Spring was here. Just what Kauda was waiting for. She growled silently to herself as she walked slowly through the thicket, one delicate paw landing in front of the other. It was spring and animals were going love sick all around Relic Lore - so why couldn't she find anything to eat? She muttered something to herself, of not being able to find food and about stupid animals. The she - wolf was really discouraged, though, at the fact that this would be her first spring spent alone. She had nobody to talk to, to play with, to feel responsible for caring for, like her sister and cousin. No, instead she was stuck out here feeling sorry for herself and trying to find her family that could possibly be dead. Fun, fun.


Kauda was obviously in a grumpy mood. The first of spring, the snow thawing on the ground, and even places where there was only grass and no white, wet liquid, and the birds chirping happily in the air, just out of her reach. It was supposed to be a happy time, but the she - wolf found absolutely no humor or happiness about being alone for a whole season again. This bitter mood made her hunting skills weaker, and as she snarled when she lost another meal, she knew that it was bad to be mad. But, the hard - headed she - wolf couldn't help it.


Then, something stirred in the bushes. For a moment, hope surged through Kauda's chest. Maybe it was prey! Then, a plump rabbit emitted from the bushes. It didn't take Kauda but two seconds to drop to the ground, bunching her muscles and preparing to spring at the rabbit. Suddenly, there was another rustle behind her, and the rabbit darted off into the forest. The first thing to run through her was fury. What had scared her prey away!? And then she felt an unbearable hunger that made her nearly drop to the ground in agonizing pain. Oh my.. she thought to herself. I *need* to get food, fast.


Before she could think of getting another prey, the tiny she - wolf spun around to see what had scared her prey. Her eyes were hard and her lip was curled over her teeth, wrinkles scattered over her muzzle as she growled. When she saw it was a wolf, though, she let her snarl stop, though her eyes were still hard.


OOC: Not my best post ever.. Haha. :) You can bring in Jayse or Triell as the wolf. If I did something wrong or you don't like the wolf part in it then you can let me know and I'll change it. :D

Kauda's blue eyes revealed to her a wolf. She was larger than Kauda, which was what made her snarl stop, she didn't want to start trouble with a wolf she couldn't beat. Her malnutricion and shortage of food made her weak at the moment, another reason why she needed prey. The forest was harsh, and she couldn't survive without food to nourish her body. The she - wolf had an ivory white coat, quite beautiful through any wolf's eyes. Her eyes, much like Kauda's, were a blue, though her shade was different from the black she - wolf's.


The size or beauty of the she - wolf wasn't what shocked Kauda. It was how she confidently stepped over her prey, narrowing her eyes on Kauda, and with a soft tone told her how she was sorry she scared her prey. Covenient. thought Kauda, narrowing her blue eyes and keeping her tail high and standing as tall as her delicate paws would let her. Convenient how I just got the only food I've seen in a week or so scared away and all you have to say is sorry? Quite funny how I'm probably going to go off and die in a hole now.. At least your sorry. she thought, sarcasm heavy in her brain, as she grunted and tossed her head up into the air. "Yea, it's okay. I'll just go die in a hole because of starvation now. At least your sorry." she growled. She honestly didn't mean to be a huge grump that made other wolves want to bite her little head off, but the conditions she was in right now didn't make the world too terribly great for her.


She let her eyes flicker down to the she - wolf's rabbit, and a low, silent growl emitted her throat. Glad you're okay. she thought bitterly, turning hastily and sniffing the ground. Somewhere in the distance, she thought she smelled deer, maybe a little fawn. The last time she had tried to get a deer on her own, it had been an epic fail and caused her to pass out in front of two lone wolves. Fun, fun. Spring was just going to be such a gol' darn blast alone, with wolves scaring off her prey and threatening her out of territories. Can't wait. she thought grumpily.


OOC: Kauda's a grump. :)

Kauda listened to her words, harsher than her gently voice before. Ask for your prey, she grunted in her mind. Who do you think I am? Kauda watched her, her words stinging her mind. 'Maybe you should go die. The words nearly tipped Kauda over the edge, and she was ready to snap again, maybe even physically. If the she - wolf didn't want Kauda here, then Kauda wouldn't stay. But, her words again made Kauda pause and think.


