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bring it to your mouth, and pass beyond your lips - Ingram Sr - May 04, 2019
@Mahler <3 part 4 of ingram's "be a good father" task
he knew little of the grim-faced gargoyle that had first met him upon the borders, but ingram knew him to be a man invested in caretaking -- or at the very least, invested in the care of diaspora's whelps. for that reason, ingram sought mahler today, on a day that seemed as cheerless as the kapitan.
he was nervous as he approached. mahler was a man of high command and good standing within the pack, and his reticence daunted the eyjolfur. it was only his sheer investment in being a good father that ingram forced himself into mahler's company, giving the man a timid smile and a wave of his tail as he caught the man swinging for the borders.
RE: bring it to your mouth, and pass beyond your lips - Inka - May 05, 2019
Casually invading your thread; feel free to see this as a cameo if you wanna ignore her, but obvs open to attack as per the rules for trespassing! She's sneaky but they know their territory better after all.
The girl didn't go very far after departing from Ingram's company, even if she'd meant to. After an hour of hiking (during which she was on-edge and expecting the pounding of hooves to meet her ears again) she'd climbed up one side of the canyon wall and somehow gotten turned around. It was there, in the dim light of the early evening, that she saw a trick of the light - a shimmering - which she did her best to ignore; it sent a shiver down her spine as she turned from it, and it felt like there were eyes watching her as she veered back along the ridge towards where she'd left the boy.
Sullen, she tracked him. It didn't take long for Inka to catch his scent or to trail him through the winding trails, although he made better time than she did. When she eventually spotted him again she knew she should be careful - the air was ripe with the scents of other wolves (and no horses, thank god), which meant she might've been crawling across a claim. The spider was skilled when it came to lurking in the dark or sneaking around but she knew she was taking a risk by chasing after Ingram now — this pack would not take kindly to her visit if she was found out.
But she thought of that shimmering figure. That feeling deep in her bones -- there was something ethereal here in the mountains and she could not avoid it. The dead only came to her when they had messages to convey, and this one appeared to be tied to the boy.
RE: bring it to your mouth, and pass beyond your lips - Mahler - May 06, 2019
his duties had finally worn him down; mahler found himself weary, more prone to a lingering cough. and while he treated himself, knowing that it would pass, he kept away from aurëwen,, blodreina, and takiyok in the interim, unwilling to take the chance that he would infect them or their broods.
when day broke the third morning, mahler awoke fitfully to realize the fever had broken and passed. with a grunt of relief, the gargoyle hauled himself to his paws, and strode down to the lake to quench his thirst. it was not long before he was approached, tentatively; he lay his level gaze upon ingram and blinked once, waterdroplets falling from his chin.
"good day," came his greeting from a voice roughened by a sore throat.
when day broke the third morning, mahler awoke fitfully to realize the fever had broken and passed. with a grunt of relief, the gargoyle hauled himself to his paws, and strode down to the lake to quench his thirst. it was not long before he was approached, tentatively; he lay his level gaze upon ingram and blinked once, waterdroplets falling from his chin.
"good day," came his greeting from a voice roughened by a sore throat.
RE: bring it to your mouth, and pass beyond your lips - Ingram Sr - May 10, 2019
ingram slowed as he came across mahler, presently bent to sup water from the stream. at the present he was entirely unaware of the shadow that lurked behind him -- he had not forgotten inka, but truthfully diaspora was the last place in which the sootfurred boy would have expected her company.
his attention focused on mahler, and he noticed the male seemed hoarse of voice and guarded in a mien different than usual. his tail fell, but he did not lose his verve. "i came to ask you of something." ingram started, realizing it would be rude to simply launch into a battering of questions. "but, are you okay?"
RE: bring it to your mouth, and pass beyond your lips - Mahler - May 13, 2019
he was not all right, and he wanted to snap as much toward ingram. but mahler knew his annoyance only stemmed from his enfeebled state, and lashing toward a subordinate would do nothing for morale.
and so he held his tongue, offered a tight, humourless smile. ”i have run myself to the bone. a few days of rest and i vill be vell again.”
dark ears swept forward. ”vhat is the thing you vish to ask?”
and so he held his tongue, offered a tight, humourless smile. ”i have run myself to the bone. a few days of rest and i vill be vell again.”
dark ears swept forward. ”vhat is the thing you vish to ask?”
