Curiosity (Open)

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal wags his tail slightly more, this female was an interesting creature, not at all like those abrasive creatures he encountered on his travels east, indeed she was positively fascinating.
"Very well, I guess I should be able to run down a few more hares here, I'm not dead yet." he says, glancing at Thunder's eyes, a shiver of excitement running down his spine.
"I'm like a pup myself... Why am I so excited about catching hares with this Drappa?" He thinks to himself.

Graal dips his head, "I know little of this land, perhaps you should lead. I will follow you as the Sikla for now, until I regain my strength..." He smiles, "Unless you believe that you are yet weaker than me, and that I am Dragga in comparison..." He jokes.

[thunder]

Thunder grinned, the wind had slowed some and the snow had paused for a bit and the sun was peaking out from a cloud at the top of its journey through the sky. She walked out and lowered slightly careful to not step on the ice she dashed forwards and turned quickly following the fat snow hare she had startled and brought it down landing on top of another hare sitting in the snow.

She grinned again the dead hare in her mouth and the other squirming fretfully. She dropped the hare in order to speak "Yes. You are very much alive! Why would and how would I help a fossil?" She giggled happily. Looking at Graal she noted the distance and picked up the hare again "here." she said though it was muffled by the hare it was clear. She tossed the hare watching it as it landed at his paws before rolling over and killing the one she had landed on.

She stood shook herself off before trotting in the direction of the castle. It was as she did this that the clouds parted and the sun rained down on the pair of wolves Thunders blue fur glistened and snow sparkled on her black paws, her fangs shined as she trotted along and red eyes glimmered in the light.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal pounces on the fresh kill as soon as it lands, tearing into the hare with relish, his grey maw turning a dark crimson as he snaps up the creature's stringy intestines, drenching it's White fur pink as he laps at the sweet, hot life-blood.
It was wonderful, after weeks without food, this tiny morsel was almost enough to make the older wolf feel bloated as he snapped the thin ribs apart to get to the juicy little heart.
But by Tor and Fenris, he could think of little else in the barest few seconds it took to finish the small creature off.

Graal lifts his scarlet maw, licking his lips with pleasure, "Is every creature better tasting here or-"He stops dead, seeing Thunder's colours for the first time in the light, and stares in awe at her fur, the blues shifting over her pelt changing from a pale, sky blue to a vibrant midnight blue. He marvels at her deep, dark red eyes and her grace, something he had not seen in the cavernous human den, but now that she was walking towards him, he could see her form, not ungainly or stumbling, as he'd thought, but lithe, strong. "Good for running..." he thought, smiling at her,
"That's an interesting colour, is that normal here? I've never seen anything like it!" he barks, jubilant with the feel of fresh meat and the sight of so strange a friend to have.

[thunder]

She snorted and dropped the second hare in favor of speaking "No, blue is not common but this is a land of magic and spirits with wolves of many colors with packs that welcome all." she paused before starting again "No not blue, eyes maybe, but red is very common in eyes and fur as is black." she said looking down at the black flame like patterns that stretch up her legs.

She picked the hare up again and gave it to him smiling. "As far as the food goes though I think that's because you were hungry and that was a very plump hare." she said remembering the cut short question. "When you finish it is best we get going." She said looking up at the clouds that could easily dump another storm on their heads.

She dipped her head and trotted towards the castle lightly. Sure that if Graal wanted to he would catch up. It wasn't like she was going very fast and it was not icy either so moving a little faster than walking was perfectly fine.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal grins, picking the hare up for later, holding it by the leg in the corner of his mouth while he trots to catch up with thunder, "Just like a good little Sikla." he said to himself, without rancour. "Well, she DOES know more of this land than I."  he continues, justifying his own submissiveness to the Drappa. He raises his voice to ask Thunder a question,
"You say this is a land of magic? The only magic I've heard of is that of Fenris, Tor and Wolfbane, creation, destruction and transmutation, what do you speak of when you refer to magic?" he says, padding across the snow-paved foliage, a few yards behind her with blood still dripping from the Hare in his mouth.

[thunder]

"When I speak of magic. I mean spirits or as some would call them elementals who roam this land and to anyone whom wishes to learn or doesn't mind them they will stay around. Though i hear it is possible to have two spirits merge with you I've only met wolves with one." she paused " I hear that to merge with one gives you spells of its element that you can use. In fact I believe I've seen some. There is of course other kinds. Demons though not all evil roam and spirits hover wile some wolves have two personalities or have wings. There are many colors and many species that don't appear anywhere else." She finished there looking back at Graal smiling.

When she turned forward again she stopped and a low almost quiet growl rumbled from her thought as she turned on the snow fox who thought to ambush them. She stepped towards it a snarl on her face before mock charging it. The fox didn't know it was fake and ran away in a hurry.

