01-13-2010, 05:14 PM
[html]345 words. would it be possible for this to be dated a couple days later to like the 16th? ^^
Now that King's electric blue eyes were open to the world, Tokyo had changed ever so slightly the way she carried him. Instead of just nestling him in a pile of dresses in her green bag, she had added more to the bottom layer so that he could peek his head out and observe the world as she wandered. She wasn't sure how strong his vision was yet, but he definitely recognized his mother's silvery form and seemed to enjoy these adventures. When he got a better handle on walking on his own she'd take him on walks around Dahlian territory, but for now it was just easier to carry him while shifted.
Tokyo didn't even hesitate as she stepped over the Dahlian boundary and into the nearby neutral territory of Whisper Beach. Yes, she knew that her pack was at war, and while that was all fine and dandy and she certainly wished the warriors of her pack the best of luck in dealing with the troublesome coyotes... well, it just didn't feel like a personal matter at all. Oh, sure, she was loyal to Dahlia de Mai in general and Haku in particular, but.. Meh. What could she do? She was a mother with an infant. Scrawny and sick of lung, she wouldn't be able to do any good in a fight anyway. She was what the pack was fighting to protect. And she didn't really think she was in any danger. Yeah, she had a brush with mortality during that fight with Corvus. But that was different. She had provoked him, and later regretted it. Should she encounter a coyote she'd be pleasant and submissive and non-threatening. That, combined with the fact that she was carrying a child would surely be enough to protect her.
A vaguely familiar orange form crossed Tokyo's field of vision, and in a rather good mood the Dahlian female waved. "Oh, hello!" King squeaked loudly in agreement, his blue gaze swiveling to the strange blurry form, his brown nose peeking up over the edge of Tokyo's green bag.
Now that King's electric blue eyes were open to the world, Tokyo had changed ever so slightly the way she carried him. Instead of just nestling him in a pile of dresses in her green bag, she had added more to the bottom layer so that he could peek his head out and observe the world as she wandered. She wasn't sure how strong his vision was yet, but he definitely recognized his mother's silvery form and seemed to enjoy these adventures. When he got a better handle on walking on his own she'd take him on walks around Dahlian territory, but for now it was just easier to carry him while shifted.
Tokyo didn't even hesitate as she stepped over the Dahlian boundary and into the nearby neutral territory of Whisper Beach. Yes, she knew that her pack was at war, and while that was all fine and dandy and she certainly wished the warriors of her pack the best of luck in dealing with the troublesome coyotes... well, it just didn't feel like a personal matter at all. Oh, sure, she was loyal to Dahlia de Mai in general and Haku in particular, but.. Meh. What could she do? She was a mother with an infant. Scrawny and sick of lung, she wouldn't be able to do any good in a fight anyway. She was what the pack was fighting to protect. And she didn't really think she was in any danger. Yeah, she had a brush with mortality during that fight with Corvus. But that was different. She had provoked him, and later regretted it. Should she encounter a coyote she'd be pleasant and submissive and non-threatening. That, combined with the fact that she was carrying a child would surely be enough to protect her.
A vaguely familiar orange form crossed Tokyo's field of vision, and in a rather good mood the Dahlian female waved. "Oh, hello!" King squeaked loudly in agreement, his blue gaze swiveling to the strange blurry form, his brown nose peeking up over the edge of Tokyo's green bag.