Hush Meadow Hungry Like The Wolf

August 13 - Partly Cloudy - Early morning
Random Event:There is a meteor shower tonight.

A quiet rustle in the grass could be heard as a herd of deer meandered through the lush grass of Hush Meadow, their black noses nuzzling the succulent dew coated grass of the early morning while their small lips tore the blades of grass only to be ground down to a paste. Occasionally you could see a couple of the does and the reigning supreme buck; protector and leader of the group just reaching the middle of his prime, raise their heads and scan the landscape around them, ever on alert for signs of potential danger. With a reassuring twitch of their coal colored noses, the heads would lower back down to continue their morning grazing. It was unaware to them, though, that among the shrubs and shadows of the last looming trees before giving birth to the meadow, a lone shape of darker mass had its keen vision trained on the oblivious herd. Waiting, watching silently for the perfect opportunity. With a small ripple of muscles the form crept inches forward and slightly out of the brush, being cautious with each step to avoid giving away its presence. The rays of sun that managed to break free of the overhanging branches and partly cloudy sky above illuminated the once dark mass, revealing the creature to be that of a bi colored wolf. A female timber wolf to be more exact in her early fourth year of life. Her pelt consisted mainly of a dark black color with small areas of white adorned in various parts of her body. Another doe raised her head to scan the area, the wolf's body freezing in hopes of remaining undetected as the deer gazed directly in her general area. Time seemed to stop as the doe kept her small black orbs focused on the treeline, her body on full alert before sounding the dreadful call of danger. That call was the worst sound a predator could hear. It was the sound of your prey scurrying for their life and the sound of time slipping between your paws before the hunt became either a success or another potentially missed meal, which in this case was exactly not what Enoki needed. The distance between her and the herd was too great still to make a quick kill and the female knew this. Time was of the essence. With a mighty bound from under the cover of trees the hunt was on as the bi colored female let the pads of her paws clash with dirt in quick fashion. Her body moved in full, fluid strides to close the distance between the fleeing herd and herself, amber orbs focused on her target. Near the back of the herd a straggling doe had become separated from the herd in the panic and now made its way towards the treeline in an attempt to escape danger. Wrong move. Enoki's chest heaved heavily throughout the chase, given her body was not in the best of conditions for a highly active hunt like this had become. Ten feet...seven feet..five feet.. The gap gradually became less and less, but so did the distance between the doe and a chance at living another day. Feeling her strength start to dwindle in exhaustion, she gave one last surge of energy to finally close to gap. Four feet..three feet...two feet..CRUNCH. Canines met the vulnerable flesh of the does neck in a full force impact, dragging the already weakened doe to the ground. With repeated bleats, the doe struggled for freedom, but the deadly bite had already began to take its toll. Keeping her jaws sunken in the flesh of her neck, Enoki clamped down tighter to restrict the flow of air in an attempt to make the kill quicker. Within minutes the deer's struggles became weaker and weaker until finally succumbed to her fate. Once feeling the last bit of air leave, Enoki finally released her vice like grip on her kill and used her tongue to free her mouth of the deer hairs caught within. Panting heavily with exhaustion, the female wolf lolled her tongue between parted jaws to catch her breath. Pride swelled insider her from her accomplishment and finally a successful kill and a much needed meal until the rumble of her stomach interrupted her special moment, screaming at Enoki to end the hunger that it felt. Without hesitation, she rose back to her feet and moved towards the stomach where the carcass was easiest to open. Letting fangs meet flesh once more, she tightened the muscles in her neck as she tugged backwards to tear a hole, exposing the innards as they tumbled free from the body along with the crimson liquid that once provided life.

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(This post was last modified: Aug 14, 2014, 06:52 PM by Enoki.)

Finally the mother and Leader of Willow Ridge could 'relax' and be herself again. Now that her son had returned to her, all was settled within the lands of the willows as the members went back to taking on their normal jobs. Once more the guardians were out and about at the border instead of guarding the pack den twenty-four-seven. Once more the medics were allowed to scout beyond the borders of their home for food, as well as the hunters who had otherwise been limited to the Drooping Willows in order to keep close watch on any signs of Deacon's return. Though Adelaide, Lunas and her eldest son were still out beyond their home, Elettra, for once, was hopeful of their return. After all, Adelaide had seemingly loved it within the Ridge and her eldest son surely wished to explore before settling down and knew soon enough she would see him again.

For now, she strolled, something she had not the capability of doing in quite some time. She was relaxed and so she savored in this rare moment in her life between harsh winters, scarce food, deaths and missing children... She headed west, slightly down towards the south as she came towards the communal hunting grounds of the meadows, moving forth into the Whisper Cavern wolves direction. Perhaps she would come upon them and get to further know the members that resided under Narime's ruling savor herself, Ash and Narime's children.

