Thicket of Secrets Strange thing life is

Hollow grew thoughtful, He supposed she would have to consult with her pack before she could accept a newcomer however, something deep inside him told him this felt right, he should ask her consideration. The scents and sounds around him felt more real than his own fur for a moment, he was over thinking this, his mothers words rang in his head once more Follow your own good heart Hollow. Hollow resolved, his breathing slowed and his heart relaxed, he raised his head and gazed level with Nina. He took note of her, strong, proud, she was a pack wolf even with one eye, that emerald green eye wielded power. This was the meaning of the wild wolf, to follow your heart and spirit through times of trouble, he could see in her posture, hear in her voice and feel in her eyes that she was truly proud of who she was. Somewhere within him a voice stirred and spoke in his ear Trust yourself Hollow, you know who you are, and who you wish to become His eyes grew hard as steel. His voice strong.

"If I could save you the trouble of waiting on me to call, If you would like to consult with your pack, I would be honored to stand as a member" He lowered his head in a respectful gesture, he hoped that this wolf would see the sincerity in his request, he wanted this, and if the rest of the pack was half the wolf Nina was, he would feel at home. He gazed back at her and slowly waved his tail hopefully, his blue and green eyes tried to convey the strength of his feeling

(This post was last modified: Jan 05, 2013, 11:50 PM by Hollow.)

OOC> Sorry I skipped, Namara. I wanted to get into calling everyone else for them to jump in.

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;"> Her calm eye watched Hollow in interest as he seemed to think over her request. It was good for her to see that he would think before making his own decisions, it was something that Nina could tackle head on if she needed to. It was one of the things she would need, a wolf who would think before speaking. When he did speak, Nina’s respect level for him rose. He was saving her time right now, while committing himself to her. She would call for her future pack mates as she quietly watched him bow his head in respect. Her one eye glittered quietly as she watched him. If he truly stayed with her then he would be a mighty contribution to the pack. He would still need to gain her trust, but otherwise, she was quite pleased with his show.

Tilting her head to the sky she let out a deep, rich howl. It filled the thickets, summoning her friends with her heart and letting them know they had someone new to meet. The message also let them know that it wasn’t mandatory, but she would appreciate them coming to support her. When she lowered her head she quietly stared at Hollow before turning her head to look at Ashanti. She butted the female on the shoulder affectionately, the clear scent of herbs rooted their way back into her nose. The young girl had been the first one to follow her and Nina had been glad she had welcomed the girl into Copper Rock Creek before it had disbanded.

The big brute had sat behind and let Nina scope out the territory. He wanted to do so himself, but he had let Nina go. She was going to be the alpha anyways. She was going to have to take the leader, although he did remember the debt he owed the one-eyed beauty. She had gotten him into Copper Rock Creek. She let him have another chance after it disbanded. He swished his tail and waited patiently for her return loyally. Ashanti had seemed to have gone after her, but hadn't taken much interest to the hot-headed girl, anyways. She had seemed to be quite the troublemaker.

Rai yawned and waited some more. What was taking her so long? The sound of her howl quickly answered his question. He shook his pelt and stood up, trotting towards her call. He made a howl back to tell her that he was approaching, and that she had no need to worry about his absence. He let his tongue loll out at the sight of Ashanti, Nina, and a jet black stranger. The newcomer had oddly-colored eyes, but he seemed pretty calm. Nina seemed fine with him, so Durai just shrugged. No need to worry.

The huge, 145 pounded, 36 inches tall, 6-foot long wolf smirked at the loner, and then averted his eerie blue eyes to his soon-to-be alpha questioningly. Hopefully, this new guy was to join the pack and become another strong foundation to the pack-to-be. But if he didn't, there would surely be to loss to their dreams for a new family.

(This post was last modified: Dec 29, 2012, 07:27 PM by Durai.)

May be a potential Copper Rock Creek packmate ?!

Things had changed once more. Copper Rock Creek was no more and Sloane was still a bit off kilter from it all. He was raised to be loyal and supportive of those that ruled. That was the easy part. Understanding the departure of the entire alpha family was another matter. What was done was done though and it was time for a new chapter in the large wolf's life.

