Not Afraid

Element · 08-13-2010, 02:34 PM

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Sorry for the wait. :<

Element nodded to the simple instructions. He had always absorbed information quickly, and Keychain's description seemed apt and simple enough. He looked down at the little squares and marked an 'O' on top of the 'X' that Key had made. He thought this was a nice enough game - he looked over to Keychain, who seemed to be slightly tired. Under her eyes were dark circles; although Keychain was almost completely black, Element's sharp, green eyes could differentiate the black from the off-black that littered her body. He wondered why she was tired, and if it was simply from lack of sleep or another sort of stress - was living in a pack really as simple and easy as the wolves made it out to be?

Element didn't think so. Most times, the wolves spoke of their packs with a fierce and loyal love, as though they couldn't imagine being in any other place or doing any other thing. But he was sure there were some canines out there that didn't feel completely at home with their pack - how could there not be? It was almost a given. Element himself wouldn't feel at home immediately after joining a pack of what was mostly strangers. He was no stranger of wolf hierarchy; although he was obviously never in a pack, he's heard of the way newcomers were treated. Mostly they were handled with a polite welcoming, but the newcomers were the lowest of the back. The lowest of the low, even. They had to claw their way to a decent spot, being completely faithful to the pack as they did so. Element would never want that kind of life - he wanted to live for his own happiness.

This wasn't to say that Element was selfish - far from it. Element enjoyed helping others if he could find a way to do so. But he didn't understand why someone would want to put themselves in a position where they were looked down upon, only to work for others' happiness and none of their own. Element was a firm believer that the purpose of life was to be happy. And how could you be happy if your happiness came from being a servant to others?

Element looked at Keychain in doubt. Perhaps she was feeling the same doubts as he was about pack life - and she was actually part of a pack. Although he was sure they all supported each other, he was aware that pack life wasn't just cloudfluff and moonshine. It was a long road, a road that many creatures wouldn't be willing to walk. To Element, it seemed slightly pointless - wouldn't they all be happier if they were all equal in the pack? But then again, the canines had a different way of thinking of things - far different from Element's version. Perhaps Keychain had a similar way of thinking, and perhaps not. He would just have to wait and see.

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