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:: OOC You have no idea how long I waited for Sky's reply so I could come in. Eeep. Don't include me in the post order... if at any point I need to be skipped just pretend Orin's being all fervent and crazy in the background. ::
The call rang out through all of Cercatori d'Arte, despite being meant for only two people, but when in a pack you were family, and when a sound like that sang through the lands and sent chills down every spine, the pack would respond. And so did Orin.
Ears perked and swiveled at the sound of the first grievous howl. The mournful cry sank her heart into her stomach before her conscious even fully processed it. Her head jerked up and her face went blank for just a moment before contorting in pain. By the time the second howl sounded and summoned their leader she knew something horrible had happened. Leaping into action, Orin snatched a vine and rode it down to the forest floor, and sprinted away from the Terrace.
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By the time she arrived on the scene Sky had already arrived. She might have only caught the tail end of the mother's words if she hadn't screamed them as she did, but at that volume Orin was close enough to hear everything. As the words processed a pungent metallic odor suddenly made itself present. It was an odor that Orin would never forget. Blood. Not just blood, but Luperci blood.
The first sight of the figures made her stop dead in her tracks. She gasped audibly and threw her hands to her mouth, whimpering as her golden gaze fell upon the gore before her. Taliesin had Liam on the ground, pinned. Sky stood over them, her back to Orin, but she guessed what her face might look like. And there on the ground... that shape... Visions of the past flashed into view before her... a warm sensation poured over her body, just like it felt when Argul showered her in her own son's blood.
She would have vomited if not for the rage that washed over her now. The scent of blood and the sight of the pinned boy, the direction of Sky's anger, it did something to her. A ripple was felt through her pack bonds, and reading Tal and Sky she knew who was to blame for this carnage. 'Murderer! Scum!' she heard Sky cry and she believed her without a doubt. A breath later she was at the woman's side, her own visage reflecting just how close to the brink this scene brought her.
“What are you doing, Tal?!” She screamed, frantic and demanding. “Kill him! Kill him now!” Her voice was more a visceral growl than words, but their canine heritage made it easy to understand. “Kill that monster! Don't give him a chance to hurt anyone else! Kill him! Kill him!” It became a mantra, she kept repeating the words over and over, her voice high and desperate as though she could cause the demon's death by force of will alone.
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