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Isaac lay in the snow for a long time, blood dripping slowly from his wounds. He wasn't a fast healer.

When he finally awoke, he found he was alone -as if he expected any less after what was uncovered last night. He was sure even Soul had deserted him already. At least nobody else had turned up to finish off the job.

His head still swam and ached unbareably. It wouldn't have surprised him if it were split wide open, and his brains lay sprawled out in the snow above. He tried to think about what actually happened last night, but it just wouldn't happen. He remembered their mental battle, Lera tearing down the walls to his mind, and after the last one he could remember flying back but.. not hitting the ground, and nothing of Lera's attack on his body. Although he knew it must have been her doing.
The next thing he knew was he lay here, his leg and shoulder shredded, head pounding, and.. as he attempted to sit up slightly, he realised he could barely move still. He flopped about a bit like a beached whale before giving up, pitiful whines silenced by the howling winds.

After staring into the nothingness for a while, he drifted off once more.

Isaac spoke muffled words as he lay unconcious still, nothing comprehendable, but the tone was frustrated and desparate. He was lost in his own mind, unable to awake again. Snow had built up all around him, almost covering his body and wisps of powder snow would swirl around lightly every time he exhaled from his nose.

A voice drifted through his ears, soft but cautious it was. Definately not Lera or Notoka. Oh good.. After a delay in which he struggled with his body to cooperate even the slightest, he managed to open his eyes a fraction. They peered dazedly at the wolf standing over him. Specks of blood covered his face, his nose especially bloody. He wondered briefly who the wolf was, before coughing involuntarily into the snow.

Isaac squinted his eyes, brow furrowed. "Srr.." he attempted, "Sr... Soul?"
He knew it couldn't be Silva.. The figure above him slowly came into focus and he was able to process the face. Oh god, it is.. He instinctively tried to pull away, thinking Notoka must be somewhere close. And whether Lera had told him what she'd found out or not, he did not want to see Notoka in this state.

Soul quickly awoke. her eyes wide as she saw the state Isaac was in. blood spuring about him. she shook. 'Isaac....wha....What happened!' she layed besides him, licking at his head gently. she then looked up. remembering Lera and Isaac in some what of a 'Battle' but none were attacking. but then after that, she blanked out. fallen over and passed out or something. she whined as she looked to Silva. 'Silva.' she said with a slow whine 'What happened? do you know!' she quickly tried to stand, but felt the need to stay down towards isaac. her nose was flareing. the scent of blood. lera's...and isaacs was being smelt. she stood now, staying near Isaac's back. 'Silva...wheres Lera..' she said this with a mornful tone. her ears pricked now, her tail curling upwards.

I dont know - I dont know much, but what I've been told. I think Lera did this - she said...that Isaac killed the old Seer. she lapsed into quiet again, watching Isaac sleep.

(( im saying he's asleep for now heh - im sure Reivan wont mind >< ))

Soul looked to Silva. 'it....it can't be...' she spoke slowly, her eyes beginning to once more fall apoun Isaac's features. 'why would he have a reason to kill the seer!?' her maw opened quickly as she looked shocked. 'it just can't be...' she quickly stood, her head shaking in anger. 'i can't belive...but....no....it can't be.' she looked to silva with longing eyes once more. 'can it?' her head drooped as she quickly moved towards isaac's ear, licking at it gently, then nuzzling his nose. 'isaac.' she spoke slowly. 'i....i will be back....' she then looked to Silva. 'will you help me get him into the den?' her nose flared. she hopped Silva would, leaving Isaac out here was the worst thing possible right now. he could be killed. she looked to isaac once more, her tail twitching. now pondering. she would, after getting him into the den, go looking for Lera...she needed to know the truth....she couldn't stand to not know....

Soul looked to Silva and nodded. if lera did this to him, why would she be asking Silva? she quickly sat back down, her eyes full of sadness, very clear. her ears flattened once more. 'i...i need to know what happened.' her tail curled quickly. 'why....she must have a good reason...' her nose began to flare. 'she must...' her fur stood on end now thinking of what may have happened. she rose. her nose pointed towards the sky, her ears flicking back as she quickly took a smell of the air, breathing gently. she knew that dragging Isaac might hurt him, but...what if something comes and attacks. she highly doubted it, but what if? she shook it off. she lowered her head, and crouched down towards Isaac. 'If you'd like...' she spoke slowly. 'you may go....' she looked up to her, smiling slightly. 'or you can stay. to see if he's fine when he awakens.' her ears were flattened back now as she nudged his head slowly. 'i dont mind you staying. but if you have another place to go...then i'm fine here.' she licked at his head and then stood again and looked to silva. waiting for an answer.

Isaac blinked his eyes open once more as another wolf who'd appeared next to Silva went to stand. He choked as he realised who it was. If she hadn't left him already, it appeared she was about to.
He fought to extended a paw out to her. "D.. Don't, Don't.. Do.." He pause, face pained for a second. "Don't go.." he croaked, eyes on hers.

His head no longer hurt so much, and he could make small movements without too much hassle. His leg had seized up however and he felt terribly weak, like he could have slept forever. Unfortunately for him, this wasn't an option. His mouth was bone dry and his stomach gurgled obnoxiously. He also needed to get cleaned up before anything became infected. Nevermind how many hitlists he must have earned a place on by now.. He was sure the owners of said lists would happily slay him in his sleep, just as he had done to Lewain.

