She woke alone, but that was not unusual. Rising slowly, China gazed about herself, momentarily disoriented - This was the place she and Sage had come to at last, a familiar place to which the willow-slim coyote girl felt herself intermittently and irrevocably connected. Inferni. Her sister in question was nowhere to be seen, but China could smell the heady scent of cannabis in the air, and knew her blood-kin would not have wandered far. Stretching lazily to ease out the stiffness of her brief nap, the girl loosed a content sigh, running a delicate hand through her close-cropped straight hair before rising. The warm sunlight was dipping now between the gnarled and grasping fingers of the trees, and the symbolism of their clutching to the dismal warmth was almost poetic to the flower child.


Love for this strange and beautiful winter-herald weather blossomed momentarily in her breast, followed by adoration for the Earth mother who had created it from her own womb of peace. The Lapis Lazuli of her eyes then drifted lazily to the path she'd known Sage to have taken; burnt tips from her joint that had fallen onto the leaflitter, and the lingering wisps of smoke were an easy trail for the Lykoi girl to follow.


It was at the Hotsprings where she finally saw, to much delight, the dark waves of hair and elegant ears of her sister's crown. Not wanting to disturb Sage's creative juices as she sketched, China walked towards her quietly, enjoying the moist air in her lungs. This was a beautiful place, and filled with the music and life-pulse of nature. The coy-girl wished keenly for her reed pipe so as to play, and recalled only at last minute that as usual she had it tucked into the material wrapped around her upper arm. With a relieved smile, she finally reached Sage, sitting beside her sister just as the other girl finished puffing on her neatly-rolled joint. "That's really lovely, Sage, truly it is," China cooed appreciatively, peering around her sister's arm at the delicate drawing. Her sister had been gifted with her talented drawing hand, just as China had her ability to play. Admiring Sage's drawing and comparing it to the beautiful scenery with her deviant sparkling eyes, she gestured absently to the joint in her sister's hand to request a quick puff, "D'you mind, Sis?"

Sepirah had met a majority of her pack, a lot of them being her family members, but she never did get to know them much better. Really the only family member she was close to was her grandmother and she seemed busy lately. The dark princess sighed as she woke up. The sun made her eyes glow as she shivered to the chill of the morning. She yawned before raising her body up off the ground. In all honesty, she didn’t want to leave her home, but she had duties and she was not going to slip back on them just because it was too cold outside. The jackal braced herself before jumping out her home. She didn’t know what she was going to do today, but perhaps if she got lucky then she would run into some other members of the pack. She was in the tier to welcome new members to the pack and she had done a good job to keep up with that duty. The dark woman stretched out her limbs before she strolled away from her home.

Sepirah continued along until she came to the hot springs. She remembered the last time she was here with another pack member. It was Izzak and his pet reindeer. She had to admit he was a little odd but the time she had was perfect. The dark princess made her way through the steam of the water as she looked around to see if anyone else was escaping the chill. She stopped when she noticed some figures in the distance. What luck this was to meet up with two other members of the pack. The jcakal’s golden gaze locked on her target as she padded closer. The two females became more in color and noticed their hues were similar. Perhaps they were related. A smirk appeared on her face as she took a seat a bit of a distance away from them. ”Hello there. Mind if I join you two?”

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Sage passed her the small rolled joint, and China smiled genuinely at her sister, blue eyes sparkling. What she said was true. The bond between herself and her siblings ensured that they were willing to share all things - Besides, ownership was a fickle subject at best, as was it not far more fulfilling to share the things you enjoyed with others who would enjoy them with just as much gusto? Putting the smoke to her lips, China breathed deeply, feeling the weight of the smoke fill her with the same warm calm as always. She exhaled slowly, puffing out the merry white clouds in small little circles using the tip of her tongue. They wafted away into the universe, dissipating in the moisture-laden air.


Enjoying the mere company of her sister, and the quiet and tranquil beauty of the Hot Springs, it was difficult to notice when at first the stranger arrived - She came quickly, and her beautiful ebony figure just seemed to appear in China's peripherals. As she was midway through taking another slow drag, it was Sage who first made contact with the pretty girl, her sister's words warm and welcoming. Grinning prettily at the stranger, China chimed in softly, "Come over, lovey! Sit with us!" Her voice was slightly more insistent than her sister's. In offering, China held out the joint, moving to wrap her other arm casually about her sister's waist, if Sage remained where she was seated. As the smoke cleared from her vision, the slender coy-girl noted the familiar coloring of the stranger's nose. Curious blue eyes slid to Sage momentarily, to see if her sister had drawn the same conclusion as she had, before drawing back to the pretty ebony jackal. "Say, what's your name? That's some lovely dark fur you've got there." Her fingers just itched to touch it, to see if the ebony pelt was as silky as it looked.

