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She had been walking for such a long time. So far that the scenery had changed dramatically several times. The only thing that looked the same as where she started was the gleaming sun. The cloudless morning had looked promising from within the manor’s closed doors, but it was only a tease of the spring to come. The air was still ice cold, and the young fey needed to keep moving if she hope to stay warm. Large round paws moved over rolling hills and through thick grasses plains until the forest appeared.
Slowing, she entered uneasily. The further she ventured, the easier it became, though the trees shadowed her path and blocked the suns direct gaze. Mati liked to have him at her back, knowing that he was helping to scare the darkness away as she explored the unknown. She had gained miles of courage as she grew, but the large pup still wasn’t fearless. The tall creatures swayed in the winter’s heavy wind, tapping fingers and bumping limbs. Violet eyes looked to the sky, wondering if the noises were just that of the rooted beasts, or if there was something else hidden in the wood.
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The girl had found the most perfect dress. She had decided that she needed more clothing; the coat that she had been wearing when Ezekiel had brought her to these lands was far too small now. She had kept it anyway, and it sat in the back of the den as a sort of a reminder of her trip here. She never wanted to forget where she'd come from, and how much better all of this was from everything that she had left back home. The shifted female ran one hand down the satin of the red child's dress, sighing. It was the most beautiful thing that she'd ever seen, and she felt wonderful in it.
She had a basket on one arm full of other fabrics and dresses, ones that Bane had helped her decide on. She was an adult, but most of the time she didn't do many adult activities. Siobhan wasn't really interested in learning how to hunt unless she absolutely needed to. Her mother had always taught her that it was a useless thing for a female to learn and that males were supposed to provide for their family...so she was only now just learning how to do it. She didn't really like it.
She couldn't help how she had been raised. Siobhan was slowly learning that most of the things that her mother had taught her weren't really good ideas to live by. She couldn't expect Ezekiel to provide her with food when she had two capable hands of her own. The young adult took step after step through the frozen woods, red eyes rising every few moments to glance at the sky above. It had been clear earlier but now it was beginning to cloud over, blocking the sun. The rays that did get through made the trees around her glimmer and glitter, their light reflecting off of the icicles that hung down from the many branches.
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Monsters? No, the girl put the idea behind her. Haven wasn’t there to protect her, but there was nothing to be protected against. She knew the scent of a bear, and it was neither the season for them nor was there any sign of them inhabiting the forest. Her steps became lighter at the thought. It wasn’t until she caught the scent of something far from a scary bear that made her come to a halt.
Purple eyes peered through the dim forest, standing in the shadow of a large pine. Colors danced between the trees, bright and transparent at the same moment. As it come closer her nose to confirm that it was certainly coyote, but her eyes couldn’t agree. What she saw was something from a book she had been looking at, a halfhearted attempt to read, but the pictures were very explanatory. A figure in a red dress, carrying a basket and skipping through the forest. Some of the details were skewed, for Mati didn’t see a skip in her step and the girl wasn’t an alabaster coyote.
This was no bedtime story, but Mati couldn’t help but think of the climax of the tale. It was quiet scary, and confusing. She knew plenty of big wolves that weren’t exactly bad. Gathering her courage the brown tinted girl approached the optime formed lady. Eyeing the dress she wore, Mati kept her distance, just incase she wasn’t looking to company. Hello. Her voice rang through the quiet forest. The questions she had were dangling off the tip of her tongue. But she held it, waiting for the proper time.
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Siobhan had been living in Inferni for several months now. She liked it there; despite what she had heard from wolves, she found the coyotes to be very accomidating and friendly. She spent time with Ezekiel's family mostly, Corona and Gabriel and a few others, only venturing out of the lands when she couldn't find any of them. Ezekiel was the most important to her. He was the one who had found her and brought her to Souls to begin with, the one who had saved her.
The sounds of another creature came to her ears and Siobhan glanced nervously about. She was on her way home, and was nearly there...what a place to get caught by someone! She hid behind a tree, looking out into the empty, quiet woods. She could hear every twig snap, every leaf rustle. Whoever they were, they were close.
It didn't take long for the creature to announce themselves, and she stepped out from behind her hiding place slowly. With all of the brown and white around she couldn't see Mati, and she turned around in a circle as she answered. "Eh...hello? Someone is there?"
