The air is heavy as you make your way through unknown territory, as you pause to sniff the air a drop of rain falls onto your nose. It is soon followed by another and another and soon the rain is pelting down in sheets, soaking you to the bone. The clouds are an angry purple and the menacing drumming of thunder rolls over the sky. Squinting your eyes against the blinding water you find yourself at the edge of a large, dark pine forest. You are too desperate for shelter to notice the scents that mark the border and plunge in, and nearly into the chilly stream that runs through the territory. You veer away and as you are shaking the water out of your fur you notice a large pair of icy blue shards gazing at you. The storm has passed now and beams of sunlight filter through the thick canopy of pines, illuminating a massive male wolf not three feet away from where you stand.
His pelt looks like a bad patchwork job of black and white and beneath them you see large, hard bands of steely muscle and you know this is a warrior for his torso is marred with many battle scars. His banner curls over his back and his lips are drawn, exposing sharp ivory daggers. When he speaks his voice is deep and dominant, like the thunder you so recently heard.
"Wolf, you have found yourself in the terra of the Andere Seite Pack. I am Eclipse, king of this land."
It is only then that you notice another pair of lanterns gleaming in the penumbra and a dark-pelted fae slinks out into the clearing to stand next to the king, her own banner waves and her green and blue eyes bore into you. She is the same size as most males and a crisscrossing pattern of scars show that she too can take care of herself. Her voice is cold and has a snake-like sound to it yet you can see they are both fair rulers.
"And I am Nephthys, queen of Andere. We don’t care much for strangers so you must make your choice, Submit to us now or flee our lands and never return. If you fail to do either you will have little time left to regret it."
The formidable pair pierces you with their gaze and you feel as if all your secrets spill out before them. You are left with a decision now. Will you submit and take refuge in this dark forest or will you flee and never know what secrets these trees hide? Make haste, you can see that the pair grow tired of waiting.
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Posted on July 15, 2014 at 10:18:09 PM by Athene
 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ In response to her call came a uniquely colored brute. His approached was long overdue, but it did not yield an awkward or inappropriate silence. For never would Athene’s time spent with her mate ever be defined as awkward or inappropriate or boring or wrong. For it was right, all right. They sat in a comfortable silence and every once in a while Athene leaned into the dark titan by her side, smiling at him until she moved away from his touch. Then, her amber gaze would shift to the interior of the pack lands, searching out any movement. Though they had been quite proper in and of that they had not crossed the border, and she did not believe that they would be as rude as to attack them, but she had not gotten this far in life by being unprepared. All the while, her auds were swiveled to face the pack. When their greeter finally did arrive, he wore a smile and nodded to them before releasing words. Hello, strangers. Sorry for taking so long to reach you. I suppose you’re both looking for entrance into a pack? Athene narrowed her eyes and smiled slightly before nodding herself. Most would expect the man in the relationship to do the introductions, and in her case, it would make sense seeing as she rarely spoke… but Athene was appropriate and was no fragile, delicate flower. She was a warrior, born and bred and raised. It was what within her blood, so as soon as he fell silent, she straightened her form and stepped forward, her petite paws not touching the border. Dipping her head, her honey gaze remained upon him firmly. Her maw opened and out came lyrics set in rhyme. We are the guests whereas you belong. Patiently we waited and you didn’t take too long. You are correct about us with only one glance. Your assumption is not at all wrong Your instincts must be right and rather strong. I am Athene and this is my mate Zev is his name. Now to set you straight – We wish to join the ranks of this pack I assure you, of strengths we do not lack. I myself was born into a family Where we were raised as we should aptly My skills set me as a warrior apart Thus I have strength, wisdom, and heart. As for him, you will have to ask. Telling of his own self is his own task. Stepping back, she fell silent, certain that her words, though short, were enough to tell at least of her general sense and purpose. It gave no great detail, especially in how vague it was, and suddenly she realized that she had not told Zev at all of her past. She spoke hardly at all… but there were some things that needed to be said. However, with Hellene aiding him in finding her, she wondered if he knew. Perhaps her sister had revealed to him all that there was to be said, all that needed to be said. Surely it would make things easier and save the timberess from telling a lengthy albeit entertaining tale. She always preferred silence over words… but when she did speak she chose rhyme and rhythm to express herself. Turning her honey gaze to lay upon him, her brow raised and furrowed, silently asking questions of him that he could not possibly hear… but possibly… possibly he would know her well enough by know to understand what she meant. Whether he did or did not, there would be time later to inquire and, if needed, explain herself. For now, she focused upon Zev, waiting for him to tell his own tale. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
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