06-27-2011, 09:43 PM
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Tayui was silent as the other wolf worked out her deal in his head. She knew he was mulling it over, but she couldn’t read his emotions, so she didn’t try. He would either explain himself or hide his thoughts when he spoke. Tayui only had to wait for the moment to see if he accepted the deal.
When he held up the book, Tayui wondered if that meant yes. He agreed to her first price, but what of the second? As she pondered this, the wolf spoke, slowly at first, but then with more confidence. He named a condition and Tayui nodded slowly, encouraging him to continue. He hunched forward and then continued with his terms. She frowned and wondered what he might mean. That of a normal warrior? Surely he was no more than three years of age; what skills could he possess that others did not? Perhaps it was naive of her to assume that age limited skill, especially after Skoll’s fall, but she was no judge of fighting. She had seen to her own defeat by Hybrid. That was why she needed this wolf. She shouldn’t be second-guessing him like this – or herself.
“Well, don’t worry about that boy. I gave up pretences of personal gain some time ago. As long as you don’t mind killing someone who might not seem like they deserve it,” she began, but frowned. No one deserved to die save Haku. “As long as you don’t mind killing someone for a reason you don’t quite understand, then I do believe we have a deal.” She wasn’t going to try and defend her choices, her decisions, or her request. Tayui didn’t want to lie to him for some reason; perhaps she was still good at heart, or perhaps she only had good intentions. Whatever the reason, she still had something living inside of her that wanted him to know what he was agreeing to. This made her a poor crook and a poor vigilante, but she wasn’t trying to be either of those things, so she supposed it was fitting.
Tayui was silent as the other wolf worked out her deal in his head. She knew he was mulling it over, but she couldn’t read his emotions, so she didn’t try. He would either explain himself or hide his thoughts when he spoke. Tayui only had to wait for the moment to see if he accepted the deal.
When he held up the book, Tayui wondered if that meant yes. He agreed to her first price, but what of the second? As she pondered this, the wolf spoke, slowly at first, but then with more confidence. He named a condition and Tayui nodded slowly, encouraging him to continue. He hunched forward and then continued with his terms. She frowned and wondered what he might mean. That of a normal warrior? Surely he was no more than three years of age; what skills could he possess that others did not? Perhaps it was naive of her to assume that age limited skill, especially after Skoll’s fall, but she was no judge of fighting. She had seen to her own defeat by Hybrid. That was why she needed this wolf. She shouldn’t be second-guessing him like this – or herself.
“Well, don’t worry about that boy. I gave up pretences of personal gain some time ago. As long as you don’t mind killing someone who might not seem like they deserve it,” she began, but frowned. No one deserved to die save Haku. “As long as you don’t mind killing someone for a reason you don’t quite understand, then I do believe we have a deal.” She wasn’t going to try and defend her choices, her decisions, or her request. Tayui didn’t want to lie to him for some reason; perhaps she was still good at heart, or perhaps she only had good intentions. Whatever the reason, she still had something living inside of her that wanted him to know what he was agreeing to. This made her a poor crook and a poor vigilante, but she wasn’t trying to be either of those things, so she supposed it was fitting.