If rest was for the dead, then Fox wanted no part of it. Perhaps a weaker wolf would have resolved to die rather than heal, but Fox was no weakling. She had proven than more than once. To the sea witch's question, Fox replied, “Yes. Wouldn’t yours?” Was that not the purpose of a pack? To protect its pledges and ensure that they thrived? Not only would they, but Fox had seen her pack kill for her on multiple occasions. Perhaps it had not been this pack, but she felt the same sense of camaraderie here that she had in the creek during those times. The cougar, coyotes, and Tortuga wolves had been foolish to tempt the Swiftcurrent bunch. Idly, Fox wondered if they had ever done the same for Bazi.
Fox wondered what this one's relationship was to the leader that she had met before. Aktaie, was it? She did not ask, though, preferring silence to idle chitchat. And yet, she knew she could not—would not—leave this stranger to linger here while she resumed her patrol. No, she would wait until this one departed before moving on, knowing that it would be more secure that way. Besides, there were plenty of other redhawk wolves keeping their borders safe elsewhere.
holy poop your EXP just skyrocketed ROFL. i'm gonna wrap this up - if you'd like more threads so you can reach 1000 posts just let me know :)
Fox met Caiaphas' unusual question with an unusual amount of conviction: slyly Caiaphas watched for any sign of doubt across her fiery countenance but none came. Caiaphas was not of the same conviction -- at least not wholly -- and in some sad way a knowing smile seemed to taper across her muzzle in a brief and shortlived simper.
"Oh, there are many that would kill for me. And many more that would kill for what we have." She lifted her muzzle as if signifying the weight behind her words. To an outsider they may have seemed nonsensical but there was nothing Caiaphas knew with more depth and certainty than the predacious nature of wolves.
She rose then, the water falling freely from her lanky body and the dampness behind her fur exacerbating the evidence of starvation that wrought her frame. She made no motion to signify her departure -- instead the wet poltroon slithered away from the impetuous and strong-willed female back towards the Sound.
Thanks for the thread! I feel like they could be friends if the situation were different. :B
If Fox had half an eye for detail, she would have noticed the way in which the sea witch smiled. Instead, she merely blinked and watched as Caiaphas faded into the scenery, leaving behind no trace of her existence aside from the lingering scent of sea salt. Confident that the stranger would not return, Fox continued her march along the outskirts of her home, seeking out loiterers and chasing them off as needed. She did not think of the sea wench again.