Whisper Caverns secrets within

For @Blitz

She only knew them from the stories. In her hours upon hours spending time at her mother's side while searching for herbs, she had heard many stories and some of them contained that of Whisper Caverns. They had been allied to Willow Ridge since that Cavern wolves very founding, their leader one of her mother's best friends. Ravenna had hoped at one time to meet the silvery colored woman (maybe they looked alike??) though never had the chance when hearing they no longer remained there. Still, Ravenna was a curious soul and so wondered to this place she had been told about. She didn't know if she would be lucky enough to stubble upon the hidden caverns though it just so happened that luck did have her this day.

Just north beyond the open meadows into a patch of forest rested the main entrance to the cavern opening, decorated with a pool of water and trickling fall. Little hesitation did she offer when it came to slipping inside, though within there was nothing but darkness, her silhouette casting a shadow over the stone floor. It seemed entrapping. She could see no dirt or bushes in there, no trees or herbs to search out. Above, there was no open sky to greet her, offering ether rain or sunshine, nor wind to catch a scent. Pushing a bit further within, she could see little holes in the ceiling, offering some hope of lighting. Ravenna could only be left to wonder what all was within there though fear kept her at bay. She had no intention of getting lost within these caverns, especially alone.

(This post was last modified: Jan 13, 2016, 04:52 AM by Ravenna.)

BLITZ The situation was looking worse and worse with each passing day. Blitz was no closer to finding the damned coast than when he had first woken up in this strange land. He had made it a point of avoiding the natives, paranoid of what they and their packs might be like. As much as he liked to admit that he could do this on his own, the truth was, that he would eventually need the knowledge of someone who knew this neighborhood. The only positive turn of events, was his recent reunion with his sister, @Niq'x. They were back together, and most importantly, she was safe. Even if they were completely lost. When the soot colored male set out to scout the lands, or attempt a hunting mission to keep their bellies full, he was faced with yet another predicament. Leaving Niq'x alone. What if she wandered off and got lost again? What if he couldn't find her like he had the first time? Or what if some hostile male wolf started bullying on her? No no no! He shook his head furiously. He was just being paranoid, that was all. Yet he couldn't help his protective, sheltering instincts from kicking in, especially in this environment. Plus with the winter, the weather was not exactly on their side either. But at least Kelp was around to look after her. The adult male wouldn't let anything happen, he was sure of it. Even with that reassurance in mind, it was still not enough to keep Blitz's bitter mood from rearing it's ugly head once he was alone again. Travelling northwest, he was surprised to find that the Fireweed Rise continued on to become the Hush Meadow. An area he hadn't explored before. He doubted he would find water here, but the inviting patch of forest was interesting enough for a closer look. If he couldn't find water, then maybe he could try looking for prey instead. Further exploration presented him another surprise. Within this woodland, was a rocky formation, complete with a small pool of water and gentle falls. He sighed, grumbling quietly to himself, looking into the pool at his reflection. This was not the kind of water he had been hoping to find. But. If this trickling water was here, then it had to have been fed by a greater source. Blitz was just about to rear up on his hind legs to get a better look over the stones, when a flicker of movement from the corner of his eye halted him. A flash of brilliant silver fur sweeping into the depths of the caverns. Curiosity overcoming him, he cautiously approached the entrance and slunk inside. Whoever or whatever had filed in ahead of him, he didn't want to corner, in case they proved hostile. His careful approach said that he was merely inquisitive, and not looking to stir up any trouble. A low chuff blew past his lips, alerting whoever was inside that they were not alone. As his voice reverberated off the cavern walls, he paused, and waited for the reaction he knew would come.

In complete curiosity and wonder, it was easy for the youth to become caught off guard, a disadvantage she would need to quickly overcome. The breath of the other wolf had caught her by such surprise, she jerked, though hopefully not seen within such darkness and quickly the woman turned around to face her intruder. She had not expected someone else and not only someone else, but another that was now blocking her escape route. She did not want to get lost further in the caves nor did she want to get so closely to someone she did not know. His posture, however, was non-threatening despite his size. At this view he was a very black figure over the brightness of the world outside which glowed around him. "Hello?" She speaks out very delicately, though already at her age her voice was breaking with a certain deeper, darker air. For the time being she kept her placement here, stiffened and her limps slightly bent, hoping that if he was to make any sudden moves she would have the swiftness to dodge them. It served her right wondering off from her homeland all to her own, though Niles had done it plenty of times and Isolde had been missing for months. Even her, with her lawful nature, let her wondrous mind get the best of her.