His memory had returned regarding what had happened after the mental battle with Lera, and he cringed thinking about it. He didn't dare look at his knee or shoulder.

Souls eyes widdened as she sat back down near isaac. her ears flattened as she licked at his head with care. 'Come, we need to get you cleaned.' she whimpered as her head rose and her tail swayed slightly. Souls ears pricked as she could hear his stomache gurgle and she let out a low wuff. 'i need to get you food Isaac.' she tried to shuvle her nose into the snow and under him to try and lift him from his stomache. 'But with you in this much pain...i dont want you to get killed....but not eating will surely be the death of you.' she whimpered as her paws gripped the frozen ground.

Soul had forgotten what Silva had said. she had forgotten what had happened, ,why he was hurt, all she knew was that she needed to get him food, water, and cleansed. she wasn't about to loose him. no matter what he was being 'Charged' with. no matter if he killed another, his life was more important then some dead wolves who had died many a months ago(?)

Aoiko had felt a little restless, so he decided wandering around the woods might calm him down. And well, DAMN, the females around the pack where damn distracting at the moment.

Trying to shove that thought at the back of his mind, he walked along, destination unknown, bit keeping note that he had to stay close, or else he wouldn't be back before they started to wonder where he had gone.

Aoiko decided to eventually stop, yawning a little and laying in the snow, minding his own buisness...

But then something caught his attention at the corner of his field of vision.

...Soul ?

Soul's mind was clouded with questions, fogging her eyes, mind from acctually thinking properly. she suddenly stopped though. a familar scent hitting her nose. 'Aoiko...' she wuffed towards him, were ever he was, and then continued tring to get Isaac up. 'come on you big lug, help me!' she whined as she continued to try and get Isaac to at least attempt to walk with her towards the river.

Aoiko's ears turned into her direction, and it was THEN that he noticed Isaac.

"...Oh, god..."

He got up, and rushed.

"What happened, mom ?"

Soul let Isaac's head down gently as she licked it, then looked to Aoiko. 'i'm...not fully sure, but i think it was a seer.' she thought of Lera, not in a hateing way, just...thought. then looked to isaac once more. 'All i know is that i need to get him cleaned. he'll get infected soon if not, and he's hungry....he needs food. she was so blinded with isaac that she did'nt relize Aoiko's growth. she paused. 'Aoiko....You've grown!!!' she barked as she licked at him quickly not forgetting Isaac's condition. she yipped as she looked at him. 'Your a beautiful wolf Aoiko, you know that right. and i'll love you forever.' she smiled in her canine way as she licked at him once more. 'now we need to get Isaac to the river. but, i dont wish to hurt him.' she whined as she looked at his scars. 'Aoiko. i need you to get fish.' she said plainly.' down by the river. its not to far from here. just go that way straight, you'll find it' she pointed to the back of her, which would be north, as though he didn't know where to go. 'and bring them here. if he can't move, i'll end up carring him, but he needs food now. the river might be frozen. but you should be able to at least get into the water, and fish some out. lets hope they are still around' she barked to him, in an order, then lapped at his ears. 'Hurry now, bring as many as you can carry, then see if you can go back for more.' she knew he was older, and now capable of handling himself alone on a fishing hunt.

Aoiko simpely nodded, understanding the gravity of the situation as he compeled, dashing down to the river. Whoever this wolf was had to be extremely important for her... And to be true, he had not completely noticed his own growth either, it was must less starting than pup to teen had been,

He arrived to the river, breaking off the ice with a paw and catching fishes as the swam, less careful now that they tought the wolf could not catch them.

Soul watched as Aoiko ran off and she began to lay near isaac, her nose nuzzling into his fur, warm...she smiled, although he was in pain, she continued to nuzzle him, reassureing him that it will be fine.

Isaac simply watched Soul as she moved and told this 'Aoiko' to fetch food, silently grateful towards them both.
Now wasn't the time to talk about what had happened though. There was just one thing she did need to know, 'We need to leave here..' He hadn't really thought about how she'd react to hearing his voice in her head for the first time, he just hoped she would understand.

He leaned his weight into Soul as she attempted to push him up, getting his feet under him to support himself. His knee joint was swollen and locked up however, the cartilage had been crushed in Lera's jaws and lodged between the bones. She had done a good job at mangling his leg.
Three healthy limbs could have been dealt with easy enough, the fact that his shoulder had also been torn up meant he couldn't walk without being in a great amount of pain, since it would be impossible not to put weight on both forelegs.

Isaac discovered this as soon as he attempted to stand. Yelping in pain, he couldn't help but retract this paw from the ground. Left with only two still planted, he quickly lost balance and toppled over into the snow again.
"Rrr, I must but.. I can't.." he whined, looking up at Soul once more.

