patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
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Open to anyone, Aniwayan or not. Tayui and her puppies are lingering by the borders.

Attila was on time out. The rambunctious child had insisted on bothering his brother, and later, his sisters, when they came to help. Tayui had admonished the boy sternly for his behaviour, but somewhere in the back of her mind, she suspected he would repeat the behaviour, no matter how many time outs he got or stern lectures. She would have to find some way to show Attila that stealing Claudius's food, throwing sticks at Claudius and poking him in the stomach (repeatedly) was not a nice thing to do.



By now, Attila had perfected the art of a blank stare. Tayui could see his interest disappearing as she had spoken to him, and had decided it would be best to sit him down and make him consider his actions. She recalled getting "time outs" when she had been a puppy, and had been banished to her den on a few occasions for her bad behaviour. She could also recall always whining at her parents, It's not fair! or It's not my fault! But alas, her pleas had gone ignored. Tayui smirked; probably because she had deserved it.



Tayui settled down to chew on the bone of a deer, the results of a hunt from a few days ago. She was planning on breaking the bone and getting the marrow out for the puppies, and was content to chew on the bone until then. She supposed she could always make the job easier by using tools and shifting into her Optime form, but she had nothing else to do while she watched the puppies, so she supposed this was best. She heard a whoop of delight a few paces away and smiled quietly. She glanced up to see Claudius and Noir rolling around in the snow, with Ocèane jumping over them and tumbling around as well. Attila stared forlornly at his litter mates, then to Tayui with pleading eyes. Tayui shook her head, then frowned slightly. "No, you're on a time out," she informed him. Attila sighed, grumbling to himself quietly, but stayed put.


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Hello^^


Catherine was patroling the borders one more time. She was morst wandering around than actually paying attention at the borders and possibles trespassers. Most of the creatures around were normal creatuers in the trees, in the ground... At least the sounds meant that there were no enemy to them, except herself. She wasn't planning to hunt now. The young doe she got three days ago was enough for now. The melting snow was making a puff snouds as she walked, but it didn't bug her.

She circled a large tree that was in her way and she saw them. There was an white, adult female with four little puppies. Three of them playing and the other one was sitting away from them. Their smells were alike, so she thought that was a mother and her children. She smiled lighty at that scene. She wondered why the other one was not playing too. She heard his mother's advice and than she understood. A time out. She sighed and shook her head slowly at the memory of her mother putting her on a time out because something she did. She had no litter mates, so she couldn't feel the temptation it seemed to be not to play as well. Actually, she didn't even had a friend when smaller.

"Hello. Nice day to get out with the kids, huh?" she said to the white female, not wanting to be unwelcomed there. She stood there, her arms crossed on her chest, a kind smile on her face. She waited, wishing she was a pup again and she could join the fight with the others.

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Tayui glanced up at the sound of another canine's voice, slightly startled to see someone so near. She had been cooped up in her den with the puppies for far too long, it seemed, for Tayui did not recognize this woman at all! Tayui chuckled in reply, nodding slowly, as if it would somehow mask her surprise (and confusion). Attila let out a quiet yip, obviously wanting to go meet the new luperci. Tayui shook her head, frowning slightly. Clearly, Attila did not understand why he was sitting there, apart from his siblings, not allowed to participate in the excitement. When you did something bad, you were punished for it: this was the rule. And Attila would have to learn the consequences of his actions even if it meant meeting someone new.



Tayui watched with a small half-smile as the three other pups raced to greet the new wolf. They all babbled their hello's, each one of them at a different stage of development regarding their speech. Claudius seemed to understand quite well how to speak, but was constantly refraining from saying anything. He stared up at the girl, mouth open wide with a silly expression on his face. Noir and Ocèane were more adventurous than he, and bounded over to the female, shouting greetings at her and darting around her legs. They retreated when they saw Tayui shake her head at them, torn between the excitement that was meeting a new person and the pleasantries they had so obviously disregarded. "Mamaaaaa," one of them whined, staring at her now. The other continued, "we wanna say hiiii," staring at her, too. "Then do so," she replied, chuckling quietly to herself. "Hi you!" Noir shouted, which was followed by a greeting by Ocèane. Attila grumbled. Claudius stared. Tayui smiled. "Too nice, I suspect. I hope you don't mind. They're rather excited to see someone new," she replied to the girl, raising her eyebrows and laughing. They had been cooped up in their den for far too long.



