Late morning, mid-afternoon, and I know we have a forest so it's there. He's just kinda chilling. Anyone welcome. Bleh -- stupid starters are always short.
i wear this crown of thorns
upon my liar's chair
Dealing with Naniko's children, while somewhat cathartic for his usually apathetic soul, was certainly not something he desired to do at all times. They weren't his — he knew it as well as any other, having met their father (with the strong urge to bludgeon him into unconciousness for touching the white Queen) weeks before. There was no obligation for him to remain outside of his personal need to ensure she was taken care of. So without the boys, he left the cave system, and made his way into the outside world to gain a sense of any changes in the territory since he'd last emerged.
A tired hand rubbed across his eyes as long strides carried him across the land and toward the treed region to the westnorthwest, where he often liked to lose himself between the branches as the sun came overhead. He wasn't a lazy man — far from it, really, for he spent much of his time hunting for his small family and ensuring they were all safe (outside of Scorpius, who he cared little for) — but he was indulgant. His bulk collapsed in a half-shaded place beneath a tree, red eyes closing to the world and tail sweeping lazily across his thighs. A good rest was perfect.
This is gonna be awkward since Ravesque seemed to not like her =]
Since her mother had the pups, Rio felt the need to stay away as much as possible. She wanted to be there for her, but at the same time she wanted to stay out of the way. She kind of felt jealous in a way that her mother continued having pups with other males. Why couldn’t she have stayed with Ehno and just been happy with their family? Rio shook her head as she limped toward a rather good looking tree.
Walking behind it, she hadn’t realized it had been occupied already. As she approached, an abrupt image caught her off guard and a very audible, ”Oh,” escaped her lips when she realized who occupied the comfortable looking tree. Ravesque, the brute who was with her mother after the birthing of the new pups. She had a strange feeling from then on that he didn’t really like her, and now this would make it even more awkward. He was positioned beneath the tree, with his head leaning back and his eyes closed. She wasn’t sure if he was awake or sleeping, so she quickly, carefully and quietly limped away from him. Before turning away, she said, ”Sorry,” quietly. Then she began limping slowly toward another comfortable tree some ways away, not so close to him.
Ravesque actually didn't pay any attention to her, which is different than "disliking" her -- he's apathetic to everyone. Also, he's not laying AGAINST a tree, he's BENEATH a tree. On his back. On the ground. Partially in the sun.
i wear this crown of thorns
upon my liar's chair
His mind closed, freeing itself of mortal thought as his spirit was allowed to calm and rest and be outside of himself. He wasn't religious, so he took his pleasures where he could find them rather than in false texts detailing equally false stories of deities that were not real. Relaxation amongst nature was one such way he calmed himself. His features went blank. Everything was calm. Or so he thought.
A quiet oh disrupted his rest and one lazy red eye partially opened to see the source as she limped away — the dark-furred female who had been there to see Judas, Severus and Octavius. Another one of her illegitimate children, just as they all were. He grunted as she apologized, letting his eye close again and rubbing at the fur on his chest. "No need to apologize -- Naniko's laws state family are welcome enough." Family and those who had been part of the group before, even if Ravesque didn't particularly feel comfortable with the whole idea of it.
Fixed, and she just took it that way. So now she’s gonna try to make it better =]
Hearing his voice, she stopped. He actually spoke to her. Rio slowly turned back towards him, thinking maybe that he didn’t really have a dislike for her. It seemed when she came back into Souls’ lands, she had a lot more enemies than she left with. But maybe those enemies weren’t enemies at all. Maybe they just didn’t know her, and had no wish to. There was a tree within talking distance of the male, and she slowly lowered herself down next to it. Resting her tired body against it, she looked toward the quiet male. ”That was very nice, what you did. Taking in the pups as one of your own…” The words that came out of her mouth sounded awkward to her, but that was only because she was shy. She’d rather be alone, but she wanted to get herself out of that habit. She needed to socialize, to be friendly towards others and Ravesque seemed like the perfect opportunity. If she was able to socialize with him, as he was all indifferent to others and whatnot, then she could socialize successfully with anybody and anything. It was a goal she would strive to achieve.
"Giving your oath to teach them, discipline them, and whatever else little wolves needed.." She had no idea. She was never a mother, and she was hardly around any pups at all. This would be a new experience for her as now she was around more. All the other litters her mother had given birth to were nothing to her now. She wasn't around for their upbringing, but she would be present for Severus, Judas, and Octavius' growth. She would help Naniko as much as she could, and she would even be there for Ravesque if he would need her around. Anything to help with her little brothers' life.
He seemed to be a responsible adult, but she didn’t know him at all. What seemed to be could have been something totally different. Rio looked down at her injured foot. It hurt, but it didn’t throb like before. The wound was healing, and that was what she needed. She relaxed against the tree thinking of things and wondering what kind of relationship she could have with this brute now that he was going to be in her new siblings’ lives.
