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 Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:42 pm
 Sil slunk into the pack area, skittering from bush to bush towards the stream nearby - perhaps she thought to herself if she could manage to clean the muck from her coat before anyone saw her, no one would ask where she had been.
That was assuming of course that no one had noticed she'd been missing all day to begin with - when Korrigan and Denzel had dropped her off Sil had been deliriously happy to be home, each step back towards the den however had seen that joy fade slightly as she realized the amount of trouble she could very well be in.
Hence the dirty, tired pup with her mud matted hair slinking through the bushes.
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:47 pm
Twix trailed after the pup furiously, Dimirti had come to inform her that Alas and Venera were in a frantic search for the missing female. She in turn had revved up her patrol concerned that the pup might have wandered out of the packlands.
Seeing her sneaking along coated in mud made the females blood boil. She had been so worr-NO Not worried! She just didn't want to deal with her nieces grief should anything happen to the pup that was all...the little rodents were tainted by pink like their mother and grandmother and aunt and uncles.
Twix held back a snort, ever since Alas had come everyone had been so soft and doe eyed, well she was still Twix and she was still hard as a rock.
She slunk up behind the pup and swiftly grabbed her by her scruff giving her a firm shake to scare her.
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:51 pm
Sil was starting to think she was home free - she had manage to make it most of the way to the stream without being caught - indeed she'd begun to prance a bit in puppy glee over having been so very very sneaky.
In retrospect that probably hadn't been very smart since it meant she'd stopped playing attention to everything around her - in typical puppy single minded fashion. Sil let out a wretched shriek of yelping terror as Twix grabbed her with a little shake - indeed she continued to wail in high pitched tones until she recognized the she wolf holding her. Once she saw who it was she rolled her eyes upwards to look at her with giant doe eyes as she swung in the beta's grip.
So much for being sneaky she thought inwardly...though she made sure to keep the wide eyed innocent look on her face.
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:12 pm
Twix made an easy leap and walked a few paces to dump the puppy unceremoniously into a shallow part of the stream. She growled down at her and licked her cheek.
"Your filthy, where have you been? Do you know your mother and grandmother are frantic in their search for you?" She used a paw to splash some more icy water onto the pup trying to clean her up.
The caramel beta was tense and angry, she felt a strange flood of emotion towards the little pup and struggled not to show it. She let out a soft chuffing sound and glanced over as her fox companion slunk from the underbrush. "Dimitri please go tell Alas that I found Sil..." Her eyes raked back over the pup "and that she's...unharmed."
Twix snarled at the pup. "Your lucky you know, you could be dead, we still haven't found your cousin Moranna...she's probably rotting in some pit slain by our enemies. Thats what happens when you leave your family with angry words." Perhaps her own words were a bit harsh for the pup but ever since Moranna's disappearance all of the adults had been more wary. Twix was the only one convinced that Agua Azul was behind it.
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:40 pm
oof! Sil made a face as she was dumped in the stream and splashed with the cold water, still she didn't argue with the cleaning listening to her Aunt as she went on fussing at her.
Of course she knew they hadn't found her cousin...that was afterall a popular topic of conversation in the pack - where htey had looked, why she hadn't come home and Sil found herself hoping that her cousin had merely gotten lost like she had - maybe Korrigan would find her too. The thought never really crossed her mind that her cousin was older then she and should be able to find her way home by herself.
With the mud rinsed off her pelt Sil stood up and shook the water from her pelt before making an attempt to bound under Twix's belly and onto the bank.
"I only went up through the forest a little ways - and there was a stream with some fish in it so I tried to catch them but then another pup came bobbing down the stream and knocked me in. He was arrogant and we didn't get along to well - but then we tried to get out but the bank was all muddy and Fantasia left so I tried to find a differant way out of the stream but I got lost..but then Korrigan found me and another grey wolf and they brought me home!"
Sil babbled out her story breathlessly glancing at her Aunt.
"Didn't mean to worry anyone...or be gone so long.."
She finished after a few moments of catching her breath.
"..and and I"m sure Moranna's not..rotting..anywhere...but I won't ever leave with angry words not ever Aunt Twix I promise!"
She added on, rather sadly.
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:37 am
Twix felt her throat constrict after hearing all that her niece had been through, what a rough day. She held back a growl and tried to push away the urge to nuzzle the pup. Good! Rough days were good for her! She had to learn that the world wasn't the sugar coated place that Alas often made it seem.
Still she felt a protective snarl. "Another pup knocked you in the river?"
Her tone lowered and she nodded softly giving Sil one soft nudge. "You shouldn't stray so far next time Sil...if you wish to leave the packlands you must at least have an escort...something terrible might have happened to you and we would all be at a loss..." There was a gruffness to her voice at the end it was hard to admit how much she had come to love Venera's pups, Tempeste had always been her favorite niece yet it was Venera's by-blow children that tugged at her stone heart.
"Come along I'm certain your mother and grandmother will be moved to hysterical tears of joy once they see you..." She snorted.
