Wherever they might be. Was there anything after death? Chance almost didn't care, whatever was after death was probably better than living.

That thought was dangerous too. So yes, Chance needed help. The only problem was he wasn't close with any of his pack mates. He needed someone to tell. To keep him grounded. The only wolf that seemed appropriate was the Priest. Chance didn't really know Caspian, he had only meet him once, but it was the best shot he had.

Chance flew steadily to Caspian's den, resolved in his choice. He touched down not far from the Ceal's den and walked the rest of the way.

"Caspian? I've come seeking guidance," Chance said but froze as a foreign scent graced his nose. In an instant Chance's hackles were up, feathers ruffled. The small Keiyou let out a half whine, half growl at the intrusion of another pack's wolf.

[Caspian]

Caspian flapped his tail as he watched her eyes widen. Then, she said it. She loved him as well. She licked his face and he returned the gesture. He laughed as she nibbled his ear. He returned her smile and relaxed himself.

"Yes. This is what I meant. Good night darling," he whispers to her. He cuddled with her, closing his eyes to try and get some sleep with her. He heard something then. Wings.

His eyes shot open and his head lifted swiftly. He felt his fur ruffle swiftly. It was his packs scent that reached him. Caspian stood and left the den to face the wolf.

"Chance. What is it you seek guidance for?" he asks calmly.

The feathers and fur were ruffled on this wolf. He was faking relaxation himself. "What's got your fur is a ruffle? No need to growl, or whine. Everything is fine."

He gave a reassuring smile and sat there between him and the doorway to his den. The Priest smiled softly and tilted his head. "The smell? No worries. Its just Eira. She is here like you. To seek guidance from a friend," he says calmly.

"We were best friends before she got her pack. She is here to seek my help," he lied smoothly. His eyes and voice not giving anything away.

[FireMist]

[tr] Eira awoke when she felt that the warmth of Caspian had left her, and she shot her head up. He was at the front of the den, talking to a Keiyou. *Great, a wolf from his pack... Perfect timing.* she thought. Eira walked out of the den and heard him say she needed guidance. "He is telling the truth, I came here for guidance because my mother just died, and I've been depressed for far too long. *Pfft, great cover up!* *Oh, please, like YOU could've done better!* *Yes, I would've, I'd say that I had problems with killing wolves, but I wouldn't sleep with a male wolf. I'd sleep with a dozen of females! Like what I did with your mom.* *Wait, what?* *What?* Eira looked at the sky, and tried to think of sad things, but couldn't think of any. Her life was great, and she didn't want it to change. Then, she thought blood, fighting, and Caspian in the middle of it all. She imagined him dead, and her eyes started to water. She looked back at the wolf, her muscles becoming tense, but not obvious. "She died because after she had me, she went completely mad, and kept on getting into fights with the alpha of the pack. And then...Well... I think you could tell the rest of the story." Eira didn't even try to lie. She was so used to it because of when she would leave the den, and her father would ask her if she left, and she would pretend she just woke up from a nap. When Eira used to go out to the river, should would have to do a couple of things. When she would come back in, she would rub as much of the den on herself, so she wouldn't smell like the outside. *Jeeze, that's harsh...* *First of all, look who's talking, and second of all, shut your muzzle!* *I could see you, you know. I'm standing a little far away though, but I can see you* Eira ignored the last part, and started to pay more attention to things going on around her.

[Chance]

Chance eyed Caspian suspiciously. His answer to the she-wolves' presence brought him no peace. But he trusted the Ceal's judgement. If the queen thought he was trust worthy that should be good enough for him. But time and age had hardened Chance's heart and made him wary of strangers.

He had just about reigned in his discomfort when the Lyxxus emerged from Caspian's den. His scent was all over her, mingling with hers. Violet eyes narrowed but he listened to them regardless. The female's story was sad. Chance could see how she would become depressed. He had been depressed when his mother and brother had died. And then again when Sunchaser and the pups died. The Kieyou nearly choked on a half sob.

He sniffed, refusing to cry. Yes he had come to speak with Caspian, but there was no way he would spill his heart with a non pack member around. She didn't need to know how broken he was. How much he related to her loss. Instead he straightened himself as much as possible.