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Mati didn’t fear the dressed girl, but as she tucked herself away behind a large tree it seemed that the earthen toned wolfess had sparked a fear in her. She didn’t believe that she was frightening, purple eyes, large paws and barrel chest made her big but far from intimidating.
There was no answer, at least not at first. Mati watched from the short distance between them as the other spun, red eyes hoping to find her. A brow rose, her curiosity growing as she watched. Her tail waved gentle behind her, staying low in neutrality, awoken by exciting interest.
Umm… yes. Over here. Mati moved closer slightly, hoping to get the coyote’s attention. If she had found her, then she mustn’t have seen her yet. Was she looking out for monsters too? Of course there were more pressing answers that were needed.
What are you wearing?
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As far as she knew, she was alone in these lands. Siobhan knew the names of her family members--she'd been taught them by her mother when she had been very young--but she had never asked the others here if they knew any of them. She was from such a far away place that she didn't think that any of them could have come from this area.
It wasn't hard to be bigger than Sio. The only one that she knew who was smaller than her was Zana, the girl she had to live with. But she thought that there was something wrong with Zana...with the way she was growing. Maybe she would always be really small. Siobhan was an adult, now, but she too was rather petite. Even for a coyote. She hadn't been fed enough as a pup, enough to give her the boost that she would need as she grew into adulthood.
The girl looked around for a few moments before she finally saw the other against the foresty background. She held onto her basket nervously, moving from foot to foot. Should she come closer? Or would the wolf approach her? Adelaida had told her that wolves and coyotes weren't supposed to get along, but so far she hadn't found a wolf that she hadn't liked. Would this be the one wolf that would try and fight her? She wondered about that each time that she met a new wolf.
"Ah...hello. Siobhan? Siobhan is wearing a dress. She found it...in the city. It is red like her eyes. You, wolf...you has been to the city?"
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Mati had always considered herself a nervous pup, but as she watched this Siobhan it looked like there was someone more scared then she. Wanting to get closer for a better look Mati took another step before planting her tail on the ground. She knew how to calm a fearful being, having always been the frightened one in the past. Ears twisted backward slightly, and Mati gave a small smile.
Her words were confusing, and it was hard to understand whom she was talking about. The question was shown clearly on her face, and she took a moment to process the information. Decided that she was talking about herself, Mati gave a small nod. Oh. responding as much as she could until she remembered her question. Um, yes.
The violet eyed girl thought back to the single trip they had made. You go there alone? Where were her mothers? Mati looked around briefly to find that she had no escort, no one for protection and if she was so intimidated by Mati, what if she met all of those monsters Onus fought?
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Mati probably wasn't very big compared to other wolves in her pack or other wolves in general, but to Siobhan she seemed very large. And no, she wasn't acting threatening toward her...but she was still very suspicious of wolves, after what she had been told. Adelaida's words still stuck with her, all this time, about the wolves and coyotes. Apparently there had been fights before, or something like that, before she had come here. But should she listen to advice like that? From someone who had grown up in this area? It seemed smart to follow the advice of the wolf, because she knew what went on here. But so far Siobhan hadn't run into any mean wolves...so she wasn't sure.
"Yes. Sometimes Siobhan sees Bane there...another wolf, like you. Do you go there alone? Where is you from? You smell good to me--like a sweet smell. Haven sometimes smells like that, that nice smell." Haven was from Crimson Dreams, she remembered. To a coyote who had grown up in Inferni, the wolf packs probably didn't smell too good. But Siobhan thought that they did.
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Though this Siobhan was a coyote, Mati found her far more intriguing then she would ever find her frightening. The tension the stood between coyotes and wolves was a mystery to her, any large and overbearing wolf or yote would scare the timid girl. Maybe she had been sheltered as a pup, but the her imaginary world of monsters was far more frightening then the real world she didn’t even know existed.
No, I don’t think its safe. Onus had told her to stay away, from the male she had met there. To the youth it meant staying away completely. She didn’t believe that she could find anything promising there, but the little white coyotes words were showing her something differently. I’m from Crimson Dreams. Mati spoke as she watched her, curiosity still bubbling in her eyes.
