Drooping Willows fly with me

Koda's muscles felt tense as river rocks as the two females in his life interacted with one another. The tensions seemed to be releasing as Nina softened her tone a bit. To be honest her behavior had been totally out of character for the friendly fae and he'd been more than worried. His mate had not even known who Elettra was in the beginning. He could only imagine that it was a direct result of her attack and the information naively given that had allowed her to be found by her deranged brother. When she apologized, he could see the glimmer of her former self and he relaxed somewhat. He had been afraid that she had truly hardened outside of his presence and that would have been a travesty of epic proportions. Nina was a blessing to him, to her pack and to the world with her giving heart. He would have had to fight the urge to do Ash more harm had he truly taken away that important aspect of his mate. He breathed a silent sigh of relief that her heart had not been damaged.

He had seen the trust in her eyes. Understanding, he wasn't so sure of, but he felt that she would be all right with it in the end. What a situation the three of them were in! With her apology, Nina appeared to be giving an olive branch to Elettra and he sincerely hoped that the older woman would take it. He hoped that somehow these two would somehow bond, but it would never happen in a day. Or if both parties were unwilling. Now he looked towards his Lady, imploring her to understand and forgive Nina's initial harsh attitude. To see the way that she truly was and understand how much that the golden brown woman meant to him. Without total understanding from all parties, the situation would forever be impossible.

Arla and Emma are the ish and made my pretties!
Koda will most likely always be accompanied by Chiron unless otherwise stated, or requested.

this first paragraph made me so deeply sad for elettra. since i've written her 'background story' in WR founding, ive made elettra on a deeper level. she is so torn- outwardly everything of perfection and inwardly, in agony. so sad. D:

With a dip of her head, their in understanding in Nina's expression. Though perhaps as a stranger, the other woman did not trust Elettra's word, though surely she had trusted her loved ones and it became as simple as that. They trusted one another, loved one another. At the thought, something deep and dark twisted in Elettra's gut, causing the hairs at her backside to rise to attention. Her jaws locked, hollowing back a whine and a sorrowful expression over her face. She remained firm, but inside of her suddenly something was screaming. She had known love once- she had trusted, once. And all, so bitterly and so hopelessly, it had fallen to embers and ash. The darkness still tickled upwards at her spine, as though her former lover's touch once more coming to grace her. With one even, long and hard blink, Elettra Archer did all she could to push it away. She was sure she would never love again.
When she spoke, it was with an air of serenity and truth, something Elettra had learned to try and do her best to understand, having been fooled before in her youth. She was apologizing and from what she could tell, Nina meant it. Elettra gave a returning nod, her head lowering and her tail falling behind her in a neutral manner now that she felt the threat, for now, was gone. "My suggestion is only to approach with weariness, not rudeness- it will only further complicate things for you." She speaks, her words neutral and without wavering concern. However, her expression is softened and with her words, her muzzle dips to the woman as her silky black ears fall against her skull slowly. Her attention shifts between Koda and Nina and although it had not been the best confrontation, it had smoothed over none the less.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/bluepups/NinaTable.png); background-position:top center; background-repeat:no-repeat; padding-top: 312px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; text-align:justify;">The muscles in her back remained tense until she saw Koda visibly relax. She had given both of them a glimpse of her regular self and it had taken a toll on her. She was panicked. . .all over again. Ash could easily jump out of any corner. But the funny thing was. . .he couldn’t do anything to her anymore. She wasn’t a Hervok anymore and he couldn’t hold anything against her. It was hard to keep her good eye on Elettra, for she desperately wanted to check the area and scent the land to make sure that her brother was no where near by. When she saw an affirmative nod, she took that as forgiveness, and the lady’s words only made her stare. There was nothing cold or emotionless in her eyes, for the softened. And that was all Nina needed to relax. She was not a threat.

All of the body posture she had been holding collapsed and she relaxed completely, leaning to the side, away from her injured leg. No running would be in store for her anytime soon. She was in too much utter pain to do anything besides walk, or limp. It was time to go though, she had to check on Aeylen and the pups. With a small smile at the two of them, a soft voice, much like her former one, spoke, "Thank you. I will keep that advice in my head for future reference. Thank you both for telling me about the situation, I appreciate it. But I must go though. Aeylen and the pups need my paws."

And with that small phrase she hesitantly hobbled over to Elettra and placed a light lick underneath her chin. She then limped over to Koda and gave him a brief, affectionate her one good eye portraying the trust, understanding, and love she felt for him. But she knew he time had come to an end here. The pups, would indeed need her, and they would be overjoyed to see that she had brought a snack for them. Heading over to the berries she had previously collected, she picked them up in her jaws and with one last nod to the two Alphas she headed off at a slow pace. . .ready to get back into her own territory. Oh. . .Kashikoi was going to be angry when he found out about her leaving the borders. . .again, and this time the excuse would not be believable. But she would have to cover for Koda and lie. They couldn’t know about the new forming pack. . .yet.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/bluepups/KodaTable.png);background-position:top center; background-repeat:no-repeat; padding-top: 200px;padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; text-align:justify;">Breathing a small sigh of relief as the two women seemed to come to an understanding, Koda let the rest of his tension melt away. It had not been the smoothest of encounters, but it could have gone far far worse. Between Nina's innate goodness and heart and Elettra's instinctive diplomatic flare, peace and an understanding had prevailed. It was as good and ending as could be hoped for under the circumstances and with the incredible speed that things had changed in a very short period of time.

He could see the tension that still remained in Nina, but his instinctive bond with her told him that it was no longer Elettra's company, but the fact that she was away from her pack. She had lost nearly all of her confidence since the attack and lived in fear that Ash would learn of her survival and come to finish the job. When she begged leave to tend to her duties he was torn again. He always hated parting with her, but he was relieved that she would be heading back to the protection of her pack. Before she left though, she gave another olive branch to Elettra, giving her small lick of respect before giving him a more affectionate and loving farewell. It was too brief by far, for then she was heading out of his life once more in her slow pained step.

He watched her until she was out of sight before turning to Elettra and asking an eerily familiar question, "What next?" Such a simple question, yet filled with such importance. What was the next step for them as an alpha pair.

(Elettra's got the grande finale. She can PP Koda walking off with her if that's how you want to play it... )

Arla and Emma are the ish and made my pretties!
Koda will most likely always be accompanied by Chiron unless otherwise stated, or requested.

Nina relaxed, fully then and with this, whatever small ounces of tension Elettra held now melted off on her. But the woman would not be caught off guard- never, and would keep her attention upon the woman and as always with her amongst those whom she knew to little of to trust, she would be ready to 'dodge the bullet' should the moment arise. Her silky black ears perked once more to the woman's words, taking in what small information she gained from them: the birth of Copper Rock Creek's children and the name of whom Elettra could only assume, was Ruiko's mate.
Then, all at once, would Nina come forth, her tongue jutting out to offer the most obvious signs of forgiveness in seemingly an act of submissive gesture. Her head falls downward, muzzle of black and pale grays touching the woman's cheek mildly as the woman moved off to bid farewell to her mate. Elettra's attention diverted during this, watching outwardly to the landscape before her and, within it's distance, the territory of Copper Rock Creek.
Her attention was solid as it lingered within the distance, her body growing taunt only for moments before Koda's words cut the air once more in question. She breaths in deeply, pausing, before a sigh escapes her and her silvery pale gaze falls upon her new and first, leading male at her side. "We find our sanctuary." Her words are a drawn, deepened purr as her tones would often offer. Only subtly, does the corners of her lips turn upward and in one fluid arch of her body in the opposite direction, she heads for the Drooping Willows once more.