Where do we go from here?

[thunder]

Thunder smirked from her hiding place as she watched Fen. She shifted and pulled her own practiced trick. Being a wolf with a very thick coat this had no affect on her besides coating herself in soft snow as she barreled through snowdrifts happily making it spray everywhere. She stopped and started to make a light sower of snow go over the pups so it was harder to see. She grinned with the happy feeling she got from running still in her system she snorted. "Or what? You're going to leap once again at my friend?" she snorted again before continuing "I'll have you know I'm very very fast. OH and please don't try and attack me because in all possibility I could lay down on top of the one going for my side and catch the others head." she finished before swooshing her tail to spray more snow at the pair circling Fen. Her eyes no longer held the joy of snow but rather a fire that showed how quickly she could end the attack and how she wasn't to happy that they were threatening Fen.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal steps up behind Thunder, nudging her, a wide smile of bemusement spread across his grey-speckled muzzle.
"Oh hush Drappa, they are pups, had I not been pre-warned of the strange things I may see in this land, I would have attacked such a Vulf, better to kill than be killed." He nods at Fen, "No offence meant, Dragga. Now, can everyone calm down."His face turns stern, and his tail raises as he looks down at Song and Quen. "You two pups, show some respect and fear, if he had been a bear, your attacks would have come to naught and you'd be dead, remember that."
He lets out a long sigh, dropping his nose to the ground and stepping back, tail down.
"Excuse my impertinance, Pups in my land show more respect for their elders." He growls apologetically to Midnight and Fen.

[Ragnar Fenris]

Fen gave his massive body a shake as the other wolves came in. Thunder he knew, this new male, if they had met, Fen could not remember when. He cast his eyes on the pups.

"A quick attack can indeed be the difference between life and death, but attack too quickly and you will only hasten that which is inevitable. I am Fen, I am a traveler, a wanderer, and a story teller. I brought you those Rabbits, at the cost of my own energy and time. And quite frankly, even without Thunder, I could more than handle the two of you without any trouble. As I said, I've fought bigger animals, and larger groups. To me you are as much a threat as a pair of fleas." Despite his words and his tone, Fen was actually impressed with the pups, and since he liked pups anyway, it was all he could do not to rush about and coddle them as if he were a worried father.

[Midnight]

Midnight realized Fen wasn't the least bit worried about these newcomers, although she still wasn't sure if she was imagining the arrogant aura around the female. As she let her fur lie flat, she sat down and waited for the newcomers to intoduce themselves. She hoped the cubs would mind their manners. Midnight glanced over at Fen when he made his comment and said, "Gez Fen, you sound like an oldy." and shouldered him playfully She was telling the truth, but she was watching the female to gauge her reaction. She felt that underneath, she (thunder) really liked Fen. Midnight wasn't jealous, all she wanted to do was see what the female would say.

[kmin66]

Song shook her head vigorously, trying to make sense of everything that just happened. A bear that vanished and turned into a wolf, the giant wolf, Fen, she reminded herself, to boot; two new wolves, one speaking in an accent the likes of whhich she'd never heard before; snow all over her, powdery stuff... she shook again to rid herself of it. "I'm very confused. Who are you two? Well, you (pointing her nose at Thunder) must be Drappa, but who are you (gesturing in the same manner to Graal)? And why did you call him (gesturing to Fen) Dragga if his name's Fen?" Turning to face Fen, but then backing up and away from the circle of wolves that ould have been surrounding her and Quen, she asked Fen, "What kind of wolf are you, to be able to grow so big? And why did you leave us the hares?" Quen looked at Song. He had never heard her say so much in front of a group this big in his life. "Curiosity may kill a cat, stupid things that they are, (Ooc: hope I'm not offending anyone, I'm a dog/wolf person!)but it sure helped a wolf !", he thought. "I have a valid question: could we go do this somewhere inside and warm? I'm really cold." Song noticd that her friend could barely stand for shivering. She hoped the others saw it too, he was getting dangerously cold. She had him keep standing, and she had him lean against her so he could use her extra heat but wouldn't have to support her weight. "It's back again," she thought. "Where do we go from here?" she asked the assembly of wolves before her. "We need to get him yout of the wind, fast!"

[Ragnar Fenris]

Fen stepped over and pressed himself into the young male. Looking at the others he spoke. "He is right we must get someplace warm before the storm hits us full force again. I will explain as much as I can once we get someplace warm. For now just understand that Drappa and Dragga are words used to refer to males and females. I'm not too familiar with the dialect myself, but I'm sure the one using it can explain it in full. Midnight, Thunder, help me with these two. Stranger, would you mind keeping the wind off the pups from behind, I'll blaze a trail."

The wolf did not wait to see if his orders and requests were followed, he moved forward, parting the snow like a boulder parted a river. It was not often that he appreciated being so large. He just wished he was a user of Fire magic rather than Air and Light. He could heal an injury, or freeze a beast solid, but he couldn't warm these half frozen pups. He felt helpless.

