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Ithiel de le Poer · 02-20-2012, 04:42 AM

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Ithiel is by Kitty!

As he stood, the dust-colored coyote methodically stretched and rubbed his hands. They ached with the hours of work despite their familiarity with such lengthy craft. He shifted his weight forward and back again on his feet, lifting himself as he stretched upward. Each arm was stretched in turn, but his movements and motions ceased as Zedekiah grumbled an incoherent word beside him, his fleshy head bobbling in the direction from whence Ezekiel approached. Ithiel's gaze was quick to follow, and it was there he saw the incoming Aquila.

The ashen coyote stepped from the mouth of his cave, though not so much as to impede his leader's progress, should the tawny coyote intend to pass him by. Rather, Ithiel stood as languidly as he could manage, waiting to greet his leader and usher him past or receive him, whichever the man's intent. Authority did not tend to make Ithiel nervous, but there was more than simple authority at play here. If only it was that simple -- if Ezekiel were merely a cousin or even second cousin, some more distant blood, Ithiel might be able to ignore it. On the contrary, however, they shared one vital morceau -- their paternity.

Zedekiah grumbled a response to Ezekiel before Ithiel could speak, though the vulture's word was an unintelligible hiss. Intelligent as the bird was, Zedekiah was naturally a creature of the low speech, his mother tongue some grotesque calling of grunts, hisses, and body language. Vultures were not exceptionally capable where speech was concerned -- their vocal abilities were laughable when compared to other birds with the capability of learning bits and pieces of the Luperci language. The big black bird was no exception, though he seemed to exert more effort in speech when food was offered, as it was with anything else in life.

Ezekiel, Ithiel greeted, inclining his head toward the Aquila. And then -- nothing. The dark man waited to see if his leader would deliver some command or task. It was not Ithiel's place to speak first.

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