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Catherine was staring at the light cream male, the one that was in a time out. She knew it would be a good reason for him to be grounded. His irritated glance at her made her wonder. Once again, she thought about her own time outs and punishments. Laughing once, her attention was got by the pups that came to her, greeting her cheerfully. She kneeled at the ground and said hello to each one of them, noticing their speech mistakes. Usual of the age, she thought, and patted their heads tenderly, her hand light as a feather, with a overcare with them. They weren't hers, so she felt obligated to be aware of her actions. She glanced quickly to their mother, to be sure that it was okay, but she noticed the male, staring at her with a dumb expression. Grinning to him, she saw the mother shaking her head to them. The voice of one of the females called her attention, her memories mildly going to her own voice when younger. They were alike. The greetings of the females, the grumble of the cream male and the continuos stare of the other male made her smile get wider.

"Hello for you too, children." she said to the pups, her knees still in the cold snow. She turned to the mother. "No worry. I love kids. Besides, it feels good to meet five new faces as well. " she told to the white female. She had never met that wolf before, but her scent was of an AniWayan, just as the pups. "By the way, my name is Catherine." she spoke, introducing herself. She couldn't gasp what was their names. There was plenty of different names in here. DaWali, Leland, Agani, Ayegali, Banes, Susquehanna, and so many others. What else would come out?

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Tayui chuckled, in part at the children's actions and the female's as well. She seemed quite friendly, touching them gently and smiling indulgently. Although Tayui wished she had no reservations with meeting a new face, she had puppies now and it would be her duty to keep them safe. But the female's movements and the soft expression on her face put Tayui at ease. Tayui moved closer so she could sit beside the female and keep a better eye on the children as they frolicked near the visitor. Tayui nodded as the female spoke, chuckling quietly to herself. She winked at Noir, who burst out into a fit of giggles. Ocèane gave her sister a strange look, then stuck her tongue out. Noir's giggles intensified and Tayui ended up laughing along.



"It's always good to make new acquaintances," Tayui agreed, nodding once more. "It's a pleasure, Catherine. I'm Tayui Aston. The one giggling is Noir and the girl beside her is Ocèane. That's Claudius and his brother Attila, there," she said, nodding to each one of the puppies in turn. Ocèane nodded back to her and Claudius wiggled forward, curious to see who the visitor was. "Hi's Cat-er-inn!" one of the girls shouted. The two of them skipped back to meet Claudius and Noir nuzzled him in the cheek. He grinned sheepishly, glancing at Tayui and Catherine every so often, and Attila who was (still) grumbling quietly to himself.

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Catherine was in one of hers overjoy momments. Seeing the two pups dancing around her felt so good. As their mother moved and sitted near her, the brownish one started giggling. She didn't know why, but her laugh was making that moment even better. The laugh of a kid was always so comforting...

Their names weren't that different. She knew that she had already saw those before, though she didn't remember from where. The only one that surprised her was Ocèane's. What was that, Latin? As she followed them along with their names, her attention returned to the one that was still away, the cremy one. It surely seemed irritating, to not even greet someone new.

"Sure it is." she agreeded with the female's comment. Not only acquaintances, but friends too. She noticed that, slowly, she was meeting the rest of the tribe. Who else didn't she meet? Sometimes, she wondered if this tribe was bigger than it seemed.

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Powerplay Attila if you want, since he's yours now! :3 And I feel weird powerplaying the puppies now that they all have players. XD; I left it open so you could.



Tayui watched the puppies as they rolled about in the snow -- Claudius especially, who had taken quite a liking to it -- and pranced about. Claudius kicked up bits of snow with his back legs, causing his sisters to frown at him disapprovingly. He lowered his ears, and then glanced over to Tayui, shuffling away from his sisters. "Is... no?" he asked at last, staring up at Tayui and Catherine's massive, towering forms. To him, Tayui was certain they appeared to be giants. Tayui shook her head in reply, leaning down to touch her nose to his. "Is no," she agreed. "Your sisters don't like it. What do you say?" she asked, quirking her mouth into a smile. Claudius frowned for a moment, watching Tayui, and then looked to Catherine. "Is... sorry?" he asked Catherine, then nodded to himself. Tayui raised her eyebrows and he grinned, then set off to find his sisters.



