08-08-2009, 01:46 PM
Mason did not know how to contain his excitement over the merest trace of the scent he had caught. Not only did that mean that there were others - possibly several others - nearby, but these were creatures like him. As he had passed through these lands, he had caught scents he had followed to dead ends, but this was the first time he had scented creatures like himself. Although he was young, he knew that he possessed mixed heritage. He had the foggiest recollection of his father, and he knew that he looked almost nothing like the wolf who had sired him. He had taken after his mother in nearly all ways, except for the fact that his body was larger than a normal coyote's. That difference had not struck his mind yet, because his only experience with coyotes had been with his mother. Still, the fact that there were others like him around was cause for excitement.
His coin-bright eyes flashed and he was startled for a moment when he realized a woman had joined him on the shore. He looked at her, and for a moment he did not know what to say. There was scaring down her face, and she looked fearsome. But he could easily spy their similarities. She had the same narrow features, and the single eye that gazed at him was like a captive sun, a color similar to his own eye color. The boy smiled brightly at the woman and turned to face her completely, blinking as rain fell on to his head.
"I have been looking for you, or somebody like you, for a very longs time," the pup said. His words were sincere, and his voice still had the somewhat high pitch of youth. He tried to speak properly, as he had heard his parents speaking, but the youthful way words could twist within children's mouths had still emerged. He felt his heart clattered in his chest, and he fought to sit still. He did not want this woman to think that he was a nuisance, but it was hard for him to contain his feelings. His tail wagged behind him and he waited for her to speak.
His coin-bright eyes flashed and he was startled for a moment when he realized a woman had joined him on the shore. He looked at her, and for a moment he did not know what to say. There was scaring down her face, and she looked fearsome. But he could easily spy their similarities. She had the same narrow features, and the single eye that gazed at him was like a captive sun, a color similar to his own eye color. The boy smiled brightly at the woman and turned to face her completely, blinking as rain fell on to his head.
"I have been looking for you, or somebody like you, for a very longs time," the pup said. His words were sincere, and his voice still had the somewhat high pitch of youth. He tried to speak properly, as he had heard his parents speaking, but the youthful way words could twist within children's mouths had still emerged. He felt his heart clattered in his chest, and he fought to sit still. He did not want this woman to think that he was a nuisance, but it was hard for him to contain his feelings. His tail wagged behind him and he waited for her to speak.