RE: bring it to your mouth, and pass beyond your lips - Ingram Sr - May 25, 2019
skipping @Inka hope that is ok? <3
ingram surveyed mahler carefully, doing so in a manner one servile might inspect his master; the man looked sickly, tired -- but if ingram knew anything, he knew the kapitan was tough and would pull through. a brief glance of concern doused his features, washed away as the man's hoarse voice overcame him -- tired, sure, but not lacking in strength.
"is there anything i can do?" ingram queried quickly, hoping if there was some task that he could be of use. following the man's question, his gaze fell and he momentarily seemed to lose his composure. "i've come to ask you what you think i should do to prepare for the birth of my puppies. i... i have never done this before." he knew the man to be a seasoned midwife, and wished for any sort of advice mahler would impart.
RE: bring it to your mouth, and pass beyond your lips - Mahler - May 25, 2019
mahler shook his head once. "i have my herbs," came his blunt voice. there was nothing ingram could do for him, not unless he was a more skilled healer than mahler himself. ears swept forward at the other's inquiry; mahler seemed to soften before the other's gaze.
"she vill need vater," he began matter-of-factly, "and as much of it as you can bring to her. before her labour begins, she may not vant you near. keep your distance, but do not stray." it was important that blodreina was not alone when the harder part began. "as for you," he went on, eyeing ingram, "eat your fill. hydrate. be ready and rested as you can. these things can take many hours."
"she vill need vater," he began matter-of-factly, "and as much of it as you can bring to her. before her labour begins, she may not vant you near. keep your distance, but do not stray." it was important that blodreina was not alone when the harder part began. "as for you," he went on, eyeing ingram, "eat your fill. hydrate. be ready and rested as you can. these things can take many hours."
RE: bring it to your mouth, and pass beyond your lips - Ingram Sr - May 27, 2019
no, ingram was not a skilled healer -- so unfortunately for mahler, he would find no balm to ease his discomfort.. not unless he counted the tincture of time, which ingram was powerless to dole out. ingram was many things, but a skilled healer he was not -- he did notice, however, the softening of mahler's lilac gaze.
he felt relieved to witness that. a part of him had been concerned that perhaps he would be met with jest; it was neither manly nor strong in many wolves' eyes to be soft, or to put oneself at the aide of a woman.. but ingram was soft, and he was willing (and did not believe it beneath himself, either) to do whatever it took to help bloldreina. "water..?" ingram paused, wondering how he could carry water -- "oh.. right. in moss?" he nodded eagerly at mahler's instructions, vowing to remember them. "how will i know if everything is okay?" for not even being the wolf whelping, ingram had a lot of uncertainties -- and he was worried things might go wrong in a way he could not repair.
RE: bring it to your mouth, and pass beyond your lips - Mahler - June 01, 2019
mahler shook his head. "there is no proper way of knowing; you must let your senses guide you. is she straining to bring forth a child but nothing is happening? is there a great deal of blood? does she seem lethargic?" he did not wish to horrify ingram, but birth could be a terrifying event for a man, especially a new father. "i vill be close, always, and i vill attend if there is need."
perhaps that would put ingram a bit more at ease, though mahler doubted anything could properly soothe the man until after his mate had come through her travails easily and his children were born healthy.
perhaps that would put ingram a bit more at ease, though mahler doubted anything could properly soothe the man until after his mate had come through her travails easily and his children were born healthy.
RE: bring it to your mouth, and pass beyond your lips - Ingram Sr - June 12, 2019
fade for a new up to date one? <3
to ingram there was no greater horror than not knowing. he kept his jaw shut, but if he had not fought for composure, he would have appeared slackjawed and shocked. he nodded dumbly, accepting the man's word as gospel though he dearly wished to know and learn otherwise.
in other words, time would tell -- but ingram was impatient and fidgety. knowing that mahler was there should they need him smoothed some of his worried creases. "you'll be there if we need you?" he lifted his eyes hopefully, nodding in acceptance of that. "that... i.. i would like that."
RE: bring it to your mouth, and pass beyond your lips - Mahler - June 24, 2019
”come then,” mahler murmured, finally granting ingram a look of approval not sullied by his own inner thoughts.
the two swept away a pair of hunting things — when they had found a quarry, the gargoyle saw fit to speak to ingram of other things, of blodreina, and of the mysterious mountain that had brought so many to diaspora.
the two swept away a pair of hunting things — when they had found a quarry, the gargoyle saw fit to speak to ingram of other things, of blodreina, and of the mysterious mountain that had brought so many to diaspora.