She turned back to Graal again "Sorry about that." She said politely before continuing on the way just as cheerful as before. She could see the outline of what was the castle against the sun as the storm fell apart above them. Simply becoming big fluffy cumulus clouds that ment nothing unless they became tall like towers. It was heating up quickly but she didn't mind she was used to it.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal follows behind Thunder, the air was warming up now, and snow was melting, making his fur warm, but wet. He was entranced by her shifting colours as they approach Tsukie Castle, listening to her words carefully, cocking his head when he hears "wings",
"Wings? As in, bird and bat wings?" he asks, then shakes his head, dismissing the question as she continues.
"I guess that when you have Vulfs with wings, you are highly likely to have many here that are nowhere else." he says, smiling, then jumps as she turns, snarling, thinking she was tired of his chatting and was angry, but spots the small fox running away,
"Oh!" he exclaims, wagging his tail, embarrassed at his own fear of the Drappa.
He pauses for a moment, shakes his fur dry, then catches up with Thunder, dropping his head abashedly.

[thunder]

She snickered absentmindedly. That was funny she thought. "One question." she said stopping at the edge of a fores and a mound of rubble. "Would you prefer to hunt down that doe that I can smell along with its fawn or head to my temporary den that I use when I'm in the area?" She asked looking at him curiously.

"My den is not to far and it would be a fast hunt seeing as we are down wind of the deer and they are also not to far.." she thought out loud for a moment before looking Back at Graal intently.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal grins, he knows what answer she wants.
"Why even ask? We can take it down on the way to your Den." he says, wagging his tail. He was still infused with the two hares' blood, the food making him feel amazing.
"After all, they are clearly impaired, not being able to smell your den from this close, and the smell of Vulfs permeates this forest. They should not be allowed to pass on those traits to their next generation, lest they be too weak to continue evading us." Graal grins, "After all, it wouldn't be much fun otherwise." he chuckles, lowering his body to the ground. "If you go around and scare the fawn to hide behind the Doe, I'll sneak up behind them and kill the fawn, when the Doe turns, you bite it's haunch, make sure to rip it open so it loses blood quickly and so it looks around, exposing it's neck, where I can snap it before it gets a chance to attack, sound good?"

[thunder]

Thunder grinned broadly. She scared the fawn wile sadly not according to plan the Doe charged her as soon as the fawn was scared. Wile the fawn stood frozen in place scared out of its wits and immobile. Thunder shook her head before leaping out of the does way. It turned its front paws ready to smash down on her back. Thunder did this in a similar fashion but instead of smashing down lept onto the does back and clang on with her claws waiting for an opening. When the Does head turned towards her she curved her neck and bit quickly ending its life and falling with it. She grunted as she was squished by the does body. She let go and panted before standing the does corpse on her back. Her legs strained with the effort of carrying it in this fashion as she trudged towards her den for it was in view and not far away. Once there she shrugged off the doe and plopped down contently. She looked at Graal " Not so much according to plan but it works." she snorted "If not for the defective noses those deer would have been a hard catch. Or at least the fawn may have been, the Doe proved its strength." she said this wile waiting for Graal to dig in, he needed it more than she did anyway.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal smiles at Thunder, wagging his tail slightly lower than his body, "You handled that well" he says, stepping closer to nose her over, "Are you hurt" he asks, concerned more with his friend's safety than filling his own belly. He butts her gently towards the doe.
"Before you answer me, eat. Putnar's right, she who kills her Liira, gets the prime choice."
Graal steps back, wagging his tail and sitting down, waiting for her. His mouth is slavering, but he is determined to wait for Thunder to eat first."Don't be discouraged about the fawn. It will grow up more wary, more cautious, it will be a more exciting hunt." he says with a wink.

((Sorry it took so long to write this, I stopped and started so many times >.<)

[thunder]

Thunder somewhat reluctantly tore into the back leg that she had damaged somewhat with her left back paw during the struggle. The meat was soft and fresh, easy to tear. After consuming the leg she stepped back and licked her muzzle clean.

"I am unharmed." she stated before walking over to him getting out of hit line of site before pushing him with her head hard not injuringly hard but enough to move him should he decide to refuse to eat till she ate more. "Yes. Should that fawn continue to live here it would e a bit boring though best it go make some other wolf's day with an exciting hunt." she said.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal smiles at Thunder, snorting a suppressed chuckle as she pushes him towards the hot meat.
"If it stays around here, it may make your day an exciting hunt one day..." he smirks, before turning to the doe, opening his jaw and gorging on it's soft organs.

Graal raises his head, his mouth stained crimson with hot, steaming blood, which he tries licking off.
"I don't know how you stay so clean, Thunder, whenever I eat, I can't get it off my muzzle for days unless I wash in a stream or spend hours licking it until my tongue goes sore!" He grins, then looks around, eyes narrowing and ears twitching as if he had heard something.

[thunder]

"Practice." she said chuckling a bit. She tensed seeing his actions. Her nostrils flared and her ears moved like radars on her head as she leapt atop her cave quickly looking around to see what it might be.

Her hackles raised and she let out a low warning howl. Which eventually turned into a growl as she looked around alert and ready. She shifted slightly after waiting a few minutes with no sign of anything. Maybe she had scared it off? She glanced around once more, utterly confused.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal grins, sidling up to her while she's distracted, then pouncing at her, pushing at her side playfully, trying to push her over onto the soft grass.
"Gotcha! I can't actually believe you fell for that!" he laughs, his tail wagging furiously.
"Surely you don't trust MY nose over yours! Come on Thunder, have more faith in yourself, lest I call you many silly names!" he chuckles, jumping back, lowering his body to the ground, waiting to see what she'd do next.