However, in her trek she came about someone entirely different. Far from a stranger, yet not a woman she recognized as a Caverns wolf. Who knows, perhaps she had joined them after all? The meeting with this woman, black and yet patched in whites in an odd manner, had been brief yet quite plesant. Elettra even remembered inviting her amongst her ranks whenever she decided to settle down after her exploration of the new lands she had come upon. Whatever happened to her had not mattered to Elettra who had far more pressing manners on her mind beyond their meeting together. Still, Elettra was curious now that she saw her again and offered a woof into the woman's direction as she came near. She stops at a distance, enough to call out to her if need be, though obviously having a kill and the smell of fresh blood thick in the air, Elettra wanted to make it clear that Enoki was in no threat of having her food stolen from her. For the time being, Elettra was content to keep her distance, her head and ears held high in alertness upon the hunting grounds, though her tail lax behind her with lack of dominance. "You again?" She calls out over the distance. "I take it you've settled into the Lore well?" She eyes the woman before side-glancing to the kill she had made all her own. Tis a shame she had not decided to join her, instead.

(This post was last modified: Aug 24, 2014, 04:56 AM by Elettra.)

The air was thick with the scent of death and blood. a tantalizing mix that would attract any predator in the immediate area. With the over abundance of foxes lately, she wouldn't be surprised to see one of the red pelted varmints lingering in the shadows soon, hoping to snag a piece of the magpie colored woman's prize. But it was the sudden woof in the distance that did surprise Enoki. It wasn't a stranger either that had called out to her, but the very first wolf she had encountered upon setting foot within the Lore for the first time a year ago. @Elettra It was this familiar voice that caused the younger wolf to pull her head free from the belly of the carcass she had just began to feast upon after tearing an opening. Crimson liquid could just faintly be noticed among the darkly hued fur of her muzzle as her amber tinted eyes grew focused on the distant shape of the dark matriarch of Willow Ridge, returning the woof with one of her own as her tail swung mildly and lowly behind her in a lax state. "Hello again, Elettra. I was wondering when I may run into you again." Her black laced lips formed a small smile before becoming parted to allow her tongue to once more hang slightly between her teeth, clearly still worn from the tedious task of bringing down the now dead doe alone. Though sickly and Enoki being weaker from lack of proper nutrition, the doe had given her a well fought fight. "I would like to say so yes, and upon my return I've found the Lore just as pleasant as when I left. Though, I have noticed new pack boundaries. It has grown and changed much here." With that being said, haunches lowered to meet the earth as she sat beside her kill and respectfully waiting to dine until she received an answer from the invitation she was about to deliver. It would have been rude of her not to offer some food to her hopefully still comrade. One did not travel to the hunting grounds to sight see. There was only one reason to come here and that was to hunt and feed. Things had changed here and that was plainly obvious. A year was a long time to be away and left much time for things to do just that. Change. Elettra was a leader and had task after task to attend to day in and day out. That was the same, but this time there was no roundness to her belly with the prospect of new life. Yet no doubt there were always mouths to be fed under her ruling paw. Breaking free of her pointless thoughts, Enoki gestured briefly over her shoulder towards the carcass before letting her amber eyes return back upon Elettra's form. "Please join me, if you'd like. I'd like to think I could eat this all to my head, but I can't and I'd hate to see such good food go to waste." She rose once more and rose her tail slightly in a friendly manor, letting it wag just below the spine of her back. It was true though, food was too precious to waste and in her mind she rather see it go to use to a fellow wolf than left behind for pathetic scavengers like foxes. Ugly varmints.

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Instantly the other woman's attention turned from the kill she had just taken down and onto herself. Elettra kept her placement, despite the woman's seemingly nice greeting and low waving of her tail at her arrival. Perhaps Elettra Archer would have never ran into her again, had she not the spare time and had not Enoki decided to hunt within the hunting grounds Whisper Caverns and her own pack equally shared. Elettra yet still could only assume she had joined the Cavern wolves and took a single step forth with yet still curiosity. However, at the patchy woman continued, it became clear that this was not the case. She had left the lands of Relic Lore then... only to return once more. Still, Elettra did not know how long it had been since she returned and left it open that the woman could yet still be a part of her allied pack and so, ally to herself (if she was not already of course).