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:27 am
"His name a Fantasia - he sorta looked like you Aunt Twix, brown and whitish except he had this shiny rose marking on his shoulder."
Silhouette explained, he had been a rather pretty pup she remembered whimsically - but her brow furrowed as she recalled that he'd left her at the stream.
"Anyways he was an arrogant nasty little creature and a I shall dunk him in the stream if I see him again!"
She finished, so what if he was cute and she'd been snippy and that she'd fallen into the water rather then been pushed - it had been his fault either way. Ruining her fishing. Lost in her thoughts the little pup tumbled sideways at Twix's nudge wiggling to her feet she wagged her tail.
"Okay Aunt Twix..will you come with me ou of the Packland next time?"
She asked hopefully some of the other pups thought Twix sorta mean but Sil liked her - she was the only one who didn't constantly try to baby her. At her last comment Sil's ear owered and she let out a little huff - as though she was being marched off to her doom - she loved her family she really did but sometimes all that lovey dovey attention made her want to hide in a tree like..a squirrel or something - which she reflected was exactly the reason she'd wandered off and gotten into this mess in the first place.
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:47 am
"I'll push him in if I see him..." she growled softly. She would do much worse, but it was after all only another pup. Twix idly wondered which pack the pup might have been from luckily Sil hadn't come in from the direction of Agua Azul and so their enemies were counted out in her adventure.
"Of course next time I'll show you out, and maybe even show you a little hunting....It's good for you to get out and learn, but your still young enough that you could use a paw around if you need it." The caramel female paused remembering bitterly that as a pup she had only her siblings to help her, and she to help them. Were it not for Crunch's strength and wisdom even at his young age, they might have all perished. How had Alas survived all alone? It was a question that often plagued Twix for the pink female seemed too soft and kind to still be breathing. She shoved the contemplation away and smirked at sil's huff.
"Let their concern and attention be your lesson."
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:01 pm
Sil giggled slightly - somewhat amused at the thought of her Aunt Twix showing up to give that pup a good what for. Why she could almost envision the scene in her head - Fantasia would sure change his tune after a run in with with Aunt Twix of that Sil was certain.
She was quite excited at the prospect of going hunting and scampered about under Twix's paws as they headed back towards the den's, she supposed that for that she'd put up with all the attentions and to tell the truth she was rather looking forward to seeing them - despite her protests otherwise. It had been a long day after all and Sil had at one point been quite scared that she wouldn't find her way home at all. Of course she wouldn't ever admit such a thing to her Aunt and copied her by giving a little snort and replying in an off handed grim sounding tone.
"I suppose they mean well enough"
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:38 pm
Twix held back a smirk and tried not to be charmed by her niece, it was hard. She hated to admit it but the pack itself was softening her, the pups and the way they all cared for one another and got along. She still scouted, patrolled, and trained everyday...but now nights were filled with sitting among her family and holding back laughter at the antics of the cousins or the pups or even Alas and her tales.
The giggles made her smirk, "You'd like that hmm? Perhaps we could find this Fantasia and get you your revenge..." The idea of teaching what sounded like a troublemaking male a lesson sounded rather pleasant.
"Yes they always mean well..." She agreed softly as they came upon the two pink and white females. Despite the amazing similarities and the fact they were called mother and daughter Alas and Venera were infact not related by even a single drop of blood. Yet but for the few weeks Venera had vanished to wallow in self pity the two had always been the very closest as mother and daughter.
Venera managed to bound out of the den first simply because she was younger and faster. She rushed to curl around Sil and nuzzle her. "Oh I was so worried!"
Alas followed rather quickly and crouched by the pup. "Oh darling you terrified us, are you alright?" Healer instinct kicked in rather quickly for the pink alpha female and she nosed Sil tenderly looking for bruises or breaks. "Your all damp what happened?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:27 am
"He'd deserve it"
Sil confirmed as Twix spoke of teaching Fantasia a lesson - of course she'd completely forgotten her own part in their ill fated meeting but then that was typical of young puppies. As they neared the den Sil braced herself for her mother's rush nealy being tumbled off her feet again - she couldn't help but wag her tail and nuzzle her mother back however.
"I'm fine mom"
She stated as her grandmother poked and prodded her, thankfully Sil thought to herself she hadn't been wounded at all on her little adventure or the fussing would have been far worse.
"I didn't mean to worry anyone...I'm sorry"
The little pup reintegrated - she couldn't help but hate worrying her grandmother, she was such a kind creature after all. She rolled her eyes back slightly as thought asking Twix if she really had to tell them what happened...of course she already knew that answer and he couldn't very well lie to her mother and grandmother now could she. Sil Sighed.
"I..I wandered off and got lost, and then I was fishing but a strange pup came floating down the stream and knocked me in - we didn't get along so well and after he left I went down the shoreline looking for a way up the bank because it was steep and full of mud..but I couldn't find one! but then Korrigan and another wolf found me and they brought me home!"
She finished joyously and then sobered up.
"Aunt Twix already told me not to do it again..and she promised to show me how to hunt!"
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