Souls eyes widdened as she looked to him. 'you...you...' she let out a yelp as she heard him speak, yet his lips didn't move a muscle. but she got the messege. she watched him lean on her, then fall to the ground, yelping in pain. she whimpered. 'Isaac. we will get to the pack lands in due time.' she, again, moved under him, lifting his body atop of her head, then rolling him back onto her back. she then manuvered him so that he was laying stomache to her spine, legs dangling to the sides. her back was arching downwards. she rolled her head back, howling towards Aoiko. 'come my boy, we leave now. bring the fish you've caught and come'

"Soul..." he whined, about to protest to her carrying him, but deciding against it. "..I love you." he announced quietly after a pause, as his eyes slowly closed and he lay his head against the female's neck.

Soul was about to argue with him, when he stopped. and said thoughs last words. IF a wolf could only blush, she would be. she felt flushed, light headed as he said thoughs words, and she almost fell over, but caught herself. she spoke quickly after. 'Isaac....I'm so glad you do.' a smile plastered across her features as she rolled her head back once more, letting out a howl. while feeling VERY much in love.

Soul, licking at her black nose, grinned slightly to the flustered look upon Elphie's features. She then looked away, laying her head back onto the dirt covered ground, and letting out a long needed sigh. Her golden eyes closing slightly from exhaustion. She thumped her tail on the ground slightly as she continued her wait for Isaac and Aoiko.

Isaac emerged from the den Soul had dug them, slightly stiff but well rested. He yawned widely, stretching his front paws out infront of him, before straightening up again and shaking his coat briskly.

He spotted Soul laying in the dirt, his features raised and he began hobbling towards her. He'd developed a promenant limp/hop, being that he couldn't put weight on one leg, the knee damaged beyond repair. The limp would lessen eventually, gaining a rhythm as if he were walking with four good legs, but for now his forelegs weren't strong enough.

Still, he seemed unphased, coming up behind Soul his head tilted in recognition as he reguarded Elphie, then nodded briefly in a 'Hey, how d'you do.' kind of gesture.
Moving closer to Soul he peered over her with a lazy grin. "Hey there, gorgeous. You been out here long?" He bent to lick at her cheek then flopped down next to her.

A shiver tickled the small of Elphie's back as she registered Neka's comfortable expression out of the corner of her eye. So...did that mean...?

The beta(in insanely sexy linearted form--Holy CRAP! heart ) turned and flashed her canines in a smile. "Ah-It's noth--my throat." She said by way of a jumbled explanation. A quick excuse, but her mind quickly hooked onto the fact that it was a valid one. "I'm parched after our travels." She huffed, dipping her head as the blue and tan wolf gave her a nod.

...And then her head snapped back up, registering the fact that it was -Isaac-. The strange male had probed her once before. She wasn't sure if she liked the wolf, and was sure that she didn't wan't him snooping around the pack. She was about to voice a question when he sauntered over to Soul, licking her friend as only a mate would.. Elphie's jaw dropped. She struggled to regain composure, snapping her teeth together perhaps a little to hard.

Neka nodded slightly, then glanced to the blue and tan wolf curiously, his nostrils flaring at the somewhat familiar scent. Hmm...well, seemed he was busy with Soul, so the brown wolf decided to leave them be and turned instead to regard Elphie.

"Why dun yeh go get yehself ah drink then," he quipped with a grin. "Ehm not goin' anywhere."

Soul arched her neck back on the ground. Looking up to the male. Grinning slightly, she stumbled up to a sitting position, and licked at Isaac's muzzle. 'Just long enough' she laughed and moved a bit closer to him, craning her neck, she nuzzled into Isaac's neck fur and let out a gurgle sound. She then flicked her ears back and looked to his leg. 'Are you alright?' she let out a whimper as she looked at him hopefully.

Soul could just see Elphie's jaw snap up. She turned her head slightly, and then gulped down. She forgot that Elphie HADN'T known of Isaac and herselfs 'Relationship.' She let out a sigh, and then turned her attention back to Isaac, if Elphie truely wanted to know, she'd come over and ask...wouldn't she?

Isaac's eyes were bright as he looked upon the female, jaw slightly ajar and tongue just poking out from between pointed fangs.
"Perfect." he said with a smile, obviously in rather a good mood. Life Was quite perfect at the moment, not having to hide, or run, or lie.. very much. It was a pleasant change.

His smile only faltered slightly at Soul's concern, obviously reguarding his leg, but he didn't want her worrying.
"I'm fine.. It's just a little difficult is all." He licked at her neck fur gently. "I'm afraid i might be a bit of a burden to the pack though.. Not being able to hunt and all." Secretly however, he'd revel in that fact.. He had, afterall, always hated hunting. That wouldn't have been a very selfless statement to make though of course.

Isaac looked up too at Elphie's reaction to him, also staying silent, but unable to resist shooting her a quick grin, his head still close to Soul's neck. Eyes then drifting to the brown wolf next to her, Isaac's head tilted sharply. Any sign of a grin faded from his features and he appeared to simply stare at the wolf, nostrils flaired slightly. Notoka's brother?! his mind spluttered.

A drink it was, then. The brown wolf gave Neka a lopsided grin, still a little off from her surprise at Isaac and Soul. She crouched momentarily, almost in a playbow, her eyes meeting Neka's golden gaze in a quick smile, before promptly bounding off to the side. She took a couple more leaps towards the creek, decelerating as she neared.

