10-10-2009, 01:31 AM
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| http://digital-bonsai.com/katew/rp/kae/kae_jaws.jpg); background-position:top center; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position:fixed; padding-top:221px; padding-left:25px; padding-right:25px; padding-bottom:10px;"> The silvery woman was left to contemplate the fate of the clan in the evening's rain, again wondering how they persevered while the packs fell to pieces around them. How was it that the less-social coyotes, the loner cousin of the wolf, would retain a stable group structure for all this time while the packs had been able to make a simple journey? This was an interesting question to her, and Kaena thought she had several pieces of the puzzle. For one, they had been more family tethered to Inferni in those days. Then, Anselm had been waiting on this side of the mountain for them, ready to help them to settle down into the new lands, adjusting them quicker than the rest of the packs. Third... well, the coyotes just kicked ass. Maybe the years of wolf persecution had given them a keen new awareness of their position in the world, underlining the importance of sticking together like glue. Through the rain, the hybrid woman's ears could just faintly detect the heavier patter of paws against the ground, distinctly different from the pitter-patter of the rain. The coyote turned, her sun-yellow eye lighting on Hybrid. They had seen each other only in passing in the past few months Kaena had returned, though in general the silver coyote had not seen much of him. Then again, she had little reason to actively seek him out. The ash-furred woman trotted a little closer to him, dipping her head almost imperceptibly. It was a tiny gesture, but rather significant. Though they both had been longtime members of Inferni, they had never been particularly close. This fact didn't seem to bother either of them, though now Kaena was faced with the awkwardness of having known Hybrid for a very long time without knowing a single thing about him. She smiled a toothy sort of smile toward him. "Lovely night," she commented simply. |