[thunder]

"Here." THunder said as she lowered herself down. "One of you can lie on top of me in my thick fur. Oh and sorry for getting you two covered in snow." she said. Her fur was warm and she had more heat than she really needed. She could easily spare some. She began balling up snow. She threw it at Fen's back wile yelling "Oi! You should pay attention! I've got an idea!" Her eyes shone and she waited. "I've been here before. I know of a rather large cave not to far from here seeing as I'm standing on the ice of the creek that leads there." she said in a much more quiet tone. "As soon as one of you is settled on top of me we're going to slide down on the ice. Midnight, could you please go tell Fen. Graal, I know your fur isn't nearly as warm as mine but could you please try to keep one of them warm as we go?" as she said this she shifted to allow her claws to dig in so one of the pups had time to get on her. She was now determined and ready, she was going to get those pups to the cave no matter what crossed her path.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal nods to Thunder, grinning as she throws the snowball. "She's so skilled." He thinks to himself, shaking his head as more snow gets in his eyes. He turns to Fenris, his grin fading to a slight smile, "If Thunder knows where a cave is, and it's nearby, it'd be best to get there and hole up, share warmth and keep the cubs out of the snow." he says, not commanding or suggesting, merely stating in a monotonous growl. He turns to the cubs, his smile returning full force again.
"Allow me to help you, pup." he says, reaching out to pick up Quen by the scruff of his neck, gentle and kind. "You can warm up on Thunder, I'll carry your sister."

[Midnight]

Midight nodded and ran up to Fen. "Thunder knows where we can get warm." She ran back to the four others, then, seeing that she wasn't needed, pricked her ears and stayed alert in case another somthing came around. After a while, she unflolded her two white wings and flew above the odd little party, looking for anything that wasn't forest. The wind was giving her trouble, so she located the others and trailed behind, straining her ears backward for any disturbance other than the howling wind.

[Ragnar Fenris]

Fen stuck close to the others, he didn't come to the Shinkou lands often, so he wasn't as familiar with the terrain. He had hoped to stumble across a cave or at least a cleft in a rock face. He felt dismal, with his thick fur he felt not even a slight twinge of the cold, only his nose and ears felt anything of the freezing temperatures. If he could have given those pups his fur he would have. He found himself wishing he could warm them with his magic, yet he knew he couldn't. As he walked he spotted yet another rabbit, he snapped its neck, pouncing on it with his full weight. He knew a way he might be able to help. He carried the rabbit in his jaws, for what he planned he would need its flesh.

"When we get there, I'm going to use my healing power on the little ones. It might help to bring their body heat back up." His words were muffled with rabbit, but he should have been understandable.

[thunder]

Thunder nodded and grinned at Graal before sliding down the ice moving along the curves. Eventually she used her claws to stop and lept to the top of a bolder the slid into the cave though a round hole big enough for her and the pup. The cave inside was more than large enough and it felt as if it was heated. She took Quen off of her back and put him on the warm ground. She then leaped up and out the hole to show the others. She looked at fen uncertainly and tried to widen the hole. She was somewhat successful but it would probably be a tight squish for him.

Her tail wagged the others probably saw her on top of a bolder. But that was the cave entrance. Inside was tall and wide it was warm and secure too. She had heard Fen from around the bend an it was silly to her that he said when we get there,she was already there. She hoped she ddn't scare the pup with the fact that she didn't have her (song's) brother on her back. Upon seeing them round the bend she said "Over here!" before popping back into the cave. The ice had melted off of Quen and had become steam. She padded on the warm ground and went over to him. She nudged him to see if he was okay before settling down on the ground.

[Midnight]

Midnight noticed that Thunder found the burrow she was looking for. She barked, sharp, once, and waved her tail over to the direction of the hole, then trotted up to Song to make sure she was warm enough. Until Fen entered the burrow, she would stay next to Fen and take Song off his back and curl around her.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal grins, looking to Song,
"Do you think you can walk from here, little one?" he asks, a softer, kinder tone than earlier.
He turns to Thunder, a mock frown on his face, "Usually, when someone says nearby, it means more than a two second walk." his face brightens. "You truly are a wonder." he chuckles nodding to Midnight and Fen, "I apologise, I have been most rude. I am Graal, a friend of Thunder's, I'm afraid that is the only title I qualify for in this land, other than that of a Kerl, or Loner in your tongue." he bows his head, but keeps his body raised, "If I may, I would excuse myself to bring back some food, would that be okay?" he turns to Thunder, "That is, if you wouldn't mind."

[cptkickercutleg]

(( still waiting for a reply from Kmin at some point. Anyone know if he's a regular, or if it was a short visit then he forgot about the site, something like that? ))

[kmin66]

ooc: SO sorry everybody! i feel like a fail now... had comp problems.
"Uh, actually, he's my best friend, we're not related," said Song. "And yes, I can walk. I don't know if anybody here uses it, but may I suggest..." she tugged at something hanging around her neck; when it came off, they could see it was a shiny black rock and a shiny (can i use flint & iron? if not i'll adjust), silvery thing. "If you rub them like this near wood..." she found a stick after digging for a bit, and set it on the cave's floor. "The wood catches fire!" Soon, after collecting sticks, she had a hearty blaze going. "How's that, Q?" she asked nudging him. "And don't anybody call him that, the nickname is mine!" she said, fake-agressively. "How about we explore the cave now? Just to make sure it's safe. See, back where we came from, caves were rarely without soft spots that you could fall through. I just want to make sure... unless you've already done that, Midnight..." She scratched her back, which was becoming increasingly itchy, and also to hide her embarassment. She always rambled when she was nervous, would they be able to tell? She noticed Quen trying to scratch his back, and went to save him the trouble (or was it possibly to continue hiding her embarassment? she thought.) She only then noticed the strange smell...