Guessing Games

Jiva Takekuro · 09-30-2012, 04:47 PM

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The rain washed much away and his home did not look as it once had been. the rivers were flooded, the lake looked larger, and old deadwood was washed away or had moved only a few inches. The paths the wolves made to go to and from certain areas were gone, and even the only cabin they had, had been destroyed though it was being repaired by many hands. Jiva took it upon himself to work the deadwood away from the den when they got down from the mountain. He was just happy to be on level ground again and home, though his and Drin’s den was washed away and he would have to start anew if she wanted her own little private den again. It was still a good spot the outcropping was still there, just water and mud now resided where their home use to be.

He had been devastated to see much of Drin’s garden had been washed away and he offered to watch over Leaf to see if she could find anything that could be saved. The boy was a cute little thing and though he made different sounds than that of a wolf or dog, he still made himself understood. The boy was being rambunctious today and Jiva didn’t mind it, he let the little boy chase him, while he ran a few paces and let the child tackle his ankle and Jiva would fall. He was thinking less and less of the children he could have had with Drin and thought more and more about the little child that was playing with him at this moment. He was on his back with the tiny little child tackling him in the belly and Jiva was laughing at the boy. He really was one to warm the heart. Jiva thought.

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Tharin Lupei · 09-30-2012, 05:27 PM

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Tharin used to be a grey wolf. He had a beautiful grey coat with black highlights in his fur that flecked him in a rather fetching way, and a cinnamon cap. Tharin wasn't very proud, but he had liked his appearance, thinking that it looked rather strong. The grey wolf didn't exist anymore unfortunately. The rain had done it's job, and Tharin was now a very much brown wolf. Almost his entire body had ended up covered in mud, dying his coat as he slipped through the trails. He hadn't meant to get covered in mud, but he'd gotten carried away playing a game with Saki, and slipped in it.

Not wanting to get caught and told to wash Tharin had stuck Saki back at the dens so someone else would get her clean other than him and slipped off into the woods. He moved through the washed out paths as his eyes flicked over everything, restless and starting to itch as the mud dried. Spotting a pack member up ahead Tharin perked up, letting out a deep chuff as he trotted over. It looked like Jiva was playing with a pup, but as he got closer he realized it was a fox kit. Tharin's movement stopped as he stared at the fox, trying to figure out what it was doing there.

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Jiva Takekuro · 10-02-2012, 05:39 PM

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It was Leaf that saw him first. He stopped his play as the other muddy wolf came up and then he scampered behind Jiva as he approached. Jiva sat up on his haunches and bowed his head to Tharin; “Tharin, what brings you out here?” Jiva asked. He saw the man’s dirty pelt but would not remark on it. Perhaps something happened and he slipped or something. Jiva really couldn’t tell..

He wasn’t sure what Tharin thought of his new child, the fox kit that Palaydrian had adopted so soon after her miscarriage, and that Jiva could not deny her. He was now feeling like a father figure to the child and he wasn’t sure what Tharin thought of the kit, but Jiva knew that Tharin was a wolf of old, and he would likely kill the boy if he had the chance. Nothing had been made clear about Leaf inside the cave that they all shared throughout the storm, but it was certain that Zalen did not come to kill the poor kit at all. That much Jiva was thankful for that though Drin had told him of her encounter with Zalen. He was still nervous though. Now here Tharin was alone and he was certain he came to check the fox kit out.

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Tharin Lupei · 10-02-2012, 06:35 PM

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The fox promptly halted it's movement, staring at Tharin. His questioning amber eyes stared right back before the pup skittered off to hide behind Jiva. Tharin craned his head to the side to try and keep studying the fox kit, unable to contain himself. He wanted to make sure that his senses weren't fooling himself, and figure out what it was doing hiding behind Jiva. The wolf in question straightened up and bowed politely to Tharin, the gamma accepting it as his due with a nod of his head.

Avoiding heading back to the dens. Is that Drin's fox? The words sounded odd in his mouth, rather alien. How could Drin have a fox? He'd seen the fox, and knew that she cared for the tiny critter, but placing it in the pack with the wolves still baffled him. Tharin stopped staring and straightened back out, looking Jiva in the eyes. Why do you have it? Was he taking care of the kit for Drin? Tharin couldn't believe he'd mistaken it as a pup, since it was clearly too small for that.