(This post was last modified: Jan 26, 2016, 01:40 AM by Ravenna.)

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BLITZ Ah hah. So there was someone in here after all! But who? His bright green eyes swiftly adjusted to the darkness, soon pinning onto the rather visible form of a silver pelted youngster. Judging by the looks of her, and her voice, she was younger than he was. Only a pup, out venturing. The thought brought back memories of the newest litter of pups back at Bella Coola, who were surely delighted with their beachfront home. Blitz could only pray that lives so young, had not been uprooted. Sensing her uncertainty, the normally prickly natured black male eased back, so his bulk was no longer blocking the entrance to the caverns completely. "Oh...hi. I...didn't think anyone else was in here." He offered in a soft voice, rather rare for him these days. His gaze darted rapidly, curiously around the innards of the caverns, before landing back on the girl. "Are you out here all by yourself?" He asked. He could smell the traces of a pack on her fur, and refrained from getting too close or personal. He did not need the wrath of an angry parent or sibling coming down on him. He should know, as he was guilty of playing the typical overprotective big brother role himself. He settled onto his stomach, leaving space for her to exit, if need be. Making his already large frame appear smaller and less intimidating to a girl who had no idea who he was.

"Neither did I...." She mumbles lightly, watching as the male shifts a bit, leaving room for her to try and dart out from the cavern's opening if she willed. Ravenna took the time to take a few steps forward, moving in a wide birth though did not stray from him just yet. He was much larger then her, she could tell, although she was no small teenage herself. With a sniff, she knew he was older too, but not by too much. He was not even fully an adult although he could easily pass for one. "More or less..." She then answered. It was a quick response and not quite answering his question fully. As far as she knew it, she was alone, but as far as she knew it, Niles or one of her older brothers might not be far off as they very often seemed to catch up and lurk to make sure she was alright. Of course, she did not want the stranger to know that she could possibly be out in the open by herself. He laid then, which was curious to her, causing the slightest tilting of her skull. It was different to see a complete stranger allow himself to become vulnerable like this. Ether he was determined to show he was of no threat or he was certain she could be of none to him - of both. So, just at the opening of the cavern, where the sunlight could touch the tips of her paws, she sat. "My pack's allies once lived here in these caverns. I thought I might see them for myself." She explains, curious now as to what he was doing here. He did not smell of the Cedar wolves or of the mountain range, which were the closest packs to them now. Maybe he was just a lone wolf out for a stroll?

(This post was last modified: Feb 25, 2016, 01:17 AM by Ravenna.)

Drawing in a deep breath, he released it slowly. Content lying on the cavern floor, which he found cool to the touch against his fur. Bright green eyes darted around, examining the innards, the layout of the stony labyrinth. He could get used to it here, he decided. If he was still around come summer, this would be the perfect place to escape from the scorching heat. "Oh...I see. Same goes for myself. I was actually trying to see where that bit of water would lead." He shrugged, apparently no longer interested in the trickling stream above the caverns. He seriously doubted it would yield very much in the way of results.

Remaining in place, Blitz didn't so much as twitch a muscle as the young, silver girl inched closer, but kept out of reach. Around youngsters, he was remarkably laid back, infinitely patient, and extremely protective. Quite the far cry from the typical Blitz most wolves knew these days. Even back home in Bella Coola, he was known to happily volunteer for pup sitting duty if the family was short handed. Dark ears flicked, his head cocking to the side as the female spoke again. "Allies you say?" He chewed his lip thoughtfully for a moment, delicately sniffing the air for any traces of a pack. But there was none. Just the smell of the earth, himself and @Ravenna. "So then....was there a pack here at some point. But...what happened to them?" He asked quizzically. There was a chance that she had little to no idea of the disbanding of Whisper Caverns, but young wolves often had a way of surprises.