The one constant in his life since he'd entered relic-lore, both before Copper Rock Creek and since it's disbandment was Nina. She meant the world to him and he would stand by her as long as he could. He knew that she would be an amazing leader and he looked forward to helping her. At least until he started his own family with Narime', if she would have him. His friend still didn't know about his hopes for his future, but he did know that she would be happy for him. Even then, Nina would always be a part of his life. Of that he had no doubt.

Which was the reason that he was not far when her call came. They were not an official pack as of yet, but the one's that had dedicated themselves to Nina had not strayed far. He was not surprised to see the two new white wolves from the old pack already there when he arrived. He didn't know them personally yet, but they had elected to stay with Nina which was a definite plus in his book. They were both large with the male nearing his own impressive size. A rare thing for a Thorben male indeed.

He gave each of them a friendly smile in greeting as he made his way to Nina. He nuzzled her cheek affectionately and came to a stop near, but not quite next to the golden brown fae. Although his countenance was friendly enough, since everyone else seemed to be at ease, his ready stance and erect posture left no question that he would defend his friends if the need arose. Then turned his bright amber eyes to the dark stranger before his dear friend, a questioning look on his face.

(This post was last modified: Dec 29, 2012, 12:57 AM by Sloane.)

Knight of Honor

Ashanti smiled as Hollow said he'd be proud to follow Nina. This was good, the more pack members, the easier winter would be. Nina butted her shoulder. "I personally think it would be good to have another gentlemen in the pack Nina. He seems nice enough, but not too nice." She stated, that was her opinion. She approved of the male. He seemed to be strong-willed. Though she was going to be a Bird-Dogs best friend. She'd watch newer recruits carefully. Report to Nina if something changed her opinion. She cared too much for Nina, and the pack that was to be made, to let some new recruits slack off.

"Hello Durai, Sloane, nice to see you both." She said smiling as the two came into view. A friendly smile from Sloane, though Durai didn't seem to like her, she hadn't really gotten to talk to the other pack members, besides Nina, and so she didn't know them now. She could see herself getting along with Sloane, who appeared to be high in Nina's books. Her attention backing now from Nina to Hollow to see how he'd react to the two large males presence's.

OOC; Not sure if we're waiting on anyone else, so I'll post a silent reaction to the appearance of Durai and Sloane, more or less to keep the ball rolling :)

Hollow stood silent and tall as he could, head and tail held level with his spine. As Nina's powerful howl split the air his head raised and ears swiveled forward to perch at the top of his head. He waited in silent anticipation, then out of the air came another howl, shortly thereafter a white wolf, larger than Hollow by a good stretch padded out from the depths of the thicket, with pale blue eyes and regarded him with only a smirk. The black wolf remained calm, he could tell from the silent looks passing between Nina and the white wolf that he was of the pack to be. This was good, thought Hollow there was loyalty for wolves to be summoned at such short notice.

As soon as the first male showed, a second appeared, just as big as the first if not bigger. Hollow was at ease with the russet furred wolf as well he had a calm look about him, though Hollow knew one wrong move both of these males could end him and fast. No doubt they would be wondering what their soon to be alpha was doing talking to a stranger in a thicket. He still stood solid and awaited words to break the silence, or more wolves to show, whichever came first. He was relieved However that he was not afraid of the two large males before him, he was ready to find his true self, and something buried in his heart told him this was it.

Ashanti broke the silence in the thicket, "I personally think it would be good to have another gentlemen in the pack Nina. He seems nice enough, but not too nice." He let out a breath and gave a small wag of gratitude to the white female, he was glad he may already be able to find a friend within the pack. "Hello Durai, Sloane, nice to see you both."She gave name to the two males before him, setting him further at ease, he was no longer dealing with unnamed wolves, his eyes calm throughout their appearances, he looked back at Nina and waited.

(This post was last modified: Jan 05, 2013, 11:49 PM by Hollow.)

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;"> After her song ended she was pleased to see the reaction. Another howl split the air soon after her own, and she quickly identified the man as Durai. The man had also been one of the first ones who had also joined into her new plan, though the trust between the two of them would definitely need to be formed. Right now it was being connected by a string. . .she wanted her pack mates to be connected by bridges with her. They needed to have connections so they could easily access each other. When her soon to be pack mate arrived, she briefly nodded her head to him, waiting a few more moments for the others to arrive.