Tayui straightened up, then called Attila over, "Attila, would you like to come over here and meet Catherine?" Perhaps she could help him overcome his recent streak of rebelliousness -- and childish taunts directed at Claudius -- if he met someone who could set him straight. Or, simply, if he met someone at all. Tayui tilted her head, motioning with her paw for her son to come and join them.



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I think I'll lOlz


Catherine watched with a smile as tayui teached the light male good manners. Their speech mistakes were funny, but she canalysed her laugh into a smile, something almost imposible. It was cute, in a certain way as well. As cute and funny as they running. She couldn't help but to laugh, but a lonely, half sigh, half laugh, than she hold it. Her attention came back to the pale boy in the corner of her view. He was talking to himself, irritated as it seemed. She huffed, again recalling her puphood. The mother called the male, but he relucted for a few seconds and then came to them, with heavy steps. He gave her a reluctant glance with his grayish blue eyes, and then looked to the side. "Hi, Cafherine." he said, with a rough but childish voice. She lowered her head so she could look at him.

"Hello, young boy. Why this face?" she asked, pointing a finger to him. "What face?" he asked not moving his head, only his eyes. "That face." she replied. "It if my face, that'f it!" he argued, completely looking at her, baring his teeth lightly and almost touching her nose. "So you're not so good looking, with this frowned face." she argued back. They were getting somewhere. "For your informafion, I'm very pretty, thank you very much!" he finished, nodding once and turning his back to her, sitting backwards to her and his nose up proudly. The grayish female laughed once and strained her head, looking to the white female.

"He is pretty proud, isn't he?" she asked rethorically. It was more than clear in his actions. A normal kid would just have screamed "No, I'm not ugly!", and she would day "Yes, you are.", and they would keep on it until she doesn't know when. The pale boy just acted as an adult. 'Odd...' she thought, looking to the amel, that hadn't moved. Laughing once again, she just poked him with her nose, noting he losed his balance and fell clumsily, but strained himself again, not willing to let himself get ashamed with her.

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Tayui saw Attila consider her words, pausing, slowly moving forward. There was a spasm of silence, and, finally -- he spoke. Tayui smiled, nodding encouragingly, as if to say you're doing great, hone. Although he mixed up his 'th' sounds with his 'f' and 'ph' sounds, he was doing remarkably considering his age. Catherine replied quickly enough, commenting on Attila's grumpy face (and mood). Tayui raised her eyebrows, but said nothing, content to see how this played out. The two bantered back and forth for a few moments, with Catherine pointing out that his angry face was not a very nice one at all (which Tayui could agree with) and Attila insisting his face was very pretty. Tayui repressed a laugh, nodding solemnly with her son.



He is pretty proud, isn't he? Tayui nodded, then shook her head. He was quite proud. Too proud, sometimes, allowing his pride to rule. He was still a young child, so he had not yet acquired the magical thing known to many as common sense, so until that time, he would act as his puppyish urges demanded he act, even if that meant placing his pride above all else. Tayui could only hope to guide him and help him grow.



Tayui glanced over to Catherine to see her hunkering down low, poking him with her nose. Attila toppled over and Tayui frowned, glancing over to Catherine. She shook her head to the female, wrinkling her nose slightly. She shook her head once more, then put on a soft smile. She hunkered down low, dropping her face so it was level with her son's. She nuzzled him, helping him up and giving him a big lick. Her eyes danced mischievously as she leaned over to speak. "You know, Attila, if you scrunch your face up like that when you're angry, people might not be able to see you! You have a very pretty face, but people can see it better when it's not all scrunched up like that!" Tayui frowned, then tried to imitate her son's angry expression. "Why don't we get a smile on there, kiddo?" she asked gently, smiling softly for her son.


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