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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 14, 2018 22:05:12 GMT -5
aww nice, hanging out with friends is always fun c':
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Post by Myst on Feb 14, 2018 22:22:59 GMT -5
Yeyeyyee <3
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 14, 2018 22:36:43 GMT -5
gonna start working on replying nowwww :'D
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Post by Myst on Feb 14, 2018 22:42:31 GMT -5
Yeyeyeyey c:
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 14, 2018 23:05:16 GMT -5
From what Ceridwen could gather right now, Emily seemed to be a calm, gentle soul. She was perhaps self-conscious of her abilities as a leader, or stand-in leader perhaps. Was being the mate of the alpha an automatic promotion to also being alpha? Ceridwen wasn't sure; it was yet another werewolf thing she had yet to understand. She would have to lock that question away in her mind and ask Akela later at a more appropriate time.
The ice mage found herself settling closer beside Akela as his hand squeezed her own. This was bound to be uncomfortable for him, at least uncomfortable in the fact that she was sure the were felt guilty about not checking in on the pack sooner. Ceridwen rubbed a finger along Akela's hand in a comforting gesture; he didn't need to worry. He had so much on his plate in the last few weeks, last few months really. He didn't need to worry about Bran anymore, or had to worry about secret assassination jobs, but he still had so much to do, so much to worry about. Ceridwen had tried countless times to get him to step back and take care of himself, to perhaps drop a few of his daily tasks, but all of those attempts failed in one way or another. Sometimes she felt like Akela wasn't happy unless he was stressed.
Emily seemed to be able to pick up on this as well. She offered a warm smile, seeming to hope that it would calm Akela down. "Don't stress yourself about it. Things are bound to be difficult for you. After all, we did just roam into your territory without so much as permission. We're lucky enough as it is that you didn't tear us to shreds." Being ripped to shreds sounded like a plus to Ceridwen.
A shift in the mood caused Ceridwen to look from Akela to Emily to Orion. Akela's comment on his thoughts on joining the pack seemed to have caught the former alpha's mate by surprise. She shook her head, trying to look more open to the idea rather than surprised. "You joining would have to be discussed by the whole pack, obviously. We do need a new alpha..." Emily trailed off as Orion spoke, but Ceridwen could only think of one thing - being an alpha's mate didn't make them an alpha. Interesting.
"We won't pry into what happened to your pack," Emily murmured. She must have felt how uncomfortable Akela got when his pack was brought up. Ceridwen took in a sharp breath. Mages was what happened to his pack...her own people. She was sure she'd feel guilty about that for the rest of her life. Eventually, she did find her voice and speak up, this time not being able to hold back any questions.
"Has two packs integrated into one before?" Ceridwen was curious. If it had happened before, why? And if not, then this was going to be something entirely new to all the werewolves here, even if one pack was made of five weres and the other pack with only a sole survivor.
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Post by Myst on Feb 15, 2018 8:17:29 GMT -5
I should be able to reply some time today ^^ it’s gunna be littttt
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Post by Myst on Feb 15, 2018 9:18:37 GMT -5
The tension on this trip had been expected, just not the type. He’d expected a crisis to deal with upon arrival, not to be speaking about their living situation with a side of uncomfortable questions. Still, he should’ve prepared for this as well. After dealing with any possible crisis, surely this would’ve been brought up and he’d be in the same situation as he was now.
The sensation of Ceridwen rubbing his hand drew his attention to her momentarily. Relaxing a little, he just kind of looked at for her a moment, mostly just trying to solidify his presence in something other than guilt and stress. Most of his current stress was self created since he never stopped working. He couldn’t remember a time in his life where he wasn’t busy, wasn’t doing something productive, so he wound up becoming the kind of person who was unable to just do nothing. Or, ‘nothing,’ actually. If it wasn’t productive it often wasn’t enough for him. The concept of staying busy is what kept him constantly going, constantly refusing to drop something or take a break. Also that fact that this was his punishment for pretty much everything. Even still, his bigger problem was that he wasn’t accustomed to stopping.
