|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:01 pm
Embry couldn't fight off the butterflies in her stomach. Her position in Yasashii was still fairly new, and she was worried how her Elder might react to her asking for permission to take Boniface as a mate. The situation might be different if he wanted to join the tribe, but she couldn't force that on him. If he wanted to join the tribe later down the line that was fine, if not....She smiled, she would love him anyway.
She had left the tribe to go pick up Boni and bring him back to the tribe, Kithara would want to meet her potential mate she was sure. She had gone back to his den and nuzzled him before explaining the situation.
Currently they were on their way back to Yasashii to speak with Kithara.
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:23 pm
 Boniface was following slowly behind Embry. He understood that Elder's usually didn't leave their tribe grounds, but he wished there could have been an exception in his case. Having lived in his forest so long it made him a little nervous to find himself in unknown territory.
Embry had been wonderfully patient with him thus far, trying to move slower and keeping their path as clear and level as possible. There hadn't been any incidents to speak of, no running into trees or tripping over rocks. Boniface was doing his best to memorize their route and the feel of the road under his feet, to become more comfortable with it.
He couldn't say the trip wasn't interesting though. Embry had kept him entertained with stories of the other members of her tribe, and some of their daily antics. He'd been very interested to hear that Amy, a vixen who was also blind and a dear friend of his, was also a part of the tribe.
There was also new sounds and smells to keep him occupied. For a long time he'd been smelling something that was almost salty in nature. After a moment trying to describe it to Embry she'd laughed and told him it was the ocean. Her description, water deep enough to cover a mountain, left him shuddering a little. He'd been on a mountain once before as a kit and knew how big they were.
Throughout it all Embry was a constant rock of reassurance to him. It felt odd, thinking of himself as mated now, but he could certainly think of no other he'd rather spend his life with than Embry. He wouldn't have made a journey this far from his home for just anybody.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:34 pm
 Kithara was waiting for Embry and the person she was brining, Boniface, correct? She was curious, and nervous. This was her first official Elder duty, even though she wasn't truly an Elder...yet. She would have to decide carefully, for if she choose wrong she would fail as her duty of protecting and making sure her tribe was safe and happy. Though, deep down she really wanted to accept Embry's mate. She wanted to be able to smile at him or her and greet them happily, though Embry was dear to her.
Yasashii was dear to her.
If she had to reject him to protect Embry she would. Yasashii's members would always be protected by Kithara. If she had to play the bad guy she would.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:54 pm
Embry was walking beside her mate, and couldn't help but smile at him. He was so brave, to journey so far from his home all for her. She felt like the luckiest vixen in the world.
"Are you okay Boni?" She leaned over and nuzzled his neck softly, licking his cheek. She was trying to take the journey slowly so he could get used to all the new sounds and smells, the last thing she wanted to do was overwhelm him. But they were almost to the borders of her tribe's land.
"Home...." She smiled, "We're here Boni.....just a little further okay?" She nuzzled his neck again, then looked up. "There's Kithara....my Elder, she waited for us...." The knot in her stomach tightened. "Mm.....It's going to be fine Boni....." She didn't know if she was saying it for his benefit or hers.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:59 pm
Boniface chuckled at Embry's administrations, though he appreciated them. He was only a little worried at meeting Elder Kithara. "I'll be on my best behavior," he promised, that small smile that was almost always present on his face tugging at the corners of his mouth. His philosophy on meeting others was to be himself as much as possible and let the cards lie where they fell. For the most part it had served him well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:50 pm
Kithara heard Embry, head raising as she spotted her clan member, smiling lightly until she saw the male, head tilting, smile softening. What would he think if she was grinning like an idiot. However, she noticed how close he was to Embry. Was he hurt? Kithara almost moved to see if he was when suddenly her eyes flicked to his eyes.
Oh.
He was blind.
She kept her spot, tail wrapping around her side, instead nodding to Embry with a returning smile. "Hello." She called out, folding her paws comfortably.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:56 am
"I know you will Boni.....And i know Kithara is going to love you as much as i do...." She smiled warmly, then beamed as she saw her Elder spot them. "Hello!" She called out to her.
Once she reached her Elder she stopped and bent her head downward in acknowledgement, "Hello Elder...." She smiled and lifted her gaze as she sat down, "This is Boniface....my.....well.....i hope for him to be my mate...." She blushed lightly, turning to nuzzle his neck as he stopped by her side, "Boni....this is my Elder Kithara."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:53 am
Boniface dipped his head down to touch the top of Embry head when she move to nuzzle him, smilling softly. It seemed he wasn't the only one who was trying to wrap their minds around the loss of their single status. It was a good feeling feeling, and Boniface didn't mourn his balchelor days.
Though it didn't matter to him where he faced, Boniface turned his head in the direction of the scent of the new female. Some foxes found it disconcerting when he looked off in a different direction as he addressed them, and some found his blind eyes staring just over their heads even more disconcerting. As a healer and with Amy in her tribe though, he was willing to bet Kithara wouldn't be fazed by his silvery-white eyes.