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Jiva Takekuro · 10-05-2012, 09:42 AM

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Jiva could see Tharin straining to see the boy who was hiding behind him now, his eyes were not hard but he watched Tharin himself. The answer made Jiva raise his brow, showing his few worry wrinkles. Tharin was pretty dirty, was he ashamed of it? Well they did promote cleanliness Jiva nodded with a stiff shake of his head. The next question made a longer frown on Jiva’s mouth; “Leaf is not just Palaydrians. He said. It was strange, he had never openly spoke of being a part of caring for Leaf. Jiva looked over at the kit still hiding, and trying to see at the same time. “I have him because Drin’s garden has been wrecked, we have been playing. I hope that is not a problem.” His voice was even though he wished he could just put a slight challange in it, but Jiva was more of a runner than a fighter and he tried avoiding such things. It didn’t become him. Wolves could think of him as a weak coward, but Jiva was a man who would stick up for those he loved and he would do so now if he really had to. Leaf was a part of his heart now as Drin was and the three children they were going to have once upon a time..

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Tharin Lupei · 10-06-2012, 10:29 PM

Jiva's gaze didn't leave the large wolf as he stared. In fact, it felt almost like he was being assessed whether or not he was a threat. That couldn't be true however. They were pack. Tharin would never do anything to harm Jiva. He looked at the delta frankly, wondering what he could possibly be thinking. The look on Jiva's face was clearly upset however. Tharin's tail stilled at the sight, his body stiffening as he tried to figure out what was going on. He frowned at Jiva's words, wondering if he meant what Tharin thought he might meant. You're not... They wouldn't do something like that, would they?

Confusion crossed his face, his tail arching higher as he tried to regain ground and control of the situation. No, it's not a problem. Is there a reason it should be? His amber gaze was steady, even if the confusion that he felt was clear to read on his face. There was no reason for Tharin to find a problem. He'd simply come over out of curiosity and to avoid the bath that he knew that he'd have to take. There was nothing hidden in his actions. Is the kit your pup?

Jiva Takekuro · 10-09-2012, 07:21 PM

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Jiva knew Tharin would not hurt him, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t decide to dispose of Leaf. Jiva could see that Tharin was confused by Jiva, He breathed in; “Me and Drin adopted him. She said that he was a gift from Luna, I cannot deny my mate something she was suppose to be by now herself, a mother.” Jiva said, though he didn’t add that he was feeling much like a father to this child himself. Leaf stayed back to watch the man, and Jiva made no moe to coax the child out just yet

Tharin’s words made Jiva’s heart feel a little lighter and he let his gaze leave Tharin’s sight for hostility. There was none and it seemed there wouldn’t be. Jiva bit his lip; “No I do not think there is a problem.” He was looking at Tharin’s body now and tilted his head; “May I ask you why you are muddy of all things?” Jiva asked with curiousity, but the question was in no way demanding, he was just wondering why such a clean man as Tharin was so muddy, though the hurricane had left many very muddy spots that were not around before and Tharin could have fallen in one of those mud traps.

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Tharin Lupei · 10-11-2012, 02:11 AM

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Tharin

Family. Duty. Honor.

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So they had. Against all logic they were choosing to raise a fox kit as a pup. He didn't think it would work. Foxes and wolves were different. Sooner or later the fox would begin to act like a fox, and at that point they would no longer be able to keep it. It was tragic. If the fox would help Palaydrian through that grief, so be it. Tharin hadn't witnessed such a thing before, but he could understand it, if not realize that Jiva was personally attached.

Asked why he was muddy Tharin looked away. There was a reason for it, a good reason. He just didn't want to face the eventuality that he would have to wash his coat off and make it clean again. It was a nuisance to have to deal with. I was entertaining Saki and slipped. His words were slightly stilted as he spoke, hesitant in telling the truth and worried about what Jiva would think of the gamma making such a slip up.