The she - wolf began to push her catch torwards Kauda, offering it to her if she told a little about herself. A little sigh emitted from the delicate black she - wolf. "Jayse," she mumbled. "Keep your prey. I'll try and find something." she told her. She let her head fall to glare at her paws. "I'm Kauda... and no, I'm not always this grumpy." she brought her eyes up, now a softer glaze in them. "It's just that while all these wolves are so happy with their friends and mates, I don't even have any company, and I haven't eaten in a week and a half, and while I've been searching for my family since I was six months old, I still haven't found them - " she stopped herself, letting her tongue stop. She wasn't just going to tell this stranger about all her problems was she? Of course not.


Kauda nodded her head. "Are you usually out offering prey to anyone that will tell about themselves?" she asked, a slight, very little grin appearing on her face, and quickly fading as she tossed her head around to look around her.


OOC: Cruddy post. I got uninspired.

"Nice to meet you too, Jayse." she let a smile cross her face, but it wavered when the she - wolf spoke of being sorry about her family. For a moment, she wanted to believe it, but a stranger really feeling sorry for her? Not likely. Her blue eyes, lit with a hopefulness, flickered up to watch Jayse fro a moment. She looked thoughtful, observant maybe. Kauda liked the look in her eyes. It made her look somewhat more.. wise. 'Would you please eat it?' the she - wolf asked, eyes a sort of pleading gleam.


Kauda gave a little chuckle, a smile planting on her face, truly genuine for this current time and place. She, for a moment, thought about grabbing it up in her jaws and letting the thick scarlet liquid flow down her throat and fill her stomach, but Kauda didn't believe it was polite. Yes, Jayse had scared her prey away, but Kauda could go try and find another, and it wasn't her fault, either. Kauda was in a sour mood, and for how she acted towards the kind she - wolf made it obvious that she didn't deserve it.


"You didn't poison it did you?" Kauda added playfully. 'I might have an idea for your lack of company.' Jayse told her, her voice soft and gentle, comforting Kauda slightly. Her eyes lit up, and the smile on her face widened slightly. Even if the company came from the ugliest, meanest wolf alive, she would enjoy it. Kauda was desperate for a good friend. "Really? Kauda murmured gently, her voice barely even a whisper. It was lonely being all alone with hardly anything to eat. It just.. it was. Many wolves in this forest claimed to know what it's like, but nobody's story was the same, and she knew from experience that some were just big crazy wolves that want to be the boss of everything. Kauda lifted her eyes to see Jayse, her grin staying visible the whole time.

OOC: Thanks, much! :)


Kauda watched the albescent she - wolf, who let a smile spread on her muzzle. Her bright blue eyes looked innocent enough, thought Kauda. 'No, I do not know how to poison wolves.' Jayse murmured gently, letting out a loud laugh. Kauda watched the gleam in the she - wolf's eyes, and she couldn't help but to let her lips curve into a smile and reveal her teeth. "Well, that's good, because then you would've had me to deal with." replied Kauda, snapping her jaws out playfully, like she was actually a challenge to the large white she - wolf. Kauda let her electric blue eyes flickering down to the dead hare, the blood spilling out onto the ground. NO! thought Kauda. That should be dripping down my throat, or her's, but not on the ground!


Jayse began to explain of the pack that she and her mate led. Kauda froze, though she tried to keep the smile on her dark muzzle visible. She would love to join, absolutely! But, there was the fact that she was trying to find her family - and, well, she just figured it would be easier to find them if she wasn't being constantly watched and rounded up at one particular place. The small black she - wolf had avoided a pack a few times, and this was the reason why. A question flashed across her mind: had any of her sibling or family settled down within a pack? Slowly, Kauda let her head fall and when Jayse told her to eat, she saw the chance to let her smile fade for a second.


Kauda was hesitant for the moment, as she still believed that it was rude to take her catch. But, Jayse insisted and hunger was stirring in her stomach, like it had been days and days before this current day. She let her muzzle slide over to where the dead hare laid and wrapped her jaws gently across it's neck, as if handling it with care. The blood began to flow into her mouth and find it's way down her throat. Oh.. my goodness, that's good, she thought happily, biting into it for it's meat. What would she say to Jayse? She tried to sort it out in her head, but the smell of the hare made it difficult and she swallowed it down, eating savagely.


Slowly, Kauda stopped. A pink tongue popped out of her mouth and ran around her mouth. She had nearly devoured the whole thing, and a flash of embarrassment hit her. Whoops. Her electric blue eyes rose quickly to see Jayse. "Sorry," she apologized sincerely. She had made up her mind about going with Jayse or not. "That sounds great! I would love to come. But, whether or not she would stay tugged at her, and there was a sort of guilty feeling in the way she spoke of it.