Sepirah continued to watch the two females from a distance and listen in on their conversation. She was sure now that they were related to each other. She wondered if they came here together. The dark princess didn’t recognize either one of them nor had she seen anyone around who looked like time, well except for that one female she met at the pack meeting. Was it possible that she too was related to these two? The jackal didn’t doubt the idea and found it more fascinating. More of the family was coming together.

Sepirah moved her ears as she listened for them to answer in if she could join them or not. She finally heard them both approve of her coming over by them. The dark princess wagged the tip of her tail as she padded over towards then. She took the seat behind them, just so that she could get to know them before she moved any closer. The jackal didn’t want to come across as being rude. She seemed to have that problem with some of the members of the pack. The dark girl looked up the browner one as she asked if she wanted a smoke. She shook her head. ”No thanks. I don’t smoke.”

Sepirah turned her head when she heard someone address her. It was the same coyote that she had met at the pack meeting. She smiled and scooted over so that she could join them. ”Clover isn’t it? It’s good to see you. How have you been since the meeting?” The dark princess began to shift into her optime form so that she would be a bit more comfortable. Once she was done, she adjusted her mask and then crossed her legs. Her tail began to wag again as she waited for the others to speak and figure out if she was related to these two.

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The ebony girl declined her offer so gracefully that China felt not a trace of offense. All the more for her to enjoy! She took another long drag, thoroughly enjoying the heady, heavy feeling of the smoke in her mouth, her throat, her lungs. With another extravagant exhale, the silvery yote-girl rested her cheek briefly against Sage's, the white smoke curling prettily about their entwined frames. The two sisters were a united force, bound by the incredibly strong ties of love and family. But there was another, missing from the heart-felt embrace...


It was her voice that fist clued in China. She had been appraising the inky jackal lady with a head, bi-curious gaze, when those soft tons spilled out to answer her previous question. Sage reacted first - Her sweetest sister, always the first to wake, always the first to forgive, the first to love - by leaping from China's lackadaisical embrace. China moved slowly to a stand, her eggshell blue eyes wide in adoring disbelief as they looked at the figure now draped in Sage's arms.


There was a strange lump in her throat. The smoldering joint dropped from her slender fingers. A big, glossy tear rolled down one silvery cheek, as she stood in silence, watching the reunion of her two beloved siblings. If only Micah, back home, could see how they had grown - Sage and Clover were remarkably similar in appearance, with their gorgeous goldy pelts. China knew, from perfect memory, just how much she had wished to have that pretty tawny fur when she was younger - She had longed for it, cried even! But Sage and Clover, they had told her that she was pretty too. And she loved them, so!


Unable to stay back any longer, the silvery girl practically leaped the small distance between her and her sisters, her face still streaked with happy tears. She couldn't speak, not yet. It was all too perfect. Not willing to refrain, China reached out with one hand - Was her hand shaking? Must've been the weed - and moved to lay it gently against Clover's cheek.

ooc: Dropping Sepirah from here. Have fun SSWM: 446

Sepirah watched as the three sisters were reunited with each other. She remembered that Clover had the same last name as she did though wasn’t quest sure of her relation to the coyote. She looked to them as she smiled. It was nice to see the family trio back together again, but now it was as if the dark princess felt as though she didn’t belong here. She didn’t want to ruin the little family reunion by just standing around looking like an idiot. Even Sage seemed more interested in her sister rather than the jackal coming to meet the newcomers. Now that he duty was done she figured it was for the best that she was on her way. She still had to check around the borders. She figured she would be able to get her rounds done before she headed home to catch up on her sleeping. The jackal moved to the side, wondering if she would be able to slip out without them even noticing she was trying to leave. She then turned her gaze back when Clover explained to her that the other two coyotes were he sisters. The dark girl couldn’t help but give a small bow. ”It’s a pleasure to meet you both. I am Sepirah Jendayi Lykoi.” She paused for a moment before turning her attention to Clover’s sisters. ”And you two lovely ladies are?” She knew they were sisters but she was more hinting at asking for their names. The masked jackal would then watched as they moved aside to catch up on old times. Now was probably the best time to head out.

Sepirah was glad that she was able to meet some more of her relatives, even if only for a brief moment. She smiled to the threesome as she rose to her feet. ”Well it was a pleasure to meet you all, but I have a patrol to you. I’ll catch up with you all later.” With that, the dark princess turned her back and began to head for the borders. She knew this was going to be boring, but she was looking forward to rest up a bit during the day. Because of her duties and constantly leaving the pack, she had been getting less sleep than she would have liked. The jackal came up to the borders and began her rounds. She hoped that the other three were having a good time together. She would have to catch them individually around the pack lands so that she would be able to get to know them better. Until then, she stuck to her duties and tried to get some more sleep.

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