Never Could Tell

J'adore Austral · 05-22-2011, 04:52 AM

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Sorry for the failpost, whoever joins will hopefully get a much better post XD!

J'adore sat outside his hut with the slave girl he had found the day before. She had slept well,but not before she was fed and watered. The Spaniand had spoken with her, realising it was important to find out about her. Aur had confirmed his thoughts as to her former profession, but not without a small struggle. He had also tended to her wounds, which were nasty to say the least. Everything about her was nasty at this moment, her backstory, her injuries.

There was not much he could do about the one on her face, it had healed over, but was irritant. The open wounds had been inflamed by the sea water,but once clean the larger ones had been sewn up and the smaller ones the flesh had been burnt shut. She had been cleaned by Mizu and tended mostly by the Kunikoti, but J'adore did help.

Aur had, so far, been a pleasent person to have join his family.The Ayastigi had already grown close to her. Once she had felt safe she was all to being open, J'adore could understand why she had clammed up, but although she had spoken a lot J'adore knew that there was still things he didn't know.

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Ralla · 05-22-2011, 08:20 AM

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Derp Big Grin (Nootau: Not Visible)

Things had been significantly calmer and easier to do since the pups were born. It was gaining on their second week of birth, so weaning them was becoming easier, too. No longer did Ralla have to be around them 24/7 for feeding, but now she could go about her duties as she was supposed to. While freeing, it still worried her to leave them alone in the tree hut by themselves. So! Luckily, there was Nootau, who begrudgingly sat as a babysitter who would alert Ralla immediately of any problems. Likewise, he had done the same when he had told her about J'adore's new find. As a Councilwoman, Ralla needed to be vigilant about her pack and any changes within. Nootau had been especially helpful during the time when she had had no way to stay in the loop, so 'inner espionage' would be the polite term for spying... Nevertheless, it was not as if the news upset the white wolfess at all; only, she felt it was necessary to see who J'adore had brought into the village.

Knocking on the door again, Ralla stood with an air of authority--one that she was struggling to wear as well as their Chief, and yet knew that she would have to try to fit into--and yet a kind face. Lately, the visions of the moon had been more forthcoming; they had been frequent in dreams, and she was sure that if she ventured to the Great Fire again, they would frequent her there as well. More than anything, she wanted to see and judge this 'new wolf', as Nootau had called her. The safety of the tribe was her first concern, and she could not control what J'adore did on the side, unless she deemed it dangerous. "J'adore?" she called. How familiar this was; she had not done this but less than a week ago with squirming pups in tow.

Moon walks. "Moon talks." Moon thinks.

J'adore Austral · 05-22-2011, 12:45 PM

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OOC here!

J'adore's head lifted slowly as a knock sounded at the door and his name was called, the male put down the medical supplies Mizu had left him. He turned to Aur, who had recoiled in horror at the prospect of a visitor. The Spaniard only place a hand on her arm and stood, still looking at her. 'Stay there' he said softly moving towards the door, earning a unsure nod from the slave girl. Opening the door and sticking his head through the crack. 'Hey'.

Behind him Aur grabbed a hold of her scarf, pulling it over her shoulders, trying to hide her scars. J'adore peered over his shoulder, looking deep into the eyes of the girl. 'Your here about the girl?' J'adore asked, though it came out sounding like more of a statment. 'She is timid, so be careful'. The Spaniard stepped aside. 'I can explain everything to you, but I assure it is not easy listening'. He sat down beside the girl, frowning with worry.

Placing a firm hand on the girls arm, J'adore turned to Ralla. 'Mizu has tended to her wouds as best as she could. She will be fine on that front, but I fear her mental state may never return to it's former glory. Whatever it was, I have only ever seen her like this...' His words trailed off, Ralla would get where he was coming from surely.