How do you know Haven? wondering if she did actually smell sweet, maybe like flowers, just as she wondered how this little female knew her brother.
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She didn't really mind that Haven was a wolf and that she was a coyote. He was part coyote, and most of the members of Inferni were too. They weren't pure at all. Siobhan knew that she was a pure coyote...she'd been told so by her mother Annei. Her mother had told her all of her relatives, through some grandparent that she had named Voltaire. At least, the ones that Annei had been able to remember. There had been a lot, and Siobhan sometimes didn't remember all the names either.
"Siobhan has never had troubles there...but maybe she is just lucky?" The conversation with this wolf was relatively easy. Mati asked questions, and she answered them. Then she asked one and Mati answered it. "With two of us it is safer, maybe?" She said. Mati asked how she knew Haven. She'd very first met Haven a while back, when both of them had been puppies. Now she was an adult in Inferni...but she wasn't sure if he was an adult yet in his pack. She didn't see him too often, maybe once a month or so. "He is Sio's best friend. My favorite one. He is your friend too?"
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i gotta be my own boss no matter what the cost
Having no true idea that Coyotes and wolves couldn’t get along, Mati didn’t find anything odd with their conversation. Or that she was Inferni, and Mati wasn’t. She hadn’t found any mean yotes. To her, any monster would come in all different forms, wolves, coyotes, bears, even dragons… They were all threats.
She was curious to know, and soaked up her words like a sponge. It was odd that such a slight and small female hadn’t been eaten up by something from the city. She must be an excellent hider, or someone that blending in with the scenery. But of course she was stark white, and there wouldn’t be much white in the city. Mati wondered what power she held that kept her safe. Going with another, or together as her question seemed to suggest was a valid idea.
Her thoughts were chased away when Siobhan spoke of her brother. Best friends? Mati looked at her oddly, not sure how to react and more unsure how they were best friends. Of course Mati had friends, friends that she could even remember as she watched the small coyote girl. No, he is my brother. Her words were possessive, and as she spoke them she became embarrassed by the jealously that she portrayed.
And my friend…Growing up together and all. She added as she attempted to rid her mind of the idea of not being her brothers favorite. Maybe you are just lucky, in the city. The words were just ever so spiteful, wondering if Siobhan had something that she didn’t, something that made her better.
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She didn't have too many friends. Siobhan did like living in Inferni, but there hadn't been too many pups around besides Zana that she could hang out with and make friends with. She was an adult now, but her mind-set was still very much childlike. The coyote was behind on development, having not experienced many things as a youngster. She was only now learning how to hunt for herself, and how to scout. Those were things that Inferni youth were taught right when they left their dens!
The coyote tilted her head to the side, perplexed. What had she said that had made this wolf so angry with her? She wasn't a mean coyote, and she hadn't thought that Mati was a mean wolf. Until now, anyway. She would be friends with Haven anyway, even though it seemed like Mati didn't really like that idea. It was Haven't choice! Maybe she didn't know as much about Haven as his sister did...but he was the only friend that she really had, besides Ezekiel. And Zeke was more like family to her. Bane was a good friend, too, she supposed, but he was a wolf and she didn't see him very often. That made Haven her best friend, the fact that she saw him a lot and that she liked him a lot.
"He gave Siobhan this necklace" She motioned to the red-stoned necklace that she wore. She had chosen the dress in part because of the necklace...it was the same color. Haven had also given her a teddy bear, which sat in her den. She slept with it most nights. "Siobhan wants to know more about him. About what Haven is like when she is not with him. But...will you not share this with her?"
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The shock of her brothers relationship with the white fluffy coyote was lessening. And even though they were close, so close that he gave her gifts, Mati was slowly beginning to understand what type of relationship the two had. It wasn’t like theirs, it was very different. Violet eyes looked at the jewel that she wore around her neck, noticing that it looked the one her mother had worn, given by her other mother with love. It even made her want to smile, knowing that Haven felt in some way how their mothers felt, or had felt. He like Siobhan, like-liked her.
Oh, Mati spoke with reframe in her voice. Holding the bitter feeling not longer, the she wolf looked at the shifted young lady with a more pleasant gaze. Well, I don’t know what he is like with you… he might just be the same. Mati thought aloud as she considered the yote’s request. She couldn’t imagine that he would ever be anything but his polite and gentle self when with her.