(( My dog does that to me all the time. Before he runs off somewhere he has to jump at me, like to tell me he's going. xD ))

Elphie nosed at the thawed edge of the stream, a silver ribbon of flowing water that crept around the ice still frozen towards the middle. She drank quickly, more for the sake of following her own words than to satisfy any real thirst, but the water was refreshing. So. That Isaac wolf was with the pack now. Soul trusted him, apparently. Elphie wasn't so sure, but Isaac seemed lame. He wouldn't be able to cause any trouble, would he? Still.. that one memorable time Elphie had met the wolf he had seemed.. capable of doing things without the use of his body. But that was absurd. Who had ever heard of a wolf like that?

She trotted back towards Neka and the rest of the group. Her caution towards Isaac did not put much of a damper on her good mood. "I'm back," She wuffed to Neka, with more than a hint of a smirk.

She caught sight of the cocky grin the other male shot her and a wave of uneasiness washed over her. She pushed her instincts down momentarily, being polite, though admittedly more for Soul's sake. "Isaac--" Her tone was muddled, but it quickly transitioned to a lighter, if not a little forced, one. "How long ago did you join our pack?" Her lips twitched up in a nervous smile that strengthened a little when she looked at Soul.

Soul smiled to Isaac. Looking into his deep eyes that held many secrets. Most she didn't want to hear, but some...tweaked her curiosity. Yet she didn't think much on that, and began to move her tail back and forth against the dirt ground.

As he spoke to her, she felt a heavy burden being placed upon her. She must hunt for his food, and get him things he needed. She had to. Her ears flicked back a bit, feeling overwhelmed, but moved forwards once more as Elphie approached. Something didn't seem right...She looked...uncomfortable.

Soul looked to Elphie questionably, yet didn’t speak. Only did she listen to her friends words. As the question came up on how long he’d been about, she looked up at Isaac, then to Elphie, who seemed to be here, speaking to Isaac, out of common courtesy. She flicked her ears back, cranking open her jaw, and allowed her tongue to loll from her maw.

Neka dropped to his belly in the grass and yawned, jaw clicking as it snapped back together. Isaac was giving a blithe smile before he picked idly at the fur between his pawpads.

As Elphie trotted back into view, he barked at her and let his tail drag across the ground in a quick wag. He'd have gotten up, but his back was bothering him enough to make him take advantage of some downtime. He listened quietly to conversation that didn't really involve him, glancing from speaker to speaker but lingering longer on the brown femme as she spoke.

Isaac regained his composure with a blink, eyes flicking away from Neka as Elphie addressed him, giving her an attentive head tilt.
"How long?" He repeated, pausing for a moment, "Haven't exactly been counting, but a good many moons ago now. Only thanks to Soul, of course.. I just about owe her my life." He said softly, eyes on the ground as he did so, then sliding up to the female as he gave her a quick nuzzle.

"We arrived in time to see Selia's newborn pups though." he stated, brow raising slightly as he spoke. "But i gather you've been away some time? Been picking up males, eh?" He added with a light smirk, glancing over to Neka only briefly this time.

Giving Isaac's muzzle a quick lick, she looked to Elphie and flattened her ears. She could feel a bit of tension still building up with the group. Which never eased her thoughts about Isaac, and his past. Her eyes fell upon the blue male's figure and she could only smile as he spoke. She looked up briefly to the sky, and then back to Isaac. He was...so humorous.

'Elphie doesn't need to pick them up, they follow her tail like those pesky flies' flashing a toothy grin to Elphie, she wagged her tail and yipped playfully.

Her ears twitched forward as Neka gave a welcoming bark and she jolted her muzzle towards him with a high pitched rumble in her throat as if to n** at him playfully, though on the ground he was obviously out of range, and safe XD. Perhaps these hints of puppyish affection were a little out of place on Elphie, but befriending Neka had been a good thing to wind down her internal spring a bit. She welcomed the oppurtunity the carefree male presented.

But then, as Isaac spoke, Elphie cringed internally. Unwittingly(or WAS it? :X), the wolf seemed to hit on every major insecurity the female had, bringing up a well of regret. Had Elphie really been away that long? The pack had been large when she'd left... She hadn't put them in danger.. and she couldn't have stayed around while she still posessed feelings for Devvyl.. it was too painful, not to mention dangerous for the pack's growing spirits. But despite the justifications the female tried to give herself, the fact remained. She had left her family. For too long. And the fact that her best friend had had her first litter without Elphie to help watch over the little ones stung like a nest of wasps. The fact that this strange, curt wolf who knew too much had seen those tiny, delicately perfect puppy bodies was yet another blow.

Hit totally off guard the female blanched under her pelt. "I was--" She struggled for an excuse but none came. As Isaac added his last comment Elphie didn't even bother to answer, her emerald eyes dropping to the ground. Now she remembered why she didn't like being with this wolf.

Soul's breezy comment lightened the female's mood, but just barely. She was grateful for the interruption. "Hardly," She responded to her fox colored friend weakly.

Neka managed a look of mock-severity, a solemn rumble sounding in his chest at Soul's remark. "'ey now," he drawled, flashing his canines in what was meant to be a very non-threatening manner. "Eh like ta think ehm ah little better than a bunch o'bugs." He hardly looked offended, understanding Soul's attempt to cheer his friend up. To Elphie, he gave a sympathetic whine as he sat up with only a little effort.