"Hello, Elder Kithara. It is a pleasure to meet you, Embry has been telling me much about your tribe as we made the journey to your lands." He dipped his head in a sign of respect.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:00 pm
It was strange hearing someone call her Elder Kithara, however it didn't faze her for long. The red fox smiled at Embry's stutter of words. Her head turned to look at Boniface, smiling even though she knew he couldn't see it. What an unusual name, though she felt as if she had heard it before. She doubted that she had, though he reminded her of Amy, a fox she had met half delirious with a disease that eventually took her eyesight before fleeing her body.
"I hope she spoke of good things." She wondered what she was supposed to do from here. Just blurt out her opinions and worries? Question their relationship before it even started? A faint sight escaped her lips, she had much to learn.
"So, you've brought him to me in hopes of being official?" She questioned. Of course they were! But it didn't hurt to ask. She already had many questions, some that would seem rude, but as Elder she needed to ask. She already had worries in her mind, though she would speak them in time.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:16 pm
Embry blushed as she nodded her head, "Yes Elder......I wanted you to meet Boni in hopes that we could....become mates...." She looked over and Boni and smiled, leaning into him. She needed the reassurance of his warmth.
It wasn't that she feared her Elder, far from it. She loved Kithara, respected her greatly. But she also knew that Kithara would do whatever she thought was best for the tribe. Embry just prayed that what was best for the tribe was best for her. Embry couldn't imagine a life without Boni, he was the only fox she had ever fallen in love with.
The only fox she would ever love.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:30 pm
Boniface nodded. "One of your tribe members already knows me, actually. Miss Amy. I haven't heard from her in awhile." Embry told Boniface the story of how Amy had gotten to the tribe. He couldn't remember very well, but he was pretty sure last time he'd met Amy she'd still had her sight. It had been some time, ago.
He stood firm as he felt Embry lean against him, warm radiating from her body. One of his ears swiveled a little to take in the sound of what was most likely a squirrel chewing on something in the trees to his left. This being a first for him, he wasn't exactly sure what to expect in an Elder meeting.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:43 pm
Amy? Oh, so he had met her. Amy had once been very swept away by some male she kept speaking of, but one day she gave up. Amy had gotten over it, or so Kithara believed. The red fox glanced over at Embry, contemplating what to say next. She had to choose carefully.
"I have a few questions. Maybe more than a few, but you must understand where my concern comes from." She said, tail wrapping around her body in thought. "Boni, Embry, I can see that right now you two are completely swept away with one another, however, is this just puppy love? What makes you two believe that you will forever be mates if I do accept? And, would you become lifemates one day?" If Boni broke Embry's heart, Kithara didn't know how she would deal with it. She's be angry to see her tribemate hurt.
She didn't want Embry to be harmed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:01 pm
Embry was slightly taken back by the question, having been caught off guard.
She remained silent for a moment and considered the question carefully. She had the habit of speaking too hastily and making a mistake, but she couldn't afford to do that today.
"Boni...How do i explain it...." She looked at him and smiled, "My family has never been close......You know this Elder....I came to the Yasashii tribe with a hole in my heart....And even though we have all become so close, and i love you all as family the hole never completely went away. I hope you don't take offense to this but, i was still lonely Elder....."
Embry nuzzled Boni's neck, "But now that hole is gone....All i feel is warm....and safe....I trust Boni completely....I know he would do anything to protect me from harm...And he loves me as much as I love him...He crossed unfamiliar land for me....I know that was difficult for him, but he did it all for me...." She smiled, "I think he would do anything to make me happy."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:46 pm
Boniface nodded, and added his own words to those of Embry. "Travel....is not easy for me. I have never needed to leave my known lands before. I have done my best though to memorize the route, so that I will not have to make Embry leave her home just to see me. If this were to fail, I don't think I would be able to live with it unless I knew I had done everything in my power to make it work. A relationship cannot exist without some effort from both partners."
Boniface lasped into silence for a moment, then gave Kithara a kind smile. "I hope you can forgive how forward I am, Elder. I have lived in darkness my whole life, but I can see more than most. I never considered it a disability but I can feel how it affects others, and know the smell and feel of dismay by heart. It made me aware of how difficult it would be for me to have any kind of relationship."
His smile grew gentler, and his tail moved around to lightly brush against the back of Embry's legs. "You would have to have met my father to understand, but I was raised to do right by those I love and care for. I've thought about this more than anything for awhile now, being questioning myself and being brutally honest. Because to me, there's nothing worse one can do than toy with the heart of another on a pure whim."
Boniface's expression was serious, and his sightless eyes almost seemed to be staring straight at Kithara. "I'm here because I love Embry, and I always will love her. This isn't some game, not to me."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:05 pm
Kithara listened as Boni spoke, having been about to speak after Embry however cutting herself off as Boni spoke. He had satisfied her previous question, though arisen a new one. She focused on the two, noticing every little gentle touch and look between the two. She hummed in thought, allowing a pregnant silence to follow for a few minuets before responding.
"Travel would be difficult for you, and what if the route changed? How then would you reach her? If something happened, she would be devastated. If she truly loves you as she says her heart will break." She looked between the two once more, wondering what their children will look like.
"And if you two were to have kits, what would happen then? It seems unfair to make them only see one parent at a time, though usually kits stay with the mother. Boni, would you be able to take the responsibility of raising them with her? And the distance from your home and ours, how would that affect your children?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
