Back to the Beginning (open)

Aries looked up at Khalessi as she asked if Apollo was friend or foe. She frowned slightly, looking over at her brother and then back up at the white wolf. But before she could answer, one of the other males spoke and she looked over at him and then at the pack male. "Yes, he's my brother." She said softly, looking back up at Apollo as he apologized and told her that she can't run off like that. Yeah yeah yeah, she knew that, but that hadn't stopped her before. She finally rose slightly from her crouching position to blink up at her brother almost defiantly. "I'm not a child, Apollo. You were getting tired of me anyways. I figured you needed a break." She said, trying and failing to explain her reasoning behind taking off on her own. She didn't care whether he liked it or not, he had to deal with it. She was old enough to take care of herself, and even if she didn't try most of the time, if she wanted to, she could survive on her own. But now she decided that it was best to stop talking, before she got herself into a lot of trouble with either him or one of these other wolves around them.

She was slightly disappointed that the younger male wolf continued to ignore their existence, though it was obvious he had recognized their presence. Instead, he continued to scrutinize his sister leaving Khalessi to offer a warm and confident smile when Aries looked to her, almost as if asking for support. When Aries started to defend herself she was quite proud. It was in the right of every wolf to establish some sort of independence; though Aries looked to be a bit late in the game, but still it was a first step to becoming an adult, a phase not many got to see happen everyday. Knowing you could support yourself on your own was quite a thrilling change that offered security to those who sought it. However, trying to break away from those who loved you so dearly wasn't exactly a good choice either, but she doubted it would come to that. The pair seemed close.

As the white female drifted off into her own thoughts she looked in the direction of the pack lands and her eyes softened with uncertainty. She had done exactly what she was telling Aries not to do in her head, but she wasn't even sure if that bond had been close. It had been unspoken and almost nonexistent in the days that she had been there. As the siblings continued to talk to each other Khalessi picked up on something in the distance. Her ears perked and she zoned in on the eastern forest, listening to the howl of a female loner, with a broken male accompaniment. She didn't recognize the voices, which meant she could add two more to the loner count. She should have been happy at the new data, but somewhere deep down she was worried. This new explosion of loner population was starting to irk her for some reason. As the song died down she looked to Pravin expectantly, wondering what his reaction would be.

He just let out a long sigh, not really feeling up to arguing with her in front of these wolves, it was already awkward enough. Instead he just sat, glancing around, his ears perking as he heard howling. More wolves? How many resided here? It was sorta amazing at the sheer number there seemed to be around these lands. He glanced back at Aries, grinning, wondering what next. They were still basically guests here in the pack lands, and, by how tense things seemed here, staying was sounding like a worse idea even more. Perhaps with the sound of more wolves most of this group would disperse, Apollo liked the idea of not being around so many better, it was safer then being around a lot of wolves, with tensions seeming to be high anyway.

(Bleh, brain dead...)

She was a bit surprised when Apollo didn't argue with her, and she looked up at him in confusion as he grinned at her. What the hell? She frowned at him, looking up at the white female beside her once more before relaxing a bit and standing at almost her full height. She was still much smaller than Apollo, but her long legs made her fairly tall for a very young female. She blinked around at the wolves, tilting her head slightly. "I know you've all heard our names, I'm Aries, and this is my brother Apollo." She said, looking up at her brother as if for support and encouragement before continuing. "We've been wandering alone for a long time, and well, I wandered off and ended up here. We didn't mean any harm by trespassing. I didn't realize I had entered your territory." She said, turning and looking over at Pravin now, assuming that he was the only pack wolf present.

Khalessi looked to the siblings and smiled at Aries. "I think you'll be okay. I'm fairly certain we haven't crossed the borders just yet. Just dangerously close, which probably concerned Pravin." The white female looked to the pack member as if asking if she was correct. "You can call me Ali" she said firmly before looking back to Aries and her brother Apollo. She had come close, but held her tongue at the last second and changed her name. The loners weren't exactly a problem, but she didn't need Pravin knowing her full name. Now comfortable with their presence Khalessi sat down and relaxed, falling silent as she listened to another howl in the distance. A response to the first, but she didn't recognize the vocals of this one. She wondered how big the pack had gotten since she had left.

At this point, Aries simply watched the other wolves, looking for an exit strategy, although, she had a strong feeling that sticking around with this white female might benefit her and her brother. So she said nothing, and nor did she move. Instead she looked up at Khalessi curiously, wondering what her answer would be to the male's invitation. Would she accept? Would she respectfully, or disrespectfully decline? She had no idea, but she had a feeling that joining this pack now was a mistake. Just a strange feeling she had about the place.

Khalessi's ears twitched with Antero's taunting, which she wasn't too comfortable witnessing. Still looking to the beta she shook her head slightly in polite decline of his offer. "Sorry to have bothered your patrolling for nothing. Perhaps it's time to let him return to his duties? Khalessi offered a smile to Antero as she directed her question toward him. Aries and Apollo, although oddly silent and out of place, seemed to be contemplating Pravin's words. The white female wasn't worried however, the pair would be perfectly safe within the territory and under Blitzen's rule if they accepted. However, if they didn't she would have to make a note to check up on them every once in a while to make sure they were eating properly. They seemed rather young and quite ignorant to the dangers of the river which was another peculiar matter that interested her. Perhaps they were foreign to this place and rather used to a different environment and terrain. Did the pair come from the desert? Khalessi couldn't help but wonder and try to analyze the situation. She could use a bit of advice on how to survive better in the banished plains.

((Khalessi continued - with time lapse - here: https://incendio.rpg-board.net/t144-the-return ))

Antero smirked as the wolf named Ali made a comment. "Sure sure! Why not!" And with that, he turned on his paws and went West instead of East as he had initially planned. He could always see the banished plains later; for now he just needed to find a sensible home. These lands seemed to be a good place to stay, and maybe he could find new ways to piss off Pravin. It wouldn't be hard. He headed towards the cliffs where he knew were caves. He hadn't explored them yet, but they were safe enough. Leaving the group behind him, he soon ended up in a comfy den. It had a made bed already, as if someone had been here once. But the scent was old, perhaps he could stay.


((Antero continued - with time lapse - here: https://incendio.rpg-board.net/t143p15-the-beginning-of-the-end-pack-split-thread#2388 ))

Pravin growled a little under his breath as Antero left the scene, but shook his head at Ali's comment. "No worries." The patrols were to gauge the current situation of the land and that was precisely what he was doing. He had already caught four loners at the same scene, two over in the forest. That was enough information to bring home even if he didn't bring any. If there were more than six, which there probably is, then things were worse than expected. Pravin looked to the two maned wolves, "And you two?

Aries lifted her head to look over at Pravin for a few moments as he addressed them. This pack seemed to be having a lot of problems, she didn't know if she wanted in on that. She looked up at the white female beside her and then at her brother before frowning slightly. "I think we'll respectfully decline for the time being." She said softly, still a bit off-set by the tension that still lingered from the two males, even after Antero left. She glanced over at her brother, hoping that he approved of her choice. She assumed he would, since he was the one that tended to avoid drama and conflict, which is what the pack that lived here seemed to be in the midst of, anyways.

((Apollo and Aries continued - with time lapse - here: https://incendio.rpg-board.net/t146-not-setting-fire-to-silverlight#2426 ))