01-29-2008, 01:15 AM
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Science, despite his waning interest in it, was one of the few things he believed in, if not the only thing. It had been ambition that had destroyed the humans after all and he no longer really faulted them on that -- it was not stupidity or even ignorance really, just a want and need to become better than nature had made them. Maybe it had been a silly and selfish want, but everyone wanted to be better, right? There was no shame in not being satisfied with what you drew out of the lottery. And so he believed in the words that spoke of years of research and a quest for knowledge, that need once again, to know more than what they were given to start with. Wolves had become too much like the humans now and he believed that it would be the same ambition that would kill them in the end, if the sun didn't beat them to it.
Laruku didn't know much about Inferni's beef with Syemv; he didn't know much about whatever agreement Segodi had made with their original leader, but it was predictable that Kaena disagreed with it and understandable to some extent that she would want to take back her beach. But it was more or less a moot point now that Syemv had dwindled away to nothing; any reprecussions that might have come had the pack remained strong were out of the question now. None of the other packs wanted to start a fight over something that didn't matter anymore.
The hybrid was also inclined to disagree with, or even laugh at, the implication that there was anything really "evil" in the world. Despicable things, maybe, less-than-saintly things, maybe, but evil carried too absolute of a definition for him to invest much in it anymore. Just as he had once not thought much of shades of grey, he had turned to not believe much in the blacks or whites. But the scarred male only shrugged; nothing worked him up much anymore and he didn't want an argument.
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Science, despite his waning interest in it, was one of the few things he believed in, if not the only thing. It had been ambition that had destroyed the humans after all and he no longer really faulted them on that -- it was not stupidity or even ignorance really, just a want and need to become better than nature had made them. Maybe it had been a silly and selfish want, but everyone wanted to be better, right? There was no shame in not being satisfied with what you drew out of the lottery. And so he believed in the words that spoke of years of research and a quest for knowledge, that need once again, to know more than what they were given to start with. Wolves had become too much like the humans now and he believed that it would be the same ambition that would kill them in the end, if the sun didn't beat them to it.
Laruku didn't know much about Inferni's beef with Syemv; he didn't know much about whatever agreement Segodi had made with their original leader, but it was predictable that Kaena disagreed with it and understandable to some extent that she would want to take back her beach. But it was more or less a moot point now that Syemv had dwindled away to nothing; any reprecussions that might have come had the pack remained strong were out of the question now. None of the other packs wanted to start a fight over something that didn't matter anymore.
The hybrid was also inclined to disagree with, or even laugh at, the implication that there was anything really "evil" in the world. Despicable things, maybe, less-than-saintly things, maybe, but evil carried too absolute of a definition for him to invest much in it anymore. Just as he had once not thought much of shades of grey, he had turned to not believe much in the blacks or whites. But the scarred male only shrugged; nothing worked him up much anymore and he didn't want an argument.
Phoenix just mentioned he almost started a war with Inferni s'all,he answered simply,
There isn't much to help though. What would you do, anyway? No matter how you spin it, any action taken against them would just be more reason for them to hate wolves.Laruku hadn't heard Inferni's side of the story, mostly because he wasn't welcomed to ask, but he imagined that they had justifications for all of their actions, just like everyone else. Those were opinions and beliefs that no amount of arguing could change and no matter how right any one person believed they were, their opponent would think the same of themselves.
Iskata's my cousin,he continued,
My mother was her father's sister.Though from what Ceres had told him, they hadn't gotten along at all, which was just as well, because he doubted that there had ever really been a pleasant moment between Phoenix's mate and himself. But if Skoll assumed that that was the only reason Phoenix had to come to him, then it was obvious that the loner didn't know he was an unfortunate leader. He found he preferred it that way.