"Ah, yes. Some new have rose and yet many fallen." She speaks on behalf of the packs, knowing it had been quite some time then since Enoki had been in the lands. The River wolves had taken placement where Grizzly Hollow once lay, the Swift River wolves having moved over the mountains. Elettra's enemies and the packs which they had lived in were vanquished and all the while her and her allies prevailed. Then an invitation came upon her and a certain smile pulled at her expression. She takes a few steps closer to the woman as she lifts once more, waving her tail with certainty. The dark lady takes the bait, padding over to the woman she had met a year prior. Once having gotten to the kill, she sits, ready to slide down into a lay and begin feasting side-by-side Enoki though does not make the first move until the other woman settles and begins eating herself. It was odd for Elettra, waiting her turn, though it was a common curtsey she would not forget.

There is a moose carcass that has been scavenged by coyotes nearby. +15 Health

The piebald wolf nodded her head briefly in agreement as @Elettra solidified what Enoki had discovered upon her return. She wondered how many packs there were to date that lived within the Lore, though there was still Willow Ridge thriving among them which she was glad to see. Maybe if luck was on her side the offer that was laid on the table by the queen a year prior was still available. Time was of the essence as summer drew to a close and the impending harshness of winter drew ever closer. The piebald woman didn't know if she could survive another year alone as age had began to make its presence known. Her body hurt more often now and the struggle to make ends meet day to day didn't help her cause. As the dark queen rose in acceptance of her invitation and made her way over to the carcass, Enoki sauntered to the side slightly to give the older woman enough room to gorge beside her. It wasn't until Elettra was seated and clearly not about to make the first move that the young wolf allowed herself to slide down into a laying position and turned her attention upon her companion beside her. "Dig in." she encouraged with a lighthearted swing of her tail before gripping a dangling piece of flesh from the opening she had torn only moments ago and tensed her neck muscles as she tugged, using her front paws to brace against the belly of the doe. With another tug the meat twisted free from the carcass and Enoki allowed her incisors to do quick work with it, shredding it into more manageable pieces before swallowing the pieces of meat while the blood oozed between the spacings of her teeth, staining the normally yellow tarnished teeth with shades of crimson. "Speech"

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(This post was last modified: Sep 04, 2014, 09:34 PM by Enoki.)

And so the feast began as Enoki settles down into a laying position to which Elettra would then follow. The two woman enjoyed their lunch in silence between one another, with only the whipping winds, the scurrying of small creatures and the chirps of birds around them. Pale silvery hued eyes would look out to the Hush Meadow before her, teaming with wild flowers soon to die off as the Summer months quickly turned to that of Autumn. So quickly time passed by when your life was so busy with hunting for food, guarding your territory, protecting and teaching your children, and being the Leader of all which surrounded you. It was nice to enjoy a moment's needed rest outside of her home land, relaxing upon the open fields as she feasted with a friend.

After much time had passed of them gorging and after she could finally see the vultures beginning to circle from the corner of her gaze, Elettra's head lifts up from the kill, licking her gray-rimmed lips now stained in bright red. "A damn good catch." Elettra speaks between licking her chops in reference to the food which Enoki had caught for not only herself, but apparently Elettra too. It was kind of her to due so and now after having a moment's time to think on it, the Archer Matriarch decided then she did not belong to another pack. After all, she had not mentioned having hunted this down with a need to get any to her pack but instead enjoyed it with Elettra. Tugging then at piece of a rib bone until she was able to detach it and use to chew on Elettra then turns back to her black and white counterpart. "There are five packs on this side of the Lore, including my own and two of my allies." She speaks, informing the other woman further from where they had left off. "Since you have returned, passages over the mountains has opened up. There are two packs other there, that I am aware of."

