10-13-2008, 08:37 PM
Iskata hadn't really been surprised that Deuce had come so suddenly to the call, the two of them had tried to be at every gathering and along for every hunt and meeting. The leaders of the pack were busy with their own business for the most part but together the work they did was part of what kept the pack running, perhaps not as smoothly as could be, but running none the less. She wrapped the blanket around her frame even tighter when Deuce spoke those few little words as a sheepish grin spread upon the muzzle of the Matriarch. She had wanted to keep the obvious a secret for as long as possible but it wasn't as easy in this form as it would have been in her lupine form.
She still felt a tinge of guilt at the thought that the children were not Phoenix's, yet there was a dark side to the woman that was glad. She knew that more than anything seeing the litter that wasn't of his blood would show him that he'd hurt her beyond repair.. and no matter who the father the litter would be loved within the packlands... even if Deuce would probably not believe whom Iskata had turned to as a lover. She rubbed her belly happily as she sighed. "We need little paws getting into trouble around here.." Her words were sad in thought of Hel's lost litter but here they had another to look forward to.. and one she had a feeling would be nothing but a handful.
She motioned for Deuce to join her perched by the fire when a sharp voice seemed to draw from the flames as amusement lit her eyes. She recognized Jefferson's teasing voice as he called out his sarcastic greeting. "Only the best of the gimpy ones are sacraficed at our festivals!"She'd already thrown out an equally silly reply before she'd realized that his happy go lucky look had fallen so quickly with the spying of the other council member. She coughed lightly before looking from one figure to the other. Deuce would have known by now that someone had accepted the halfbred sickly male into the pack, Iskata wasn't about to become cowardly by the choices she made.
Turning her sun shot eyes to Deuce she spoke up, "Deuce, this is Jefferson.. I think you've already met.." There was warning in her voice, already knowing how Deuce felt of halfbreeds and coyotes, yet Iskata herself had been thrown to the mercy of their kind and treated unkindly.. yet she didn't hold it against every soul she'd met since. She turned her eyes back to Jefferson as she smiled kindly. "Jefferson has shown his worth in weight.. of course, not his weight, we're still working on that." She teased before motioning the male to join her on the opposite side of where Deuce was residing. "I think we have a thing or two we have to work on here.." she said seriously, though her tone still light and kind.
She still felt a tinge of guilt at the thought that the children were not Phoenix's, yet there was a dark side to the woman that was glad. She knew that more than anything seeing the litter that wasn't of his blood would show him that he'd hurt her beyond repair.. and no matter who the father the litter would be loved within the packlands... even if Deuce would probably not believe whom Iskata had turned to as a lover. She rubbed her belly happily as she sighed. "We need little paws getting into trouble around here.." Her words were sad in thought of Hel's lost litter but here they had another to look forward to.. and one she had a feeling would be nothing but a handful.
She motioned for Deuce to join her perched by the fire when a sharp voice seemed to draw from the flames as amusement lit her eyes. She recognized Jefferson's teasing voice as he called out his sarcastic greeting. "Only the best of the gimpy ones are sacraficed at our festivals!"She'd already thrown out an equally silly reply before she'd realized that his happy go lucky look had fallen so quickly with the spying of the other council member. She coughed lightly before looking from one figure to the other. Deuce would have known by now that someone had accepted the halfbred sickly male into the pack, Iskata wasn't about to become cowardly by the choices she made.
Turning her sun shot eyes to Deuce she spoke up, "Deuce, this is Jefferson.. I think you've already met.." There was warning in her voice, already knowing how Deuce felt of halfbreeds and coyotes, yet Iskata herself had been thrown to the mercy of their kind and treated unkindly.. yet she didn't hold it against every soul she'd met since. She turned her eyes back to Jefferson as she smiled kindly. "Jefferson has shown his worth in weight.. of course, not his weight, we're still working on that." She teased before motioning the male to join her on the opposite side of where Deuce was residing. "I think we have a thing or two we have to work on here.." she said seriously, though her tone still light and kind.