Akela eyes turned back to the stand-in alpha when she spoke up. With a slow nod in response he couldn’t help but want to deny the statement. Well, the second one anyways. He couldn’t quite deny the first one. “I -well I mean I wouldn’t say shreds...” He would’ve left them with something to remember, sure, but not shreds. That was a little much.
As the conversation turned back to joining the pack, the lupine just kind of listened. It had been a rash idea on his part, and he hadn’t even considered his own feelings on the matter. To be honest, he still wasn’t. Still, as Emily responded to the idea, he nodded. She was clearly surprised by it, which wasn’t unexpected. “Understandable. I wouldn’t expect to just be accepted or anything. It’s really all up to you guys.”
Orion’s question had thrown him off for sure, and he could tell the other wolf was unhappy with his answer. His suspicions were confirmed when he spoke up once more.
“I think we should know what happened if we’re going to live there.” Orion just wanted information. His main job was to secure the territory, and without information like this, he wouldn’t really know what to look for. Besides, whatever it was had wiped out an entire pack. That wasn’t something to just neglect despite the fact that the loner said it was taken care of.
Akela was becoming just as unhappy as the long haired were. “I think you should mind your business,” he snapped. Yes, hostility was highly frowned upon or whatever, but he did well with being pushed on the subjects. This just wasn't the time to speak on what happened, that's not what he was here for. So when the expectant mother made the decision not to pry, the alpha gave a sharp nod and directed his attention back to her.
The attention didn’t last, however, as Ceridwen spoke up. That was one of the few things he didn’t have an answer to. He couldn’t remember things like that if they had happened.
Orion, however, seemed to have an answer. “Only in times of dire need. I’ve only seen it happen once.” As a personal experience, the merging hadn’t been pleasant. Still, it had happened, and now he was here without his original pack.
Ah, but now he wanted to speak on something else. The redhead. It seemed she didn’t know much about their operation, and she clearly wasn’t one of them. “So, what are you to her?” The alpha had hesitated - he wanted to hear it from her.
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Post by Myst on Feb 16, 2018 21:13:27 GMT -5
I’m tired and my job is lameeee
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Post by Myst on Feb 17, 2018 21:09:43 GMT -5
THE SNOW IS SO BAD WHERE I LIVE AHHHH
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 20, 2018 21:48:10 GMT -5
fight your job, and give me your snow
also, if i don't get a reply in tonight, i should be able to tomorrow ;D
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Post by Myst on Feb 20, 2018 22:10:55 GMT -5
Nah man you don’t want this snow It was wild My mom had to come and get me from work and I had to abandon my car for the night
Also take your time c:
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 21, 2018 16:05:16 GMT -5
RIP omg we got a somewhat ice storm last night, but not enough to cancel classes, RIP
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 21, 2018 19:00:43 GMT -5
A lot could happen when one pack went into the territory of another. Even if there was only one wolf on that land, it was instinct to protect the land. Each and every wolf was connected to their territory just as much as a tree was connected to its roots; weres could tell when something was amiss on their land, and they would typically fight with all they had to protect it from intruders. Had Akela wanted to he could have attacked the small pack and left his mark. Emily would have been an easy target in her current state. Quail wasn’t the best fighter, either, so he could have been easily taken down in a fit of rage. Orion, Gwendolyn, and Bracken could have held their own...but that would have left the pack even smaller and still on the search for a new home. Emily was grateful for Akela’s mercy, for his inclination to not attack unless provoked. ”I thank you, at least, for keeping us all in one piece,” Emily commented softly, a thin smile on her lips.
The smile faltered as the conversation turned back to Akela possibly joining the pack as the new alpha. The entire pack would, of course, have to agree to it, and even then there would have to be specific rituals held. Akela wasn’t the “true” alpha of the pack. He wasn’t connected to the specific set of ancestors this pack had, but he could become connected. He could connect to them while also keeping his own ancestors in tact as well.
Emily glanced at Orion. He was a wonderful packmate, a protector of their territory and their wolves. He had every right to want to know what happened to Akela’s pack, but right now that didn’t seem important to Emily. Akela would tell them what happened in his own time, there was no need to force it out of him.