It wasn’t long before another large, massive brute walked in on the meeting. The amber golden gaze bringing a small smile onto her lips. As he approached her, she too gave him an affectionate bump on the shoulder, before returning her gaze back onto Hollow. The absence of Kashikoi highly bugged her in the back of her mind, but she was sure that everything would be okay in the end. Her ears twitched when Ashanti spoke, Nina once again reminding herself to ask the younger girl in which subject she would like to specialize in when she became older. She nodded her head at the girl, satisfaction in her gaze.

When it seemed that no one else was going to speak, she did so herself. "Sloane, Duari. . .meet Hollow. He wishes to join us in creating the new pack. I called you all to discuss on your opinions." Her ears twitched slightly, her good eye looking back and forth between the two boys near her. Even though Sloane was on her blind side, she was highly grateful for his positioning comforted her. It was as though she had two eyes on her blind side looking out for her. She then waited, head and tail positioned high.

Durai didn't seem to mind the affection between the members that he was missing. He was a compassionate guy, but he wasn't a pack wolf. He remained standing to stretch out his lean white legs. He swished his tail behind him, making a soft swooshing sound on a tree branch. The man's eyes watched the group curiously, and perhaps unreadably. He seemed to be there only for providing extra brute strength and to keep himself from being lonely. He had no interest in forming bonds right now. Other wolves learned to live with his time-to-time silence. With a not-so-interested look at Hollow, he sat down and stifled a yawn in order to not look rude.

Apparently, Sloane was going to take place of alpha male as a substitute until the permanent one was found. It didn't matter to him, as long as the guy that stepped up wasn't a tyrant. He didn't want to live in an over-controlling pack, yet he surely leave. He flicked an ear to each mention of his name, and he dipped his head to each one who even took the time to deal with introducing him. Of course, he didn't care if they spoke to him or not. It was all the same to Rai.

(This post was last modified: Dec 29, 2012, 07:27 PM by Durai.)

May be a potential Copper Rock Creek packmate ?!

Sloane took in everyone's placement and actions and noted that at least everyone was calm. Ashanti seemed to like the idea of Hollow joining them and as of yet, he could see no reason not to allow it. He was young, but seemed strong and respectful. To stand there quietly and respectfully while your future was decided by strangers was no easy task for any wolf, no less a yearling.

He gazed down at the boy and then he gave a small smile. The oversized male decided that he liked him too. If he didn't prove himself then he would be shown the door. If he misbehaved, well then... he'd be shown the pointy ends of Sloane's lethal fangs. He gave the younger man a look spoke of his current rank, he said lightly, "I think that maybe we can try each other on for size."

Then, with a slightly more serious tone he asked Hollow, "I know that you are young yet and have much time to decide, but have you any thoughts on what position you shall strive for?" The lad's answer would give all of them an idea of where his priorities lay. Even a pup dreamed of being the greatest hunter or the mightiest warrior.

(This post was last modified: Dec 29, 2012, 12:58 AM by Sloane.)

Knight of Honor

Hollow felt a torrent of emotion rip into him, acceptance, it wasn't a guarantee but he knew he could prove himself. The black wolf's tail began to wag at Sloane's words, and the look from Durai although it was more neutral than anything he would take it. Everything in front of him seemed almost more real than his quiet thoughts, his eyes lit up brightly inside of his dark features. When Sloane spoke a second time "I know that you are young yet and have much time to decide, but have you any thoughts on what position you shall strive for?" Hollow knew exactly what he wanted.

The words formed along with thoughts before coming unsteadily from his muzzle, He wanted to protect the weak, provide security. If this was to be his pack he would protect it with his life. Hollow wished no wolf to ever go through seeing their own parents bleeding out in front of them. No rogue would hurt this pack he would be sure of it. Though he knew not what the title was in these lands he knew what he wished to do. He raised his head and spoke as clearly as he could "I want to protect the pack, to secure the boarders and keep them safe to the best of my ability and even at the cost of my life." His face grew grave, and he whispered low "If i am fully accepted I will make sure no packmate has to endure my journey."

(This post was last modified: Jan 05, 2013, 11:48 PM by Hollow.)