Vienna always liked to rise with the birds, their songs starting out her morning on a very positive note. There wasn't much about Vienna that wasn't positive though. Just about everything she did she approached with an optimism that was extremely hard to force from her.
Today, though, another voice joined them, singing out across the peaks. Vienna perked up at the sound, recognizing it to be Ferdie. She had so far only met he and Jace, just having joined extremely recently, and therefore rose to go join him. She wasn't sure what to make of the Alpha yet simply because she hadn't spoken much to him. She was sure that he was very nice, though. If he wasn't then surely Jace wouldn't have befriended him.
When she came up beside him her ears reverberated with the music. Enjoying the effect, she lifted her voice with his, eyes sparkling with delight as it was amplified and bounced around. She'd never sang in mountains before and the effect was too neat.
I seriously imagine Vienna as a walking exclamation point XD
Vienna hardly noticed his attention but smiled broadly at the praise, slightly embarrassed but pleased. She wasn't too surprised to hear that Jace had spoken of her but it made her happy to hear it. "
Thank you! I just love to do it so much... haven't much since home. It is so much more fun to sing in good company." She eyed the peaks around them. "
Though with these acoustics, you hardly even need a partner! We sounded a right choir!"
As he asked about the mountain she lit up. "
Oh it is absolutely beautiful! There are so many new things to find and places to explore! The plants are gorgeous also, I've found a lot of varieties that we didn't have back home." Finally she stopped, taking in a deep breath and letting it out with another smile. She just got so excited and she wanted Ferdie to know how happy she was to be here.
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How did you ever find this place?" she asked him, gesturing to the valley that they were in. It had such a strange characteristic, causing echos like that, and she was curious as to how he had discovered it.
She laughed. "Truly terrible," she agreed, the thought of the (seemingly) dignified Alpha sneezing on dust somewhat fun in it's outlandishness. Though she didn't get the feeling that he felt himself above the rest of the pack too severely, he had that respectable loftiness that most Alphas seemed to possess by nature. It didn't make him intimidating, per say, but it did make her look up to him by default and wish to impress. She was sure more conversations with him would get rid of more of the feeling of disconnect as well, for she already felt more comfortable around him than she had when she first met him.
"Hmm.." She pondered the question. It needed a good name, such a place. One of the hidden wonders of this land and deserving of a fine title. "How about...." She paused, trying to find some inspiration. "Canon Valley?" she finally asked, the question evident in her voice. It was a reference to the echo-like style of singing, but she wondered if there was a more suitable one. "Or maybe Harmony Point?" That had a bit more of a ring to it.
He too liked Harmony Point. Her tail wagged happily as she heard this, excited that she had provided something within these lands. A small contribution, true, but still something. "
I as well!"
He asked her to sing, and while she didn't mind, her face flushed a bit beneath her pelt. True, most said she had a lovely voice, but still sometimes she got nervous when singing in front of those she did not know. It was a lucky thing that it did not take Vienna long to count one as a friend. Thus, she was at the point with Ferdie to where she could do it with only a small amount of trepidation.
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Alright. I might know a couple." She took a deep breath, racking her brain. Finally she settled on one. It was a sweet song, somewhat sad, but the melody was beautiful and she thought he might appreciate it.
'Tis the last rose of summer, left blooming alone,
All her lovely companions are faded and gone;
No flower of her kindred, no rosebud is nigh
To reflect back her blushes. or give sigh for sigh.
I'll not leave thee thou lone one, to pine on the stem,
Since the lovely are sleeping. go sleep thou with them;
Thus kindly I scatter thy leaves o'er the bed,
Where thy mates of the garden alie scentless and dead.
So soon may I follow, when friendships decay.
And from love's shining circle the gems drop away;
When true hearts lie withered. and fond ones are flown.
Oh, who would inhabit this bleak world alone?
The final notes echoed through the peaks and she fell silent. The song was really a very dark one, but that did not lessen it's beauty any in her opinion.
Got the song from
here, not sure if it's the Chinook that Danni had in mind with the character but pretty all the same!
Edited on an ending!
She ducked her head a bit at his praise, and had she no fur to hide it, she would have been bright red from it. "
I'm sure your voice is beautiful," she responded. She loved to sing but truly there were others out there with much more beautiful voices than she! She just felt fortunate that she was able to do so.
He sang a song of his own, his voice a pleasing baritone. It was clear and strong, so she listened to the song with pleasure. When he finished, she thumped her tail appreciatively, grinning. "
Not true, your voice is wonderful!" She laughed, nudging him. "
That song was beautiful, I'd not heard it before." That was one thing she had not done much of, exchanging songs with the places she traveled. Much could be learned from the music of a location, though, for such songs could hold the histories of a place. Perhaps she would begin searching for such things. She always did like hearing about places and those who lived there.
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Thanks for showing this to me Ferdie, it's wonderful! Perhaps sometime we could do another duet." She smiled happily at the Alpha, then departed. There were some fish in the mountain streams that were calling her name.