Heart Beats On

[Tharin Lupei]

Just testing him out

Birds sang through the air as they worked on building their nests. A rabbit dashed across the melting snow to a large patch of grass, settling in by the oak tree to nibble on the lush area. The sun shone down, and a cool breeze drifted through the air. None of this was noticed by the silver wolf traveling through the area though. His head was held low, missing the beauty around him. All he knew was that he had failed. He had failed his pack, his alpha, and the one wolf who he hadn't been able to afford to let down, Akira. He had been trusted to find food. Instead he had lead them to her death.

Stopping before a small stream Tharin ducked his head down, drinking the cold water. It was muddy, reeds growing through it, something he was thankful for. He hadn't been taking care of himself, and seeing the mess he had become at first hand wasn't exactly something he wanted to do. His thirst slacked Tharin stepped back, looking around the area. It was full of life, the perfect hunting grounds. If only Akira had lived long enough for them to return to their pack, tell the alpha the good news.

[Saxif Goldenfeather]

ooc: I'm bored XD... and I miss my Saxif

A well-deserved break she thought as her pale fur shot through the forest. She had not run leisurely in a good month or so. Her body reeled with excitement and muscles ached delightfully. She finally started to get her strength and defined shape back since giving birth to the pups. Thankfully her lover was kind and caring toward the pups giving her the opportunity to hunt as she desired. Today however she wished to just run, push her lungs to their limits let her tongue loll forth as sticks and branches whipped her face and sides. She smiled with a great heave of breath as she felt the ache of her sides and legs finally at their end. She was thirsty and knew of a clearing where water often puddled. She paused though when she scented the male and carefully tracked him to her desired destination. She watched him her breaths short and quick but skillfully silenced. The huntress decided he was ok older but he seemed harmless and even if he was aggressive she would welcome a fight. She approached her posture proud but ready. She went next to him and started to drink from the puddle. Fine day isn’t it? She knew she invaded his space but how he took it didn’t matter to her.

[Tharin Lupei]

What a nice surprise!

Tharin was far too detached from his environment. It wasn't safe, but Tharin couldn't bring himself to care. If he died, it was a death he deserved, his survival instinct barely flickering, keeping him moving when he would have laid down to die otherwise. A rustling from behind earned a slight twitch of his ear, but that was it. He didn't bother to move otherwise, mud and blood coating his body from hunts that he'd taken, not bothering to clear it off. If something decided to bother him, that was just fine. He could fight, and if it brought death he would welcome it.

Tharin felt something brush next to him. Sharply Tharin twisted away, instincts overriding his own emotions of not caring. His hackles raised as he finished catching up with what his senses had already known. A beautiful young female, leaning down to drink at the water. Her pose was proud, as proud as his had been when leading the hunt in his pack. She drank from the muddy water before lifting up, speaking. His ears flattened a little in confusion. Nice day? He glanced around, realizing for the first time that the rest of the world had moved on, that the mourning had stopped. Yes. It is. He was very surprised.