He was here...

He was there..

He was everywhere...

Anywhere there was something interesting occurring Unitas just so happens to creep in and watch. Like right now, Unitas was shifting through the trees towards the scent of another. Danica, again..... Why's she back and bothering mom. he wonders silently before pricking his ears upwards at her howl. Now she was howling for their shared mother which again irked him a little. Nina was hismother right now not Danica's. Why would a she wolf who wasn't really pack want Nina's attention? She had better things to worry about. Like Iopah and Koda's betrayal.

Disturbed by the creamy silver she wolf's presence, Tas trotted forward with his chin held up all high and mighty. He could sense that Danica was in a bad mood, but that didn't stop him from trying to look good in front of her. He set a slight smile upon his lips before approaching her from the front. His tail twitches once to the side in the beginnings of a wag, but then stills as the boy looks at his half sister.

"You stink of some other guy... "

He comments without thinking about what his words might do to her. Or what anger he might bring upon himself by mentioning this to Danica.

"What's got your fur all twisted up. You look like you need a friend."

He says these next words smoothly before lowering his head some and allowing his tail to wave slowly back and forth. He was acting friendly, that was it.

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Their absolute betrayal. It cut at her heard like a thorn, much like the ones that surrounded her now. The matriarch continued on her self-pity, only slightly pulling out of it now that Mirren and Kite had returned. Nina had no qualms with them and had welcomed them back with an open heart, eager to have some stability in her ever-changing life. No one had tried to interrupt her personal hell, being consumed with sorting and resorting the herbs that had already been collected. The bitter stench that usually accompanied herbs clung to her pelt like honey, not bothering to groom. If she was called away, she could briefly groom herself, but not enough to get herself out of her current spout of grief.

The woman had not been expecting to be called away, especially by a voice that she had not heard since he had left. Knowing that it would not bode well to appear frazzled in front of her daughter, the Hervok took the time in making herself presentable, her tongue working furiously against her matted coat. After she felt that she looked pleasant enough, the golden brown lady was quick to make her way to the borders. Fortunately, it seemed that she was not the first one to find the only princess of the Woodlands. Unitas had already arrived and Nina was quick to take in his form, much like his father's. The thought of Hollow made her heart ache, knowing that her current situation would have been more tolerable had he still remained at her side.

The first thing she noticed upon her arrival was the scent of blood, and while Nina could not pinpoint the exact cause of the smell, she deduced that it was from a thorn. It was a normal occurrence for the Woodland wolves to get the abominations caught in their pads. The second thing that became apparent was that her daughter was with child. A breath caught in Nina's throat as she flashed back to when Ashanti had returned home with Hollow, battered and broken. The thought caused her fur to rise upon her spine as her mouth opened to speak, "Dani...are you alright?" The mother's voice was gentle, soft, a tone she often used with her offspring. If someone had hurt her precious angel, it was possible that they would soon see their last day. The woman was sure that her brother would have no problem with a new mission.

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Titan? He wrinkles his nose a bit at the sound of the unfamiliar name. So why does she smell like this Titan guy? He wondered silently. He had not gotten "the talk" yet and did not know that the parts that made males and females different could be used for making pups. So of course the smell of Danica being pregnant was lost on him. Instead Unitas stood there watching the light colored she wolf quietly as she snottily answered back to him. He had to hold back a sneer from his half sister as she shot down his suggestion and spoke of needing her mother.

"I think "our mother" were the words you were looking for sissy."

He said quickly before she decided to ignore his entire existence. He sighed softly before shaking his head and mumbling, "where are my brothers when I need them.." as Nina entered the area. As the lead female padded into the area Tas lifted his head a bit to see who it was. He grumbled inaudibly before turning away form the two females and yawning. His white teeth glistened in the dappled sunlight before the yawn was finished. Then he closed his maw and turned three times around in a circle before laying himself down into a fuzzy black ball of yearling. The dark wolf was close enough to the other females to hear them and participate in the conversation if he so wished. However he had a feeling that he would once again be doing the bulk of the listening for both his mother and half sister.

Tas leaned in closer to the two woman keeping his ear on the very soft words Danica spoke. His impression of her was a sad one. It seemed to Unitas that Danica screwed up a lot, or at least things never went well for her to be in pain all the time. Then he heard her question to Nina which brought his dark brows forward into a thick furrow. Anger gripped him and unfortunately Unitas couldn't be quiet.

"Are you taking care of yourself.. That's a swell question to ask. It sounds like you are calling her sick or ugly looking you know!? She's beautiful and strong, there's nothing she can't take care of."

He said with a raised chin and a glare cast to Danica despite being on the ground.

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Pale towers snapped back at his words, and she took them in with thought, though clearly irritated. Turning to look at Unitas the wolf replied in a quitter voice, "You'll have to forgive me, I'm used to my brothers being gone or dead."{b} [/b]Dani was not harsh with the way she spoke, a monotone taking over as a stoic expression consumed her face. She wasn't trying to make him guilty, its just...she was a big sister? It was so odd and difficult to process...*Am I as bad as dad for not being there for @Unitas ?* She thought to herself slowly turning her glance back to their Queen.

When the dark boy snapped at her Danica's ears folded to the side and meekly she looked back at him,"I didn't mean it that way...I know she is, but I still worry about her. I grew up with her too, she's more than beautiful, and yes she is a strong wolf. However, I still have the right to worry about my only blood left." Her voice was saddened now, a whispering mummer hardly loud enough to hear. Crumpling to her belly she rested beneath her mom submissively, and did not rise, green orbs glued to the matriarch's paws. "Where is Koda and Iopah?" She piped up, but the question was lost as the regal one eyed woman begun to speak.

A whine left split dark lips, heavily weighed down with guilt, "He doesn't know." Was all she could manage in her humiliation and shame. Her heart beat picked up, beating loudly within her chest, "Smart choices? The situation was different than that...it wasn't smart, but...mom...please understand..." Her muzzle tucked into her cream fur. Her belly begun to do sumer salts and flips, her foolish choices had led up to this moment. How in the universe was she ever to straighten her life out?

”Speech”

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Unitas's lips quivered as he simply looked over his sister in disdain. Her answer back to him and Nina though did quell a bit of the anger prodding at his heart. Especially the bit about her brothers being dead, that dampened Unitas's anger greatly. He tried to imagine a place where his own brothers were completely gone, not just out living somewhere else, but truly dead. The young Hervok felt a little uneasy thinking about this, but not as much as he thought he would if the scenario ever happened in real life. A tiny portion of respect for his sister glistened in his heart for a moment until Danica continued talking. She asked about Iopah and Koda, and that brought the fire of anger back into his heart while a silent snarled aimed at the ground appeared on the dark boys muzzle. He felt badly for Nina who would have to go over explaining the whole event over and over again to pack mates who weren't there to witness it.

Now he stayed silent. The boys ears stayed tuned into the two ladies talk, though right now he didn't quite understand what they were talking about. Something about smart choices relating to Danica's relation to Titan, but what relation Unitas didn't know. The dark wolf could only assume it had something to do with why she smelled so much like the stranger male. A dark thought crept into Unitas's mind. A picture of him catching Titan alone near their territory and tearing him to shreds. Unitas was of the opinion that no stranger male should be welcomed near his family's pack or the wolves within it. Little did Tas know that Titan would most likely be more than a match for him.

Now he kept quiet leashing the anger inside him and trying to smother the flames that burned in his heart. He lay his body into a circle upon the cold earth trying to slow down that fast breathing. It was Nina's turn to burst into anger or smolder quietly as he so often had seen her do recently. Sometimes it was hard to tell if she was really angry at all.

"Speech"

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