skyrippa - of zaphkiel x astrid - one
litter mate of oberon, cassiopeia, ophiuchus
sister of astraea, asariel, tzadkiel, vortigern

Although I was young, that did not stop me from blazing my own trail. Taviora was filled to the brim with wolves. The forest spoke to me, filled with the essence and the souls of those passed, but I decided that with a fresh beginning in Asteraia, that I, too, could start anew. My siblings were not overly spread out. Most resided in Taviora along with my parents and while I loved them with a fierce sort of passion, I was by nature of a more individual mindset. When put in such close proximity for too long a time, I grew waspish, my orange eyes glittering often with restrained cruelty. I had tried to curb my temper and my sharp tongue but as I fast approached my second year of life, I was beginning to learn that such a thing is intrinsic to me. I could no more change that than I could alter the pattern of stars across my chest, cheeks, and paws. Nor, I decided, did I want to.

My arrival to Asteraia was rather candid and altogether unimpressive. Apparently the storm that I had trudged through to get here had turned to snow AFTER it had left the northern territory wet. Dead grass was collapsed upon itself and heavy with water, leaving my paws squelching through it to avoid the muck of softened earth. It would freeze overnight and harden once more, but for now it just seemed rather... bleak.

To be truthful, I imagined a land of abundance, with prey all on the horizon and a sort of pretty elegance to the winter scenery. I rather liked the cold if only because it gave me relief. My coat was so thick that I had felt as if I would suffocate during the summer months. It made me wonder if this would be a bad place to live, considering there was a lot less shade than Taviora, but I suppose I would figure THAT out when summer actually arrived. For now, I walk sedately across the sloping land, sniffing at the vacant holes of prairie dogs and pausing at scent trails laid by the new King.

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