Ralla · 05-22-2011, 02:09 PM

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It has been prettied >:3

J'adore answered the door, but honestly, he seemed far different from when Ralla had asked him to be her children's uncle. He seemed...more stern; wary would be a better term. Regardless, Ralla kept her gentle countenance; even she could see the shadow of the wolfess within J'adore's hut, shivering and attempting to hide herself in the vestige of a refuge. "Yes," she replied simply. "I am only here to evaluate her, J'adore; I trust your judgement." Placing a hand confidentially on his shoulder, she went inside, stepping lightly and giving the other wolfess a wide berth. As J'adore sat so did she, appraising the new woman with a soft gaze, completely non-threatening. Although this was indeed her first meeting with her, the few mannerisms she had observed thus far had reminded her of a timid rabbit; that, and Nootau had hinted as much...

"What's her name? Mine is Ralla," she said the second part to other wolfess. In all honesty, J'adore's comment about her mental faculties both worried and struck a chord of pity within her. The fact that she was mentally unstable would normally be considered a risk factor. On the other hand, the woman didn't seem that kind of 'unstable'. Still...despite how Ralla's heart wanted to shelter anyone who needed help, the safety and good of the tribe came into consideration before her own heart, now. Reaching out a tentative hand, Rall was going to perform the task of 'spirit reading', which was where the Shamans of her old tribe would attempt to read the personality and soul of another through mediaton of the moon. Although it was not night time, there was still the Great Fire, which would be all the median she would need to access her spiritual state as required. "Ah," she paused, looking from the woman to J'adore, remembering the circumstances. "I would like to perform a spirit reading, if she wouldn't mind. It doesn't hurt at all, I promise. It would help me greatly if she would tell me parts of her history, and if you could translate for me as she does." Honestly, she needed at least some sort of 'background check' if she was going to feel at ease with a new wolf in the tribe, if not by here then at least by another Master Rank. She did not begrudge J'adore this at all, but a duty was a duty, and having any past...mishaps...could sometimes be the most threatening things of all. She should know...

Moon walks. "Moon talks." Moon thinks.

J'adore Austral · 05-23-2011, 03:27 PM

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OOC here!

'Thank you' J'adore said with a polite nod, he was pleased to know his friend, leader and co-worker, trusted him. The tone of the meeting was a lot more grave than when Ralla had visited with his neice and nephews. Though it was understandable, the girl had a burdened mind and it was J'adore, as her keeper and Ralla, as a councilwoman to make sure her darkened soul did not taint the tribe. Aur was innocent, but one could not help being alerted by her aura.

The girl stared between J'adore and Ralla, unsure of what move to make. Her saviour gave a comforting nod and with that she replied, 'Aur'. The grey slave girl's tone wasn't confident like it had been when she was alone with J'adore and Mizu. When Ralla spoke of a 'spirit reading' Aur nodded, unsure and frightened she figured it would be best to go along with whatever the stranger wanted. 'I know parts of her history, I don't think she's up for speaking.. Though it's not you presence I don't think, she's been quite silent for the majority of the day'. J'adore gave a sorrowful smile, before turning to Ralla, 'As I said, it's not the nicest of tales'.

Ralla · 06-03-2011, 08:02 PM

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*is sleeping* -w-

Ralla heard the girl's voice and was not surprised by its small volume. There was no confidence there, and Ralla thought it was more due to that and fear than submission. Just as well; Ralla didn't want to make her feel like she was being made to submit at that moment. Ralla gave another comforting smile to the girl as she accepted the spirit reading; more to ease her anxious aura, which would trouble the reading if continuous. "I only regret that you are made to bring it to life again," the white wolfess said as she placed a gentle hand on Aur's forehead, the place of spiritual entering for the moon, where she had her brand marked clearly.

"Tell me your story, please," she said, even though she knew it would be J'adore to tell it. "There are many tales which we would be happy to forget, but it is some who must consider a tribe's safety. We must be vigilant of newcomers, and you come farther than most with more at risk. We can grant safety from some things, but not all. So we ask you to put your faith in us that we may judge you, and help you." She said all this with an even voice, most of it implemented from the original chant of the reading, but formatted for the occasion. In Ralla's mind, she was in a dark space--devoid of light but for the pinpoints that marked J'adore's and Aur's souls, empty of sound, waiting for J'adore's voice to fill it, and missing of color, which would be filled by Aur's emotions once the story began.

