The boy wanders through the forest, sniffing every tree and bush for a sign of prey. With winter upon him, he had been struggling a lot. Not just with food, but with proper shelter. Everyday when he woke with an ache in his back and it made him drowsy for the rest of the day. He sometimes wished that there was someone that he could talk to. Someone that wouldn't snag him at his backside. But he had passed by many Pack borders, but still refused to ask permission to join. And for what? A stupid memory? But every time he thought of those bloody bodies and teeth snapping at him, a rush of the untrusting feeling washed over him. That damn memory kept him from doing anything.
He had passed by a Pack border mark, but it was a ways. He stopped and turned towards the sent. He had always wanted to feel the warm, fuzzy feeling of being in a Pack, but he was born as a Lone Wolf. He found himself taking a few steps forward, then hesitating. "Why don't you just go?" he whispered to himself.
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it wasn't long after the last encounter with joestar, another male which had been around and about on their borders, when crëyr sighted another wolf. he took more steps forward, though his actions were indecisive. the sterling female's paws had her moving, to ensure he didn't come very much closer and decide to trespass.
"hey there! you're close to the borders of noctisardor bypass," she spoke jovially, her tail lifting. "so what are you doing here?"
"Forgive me," he started, "I was just passing by. I never intended to pass through your borders." He knew that she most likely wouldn't believe him for he had taken a few steps towards their lands, but he wasn't really going to break the laws he carved for himself.
the male jumped back a little as she approached, and she paused, not wishing to scare him any further. perhaps he was a traumatized wanderer. maybe he was an escapee. whatever. crëyr had no means to make him nervous, unless he had been planning to trespass.
"oh, that's okay, then. you don't have to apologize," the sterling girl spoke casually, wrapping her silvery tail around her paws. was this male also curious about their lands, as joestar had been?
He was so caught up in thought that he forgot where he was. "I'm Redwood," he started with a smile, "and you are?"
the male relaxed visibly, and cracked a smile. she returned the action with one of her own. when gave her a name to introduce himself, she spoke, "i'm crëyr, beta female around here."
feeling up for a random conversation, she continued to ask him, "so are you from around here, redwood?"
the male spoke no, informing her that he was a wanderer. the sterling female then thought of the time, dated back some months ago, when she herself had arrived in teekon wilds amidst wanderlust and the need to escape from her previous home. gwilym with a small smile she could muster, crëyr responded with "likewise. i'm a wanderer too. but i do love the comfort of home, you know?"
redwood sent a question her way, asking her of pack life. she was pretty content with everything that was happening now, for she had friends and family who she loved. "it's nice. i like it. it gives me a sense of comfort, knowing how you will always have a paw to help you up when you fall. i like being part of a team." she paused for a moment. "so do you like being a loner, redwood? i used to be one, for a year or so, and i'd always felt... really alone." the grayscale girl chuckled softly once her mind spoke "captain obvious".
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crëyr regarded redwood with curious cerulean eyes as he gave her his response, agreeing to what she had previously said about a loner's life.
abruptly, redwood's stance shifted and he speared his claws into the week-old snow, his expression contorting. before she knew it, he had tumbled to the ground, nosing his fur with his muzzle. "um." the sterling female had no idea whether or not to rush forward and assist him. "uh, are you okay?"
he snarled, a string of muddled words rolling from his tongue. she jumped back a little. well, she was right, as he really was unstable. "redwood, calm down," the grayscale girl spoke as steadily as she could, for she didn't exactly want a loner spazzing out by himself mere inches from her home.
[/size]He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. He felt his nose stinging. Most likely bleeding. Again. He stood up, not making eye contact and mumbling to himself, "He's gone now. He's gone now. He's gone now..." His heart was drumming against his chest. He needed to contain himself. He had attacked random things when he was alone, he didn't and to attack Crëyr. He took another deep breath and muffled, "I-I'm sorry. It's ok. I fine..." Lies... all lies. He bit the inside of his cheek and said, "It's, um, normal for me to do that." He despised his father so much. One day he would want to find him, and give him a piece of his mind.
redwood's breathing slowed as he managed to gain control of the pattern. still on guard, crëyr took another small, cautious step back, for she had no idea if he would lash out once more. mumbling more incoherent words along the lines of he's gone, the male drew himself up, and took another deep breath.
must be some sort of flashback, crëyr thought, before saying, "you sure you alright?"
he apologized, which the sterling female responded to with a weak smile accompanied by a nod. when redwood deemed his actions normal to happen, she spoke, "why, if you don't mind me asking? um, what was that about?" she didn't wish to trigger another breakdown session, but it was his choice to answer or to not.
He saw Crëyr take a few steps back. His ears twitched nervously when she asked what was that about. He had never told anyone about his childhood, but that didn't stop him from telling. "I have, problems with my dad." He took another deep, cooling breath before starting, "When I was born, my mother was also a Lone Wolf. So I never knew about Packs. I lived with my mom and my sisters and brothers. But my father... I didn't even know I had one at the time."He paused, seeing if she was listening, "One day, my mother came back from hunting, but she was bleeding badly. She told us to run and kept whimpering 'Your father is coming.' But of coarse, like any pup would, we stayed. And by the time my mother forced us to leave, it was to late. Him and those other wolves killed off all of my family." His head drooped down, "I was alone." He seemed to try to breath in his mother's sweet sent, but it wasn't there. He lifted up his head and picked himself up, "I'm sorry, I have to go. Maybe we can talk again sometime?" Without waiting for an answer, he turned around and walked farther away.
redwood shifted nervously once she had asked him the tentative question— she was about to take it back and tell him that there was no need for him to tell her if he felt strongly against it. but before the sterling girl could say anything, words came flowing out of his mouth like the rapid waters of a rushing river.
"oh," she said softly once she finished his story. half her own family had been killed by a bear, while the other two had ran off. she had been alone once, when she was a lone wanderer, arriving at teekon wilds in a daze. she had knocked on the doorstep of the first pack she encountered, which was of course, the bypass, and shadow had took her in.
before she even had the chance to voice the beginnings of her idea, the male had nervously blurted out a farewell and had backed away to depart. the words fell from her tongue, and instead she stood there and watched redwood's earthy form vanish from her sight. "okay, bye, redwood," she spoke, her voice small.