The Things Humans Made
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He had heard rumors of a new pack forming to the north while he was visiting in Halifax. With Crimson Dreams being so far to the south, hugging the beaches and the ocean the packs to the north weren't really of concern to them. In fact, most of the packs around his home lands were of no concern to his pack mates. Cour des Miracle and Aniwaya were both on good terms with his family. He himself had a few friends in Cour des Miracles and some acquaintances in the tribe and he knew that many of his family members had met plenty of others from around the area.


It was curious that a new pack would form in the north where war had recently come to an end. It certainly wasn't a place he would choose to start a young and vulnerable pack. He would have started it closer to the south where the packs were just nice neighbors. Still, who was he to complain about where a pack decided to set up camp. It wasn't the rumor of the pack that had sparked his interest to start with, it was the name behind the pack, Naniko's name. The wolves and coyotes in Halifax had spread the word that Naniko, of all wolves, had started this pack. As far as Jazper was concerned Nani had run off from the Valley and never come back. Yet here she was, starting a pack of her own.


His eye's attention was caught by a figure off the coast, a tall thin tower of sorts. It looked a little like the windmill in his territory but there was no turning things on it. Curious, and never being this far north close to the ocean, the Knight started for the building. As he approached it became taller and taller. Stopping he looked down at the water, to get to the building he would have to cross it. Currently, Jazper was on all fours and Ghita had wrapped his bandages around his chest this morning. The slashes across his chest from the bear fight were now completely scabbed over but Amata's orders were orders and bandages were to be worn to protect it from ripping open and bleeding out. Walking into the water he began to swim towards the tall thin building. What could it be? Quickly reaching the island he shook his fur,sending water droplets flying, and walked up to the building.


Stepping inside he was shocked to see just stairs. Walking on his four legs he slowly made his way up the stairs, anticipating a landing, but the stairs never ended. The stairs just spiraled up and up and up never seeming to end. By the time he reached the top he was pleasantly surprised to see a giant glass bulb, much light the light bulbs in the manor, but who would need such a large light source? Walking over to the edge of the room his ears perked up upon realizing that there was just an open space where a wall should have been. Looking out at the ocean he sat wondering what this place could be.





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OOC: Word count: (660) - - Sorry 'bout the delay. Got overloaded with school work temporarily.


Alaki had finally started to settle into his new pack, he had chosen a cave to live in which he deemed hard to find and set himself up with the basic necessities. The whole pack concept was new and strange to him and he found it hard to trust strangers just because they called themselves ‘pack’, try as he might he still found himself wary of everyone he encountered, sure that some disaster or trap would befall him the instant he let his guard down, but nothing had happened and after a few days he had started to relax little by little in his new home. But new surroundings and people were hard for Key to cope with and he found himself need to be on his own, away from his new life, a moment to gather himself again. The most suitable solution to his problems seemed to be a small trip to the nearby neutral territories. He knew he should have asked for a guide, a map or directions but his pride would not allot him to ask for help, resulting in him leaving helplessly unprepared.

Once the decision to leave was made, Alaki left heading towards the neutral territories, relying on his own sense of direction and trusting his own judgment, which lead him to wondering around lost for a few days. All four of his legs ached as he strode across uneven ground, his head low and inattentive in a manner of sulking. Sure, he had wanted alone time, but he had bitten of more than he could chew, he missed the small amount of security his new home offered, he didn’t have to constantly watch his back and keep on the move there. Getting annoyed by his own depressing thoughts he finds a comfy spot on the ground to rest upon. His breath white puffs of air, loud and deep, he was exhausted. The area around him was pleasant and quiet and more importantly there seemed to be no immediate threats. As he traveled further the plains had been slowly become more and more sandy with more rocks scattered here and there, the soft breeze carried the scent of the ocean.

After reassuring himself a few more times, checking for escape routes and deducing where an enemy was most likely to come from he allowed himself to slowly loosen his tensed, aching muscles, allowing them to rest for a moment. A bird’s cry could be heard above, a high pitched squeal far away. Titling his head in the direction of the sound Key stopped halfway, in the distance was a building and from the looks of it, it was a tall one. The bird and his plans to rest long forgotten, he rose to his feet quickly and headed in the direction of the building. Judging from its size and the way it stood so clearly in the distance, it should be tall, allowing him to check out that area which may possibly give him a clue to where he was.

After walking for a time, Key found himself treading through sand, the small grains catching between his paws, burrowing themselves into his fur and irritating him. He could see that the building was on a separate island and to get there he would have to get wet. Not his idea of fun, but now that he could see the building better his curiosity had piqued.

Weaving his body through the water he reached the small island and continued to make his way to the building, once inside all he could see was stairs and a lot of them. He looked at the stairs then slowly flexed his legs one by one. “This is gonna be fun” he complained under his breath.

Noisily making his way up the seemingly endless stairs he reached the top and collapsed in a heap, breathing heavy and hard, tongue hanging out. He was out of breath and aching all over.




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