Winds of Change

Hotaru · 02-18-2012, 01:04 AM

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Hey I actually managed to post! And its a doozy. WB Yuki.

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Hotaru had been sitting outside on her carving boulder when the call went out. Her ear's twitched as her hands continued to work. Hotaru paused with her knife at the end of the stroke, noting the tone in Skye's voice This was no social call, nor was it a casual request for assistance. With one quick flick of her wrist, Hotaru took off the fleck of wood and placed the unfinished piece in her satchel along with all of her laid out carving tools. Quickly, the Immaginazione shouldered her bag and set out for the origin of Skye's voice. Hotaru no longer needed her staff to get around, she knew every nook and cranny of Thornbury like the back of her hand.

Fawkes had also heard the call, although he was puzzled by it's meaning. The red bird knew many words in high speech and several avian languages. However, the meanings behind howls always alluded the predatory bird. At the time of the Alpha's call he had been happily preening on the roof of Hotaru's house. It wasn't until Fawkes saw Hotaru rush to pack up that he understood the urgency behind the call. Fawkes waited until she had shouldered her bag before gliding down to her right shoulder. Fawkes would act as the blind wolf's guide and make sure she didn't run into anything.

To her displeasure, Hotaru had arrived with a crowd of wolves and canines. However, one particular canine stood out among the rest. The dissipating earthy scent of Cercatori's newest member reached Hotaru's nostrils. It was a simple matter from there for the grey wolf to find Dara. Hotaru managed to reach the young female just before Skye started talking. In an attempt to be friendly Hotaru reached out into the darkness as she tried to pat Dara on the shoulder. For one reason or another, Hotaru had become really attached to Dara and she gave the yearling a small smile.

Once the Capitana started talking, Hotaru's smile immediately disappeared. Her mask had returned and she listened with an emotionless expression. Even though Hotaru had not been there to witness the incident, she still remember it vividly. The terrible screaming; the sounds of grief, pain, and anger. That, Hotaru had made sure to stay away from. She had spent the entire incident curled up in a ball and covering her ears, while Fawkes had sat on ground close to her.

Despite the woman's objections to what had transpired, Hotaru had no feelings towards the matter of Liam's mate. She had never known Liam, but she had imagined that the wayward wolf was a lot like her brother. Therefore, it was difficult for Hotaru to completely hate Liam, just as she didn't completely hate the brother she had once been co-dependent on. It was strange, and Hotaru could never have explained it.

The news that Bambi was back lightened Hotaru's mood a little. The added news of the open boarders lightened her even further, although it was a surprising development. Hotaru hoped that Light would visit her although she deeply wished that Amy didn't decide to also return to the pack lands. The blind wolf despised the slave trader and didn't wish to ever see that vial female again.

Hotaru stood quietly while she listened to the pack members speak. She had nothing to say, and thankfully, neither did Fawkes. News continued to reach Hotaru, although the "new members" that Taliesin talked about were not news to Hotaru. The blind wolf lived close enough to Sky that she knew just about everything loud that went on in their house.

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