and onward we go (Leader needed)

Skoll Haskel · 09-04-2012, 12:12 AM

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Hati had once excused his lack of ambition, opting for a slow and steady pace, because he wanted to be ready for the duties of a higher rank before he reached it. The words came back to Skoll now as he stared at the stranger with all the posture of a prince and none of the sense of direction. It was true that he’d advanced quickly, being a dominant and active personality in the pack, but he was still young and didn’t have the experience to know how to operate like the adults of the pack did.

He didn’t let any of that slip through too obviously, though, as he stared at the little setup of the fluffy dog. The sleeping roll and the items strewn about didn’t seem like the tools of a serial killer, and he frowned as he guessed this loner probably only wanted a place to stop and rest, as bad a place as he’d chosen. He let his hackles lay flat, even if his tail remained proudly curled over his back.

The white dog withdrew a hand from his staff—which Skoll was embarrassed to not have really noticed until now, as long as it was—and quickly explained his intentions. His accented voice was quirky and pleasant to the hybrid’s ears, but he fought off a smile in response to the other’s silly one.

Slightly uncomfortable, he twitched his ears and glanced at the bedroll again. “Well, normally I wouldn’t care too much, but—there are dangerous luperci around these parts.” He didn’t speak of the attacks, which instinct told him would be too much weakness to reveal to a stranger, however jovial, but made his point clear enough. He scowled, curious but cautious. “Have you traveled very far, then, sir? I mean—you don’t really sound like you were born here.”

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