my body is adorned with thorns

@Aeolus

Whether she wished it or not, Narcissa had been absent from Willow Ridge for going on five days. It was natural for her to be out so long but it was only so that she could gather more information about ongoing changes in the Lore. From what she gathered, there was a pack just up the Mountain and ontop of that was a Lake where a pack resided—Poison Path, Elettra had called it. Narcissa had not been given a name or two to introduce herself to when the time came but she was decent at figuring it out along the way. That was, unless she saw fit to manipulate or perhaps allow them to perceive her in a different light. Some folks just didn’t see her personality as charming where she saw herself as incredibly flawless in physical and mentally expression.

With Elettra’s grace just a week prior she had set forth to venture from South Eden to North, then all the way back to Serpent’s Pass. After her visit here she would likely return home to the soothing voice of her Queen to further protect her status as third subordinate and first scout. Semananti might have been in the Ridge before now but the wood nymph was ready to defend her title as well as she could. She had wanted to challenge Skana for her place as second but Narcissa was waiting for the opportune moment where her abilities shined brightly over the elder. After all, there wasn’t much the older woman could do at her age was there?

With a glint in her eye she finally crossed near to where a few faded scents lay but none of them seemed strong enough to house a pack. With a narrowed brow she howled, requesting for company but after waiting a few minutes she received no howl nor an approaching body. Had they disappeared?

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Aeolus was not the kind of man to travel far from the pack he called home, but he felt he needed to get out of the chaos that he now called home. Sure, the pack was everything he hoped of, something to fill the void of losing his birth pack... but at the same time, he wasn't sure he could handle the psycho outbreaks and the suicidal pups that came with it. He took an oath no matter what, and he would stay with his pack unless he had special permission from his alphas or had a good reason. It had to be a really good reason to get him to leave. In any case, it was always good to get out at occasion, and he was sure that Ace wouldn't mind.

Aeo loved the mountains, he always felt at peace, as if he could completely clear his mind and think about how he could improve himself and his skills. But his trip to the mountains, at least this time, would end in something he never expected... running into another wolf. He never liked confrontation with wolves whom he was completely unsure about, especially when he had no idea of the terrain. He remained cautious at best at all times. He narrowed his eyes as he padded along the borders of a deceased pack {not like he knew they had been there to start with} when he saw her. A wolf whom seemed to be lingering in his path of walking [yes, path of walking is a phrase]. He cleared his throat a bit to make his presence known. What was she doing there and why was she taking interest in that direct area?

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With a twisted expression she curved her neck to look further into the territory of the Lost Lake, enchanted by its mystery yet chained by her respect. She wished to push forward and to explore but how could she when she had little information as to where these strangers were? Due to her rather excessive desire to weasel herself out of situations and obtain anything and everything her Queen desired, the wood nymph pushed into the territory and began to scout. No scents lingered except wolves that likely only passed by briefly, which led her to believe that the ones here had long since vanished.

With her attention stiff she was surprised to her a noise just off to her right looking to her with a piercing gaze that led her to narrow her eyes in return. “Did you live here?” she asked, her tone strong and powerful as if she had every right to walk into a land (presumably his home) that had faint scent markings and not a single wolf had come until now. It seemed clear that he could possibly be a member of the pack that was here or just one of the many wolves that passed through.

The scent in which he carried was unfamiliar—mentally gnawing at her mentally as though punishing herself for lack of knowledge—but at this point, anything was unfamiliar to the green-eyed scout. This stranger in particular who thought it best to interrupt a woman on a mission for her pack.

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Aeo had his head tilted to the side a bit, his gray and white fur was standing on end, just from being cautious and nervous. But when he was questioned, that was what really bothered him. Other than him being there, why would she think that he had lived there at any point in time. "I'm sorry ma'am, but I don't live here, never have." He told her honestly rather dully. Was there something that he was missing from everything? He couldn't help but wonder if she lived around here, perhaps she was just being protective of her territory. At the same time, there was a faint pack smell... maybe she left her pack and was looking for a new home. No, most wolves just stayed to their packs, especially with winter fast approaching.

Aeo's fiery orange eyes couldn't help but examine the surroundings, he let himself calm down from his fur standing almost on end [in no way in a threatening way, just a bit of an unsure feeling] and he spoke once more. "Do you live here? I don't mean to intrude by any means." He asked her, making a note that he meant no harm. Sometimes wolves just had to be by themselves for a time, like whenever he left pack lands... well kind of like that. Sometimes you could be around packmates too much and you could get annoyed with them, making it so you absolutely need time off. But perhaps she was here on an assignment or for a different reason then simply clearing a head like he was doing.

Very briefly her attention wavers to her surroundings once more, finding that every inch of this place left her absolutely no answer. This male that had somehow found her on top of this very height had no idea where they were as he had never lived here. “I guess they must have moved on,” she said out loud to herself as she pondered what the options for this would be for Elettra. It would likely be unneeded information as she seemed perfectly content with leaving in the Ridge—for good reason—but it was one less pack to worry about when winter came. That was always a plus, right? Right.

Live here? Narcissa shook her head and chuckled, obviously disregarding the idea entirely for in the moment now she could imagine no other place she wanted to be than under Elettra’s rule. “No,” she answered point-blank, “I live to the west of here on the Ridge. I was told a pack had been here but I suppose they have moved on, meaning that this territory is free range.” Carefully and without missing a step she gracefully relocated herself to the water’s edge to take a sip to quench her thirst. The hike up here had been hell on her feet but she held strong, claws pressed firmly into the very ground for stability.

“What’s your name?” she asked as she pulled her head up from the lake with water dripping from the button of her chin. Salmon tongue caressing the outside from nose to chin in a counter clockwise fashion while apple-green eyes never strayed from the stranger.

