Untold Complexity (Open)

[thunder]

Thunder stood on the dry ground, the heat blurring everything near the ground. There were no herd animals for miles now. She walked through the tall grass, her paws softly touching the ground in rythem.

It was almost surreal, the silence pushed down on her and the heat blazed through the air. No one around for miles. This was the perfect time to think, or to run. To hide from life. Sometimes she wished that none of it had to happen, her past showed itself in the boldest of ways yet others couldn't see it. Even her fur reminded her of it all. Fire, it had eternally cursed her. Yet here she was, standing were flames could burst out at any second.

There was the sudden need to distract herself. Thunder had let her mind wander. A small grin played on her face. She could run from anything, a land, her family, time, horrible situations, wolves, cats, horses, humans, home. She frowned now, why couldn't she escape her past then? She had chased off lions Graal had helped shatter the wall. Yet somehow all she had was a big mess.

She growled and dashed forwards. The speed at which she took off was amazing, dust splashed up where she had been walking before, wind whipped at her ears, and her thoughts were lost in the rush. She focused on different ways of running, pushed harder, named herbs in her head, turned corners faster and sharper, anything she could think of to pass time and keep her mind off what had happened.

Suddenly she turned, her paws slipping out from under her. It was to sharp and to fast, but she tuned it into a roll allowing the momentum to carry her back to her paws. A new idea. Flips, turns, rolls, obsticals, tricks, traps, the other sides of her knowledge.

Good, something physically challenging that required focus. She rushed forwards again, but this time slammed her front paws into the ground steadily. Successfully flipping hr up into the air high and fast. When she landed she began weaving dead grass together to make a simple trap that would catch on paws or hooves. It was easy enough, she set it down gently and walked away from it.

Thunder was thirsty now so she began to make her way over to the river that lay in the middle of the savanna.

[cptkickercutleg]

Cercius watches her, his black fur blending into the scarred tree that overlooks the small stream as she drinks.
Fire had raged across this land many times before, and the tree had survived, scarred, decimated even, but the green buds on the new twigs was a sign of life.
He didn't care though, he had his focus on the female now lapping at the water.
She had done well in making the grass snare, better than any wolf he had seen before.
"So this is the one he likes, the one he wants to protect..." he muses, teeth baring at the thought.
"How nice. The protective male and the vulnerable female, so cliché. But she's not so defenseless as he thinks, no, she's a sneak, a killer, one who bites from behind... He shouldn't trust her..."

[fangirl728]

(I'm kinda jumping in if you don't mind. But if i'm sticking my nose where it doesn't belong, just delete my post)

Eichi walked slowly through the hot springs. It wasn't a very safe place for a blind wolf, she thought. She listened closely to the ground, judging where a geyser might be waiting to erupt. Eichi listened to the wind and sounds of life around, carefully maneuvering her way through it all. Then the breeze shifted, informing her of what she had suspected. She wasn't alone. Ahead, by the smell of things, there was a female wolf and she thinks... Yes, definitely a werewolf.

Eichi remembered the last time she had encountered a werewolf. At first she hadn't known what it was, but it changed forms in front of her, confirming her thought that werewolves were much more than a myth. That was back when he was young, and pretty, and could see.

Eichi brought her mind back from her glamorous past to the present. If there was any immediate danger, then she couldn't tell. She could smell a tree, and could judge that the werewolf was hiding behind. Perhaps he was spying? Eichi had no way of knowing, but she felt that was his purpose. She might as well make her presence known. She was right behind the werewolf, might as well confront him first. "Excuse me, but are you gaining anything from spying on that wolf there?"

[thunder]

Thunder's ear twitched, she was a bit caught up in things but now she could easily hear the breathing of the two others. The wind was in her face so there was no hope of smelling them.

Her well trained ears heard the female behind her speak, oh that was nice, another who knew the male was spying. Still, she didn't turn around or give any evidence at all that she knew they were there. Instead Thunder stood up again and dove straight into the river, the splash wouldn't get them because it was far to small.

Once under, and staying under, maneuvering against the river was far easier she wove her way past currents gripping stones when needed. Then she simply slipped her way up the other bank. She allowed the water to slide off instead of shaking. Thunder walked down the shore a bit then laid down parallel to the tree and examined the other two.

[fangirl728]

Eichi's ears perked, knowing that something splashed. She heard some rustling but couldn't discern what it was. Her sightless eyes didn't leave what she thought was he werewolf, though. She wrote the sounds off as nothing.

