Ala/Lel RP log
It was just past midnight when the white female entered the den she and her brother shared. He was just as she had left him. Fast asleep, Betzalel didn't wake up, although he stirred in his slumber. Ala smiled to herself. Right now he looked so much like a cub, despite his size. Stealthily Ala approached his sleeping form and gently nudged his cheek.
"Wake up, brother." She whispered softly.
Lel growled low in his throat at the attempt to wake him. Soon, however, his eyes opened and focused on his sister's form looming over him. It was a strange sensation since he was usually the one staring down at others. He yawned and stretched before lifting his head to meet her gaze.
"What is it sis? Where did you go this late at night?" He asked sleepily.
"I couldn't sleep. I went to the spring for a drink of water and to clear my head." Ala explained quickly. A noise reached her ears and her head snapped towards the entrance of their den. She stood still for several moments, ears straining to locate the source. She relaxed when a rodent of some kind passed by the entrance.
"Lel, we have to go." Her eyes, filled with worry, bore into his.
The large black male watched his sister's actions with a raised brow. Was something worrying her? Her posture was tense and she jumped at every little noise that reached her ears. When her red eyes met his, his suspicions were confirmed - something had scared Alastrine, and although she tried to play it tough he could read her clearly.
"What, go? Why?" Lel raised his eyebrows in surprise. It wasn't that he liked this place that much, neither of them did, but this was such a sudden decision.
Ala opened her mouth but hesitated to speak. She bowed her head and sighed. It wasn't easy to say this. But they had no time to lose. She lifted her head and sucked in a large breath of air.
"When I was at the spring I...The leaders showed up." She looked away with a sorrowful expression. "I hid so they wouldn't see me. And ..and they said..." She paused to take another deep breath and looked straight into Lel's icy eyes "They think it's out fault. All the bad things that have been happening, like the scarce prey and the drought during last summer. Lel, they think we bring them bad luck!"
Eyes wide with surprise over what he had just heard, Lel just stood there not able to say anything. It shoked him, really, that someone could believe in such superstitions. "They think we're to blame? Nonsense!" He protested. "How could they be so stupid? No, it's impossible!" He shook his head violently, this was unbelievable.
"Oh, it's very possible, brother, trust me!" Alastrine said with scorn. "You really shouldn't be that surprised. You know as well as I do that they never wanted us here in the first place. But how could they explain to the Clan the abandonment of two young cubs?" They were old Saigh, the two leaders, keeping the old traditions close to their hearts. To them Betzalel's black color meant nothing good would come out of him. And they never expected the red-eyed albino cub to survive - it simply never happened!
"And now, they want to get rid of us once and for all."
Lel's ears dropped back and he looked away as he listened to his sister. She was right. She had been right all along. Alastrine had said many times that the older Saigh here didn't like them, but he had brushed it off. Now he saw it was the truth.
"What do you mean, get rid of us?" He looked back at her confused. "You don't mean...?"
"That's exactly what I mean." She gave him a firm look. "They will try to kill us. Soon."Her teeth were clenched with anger. They should have left a long time ago. It would have saved them a lot of pain and disappointment.
Even if he had known what his sister was going to say next, he still felt a painful pang when the words slipped out of her mouth. Eyes filled with hurt met red orbs. "What now?" Please, don't say it!
Alastrine sighed. "We have to leave, brother." She said quietly. "Tonight, right now." She didn't know how much time they had before the others came. It could be days, but they couldn't risk it.
She said it. It was the unspoken truth that they didn't have much time left. They had no place in these lands. Not anymore. And even if they did, Betzalel knew his sister wasn't going to stay much longer anyway. And without her...he was nothing.
"Alright, sis." A determined look was in his eyes.
Alastrine smiled sadly. She knew he would agree. He would follow her to the ends of the earth. The white female gently nuzzled her cheek against his. "Good." She whispered. Stepping back she turned towards the entrance. "Now follow me and be quiet."
Betzalel followed her white form outside and towards the borders of the Clan's lands without making a sound. With every step they ventured farther into the unknown and away from what they had called their home for so long. It was hard, but he did not hesitate.
And it seemed Alastrine knew her way around here well. She knew where the guards were and they managed to slip by them unnoticed. A small smile played on his lips. Of course she would know, the little rebel.
When they climbed a small hill, Alastrine finally stopped. "Well, here we are. Just outside the borders." Below them she could see part of the dens. It was the last time she would ever see them. "Come on, Lel. We could be easily spotted here." She urged her brother.
Betzalel looked on down below them. He wasn't going to miss this place. "Where will we go now?" He asked as he followed his sister. The forest was not an option. It was too dangerous.
"The Plains." Alastrine smiled with the memories of the times when she was just a little cub sitting with the storytellers. Their mother had come from there too, it made perfect sense that they would settle there.
Something had always drawn them towards the large open spaces to the south. Now, they were finally following that call.