"Yeh'll see tha' litter soon, eh would guess. Pups ah nothing to be jealous ov'r...ehm sure yeh'll get along with 'em just the same as if yeh saw them the mornin' of 'em bein' born."

Still, he looked as apologetic as he felt. The male felt somewhat guilty at slowing Elphie's return to her "family" and took the female's distraught nature in on himself. Maybe he should have let her come back alone.

No.

Even then he knew that he probably wouldn't have let her do that unless he was left unaware of her disappearance. Then he'd have felt the abandonment so keenly that perhaps he'd have never moved from his favored tree and wasted away as had been his original plan before meeting Elphie the first night. She was all the family he had left, or so he figured. Notoka had pretty much rejected his brotherly affections even if it meant the alpha was left to reign over a little dirt heap and nothing more.

Isaac's features were passive as he watched the impact of his words, the brown female struggle with herself and her words. Doubt. Oh ho, That's what he loved to see.. That triumphant feeling one gets when winning Anything for the first time. Except this never got old..

The male peered knowingly at Soul for a second, I think she likes me.. A lopsided smile on his face, only for the fact that he had silently made his point with blatant sarcasm.

Truthfully, Isaac was capable of getting along with other wolves fine.. Only thing is, it would be a lie. Having to control his probing remarks and cocky grins would drive him.. Slightly nuttier than usual. As it was, he had to pretend to care about the answers to the mundane questions he asked and small talk he made, while already knowing the answers. Life would be unbareably dull if he couldn't amuse himself with antagonizing other wolves. Afterall, if he didn't busy himself with that, who knows what kind of trouble he'd be up to.

As Isaac listened to the other two wolves attempting to cheer up the Beta, he found the sympathy and guilt that ran through that brown male's mind sickening. Even Soul, at times, Isaac found overwhelmingly.. Nice. He still couldn't understand what his own mate had ever found endearing about him. How could another creature see good in him that he himself was blind to?
Isaac sat silent a moment, pondering this.
...Perhaps it was all a facade? Perhaps she was even more brilliant at masking her emotions than he liked to think He was?!
Paranoia suddenly gripping him, Isaac frantically swept Soul's mind for some sign of deceit.. and upon finding not even a trace, he would collapse at the female's feet, nose in her fur, blurting out in a relieved whisper, "God, I love you." At that moment, ignorant to anything in the world but her.

((Crazy foo.))

Soul simply smiled to Elphie and Neka. He seemed worthy of her friend's love. Well...if she truely loved him, which seemed to be true. Her tail wagged across the ground once more as she fiddled with her paws. She looked to Isaac, and with the look he gave her, she could only smile...A sheepish, uneasy smile that caused her to move closer towards him. Sticking her head under his, and pushing her shoulder against his chest, in a protective manner. She might have taken this look the wrong way, but no matter what the real reason to this glance was, she still had the right to make loving gestures to her mate...it was natural...right? Her ear's flicked up as she watched Isaac's movements.

Something tingled within' her, yet just barely. She thought only of it as a sudden chilling spaz attack she had every now and then. Random they were. She blinked a few times, then quickly turned in shock as Isaac fell to her forepaws, and placing his nose into her fur, he lay. She cocked a brow slightly, and then smiled. Only hearing mumbles come from her mates maw, she bent forward and licked at the males forehead. placeing her moist nose to his, and then bending back up to face the others. She could only think of one thing...I'm so glad your here...I love you so much.

It seemed she was the only content one at the moment. With a toothy grin that spread from ear to ear, she sat. Eye's, golden, stareing into the empty wooded area, then back to Elphie, Neka, and her love, Isaac. The others...seemed to have many things running through their minds. She could almost see it in their expressions...but what...why would they think...no, look this way...only when her mate...Isaac...was about. Disreguarding this for the moment, she broke the uneasy silence with a yap. 'So...You and Elphie...are together?' pointing her viberant face towards Neka, she spoke with a slight stammer in her tone. Herer ears cocked slightly, as if she was clueless as to what the answer could be. Yet she knew. It was obvious. But, it was also the only way she'd be able to crack the uncomfortable silence.

((Side note: This RP be After Isaac's unfinished chat with Reicher, time skip while Kochiface is away >D ))

Isaac was also on the move this morning, on his way back to the packlands at last. The lanky-framed male practically trotted through the woods, a bounce to his step and a small brown rabbit swinging limply from his jaws.

He felt he'd had his fair share of fun for one trip, especially one he'd originally only planned to last a day or so. His missus probably wouldn't be too thrilled about that.. Still, Isaac was feeling damn chuffed with himself. He'd managed to provide for his mate, even with his bad leg. So.. maybe it had involved stealing a pup's first kill, but that was neither here nor there. Soul couldn't stay mad at him while he had a nice fresh piece of meat for her.

The fox colored female soon crossed his path a little way off and he caught a flash of her coat. "Sow..?" he grunted, then attempted to yell at her through the rabbit's thick fur as she continued walking. "Sow!"

He hopped after her excitedly, swiftly quashing the silence.