Family comes first.

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Jiva Takekuro · 10-13-2012, 10:22 AM

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Jiva gave a somber look. He would much rather be raising his own blood children, there were three, they were so beautiful, they were also his. He sighed, “It was, it hurt her so bad, worse than me I think, but there is nothing we can do now...” He said, though in his mind he thought 'Except take care of this kit who is in need of a family.' But he somehow didn't think that Tharin would entirely understand.

At Tharin's reaction Jiva grinned. That would have been a sight to see. He had heard of the pup that Tharin himself had adopted, and nodded; “Children make you do the funnest of things.” Jiva said whistfully. He himself knew better than to just go roll in a pile of mud like he did when he was a child, but it still made him remember the happy times and to think and wonder if he'd be doing the same for this fox, or if he would have any children in the future but for now he was here and now. “Well I don't see anything wrong with playing and falling.” He said at last his tail wagging, of course Leaf saw this and attacked it, Jiva had to keep it going as he heard the kit's little “growling” noises he made as he tried catching his prey.

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Tharin Lupei · 10-14-2012, 01:09 PM

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Tharin

Family. Duty. Honor.

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The pack will be here for you. The entire pack carried the pain of losing the pups. Perhaps not as keenly as the parents did, but Tharin definitely felt the loss. They were so young and beautiful, and they had been taken so cruelly away. They had been the pack's future, and now it was gone. He could offer his support, but that was all he could do, and look forwards to the day when new life again had the chance to enter the pack.

Jiva's grin made it perfectly clear that the thought of the serious wolf rolling in the mud was a humorous one. Tharin grinned back, tail swaying brightly. He would do a lot of things for Saki, even if he did end up dodging the bath afterwards. No, nothing wrong with it. Just a nuisance when you start getting nagged to wash up afterwards. He didn't want to do it, and would avoid it. The sounds of the fox starting to dive forwards caught his attention, again turning his head to try and stare at it.

Family comes first.

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Jiva Takekuro · 10-20-2012, 06:22 PM

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Jiva nodded, he knew his family was there for him, that they would be there, though how much they would fully support him and his mate with the kit was beyond him. He grinned at the man silently complaining about cleaning; “I don’t know I never minded swimming and baths myself, always refreshing, you could always have someone help you with your fur too, I mean you are eledgable and there are females all around us.” He said slyly. It was a normal process of grooming one another though Jiva wasn’t one to groom a wolf who wasn’t close to him. It was probably because of his own upbringing in a nearly full luperci pack.

Jiva could see Tharin trying to get a good look at the kit again so he curled his tail towards the front so that Leaf could pounce on it in the open. It took a little longer but the fox seemed a little more confident now that Tharin had not just gone straight for him to eat him or anything. “His name is Leaf Darkfire, he says some words but he’s still learning.” Jiva offered. He was a fox so being an animal he spoke low speech like his parents and had to be taught how to speak. It would be a while before he could talk like any other wolf but Jiva knew in no time the boy would be talking. It excited him and with the way Drin was teaching himself it might be sooner rather than later that he would have the high speech capability of a wolf.

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Tharin Lupei · 10-20-2012, 07:15 PM

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Tharin

Family. Duty. Honor.

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Yes, not everyone minded rolling in the water. He knew that Kiara loved splashing around in it and playing. Tharin just saw it as a chore. He couldn't really enjoy himself to the same depth. The large wolf had frolicked in the water and enjoyed it, but those were on hot days when he needed to cool down. Playing around in the water when it was cold seemed to have no point, and enforced his thought of disliking being in it.

Jiva's comment was met by pure shock on Tharin's face. Eligible? Females? I would never- Did he mean that? Perhaps he didn't. Tharin wasn't one to challenge the alpha's position by mating with all the females. He just couldn't imagine doing such a thing. Yet Jiva mentioned it so casually! The shock was still there when the brownish fox came into view, still chasing Jiva's tail. Glad for the distraction Tharin smiled at the tiny critter. I'm sure he'll be able to talk soon. Tharin didn't speak directly to the kit himself, still seeing it as something belonging to Drin.

Family comes first.

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