”Let’s not pry right now,” Emily commented toward Orion, voice actually somewhat sharp. Now wasn’t the time to anger Akela. This was still his territory, and he was still mostly unknown to the pack. If they made one wrong move who was to say Akela wouldn’t play nice anymore? They had to deal their cards carefully here.
Tension faltered when the topic of integrating packs was brought up; it was an interesting topic, and it made sense in this context. Emily had never seen it happen before, but apparently Orion had. She looked to him for any information he was willing to give about it, but he seemed to be keeping it pretty vague and to the point. At least now it was known to be possible. Very rare, of course, but possible. Emily could at least rest easily about that.
Now it was the redhead’s time to speak.
Ceridwen paused, looking at Orion as he asked a question that was, in her opinion, random and out of place. This made her bring her guard up. Something just seemed fishy about the questioned, like it was a test. What was she to Akela? It was such an out of place question for right now. Was Orion trying to keep her on her toes or what? But back to the question. She was a lot of things to Akela, and Akela was a lot of things to her. She wouldn’t say they were merely friends with benefits because there was more than that. They had shared feelings for one another. They shared a lot with one another, really. After a second of thought, Ceridwen finally decided what she was comfortable with saying aloud, even with Akela right there. She could only hope he would agree. Heart racing, she held on to Akela’s hand even tighter as if to prove a point. Ceridwen then met Orion’s gaze. ”He’s my mate.” Referring to it in wolf terms seemed appropriate right now, like it was the only option out there viable enough to use.
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Post by Myst on Feb 21, 2018 19:14:31 GMT -5
Weeeedee I should be able to reply sometime tonight c:
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 21, 2018 19:15:55 GMT -5
niceee<3
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Post by Myst on Feb 21, 2018 19:16:22 GMT -5
TBH even tho I really need to stop cause of typos and stuff I’ll probably just reply from my phone lmao rip
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 21, 2018 19:16:47 GMT -5
shhh i don't even notice typos often enough
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Post by Myst on Feb 21, 2018 19:38:57 GMT -5
There wasn’t much he could’ve truly done, not on his own. Although, he was sure Ceridwen would’ve joined him in battle had he only asked. Still, he probably wouldn’t have. He probably would’ve tried to take out all five of the wolves on his own in a selfish and stupid act of protecting his territory. Quail and Emily would’ve been easy. Bracken on his own would’ve been a tad of a challenge but taken care of. Gwendolyn and the wolf before him now... well, maybe not together. Maybe as assassinaion jobs... wow, these were not pleasant thoughts. He himself was happy that he hadn’t gone through with his initial ideas of attacking the scouts. So, he only gave a slight nod to Emily’s words.
However, when the conversation turned to him joining, he was left unsure of the situation as a whole. Without being raised around the culture, Akela had no idea what kind of rituals or happens would have to come about if they were to take him on as alpha, or even just a member of the pack. Would he have to adopt their ancestors? Their traditions? Well that would all likely be sorted it based on the decision the pack made.
Orion only gave a slight nod to he expecting were. If she said not to pry then he wouldn’t. It also seemed as though the alpha was unwilling to spill his past right now. Being attacked in the shelter wouldn’t be very beneficial anyways. So he fell silent.
Instead he put his thoughts towards pack integration. It had happened to his original pack - the hunters in his area had been increasing rapidly in numbers, and one of the neighboring packs had suggested joining together. So they had, and the ritual of combining their ancestors had taken a week to finish. Not that he had minded, but it didn’t interfere with his duties a bit. Still, it had worked. While he no longer felt the connection to either set of ancestry, he remembered how odd it had felt to know about a different pack’s lineage. He still knew, honestly, having joined up when Draco had come into power. It was still and out of place feeling to him, but he was used to it.
The protector decided that he’d give more information if there were questions.
Instead, his attention went to the redhead. The human with a scent that said more than human. She didn’t particularly belong here. The loner had hesitated when giving her title, so what was she really? As far as he was concerned, her answer determined whether or not he would be removing her.