Isaac halted in his tracks as his mate turned to glare at him, the excitement sliding from his face. He appeared a little hurt by her reaction, looking to the ground like a pup being unfairly scolded by its mother. The male continued walking forward after his pause however, and as he drew nearer, dropped the dead rabbit at the female's feet in silence.

"I thought you'd be pleased.." he spoke glumly, eyes on the small body. "I didn't mean to be gone this long though, i'm sorry love.." he looked back up at her and went to nuzzle her neck gently.

"It's just, i started to feel out of place here. You know i don't get along great with the others. I felt like i was back in my old pack.. as a pup.." he paused, "I'm not like them. But I stay because of you. You know i'd never leave you, Soul.. Right?"

The male rounded off his little babble, "I just needed a break. I went back to the freelands. I'm surprised i still fit into that little cave actually." Isaac said brightly once more.

He tilted his head cheekily at the female's suspicious glance. He was quietly thankful he hadn't met a single female while he was away. At least that was one scent he was sure his coat was free of, one less thing for her to be worried about. He returned the sniff however, as if to check she hadn't been romping with strange males while he'd been gone.

But this quick whiff of hormones went straight to the male's head. How he hadn't noticed earlier Isaac didn't question, but her fur suddenly smelled like snowdrops. Snowdrops.. juicy berries and tender meat all in a pleasant mix. His mind wondered as he peered into her eyes, tongue poking from his maw slightly. Like he'd ever want try anything with another female anyway, he had this goddess of a she-wolf all to himself.

Isaac peered at his mate as a flurry of different emotions danced about her, finding himself grinning happily as she smiled, and quickly shaking it off as she became angered. In the end he settled for something of a half-hearted grin, his brow slightly furrowed in confusion. You'd have thought he'd understand females a little better, being able to read minds and all.

"I don't know.. I was thinking about it. But.. i don't see us leaving here, Soul. I see something keeping us, i just don't know what it might be yet." He was of course, referring to puppies and a family. Although this was the last thing on his mind. "Plus, i know you want to stay." he nudged her softly, a slightly melancholic smile on his maw.

As Soul noticed his odd look and moved away slightly though, he seemed unable to concentrate on what she was saying properly.
"Why- uh yes. I'm.." he trailed off, tongue playing along his teeth, "I'm great. Just noticed how.. pretty.. you're looking, Soul." He spoke roughly, instinctively attempting to sound macho.

Quite suddenly he cleared his throat and looked away, head drawing up with his ears perked, eyes slightly glazed a vague premonition swept over him. He turned his attention swiftly to one side, peering intently beyond the bushes. Then he turned back to his mate, eyes wide with excitement, obviously about to say something, but getting lost in her golden eyes once again. With a blink he spoke to a patch of grass at her feet instead.
"Soul-" He whispered excitedly, "Trust me, I have to go that way. I'll be back soon, just, wait here, okay? Love you." He added in quickly before hopping off to dissapear into the undergrowth.

It was a few hours before movement was again seen in the direction that Isaac had left in. A broken howl sounded out to herald his arrival, as if the song kept getting stuck in the male's throat. He had never been able to hold the note properly, but he didn't care. He was impatient for his mate to know he was coming.

Isaac's leg was still a bit stiff, and his knee didn't have full flexibility, but there was obviously a major improvement. He could walk properly again! He emerged from the bushes at a trot, slowing his pace to head for the female, containing his glee for the moment.

He stretched out infront of Soul, acting as if no miracle had just been performed. Yet a hint of a smirk he couldn't keep away played on his features, and he eyed the female cheekily, regardless of what mood she might have been in.
"Hunt with me." He spoke simply, grinning slighty. "I need the energy." he turned once more, swishing his tail in her face impatiently.

Silly woman.. She hasn't noticed! Isaac thought, and laughed softly as she eyed him back. Ah, forget hunting then. He didn't feel drained much any way, like Sol-Lun said he would. He felt energized if anything!

He simply grinned at her words. "If you say so..." he purred, then paused a moment, squinting his eyes. Ah, he couldn't keep it in any longer!
"Soul, look! It's a miracle" he beamed, getting to his feet and bounding over her to demonstrate his lack of injury, then pinning the female to the ground. He tilted his head as he continued to grin at her, tongue lolling from his maw.

Isaac had always been immature, no matter how he acted sometimes. But he'd been quite excitable lately, like there was something in the air which made him feel young again. Funny he only felt like that while around his mate.

The male grinned wildly, "Oh, that doesn't matter just now." not wanting to spoil the mood with talk of some odd Shaman and his wind. (XD!) He gave her nose a delicate lick and then spoke into her fur as he nuzzled at her neck. "I hope you agree, i think it calls for a celebration.."

Isaac's eyes widened as the female's thoughts drifted through his head. Finally, that's more like it! He smirked devilishly as he was pushed back. Feisty, aren't we?
Isaac gestured silently toward their den not far off, hoping to God that Aoiko wasn't currently occupying it. "Shall we?" he whispered close to her ear, ready to follow obediently at her heels.

"Dun talk to me like tha'.." Isaac murmured vaguely in his sleep, before slowly rolling over to face the wall where he began to snore ignorantly. Somehow, most likely because he'd become accustomed to a week's worth of false alarms in the middle of the night, the male had managed to sleep through the birth of his first child.