There was a hunger now fulfilled as the two women finished what they could of the kill, bellies noticeably rounded from the feast that had taken place in the peaceful silence of Hush Meadow. After removing her own head from the carcass, the piebald colored Ashrelle lifted it skyward enough to spot the black silhouettes of vultures circling patiently for their turn to feast on the remains and no doubt any other scavenger waiting among the shadows around them. With a lick of her crimson stained chops, she turned her attention to @Elettra who herself was cleaning the remnants from her lips. "A damn good catch." came from her blood stained muzzle between licks, a praise that unbeknownst flirted with Enoki's inner need to please others and be appreciated. A small smile began to tug at the corners of her lips as she dipped her head in silent acknowledgement while finishing one last bite of deer before re-positioning herself away from the carcass to remove any temptation of continuing to eat though her belly was at full capacity. A stomachache was not on her to do list today. "Thank you, Elettra. It was luck that I was even able to bring it down." Her ears faced forward as she lay content in her indulgence, giving her friend her full attention as she began to continue their conversation from before about the packs of the land. "There are five packs on this side of the Lore, including my own and two of my allies. Since you have returned, passages over the mountains has opened up. There are two packs other there, that I am aware of." So a total of seven packs belonged to Relic Lore. That was more than she thought there was, but it shouldn't have been much of a surprise to the Ashrelle with how spacious the place was. Surely the Lore was capable of sustaining seven packs, if not more with the various terrains within and from the looks of things, food was not too scarce. Yet. Winter was just around the bend and with it came the true test of ones strength, pack and loner alike. The harsh conditions and unrelenting snow could make even the strongest of wolves buckle under the pressure if they were not prepared. This was a fact Enoki knew all too well. "So seven total?" she stated obviously. "I've only come across two of the said packs. Yours and one belonging to an Ivory male on the other side of the mountain, though I can't say I remember his name." It was started with a P, but that was about all she could remember. Their meeting was unexpected one night while she was getting herself familiar with the land again and stopped to rest by the falls, her attention captured by the darting stars above. But that seemed unimportant as she recalled the dark queen referring to her allies. Allies? Was there some kind of war going on between the packs? This intrigued the younger woman and she was curious to know why the wolves were not at peace with each other. Though, she wouldn't press the matter and was sure eventually she would catch up on the latest deeds and wrong doings Relic Lore had to hide.

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She finds herself feeling lazy, tired with having just ate her fill of food. A nap always seemed like a good idea after eating and as she was already laying, Elettra felt content and safe enough in the woman's presence to continue doing so. Her paws outstretched in front of her and after a moment to yawn, the willow ridge wolf flopped down to her side, all the while within a position that would allow her to still converse with the woman she was with. "Phineas..." She spoke then, Enoki having mentioned the pack on the other side of the mountain and being a white male and the Leader of the pack Elettra could only assume it to be him which she was speaking about. Of course, Elettra left out everything else unless Enoki asked, though it was obvious none the less she knew of the male which Enoki had met. "Whisper Caverns is not far from here, ether, just a bit more west." She speaks on behalf of one of her allies. "The rest are more towards the north." She pauses then, feeling as though giving the general locations of the packs around Relic Lore was enough information she was willing to offer Enoki. If she wanted to know more about the other packs, then it would be up to the woman to do the work of seeking them out and asking them herself. "Did you have anything in mind now that you have returned or were you just paying a visit to the lands?" After all, she had already come and gone once before. Maybe this time she didn't plan on settling ether.

The familiar sense of slothfulness began to creep its way up through the woman's body as she lay content in her gluttonous state, the effects of a full belly finally starting to truly kick in. It had been some time since Enoki was able to feel this sense of laziness accompanied with a full belly, but by no means would she let her new found comfort tear her attention away from the dark queen. Though a nap later on couldn't hurt and it was the queen's very own yawn that summed up what both wolves felt. Allowing a quiet yawn of her own, the Ashrelle woman lowered her head to give an absentminded lick to her paws in an attempt to clean what little blood was left on them before mimicking the position the Matriarch now found herself in, content with laziness. "Phineas..." was Elettra's words after moments of silence passed while the two women adjusted to more comfortable positions followed by the name of another pack Enoki had yet to meet. A mental note was made of their name and its location along with the location of the remaining backs she mentioned, though no other names were given to her. A silent nod was her response as she mentally filed the newly acquired information for later reference before flicking her ears forward when the other woman asked her a question. "Did you have anything in mind now that you have returned or were you just paying a visit to the lands?" This was a good question and it in turn made Enoki ponder on the answer for quite some time. She knew that she wasn't leaving again this time, but nor did she know the right move to make at this current time. She had only come across two of the standing packs and still had at least five more to visit, though only one had set an offer on the table for her to claim a spot among their ranks and acknowledged the inner strength Enoki had then and still has. And it was that very leader who she now found herself conversing with again. Had it been fate to bring the two wolves together again? Was it among the willows that Enoki would find her place? Her home. Willow Ridge. But the question remained, was the offer still open? "Actually, this time around I plan to stay. Relic Lore feels right to me. As to where I plan to plant my roots, I have an idea in mind." She let the quietness settle between them again as she contemplated her thoughts, making sure that this was the right decision for her. Her bones felt right thinking it, her body as a whole felt right with her decision, but did Elettra still feel her decision was right? There was only one way to find out. "If your offer is still on the table then I'd like to join Willow Ridge." Her words were strong, lacking any sense of uncertainty or laziness that still coursed throughout her body. Everything was on the table now and all that was left to do was wait for an answer. The answer that determined if she was finally home or if she was left to continue seeking the other packs for a place to call home, a loner still.

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