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Aeo had been content with keeping much information to himself, especially with personal things, but his name was a different story. She had shaken her head, proclaiming that she did not live near the area, and she had said something to herself that he had not quite caught. She spoke of being from a pack that she called 'The Ridge'. He nodded, taking in the information, maybe some ally that could be made from this encounter. "I'm Aeolus Argyris, second in command in a pack named Pitch Pine Trail." He found no shame in telling her his pack, she didn't know where it was anyways. His eyes had a light in them, a soft light. But he didn't think too much of it. He had no idea why he hadn't introduced himself before hand, normally it was the first thing he did.

His orange eyes decided to just hide ever emotion he had ever felt. Somehow the Ridge sounded vaguely familiar, but he decided to brush it off as perhaps a dream or something. He had run by a few packs outside the Lore that were probably what he was thinking about. He had personally never been west of the foothills that he stood on just then. He did decide that he was going to tell Ace or Silver about this pack though. They might come in handy some day. Though he hoped that Silver wouldn't mind, after all she was the pack scout, and he didn't want to be. He was more guardian material than anything. "Might I request a name to call you by?" He asked, rather formally.

With how things went along in her everyday life, she always hated to admit that she was growing bored. She especially did not wish to tell Elettra of this because the woman was the most important thing she had come across in a while. The woman held her interest and she felt drawn to her like a moth to a flame, but Narcissa could never truly touch which made the Queen all the more desirable. However, she knew her boundaries and even though she was not afraid of consequences, she refrained from her deepest desires. So, she would simply have to make due with the boredom for now until another rise of chaos was born.

If she had realized that the man who Elettra who slaughtered mercilessly had led a pack to the south named Pitch Pine Trail, her reaction to the male would have been entirely different. As it were, she simply nodded as he introduced himself seeing as the pack was completely foreign to her and likely to Elettra herself. “It’s nice to meet you Aeolus,” she finally managed to speak through thinking of her own misfortune of only being able to scout the Lore but never venturing elsewhere. For now, her daughter who had long since disappeared would have to be the long-range wanderer for the both of them.

“I go by the name of Narcissa,” she answered plainly but with tact. It was not the name given to her by birth but by the soul that she had grown into. The girl that she had been so long ago no longer existed, it was just Narcissa now.

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So they dug your graveAnd the masquerade

Aeolus Argyris

Will come calling outAt the mess you've made

“It’s nice to meet you Aeolus, I go by the name of Narcissa." The name was unique, and not one that he had heard before this, but he liked it. "Quite nice to meet you too Narcissa of the Ridge..." He told her almost proudly, but that was just his natural and 'regal' side showing, he had no idea why he was being so proper about her. He figured it was just a defense mechanism because he had met a strange fae on the mountains who was talking about a pack who was no longer there. He figured that since her pack scent was faint, she was either a scout or she had been off pack lands for a while. He didn't ask her though, saw it as getting himself into more trouble that he had been in the past few weeks.

The drama at the Trail was almost unbelievable. The pups were orphans of a runaway bride and a dead alpha male, and one of them was suicidal. He had never met the other one, but he had briefly seen her in the pack den at nights, that was when he went to the pack den. He was always patrolling to keep up with protection to make sure no wolf got the wrong idea about trespassing. He had an OCD about keeping things secure, after all if he saw some pup wandering around near the borders he ordered them away, not willing to let them off the territory at all, even with Ace's permission. It was like a DIATHESIS that he had.

The woman took her job seriously, though not for the reason that some might think. Narcissa just preferred her solitude more often than not and therefore cherished each and every moment she had. However, she did like company in the form of men (and occasionally women if she felt a solid attraction towards them) and therefore Aeolus was not entirely unwelcome. “You must be very content in your pack,” she said to fill in the moment of silence that had long since drawn out between them. Surely he had some other words that he wished to say to her… or had she rendered him speechless?

A smile graced his lips as she contemplated the idea of chaos, of change, mild flirtation… perhaps. It would either draw him or chase him away, but she was interested nonetheless. “I have never been to your Trail…” she cooed, sweeping her tail back and forth with admirable sudden interest in him and his life. It was surely a strange reaction for her considering how aloof she tended to be but she was so far from the Ridge and with much time to spare so why not enjoy herself while she had the time? It wasn’t as though anyone was looking for her or needed her—all that mattered back there was Elettra and this was her given duty. Search for loners, look for clues and scout for trouble… and she always found trouble no matter where she ended up going.

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So they dug your graveAnd the masquerade

Aeolus Argyris

Will come calling outAt the mess you've made

Content he was, Pitch Pine Trail was an amazing place for him, so he offered a nod of his head and a brief, friendly smile. She mentioned never having been to the Trail, and Aeo understood why. "Pitch Pine Trail is located in a fen, not many have been there because it is a rather damp place." He said with a small and awkward chuckle. "My pack, my home, everything about Pitch Pine Trail is right for me though. I am very content in my pack. Speaking of which, I must be departing now. I have borders I need to get back to guarding. Perhaps you should stop by sometime?" He offered to the scout who was probably curious for more information as to who led his pack. Who knew, maybe the packs could ally.

If Aeo had known that it was her alpha that had led Shade to his death, the meeting would have been very different. Aeolus never met Shade, but he had heard good things about him from everyone in the pack, especially his children. He gave a dip of his head in farewell to the lady. "Until we meet again Miss Narcissa." He said with sincerity in his voice. He had no doubt that they might meet again. After he started to walk away, it occurred to him that her behavior had been almost flirtatious. But surely it was not so, he was nothing to be desired. The Argyris male was never really into the whole 'finding you true love' thing because he did not think there was a wolf out there for him. He left those politics to his brothers.

-FADE SINCE KIRA LEFT GAME-

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