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Elphaba lapped at icy water from a nearby stream. She pulled up to lick the beads of moisture off her chops. The seasons were changing, it was starting to get cold. Elphie lifted a paw delicately to bother a large flatbacked turtle. The cold water had made it sluggish and it seemed impervious to her pawing. She gave it a halfhearted shove with her muzzle, but was of course hardly in the mood.
She scented the air. Devvyl, of course..and Selia, good, so her friend had returned..and was that...Faenaro? She furrowed her brow, wondering what he was doing here, but didn't show such violent signs of dislike as she had in the past. She hadn't seen him since he was a pup. Who knew, maybe he'd changed. The young wolf heaved her shoulders in a sigh, retreating to the dry land of the high bank. Her ears perked up as she heard Devvyl's bark in the distance, but she hesitated to respond. It wasn't directed towards her.

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At the whuffing towards her, she'd toss her head back in a returning howl...though short, it was still a reply. Her voice was much more developed, not as high pitched and squeaky as it used to be. Deeper, and much more organized in that of a wolf's howl. Lowering her head a bit, though, to be eye to eye with Feanaro, her friend which she had expected to come soon...to their 'packlands' as they had all spoken of before...She noted the smirk on his face, which was normally tense and hard to read.

She couldn't help but smirk in response, before blinking at him when he came closer. Lifting a lithe, but large, paw to set against Yero's backside, she idly knocked him over playfully...Automatically going into 'protect the pup' mode. Despite the fact that her friend had a pup with him as well, her motherly instincts told her that males would kill other male's pups if needed...even if Yero wasn't hers, exactly, she'd taken a close bond to him, and wanted to keep him safe.

Lowering her head to lick at Yero's side, she then regained her posture at Feanaro's question. "I already know you'll be accepted...but I had spoken with Devvyl before..and it's okay, not that we truly need permission...there's not set leader, yet." She gave a nod to her statement, even if they planned to make Devvyl their alpha, he wasn't just yet...they were just a group of lone wolves, at the moment.

He turned his head to the side in thought, eyeing the little female pup he had brought with her. He wasn’t exactly thrilled to be there… surely the brown female was around, and he knew for a fact that the crimson male was there. His pride was still pretty blinding to him… he’d not settle for anything less than alpha in a pack. A stubborn wolf to the end was he- and he felt that with his knowledge of life and the ways of the wood he was best suited for the rank. He was built impressively enough from his weeks of solitary work, running along the river to beat the sticks he had tossed into the waters downstream, chasing the fastest deer and struggling to take them down and slay them with a quick bite to the throat. His work had paid off in both his body and mind. However much he had changed physically, he was still the pup he had been - dead serious and determined to do what he felt was best. He did have a good heart, however. It was hard to see through his seemingly arrogant nature and gruff behavior, but he knew the difference between right and wrong… that was the main reason for his mental struggles recently.

The idea of sharing the rank of alpha seemed too hopeful and childish now. That wasn’t the way of the wolves and the crimson male would probably have none of it. There was only one option left- he’d have to challenge the older male and win. Even then, the brown female would have nothing of it and leave the pack with the crimson male. Selia wouldn’t be happy and she might leave with them- her pup with her. So it would just get them back to where they were now- with two wounded males and still no pack formed. It was a miserable thought… that and he had to do what was best for his little sister. Selia would hate him if he were to fight her friend. This whole pack idea was going further and further from his reach… and it wasn’t a comforting thought.

“Nothing’s for certain yet…” he said gravely, shaking his head, “You know as well as I do that I will not be under anyone…” He also knew that she knew what that meant. He wouldn’t join the pack if he couldn’t be the alpha… and if he did - if anything it would be for his sister more than anything- he would be a miserable pack member with a vicious temper… he might even challenge the crimson male out of spite if that happened. “I just felt it fair on both sides to have an intelligent discussion before coming to any final decisions….”

He turned to his little "Sister", smiling just a bit more. "Why don't you play with this little pup here? I bet he needs a friend and would love to know all about the king fishy." He gently pushed her forward with his nose towards the black pup, smiling softly to encourage her forward.

(( xd Elphaba: *teh wander wander wander*
Are you talking to me too? Elphaba's 'hiding' right now, like I thought she was supposed to. But she could appear. o.o? Or I could have Yero amble over with the rest.. though I don't know how much that'd do. *snorts* xd ))

(( Hmm.. Guess I'll wait for others to respond first. :3 ))

Devvyl snapped out of his reverie in time to see Selia crashing through the foliage and brambles, to land flat on her face.. the second time she'd done that in his presence. Selia! Are you all right?

He rushed to her side, just as he had before. This time, she'd landed on a sore limb, it seemed, as she whined in pain. He licked her muzzle in sympathy, and wondered why she was apologizing. It hadn't seemed as if she'd tripped on purpose!

"Yeah," she whined, and would look down at her leg..Not bleeding, thank god. "I'm okay.." She mumbled, and would shudder a bit at the pain running up her spine. Smiling at the sympathetic lick to her muzzle, she'd look up at him. Of course she'd apologize..she always did.

She never tripped on purpose. >> Of course not, her 'bond' always made her do it, cause Nikui is mean that way. xD;...

She shifted her form to get more comfortable, "All right.." She tried to cover up the quivering in her voice, despite the pain that seared into her hind leg. "What about you?"

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