[cptkickercutleg]

Cercius glares at the blind wolf, his eyes rolling as Thunder dives into the water.
"If you hadn't alerted her, I would have better been able to fulfil my duty to my pack brother, now, I am left with only a minute or so of observation to make my conclusions from." he growls irritably, "And whose fault is that, Gran-Sikla?"

Cercius was annoyed.
Really annoyed.
Annoyed didn't even cut it anymore.
He was furious with the intruder, muscles tensing as he restrains his aggression, even as his mouth begins to water.
it was enough that his brother didn't care to know him, quite another for that same brother to love such a devious and deceptive female.
"Broken indeed. She looked entirely at home making that trap, it's in her blood!"

[thunder]

"No, I heard you breathing even before that." Thunder said suddenly.

Her blue fur had always given her away, her accent had before too until she learned to mask it plainly and keep herself using this languages words. Maybe Graal and whomever this was needed a lesson in covering their accents or just wording. It was clear to her now that they came from the same land and apparently the same pack. Otonami, that was what Graal had said his packs name was when they had been in Giaku.

"Chy debba tu spia ai mi?" She muttered with a shake of her head. 'You want to make observations? Then see this.' She thought as she stood and backed up. She moved so she was no longer parallel to the tree but still able to see it clearly. Now she grinned again. If she moved fast enough she could make two steps across the water and to the other side. If not, well those two would be soaked and she would be underwater again.

She dashed forwards with speed faster than last time but with less dust. She made it, the two fast steps succeeded in getting her across the large river and onto shore. "Just what duty do you have to Graal?" She asked giving the male the information that she had easily connected both him and Graal.

"Tu fy a lui penso chiaro." She explained in her own tongue just to annoy the already irritated male. She could examine him well enough with non-invasive glances not easily noticed, but she was willing to sit through his obvious examination. There was no reason to run or do anything quite yet so she remained were she was doing nothing unnecessary.
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Translation 1: Why must you spy on me?
Translation 2: You made it painfully obvious.

[Adurnak]

[[May I join in? I'm itching to try Navanic out in his home turf.]]

[thunder]

(sure! Join! It says open. )

[Adurnak]

[[Yay! ;D]]

Navanic streaked through the air scant feet above the ground, soot and ash from the eruption he'd just flown through still trailing behind him. This place, He thought to himself as he blazed over the open plains, Was absolutely PERFECT! Perfect climate, perfect volcanoes... Perfect everything!
He hardly had time to realize that there was a group of two wolves and a human-wolf ahead of him before they were behind him. Well, mostly behind him. The trails of light left by the red markings on his wings were still between the blue wolf and the other two. Looping back around in a huge ark, he came around again at a slower pace, flairing his wings for a neat landing.
"Hey, what's goin' on?"

[fangirl728]

A ghost of a smile tugged at Eichi's mouth at how annoyed the stranger's voice was."I used to get upset when I was young. Whenever someone interrupted me I would bite their throat." she thought. Her smile grew wide and unhidden at the thought of killing. it was something she hadn't done in a long time. But not now. Today was such a good day, no point in ruing it by getting her coat all bloody.

"Hey, what's going on?" Eichi turned her head toward the new voice. "I'm just trying to find out why this man here is spying on that young lady there." Eichi said with a chuckle, something she knew would irritate the werewolf more.

[Adurnak]

"Oh, is he now?" Navanic replied, giving the human-wolf a scorching look, tiny licks of flame escaping his muzzle as he speaks. "In my old home, such a thing was punishable by slashing the perpetrators' legs and making them to stand in the ocean for a day.

[fangirl728]

"Really," Eichi said with a laugh, imagining it. "Me and the people in your old home would get along just fine." Eichi raised her voice to talk to the other female, whose sent became fainter, most likely meaning she had retreated further away. 'Excuse me, is this man bothering you?"

[thunder]

(You should wait for kicker)

Thunder heard the other two's banter and laughed a bit. "It depends, does spying on me then insulting you count as bothering?" She asked a smile laid on her face. She was closer now and in had come another wolf, but she had no problem with it. The run had been fun, and now prodding at the were-wolf was just as fun. She looked up at him to see if the constant prodding was having any effect. On her side it was gentle and there just to gain a little chuckle from the reaction, she had no idea what the other two hoped to achieve.

[Adurnak]

[[Sorry. ]]