A wide river dominates this section of the forest. Romance is in the air, and wolves of all ages come to search for their mate.
Some are born great Some achieve greatness __________________________________________ It had been a long time since he had bonded with Scamander - well over a year now. At the time, the teal based rainbow boy had been only a pup, and Vladimir but a teenager himself. When first Vlad had offered Scamander to come and live with them, the pup had jumped at the notion, and had followed the young Dierne Hrof prince back to his pack, back to his den, only to find a Vladimir‘s mate to be giving birth. Yet Scamander had not been afraid, and had continued to live with him, even now. In fact, Vladimir and Seraphina had adopted the young boy, making him their child as much as any of the ones truly borne by Sera’s womb. It was odd, perhaps, the adoption of the rainbow, for a few reasons. The first and foremost was, of course, that neither Vladimir nor any of his offspring could touch Scamander. Anytime a tempest bore offspring, they were automatic Fehrwards, be they Oferwederen or Haeld. Vladimir had of course allowed their pups to play with and comfort Scamander while they were still young, despite the fact that some thought it as at wise. That they would grow accustomed to it and then be unable to break the habit when they aged. But prince Vladimir believed in the strength of his children, and wanted to give Scamander as much of a normal pup hood as possible despite his already tortured history. Seraphina, of course, also gave him attention, and love, enough to make up for the lack of physical comfort Vladimir could give his adopted son… But to digress, the second main reason it was odd because that was just that - Seraphina and Vladimir already had pups of their own. It seemed that all too often, it was the singleton, loner adult wolves that adopted pups, not those in a committed relationship with a litter under their belt already, let alone another on their way. But so great, so giving, was the love between Vladimir and Seraphina, and enhanced by their soulmate bond, that it would not matter if they had one child or one hundred children… Each would be loved the same. It was because of this, soulmate bond, that Vladimir had finally been able to break free of the curse of the Tyrell line. Each parent within it was a terrible parent despite the fact that they may be a fine upstanding citizen. They were, all of them, cursed because of their bloodline, the magic running through the veins, and the lack of their soulmate. It kept something from them… Something that Vladimir could only be saved from and could now tap into because of Seraphina. And now? The way he had felt when he had initially saw Scamander returned within him, a sense of familiarity with a stranger, a need to protect him at all costs, and of course, too, a sense of both the young one‘s location and emotions. He could feel Yuka as clearly as he felt Scamander, despite the distance. But he was surprised when he realized that Qiturah had bonded with the rainbow also. Vladimir sat, not wanting to overwhelm this orphaned rainbow. By Yuka‘s own account he had been here for a long time, only hiding. Briefly Vlad wondered how it had been that neither of the Arcus Irae princesses had been able to sense him, but that was just it, wasn’t it? They would use their bond to sense him, but if he had been hiding, would he not have turned off his own so that he would not be a beacon? When finally Qiturah fell silent, Yuka spoke, again - detailing the manner of his escape, before apologizing… Since announcing his shame for not aiding the others. And sure enough, a wave of regret and remorse swept over Vladimir, bring bile to the back of his throat. “Yuka, as I’m sure you have felt, we too are bonded. And as my daughter has said, my name is Vladimir, the heir apparent to Dierne Hrof. My half brother has been holding the throne until I was ready to take it… but whether I sit upon the throne or Aindreas, please know that it will always be a safe place for you. You say that you have found safe haven with in the ocean pack? There have been… rumors that a vampire lives within that place as well. Have you found that to be true? Has it attacked you? I find worry has slipped it’s way in, I cannot be at ease knowing that you stay there, but it is ultimately your choice. You will find that this land of Blossom Forest is not like yours - we will will not force you to do anything unless your life is in danger… Unless you are putting others in danger. And should that vampire ever attack you, should it injure you or lay so much as a single nail upon your flesh, we will come to get you. I do not know much of the vampires from your land, but the ones here are ruthless, vicious, and thirsty.” Vladimir paused - he did not want to frighten the young rainbow, but he would also be honest with him. If he was to go and live within Uyaraut, neither Vladimir nor Qiturah could protect him. “Did any other Arcus Irae escape with you? We have only seen the ones who came initially with the two princesses… And some of those have perished at the teeth of the vampires. Are there any others? I feel your line may soon go extinct in this place. We have weakened the vampires for now… But that is just temporary.” Vladimir glanced to his brother - this had been meant to be a family bonding experience, time away from pack life and from their duties as Tempests … Instead they had walked right into their duty and then been slapped in the face with it. Especially young Qiturah, who wanted nothing to do with the magic within her. His vibrant arctic gaze swept to her now, worrying about her, wishing that he knew what she was feeling, what she was thinking… would she resent her rainbow? Or would perhaps it make things a little clearer for her to see - why they needed her, how not all things in life had to be destroyed by it. __________________________________________ Some have greatness thrust upon them ~ Soulmate of Seraphina ~ Brother of Castiel ~ Warden of Scamander ~ Heir of Dierne Hrof ~ Sire of Ziva, Qiturah, Asmund.:.Maui, Liora, Ikuseghan, Roan~ |