What Have We Here

Niernan Stormbringer · 05-23-2012, 05:00 PM

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WC:: 772 - Optime then Secui form!

Black and tan ears pricked at the sound of the long, low howl. The noise reverberated through his body and what would usually make him pause and smile made him freeze, his nerves jangling as the howl struck all the wrong chords. It sounded odd and unfamiliar; he had become intensey tuned into the fine characteristics that made up all of of his pack members, coming to even know them by their paw steps, and he instantly knew that this was none of the pack. His new found pack instincts, and a burning desire to protect his family made him abruptly stand from where he had been crouched, sorting through the wood pile for a suitable piece of wood for him to whittle. He would have to come back later and find the desired material.

His tail was puffed up and held perfectly straight, almost as if it had been overstarched. He turned his cerulean eyes to look at his brothers chosen abode, the sound of rapid paw-steps coming from within. His brother wrenched the door open and gave Niernan one of those looks, a look that spoke volumes; he didn't like the howl either. Another howl erupted from the forest, and this one was familiar, Lilins call rallied them both. Both fell to the earthen floor and allowed the sweet pain of transformation to wash over them, bones snapping and furred skin shifting, like they had snakes under their soft flesh. Not a minute had passed before both young males were hulking masses of fur and muscle, Niernans black mane standing up in wild spikes and his canine teeth protruding from his lips, two little perfectly white triangles that were decptively sharp. His tail bristled and he flicked it towards his larger, caramel and chocolate brother. Bran was much more muscular and a little bit taller than Niernan, his brown eyes glistening out his bright white mask.

A mewl from behind Niernan caused the large wolf to turn, he shook his vast head and gave the dark tabby kitten a lick to the face "You stay here Ciaran. It could be dangerous." His voice was a deep rumbling growl, completely unlike his normal voice. The cat sat and looked sulky, he mewled again "Are you leaving?" He asked, his lack of fluent High Speech imiting his word usage, Niernan understood though. He shook his great brick of a head again, "Only going to the border, we'll be back shortly Ciaran. Trust me." The cat nodded, one tiny mewl coming from him before the two large beasts burst into movement, "I do."

Long clawed paws smacked hard earth as the boys sprinted to the border, one brown and one blue set of eyes fixed on a point neither of them could yet see. As they neared the border he heard the faint trickle of a stream nearby, he could smell the freshness of the spring water, the musty hay smell of a horse and another, stronger smell. He could smell strong spices, it lingered in the air, but underneath that scent he registered a dusty, damp smell, like a cave. He catalogued that in his mind as a new scent, he could also smell other wolves, and he guessed that either this stranger travelled and met others often or was part of a pack. The scent jarred his sensitive nose, making him sneeze repeatedly. Bran looked over at him and gave him a growling chuckle, making the elder Stormbringer aware that he found his predicament funny. Nier was about to respond with a shoulder bash but a fresh wave of the new scent made him focus on the task at hand.

Bran and Niernan both skidded to a stop almost in perfect time with each other, their large paws leaving long drags in the ground, their claw tracks very visible in the soft earth. Niernan looked up to see a blonde canid standing on their newly marked border. He looked around, searching for any sign of Lilin. He spotted her near the stranger and he instinctively stepped forward. He was new to this, but he knew he would learn. Bran looked at him sideways, catching Niers eye. The caramel wolf was standing rigid, his tail high in the air, quite obviously not comfortable with this situation. Niernan knew what he meant, he wasn't entirely sure about this one, she looked angelic, all innocence and girly blondeness, but he could sense something else, something darker.

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