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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 4:32 pm
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Water. That was all that was on his mind at the moment. Aya and his sister had been walking for days without sight of a single drop. Too weak to go on, his sister had stayed in the shade of a tree and he had gone off to find even just a small stream. Thankfully he didn't have to walk far to find one.
Once he caught the smell of water on the air, he ran. His huge - for a wild dog - body made massive waves as he splashed into the water, soaking the other animals around him. The turtles and frogs didn't mind, but a few hares and waterbucks fled the scene immediately. Aya lapped up water for quite a few minutes, eventually sinking down to lay in the somewhat shallow, now murky section of the lake.
He heaved a sigh and glanced around, finally taking in his surroundings. Not a bad place! There was enough prey for him and his sister to hunt, some trees and rocks for shelter, another wild dog, mountains off in the distance that promised a valley on the other si-
Wait. Wild dog?!
Aya whipped his head back around to stare at the female, his whole body going tense. Great, so much for keeping up appearances! A big, tough dog wouldn't go charging into the water like a pup.
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 10:40 am
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 7:12 am
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Aya wanted nothing more than to shove his head under the water and walk away until he was out of sight...which would be pretty hard considering he wouldn't be able to breathe, and the whole pond was visible from where the female sat. Instead he lifted his tail just a bit, trying to preserve some of his dignity.
"Right! I can do that," he said with a huff, attempting to slide into his tough-dog act without her noticing. He doubted it would go over very well, though. He looked this way and that, but all the prey had disappeared. Except for the ones swimming right under his feet. He glanced down at his reflection and saw the ripples of fairly large fish pass by his paws. He dunked his head quickly and game up with a flopping fish caught safely in his teeth. Ha! It was pretty decently sized, too, bordering more on meal rather than snack territory.
Aya removed himself from the water, deciding to walk rather than swim over to the female. He trotted happily, pleased with himself that he'd been able to meet her requirements. Maybe now he wouldn't look so goofy. He approached her and dropped the fish at her paws, which was now flopping a lot less intensely.
As his company was requested as well, he nodded and plopped his rump down on the dirt beside her, the slow blink and suggestive gaze lost on him for the time being. "Very well," he said with a little sniff, tail wagging just a bit. He always made a fool of himself in front of the prettiest of females, and today seemed to be no exception. At least she wasn't laughing at him. "I'm Aya, by the way," he said, hoping she'd give him her name as well.
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:48 am
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Aya nodded slightly. Mica was, of course, nowhere near here, so he was confused as to why his new friend glanced around a bit before returning to her meal.
"I could teach you, if you wanted," he said with a little nod. "But really it's mostly just luck. And waiting. I'm good at waiting," he added with a proud wag of his tail. He watched Anii eat, pleased that he had been able to help her out a bit.
"Oh, I see. My sister and I are sort of the same," he said with a nod. "We were part of a pack, but we had to go out on a coming of age quest...and we had some very important things stolen from us." His voice darkened as he spoke, hackles raising just a bit. "So we vowed not to return until we find them and take back what is ours! So we just...walk around everywhere," he said, waving a paw at the open space.
"It's a good thing I'm a good hunter, though, otherwise we wouldn't be doing so well," he added, looking at Anii sheepishly.
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Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 8:56 am
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Aya shrugged just a bit. Usually wild dogs that were out on their own knew pretty well about fending for themselves. But then it registered that she might be talking about something else...she didn't appear to be too old, and hey. It was that time of the month when the females would go out in search of males. Perhaps she'd never had pups before. He hadn't (to his knowledge) but he certainly had done the deed.
He settled down with Anii, focused now on her body language. It took a bit for things to sink in for Aya but, once they did, they got his full and undivided attention. "Our pack had very special...trinkets, I suppose you could call them, that held meaning to us. Everyone got one when they were a pup and you added to it with bones or rocks or gems, whatever you liked. My sister had a bracelet and I a necklace. We took them off to go hunting and left them under a tree, hidden in the roots, but we saw a pack of hyenas make off with our things while we were looking for a meal," he muttered, ears drooping a bit at the reminder.
"So we're trying to find them. We have their scent, but not much else."
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:09 pm
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