King Elk Forest Raven-song

Her gaze narrowed as Akai quickly corrected her attempts at a friendly greeting, even more so when he chastised her for her very presence. She flicked her tail absently but said nothing in the wake of his words. There was no shame in her stance, even less so as she took a careless seat beside her father.

Were these wolves so brainless as to believe she’d wish them ill will upon a first meeting? The thought was minorly amusing but she kept it to herself, not wanting to gain more of Akai’s attention. She’d already broken a rule he often imposed on her. Not that it was…entirely her fault of course. How could he expect her to sit still when there were strangers lying in wait in the forest around them? They were far more entertaining than the toads she found under rotting logs. 

Kingslend, they called themselves.

King? Slend?

Kings lend? 

So preoccupied in her own breakdown of their name was she that she nearly missed Akai’s gift, the feathers he wore upon his very being. Had she not been worrying for his safety she would have scoffed then. To gift them something so soon after meeting, even if the intent was to appease them, it left a bitter taste in her mouth. However, she didn’t allow the words to linger for longer than a moment before the other wolf’s words reached her ears. 

A twitch of the lip. 

A frosty glance. 

Their god had shunned them? She could almost laugh. Such a sorry sight this wolf was, to both insist that there was only one god, and to name such a god an elk of all things. Even young pups knew he was a glorious stag! Oh how Luon would laugh upon this creature for mistaking him for such! Any anger that had built in her system melted away, realizing these wolves were merely lost. Calhoun. Célnes. She tilted her head as she took in their names. Perhaps, with due time, the gods would shine truth upon their shadowy forms. 

At the very least Célnes seemed like the brighter one of the two. She offered the she-wolf a slight bow, devoid of any honors, “A pleasure to have graced your presence on this fine day.” There was a playful glint in her gaze as she looked to Akai, as if the wolf would somehow be able to tell how amusing she found these two.

A dangerous game.

Yes, this was dangerous.

They were in their lands after all. Had they met elsewhere…and without Akai, well, she would have enjoyed a game or two. She knew Akai would never approve of such actions.