(This post was last modified: Mar 31, 2016, 02:19 AM by Blitz.)

She listens carefully as he speaks about what brought him to the area, her dark gray ears perking high on a silvery crown. So he was just a wanderer then, as she might have originally thought him to be. It was a particular thing to her at such a young age why wolves would leave their home, simply in order to get out and explore. Though Ravenna had a curiosity about her to adventure the lands beyond Willow Ridge, she could never imagine herself leaving her pack, forever. "Yes," she then replied. "Whisper Caverns was the name of the pack. I have been told that they were allies to us from the moment they were founded. Our hunters worked together, we traded herbs, protected one another.... It is a shame that they left before I really got a chance to know them. But I don't know what happen to them." It was sad really, to loose a sort of 'sister' pack. Ravenna had been interested in the idea of meeting a cavern wolf. Now, Willow Ridge only ally laid far in the north, a place which Ravenna would be unlikely to go for a very long time.

Sighing ever so delicately, she turned her pale silver eyes back to the young, dark wolf before her. "And you, do you have any allies?" Surely he had ether come to Relic Lore because he had friends and/or family here or because he was passing through in order to find something. Everyone had goals, right? At least Ravenna did and so she was wanted to know about this fellow. It was not ever often she spoke to any wolves outside of her pack. For that matter, it was not very often she spoke to anyone outside of her family.

(This post was last modified: Apr 12, 2016, 10:58 PM by Ravenna.)

Unlike the silver coated youth before him, Blitz unfortunately, did not have a choice in deciding whether to leave his pack or not. By some mysterious means, the likes of which he would probably never know, fate had decided for him. Intense green eyes glinted as he listened with equal intensity, absorbing the information which she offered to him, like a sponge soaking up water. Whisper Caverns. A hint of a smile crept to the edge of his lip. How very appropriate. "...They sound like they must have been quite formidable at one point. Maybe the mystery of what happened to them will be solved, one day." He said distantly, not too terribly interested in the fate of a pack long since fallen.

Her own pack must have also been quite powerful, to form such a close alliance with the pack that once resided in these very caverns. But when she turned the question to him, Blitz felt his chest tighten. Dark ears flattening, his face grew stony as he dropped his eyes to the floor. Of course she wouldn't know. No one did, at least not yet. That he, along with Kelp and his sister, were foreigners here. "Allies?" He echoed softly, voice hollow now. "No...not here. I have no one...not even my family." Perhaps that was a bit of a stretch, considering Kelp and Niq'x were in the area with him. But the rest of his clan, they were hundreds of miles away. A certain gloom had settled over the dark male now, and he stared distantly into the shadows, lost in the emotions of homesickness once again.

It was with fallen ears and eyes cast away that the male before her admitted he had no one here - no friends, no pack, no family. Of course, it was not exactly true given the fact that his two sisters were here with him to travel throughout this new land, but that was unknown to Ravenna and so, she felt sorry for the dark wolf. Her ears fell a moment, a grim expression falling over her features. She lifts, if only enough to bring her a bit closer to the opening of the cavern where he rested before sitting down once again. Outside the cavern, the view was beautiful. There was a bit of forestry, a waterfall and now far from here was plenty of water at the lagoon and a great field for hunting. It was a wonder why the Cavern wolves had left in the first place. "I'm sorry..." She said out loud, not sure what to say to the wolf out next to her. He must have been lonely. Ravenna was lucky enough to have always been around her family and a large one at that. She couldn't have imagined what it would be like without them in her life. "If you ever need a place to stay, you could always talk to my sister. She leads my pack now." It was a bold move offering a home to him, although she really could not bring him into the pack herself. She barely knew the guy after all. However if he was looking for a home here she found nothing wrong with at least giving him the invite, should he decide to check it out with the Leaders. "By the way..." She says as she turns her attention away from the scenery and back onto the dark colored wolf near her. "My name is Ravenna."

(This post was last modified: Jun 05, 2016, 07:42 PM by Ravenna.)