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Post by MissTris on Sept 14, 2010 1:11:18 GMT -5
Nero growled at himself and started up the shore to her. What did he do to deserve this? Really? This is why he stays off further south near his den site, he's to near to the Hive central...
As he came close he could see that her face was a little wet and did not get why. What did he do? He huffed and tried to catch her eye. "Why did you run? Did I say something wrong?" There was almost an 'I'm sorry' in there, but he never said it, only looked down at her, his tail flicking from side to side, ears forward with interest.
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Post by ancientakil on Sept 14, 2010 15:55:00 GMT -5
Solstice nodded to Sloth and smiled at her. " Thank you. She muttered before looking up at Nero. " I don't know, why does anyone run away. They are scared, sad, playful, or maybe they just feel some people are better off without them around." She said to him quietly. Solstice lifted her head and looked around them. " I don't think my brother went this way. I lost his scent awhile down, maybe he was more south... or west,,, or east... I don't know anymore." She frowned
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Post by MissTris on Sept 14, 2010 18:55:00 GMT -5
Nero's ears wilted, and he seemed to slump but stayed standing. "And any may wonder why I don't have a mate...." he mutters to himself, looking off in no particular direction. Attending once more to the pair there with him again he sighs.
"You probably know...I cannot in good conscience just let you wander into Shadow Hive Territory. My particular residence is south, if you wish to go that way..." It's like he's inviting her along, though he'll never see it like that. He mumbled the whole thing, but loud enough to be heard.
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Post by ancientakil on Sept 14, 2010 19:32:20 GMT -5
Solstice smiled and stood up. " Sure, if you don't mind." She said in reply to Nero. Her tail wagged happily once more as she looked at Sloth. " Thanks again, your defiantly a lot nicer than the others so far." She said before looking at Nero.
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Post by MissTris on Sept 14, 2010 20:20:37 GMT -5
Nero's ears flick forward, back, forward again. He does not know what to do with himself in face of the comment, he thinks he should maybe feel some offense, but at the same time...No, he should be offended! The play across his face may be interesting to see as he considers this. It goes from confused to pleased, annoyed, smug, then annoyed again.
He stays standing there unsure what to do with himself much and scuffs his wet paws on the small pebbles and scree. "I don't mind, it's not out of my way."
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Post by ancientakil on Sept 14, 2010 20:42:09 GMT -5
Solstice tilted her head at Nero. " Are you okay? " She asked genuinely worried. She took a step toward him but stopped remembering he doesn't like other too close. Solstice bowed her head to Nero while slowly flicking her tail. " If it's a problem then we can just not worry about it, I don't want to make you upset.... even through I seem to be failing at that today." She said quietly.
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Post by Draconis on Sept 14, 2010 21:21:14 GMT -5
Sloth nodded her head and sat up, her black bulky tail swept the leaves on the ground away from her. She yawned, revealing the terrifying fangs underneath. Sloth watched the two as the talked. She was growing bored and hungry. /Sometimes I think I', gluttony,/ she thought. Sloth pawed at the ground then looked back at the two wolves. "I am feeling rather peckish. How about the both of you? We may not be a pack, or a group, or whatever you want to call it, but we could and should hunt as one."
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Post by MissTris on Sept 14, 2010 21:28:51 GMT -5
Nero nods at her question, and notes, with a twinge of pleasure and surprise that she did not come as close to him as she had before. It was that check in her step. But then...the bow of her head. Why! Why!?
He steps further back and shakes his head "Oh, no, you've been fine. I'm just...I. Damn it." he's not that great with the words, at the proposition given by Sloth he cocks his head off to the side but looks absolutely horrified. Silence, awkward and stiff for a good minute at least before he settles and speaks again "Fine. Odd as it will be." He half turns "Deer are plentiful on our half of the River. They fled a forest Fire a while back, and have not returned." He states to them, before padding into the trees a little ways. He'll wait for them to catch up here and there.
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Post by ancientakil on Sept 14, 2010 21:43:48 GMT -5
Solstice wags her tail happily as she watches Nero trot off into the trees. She gives a side glance to Sloth before bounding after him. She finally caught up with him and stood there looking around. Her eyes gazing around at everything except Nero, for some reason she felt as if she was annoying him to some degree so she decided to stop being as flirty and obnoxious. She walked a few steps in front of him and starts to sniff the ground while slowly wagging her tail back and forth almost hypnotically.
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Post by Draconis on Sept 14, 2010 22:15:18 GMT -5
Sloth followed slowly and calmly behind the others. There was no game nearby, so there was no need to run. she continued to follow until the scent of rabbit filled her nostrils. /There are more than one rabbits over there,/ she thought, pointing her muzzle downwind. /Good./ Sloth roared and broke into a sprint towards the scent, her massive and heavy paws pounded the ground. As she approached a clearing, full of rabbits, Sloth retracted her claws and pounced, instantly killing one rabbit and swiping at the others.
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Post by MissTris on Sept 14, 2010 22:53:58 GMT -5
Nero watched her, and let her take ahead of him. He sighed softly, observing her behaviors. What was she? what was the purpose of how she acted? He did not well understand. Feeling more than seeing Sloth moving off he turned and watched her. He smelled blood, and a sharper sniff proved it to be rabbit. How many would such a large cat have to kill to be sated? He stalked off between the space the cat had gone and Solstice herself. Around the small clearing, to stalk rabbits as well.
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Post by ancientakil on Sept 14, 2010 23:00:15 GMT -5
Solstice's nose twitched as the scent of blood filled them. She looked up towards where Sloth and Nero were. Solstice frowned and went back to sniffing the ground, slowly making her way towards them.She didn't bother to rush to help since it seemed like they were just some rabbits and the fact that she wasn't all that hungry. So Solstice stayed out of their way and merely watched, and observed their hunt for food and the area around them.
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Post by MissTris on Sept 14, 2010 23:53:37 GMT -5
Nero does not see Solstice up with him as he crouches at the edge of the clearing. There are some left, hiding in the fringes, though so many had been frightened away. He crept closer, the attention of the poor hares on everything and anything panicked towards the cat and then back at him in doubled over terror. He grabbed one, and watched another fall over kicking. Heart attack...frail things. He wrenched the neck of the one he'd nabbed and backed out of the bush he was in. He turned around and looked at Solstice, hare hanging from his mouth. In a bought of 'I should learn the friedly bit' he lifted his chin, offering it to her, his brown eyes curious.
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Post by ancientakil on Sept 15, 2010 0:00:46 GMT -5
Solstice tilted her head and got closer, her tail swinging back and forth in the usual over-the-top fashion. " Are you sure? I didn't exactly do anything to deserve it." She said politely. She gave Nero a nervous smile and stopped a few feet away giving Nero his space. She glanced over at Sloth who caught one, and then to the one laying dead on the ground and the markings the ones fleeing left behind. " So efficient, work this fast and easily with deer too?" She asked trying to make random small talk again.
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Post by MissTris on Sept 15, 2010 18:33:48 GMT -5
Nero shrugs and laughs a little through the rabbit, which he sets down and half crouches half lays a foot away from it. "Rabbits have frail hearts, that one got overly scared and had a heart attack, poor stupid thing." he chuckles at his own hateful words and nods once to the rabbit "You can have it. There are two, and even I have some politeness in me." He backs just a little bit further, thinking she's become skittish of him.
He rises and fetches the other one and comes back to being between the two. He chews and considers this brother of hers. He's seen travelers here and there, some were aggressive, others were not. He ignored them if they caused no trouble, really despite his loyalties he normally would have let Solstice jst go wandering off, but felt best to follow today.
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