Instead he awoke shortly afterwards, and as peaceful as Soul was not.
"Oh, you're awake already?" he spoke softly with a tired yawn. Yet as his eyes became accustomed to the dark, he noticed the tiny, and quite slimey, creature nestled in his mate's fur.
"What The- What Is- What Are You- HUH?" He spluttered, eyes wider than wide. He would never have expected the little rat to look That gross. "Is that..? WHY didn't you wake me!?" he demanded indignantly.

The male spoke calmly, having momentarily forgotten that it wasn't over yet. "Hey, what's wron-" but he was quickly silenced as he watched his mate gripped with pain, making him feel utterly useless standing there.

"What- What do i do, what do i do??" he asked her almost pleadingly, but was again stunned into silence and breathlessness by the sudden birth of this 'pup'. Isaac winced as the tiny body dropped to the den floor with a wet plop, the adult's face contorting with fearful disgust. Well THAT was about the most nauseating thing he'd ever seen, and it made him retch madly, eyes darting from the slimey ball of fur to his mate's face.

Isaac only breathed again after the poor pup had been cleaned up.

"Holy." he took a few more deep breaths, "Hell." he whispered hoarsely. "Warn me next time."

"Beautif- Beautiful." he croaked weakly, at the female's side. "But uhhh, if it's all the same to you. I think i'll sit this one out." And the male lumbered from the den for some fresh air, leaving his mate alone with the two puppies and the next on the way.

Isaac cringed as the female cried his name. He knew he should be in there right now, but.. he really didn't fancy vomitting on her. His own stomach was still unsettled by the thought of her insides along with little rat-like beasts flying out of her like that. He felt he shouldn't be affected like this, after all he hunted, maimed and ate other animals all the time. He'd drank another wolf's blood for Christ's sake...

Wait. Bad thoughts, bad thoughts. My mate's having babies! he forced himself to think happily (just incase Soul had suddenly gained his Seer abilities.)
Except this instead evolved into a muttering of "Oh God i'm screwed."

The male's ears pricked as he heard her speak finally, and he crawled back into the den to check out his spawn. "I'm glad." he sighed softly as he nuzzled his mate. What an understatement. This was worse than finding out she was pregnant!

"What's-? No.. Wait wait, you said it was over, It's not over-over? Why'd you say it was over!? Don't say it's over if it's not over!! You know, like properly over done finished!" his voice broke as he croaked feverishly, escalating into a high-pitched yelp.

Isaac stood side on from his mate, claws gripping the ground fiercely, feeling incredibly and uncomfortably misplaced as she lay there screeching in such pain while he could do nothing to ease it. He couldn't even bring himself to move a muscle and go comfort her.

It was all going wrong.. He'd heard of mother's dying during birth, and there was definately something bad going on here. She's going to die, isn't she.. panic gripped him at the thought, his breathing erratic, And they- and she- they won't- she'll- I- I- his mind stuttered.

"Help you?" he squeaked pathetically, before helpfully collapsing to the ground in a dead faint, chin scuffing the dirt almost in slow motion as his nose slid to meet the feet of his first born pup. Who completely ignored it in favour of milk.

Only a few moments after hitting the ground, Isaac's eyes flickered open again and he looked up at his mate, who was still breathing. And there a fourth pup had appeared at her side, tiny and weak looking but suckling like the others all the same.

Isaac slowly rolled over onto his back, head near Soul's as he gently licked her nose and watched her 'rest her eyes'. She wanted him to watch over the little things? Ugh, they need watching? Well that couldn't be too difficult.. Just involved keeping his own eyes open. Like they.. were right... now. And a soft snore escaped the male's maw.

Isaac had been skulking about not far from his packlands for a while. The Seer had been going through a difficult and wholey unwelcomed phase. It must have had something to do with his frustration over a certain brainless son of his, as well as his mate's lack of energy when i came to anything other than allowing their spawn to feed from her. The male had been finding it increasingly impossible to be around his other packmates without suffering under the temptation to do or say less than friendly things to them. Isaac never was particularly sociable. Of course, he still kept his demeanor, no matter how twisted up his stomach became. But he needed some kind of outlet.

In this light, the male's coat appeared an emotionless shade of black. Only when he passed from under the shade of the trees did the moon allow slivers of its rich blue tint to shimmer in the night.

As the male paced the woods, the presence of two other wolves made themselves known to him. The mind of a young, female pup opened to him like a book, and he began reading passively. As he moved closer, the thoughts of a cowed Omega begged to be heard, and the Seer felt it would only be polite to oblige. Neither of the two lives interested him particularly, but something, which it seemed the female was also keen to know about, Was different yet completely familiar about the Omega.

He.. Isaac couldn't help muttering quietly to himself, He's a.. He's going to be.. Oh bloody hell, another Seer.

For a while, Isaac stood in the dark, simply frowning in the other wolves' direction. One moment he had an urge to take care of the potential Seer before he grew into his talents and became a problem. Like Lewain and.. Lera. The next, he was off on a tangent about how the Omega could be useful against a certain sworn enemy.
This self conflict turned into a decision on which would be most fun, before deciding that blood on his paws so close to home probably wouldn't result in a happy mate. Or packmates. Or.. large, muscular Alpha.