Moon walks. "Moon talks." Moon thinks.

J'adore Austral · 06-04-2011, 10:12 AM

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J'adore kept his neutral face, Aur simply flinced a bit under Ralla's touch, but she soon calmed when she saw nothing bad was happening. At Ralla's request J'adore began the story.

'She was born in Romania, it's a country in eastern Europe, she was born the eldest along side two brothers and three sisters. Her parents we merely breeders, caring only for the children til they were old enough to be sold on to slavers. She had tens of siblings all following the same path. It was her father that masterminded the whole scheme. Her mother was merely a prop that got tossed aside as soon as she lost her worth and was replaced by a newer model and she wasn't her father's only prop at the time either, so it's safe to assume that she has a plethora of half siblings also. As soon as they reached seven months old her brothers were sold off to slavers, along with her youngest sister who had been the strongest and most useful when it came to physical work. The only siblings her father prized where her older half siblings, who helped run the scheme. They 'shared' their father's women and helped breed more slaves. Suffise to say the 'blessed members of the family lived in luxury from their ill gotten earnings'. J'adore paused. 'Aur and her sister's were kept as common slaves for the family until she was one. She was destined to become a 'breeding slave' along with her sisters, but her father and brothers found her too feisty for their liking so they sent her off to become a common slave elsewhere, by this time they were already using her sisters for their gains. She was sent to Lisbon, the same port I set off from as a young man, and was sailed across the sea to a port down south, where she was sold on to a brothel. She escaped, scarred and tainted. When I found her she was in bad shape'. J'adore paused again, shaking his head in sorrow, 'And that's all she's told me...'.

J'adore sat on a chair beside him frowning out of his personal distaste for the story.

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Ralla · 06-29-2011, 08:34 PM

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*huffs and puffs* I'm back! :O

As J'adore began the story, Ralla let all thoughts leave her mind so that it was barren and dark; in time, his words and Aur's emotions would fill the void. There... A light, forming steadily. But it was not a bright light; it was dark and tainted; frightened; lonely. Ralla's brow creased and her mouth set into a straight line, seeing many more lights illuminate around the single one. At this point she could feel the tingle of energy going up and down her arm, transferring Aur's emotions to her soul. They all danced about, but not merrily--they were running. One by one those other lights were snuffed out, leaving the first one all alone again. And such pain and terror she felt from the dark light; such that she wanted to start a flame just so that it could be warmed.

So cold...

Eyes snapping open, Ralla retracted her hand, although it came back stiffly and not at all gracefully. It was as if a frost had entered her blood and frozen her muscles, even as the warm spring air wafted through the hut. Gripping her arms, Ralla knew that the emotions she had been feeling were not her own; they were Aur's, and they were painful. She did not want to elaborate to J'adore just what she had seen, if not out of sheer courtesy for Aur's privacy concerning her inner emotions, but she did say this: "She can stay for as long as she wants." It came out as a hushed whisper, Ralla finding her tongue frozen stiff, too. How terrible it must've been for Aur to endure that; it was far worse than what Ralla had had to escape, and right then she felt terrible for even once complaining about her former situation. There were those with far worse luck and far less opportunities to rekindle their own lives; she was blessed to have had the chance to come to AniWaya. Rubbing her arms a little, Ralla rose and nodded to both J'adore and Aur. "I leave her in your hands, J'adore. Aur...welcome to AniWaya." Perhaps it was because she was a new mother and her maternal instincts were already on the fritz, but after feeling that dark loneliness that was alike to her own before she came here...she only wanted to shelter it and hope it brightened.

Moon walks. "Moon talks." Moon thinks.

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