Table by Nuki! /// sswm: 572
Alyssum blinked in confusion as Itzal called her "tough". She never got that comment, for when she compared herself to the others in Inferni, well, there was barely a comparison. Most of the coyotes were bigger, badder, meaner, and overall better than the young woman, but that only drove her to try even harder. Maybe one day, she could be looked upon by coyotes her age in the future. She imagined being as fierce and graceful as Halo, one of the best warriors in Inferni, and it made her inpatient for that fabled day to come. But, training came first before the battles, like one must walk before he could learn to run.
The male now did not hesitate and stepped as close as he could without popping the woman's private bubble. Then his familiar smirk played across his muzzle once more as she asked her question. She snorted when he said that he hoped that some of the members will be nice like her. "Some of the coyotes around here will tear your throat out if you step out of line. But they are easy to please, just don't try to avoid them." Alyssum remember back at the D'Neville mansion when she tried to sneak past Halo so that she didn't disturb her, but the female caught her and exploded, but she managed to apologize to Halo and they were now of good acquittance.
One of Alyssum's thin eyebrows raised why the other pushed down in now obvious questioning when he complimented her on her power. She was flattered, but also felt guilty because she wasn't quite making many nice comments either. "Inferni has large lands, so hunting for prey is not as difficult as it was. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have any trouble hunting, either way." Itzal seemed to be the stealthy type, what with his nimble movements, and smiles that showed his sneakiness.
Alyssum was a good enough hunter, enough to get pass, though she always made messy kills for the spurts of energy she put forth to end her prey. She'd always have to skin and then wash the fur to free it of dried blood at the River Styx, which wasn't pleasing since the water was chilly during the winter.
Over time the time she spent in Inferni, she managed to collect enough pelts to start sewing together a thick blanket of mismatched rabbit fur, but it was still a work in progress, only being worked on after a day of training and before bed; she had been sleeping in the caves, though she wanted to live in the mansion but had yet to move, and the nights in the open den could get quite cold and a thick blanket was perfect.
Though she loved to get finished with the blanket as soon as possible, she to resort to shifting to Secui for warm. Her wolf blood was more apparent in that form, with thick, smooth fur that was double-coated, which added more warmth than what a Lupus and Optime could provide. Alyssum had been starting to shift more often now, to try and stretch her changing abilities so that she would be able to shift faster, since it took her time to even go from Optime to Secui, which was probably the most easiest to morph to.
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