Isaac cleared his throat before melting from the bushes, into the presence of the two wolves he'd tagged. Namely, behind the Omega, and with a large grin on his maw.

Shock was somewhat annoyed with not being told but shrugged it off when she heard the other, she shot round snarling a little, the small fighter that she was. She looked up at Issac and well, she thought not much of him, just another male wolf, probably not like Reicher. She was then just snarling at the thoughts of Reicher in her head.((i have to run off sorry guys.. I gotta go and see my friends.. they just got engaged squeee!))

Isaac tilted his head quizically at the Omega's submissive pose and allowed a light smirk to play on his features.

"Nothing?" a voice questioned briefly in Solaris's head before Isaac introduced himself. "Pleasure to meet you too. My name is Malakai." As he spoke the same false name he had also given Reicher, he bent slightly so that he could stare directly into Solaris's eyes. A gaze which was unthreatening, yet soulful in a slightly unsettling way, his eyes gently searching the other wolf's thoughts and memories. He then eyed the pup rather differently, his brow lowering with a hint of a distasteful scowl, which was quickly blinked away.

"I gather you're both with Reicher's 'pack'?" the male lifted his gaze again and asked simply, aware that he probably would have just learned too much for Reicher's liking, had the Alpha himself not already told the Seer about the forming of his cult.

"Shock." Isaac repeated, his voice slow and rather sinister as he moved to peer over the youngster. He was silent for a second before two words slipped from his lips.
"Run away." And as if a switch was flicked behind his eyes, Isaac's expression suddenly turned.. disturbingly jolly. His tone was as if he'd just uttered the words 'I got a pony for Christmas!'
Then as suddenly as it came, the expression disapparated. His brow lowered again, and all traces of a grin were lost from his face.

((Can we God Mode and say she scrams plz? Because IC, i really don't think she'd sit there silently while Isaac does his creepy thang, so it'll get awkward. D: ))

Isaac turned back to the remaining wolf and spoke lightly with a smile. "Stay." His head tilted to one side once more. "You will soon learn things you cannot escape or ignore, Solaris." the Seer said smoothely, circling the other male.

Without warning, a whisper sounds plainly in the Omega's mind as if it is spoken only a fraction from his ear. "I grant you three wishes. What will they be?" His question would almost be comical, especially as the Seer still held his odd smile, if the situation hadn't been so uncertain.

Isaac's maw hung open slightly, his tongue playing along his canines as Solaris's thoughts drifted through his mind.

"What a selfless fellow you are." He purred sarcastically in responce to the cowering wolf's answer. A grin slid onto Isaac's face as his brow quirked slightly.

The male thought silently for a moment, looking past Solaris. "Would you like me to make that wish come true then?" he spoke in a quiet, almost sing-song manner.
"I can give you a sliver of my power for you to nurture. It doesn't make things easy, of course. But you know, you hold a wise position as it is, my friend. No one expects an Omega to have any kind of talent."

((He's such a BSer. X) ))

Isaac showed his teeth in a grin. "It'll come to you, don't worry. Eventually you will master it, and it'll become more than just a sliver. It won't be easy, as i said. But i believe you have what it takes." He continued to purr encouragement.

"Of course, there will be consequences if you let the power go to your head." Isaac calmly placed a paw on the Omega's forehead as he spoke more darkly now. "I can take it away from you at any point. And if you begin to believe that you can turn on Me.. Well, trust me when i say you'd rather claw your own eyes out and eat them than even think it."

He let that sink in for a moment before flashing a grin once more. "Let's do this, shall we? Right. Firstly, come closer." The Seer then dipped his own head to face the ground and let his eyelids drop. He stayed silent like this for a few seconds, breathing heavily, readying himself for the show. Then, a low growl began to sound from within his throat, gradually becoming louder until eventually the male lifted his head rather dramatically and stared directly at the other wolf.

"Look me in the eye." he demanded fiercely.

"No. Probably not." Isaac stated bluntly. "I was about to say, for your own safety, i'd keep all this under your hat if i were you." he nodded briefly.

The Seer's eyes didn't flicker as the Omega met them, glaring unrelentlessly into the other's. When he was finally satisfied that the terrified being had held it long enough, Isaac growled him an order. "Now Hit me." He snarled into Solaris's face. "I want blood."

Isaac's head hardly moved with the action, but then he really wasn't expecting much. In fact he was counting on the fact that Solaris was an even bigger wimp than he himself was, because he wouldn't have taken even a half-way decent blow.
The Seer raised a brow at his efforts all the same, but stayed silent in order not to break the 'mood' of the 'ritual' or whatever this was supposed to be.

It was Isaac's turn though, and he grasped the opportunity to release some real emotion. Despite the Omega's cowering stance, the male raised his paw swiftly, and unblinkingly brought it down with a good amount of weight behind it, aiming to smack his clawed paw across the side of Solaris's head. A growl tore from his maw as he did so.

After this, the Seer released a long, calming breath and dropped his lids once more. He blinked them open to eye the ground, and reguardless of what condition the Omega was now in, he spoke softly once more "It is done."
And without another word or glance back Isaac, or 'Malakai', drifted towards the trees and melted mysteriously back into the shadows once more, only to begin sniggering to himself once he was well out of earshot.