"I'm sorry for you loss," he said solumly, and he truly was,"But maybe next time it would be wiser not to bring her so far into pack territory.What I needed can wait until another time. It's something I'd rather keep private."

[Caspian]

He had worried, oh how he'd worried. He often paced, but he had kept strong around the others. Poor princess, she always asked him where her mother was, and what would he say? "She's with the Great Spirits." He repeated it, hoping it was true every night.

Why was this taking so long? Caspian looked down at his paws as he sat. He watched Chance and Eira very closely throughout the moment, but Chance would always go and watch for something, and Caspian was having a hard time watching that. It was painful to know that he missed something as much as he did. He couldn't help but to remember that month that his mother had gone missing from him when she spied on that other pack. Then they left to lead that pack, and disbanded as they traveled.

Those were harder times He mused. Was that true? It seemed like life was easier, but with fall coming and his ghost, Hiko, missing, it seemed just as stressful right then. For a moment, he remembered the frozen vargo, with it's rolling hills covered in snow. He thought to return to those hills, someday, to see it in spring or summer. His mind wandered, momentarily, on better thoughts as he watched Chance began his little tension stance. His jaws parted in a yawn, showing luxurious incisors that all his future pups would have one day, when their adult teeth had grown in.

If he ever had pups.

He went from lazy-day-Caspian to alert priest in a heartbeat. He was on his feet the moment he heard Chance's words. His heart raced as he turned to Eira, then he heard what he was saying fully. "I'm taking her back to her pack today, Chance." He replied, then after words, he led the way back to the shore. His odd eyes widened as he saw the place at sunrise, unconscious and hurt. He couldn't stop to worry or greet. He felt relieved to see the sun, but he had to take care of his future.. Well, mate. She would be unharmed.

"Would you like to walk to the edge of the territory with us?" he offers the male.

[FireMist]

[tr] Eira looked into the sky and yawned. Her sharp fangs and her teeth showing. I wonder if our pups would have my teeth, or his... Hm... I can't ask him now when there's another wolf here. Maybe tomorrow if we're able to see each other. She tried not to show any affection towards Caspian, because she didn't want him to get in trouble and the time isn't right. So instead, she licked her nose, twitched her ears, and smelled the morning air with her eyes closed. It would be a long swim again, and they never got to do more fun things. He never taught her how to hunt, and she never taught him how to hunt. Eira kept her head up like she was all this-and-that and didn't pay much attention to them. I just have to act like I don't love Caspian... That's going to be hard.* Really, like, two seconds ago, you said you were depressed because your mother died. Now you're acting all snooty?! Wow, I can't believe how that wolf believed you! You. Are. Pathetic!

[/i][/color] Alright, you know what? I am going to rip your spine out when I find you! And believe me, I WILL find you. I'll find you today. When your mate leaves you and finds a bunch of wolves and have a bunch of pups? He said he wasn't going to do that! He's too good for that! I know him, we told each other about our lives! You sick monster, both of us will tear you apart shred by SHRED!

Eira growled and stopped acting all-this-and-all-that. She said quietly to herself "I hate you father, and I WILL find you." She almost bared her teeth, but quickly didn't. He's turning her into a monster. Should she believe what he said? Was Caspian lying? Was she lying to herself? She needed to find her father and kill him. If she doesn't soon,

He might kill her with her own mind, or kill her in 'real life.'[/blockquote][/td][/tr][/table][/center]

[Caspian]

Caspian turned his gaze to his love and blinked. He was going to have to help her get home. He noted her sharp fangs and smirked. Those were deadly weapons and this helped ease his worry for her some. He hoped the pups would get those teeth. If they had pups that is.

"Lets get you back home. I'll talk to you as soon as I return Chance," he says softly. He wanted to talk to her some more after moving away from everyone. Talking on the way is the best and safest bet. He had accepted that.

He moved off towards the shore and motioned to her to follow. He loved how relaxed she seemed now. It made his heart flutter a tiny bit. He planned to play with her along the way. Stop at a pool and teach her fishing. He would keep his word.

He noted the change in her and smiled. Prideful. Good. Helped back her story. He moved to the waters edge and sat in the shallow waters. He knew deep down that her father was eating at her on the inside. He wished he could hear him. Could tell him to back off.

Then again. He knew she was going to rip him apart. He would be there to help her. He was ready to fight that fool of a wolf.