I bet he is just as sweet and protective with you, as he always has been Then, a memory came to her and Mati couldn’t help but smile and even laugh. He did, this one time, save me from a bear. When were really young. That was what he was, her guardian.
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Mati seemed to think that bad things would happen if she was out by herself, but she'd never run into any problems. Maybe it was the fact that whenever Siobhan went outside of the territory she ran into someone else. Other than the times that she had met up with another wolf or coyote, she didn't really go outside of Inferni. Normally she had a reason to go, to explore some certain territory or meet somebody. She didn't like to leave Ezekiel if she didn't have to.
Maybe it would be better if they started walking a little. She was headed back into Inferni, and Mati could come with her maybe. No one would question Mati if she was with Siobhan."Does Mati want to walk with Siobhan? Back at home, she has some food--Siobhan is very hungry. We can talk about Haven on the way there?" She wanted to know all about him. She had noticed that he was really sweet, just like Mati said, and nodded with the other girl's words. A bear? She had never heard of such a creature. What was a bear? It had to be some other creature that lived out here. "Bear? Can you tell Siobhan...what a bear looks like?" Maybe she'd seen one before and didn't even know it.
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Things would happen if either of them was alone. They had happened to Mati in her own territory. Things wouldn’t stop happening, either if she was alone or with another. Mati was slowly just letting those things happen, giving in to the element of surprise that life held so tightly. It would never give such an advantage up, and Mati would need to learn to deal with that.
The wolf hesitated, her round head turning towards the way she came, and towards home. The white coyote was asking a lot, it would be a long journey home after they had made it back to Inferni. But they weren’t to far from the boarder, and this seemed to be one of those moments in life that could be surprising. Mati gave a nod, silently agreeing that she would walk with her.
Taking up the question Mati gave a smile as she walked closely to the thin shifted girl. The red dress she wore was even prettier close up, and Mati found she was staring as she spoke. They get big, larger then any wolf. This one was small though, just a baby. He was dark brown, almost black. Mati paused, trying to remember all the details of the experience.
He was cute, but I think his mother would have been very mean. Though the she spoke of an angry mom, she wore a smile. I’m glad we didn’t meet her. Bringing her eyes back to the red orbs of the other girl, Mati shared her curious thoughts. What is it like to live in Inferni?
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She listened avidly to the description of the bear, frowning or nodding at the appropriate moments. She couldn't believe that she had never run into one of these creatures, even in the north. Nothing had ever happened to her that was bad, like running into a bear, so she didn't know exactly how Mati was feeling. Everywhere she went everyone had been mostly friendly to her. There had been the time that she'd thought she would have to run away from Adelaida, a wolf from Dahlia de Mai, but things had turned out alright. She just hadn't had a really big scare before, was all.
"Maybe the baby's mother wanted to protect it? If it saw it was with someone she didn't know?" She said the thought out loud, starting to walk alongside the Crimson Dreams wolf. She doubted that her mother would have really cared, but maybe this bear's mother would have. "Inferni is a good place to live. Very safe. Gabriel is a good leader--everyone listens to him and does what he wants them to do. Siobhan is having to learn how to fight...but that is ok. She doesn't like it much so far, though." Ezekiel wanted her to be able to defend herself. "It is like this in Crimson Dreams?"
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Mati had worried about the same thing, and was glad that she and Haven had gotten away from it when they had. She knew that he own mothers would have protected her when ever they had the chance, so the mother bear would certainly showed aggression at the sight of the two wolves.
Listening intently she imagined how Inferni might look, but she found it hard to not imagine her own home filled with greenery and forests. Maybe they had a lake too, and a large house that they all lived happily together in. Though she found it weird that she was being forced to learn to fight.
Why would you need to fight? Mati asked curiously. Siobhan would never need to worry when with Haven, never need to fight or protect herself. Mati knew him well enough to know that he wouldn’t allow either of them to participate in combat, only to keep them out of danger.
Thinking about the question Mati gave a smile,
Well, not really. She spoke thoughtfully, It is a good place to live, but no one has every been made anyone learn to fight. We all live in a large house, and my mom runs the pack. Mati walked beside the fluffed white female, her face looking deep in thought.
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