The question seemed odd. Random, one could say. Akela shot Orion an odd look, but didn’t say anything on it. Rather, the alpha’s gaze went to his partner. How would she respond? Honestly, he wasn’t even sure of what they were at this point. They were extremely close, and they had shared a lot. The canine distinctly recalled her being the only thing that had calmed him down after a nasty nightmare. So she was special to him. As far as he was concerned, there wasn’t a use in putting a title on it. Unless she wanted to, of course.
A squeeze of his hand, and finally an answer. An answer that made him very happy, and he was sure that the smile growing on his visage was showing it.
Orion, on the other hand, only gave a nod of acceptance. Well, if she was his mate, then she could stay.
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Post by Myst on Feb 21, 2018 19:39:08 GMT -5
ITS NOT DONE IM STUPID AND HIT SEND
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 21, 2018 19:43:10 GMT -5
YOU'RE NOT DUMB SHHH
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Post by Myst on Feb 21, 2018 19:49:29 GMT -5
OKAY ITS DONE NOW LMAO
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 21, 2018 19:54:02 GMT -5
YEET
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Post by Myst on Feb 21, 2018 19:57:41 GMT -5
YEETYEEY
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 21, 2018 20:02:29 GMT -5
gonna try getting a reply innn
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Post by Myst on Feb 21, 2018 20:07:10 GMT -5
Okayyyyyy c:
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 21, 2018 20:24:00 GMT -5
Was she not going to get a response? With such an oddly placed question, Ceridwen expected some sort of response from the werewolf. He wasn't going to get away with such a random inquiry and leave it at that. Ceridwen was on to him, and she wanted to figure out what game he was playing.
The ice mage remained at Akela's side, but she did step a bit closer to Orion, looking him over with a sharpness in her green gaze. She didn't want to start anything, but she had to know. A part of her was pushing her onward, making her come forward and take a position of power. She wasn't an alpha, but she was an archmage in training. Ceridwen held her own power even if it wasn't the wolf way of power.
Precise and to the point, she asked, "What was the point of that question, anyway?" There was a reason to everything. Orion didn't seem like the type of person to ask something so out of the blue without rhyme or reason. Did he have some sort of ulterior motive? What was going through that little lupine mind of his? Ceridwen was going to find out one way or another. "Why did you want to know?' A part of Ceridwen wanted to accuse Orion of wanting Akela for himself. Somehow she was able to hold back her tongue, and her temper. Akela was hers, and he had to know that. There was no way Ceridwen would give Akela up, not after everything they had gone through and most certainly not after all the feelings she had for the werewolf. Akela was hers, and that was that.
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Post by Myst on Feb 21, 2018 20:34:18 GMT -5
Oh yo who’s gunna be the one who highkey ignores Ceridwen and tries to date Akela
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Post by Feathertalon on Feb 21, 2018 20:42:09 GMT -5
oooooo I'm down with anybody honestly o: Unless you want Orion to do it which seems to out of character honestly xD, then Bracken or Quail ;D
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Post by Myst on Feb 21, 2018 20:51:48 GMT -5
The protector felt as though a response wasn’t needed. He’d gotten an answer, and it was assumed that the answer would be the end of that particular topic. She wasn’t a threat nor a person who wasn’t meant to hear the things being discussed, so there was nothing more to it.
It seemed, however, that Ceridwen had other ideas.
Orion watched as the human drew closer to him, dark amber eyes unwavering. Her gaze was sharp, however he remained calm. Did she have something more to say? She certainly looked like she wanted to challenge something. Perhaps the lack of response? He found that many people thought most things require response, which was strongly against his social habits.
With a question now in the air, the wolf only stared at her for a moment. During this moment, rather than answer, he decided to pull his hair up into a quick bun - it was about shoulder length with curls many strived to obtain artificially. It was better to have it up Incase anything escalated. Not that the were assumed it would, but it was always possible. Well, now it was time to answer, he supposed. “A human without proper connections to any involved parties doesn’t belong in or anywhere near a wolf’s shelter, temporary or otherwise.” He paused, glancing towards the alpha before looking back to the human before him. “As the pack’s only protector, my job is to make sure this idea is upheld.”
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Post by Myst on Feb 21, 2018 20:52:30 GMT -5
TBH I think Orion might be asexual?? I literally haven’t decided yet lolz but he definitely wouldn’t
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