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how you seek power - Vitani - Jun 28, 2015 For Mrs. @Aesire
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[/dohtml] RE: how you seek power - Aesire - Jun 28, 2015 @Vitani - I might put Wren in here a little later so he can meet Vit
[dohtml]Wren had just kicked at her stomach, making her lurch awake as she let out a yawn. No sooner did this happen that she noticed a familiar white form outside her den. It was the new wolf, Vitani if she remembered correctly, and this woman was asking for audience with her. She felt a certain relief as she noticed this was not Celandine. The child had kept away but she did not trust the girl. She lied; she could trust her as far as she could throw her. One day, she would regretfully pass a crown to her, and she would not stick around to witness the girl’s rule. She might not even stick around for Hypatia’s rule if it came to that. “Yes, Vitani, feel free to come in.” The words out of the queen held little hints of her exhaustion, but that was to be expected with two pups of her own to care for. This woman was one that she had met on the borders. A woman she had accepted with the hopes of working with her, but only time would tell. “I hope you’ve had a decent time looking around the pack and that you haven’t met any… hostile… eyes.” The words hopefully would not go unnoticed, because she desperately needed an ally in this mess. The fact that no other wolves had sought her out told her enough, even if it was all assumptions. She was the leader of a pack of enemies to her family. This was difficult to proceed with, but not impossible as she remembered tales of her father’s exploits before taking a crown and the tales of his early reign. [/dohtml] RE: how you seek power - Vitani - Jun 28, 2015 [dohtml]
[/dohtml] RE: how you seek power - Aesire - Jun 28, 2015 [dohtml] There was a certain aura about Vitani that made Aesire feel as if she needed to work with her, hopefully the woman felt the same. “A lot has happened on this mountain. I took leadership after the current male alpha’s mate fled and he moved his pack up here. I also took a mate this spring, his second-in-command, Ace. He took a mistress, the woman directly above you in rank, Aponi. Both of us bore pups and I’m the outcast this round, but not for long.” Her words were flat as she progressively grew bitterer about her situation. She had found certain things that she might be able to use to her advantage, but she was to tread in dangerous waters with it all. Could she pull it off? “This woman’s child is more of a threat to the throne then my children are at this time, as my children hold no proper claim over the pack that bears the Argyris name. There is a girl, the second of the pack whom is respectable, Hypatia. She is Phineas’ firstborn daughter and there is a yearling, Celandine Argyris. If Celandine gets ahold of this pack whilst my children and I remain, I fear what will become of them.” She tried to sugarcoat it but there was no other way to place her words. “I feel as if I’m at war with half the pack. I have supporters, some more shifty than others. I was hoping I could add your name to the list.” She would hold a stoical face as she stared at her newest recruit. Would this one fail her? [/dohtml] RE: how you seek power - Vitani - Jun 28, 2015 [dohtml]
[/dohtml] RE: how you seek power - Aesire - Jun 28, 2015 [dohtml] Aesire let a small amount of amusement flicker through her eyes as the woman spoke up in her name. “This girl, Aponi, is no older than his eldest girl at that, barely off her yearling years. I do not understand it. I believe the issue was more of my lack of notice with my choice, though I didn’t find out she carried until her scent changed as well and he didn’t tell me face to face, I simply caught the scent on the wind. I faced him with my situation.” There was a certain level of disdain in her voice as she checked to make sure her children were still asleep at her stomach. She spoke of having the queens back and Aesire would nod with appreciation. “Your support is most welcome.” She almost felt bad for plotting behind his back. Almost. Aesire grinned a bit when the woman mentioned adding Aponi to her list as well. “She will not stir trouble until her child is weened, but that won’t be far off from now, less than a season away. I truthfully worry about Celandine despite her age because of her anger. She is very… entitled.” That was a very nice way of putting it. It was a habit she had caught onto when she became a queen. She traded out words. She would have used the word whore but the sophistication that had come with her leadership lessons as a pup had stuck, forcing her to resort to mistress. Aesire did not think highly of Phineas, Aponi, or Celandine, but this did not stop her from breaking her promises that she had made. Violence, if any harm fell on her pup, she would see that someone else took her place on the throne. [/dohtml] RE: how you seek power - Vitani - Jun 28, 2015 [dohtml]
[/dohtml] RE: how you seek power - Aesire - Jun 28, 2015 [dohtml] Great minds thought alike and this was something that Aesire was truly grateful for. She would grin as the woman spoke, asking for permission to put them in their place. “By all means, take them down a notch. I encourage you to tread lightly when it comes to the Argyris child though. This is, at best, a game of cat and mouse. We must be more secretive about our plans until we have the strength to keep our own. We have about half the pack, but they still edge us out by just a tail length. If you happen to know any friends who might be interested in supporting, then I’d be happy to meet with them.” She would give a somewhat happy but also pained expression. If she could recruit more help, then she would feel safer, knowing her children could grow up children. Part of her still wanted to seek a more diplomatic route with the alpha male but he had not done so with her. Sure, they had talk, but when she spoke, he never tried to understand. It might have been her warped sense of pride or the fact that she had been overly hormonal the last time they had spoken, but it still set her off just thinking about it. Vitani suggested a lighter tone of conversation, and Aesire couldn’t help but agree. “What happened to your leg?” Curiosity had gotten the best of the queen as she wondered what had happened before this woman joined the Plateau. [/dohtml] RE: how you seek power - Vitani - Jun 28, 2015 [dohtml]
[/dohtml] RE: how you seek power - Aesire - Jun 28, 2015 [dohtml] I ran into another loner who wasn't too keen on sharing what they had. They had a meal big enough for three. Little selfish devil got my fur brushed the wrong way and I did what anyone would do. When it's do or die you do what you need to. Aesire listened to her friend’s tale with interest. It would seem that gluttony and pride stained the lands she now called home, in more than one way. She would simply nod before a howl rose up above the trees and she groaned slightly. “Duties calls, I’m afraid.” She hated that she had to leave in the middle of the conversation that she was very much beginning to enjoy. Why did the moment have to pass so soon? It was always like that, because she was an alpha, and she would wear that title with pride until she passed down her crown or was dethroned. At this point, either of those was a viable option. “I will only be a few minutes, so please; stay and we can continue this when I return.” She would dip her head. Her children were still asleep and they would be fine within the confines of the den. She was very much intrigued over this woman’s skills as a guardian. Surely she and Ace would get along just fine once they met. She had noticed that her love had been scarce, probably working his tail off if she knew him. End [/dohtml] |